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JFK bodyguard still 'haunted' by assassination 55 years on, wishes he had been 'faster'
The Sun ^ | 11/22/18 | Emma Parry

Posted on 11/23/2018 1:40:44 AM PST by ZeroToHero

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To: painter

“He may have been told when to be there.”

ANYTHING is possible, but there was really no way to do so since the timing of Oswald’s transfer was in flux.

“Warren Commission investigator David Belin said that postal inspector Harry Holmes arrived unannounced at the Dallas police station and, upon invitation by the investigators, questioned Oswald, thus delaying his transfer by half an hour.[42] Belin concluded that, had Ruby been part of a conspiracy, he would have been downtown 30 minutes earlier.[42]”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ruby

Jack Ruby was at the nearby Western Union office sending a money order and then went directly to the police station. He arrived just as Oswald was led into the crowd by dumb luck.


101 posted on 11/24/2018 9:23:57 AM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: gcparent

Must be murder going through life without any sort of a sense of humor about life ...


102 posted on 11/24/2018 9:41:14 AM PST by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: BlueLancer

The band was The Dead Kennedys


103 posted on 11/24/2018 9:45:16 AM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: TXnMA

http://www.historynet.com/alexander-graham-bell-james-garfield.htm

metal detector


104 posted on 11/24/2018 9:48:58 AM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: BlueLancer

I do have a sense of humor a dry one. But death well it’s not funny to me. I am a senior citizen now, and despite learning all of jfk’ s flaws this anniversay still hurts.I don’t want to die before learning the truth.


105 posted on 11/24/2018 10:27:48 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: gcparent
I do have a sense of humor a dry one.

Good for you ... I'm 65 this coming March, and death is just another thing that comes in life. My humor is more along the lines of Groucho Marx and Blackadder ...

There are too many "mysteries" in the world for me to be worried about anybody finding the "truth" before I die. As a matter of fact, I intend to take a few of those along with me when I go ...

106 posted on 11/24/2018 10:39:07 AM PST by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: morphing libertarian
Ah! "Induction Balance" -- still use by metal detectorists as a probe for pinpointing metal "finds", detected by their large-area "Metal Detectors"...

Thank you very much for following through on this!! That is a fascinating story!

FRegards,
TXnMA
 

107 posted on 11/24/2018 11:17:37 AM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current Alias | "Barack": Satan's minion | "Muslims": Satan's useful idiots...)
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To: SoCal Pubbie
You know it was over 50yrs. ago and I was 8yrs old when this happened. Things get blurry over that length of time.

The thing is "just so happened" he was nearby at a Western Union carrying a gun goes over to the police station at just at the right time. Walks up to Oswald and shoots him!

Afterwards when interviewed Ruby clams up and never talked about it. He took any secrets to his grave.

108 posted on 11/24/2018 12:56:43 PM PST by painter ( Isaiah: �Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,")
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To: painter

Ruby sent a $25 western union gram to an exotic dancer 5 minutes before shooting Oswald. Then walked across the street to the garage. LHO was supposed to be taken out at 10am. All the press were notified, but they decided to question him again. Ruby knew 80% of the cops.


109 posted on 11/24/2018 3:07:15 PM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: TXnMA

Never knew much about Garfield till I saw this. Also learned something about Bell


110 posted on 11/24/2018 3:07:19 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: BlueLancer

we could ask LBJ when we die, but I wasn’t planning to be where he is.


111 posted on 11/24/2018 3:08:35 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: painter

Ruby pleaded to be imprisoned in Washington. Said he couldn’t talk in Tx.


112 posted on 11/24/2018 3:09:20 PM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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Yeah, I saw Clint in the movie, that was also the first time I'd seen John Malkovich in any role . I was going to ping it, but A) it's a busy topic, and B) haven't we had enough craziness this week?

113 posted on 11/24/2018 7:31:56 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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"Never knew much about Garfield till I saw this. Also learned something about Bell"

That makes two of us! Thanks for sharing!!

TXnMA
 

114 posted on 11/24/2018 8:00:33 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current Alias | "Barack": Satan's minion | "Muslims": Satan's useful idiots...)
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