Cong Cole replaced J.C. Watts in 2002 when J.C. left the Congress. Cole was Secretary of State under Keating when the OKC Bombing happened.
Thanks for the info on Cole.
About the matches--Hinrichs was sitting on a wooden bench which blew to smithereens...right? Maybe the splintered bench pieces looked like matchsticks to some people.
Is there a photo anywhere of the "matchsticks"?