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Home Front: Politix
T. Boone Pickens Official Reply To Kerry
2007-11-17
...Dear Senator Kerry:

So glad to hear from you regarding the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth political ad campaign, and an offer I made public at an American Spectator dinner in Washington, D.C. last week. I am intrigued by your letter, and am certainly open to your challenge.

My concern at the Spectator Dinner was, and continues to be, that you and other political figures were and are maligning the Swift Boat Veterans, and I want to prevent this important part of American history from being unfairly portrayed.

In order to disprove the accuracy of the Swift Boat ads, I will ultimately need you to provide the following:

1) The journal you maintained during your service in Vietnam.

2) Your military record, specifically your service records for the years 1971-1978, and copies of all movies and tapes made during your service.

When you have done so, if you can then prove anything in the ads was materially untrue, I will gladly award $1 million. As you know, I have been a long and proud supporter of the American military and veterans' causes. I now challenge you to make this commitment: If you cannot prove anything in the Swift Boat ads to be untrue, that you will make a $1 million gift to the charity I am choosing -- the Medal of Honor Foundation.

Sincerely,

T. Boone Pickens
Posted by:Anonymoose

#11  The general speculation is that, back in 2004, Kerry was mortified that the public would discover his relatively low grades and low IQ (as tested by the Navy).

Posted by: mhw   2007-11-17 21:56  

#10  Unfortunately, the debate over whether Kerry earned his purple hearts or was in Cambodia or not is beside the main point. Namely, Kerry claimed that he had personal knowledge of war crimes committed by US military personnel in Viet Nam and went so far as to implicate himself. ("Reminiscent of the manner of Jengis Khan...") This douchebag needs to answer directly for his testimony before the congress - did he or did he not lie in his testimony about putative US war crimes? If he did not lie then he should name names and times and places of these events, including his own involvement. If he did lie - which I believe is more likely - he owes one huge apology to all of those who served in Viet Nam for his lies, assisting the enemy with propaganda and his continuing career based on slamming his own country for personal advancement.

That and the sonofabitch should be hanged regardless.
Posted by: WTF   2007-11-17 21:46  

#9  My Journal....Oh well ....um .. my dog ate it.
Posted by: Slappy   2007-11-17 20:51  

#8  NS makes a good point. T. Boone doesn't need the publicity or notoriety or pissing off a US Senator. He's willingly walked into this fight. I'd expect this to go however far Kerry is willing to take it- he'll undoubtedly proclaim "vindication" at several points whilst still dissembling and covering. Don't expect him to fully release his records and let the cards fall where they may, it's obvious he won't, for reasons we can all guess. I stand by my first assessment: lying narcissist euro-trash anti-american elitist "do you know who I am" Piece Of Shit™. But I don't wanna soft peddle it....
Posted by: Frank G   2007-11-17 18:36  

#7  That may be true of John Boy, but I wouldn't be surprised if Pickens found some way(s) to keep the whole thing in the news. Publicly calling out a senator isn't something even T. Boone does every day. And having done it and watched the douchebag honorable gentleman from Mchusetts flinch, it's gotta be tough not to rub it in a little.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2007-11-17 18:16  

#6  I expect to see the whole episode quietly and rapidly fade from the news.

If he holds true to form, in a couple years Lurch will refer to the episode as vindicating him. Reuters and/or AP will uncritically repeat the statement, which will attempt to become common knowledge.
Posted by: Fred   2007-11-17 17:45  

#5  Lawz, is this for real?
Posted by: Thomas Woof   2007-11-17 16:56  

#4  I will bet anyone right now that we will either hear that Sen Kerry was either mis-quoted or "Doesn't feel like being drawn into some puclic debate taht will detract from the HUGE challenges facing our country tody." My favorite charity is ME but I will defer all winning to the tip jar for Rantburg.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2007-11-17 16:39  

#3  Okay. He's been called on it. And he's really noy used to that.
What are the bets Jawn Boy's little bluff fades into Bolivian?
Posted by: tu3031   2007-11-17 16:04  

#2  Kerry won't be able to come through. His record is ... well, lacking and embarrassing.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-11-17 15:50  

#1  heh! - this needed the bitchslap graphic :-)
Posted by: Frank G   2007-11-17 15:28  

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