12-11-2013, 08:10 PM
More gems from the second half of this program:
Gary Mack, in rare form, bemoaned the fact that everyone cares so much about Dealey Plaza, and who killed JFK, actually using the word "unfortunately" to describe their interest, while no one seems to care about his visit to Fort Worth.
Clint Hill, seemingly proud of the trip that cost JFK his life because he and his cohorts weren't doing their job, not only repeats the lie that JFK didn't want any agents on the back of the limo, he offers up the just as inaccurate (and conflicting) rationale that "we never jumped on the back when the limo was traveling at highway speed." 11 mph is "highway speed?" And that's not even taking into consideration all the eyewitness testimony about the motorcade stopping or nearly stopping.
Narrator Paxton describes the Oswalds as being "estranged," to go along with the nonsense about leaving the wedding ring, desperately trying to get back with Marina, etc. We've always been told that Marina was living with the Paines because she and Ruth had an agreement; Marina would help with the housework and teach Ruth Russian in exchange for room and board. Oswald rented the rooming house because it was ostensibly cheaper than if they'd had to rent something for all 3 (soon to be 4) of them. As with so much in this case, the inconsistencies are never ending, and none of these apologists even care that their explanations are so irrational.
And again, I was struck by the footage. How was there abundant footage from the air, as the President flew from place to place, but nothing much professionally filmed during the motorcade itself? And why did the professionals, once they arrived at the scene just after shots were fired, train their cameras on grieving witnesses like the Newmans, huddled together on the ground? People were already surging up the knoll towards the train tracks. Why didn't any professional cameraman follow them there? Surely, their journalistic antennae would have determined that, judging by the reaction of the spectators, the shots had come from that area. Wouldn't instinct have kicked in here? Instead, we got one crazy, unprofessional like shaking camera, and then lots of "human interest" stories of witnesses on the ground or people crying. They did almost as bad a job as the Secret Service.
Gary Mack, in rare form, bemoaned the fact that everyone cares so much about Dealey Plaza, and who killed JFK, actually using the word "unfortunately" to describe their interest, while no one seems to care about his visit to Fort Worth.
Clint Hill, seemingly proud of the trip that cost JFK his life because he and his cohorts weren't doing their job, not only repeats the lie that JFK didn't want any agents on the back of the limo, he offers up the just as inaccurate (and conflicting) rationale that "we never jumped on the back when the limo was traveling at highway speed." 11 mph is "highway speed?" And that's not even taking into consideration all the eyewitness testimony about the motorcade stopping or nearly stopping.
Narrator Paxton describes the Oswalds as being "estranged," to go along with the nonsense about leaving the wedding ring, desperately trying to get back with Marina, etc. We've always been told that Marina was living with the Paines because she and Ruth had an agreement; Marina would help with the housework and teach Ruth Russian in exchange for room and board. Oswald rented the rooming house because it was ostensibly cheaper than if they'd had to rent something for all 3 (soon to be 4) of them. As with so much in this case, the inconsistencies are never ending, and none of these apologists even care that their explanations are so irrational.
And again, I was struck by the footage. How was there abundant footage from the air, as the President flew from place to place, but nothing much professionally filmed during the motorcade itself? And why did the professionals, once they arrived at the scene just after shots were fired, train their cameras on grieving witnesses like the Newmans, huddled together on the ground? People were already surging up the knoll towards the train tracks. Why didn't any professional cameraman follow them there? Surely, their journalistic antennae would have determined that, judging by the reaction of the spectators, the shots had come from that area. Wouldn't instinct have kicked in here? Instead, we got one crazy, unprofessional like shaking camera, and then lots of "human interest" stories of witnesses on the ground or people crying. They did almost as bad a job as the Secret Service.