Who is T. Boone Pickens? You see his face every day in a 60 second commercial decrying America's increasing dependence on foreign oil and offering a solution, wind energy and the Pickens Plan. This oil man and chairman of his own hedge fund is pushing renewable energy! Sounds fishy, doesn't it? Yes, this is the same man who has his name all over the Oklahoma State campus. Yes, this is the same man who was a financial backer of George W. Bush's Texas and presidential campaigns. Yes, this is the same man who gave $3 million to "Swift Vets and POWs for Truth" group who attacked John Kerry in 2004.The contradictions give me pause. I like his ideas on domestic renewable energy, but wasn't he backing the wrong horse in the last two presidential elections? I have to ask again, "Who is T. Boone Pickens?"
Starting tomorrow, let’s spend a few days learning about The Man and The Plan.
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