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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (60092)	8/13/2004 12:34:06 PM
From: jficquette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793891

Mary, You couldn't be more wrong about O'Neil. Kerry's statements are simple lies that are easily contradicted by the facts. We would not be listening to O'Neil had Kerry not made such a big deal out of his medals. Medals that his comrades say were un earned. If you listen to O'Neil when he speaks instead of trying to mentally defend Kerry you may see what others see. John

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (60092)	8/13/2004 1:24:39 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793891

What angered me about the show was the incredible bias apparent in the treatment of the two guests. I am not a Bush supporter (haven't seen Lindy's light yet on that one) and I was looking for a decent but-rebut. There was absolutely nothing in that interview that allowed us to fairly hear and judge O'Neill or his accusations. We seemed to have seen this show in completely opposite ways (which may be a great example of this whole debate- how people see the same thing so differently). I saw an O'Neill who was interrupted, badgered, and eventually insulted, while Hurley was allowed to reiterate platitudes about Hero Kerry with NO interruptions at all. My anger is about Matthews' behavior. He wasted my time. O'Neill was allowed to speak only until he got close to making a point when Matthews began his stuttering, yelling interruptions, growing increasingly vituperative until he climaxed with an attack on conservative "tactics" in general! I think the Swiftboaters have made an interesting case, and I don't find it a smear at all-- yet. The names of 250+ men give it weight that calls for consideration. But what intrigues me is the media's complete ignoring of it when they went after Bush so viciously for his record. Where are the demands for the medical history that would put the facts of the wounds in evidence? Doesn't it seem odd to you that Kerry was turned down for a PH and then resubmitted it later to different people? What about the Cambodia affair? The comparison between the search for Bush's records in spite of what was put out by the Republicans, and the yawn over Kerry is startling to me, a novice, and a fairly neutral voter. Things that don't see the light of day- be they complete medical records or the POVs of the opposition- tend to decay and stink after a while. Matthews did nothing to expose the facts to light last night, and I think that is a shame.