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==Matt Sanchez response, clarifications and demand for apology from Robertissimo

Robertissimo, I beg to differ.  The ""couple of mentions on Fox"" were full segments on the O'Reilly Factor, a debate on Hannity and Colmes, a full segment on Fox and Friends, a segment on Neil Cavuto and another segment on ABC News, an op-ed in the New York Post and the Marine Corps Post.  I was given the Jeane Kirkpatrick Award principally because I not only defended myself in all these forums, but Iaccording to the award citationupheld a standard of academic freedom in the face of adversity.  I take great issue with your claim of my "" admission in that article that he was also an escort"".  No such admission was made, i was trying to make a rhetorical comparison between payment for porn as a proxy to a form of prostitution.  I made this point on SEVERAL occasions on the Alan Colmes show.  I was on Alan's show four times.  I take your statement as offensive, cowardly, counter-productive and demand an apology.  I understand that wiki contributors are supposed to be much more subtle in their criticism, however Robertissimosomeone, to my knowledge, that I have never methas shown great disdain for me by publicly calling me a liar, prostitute or worsean imprecise writer.  
If you, Mr Robertissimo hold me in such low regard, why are you interested in contributing to this article?  That's a fair question.  If Mr Robertissimo refuses to apologize, I'd like some advice on how to handle this matter appropriately.  Editors as the faceless Mr Robertissimo should keep in mind that I am a real person and not some ""wiki curiosity"". 

Robertissimo's comments on the Marine Corps status shows an entire lack of knowledge of these type of procedures, both formal and informal and his assessment is frankly simplistic.  These issues have been discussed ad nauseum, but angry activists still believe they can ""hurt me"" through this Wikipedia article.  With all due respect to Mr Robertissimo (none of which he has shown me), where did he suddenly come from?    Are we heading back toward editing wars as the dishonest and biased attempt to further their agenda?  Given the history of this article and the number of, frankly, shady characters who have appeared and disappeared on this page, my concerns are merited.  

Out of curiosity, why hasn't any emphasis been placed on ""further investigating"" the allegations made against me by U-Haul and the Veterans organization? The Marine Corps Times printed the ""allegations"", but I haven't seen editors on this talk page bringing up that issue.  It is disturbing, distracting and tedious to have to ""defend"" myself from the likes of character such as Mr. Robertissimo et al...This page was not meant for that purpose and I would like for civility to return.  I fear there has been a further infiltration by former editors who had been resoundingly banned from these pages.  Can anyone comment?
Writing vs. Edits.  I originally cited a comparison between myself and Rich Merritt (who happens to be my neighbor).  I was told the Salon reading audience would not recognize the former pornstar alias USMC Captain Merritt .  The Salon editor, Mark Schone, inserted Jeff Gannon as Mr Gannon is somewhat of a lightrod for the Salon readership's disdain.  I've made this statement before on at least three occasions (please consult the archives).  
In reality, Merritt's story is entirely dissimilar to my own as Merritt was performing in adult films while on active duty. My last film of record was in the winter of '94, nearly a decade before my enlistment in the Marine Corps.  The comparison between myself and Gannon is also passing at best, as Jeff was considered to be a type of interloper/doppleganger with insider knowledge given to him surreptitiously from some shadowy figure/network within the Bush administration or the Republican party.  In my case, there was no doubt of my identity as a Marine, my status as a student at Columbia University, the subsequent changes that were effected in the student and city policy regarding the discrimination of veterans and the specific description of those veterans were all real and documented.  I also had NO inside help or sway with any party or organization, including (unfortunately) the Columbia Milvets organization.  There was never a question that I wrote the articles I wrote, nor was there a hint of some ""higher up"" working behind the scenes to help me.  There was also never a doubt that I had merited the CPAC Award. I was unanimously elected according to the event's organizers.  I was even congratulated for courage after standing up to the political roasting after unsourced bloggers revealed my past and attempted to link me (rather poorly) with an anti-gay rights agenda.  The Gannon allegations of escorting were really just more red meat f