I know people that know this fellow. They really speak highly of him. He's just a family guy that's a really good attorney who's only claim to "fame" was debating John Kerry years ago.
The media will have a hard time tearing this guy to shreds. They can attempt to refute what he says in general but I think it's going to be hard to put a dent in him "one-on-one". Anyone that interviews him in person will not ruffle this man. Unlike Hillary Clinton who is a "pretend lawyer" O'Neill has 100's of real cases under his belt. That's a fact. This guy is a real litigator. He knows how to debate (he proveed that 30 years ago) and think on his feet.
Kerry's biggest problem with O'Neill today and 30 years ago was a simple thing. The simplest of things. The truth....