Check was in the mail when he went over the Iraq.
I've seen reports that say celebrities who visited Iraq got oil vouchers. These included politicians, entertainment and media folks. What about that, Jim McDermott, David Boner and Mike Thompson? Sean Penn?
According to the reports the vouchers were for relatively small amounts of oil handed out as "thank you gifts." Oil traders knowing that celebrities were in town and likely staying at a popular hotel flocked to the hotel to bid on and collect the vouchers.