This November (2013) marks the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. Once again a parade of theorists will come forward and 'pitch' a variety of conspiracy opinions regarding the events of that day and those times. I was age 24, teaching and coaching in Assumption, Illinois. My wife and I (as most Americans) was perplexed and saddened by this horrific and unimaginable tragedy. The election of young Senator Kennedy captured the fancy of a Nation bringing with it an energized youth movement, which suggested glowing promises. John F. Kennedy, the central figure of what would be referenced as 'Camelot,' was the first President that came into our living rooms for nightly visits on America's 1960's, mostly 'black and white' televisions.
Fifty years later after that terrible day, I believe what I believed back then; Lee Harvey Oswald was not the only individual who 'fired' a gun on Dealey Plaza, (Dallas, Texas) on Friday, November 22, 1963, when JFK was killed. These acts of carnage and the accompanying muddled investigative conclusions shake our moral compass as it erodes our innocence.
Life's journey will offer many deceptive presentations. Please, don't 'bull crap' me about this Tea Party group; those folks purport the interests of reining in government size and spending and I do not dispute their claim BUT if they are not heavy with large numbers of bigoted racists then, I quote singer, Little Milton, "Grits ain't grocery, eggs ain't poultry and Mona Lisa was a Man!"
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