Statement from John O'Neil about ABC's Nightline with Ted Koppel Oct 14 [read last paragraph]

redstate.org ^ | Oct 15, 2004 | John O'Neil

[Mike Fieschko]

The following statement from John O'Neil, member of Swift Boat Veterans and POW's for Truth, concerns a news segment that aired on October 14th on ABC's Nightline with Ted Koppel.

"While I have a tremendous amount of respect for Ted Koppel and ABC News I was appalled to learn that ABC News would go to the lengths of traveling to Vietnam to interview three Viet Cong communists in yet a third attempt by ABC to corroborate John Kerry's version of the events that took place on February 28th, 1969.

"I would only ask the American people: 'Who do you trust more, three members of a communist regime that tortured and killed our American troops or a group of more than 280 highly decorated American veterans, who proudly served their country and are now responsible members of their respective communities.

"The number of veterans who support John Kerry's accounts of his military service would not fill one Swift Boat. But instead of sitting down to interview some of the 280 plus members of our Swift Boat organization, ABC News chose to travel to Vietnam taking extraordinary and highly suspect steps to find someone to corroborate John Kerry's story.

"ABC News Nightline has now dedicated three seperate programs to this one incident while ignoring John Kerry's now discredited Senate testimony that he spent Christmas in Cambodia, his receiving a purple heart after all three of the officers required to approve such an issuance rejected his application, or his constantly changing account of the circumstances surrounding his remaining medal, a bronze star.

"Further, one has to wonder why ABC News will not address the serious questions as to why John Kerry only received an honorable discharge through the act of then President Carter, seven years after his discharge, and had to have all of his military citations reissued, on the same day, when he became a United States Senator in 1985. And, finally, why has Nightline found it of no interest to permit any POWs to come on their program to explain why they believe John Kerry betrayed their nation, caused them to be incarcerated for an additional two years and caused them tremendous additional hardship and suffering."

[wildbill]

I watched the show. I didn't think O'Neill did particularly well. He was a little strident and appeared nervous or flustered.

He kept repeating the same things and waving the some books around, claiming they support his views (and they probably do) but Koppel kept trying to ask him a question about the views of the Vietnamese on the program which could easily have been handled.

Not as good a performance as I'd expect from a lawyer who has been dealing with interviews on this stuff for months.

[BIGLOOK]

Ping Thanks, Tonk. Next on Nightline, Koppel should interview Jane Fonda, giving a balanced rebuttal of the Swiftvets claims.....

[international american]

Thank you very much for posting this. It proves that Koppel will take the word of a communist peasant over that of americans including the left wing Boston Globe!

[Taxman]

Thanks for the ping, Tonk.

October surprise?

Someone, somewhere, has got to have a copy of Kerry's original less than Honorable discharge that the Traitor Jimmy Carter caused to be upgraded to Honorable.

It is October -- the time is now!

[F16Fighter]

"ABC's interviewing North Vietnamese communists (partisans) to support Kerry's account is equal to Dan Rather relying on unauthenticated (forged) documents provided by an anti-Bush partisan."

Absolutely...

And if you or antone else watched the show or listened to the audio, O'Neill SLAUGHTERED Koppel (who was armed only with the bogus "VC witnesses") at every turn.

[OregonRancher]

Go here and read: This could kill Kerry
http://www.nysun.com/article/3107

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

You and I evidently witnessed a different exchange. The transcript shows, to any objective reader, that O'Neill bested Koppel in a street fight. John picked up a busted bottle and left Ted bleeding in the gutter.

[Little Bill]

This discharge thing has sitting just below the surface for a while now. A caller on the Howir Carr show, Ex Naval Officer, said that some retired Flag types are going to drop a big dime on him before the election if he doesn't release his records, is this it, BCD,

[international american]

Excellent point! Koppel came off as a political hack for Kerry.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

ABC and Halperin aren't the biggest weapons in the enemy arsenal - the latest in this continued "Tour of Betrayal" is Doug Brinkley, who was on FoxNews this morning claiming all who served in the boats with Kerry support him, and that Kerry showed him convincing documents - in private.

Doug Brinkley was sweating through his FoxNews interview, with no one on to counter the claims.

He will be paraded across the same mainstream networks that censor the solid case against Kerry from over 200 Vietnam Veterans who served far longer tours in harm's way.

Brinkley is the msm excuse for our fellow Americans who choose not to look beyond the lies for the truth.

May God forgive him.

* "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" prayer thread 

[fritzz]

"Further, one has to wonder why ABC News will not address the serious questions as to why John Kerry only received an honorable discharge through the act of then President Carter, seven years after his discharge, and had to have all of his military citations reissued, on the same day, when he became a United States Senator in 1985.

We (Freepers) have been trying to figure out why the discharge was released as it was. Looks like we were on the right track. I wonder what was O'Neil's source for this information.

[editor-surveyor]

"Wonder what O'Neil knows that he isn't yet saying."

He knows what we all now know, but the problem is not with what we know, but what can be legally proven. The difficulty is that the people who have copies of the appropriate Kerry documents, on U.S. Navy stationery are not exactly friends of President Bush, and getting them to cough up the docs is not going to be easy.

[TommyDale]

I saved it on TiVO... I plan on putting it on DVD tonight.

[Peach]

Thanks for the ping; bump for later read.

[ASA Vet]

The MSM really does think the American people are stupid.

The fact that over 40% of the American people intend to vote for a traitorous commie
would seem to indicate the MSM's thinking is correct.

[SheLion]

"Further, one has to wonder why ABC News will not address the serious questions as to why John Kerry only received an honorable discharge through the act of then President Carter, seven years after his discharge, and had to have all of his military citations reissued, on the same day, when he became a United States Senator in 1985. And, finally, why has Nightline found it of no interest to permit any POWs to come on their program to explain why they believe John Kerry betrayed their nation, caused them to be incarcerated for an additional two years and caused them tremendous additional hardship and suffering."

The evil want the evil to rule. I am convinced of it! And we all know how much evil is out there.

[TommyDale]

Yeah, I wonder why someone didn't say something like "But they didn't serve on the SAME BOAT as John Kerry!"

[ForGod'sSake]

That it is not even investigated by these MSM organization tells you how dire the circumstances are for our liberty at tis point in our history. I am sorry to say that in today's America IMHO the MSM is more insidious than Pravda was.

Well said Jeff and my sentiments exactly. What's a mother, grandfather to do?

FGS

[MeekOneGOP]

"Further, one has to wonder why ABC News will not address the serious questions as to why John Kerry only received an honorable discharge through the act of then President Carter, seven years after his discharge, and had to have all of his military citations reissued, on the same day, when he became a United States Senator in 1985. And, finally, why has Nightline found it of no interest to permit any POWs to come on their program to explain why they believe John Kerry betrayed their nation, caused them to be incarcerated for an additional two years and caused them tremendous additional hardship and suffering."

Man, I hope someone breaks the news out big that Kerry's military discharge was dishonorable.

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"I'm John F'n Kerry, reporting for Doody!"

[Robert A Cook PE]

Haven't heard about this memo, nor Halperin's background.

Does the Media Research Center www.mrc.org have a copy of this?