Posted on 11/17/2007 10:33:31 AM PST by faq
Did you hear about that challenge famed oilman T. Boone Pickens made on November 6 when he offered $1 million to anyone that could disprove even one charge made against Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth?
Like most people that weren't at the American Spectator dinner the evening Pickens made the offer, you probably didn't learn about this until Kerry accepted the challenge ten days later.
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For those interested, this was Pickens's formal reply:
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
[This is an excerpt]
See reply #210. Kerry's still hiding his DD's.
Exactly - that’s Kerry’s out.
I believe there has been speculation that Kerry’s discharge might have been changed to an honorable discharge during the Carter Administration.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1262686/posts
Kerry's active duty service was from 1966-70. Given a six-year term, he would've been in the USNR only thru 1972.
It has been speculated that Kerry received a less-than-honorable discharge because of his interaction with the North Vietnamese while he was still a reservist. And that, subsequently, he got Jimmeh to clear the books, grant him amnesty and upgrade his discharge.
It would appear that T. Boone shares these speculations. Indeed, may be aware that they aren't speculations at all. And is willing to bet a million dollars on it...
Checkmate
ABC just report this challenge by Pickens on their top of the hour radio newscast...!
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