DAVID S. LIFTON GUSHED:

Mr. Lifton, I think you're full of shit.

I also think that perhaps you need to look up the terms "ghostwriting"
and "ghostwriter". A goodly portion (but not all) of your argument
regarding how Mr. Bugliosi's outstanding book was really written can
pretty much be placed in the "So what?" file drawer.

BTW, did Ms. Lambert get the overdue apology due her by you after your
silly "ghostwriting" charge levelled against her in May 2007? Just
curious.

In reality, no part of Vincent Bugliosi's JFK book was "ghostwritten",
per se, at all. Sure, Vince had a co-author at one point--Fred Haines--
up to about 1998 (with Mr. Haines' name also scheduled to adorn the
cover of the book along with Bugliosi's)....but even without Haines'
name appearing on the cover of the finished product, Bugliosi gives
full credit to Mr. Haines, on page 1515 of "Reclaiming History", for
Haines' "noteworthy writing contributions".

On that same page, VB also gives full credit to author Dale Myers
(which Mr. Lifton knows full well, too, because DSL quotes this same
passage in his long-winded "ghostwriting" rant):

      "Dale helped me in the writing of several sections of Book One
[Vince divided his JFK book into 2 so-called "Book" sections], most
notably on acoustics, 'Four Days in November' [which is Chapter 1]
(particularly in the Oswald interrogations), and all matters dealing
with still photography. I am deeply grateful to Dale for lending his
time, energy, and considerable expertise to this literary project." --
Vincent Bugliosi; Page 1515 of "Reclaiming History" (c.2007)

Mr. Bugliosi, therefore, has fully acknowledged the "noteworthy
writing contributions" of both Fred Haines and Dale Myers within the
pages of "Reclaiming History".

If you, Mr. Lifton, want to think that these "noteworthy writing
contributions" (which have been fully acknowledged by VB in the book
itself!) equates to "One-third of Bugliosi's book--at least--[being]
ghostwritten" (as you claimed above) -- then I guess that's your
choice.

But it's a strange choice and a strange belief, IMO, given the fact
that most "ghostwriters" are NOT acknowledged by the person they are
ghostwriting for...isn't this true, Mr. Lifton?

The very definition of "ghostwriter" is as follows:

      GHOSTWRITER -- "To write for and in the name of another." ....
[Also:] "To write (as a speech) for another who is the presumed
author." -- Via Merriam-Webster OnLine Dictionary

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostwriter

Plus: Mr. Lifton's comment claiming that "at least one-third" of VB's
book was "ghostwritten" is patently ridiculous (and unprovable), of
course. That would equate to more than 850 pages of VB's book
(including all of the Endnotes on the CD-ROM computer disc) being
written by somebody other than Vince Bugliosi. That, as I said, is
ridiculous.

And your accusation in May 2007 that specifically mentioned Patricia
Lambert as one of Vincent's "ghostwriters" is just an outright blatant
falsehood of the first order, just as Ms. Lambert and VB's secretary,
Rosemary Newton, have already verified via their individual replies on
this matter in early July of 2007. .....

www.amazon.com/Message-Patricia-Lambert-apology-Bugliosi/forum/Fx2TVH...

Mr. Lifton, would you care to now apologize to Ms. Lambert for that
incorrect "ghostwriting" allegation you made last May? Or do you think
Patricia is a liar (or maybe some kind of "cover-up" agent for the FBI
or the CIA or for W.W. Norton & Company or something)?

Plus:

Mr. Bugliosi, on several different radio interviews in 2007, also
verified the fact that he had very little help at all when it came to
researching and writing "Reclaiming History", with Vince telling the
radio audience during a few of his interviews that he had researched
and written approximately "99 percent" of the book himself, without
the aid of anyone's assistance.

I guess Vince was merely lying his ass off in several of these various
interviews, huh Mr. Lifton? .....

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In Summary:

Mr. Lifton doesn't have a leg (or a "ghost") to stand on when it comes
to his absurd and ultra-flimsy allegation that "at least one-third" of
Vincent Bugliosi's magnificently-researched and well-written book
"Reclaiming History: The Assassination Of President John F. Kennedy"
was "ghostwritten" by a variety of different authors.

And if a book has, indeed, been "ghostwritten" by other authors (in
the literal sense of that term), you're not likely to find those
ghostwriters being acknowledged, in print, within the pages of the
very book that has supposedly been ghostwritten.

Right, Mr. Lifton?

David Von Pein
www.DavidVonPein.blogspot.com