JFK resisted the military establishment's desire to nuke the Soviets, while we still had nuclear superiority.

Jim: "And while Kennedy may have been for civil rights it was Johnson, a man that was disliked by Kennedy and all of the inner circle, who passed the Civil Rights act. To do so Johnson was supported by the Republican party and a few Democrats."

While it is true that 80% of Republicans in the House and Senate voted for the 1964 Civil Rights Act, while 65% of Democrats did, that doesn't come close to telling the whole story. You misrepresent the both the historical and the congressional records when you state categorically that "Johnson was supported by the Republican party and a few Democrats".

Because if you had bothered to break down and actually examine the vote, you would have noticed that the final congressional votes on the Civil Rights Act broke obviously and very distinctly upon regional lines, and not by political party. Not that you'll bother to read any further, but I'll explain it anyway in case others are interested.

In 1959, Congress agreed to temporarily add two seats to the 435-member U.S. House to account for the admission of Alaska and Hawaii that year. In 1964, the Democrats controlled the House by a 262-172 margin, with three vacancies, and the Senate by a 67-33 margin.

When you actually examine the final congressional tallies for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it initially breaks down per the following:

• 19 House members were either absent or abstained from the vote that day, 15 Democrats and 4 Republicans.

• In the House, the Act passed by a 289-126 margin. 153 Democrats voted in favor, joined by 136 Republicans. 91 Democrats and 35 Republicans voted no.

• In the Senate, the Act passed by a 73-25 margin, with two members absent. 46 Democrats voted "aye," joined by 27 Republicans. 19 Democrats and 6 Republicans voted "nay."

• 281 of the 313 House members (90%) and 72 of 78 (92%) Senators who represented northern and western states voted for the measure.

• 94 of the 102 Representatives (92%) and 21 of the 22 Senators (95%) who represented the states comprising the former Confederacy voted against the measure.

HOUSE

• 144 of 152 House Democrats (95%) from northern and western states voted in favor.

• 137 of 161 House Republicans (85%) representing northern and western states voted in favor.

• 83 of 91 House Democrats (91%) representing districts in the old Confederacy voted against the measure.

• All 11 House Republicans (100%) representing  districts in the old Confederacy voted against the measure.

• 45 of 46 Democratic Senators (98%) representing northern and western states voted in favor.

• 27 of 33 Republican Senators (84%) representing northern and western states voted in favor.

• 21 of 22 Democratic Senators (95%) representing the states of the old Confederacy voted against the measure, joined by the lone Republican Senator from the region.

On this day of all days, a time of remembrance and reflection, I would have hoped that you'd have the common decency to forgo your partisan BS for one day at least. Alas, I apparently expected too much.

Johnson was supported by the Republican party and a few Democrats

This silly lie was disposed of by Donald.  But - like you - the Dixiecrats who opposed the CRA are today's southern Republicans.

He was murdered by a communist.

Oswald was a nutjob and a loner who denied he was a communist and called himself a Marxist instead.  All of which is irrelevant.  You might as well say murdered by a Marine (was he "in naval aviation?").

 But this - "...he went on to win although many believed he was elected by dead people voting in Chicago."

followed by this - "Any number of wild theories have been spun and presented."

He inspired a nation in his own lifetime.  That reality for many, many in this country cannot be sought or bought.  History happens that way ... where the man transforms into a symbol that survives time.  Who knows from whence the inspiration philosophically started, whether from the man or the people.  Surely, his martyrdom embellished and sealed it.

And the Cold War jihadist element of the joint chiefs had already treasonously proposed that terrorist attacks be staged in order to get the U.S populace behind the idea of a declaration of war against Cuba..

I remember running from the bus stop to my house, for some reason thinking that my mom wouldn't know what had happened and I needed to get home fast to tell her.  Of course she knew - everyone knew.

Weird thing is that I have no recollection of my younger brother being with me - he would have been in the first grade, I think.  

I do remember being just glued to the TV, watching the funeral, and thinking the riderless horse was just the saddest thing I'd ever seen - something about it just really got to me.

In retrospect, it's rather scary to consider how many presidents and public officials -- the Kennedys included -- deferred repeatedly to the increasingly flawed judgment and egomaniacal whims of that nasty old queen. JFK had actually considered forcing him out in 1961, but then thought twice about it upon considering the potential political fallout.

The worst sustained deluge I've even seen or experienced personally was our record-setting New Year's Eve Flood of December 31, 1987-January 1, 1988. It was my very first experience with a Pacific monsoon, and it proved quite memorable to say the least. A storm front stalled over the east Oahu mountains that night, and we received 21" of rain in an 6-hour period.

My roommates and I were going out to party in Waikiki that evening, but we never made it, and what had been anticipated as a night of fun quickly got short-circuited -- literally, because the power ended up being out for nearly 36 hours. In retrospect, it was good we were home, and not out on the road. There was no wind that night, and no thunder and lightening. It just poured and poured and poured, and it wouldn't let up. I don't ever want to see it rain like that again in my life.

Then Castro began talking about JFK's assassination. "It is a very sad story," he said. "It was a very sad day when it happened." He remembered the moment he heard of the shooting. "I won't forget it. As soon as we heard, we all rushed to the radio to listen."

Self-preservation was on the Cuban leader's mind in the days after the assassination. He understood that he would be blamed for JFK's death, especially after it was learned that Oswald had vociferously opposed American policy toward Castro's Cuba. Castro tried hard to communicate to the Americans that he had nothing to do with JFK's death.

As Philip Shenon reports in his new book, "A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination," Castro even arranged to be interviewed by a Warren Commission staffer on a yacht off Cuba. "Immediately after the assassination, Castro very justifiably worried that he would be blamed, and he was worried that if he were blamed, there would be an American invasion of Cuba," Shenon told me. But Castro's denials were credible. Despite the many arguments advanced by conspiracy theorists, he said, "There is no credible evidence that Castro was involved personally in ordering the assassination."