You are reading this all wrong!!! Leonard was very emotional about this case and he REALLY believed that girl was alive. All the input we heard before and while we were there pointed to Caylee being missing not dead. George lied on the stand today. That doesn't mean he is a bad person. Just because he is doing what he thinks is right doesn't mean he has a bad heart. Just like Leonard. He does great things all the time. He lies quite often as well. I'm not throwing anybody under the bus. Just stating facts. After Casey went back to jail there was never a reason to return for a Caylee memorial with that reverand nut. He should have left things alone.
I'll give you credit for a couple of things:
1. You looked GREAT on the Today Show.
2. Way back when, a lot of your opinions weren't popular but you stuck with them then, too.
Now I'll ask you to consider a few things:
1. Suggesting others consider the entire situation and all aspects of the personalities being discussed, their struggles, etc. is a good idea and advice you should take yourself. Being "nice" to someone who is on one's side and doing things for one, (oh, I don't know, maybe putting up a half million dollars or so), should engender no other response. It would be against one's interests to be anything other than 'nice.' The test imo is being civil with those who are not actively supporting one's position physically and/or emotionally; or offering solace and comfort as may be the case now, with your continuing contact.
2. Ted Bundy, I've heard, was really nice too. However, when one takes your own advice and looks at the totality of his personality/actions/circumstances one walks away thinking, 'what a monster' not thinking 'what a nice guy.'
As for your uncle, he is what he is and it's clear you accept him for who he is. You're not saying much that he doesn't say himself. I do not share your disapproval of his actions though. Perhaps through purely selfish motivations, he's done an awful lot for this case including, imo, helping to generate a lot of publicity and thereby indirectly assisting in obtaining funding for the defense dream team.
You know him much better than I, of course, as I've never met him but it seems to me that the A family was very harsh with him and their actions/statements toward him may have been a catalyst for some of his responses. It appears to me that he was very sincere in trying to find Caylee and deeply hurt when his efforts failed. I am one of many that were displeased when the two of you decided to bail KC out of jail but even so, I can't dispute his motives in doing so. That it may have been a 'win-win' as far as garnering desired media time for himself, to my mind, doesn't lesson his generosity or efforts.
It's clear he doesn't share your opinion of the A family for the most part, if his public statements reflect his true feelings. In my personal opinion, I think he has more than ample cause and evidence to support his stated views whether or not anyone agrees with him. What I mean is, it's clear to me that his views aren't malicious or even purely self-serving. I don't think he makes up negative things about the A family to get media time because his observations seem very accurate depictions of the personalities involved.
ETA: Flamboyant cowboys have feelings too, regardless of their age or outward appearance of toughness.
