Vincent Bugliosi - More radical than you'd expect

[Martin Weidmann]

Gone, to where?
Ever deeper down the never-ending Oswald-lover rabbit hole. Where nothing is provable, nothing is knowable, and nothing is believable.

And you have no idea why Bugliosi wrote his book, fool.

And you have no idea why Bugliosi wrote his book, fool.

I bet (you think) you have.....but are not going too clueless to say, right?

Btw... the escalation of nastiness on your part is becoming a good way to measure the increasing level of your frustration with your total lack of ability to present and/or defend an even remotely persuasive argument.

[Richard Smith]

Why would Bugliosi change the nutty story he was always going write after receiving his six-figure advance?

I probably won't get an answer (as per usual), but why would the publishers pay Bugs a massive advance if their intent was not to make money?

Maybe take a look at the title:  Reclaiming History.  You can't seriously believe that there was a huge market for an 8lb 1600+ page book.  That book was intended to rebut the loons who for decades have spread all manner of lies.  It was an important book to begin reestablishing the truth about the assassination of an American president. 

[Martin Weidmann]

Maybe take a look at the title:  Reclaiming History.  You can't seriously believe that there was a huge market for an 8lb 1600+ page book.  That book was intended to rebut the loons who for decades have spread all manner of lies.  It was an important book to begin reestablishing the truth about the assassination of an American president.

As expected, no answer to the very simple question why a publisher would pay Bugs an six-figure advance for a book that was not expected to sell. Typical "Richard"!

Maybe take a look at the title:  Reclaiming History.  You can't seriously believe that there was a huge market for an 8lb 1600+ page book.

History is what it is. So why would anybody feel the need to reclaim history? Even less so if there was no market for it....

It was an important book to begin reestablishing the truth about the assassination of an American president.

Actually, no it wasn't. It was a vain attempt to explain away all the massive discrepancies in what was supposed to be a "rock solid" case but never was.

[Richard Smith]

As expected, no answer to the very simple question why a publisher would pay Bugs an six-figure advance for a book that was not expected to sell. Typical "Richard"!

Maybe take a look at the title:  Reclaiming History.  You can't seriously believe that there was a huge market for an 8lb 1600+ page book.

History is what it is. So why would anybody feel the need to reclaim history? Even less so if there was no market for it....

It was an important book to begin reestablishing the truth about the assassination of an American president.

Actually, no it wasn't. It was a vain attempt to explain away all the massive discrepancies in what was supposed to be a "rock solid" case but never was.

I gave you the answer.  You just didn't like it.  Again, do you think there was a huge market for a 1600+ page book on the JFK assassination?  If not, why do you think the publisher paid for it?  Why don't you try to provide an answer for once instead of playing the endless contrarian?  Publishers often publish books that they know will not make any money.  They have plenty of rubes who will buy best sellers.  That allows them the luxury of publishing more intellectual books that appeal to a smaller group.  They may have received positive media press for the Bugs book.  He was a big name but they certainly didn't expect to sell many copies.

[Bill Chapman]

And you have no idea why Bugliosi wrote his book, fool.

I bet (you think) you have.....but are not going too clueless to say, right?

Btw... the escalation of nastiness on your part is becoming a good way to measure the increasing level of your frustration with your total lack of ability to present and/or defend an even remotely persuasive argument.

I don't have to have an idea as to why Bugliosi wrote his book: He told us himself, fool.

In the meantime:
> No frustration required on my part, let alone an 'increasing level' of same, Sluggo.
> No point arguing about who killed who (so-to-speak), when said who killed who was witnessed doing just that @Tippit, while Rosetta-stoning Kennedy in the process, Mr Pretend-Lawyer.

[Martin Weidmann]

I gave you the answer.  You just didn't like it.  Again, do you think there was a huge market for a 1600+ page book on the JFK assassination?  If not, why do you think the publisher paid for it?  Why don't you try to provide an answer for once instead of playing the endless contrarian?  Publishers often publish books that they know will not make any money.  They have plenty of rubes who will buy best sellers.  That allows them the luxury of publishing more intellectual books that appeal to a smaller group.  They may have received positive media press for the Bugs book.  He was a big name but they certainly didn't expect to sell many copies.

Publishers often publish books that they know will not make any money.

What a hilarious BS! 

Bugs spends years writing a book to "reclaim history" and he does so in the knowledge that hardly anybody will read it because it won't sell and a publisher, who is in the business of selling books, throws away a six figure advance to Bugs for a book he knows won't sell.

And to you that somehow makes sense?

On what planet do you live?

[Martin Weidmann]

I don't have to have an idea as to why Bugliosi wrote his book: He told us himself, fool.

In the meantime:
> No frustration required on my part, let alone an 'increasing level' of same, Sluggo.
> No point arguing about who killed who (so-to-speak), when said who killed who was witnessed doing just that @Tippit, while Rosetta-stoning Kennedy in the process, Mr Pretend-Lawyer.

You just can't help it... You need to reply, don't you? Such compulsion.... amazing!

Btw pull the other one....

[Richard Smith]

Publishers often publish books that they know will not make any money.

What a hilarious BS! 

Bugs spends years writing a book to "reclaim history" and he does so in the knowledge that hardly anybody will read it because it won't sell and a publisher, who is in the business of selling books, throws away a six figure advance to Bugs for a book he knows won't sell.

And to you that somehow makes sense?

On what planet do you live?

I guess that I missed your explanation as to why the publisher would pay him for a 1600+ page book on the JFK assassination?  You think it was to make money?  LOL.  How much money did they make on this 8lb book?  It's a common practice in the publishing and movie industry.  They can make a few profit whales that allow them to finance projects that have artistic or intellectual merit but will not make money.