Posted on 11/16/2004 4:00:36 PM PST by Clodia Pulcher
Of all the targets of vitriol and attempted ambushes during the presidential campaign, I most admired John O'Neill of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth for his calm determination to stand his ground on his charges against John Kerry's Vietnam service in Unfit for Command, the book he co-authored.
O'Neill was called a ''liar'' to his face on a number of TV appearances, and, on an Oct. 14 ''Nightline,'' ABC-TV's Ted Koppel actually sent a crew to Vietnam to film alleged eyewitnesses in order to disprove one of the accounts -- how Kerry won his Silver Star -- in Unfit for Command. Casually, ABC news director Andrew Morse mentioned that ''the Vietnamese require an official minder to accompany journalists on reporting trips.'' The minder-censor from the Communist totalitarian state was there to ensure that the ''eyewitnesses'' stuck to the government script.
(Excerpt) Read more at suntimes.com ...
To be clearer, the Kerry camp hasn't offred any facts to counter anything said in "Unfit for Command" BUT in the two situations I mentioned.
Indeed, Kerry was never, never asked about any of the specific allegations except once - by TV Host John Stewart. Stewart asked him about Cambodia, Kerry literally did not give an answer. No words.
You should invest your energies in "The marketplace of ideas"
When Christopher Hitchens supports a good idea with sound reasoning and articulation - respect that.
When Christopher Hitchens supports a stupid idea - you should hate him unequivocally.
See how easy it is!
He was unshakable under fire, because unlike the Kerry supporters, he is a man of conviction.
'O'Neill gets my vote for Time's Man of the Year.'
Let's pound Time's website with requests for him to be "considered"...
and offer GREAT THREATS if they even CONSIDER ARAFAT!!!!!!!!!!
I like Mr. Hentoff a lot, and say what you will, nearly everyone in the Country benefited from the expansion of Liberal ideas and ideals, and that includes Mr. Hentoff's particular brand.
Is Hentoff a Zell??
I respect O'Neill for his courage and his public service for having enabled many Americans to look much more closely as John Kerry's presidential qualifications
Is it too late to nominate John O'Neill for Times "Man of the Year"?
You can read him at Jewish World Review quite often: http://www.jewishworldreview.com/.
O'Neill's natural grace and gentility forced the truth of the internal ugliness of the likes of Lawrence O'Donnel, Ted Koppel, and Chris Matthews. He showed us they were not journalist but simply jerks with mouthpieces.
how about starting a "Freerepublic Man of the Year". who needs Time?
Give him a break, He couldn't very well have met with the entire security council just to ask for permission. It would have gotten away from him just like the time he saw Bill Buckner lose that grounder. Or the time he attended the surrender sessions in Gulf War 1.
Sorry to rant, I just can't stand seeing a fellow Irishman attacked this way. It's racism, I tell you. If the guy's name were Munchausen instead of Kerry, you guys wouldn't dare.... VRWC B*&$#ds!
Hentoff represents a rare and increasingly endangered species: that of the honest, principled liberal.
Unsurprisingly, he had nothing but revulsion for Bill Clinton.
We love those Swifties!!!!!!!
Ironic, in that Hentoff is also an atheist.
He is thoroughly pro-life and usually reasonable.
He believes that Roe v Wade is comparable to, and the worst Supreme Court decision since, Dred Scott.
Nothing he says here is news to this forum, but it might be to the liberals who read that column.
Great idea!
Jim, how about invite him to the FR Inagural Ball as guest of honor?
People who don't like Hitchens or Hentoff have to remember that WE, the conservatives, are NOT the intended audience. They are trying to educate their fellow liberals on issues that are dear to them, and their sheer eloquence gives them powerful voices that even the left might someday understand. Hentoff is Clarence Thomas' biggest media cheerleader, since Thomas is the best 1st Amendment justice ever on the SCOTUS, in his opinion. Hitchens has been a powerful voice in support of the WOT. Personally, if the persuasion to see reason on Iraq and abortion has to come from the left, I would have it come from their voices. For us, the lefties stick their fingers in their ears and hum so they can't hear us; for them, they might listen. Plus, like Hentoff, I admire men who stand up for what they believe in even when all their friends and co-workers avoid them and spit on them for daring to think differently.
Ok, great idea. Nominations are open.
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