Campaign donations prove John O'Neill is (and has been) 100% GOP

[President Jesus]

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

On Crossfire today he claimed he's never been involved with politics. The public record shows otherwise.

[Skidmore]

1. Can't someone sue this bunch of idiots

for libel?

[LynneSin]

6. They should, but after the elections

These assholes would love nothing more than for Kerry to sue them. They know the media would be all over this finding new ways to badmouth Kerry.

However, once President Kerry is sworn in - then I think they should sue them for libel

[mediaman007]

2. How about that guy Stampley?

[Zen Democrat]

9. Is it Ted Sampley that McCain warned about in this release?

Senator John McCain, Republican, Press Release Issued, 13 February 2004, to The New York Times and Other National News Media
VVA-JK


"I strongly caution reporters who may be contacted by or are interested in Mr. Ted Sampley and the various organizations he claims to represent, and his opinions on the subject of Senator Kerry, or any subject for that matter, to investigate thoroughly Mr. Sampley's background and history of spreading outrageous slander and other disreputable behavior before inadvertently lending him or his allegations any credibility.

"I am well familiar with Mr. Sampley, and I know him to be one of the most despicable people I have ever had the misfortune to encounter. I consider him a fraud who preys on the hopes of family members of missing servicemen for his own profit. He is dishonorable, an enemy of the truth, and despite his claims, he does not speak for or represent the views of all but a few veterans. The many veterans I know would think it a disgrace to be considered a comrade or supporter of Ted Sampley."

[AP]

11. If that weren't true, it'd probably be grounds for a defamation suit.

Those are some pretty severe comments. Interesting that Sampley isn't suing McCain.

[quaoar]

3. O'Neill is a creature of the Nixon White House

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/kerry/articles/2004/05/05/former_sailor_is_drawn_into_battle/

WASHINGTON -- Thirty-three years ago, a young sailor named John O'Neill was sitting in the Oval Office, talking with President Nixon and his counsel, Charles Colson, about an effort to take on an antiwar leader named John F. Kerry. For nearly an hour, Nixon sought to buck up O'Neill, recalling how he, Nixon, had taken on the communists and suggesting it was now up to O'Neill to take on the antiwar protesters.


O'Neill took the advice and soon engaged Kerry in a series of televised debates at which he charged that Kerry was making up allegations of Vietnam atrocities.

[President Jesus]

4. this too is interesting: Charles W. Colson's political donations

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=FL&last=Colson&first=Charles

[Blue_Roses]

18. Have you sent this to Carville and Chris Matthews?

they need to have this. I wish Chris would have had this info last night when O'Neill said he wasn't a Texas republican and voted for Gore..ROFLMAO...:D ...that one just cracks me up.

[oasis]

19. A "saved" Chuck Colson is making religion payoff bigtime.

[Justice]

5. Get That Info to Dem Strategist

[gasperc]

7. I'm sure he has it

if not, then we are in a world of hurt.

I think what he needs from us is to write a letter to the editor so that the story is in every paper in the country. Because remember we're running AGAINST the media as well as against Bush. Spinsanity that was highlighted on Daily show last night looks like a great read!!

[KharmaTrain]

8. Tweety Could Have Nailed Him On This Last Night...

This stuff isn't some great secret...it's right there for all to see as to Mr. O'Neill's "independence". He even attempted to say he's a Democrat! All Tweety did was have him admit he lived in Houston. He could have had that list in his hands and the second O'Neill have that "independent" crap, confront him with his contributions. Tweety didn't. The O'Neill lies go on.

Democrats are having to defend Teresa Heinz for the wealth of her family and a trust she oversees...or any sniff of conflict of interest with ANY Democrat is splashed far and wide, and for far less crap that defaming both Kerry & the U.S. Navy.

Is there a real journalists out there? Is there any decency in the media?

[obnoxiousdrunk]

10. Tweety did

tear him apart yesterday. For once I did like Tweety. He did do a great job.

[KharmaTrain]

12. How Did He?

I saw better jobs done by Lawrence O'Donnell and Lou Dobbs on this slime than Tweety. Tweety let O'Neill go chapter & verse on medals and the he-said she-said crap. These are ALL lies, but not the BIG lie...who O'Neill really is and whose his real bosses.

