Posted by
The Proud Liberal on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 5:52:00 PM
I couldn't stand it and had to turn it off when they started praising John O'Neil. Of the two authors of the book one has a very impeachable background and was never within sniffing distance of the military. The other, O'Neil I believe, said he was in Viet Nam when Kerry was there but it turns out he really didn't show up until 18 months after Kerry left (from citations in Wikipedia). Talk about your lying liars. From the citations in Wikipedia - which are many and from varied sources - an impartial judge would have no trouble that Swift Boat is a pack of lies; but if Boone is reserving the right to decide for himself then it's like putting the Fox to look after the chickens.
If Pickens were really serious he would put together a panel of people to evaluate the evidence. I would recommend JohnMcCain, George Will and the conservative columnist from the NY Times - I trust them to make impartial judgments about facts - and Juan Williams, Tim Russert and Finegold (who has the best mind in the Senate) for the other side.