Robert Burrows Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 "My disappointment isn’t that Dylan is writing and singing, it is that he has decided to commercialize the death of an American president with a hodgepodge of lyrics alluding to long-disproven theories about the murder. That’s a shame for the Kennedy family, who for decades have endured how the death of JFK has turned into a veritable board game of ‘Who Killed Kennedy?’ In an ideal world, noted artists would pay respect to history by sticking to the truth.” 🤔🤢🤮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T. Patrick Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) Is this the same Kennedy family that delighted in honoring George H.W. Bush with the "Courage" award? As much as I respect JFK and RFK - and to some extent RFK Jr (though his and other family members' presence in Epstein's black book bothers me A LOT) - the family (the further you get from JFK and RFK) hasn't made a lot of great decisions that honor the memories, legacy, or murders of their ancestors (JFK Jr excepted). Bob Dylan honored JFK more in one song than his family members have done throughout the entirety of the 2000s. For that matter, Oliver Stone honored him more in one film. And further, the authors and posters here honor him more every day than his own family does currently. So, that "What about the family?" stuff (57 years later) falls flat to me. Edited April 3, 2020 by S.T. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ecker Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Posner thinks Dylan should have written "The Ballad of Lee Harvey Oswald" instead. Something like this: I'm a pro-Castro Commie and I acted alone Just three shots were fired and I fired on my own How could I shoot JFK from in front When I was behind him, it would be quite a stunt. You get the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Lifton Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ron Ecker said: Posner thinks Dylan should have written "The Ballad of Lee Harvey Oswald" instead. Something like this: I'm a pro-Castro Commie and I acted alone Just three shots were fired and I fired on my own How could I shoot JFK from in front When I was behind him, it would be quite a stunt. You get the idea. Very well done. You are a true poet! DSL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Burrows Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 Posner's claim that Dylan chose to "commercialize the death of an American president..." ignores the fact that the song was posted for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 "My disappointment isn’t that Dylan is writing and singing, it is that he has decided to commercialize the death of an American president." -- Hypocrite, plagiarist, stooge and tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ecker Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 27 minutes ago, David Lifton said: Very well done. You are a true poet! DSL Thanks. I just might become a lone nutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T. Patrick Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Do you think Posner thought the TV film "The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald" was commercializing the death? He also certainly plugged his own book all over the American media. Did the proceeds go to charity or something or is that "commercializing"? Again, GP makes an odd argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Mileto Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Shills LOVE appeal to emotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Lifton Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 minute ago, S.T. Patrick said: Do you think Posner thought the TV film "The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald" was commercializing the death? He also certainly plugged his own book all over the American media. Did the proceeds go to charity or something or is that "commercializing"? Again, GP makes an odd argument. Decades ago, I met Gerald Posner and had a long talk with him. I think he genuinely believed what he wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, David Lifton said: Decades ago, I met Gerald Posner and had a long talk with him. I think he genuinely believed what he wrote. Who wrote that book for him? Same guy who wrote Bugliosi's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Mileto Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 15 hours ago, David Andrews said: Who wrote that book for him? Same guy who wrote Bugliosi's? Yeah, the Devil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Lifton Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, David Andrews said: Who wrote that book for him? Same guy who wrote Bugliosi's? AFAIK: He wrote it himself, but at the behest of (and invitation from) a top Random House executive. DSL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ecker Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) I thought I might as well finish “The Ballad of Lee Harvey Oswald.” With special thanks to Gerald Posner. I’m a pro-Castro Commie and I acted alone Just three shots were fired and I fired on my own How could I shoot JFK from the front When I was behind him? It would be quite a stunt If you’ve got a minute I’ll tell you the story It happened in Dallas and it got pretty gory I was set with my rifle, they were rolling down Elm But thankfully slow, William Greer at the helm An umbrella was pumping like the heart in my chest I had to start firing and hope for the best The first shot I fired is the bullet that missed The second shot hit him and Lord what a twist It went straight through and hit Connally too I took one more shot, and too good to be true It blew out his brains. I was sure in my prime To get those three shots off in so short a time I just had time then to rush down the stairs And get me a Coke as if all of my cares Had been blown away. At my second-floor stop My boss Mister Truly showed up with a cop He told the policeman there was nothing to fear “He’s one of the losers I’ve got working here.” I left the confusion, I went home and later I went to a movie, but in the theater Is where I got busted, put on exhibit For killing the prez and a policeman named Tippit In jail till that Sunday, I’m sure that by now You’ve heard that they planned to transfer me, and how I was marched through the basement and got shot to hell By that fellow Jack Ruby who I didn’t know well And that’s how it happened, may it ever be known I’m Lee Harvey Oswald and I acted alone. Edited April 3, 2020 by Ron Ecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) 'The Lee Oswald Talking Blues," only available on bootleg. "Exhibit/Tippet" actually sounds like Bob wrote it. Edited April 3, 2020 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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