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06-22-2008, 12:48
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| Junior Officer   |  Vietnam veterans ask T. Boone Pickens to pay up on Kerry record I wish group would make that information public if Pickens does not meet with them. I find it interesting as well that he will not take Kerry's challenge to meet him. Vietnam veterans ask T. Boone Pickens to pay up on Kerry record By GROMER JEFFERS JR./ The Dallas Morning News Ten men who served in Vietnam with Sen. John Kerry want Dallas billionaire T. Boone Pickens to fork over the $1 million he said he would give anyone who could disprove claims that Swift Boat Veterans for Truth made about Mr. Kerry's war record during the 2004 presidential campaign. The men sent a lengthy letter and supporting documentation to Mr. Pickens on Thursday. Mr. Pickens, who helped support the anti-Kerry group, could not be reached for comment Friday night. He has not publicly responded to the letter. “We are prepared now to come to Texas to see you, or meet somewhere else mutually convenient,” the crewmen wrote. “We are telling you, that we will bring with us a Navy/Pentagon certified copy of Senator Kerry’s full military record and his writings and the movie footage you have requested. We will sit with you while you go through them page for page, frame by frame and answer any questions you may have. We know the truth because we were there on the boat. " The men want the money given to a veterans charity. In 2004 Mr. Pickens gave at least $2 million to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Its political ads questioning the military service of Mr. Kerry -- who campaigned on his record as a war hero -- were considered instrumental in his loss to President Bush. President Bush won a narrow victory over Mr. Kerry, with many analysts contending the senator was late in responding to the swift boat ads. Last November, Mr. Pickens offered to pay $1 million to anyone who could prove that the claims made against Mr. Kerry were wrong. Mr. Kerry took the challenge and offered to debate Mr. Pickens in Dallas and Massachusetts. Vietnam veterans ask T. Boone Pickens to pay up on Kerry record | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | National Politics
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06-22-2008, 13:41
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| NCO   | Re: Vietnam veterans ask T. Boone Pickens to pay up on Kerry record He got them Thursday, and there was no response Friday. Give the man at least the weekend. He's got a lot of stuff to do. If its more than a week, then this is a story.
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06-23-2008, 04:17
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| K-9 Unit   | Re: Vietnam veterans ask T. Boone Pickens to pay up on Kerry record I agree, if you're begging a gambler to pay out, he already is winning 
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