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O'Neill Dares Kerry: 'Sue Me'
NewsMax .com ^ | 8/22/04 | Carl Limbacher

Posted on 08/22/2004 1:04:33 PM PDT by kattracks

Swiftboat Veterans for the Truth spokesman John O'Neill dared Sen. John Kerry on Sunday to sue him for libel if, as Kerry's presidential campaign maintains, key claims in O'Neill's book "Unifit for Command" are not true.

"I invite him to sue me for libel," O'Neill, who co-authored the overnight bestseller with Jerome Corsi, told WABC Radio's Monica Crowley. "If he was actually in Cambodia on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day he should sue me. If, in fact, those other five [Swift]boats, on March the 13, [1969], if they all fled like he did, instead of staying like he knows they did, he should sue me."

O'Neill continued:

"If he didn't wound himself with a grenade - causing sort of a rice-fanny wound - and then reported it to the Navy as a water mine - if he didn't do that on March 13th should sue me."

O'Neill issued the challenge after noting that Kerry's campaign has gone to extraordinary lengths to supress the information in "Unfit for Command."

"On our first [Swiftvet] ad, he had two huge lawfirms send letters to every [TV] station, threatening to sue the stations themselves" if they ran the ad, the former Swiftboat commander told Crowley.

"The next thing he did was challenge the book's publisher, Regnery, indicating he would sue them if they continued printing the book," he added.

The bestselling author said that while Regnery declined to stop printing "Unfit," it offered to republish Kerry's 1971 book "The New Soldier," which chronicles the top Democrat's anti-war protests with a group bankrolled by Jane Fonda.

Kerry has declined to have "New Solidier" republished over the years and reportedly bought up most of the available copies in 1972, after his opponent in a congressional race used it to paint him as anti-American.



TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: johnoneill; kerry; kerryaboynamedsue; lawsuit; oneillsueme; ricebutt; sosueme; sosuemealready; sueme; suemealready; swiftboatveterans
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To: Unam Sanctam

I think you are very strange if you think the tone of the Swift Vents is nasty. Have you seen Chris Matthew's tirades? What about some of the very nasty so-called impartial press members? What about the DNC goon squad members? THAT is nasty.

Also, where's the Democrat members on this? No word from McAwful or Daschele or Pelosi. Hmmmmmmmmmm


381 posted on 08/23/2004 10:33:08 AM PDT by BushisTheMan
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To: EdReform

BTTT


382 posted on 08/23/2004 11:43:25 AM PDT by EdReform (Support Free Republic - All donations are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your support!)
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To: kattracks

In listening to Rush, John O'Neill is contributing all his profits from the book to a Marine Corp relief organization.


Buy more books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


383 posted on 08/23/2004 12:43:59 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (seeking the truth here folks.)
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To: Chemist_Geek

Okay .. here's a few little stats for you that may help.

During the impeachment process, the media constantly threw in our faces the fact that 75% of the public didn't want Clinton removed from office.

However, JUST ONE YEAR LATER, that very same 75% had changed their minds and had now decided Clinton should have been removed from office. Rush Limbaugh got that information from a well-known pollster.

Geeeeee .. I don't recall the MSM telling us the ONE YEAR LATER stats. Of course .. they don't want the public to know there was a complete change in the public's perception of Clinton. That's why they continually drag him out and shove him in front of the cameras as if America is just waiting with baited breath to see and hear the guy. Clinton's PERSONAL APPROVAL rating when he left office was 25%.

Then, we had the 2000 election whereby the democrats began to show their real stripes and repubs flocked to the RNC and Bush campaign offices to register to vote. Many places ran out of forms on a daily basis. Did you ever here about that in the media ..?? There were reports of many democrats who were so disgusted with Gore's actions, they changed their registration. My mom was one of them (she was a dem for 70 years).

Then we had 9/11 .. game over. Time to stop with the democrat games. Public is now paying attention. Getting their news from the internet and the "new media" (of which FR is a part).

Actually .. it's up to us - the activists - to spoon-feed and inform the uninvolved and uninformed. Those who have tried it have had wonderful success. Just because a couple of Joe Sixpack's refuse to accept reality .. just gives you another opportunity to move on to someone who will receive what you're saying. Don't allow yourself to get discouraged because the MSM says this SwiftVet thing is going bad for Bush .. IT'S NOT!!! and the MSM are the ones lying, not the SwiftVets .. and the MSM know it.


384 posted on 08/23/2004 1:06:48 PM PDT by CyberAnt (President Bush: Nov 2004 - is an Election for the Soul of America)
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To: kattracks
complexities #1: the finger
(Kerry is UNFIT #11)

385 posted on 08/23/2004 5:36:56 PM PDT by Mia T (Stop Clintons' Undermining Machinations (The acronym is the message.))
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To: FastCoyote

"Regnery declined to stop printing "Unfit," it offered to republish Kerry's 1971 book "The New Soldier,""
The New Soldier is available on Ebay. Bidding is up to $510.00!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29223&item=6921079112&rd=1


386 posted on 08/23/2004 5:45:44 PM PDT by poindexter
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To: UsnDadof8

Thanks!


387 posted on 08/23/2004 7:44:26 PM PDT by Lady In Blue (On Election Day,President Bush: "WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER!")
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To: woodb01

Of course, he would be re-elected to the Senate by the voters of Mass. They will re-elect any liberal no matter what sordid stuff they are involved in.


388 posted on 08/24/2004 10:37:38 AM PDT by Montfort
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To: calenel
If he does, I suspect he is in violation of Kerry's (and Kerry's publisher's) copyright rights. As I recall, copyright lasts "the author's lifetime plus XXX years". I use XXX years , as that time has been increased by the Congress on several occasions.

However, I'll bet it can be found at your local library via "interlibrary loan".

389 posted on 08/24/2004 1:59:50 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel)
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To: burndoubt
It's a chilling insight into what Kerry plans to do as President...he apparently thinks a president should have the power and authority to command independent citizens to shut up. This jerk is dangerous!

Obviously he thinks the word "president" is synonymous with "dictator."

390 posted on 08/30/2004 8:20:45 AM PDT by pray4liberty
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