Paul Bacon

Nice Alan. Simple, straight to the point. Thanks.

Brugioni said he was shocked at the size of the explosion, indeed, they all were. They were looking for evidence of how many shots and from which direction, but what they saw at that moment, was a huge explosion from JFK's head. I would certainly be shocked by it, and I'd remember it--seeing a huge white cloud shoot up out of the top of Kennedy's head!? Four feet in the air!? None of which we see in the extant film. I sincerely doubt that, that night, they were getting up close and personal like we do, these days, parsing the number of hairs on his head, which direction he was facing, which bullet hit where, and which one hit first, etc. That would come later--with a real analysis. That was done at Hawkeye Works--and they realized they had a big problem. Notice, too, Brugioni pointing out to Doug that strange, ultra-black paint job on the back of K's head--like he's seeing it for the first time! Bullseye, Dino, strange phenomena indeed!--yes, that was a former hole, out of which Kennedy's brains blasted hard against the motorcycle cops to the left of the back of the limo!

Beautiful job Keven. The bottom line here is, did Dino Brugioni "mis-remember" what he says he saw. He said that he was shocked and everyone gasped at the head shot(s). You don't mis-remember what you've been shocked by. The film was altered.

Well, if he moved right after the first three shots, that would put the 3 shell casings to his left (or even under his body). Obviously he did move, because his dead body is too far below the roof ridge to have been able to shoot over the ridge. I look forward to more information. 🤔 The video is a pain in the a** because it's blurred out exactly where we could be getting more details.

I know. Could it be the wind changed, or he moved his position, or the position of the rifle?

About 2/3 of the way through this video, another officer counts 8 shell casings...

I don't know what you mean Bill. Was this meant to say he's done no polling?

Kirk, Allan Lichton has correctly predicted a large number of presidential races using a method he's come up with. Sorry that I don't remember the details, but I saw interviews with him on CNN and MSNBC last week. He thinks the best course of action is to stick with Biden... Of course, that was before the assasination attempt.

Kirk and W., I appreciate your comments. I may just be whistling past the graveyard.... Kirk, I liked the phrase the "Fetterman effect". People love a person whoose heart and courage make them a cut above the rest. The hysteria I was referring to was about the slow rolling appearances of members of Congress calling for Biden to step down, at the begining, after his debate performance. To a man, their only point was that the stakes were too high to risk running with Joe Biden. Well yea, we all know how high the stakes are. And, rather than wait to see data or to see if cooler heads may prevail, there came an immediate call for Biden to step down. Yes Kirk, it is about the electoral college--I tend to forget that. And I didn't know that the polls in New Hampshire show Trump slightly ahead of Biden. I live in Concord, the State Capitol, and it's a very blue area and it always has been, so it's always been hard to get a read on what the rest of the state is feeling, but I don't think the majority want the chaos that comes with Trump. They may elect the republican gubernatorial candidate to replace Sununu, but, very often, the democrate presidential candidate wins in spite. After this assasination attempt, everyone in the country will now be paying attention though...

Most of those calling for Joe Biden to step down are absolutely hysterical and need to be slapped back to reality--the latest of those is Jim Himes of Conneticut. He and many others are completely panicked. I'm tired of watching the panic. Most Americans who are asleep right now, will, by November, be completely aware of the stark choice between Trumpism and Democracy. By then, they will feel as I do now. I'd vote for Joe Biden in a coma rather than Trump. It's not a race between two men, it's a race between two objectives. And I do feel that this dust-up is beginning to fade away. The polls by and large show a dead heat and there is not a groundswell of Americans calling for Biden to step down. Sheesh, get a grip, people...

The debate shocked all of us. We were hoping to put the 'Biden's too old' mantra to rest. That didn't happen. And it probably won't ever be put to rest... But the facts remain. Between the Supreme Court's rulings in the last week and the moves to continue to remove abortion rights, and even contraception, Project 2025, all which are huge news in the U.S., swing voters and the younger among us are realizing that there is no choice. The election will be a referendum on Trump and I daresay it almost doesn't matter who is the Democrates nominee, the vote will be about saving our democracy and eliminating crazy. Leave Joe Biden where he is. Too much chaos and confusion otherwise.

I know this is not the only point in your response. I, too, have burned 8 mm film by stopping the projecter, but I only did it once. I learned my lesson. Surely Life magazine, with all of their equipment and knowledge had the capacity to view the doorway scene without burning the film. Hmm, I wonder what was so interesting in the doorway...

It's a great series Sandy. You won't be dissappointed! So many series falter after the first season. Not this one...

And yet we have evidence that at least two other films were altered--the Towner film and the Nix film.

At this moment, I think Connally is reacting to glass shards and a bullet whizzing past his left ear, and not reacting to being hit by a bullet.