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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (3132)	5/3/2004 11:32:35 AM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6227

I believe that myself but wish they would have come out 2 days after he has the nomination. I'm still quite afraid that the Democrats are going to figure out that this guy isn't going to win and dump him somehow.

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (3132)	5/3/2004 3:18:35 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6227

Democrats will deny the obvious, but whether they admit it or not, Kerry's acceptance among veterans is dismally poor. * * *

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (3132)	5/4/2004 8:19:27 PM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 6227

For vet, Kerry's fitness for president is debatable Man plans to press case today in DC; aide calls charges 'outrageous' 10:34 PM CDT on Monday, May 3, 2004 By BRUCE NICHOLS / The Dallas Morning News dallasnews.com HOUSTON – John O'Neill was lying in a hospital bed in mid-February, recovering from donating a kidney to his wife, when he heard a television report: John Kerry takes strong lead in the Democratic presidential race. For Mr. O'Neill, it was a call to action. "I just couldn't let this happen to the country because I knew the guy," said Mr. O'Neill, 58, who served in the same naval unit as the Massachusetts senator but at a later time. He also debated the Vietnam War with him on television's Dick Cavett Show in 1971. Since leaving the hospital, Mr. O'Neill, a Houston lawyer specializing in commercial litigation, has appeared in national media, arguing that Mr. Kerry, 60, is "unfit to be commander-in-chief." Mr. O'Neill – who said his wife, Anne, is doing well and that he's 80 percent recovered – plans to join more than 20 fellow Vietnam veterans at a news conference in Washington today to press their case against the likely Democratic nominee. Kerry campaign staffers dismiss Mr. O'Neill as a tool of President Bush's re-election campaign, pointing out that Mr. O'Neill met with President Richard Nixon and aide Charles Colson before debating Mr. Kerry in 1971. They say he's returning to his role as GOP hit man. "His charges are outrageous and clearly reflect his political agenda," Kerry spokesman Chad Clanton said. Mr. O'Neill said the senator has exaggerated his war record, but his main complaint is that Mr. Kerry, as a high-profile anti-war activist after returning from Vietnam, alleged that U.S. troops engaged in widespread war crimes. Mr. O'Neill said the charge slanders the millions who served honorably. Mr. Kerry has backed off his atrocities charges, saying that there were some war crimes but that the language he used "was a little bit excessive ... I don't like it when I hear it today." Mr. O'Neill rejected the revision as "a half-hearted apology," adding "the problem really isn't forgiveness... How can someone be commander-in-chief having condemned falsely the people they served with as war criminals?" Watching a videotape of the 1971 debate is like stepping into a time warp. There's Mr. O'Neill, with short hair, in a white suit, white socks and lace-up shoes. ("It was truly the only suit I had... But I am embarrassed about the white socks.") There's Mr. Kerry, with longer hair, in a dark suit and sheer dark socks and slip-ons. Mr. O'Neill, who later finished first in his class at the University of Texas Law School and clerked for Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist, kept Mr. Kerry on the defensive for much of the debate, though he figures Mr. Kerry might have won narrowly if it were scored. It's an argument Mr. O'Neill says he never expected to have again. The two, both decorated veterans, never debated again, and Mr. O'Neill for years declined invitations to speak against Mr. Kerry. Mr. O'Neill denies trying to help Mr. Bush. His longtime friend Gerry Birnberg, the Harris County Democratic Party chairman, said it's possible that anger about Mr. Kerry's anti-war stance 30 years ago is Mr. O'Neill's main motivation. "He is basically a conservative Republican, but not invariably," said Mr. Birnberg, also a lawyer. "Before Kerry surfaced as front-runner, he was dissatisfied with several of the Bush administration's actions and policies... Bush is not his favorite president." Said Mr. O'Neill: "The hope of all of us is that the Democratic Party will nominate somebody else so that all the people in the country will have a genuine choice. ... All we can do is put out the truth. It may be naive, but that's all we can do." * * *

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (3132)	5/7/2004 5:28:42 AM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 6227

That was a really good article and I have shared it with many of my local friends. O'Neill was on FOX, but so far the story hasn't gotten much traction. The Dallas Morning News story here didn't have near as much information as your post, but it did have several pictures I will try to put online. * * *