Are you taking about CNO Richardson? I haven't had any interaction with him, but my experiences listening to 4-stars speak is that 75% of them are full of standard issue talking points and the other 25% have something interesting and/or provocative to say. I'll also say that I've seen CJCS Dempsey speak a lot. Most of the time, he was on, other times he was off, so I guess my point is that I wouldn't make up my mind on any individual based on a single interaction.