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T. Boone Pickens Responds to Letter From U.S. Senator John Kerry
PR Newswire ^ | 11-15-07 | T. Boone Pickens

Posted on 11/19/2007 4:21:25 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182

T. Boone Pickens Responds to Letter From U.S. Senator John Kerry

DALLAS, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a copy of a letter mailed by T. Boone Pickens in response to a letter from U.S. Senator John Kerry regarding the Senator's military record and ads in the 2004 presidential election by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.

U.S. Senator John Kerry 304 Russell Building Third Floor Washington DC 20510

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

CONTACT: JAY ROSSER, 214-265-4165



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KEYWORDS: 110th; kerry; pickens; swiftboat; swiftboatvets
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To: Anti-Bubba182
"..WASHINGTON -- Senator John F. Kerry, ending at least two years of refusal, has waived privacy restrictions and authorized the release of his full military and medical records..."

Don't forget the next paragraph -> "The records, which the Navy Personnel Command provided to the Globe (who didn't share them with the public), are mostly a duplication of what Kerry released.

The records were never released to the public, just his pals at the Globe to tell us "mostly" what they wanted us to hear.

61 posted on 11/21/2007 10:30:59 AM PST by 4woodenboats (DefendOurMarines.com)
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To: gracesdad
"everything I’ve read said all Kerry needed to do was prove anything said was untrue."

Well, that's explains why JF'r was so willing to meet the challenge.

62 posted on 11/21/2007 10:41:40 AM PST by hope
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