John Kerry & John O'Neill, Dick Cavett Show Debate from 1971 on C-SPAN Now [LIVE THREAD]

[abner]

See my #139.

[LisaMalia]

God bless you for serving, and you shouldn't have to listen to this drivel from Kerry.

It's all I can do not to lose my supper listening to this pompous ass.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Thank your husband for his service.

[FairOpinion]

Kerry is also espousing "peace at any price" -- let's just withdraw unilaterally, without any terms.

And he is the one who wants to lead our country in a time of war?!

[StriperSniper]

Kerry is an effete poseur

Bingo! Try to catch him going to commercial when he thinks the camera is off, if there is another shot like that.

[Eva]

O'Neil pointed out that he heard that the real reason that Kerry claimed he wanted to leave the Navy was to run for Congress.

[oh8eleven]

I'd go again in a heart beat. Recruiters won't believe I'm 26 :>)

[FairOpinion]

I think Kerry is as much of a sociopath as Clinton was.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Almost 33 years to the date of this program, and John Kerry hasn't changed his rhetoric, in regards to either his views of Vietnam then, as opposed to Iraq now. This is my impression of him as I watch this. O'Neill was doing great, he came armed with facts and quotes said by John Kerry. It was funny watching Kerry squirming around in his chair as his own quotes were being shot back at him.

[Dutchgirl]

taken from here

Two weeks later, Williams reported, the two veterans squared off on the then popular "Dick Cavett show":

O’Neill: Mr. Kerry is the type of person who lives and survives only on the war weariness and fears of the American people. This is the same little man who, on nationwide television in April, spoke of, quote, "crimes committed on a day to day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command."

Kerry: We believe as veterans who took part in this war we have nothing to gain by coming back here and talking about those things that have happened except to try and point the way to America, to try and say, here is where we went wrong, and we’ve got to change.

Later that year, even as the war continued, Kerry left the increasingly radical Vietnam Veterans Against the War. But the Nixon White House kept after John Kerry.

It’s said that when Kerry ran for Congress in 1972, as Haldeman had predicted, Nixon stayed up late on Election Night until he knew for sure that Kerry had been defeated.

To which I say: "I will too!"

[Right_in_Virginia]

Heck..I'll back you (Can I be 23?)

[Dr. Eckleburg]

O'Neill is running circles around Kerry. But I am surprised Cavett is as even-handed as he appears so far.

Do you know what O'Neill is doing now?

[maggief]

Almost 33 years to the date of this program, and John Kerry hasn't changed his rhetoric, in regards to either his views of Vietnam then, as opposed to Iraq now.

My thoughts exactly.

Oh, oh ... now he's quoting the French ...

[Right_in_Virginia]

I think Kerry is as much of a sociopath as Clinton was.

They sure do share a hatred of our military.

[jrlc]

We posted today on FR and on www.wintersoldier.com the articles published in the Communist Daily World from 1971 highlighting John Kerry's activities in support of the VietCong -- as demonstrated by this TV debate with John O'Neill.
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1106684/posts?page=27#27
Check it out.

[Eva]

Kerry is claiming that there would be no blood bath, just political assassination which Kerry says is ok because it would be less than the bombing.

[kabar]

Here he goes about his predictions of what would happen in the South when the Communists took over. He was totally wrong.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Wow.

[LisaMalia]

And he is the one who wants to lead our country in a time of war?!

We better all work and pray hard for President Bush in these next several months. God help us all if Kerry would get elected.

[Will_Zurmacht]

JFingK" We have to expect some political assinations when we withdraw...but the number won't be so bad..."

that's one helluva outlook, and a fine way to strengthen the morale of the South Vietnameese