Swift Boat Veterans Leader Lied About Political Activity (O'Neill)

[joefree1]

From Capitol Hill Blue

CHB Investigates. . .
Swift Boat Veterans Leader Lied About Political Activity
By WILLIAM D. McTAVISH
Capitol Hill Blue Staff Writer
Aug 16, 2004, 07:30

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O'Neill, first recruited to go after Kerry by the Nixon administration in 1971, said on CNN's Crossfire on August 12 that "I've had no serious involvement in politics of any kind in over 32 years." O'Neill also denied being a Republican.

Yet Federal Election Commission records show O'Neill has contributed $14,650 to political candidates -- all Republicans -- since 1990. Voter registration rolls in Harris County, Texas, show O'Neill is, in fact, a registered Republican who has voted in every Republican primary since 1972.

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Records compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics show O'Neill contributes only to Republicans. His contributions since 1990 include:

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1994: $2,500 to Texas Republican Congressional Committee
1993: $2,500 to Texas Republican Congressional Committee
1992: $1,000 to Texas Republican Congressional Committee

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1992: $1,000 George H.W. Bush

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1990: $1,000 to A Tribute To Ronald Reagan

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http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/printer_5042.shtml

Gee, do you think we'll see this on the News?


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on edit: I didn't post all of the extensive list of Republican contributions by O'Neill which you can see on the linked article.

[molly]

1. O'Neill's credibility is pretty much toast already

except of course among those kool-aid drinkers.

[sam sarrha]

5. talking about Kool Aid. when will the pResident pass out the Grape Kool Aid

to the cabnet... or should i say when will the NEICON's give the Grape Kool Aid to *ush...?

[w4rma]

6. Only toast among folks who have seen some of the research. (nt)

[Zorra]

17. Here's an interesting conflict of information:

O'Neill claimed, in a debate with John Kerry on the Dick Cavett show on June 30, 1971, that he spent almost 3 years in Vietnam:

MR. O'NEILL: No. I went to the Naval Academy and always figured, Mr. Cavett, that I would give the Navy an honest try, and after being in Vietnam for almost three years, I decided I wanted to go home back to Texas.

http://www.seanrobins.com/kerry/kerry_1971_06_30_Dick_C ...

However, this article from National Review Online says that O'Neill was in Vietnam for a little over 2 years:

After a little over two years' duty, O'Neill himself departed Vietnam with two Bronze Stars (with "V"s for valor in combat) pinned to his chest.

http://www.nationalreview.com/rose/rose200404211228.asp

So how long was he in Vietnam? Did he exaggerate his length of time in Vietnam?

This may seem relatively unimportant, but if John Kerry claimed that he had been in Vietnam for almost a year, but was only in Vietnam for 4 months, the swiftboat liars and the RW media attack dogs would be calling John Kerry a liar and a claimer on national TV 24/7.

So, fair is fair. Did O'Neill exaggerate his length of service in Vietnam in a televised debate with John Kerry in 1971? And why?

Just asking.

[Mistress Quickly]

2. another

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=HOUSTON&st=TX&last=O%27Neill&first=John

I'm looking I'm looking I'm looking, and imagine that. No Democrat contributions? Lying liar.

[tandot]

3. Can we find out what the remaining SwiftVets' affiliations are?

I've tried to research through newsmeat.com but I don't know what State they are living in.

Thanks for your research. Great find. Maybe we can send a couple of emails and inform the media (CNN, MSNBC, CBS)

[molly]

7. 2 of them are from Delaware

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2004/08/072delresidentsin.html

A friend of mine knows one of them and said that he is "full of himself". Wonder where he's getting the money to open a new bank?

[tandot]

12. Thanks, molly...

I didn't find anything on them yet...but I will continue digging...

[havocmom]

4. Tweety exposed him as a liar is his claim he was not a Texas Republican

And it was a be-uuu-tea-ful thing.

[kwolf68]

8. You folks do realize what will happen dontcha?

Right about the time we are about ready to annihilate this group they will vanish, Oneill will saunter back to his cesspool life, the book will be off marketing campaigns, the media will quit talking about it as it is a NON-ISSUE.

So, these people do their own version of Blitzkreig and by the time we get around to exposing these fraudulent creeps the media has decided this is no longer standard fare for the consuming public.

SO, the lies are given credibility, our candidate is hurt by them, and opportunity for reprisals against this nefarious campaign is lost. WATCH AND SEE…the more dirt we dig up on this group, THE LESS they will get play in the media.

Now that the media has ALL SIDES of the issue they will choose to not cover it.

[lucca]

20. Yes, I agree on what will happen.

That is exactly how I have been feeling!
Thank you kwolf for your post.

It almost seems as if John Kerry has "one hand tied behind his back" in this campaign.
He is not being treated fairly.

With all the lies and smears going on by the republican party...well, it gets me sick.

And then you have the media.
Instead of checking out all the facts in the beginning, they toss that all aside for sensationalism..and always, at the expense of John Kerry.

I keep waiting for someone in the media to have a sense of decency, to be fair and responsible....

As each day goes by it becomes so important, how we need to make John Kerry the next president.

( I love this board. You all make me think!)

[PurityOfEssence]

9. When asked if he voted for Clinton, he said he'd voted for Perot twice

Okay, if that's the case, why did he contribute to Bush I in '92?

Also, distancing himself from his psycho-racist co-author isn't enough; he needs to repudiate the man and his views. After that, an explanation about his judgment or awareness in dealing with him is in order.

When the tide turns, it should be used as a point of attack to the administration. Do they repudiate them? Was there NO coordination?

This, if used aggressively, should be a fabulous opportunity to show these assholes for what they are.

[CBHagman]

10. Robert Novak keeps trying to pass them off as pure souls.

Novak has done at least two columns in an effort to present the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and their ilk as people who are just sincerely raising issues. Moreover, Novak claims Kerry brought it on himself and that he has to answer multiple charges.

Hey, Novak, you're the one who outed Valerie Plame. I don't think you are much of a judge of "charges."

Anyway, the usual suspects in the media -- the Post, CNN, Creators Syndicate -- are trying to legitimize these guys and give them as much airplay as possible. Folks, this is this year's "Al Gore claimed to have invented the Internet" or Max Cleland trashing. Don't let these clowns get away with it.

[mom cat]

14. I nominate Novak for Levenworth...with no outside contact.

[CBHagman]

19. Yeah, I don't understand why Novak isn't in the slammer.

I mean, the guy's mug practically belongs in the dictionary by the word "treacherous." You do not out CIA operatives. YOU DO NOT.

Heck, why excommunicate McGreevey? I say no priest should grant absolution to Novak until he does penance for the Plame trick.

[jeanmarc]

15. I think Begala and Carville need to mock Novak....

when he claims to be a 'journalist.' He's nothing more than a partisan hack. He doesn't 'get the story.' They feed him the story and he regurgitates.

[noahmijo]

11. Keep this kicked dammit

I love this thanks, I just sent it out to a fence-sitter who untill I talked to him yesterday was believing these smearboat liars 100%

Hopefully this will seal it.

[The_Casual_Observer]

13. This little swift boat episode will be remembered as being

the lowest sleaziest campaign trick in history.

[joefree1]

16. kick

Great sites for debunking rethuglican lies
http://Snopes.com
http://mediamatters.org
http://www.disinfopedia.org
http://blog.johnkerry.com/rapidresponse/
http://bushcampaignlies.blogspot.com/
http://www.dailykos.com/
www.misleader.org

[Pachamama]

18. Thanks...I know a couple of Rethugs who keep spreading lies...it will help

to have these sites to counter them....

:kick: