Nah, Oswald was the lone nut assassin. He must have been ecstatic to see the limo slow to a crawl so he could hit the President and Governor in one shot.
Oh, so now the Secret Service is in on the conspiracy, too??
Yet again, you're out of line,
turbonium. In your zeal to demonstrate your rapier wit and incisive ability to ferret out evidence of a conspiracy, you have failed to take into consideration that the
entire motorcade had to slow down in order to turn onto Elm Street, and couldn't speed up again until after the
last car had finished its turn, in order to maintain spacing. Further, the pace was being set by the lead car--not the Presidential limo.
But wait - he got even luckier! After firing off a couple of shots, the limo driver slowed down even more - nearly to a stop! He and his front seat passenger kept looking back and staring at the President. Hmm...they must have just been really curious to see why he wasn't waving at the crowd and smiling anymore! He was just grimacing and clutching his throat! What's he doing that for?
<snip of even more asinine attempt to ridicule the actions of Agents Greer and Kellerman during the shooting>
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Special Agent William Greer (WC)
Mr. SPECTER. Now, would you tell us just what occurred as you were proceeding down Elm Street at that time?
Mr. GREER. Well, when we were going down Elm Street, I heard a noise that I thought was a backfire of one of the motorcycle policemen. And I didn't--it did not affect me like anything else. I just thought that it is what it was. We had had so many motorcycles around us. So I heard this noise. And I thought that is what it was. And then I heard it again. And I glanced over my shoulder. And I saw Governor Connally like he was starting to fall. Then I realized there was something wrong. I tramped on the accelerator, and at the same time Mr. Kellerman said to me, "Get out of here fast." And I cannot remember even the other shots or noises that was. I cannot quite remember any more. I did not see anything happen behind me any more, because I was occupied with getting away.
Mr. SPECTER. Now, how many shots, or how many noises have you just described that you heard?
Mr. GREER. I know there was three that I heard--three. But I cannot remember any more than probably three. I know there was three anyway that I heard.[emphasis added]
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Quote:
Special Agent Roy Kellerman (WC)
Mr. SPECTER. As you turned left onto Elm Street, how far were you behind the lead car at that point?
Mr. KELLERMAN. I am going to say the same; three to five car lengths, but I can, to go a little further, I can see this car ahead of me. He is not running away from us.
Mr. SPECTER. How about the pilot car; was that car in sight?
Mr. KELLERMAN. No; that I didn't see; I didn't see it.
Mr. SPECTER. Do you know from your personal observation at the time you turned left onto Elm Street how far the President's followup car was behind you at that point?
Mr. KELLERMAN. Not from personal observation.
Mr. SPECTER. All right. Now, describe what occurred as you proceeded down Elm Street after turning off of Houston.
Mr. KELLERMAN. As we turned off Houston onto Elm and made the short little dip to the left going down grade, as I said, we were away from buildings, and were there was a sign on the side of the road [note: Stemmons Freeway Sign] which I don't recall what it was or what it said, but we no more than passed that and you are out in the open, and there is a report like a firecracker, pop. And I turned my head to the right because whatever this noise was I was sure that it came from the right and perhaps into the rear, and as I turned my head to the right to view whatever it was or see whatever it was, I heard a voice from the back seat and I firmly believe it was the President's [note: probably actually Connally's], "My God, I am hit," and I turned around and he has got his hands up here like this. [emphasis added]
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So, Greer thought the first shot was one of the escort motorcycles backfiring, and Kellerman evidently didn't hear the first shot. But, of course, they're lying, because they're part of the conspiracy, right,
turbonium?
[edit: Another observation: if Greer and Kellerman
were in on the conspiracy, they had a hell of a lot of guts, as either one of them could have easily been hit by a shot that missed Kennedy.]
Note: Jackie Kennedy also took the first shot for a backfire. Nellie Connally heard "a frightening noise," but whether it was the first or second shot is unknown, as she stated that she immediately looked back and saw that Kennedy had been hit. Of the limo's occupants, only Governor Connally correctly identified the first report as a rifle shot, which is why he was twisted around in his seat when he was subsequently struck. Kennedy turned to his right at the same time as Connally, but this may have been a coincidence, as Kennedy's movements do not seem to indicate that he was at all alarmed.
[edit: punctuation]
[edit: clarification]