new JFK theory

I've been poking and prodding around various JFK-related stuff randomly for the last few days, largely out of curiousity and largely because, well, it's addictive to go through the Zapruder movie frame by frame and think that you're going to see something that noone else has noticed, and so forth.

Anyway, I propose to you the following new theory: Kennedy had, in fact, arranged for Ruby to do a hit on Oswald for being a commie pinko. Alas, the law of threefold return kicked in early. Poor John.

Northern Ireland politics in action

Roundtable discussion on TV featuring a member of the DUP (militant unionists; the proponents of that old slogan, "Ulster Says No") and Gerry Adams, Sinn Féin (staunch republican, but drifting towards moderation).

The DUP guy goes off on a big speech about how they're not going to deal with Sinn Féin on account of Sinn Féin not being a democratic party - ties to the IRA and all that. The DUP's leader has, in fact, said that if his party members talk to Sinn Féin they'll be kicked out of the party.

Gerry Adams, on hearing this, perks up and says, "you're talking to us now".

DUP guy shuts up and hasn't said a word since.