Sic Semper Tyrannis - Revenge for the South

[JMadonna]

(11-20-2012 10:48 AM)J. Beckert Wrote:  Turning off the gas was part of the plan when Booth planned to kidnap Lincoln which would have taken a lot more time that killing him. I don't see it being part of the plan at Ford's.

I agree that Booth's possible dual reasons for his statement are not mutually exclusive. That was very interesting, Jerry. That kind of thinking is what produces new angles on this.

Thanks Joe, I'm a mathematician by training so I guess I always think linearly. The shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line. When something doesn't follow the straight line, I find it fascinating to figure out why or what happened.

The fact that I called Booth's statement an ad-lib doesn't mean it wasn't pre-planned. I'm sure if Rathbone could have grabbed him he'd have said the same thing.