Mr. Senator. I am through with that page.
Mr. Griffin. Look at page 297 of this same report and tell us if there are any changes or modifications or corrections you want to make there.
Mr. Senator. What is I.E., the initials?
Mr. Griffin. That means in explanation. The sentence you are referring to is,
“Senator was of the opinion Ruby, since he is Jewish, feels somewhat the same on things of this type as he (Senator) does, i.e., a Jew has no right to express opinions of any sort, especially when he is in business, since he has enough strikes against him just being a Jew.”
In other words, this statement about a Jew having no right to express opinions of any sort is a belief that you have, and the FBI is saying you believe that, and you think Ruby believes the same thing.
Mr. Senator. I don’t believe I said that. I don’t believe I ever said that. I know that Ruby is a sensitive man as far as when the word “Jew” comes up, you know, in something he don’t like. He takes tremendous offense. No; I am not of the nature of Jack Ruby.
Mr. Griffin. Then do you feel that a Jewish person has no business expressing political opinions, and so forth?
Mr. Senator. Oh, they certainly have a perfect right to express opinions as anybody else. I would probably say—let me say I think they are more careful. I can’t speak for every individual, mind you.
Mr. Griffin. Do you think that Jack felt that a Jewish person has no business expressing——