This is the same Pickens that Swiftboated John Kerry, right?

This is the same Pickens that Swiftboated John Kerry, right? Then reneged on his $1 Million dollar wager (twice) that nothing in the swift boat ads could be proven false, right? Yes, he's one and the same.

This is also the Pickens that has contributed more than $5 Million in campaign and political contributions to Gee Dubya and his neo-conservative cronies, the very ones that have polarized the country, told us we were invading Iraq because of non-existent WMDs etc. etc.

And now it turns out that it is ALL ABOUT THE OIL.

And here we have Slim Pickens telling us we all have to "get on the same page" and "be on the same team" and "elect the right leadership". I wonder if the Pickster thinks any of those "right" leaders ought to be Democrats?

Let's face it. I don't care how wealthy a mogul this guy is, he has absolutely zero credibility if you read his bio. Go ahead and read his Wikipedia bio with an unbiased eye, then tell me you trust this guy to tell us how to save the country. This guy trying to unify America is like Attila the Hun trying to unify Asia and Western Europe.

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Permalink Reply by Eric on July 8, 2008 at 5:56pm: "Moveon.org is a different web site. You are on the wrong web site Eric. This is your CLUE."

Pickens and Soros have about the same level of credibility as far as I'm concerned.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tom on July 8, 2008 at 5:58pm: Doug: Oh no, dont be a sucker for the 'politics of hope' crap. C'mon, the guys a moron, an empty suit who is nothing without a teleprompter. How many states do we have ? 57 ? C'mon Barack. Did you know he said that...and that he had one more to go....after visiting 57. And when he gave a speech on Memorial Day and said "I'd like to give thanks to all the fallen heroes....some of whom I see in the crowd today". He was giving a speech for those who have died, ane he thinks he's giving speech for veterans ?? Sheesh.

As far as TBP, kudos to the guy....it's his right to try....not sure if I like alot of government subisidies though to get it off the ground.

As far as Eric, he is a lost cause...believing that the corporate world is pure evil and everyone is out to screw everyone...or I should say that every Republican is out to screw the world. Duh.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ZEKE on July 8, 2008 at 5:59pm: As an independant, I tire very quickly of the us vs them mentality that reigns supreme in this country.Limbaugh and Hannity (and others of their ilk) claim that a democrat (meaning all democrats) want our economy to go south or want us to lose the war. The dems lash out just as visciously. I don't believe anyone anymore. WAKE UP PPL!!! It is all about the almighty dollar. Just read today that our exports to Iran have incereased ten fold under Bush, al while he is talking about possible military action against them. If they are so evil as he says, why are we trading with them at all? George the first should have taught us a lesson about ALL politicians. (Remember "READ MY LIPS)? If a politician's lips are moving, watch out, He is most likely lying.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Luis on July 8, 2008 at 6:00pm: Can you imagine what we would have had if Kerry was elected. I am glad he got swift boated! He would have been worse than Bush, and I am not voting for Obama!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tom on July 8, 2008 at 6:05pm: Zeke: study your history....political bashing and bantering has taken place in this country from Day One. Even more brutal than this. The world is not one pot-smoking concert. It's OK to argue and fight for a belief. Being an Independent, to me, means you really are not passionate about anything, politically speaking. It's a cop-out....although I have also learned that most Independents lean heavily to the left....though they feel better about themselves by calling themselves Independents. Notice the ratio of Right slams in your note versus Left slams. I'd like to hear a bit harsher slam on the left from you....that will show me you really are not a lib :-); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jim Keating on July 8, 2008 at 6:16pm: I don't know if he is the same man but I hope he is. Because the swift boat people were right. I have been "Down Wind" of John Kerry's B.S. since 1972 when he continued to drag his pal ( the Phoney Vietnwm Vet) around the talk show circut even after his pal was exposed as a Fake who never set foot in Vietnam. Kerry is, was, and always will be a Phoney, and mabey the oldest Giggilo in America. By the way, no one ever proved the Swift Boat story wrong.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ZEKE on July 8, 2008 at 6:21pm: LIB? I voted for
Goldwater, nixon, Reagan also Carter and Clinton. George Wallace too in the primaries. I am for women's right to choose, firmly believe in the death penalty, fiscal restraint, the environment, Boortz and Kinky Friedman. Now put a label on me. Yes, political bashing has always gone on, but never as mindless as it is now.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tom on July 8, 2008 at 6:26pm: "Just dumb" then :-) Only kidding.But Kerry is an elitist baffoon...that label you can print.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by People for Energy Alternatives on July 8, 2008 at 6:34pm: Let me guess you are a card carring democrat and you are bitter about bush never served in the military protest the war think the speaker of the house is great and no mater the idea if a republican suggest any thing it's bad idea. Lets stop the tit for tat and get on with making this country better for our children or do you want to keep fighting wile rome burns.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Douglas on July 8, 2008 at 6:37pm: If it is the same guy that "swiftboated" Kerry then maybe we should give him the opportunity to help his country a second time.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by GLENN COCHRAN on July 8, 2008 at 6:38pm: LET'S FORGET ABOUT KERRY, FORGET ABOUT BUSH, FORGET ABOUT ALL THE PAST PRESIDENTS, LET'S PULL TOGETHER TO GET SOMETHING DONE..LET'S LOOK TO THE FUTURE, NOT THE PAST.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Carl on July 8, 2008 at 6:41pm: The only person I won't trust is you - because You don't have a Plan and You have nothing useful to say. If you can't figure out what $700 billion outflow from the US has brought us to in the present, and that is only oil and no one is talking about the sucking sound of $$ going to China, then you hopelessly won't be able to figure out what will be the result of continuing to do nothing 10 years from now. If YOU don't like Pickens Plan then start your own plan and bring it to the poeple for approval. Pickens may not be perfect but he is light years ahead of the two idiots running for President and the 700 other current elected Federal government officials some of whom you probably helped put into office.; ▶ Reply to This