Arlen Specter did not propose the "magic bullet theory" [View all]

Arlen Specter proposed the "single bullet theory," i.e. that a single bullet passed through the base of JFK's neck and hit Governor Connally. It was based on the observation that a shot from Oswald's position passing through the base of JFK's neck could scarcely avoid hitting Connally, but if it had, then some trace of where it did hit should have been found in the limo. There was none.

Rather, the "magic bullet theory" is what the conspiracy theorists propose, although it might better be called the "single bullet illusion": It asserts that a bullet magically (or through deception) dematerialized after passing through JFK, or that it magically (or through deception) materialized within the limo and passed through JFK front-to-back.

The supposed reason for staging this complicated grand illusion is a bit of a mystery to me, however. Anyone care to take a stab at explaining it?