Who benefited from the Kennedy assassinations?

[DeclinetoState]

<font size=4><center>Who benefited from the Kennedy assassinations?</font>

<font size=1>By DeclinetoState</center></font></center>

Who benefited politically from JFK's murder? Who benefited from RFK's murder? Who benefited politically from the murder of Martin Luther King? Some would say LBJ benefited from JFK's murder, since he got to be President. Others say Nixon cleared the way for his election in '68. Others would argue that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had so many issues with the Kennedys and with King that he was behind their untimely deaths.

I think one other person stood to gain from their murders (at least, the murders of the Kennedy brothers), however. What would have happened if JFK had been re-elected in '64? Who would have been the Democratic nominee in '68? Would he have won? If so, would he have been re-elected in '72? OTOH, if JFK had been assassinated in '63--as he was--and RFK had been elected in '68 (which he probably would have been if he hadn't been shot) and re-elected in '72 (not a given, but a likelihood), who would have been the Democratic nominee in '76? Would it have been another Kennedy? Not likely. Even if another Kennedy were nominated in '76, what would his chances be of winning the election? Probably less than ideal? OTOH, if both RFK and JFK were assassinated, what would be the chances of another Kennedy being elected in '72 or '76? A lot of people would vote for a Kennedy, both in the primaries and in the general election, out of sympathy if nothing else.

I, therefore, submit that Teddy Kennedy may have had a lot to lose if JFK were re-elected, or even if Bobby were elected in '68 and re-elected in '72. By getting them out of the way before JFK could be re-elected, and RFK could be elected even once, he thought he could pave the way for his nomination and election in '72 or '76. So why wasn't Teddy elected? Chappaquiddick, of course. But that may not have been an unlucky coincidence. Mary Jo Kopechne may have realized what Teddy was doing, and Teddy may have realized what she knew. If Teddy could be tied to his brothers' assassinations, his political career would be finished. By getting rid of her, making it look like a drunken accident, he had to fall on his sword insofar as his presidential ambitions were concerned, but he at least saved his butt in the Senate--and perhaps kept the same out of prison.

[Timberwolf]

That may also explain his "rot the liver" drinking problem. Don't know that LHO can be linked to Drunk Uncle Ted, though.

Was it Sirhan Sirhan that shot RFK?? That just doesn't sound right...anyway, I've never heard of Ted even being mentioned in John's, Bobby's or anyone else's assassination...not that he's NOT involved up to his eyeballs, mind you...I've just not heard it until now.

Things that make one say, "Hmmmmmmmm".

[DeclinetoState]

I don't know if Teddy was involved in the assassinations, but it seems to me he had a lot to lose if one or both of his brothers served two full terms. It's been unprecedented in American history for one family, let alone brothers, to have so much power for so long in any place in the government.

If what I've suggested above is true, it's quite possible that Teddy in fact did us a favor.

Sirhan Sirhan is still serving a life sentence for killing Bobby.

[Ferret]

Are you telling me that the man who supposedly engineered the death of a president and a presidential candidate could think of no better way to dispose of Mary Jo than to drive her into the river, with himself still in the vehicle? Somehow I just don't think this was the case. I would think that the man who had gotten off scot-free from two major political assasinations could manage to knock off an unknown female without implicating himself in the process.

I am all for thinking outside of the box, but let's not let our prejudices distort our rational judgement.

[Timberwolf]

Who says he stayed in the car?

[SouthernReBelle]

All I can say is that I've read all of Jim Garrison's books on the JFK subject. It was an eye opener.

Heather

[Jason]

If an individual acting on his own commited the asassination he would have been caught, don't you think?
If either the media or the government wanted to find out who was behind it and expose him, they probably could.
Jack "Ruby" sealed the case up.
If there was collusion, such as between a secret society higherarchy and FBI director for example, the media would have fingered them, if they were inclined to. But our monolithic media seldom accuses the secret societies, and if they do it might be for the purpose of disinformation.
In any case, media makes conspiracy possible. Without their support, unanswered questions would get constant scrutiny.

[DeclinetoState]

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Ferret said:
Are you telling me that the man who supposedly engineered the death of a president and a presidential candidate could think of no better way to dispose of Mary Jo than to drive her into the river, with himself still in the vehicle? Somehow I just don't think this was the case. I would think that the man who had gotten off scot-free from two major political assasinations could manage to knock off an unknown female without implicating himself in the process.

I am all for thinking outside of the box, but let's not let our prejudices distort our rational judgement.

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Let's suppose that Teddy figured out that Mary Jo was onto him (if you'll pardon the expression) while he was, ahem, less than sober. Now, does his "disposing" of her in a clumsy way seem so farfetched?