I'll ask the question Tweety did..."why do you hate Kerry so much". Did he answer the question? Let's blow past the "outrage at Kerry's actions after coming home from Nam" meme...let's get to what Tweety really was asking. I can't imagine Tweety doesn't have information like many of us on DU have seen, and none of it was brought out to expose his operation for the fraud it is...and the ultimate answer to Tweety's question. He didn't follow up. He choked.

Many here are happy Tweety made the guy sweat and made some passing mentions and comparisons to Bunnypants (only Clinton & O'Donnell have done that) military non-record, but that's he-said, she-said crap again.

The underlying machine that's out to not only destroy Kerry & the Democratic party, but honest political discourse, and how this slime machine operates is in view. These goons continue to frame a debate based on lies and funded by deep pocket Repugnicans. Let's get it out there! Tweety could have and didn't. I can't applaud Tweety for letting this guy slip away.

Democrat spokespeople have tempered their attacks on these hoodlums. Being glad Tweety roughed up O'Neill means zero if the lies are still being printed and he's given credibility on other interview shows.

Tweety had a real opportunity to strip this guy for all to see. He didn't.

Now, can you tell me how he did a great job? Wanna see a better job on this story? Watch Olbermann instead.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

13. Well after

watching it I felt that Tweety did expose this guy for his lies. He did say Kerry did a better job than most American's and BUSH. I have not watched the Lou Dobb's or any other interview with O' Neil. You may be right when you say they did a better job.

[KharmaTrain]

15. Check The MSNBC Archives For

Lawrence O'Donnell's appearance on Scarface Country. He took O'Neill apart. A lot of what Tweety said was some of O'Donnell's stuff, but Tweety could have gone further.

Do we need to know that Kerry did more with his life in those days than Bunnypants? Isn't that issue all but settled, and the one O'Neill and his goons are trying to divert from? We didn't need Tweety to state the obvious...that Kerry served in Nam and Bunnypants didn't. If we're still fighting that credibility mess then we're backsliding, not progressing.

It's time for this enterprise and the network of operatives that support it to be exposed. Tweety knows this game. He could have done this nation a great service by confronting one of their rare mouthpieces (usually this sliming is done on phone banks, push polling and more) and then pull the curtain back on the whole shooting match.

Dem Strategist is 1000% correct when he says the enemy isn't Bunnypants, it's the media. Their actions in the past weeks...when GOOP money has been flowing (remember they've had 70 million to throw around while Kerry can't) is allowing lies and liars to go uncontested.

[jean]

20. He didn't make O'Neill sweat - we made a point of

watching the re-run after reading all the 'Tweety handed O'Neill his ass' comments. We kept watching, waiting for the ass-handing and it never materialized.

Matthews did go out of his way to cut off our guy, Hurley, whenever the word 'Republican' crossed his lips. Hurley (at least) got to name Corsi.

Hardball has lousy demographics and even if Matthews did scuff O'Neill up a little, the mainstream public will not see it.

[Joanne98]

14. Tweety let him get away with saying he voted for Gore

yeah right.......

[KharmaTrain]

16. A Case In Point...Thank You

Yep...believe the stones of O'Neill saying that!!! Now here's where here's where Tweety failed, big time.

A simple run of the FEC data base would have turned up a trail of donations to Repugnicans going back to the 80's. Someone on DU had a dozen of these contributions on here within SECONDS of that lie...a simple google got it. Tweety had the chance to waive a list of those donations in his face and draw some serious blood. He didn't.

Another omission that is public record...his clerking for Rehnquist and was it a quid-pro-quo deal for attacking Kerry in '71? A question no one has asked. Tweety knew it, didn't ask it.

Lawrence O'Donnell started to expose Corsi and his Freeper operation that "edited" this crap. Corsi's racist comments are all but ignored and laughed at and his connections and others to both this slime operation and the Rove machine were not shown. Again, Tweety knew it, didn't really go into it.

There's an inference that the Swiftslimers are "politics as usual" and "both sides do it"...Tweety said as much and thus didn't stop this practice, and probably encourages it. Makes good ratings.

[Killarney]

17. On Tweety, O'Neill said he voted for Gore.

We all know that's a flaming lie.

It's too bad we can't get to that info and prove he lied.

[PurityOfEssence]

21. He said he voted for Perot twice. Why did he contribute to G.H.W. Bush?

Hmmmm...

[oasis]

22. kick