The lone gun man theory.

[arcadian]

Why is it that when a political figure is assassinated, it's always at the hands of a "crazed" psycho or anarchist? Anarchist, of course, being associated with a crazy person. It seems that political assassinations, at least in the United States are never, NEVER carried out or instigated by groups of people who wish to promote opposition agenda via assassination. To say such a thing might encourage more assassinations. So, whenever a politician is assassinated, the lone drifter/pyscho blank script is always trotted out by the media. Also, these assassins are never executed, unless it's done outside the perview of a court of law. It's safe to say that the political assassinations of the 1960s were ALL carried out by shadowy groups to promote an elitist agenda, MLK, JFK, RFK. It's strange, but it's the anti-conspiracy theory. Those in power would have us believe that our greatest political leaders have died due to random acts of violence. They write the history books. Sad really, that there are so many people in this country who don't think that powerful people get together in groups for the purposes of enriching themselves and promoting a political and social agenda and that they are all powerful and they will use any means at their disposal. These people must simply take everything at face value. Must be great to go through life with those kind of blinders on.

[shraby]

1. Not only that, but how come conservatives

aren't on the list of assassinations? They seem to be only liberal thinkers.

[death to the DLC]

4. maybe

they are just better bullet dodgers.

[yella_dawg]

6. Well...

the name "Ronald Reagan" does spring to mind.

[Ghost in the Machine]

7. Yes.... and *who* would have been President if that attempt was successful?

Ronnie RayGun was just a puppet head, like the chimp is, to trot out in front of the people while the puppetmasters do their dirty work in the shadows....

JOHN HINCKLEY, REAGAN SHOOTER/BUSH FRIEND, IN RELEASE
Posted by Tom Wiseman on Wednesday December 17, 2003 at 3:06 pm MST

JOHN HINCKLEY NEARLY INSTALLED GEORGE BUSH, SR. - GETTING OUT UNDER GEORGE W. BUSH. - Bush-Hinckley link largely ignored.

Washington, Dec. 17, 2003 - In 1981, as Scott Hinckley prepared to have dinner at Neil Bush's (brother of the current president), Hinckley's brother, John Hinckley, prepared to shoot President Reagan, which could have made Bush's father president. The Justice Dept. has resisted John Hinckley's release ever since, but with Bush Jr. in power, Hinckley is getting out, starting with unsupervised visits to his parents. The Ashcroft Justice Dept. had gone through some motions to oppose this.
{snip}

George Bush, Sr., and Hinckley's father were friendly competitors in the oil business (Zapata Oil vs. Vanderbilt Energy) and political allies. Hinckley's father claimed to support Reagan the year before the shooting (1980 election), but his campaign contributions instead went to none other than George Bush for the Republican primary.

Ignoring all conspiracy theories, the Hinckleys and Bushes were, and maybe are, family friends. They were neighbors for years.

http://www.phxnews.com/fullstory.php?article=8097

The tentacles of the BFEE reach far & wide.... Know Your BFEE! (Thanks Octafish!)

[bryant69]

2. On the other hand, those blinded people will never know the sense of smug self satsifaction

that comes with knowing how much more enlightened you are than anybody else.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[arcadian]

5. I know,

the stupid fools

[tuckessee]

3. What about Brutus? Wasn't he a lone nut?n/t

[MinM]

8. "Et tu, Brute?"

No. Hence the term -- "Et tu, Brute?":

Julius Caesar was attacked by a group of senators, including Marcus Junius Brutus, a senator and Caesar's close friend. Caesar initially resisted his attackers, but when he saw Brutus, he supposedly spoke those words and resigned himself to his fate...

[JDPriestly]

9. There have been a lot of unsuccessful assassination attempts

in American history. The attempt on Reagan's life is one. I also believe that there was an attempt on Ford. Not too long before FDR became president, someone attacked him or the group with which he was standing and actually killed one of those standing around him. These attackers probably were sole, crazed assassins. But, note, they were poorly organized and unsuccessful. This is demonstrated by their methodology. In each case, they had a weapon that required them to get close to their target. None of them, as far as I know, had a realistic escape plan or even any plan to confuse authorities.

The assassinations of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King and JFK were, on the other hand very different. The assassinations were well organized. The Assassins had the right equipment. They knew where to place themselves. They had getaway plans and friends, family and/or accomplices on whom they could rely for support after the assassination. A lone crazed gunman might be capable of planning and carrying through those assassination schemes, but the operations appear to have been professionally planned and organized.

With regard to Robert F. Kennedy's assassination, the facts are unclear. It is hard to categorize it.

Preach and practice peace.