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2019-04-28 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Dale 2019-04-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Thanks mods for this post.I don't work with this type of posting much. This history has interesting surprises at times. What has surprised me the most is the absolute control Lincoln had over the media image he desired presented. Then "President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus to maintain public order in restive areas. Restive areas are areas in which people are restless, unruly and often disobedient. Habeas corpus refers to a person's right to appear before a judge before imprisonment". Then of course declaring martial law after the civil war. Media control as well to maintain order.

Posted by Dale 2019-04-28 06:08|| 2019-04-28 06:08|| Front Page Top

#2 but scientists were stunned
"I was absolutely shocked."

Scientists.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-04-28 08:59|| 2019-04-28 08:59|| Front Page Top

#3 ...Interesting though it may be, this is an unlikely conclusion. Booth:

*Identified himself prior to and after he was shot,
*Was identified by literally dozens of people at the shooting site,
*Was identified by a tattoo,
*Was identified at his autopsy, and
*Was identified by family after the autopsy.

In addition, the bullet that took him down fractured three vertebrae in his neck, and partially severed his spinal cord. Even with 21st century medical tech, the best case scenario would be him bedridden on a respirator for what remained of his life. Any suggestion that he was up and around - or even capable of being moved - after his shooting is, to put it politely, dubious.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2019-04-28 10:16|| 2019-04-28 10:16|| Front Page Top

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