16-11-2013, 03:41 PM
I don't know who Fred Kaplan is. Apparently, he's someone whose opinions are supposed to matter. SLATE published him.
But he has distinguished himself in one way. He's written the most condescending, patronizing, poorly-reasoned and poorly-sourced article on the assassination I have ever read. it's here:
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_p...ingle.html
I'm just a novice. But I'm reasonably well-educated. I know the difference between facts and unsupported conclusions.
Unsupported conclusions are apparently what Mr. Kaplan's writing is all about.
544 Camp Street is a fact. Mr. Kaplan from what I can see, has never heard of it. JFK's missing brain is a fact.
That too, must have also escaped Mr.Kaplan's attention.
I read his piece shortly after watching Douglas Horne's devastating take-down of the JFK autopsy - here:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?p=PLAu2-ycDOa...ature=plpp
I have to admit, I was shaken up after listening to Horne's conclusions. I had no idea about this.
Then, I spotted Kaplan's piece and decided to see how persuasive his position was relative to Horne's.
What I found was pure dreck - unsupported conclusions and opinions.
So I concluded based on the fact of his article, that Fred Kaplan wasn't even worth a cursory GOOGLE search.
Then I searched Summers' book, NIYL, for any references to Horne. I found none.
i found one note in 'Destiny Betrayed' and over 30 references to Horne in 'Reclaiming Parkland'.
So I'm starting on 'Reclaiming Parkland' ahead of schedule. I look forward to it.
Horne's deconstruction of the autopsy was nothing less than astonishing.
But he has distinguished himself in one way. He's written the most condescending, patronizing, poorly-reasoned and poorly-sourced article on the assassination I have ever read. it's here:
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_p...ingle.html
I'm just a novice. But I'm reasonably well-educated. I know the difference between facts and unsupported conclusions.
Unsupported conclusions are apparently what Mr. Kaplan's writing is all about.
544 Camp Street is a fact. Mr. Kaplan from what I can see, has never heard of it. JFK's missing brain is a fact.
That too, must have also escaped Mr.Kaplan's attention.
I read his piece shortly after watching Douglas Horne's devastating take-down of the JFK autopsy - here:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?p=PLAu2-ycDOa...ature=plpp
I have to admit, I was shaken up after listening to Horne's conclusions. I had no idea about this.
Then, I spotted Kaplan's piece and decided to see how persuasive his position was relative to Horne's.
What I found was pure dreck - unsupported conclusions and opinions.
So I concluded based on the fact of his article, that Fred Kaplan wasn't even worth a cursory GOOGLE search.
Then I searched Summers' book, NIYL, for any references to Horne. I found none.
i found one note in 'Destiny Betrayed' and over 30 references to Horne in 'Reclaiming Parkland'.
So I'm starting on 'Reclaiming Parkland' ahead of schedule. I look forward to it.
Horne's deconstruction of the autopsy was nothing less than astonishing.