My take on Michael O'Keeffe's book, "The Card"

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Posted By: Peter Spaeth

I cannot comment directly on Mr. O'Keefe's motives, or who might have an interest in a story that puts Mr. Mastro in a negative light, etc. Michael Wentz certainly has pointed out some issues with Mr. O'Keefe's credibility earlier in this thread or perhaps it was on another thread. In any event, I have no idea if the card is trimmed or not, and it may well be, my only point is that one should be careful not to reach conclusions based on inadequate evidence. At this point, I tend to discount the he said she said stuff and find more compelling eyewitness observations of the card and the comments of people with knowledge of historical context who can make reasoned arguments based on the Piedmont back, etc.