[Hawthorn]

>> the nomination of Kennedy was a plot to have the Pope take over the United States <<

Yeah, yours truly forgot about that one. It was obviously important in our nation's history. My bad.

(And I suppose that kinda forgetfulness is just another manifestation of my brain's aging. Ho hum?)

[Strac6]

And the real crazy one from back then, which everyone in the Tampa Bay area who had any connections in the Cuban community knew about, (Tampa was the Cuba-Florida connection then, not Miami, from the tobacco importing - cigar rolling days) was that the Bay of Pigs invasion was coming.

See : http://ddsradio.20m.com/1380e.html

My father lunched at the old Columbia Restaurant in the Ybor City section of Tampa on a regular basis, and he told my Mother and me about it at least a 3-4 days in advance.