John O'Neill media blitz continues

John O'Neill ^ | April 22, 2004 | Interesting Times

[Interesting Times]

John O'Neill, the Vietnam veteran who took on John Kerry in the 1971 debate on American "war crimes" that was recently rebroadcast on C-SPAN, will continue his series of media interviews this afternoon, interviewing with Michael Buchanan of the BBC at 4:30pm, with Larry Elder on ABC radio at 7:00pm, and with Alan Colmes on Fox Radio News at 11:15pm. All times are Eastern.

O'Neill, who commanded a Swift boat in the same division as Kerry -- though for considerably longer -- more than held his own against Kerry during a 90-minute special broadcast of the Dick Cavett Show. Now he is challenging Senator Kerry to continue the debate they began 33 years ago, in an effort to clear the names of the Vietnam veterans Kerry once accused of war crimes "committed on a day-to-day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command."

Recent FR threads on John O'Neill:

John Kerry & John O'Neill, Dick Cavett Show Debate from 1971 on C-SPAN Now [LIVE THREAD]
Veteran John O'Neill will be on CNN between 5:15 and 5:45pm today...
TRANSCRIPT: John O'Neill's Remarks Regarding John Kerry on Wolf Blitzer's Show Today
John O'Neill appearing on CSPAN....Live
Veteran John O'Neill on CSPAN--LIVE THREAD
John O'Neill's Interview with Wolf Blitzer (Video-Real Player)

WinterSoldier.com will work with John O'Neill and other Swift boat veterans to tell the true story of how they trained and served in the Mekong Delta.

[Interesting Times]

Any Freepers who caught John O'Neill this morning on Glenn Beck's radio show, feel free to post a summary and your impressions. Any live links to these interviews are also appreciated.

[Interesting Times]

Ping!

[Eva]

I hope someone will post prior notice to any future tv interviews that John O'Neill gives.

[Physicist]

Heard him on the Michael Smerconish show (1210 AM WPHT) here in Philly this morning.

[samtheman]

I saw the Dick Cavett interview when it was rebroadcast recently. I was so impressed I immediately sent John O'Neill an email praising him and asking him to challenge JF'nK to a debate.

Of course I wasn't the first person to do that, and indeed, John answered me back with a one-liner saying that he was trying to arrange just such a debate.

And of course, JF'n will never agree to the rematch. First, he'd lose badly. Second, it would smash his "served in Vietnam" issue to smithereens.

[Bob J]

Great work Scott! While hitting the streets is very important, you prove that considerable contributions can be made to conservative activism in other ways.

Kudos to you and thanks for your efforts!

[Interesting Times]

Thanks, and thanks for sharing.

[abner]

I think he just called in to Glenn's show this morning. Glenn doesn't really do interviews but he took the time to talk to him. He mentioned wintersoldier.com a couple of times and Glenn said he would check into it and would like to talk to him again. I will listen to it again later this afternoon.

[Molly Pitcher]

Hello IT. Thanks for the thread with all the links.

I heard him for a little while this a.m., and it was my first exposure to him. He was calm and forthright.

He said a line would definitely be crossed (because of the support and comfort he'd given the enemy when he returned from Vietnam) if Kerry became C in C . We don't want to there...and he feels call to do his best to see that it doesn't happen.

[hgro]

Kerry - PHONY, O'Neill - SYMPHONY

[Mo1]

You have freepmail

[Interesting Times]

I hope someone will post prior notice to any future tv interviews that John O'Neill gives.

That is the intent of this very thread.

[Mo1]

Here is a link to watch the C-span interview

John O'Neill's interview on C-span, 4/21/04 - Video - Real Player

[Interesting Times]

I think he just called in to Glenn's show this morning. Glenn doesn't really do interviews but he took the time to talk to him. He mentioned wintersoldier.com a couple of times and Glenn said he would check into it and would like to talk to him again. I will listen to it again later this afternoon.

Thanks... I remember that Glenn was a major force behind the Rally for America events the Free Republic Network helped promote last spring. This topic seems like a natural for him...

[Eva]

Ping me please with any new interviews. Thanks.

[TC Rider]

heh heh.

I love it.

[abner]

I remember that Glenn was a major force behind the Rally for America

No. That was Clear Channel and George W. Bush. Glenn Beck was just a frontman. :-)

[Interesting Times]

Hello IT. Thanks for the thread with all the links.

Hey, Molly -- good to hear from you.

I've been impressed with all of John's appearances that I've seen and heard to date. He's credible, quick on his feet, and pretty much unflappable.

And he's not happy about Kerry's efforts to tar an entire generation of American troops as baby killers. Not one little bit.

[Carolinamom]

John O'Neill has an outstanding bio of accomplishment both in the service and in the real world. His family is filled w/service men, and he knows what he's talking about. Here's an interview/article from National Review about him that is VERY interesting.

The UN-Kerry

[Redbob]

Heard O'Neill on the Ankarlo Show in 570 AM in Dallas this AM; he sounded intelligent, indignant, determined.
Said he's been apolitical, except for having worked FOR the current Dim mayor of Houston.
But that he could no longer let John Kerry's lies go unchallenged, and he thought it would be an absolute disaster if Kerry were elected President. (words to that effect)
He said he expects many other Swift boat crewmen to come out soon and tell their stories, about service in Viet Nam, and about what they think of John Kerry.