Talk:T. Boone Pickens, Jr.
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[edit] NPOV
part of this article seems to be a bit critical of Pickens, especially his dealings with buying other other companies and his dealings with OSU in the "The takeover years" section. In fact, the section's name seems to not be NPOV. -- Ash Lux (talk | contribs) 18:30, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- Looks like several folks have addressed these concerns, and the result looks pretty balanced to me.--Qball6 03:24, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
There is NOTHING balanced about this puff piece; it is not biography but hagiography -- and an embarrassment to Wikipedia. Theophilus Reed 16 Nov. 2007
[edit] "raked in"?
"In 2006, the Financial Times reported that Pickens had personally raked in $1.4 billion as head of BP Capital Management the previous year." Somehow, I doubt that the FT used the phrase "raked in," which sounds too slangy, neither journalistic nor encyclopedic. --Christofurio 21:02, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
Since nobody's replied, I'm going to change this. --Christofurio 04:54, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
In Forbes magazine, March 26, 2007, "World's Billionaires," T. Boone Pickens was ranked #369 in the world and #131 in America with an estimated net worth of $2.5B.
[edit] Anon comment moved from article space
"Ironically, though, they are both avid big game hunters" -This quote is untruthful. Mrs. Pickens is not a hunter of any kind and Mr. Pickens is a bird hunter, he has not shot a big game animal in almost two decades. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.206.111.75 (talk • contribs) 19:02, 17 April 2007 (UTC).
This article is an obscene hagiography that excludes the litany of evil for which this man is responsible. ~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.41.163.240 (talk) 05:07, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:52, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Doesn't make sense
The last two paragraphs are, in order, Interest in Bobwhite Quail and Animal Rights Activism. It states that Pickens is still a hunter today, to go off saying he is an animal rights activist. Now, since the reference for the animal rights activism is no longer on the site, I am going to take the animal rights paragraph out to keep it from conflicting with the previous text. 69.148.158.112 (talk)
[edit] It doesn't have to make sense
It doesn't have to make sense. People can hold contradictory ideas. Maybe Pickens' concept of "animal rights" is different than yours.
In any case, both paragraphs have citations so they both need to stay.
Don't censor the information in the article. You can't delete material because to you it doesn't make sense.
Let people draw their own conclusions and make their own judgment about Pickens' interests and ideas.
Best regards,
Reservoirhill (talk) 16:08, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
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- The site that they put in doesn't exist, so therefor cannot be held as a suitable citation. Thats like me saying, here I have a source, and just handing a person a blank page. Since the citation is no longer valid, I will retake the quote out unless there is anything else to debate. 69.148.158.112 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 06:14, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Here are some more citations
There are plenty of citations showing Pickens is a vocal opponent of horse slaughter. Just do a google search.
- Billionaire Texas oil man T-Bone Pickens is among the opponents of horse slaughter. "The whole thing, it's a boondoggle on the American people," he told NBC5. "People that are for the slaughter should be forced to go down on that kill floor." NBC5 "llinois Horse Slaughter Makes Way To Senate" November 9. 2006
- On Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 2:00 pm Pickens, a legendary oilman and philanthropist, will testify before a U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce sub-committee to support the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503). "The brutal slaughter of horses for consumption by wealthy diners in Europe and Japan cuts against our moral and cultural fiber -- it's just plain un-American," said T. Boone Pickens. Equestrian Magazine. "T. Boone Pickens Takes on Horse Slaughter Issue with Congress" July 24, 2006.
- During the first hearing to ban the transport and sale of horses for slaughter, Pickens, a major Republican contributor, chastised his own state for being home to two horse slaughter plants. "This is a black eye on our state and nation that demands action," Pickens told the congressional panel. Pickens said nearly all thoroughbreds, Arabians, quarter horses and wild mustangs sent to the plants are healthy young horses that he said the USDA has said are in "good to excellent" condition. He questioned why the state allows foreign countries, that he said pay little taxes, to slaughter American horses for consumption abroad. "They should slaughter their own horses, not American horses," he said. CBS11.tv "T. Boone Pickens Joins Horse Slaughter Fight" by Brooke Richie. July 25, 2006.
- Pickens, who owns a ranch in West Texas, says more than 100,000 horses are slaughtered in the U.S. every year for consumption as a "delicacy" by diners in Europe, mostly France and Belgium, as well as Japan — an idea that repulses and outrages him. "I can't imagine slaughtering a horse [to eat]," says Pickens, "It's absolutely un-American." The horses are slaughtered at one of three plants, two in Texas and one in Illinois, all owned by a Belgian entrepreneur. "We don't eat horsemeat here, so it does seem peculiar that someone from Belgium owns the kill plant and the meat is sent to Europe," he says. "Why not in their own countries? Why come to America to do the dirty deal?" Time Magazine. "T. Boone Pickens To the Rescue" by Cathy Booth Thomas. July 25, 2006.
I'll go ahead and incorporate them into the article. Take a look at them and convince yourself they really exist.
Best Regards,
Reservoirhill (talk) 13:53, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
