Swift Boat Vets Leader Adds More Lies to His Resume (on Faux)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/printer_5062.shtml

John E. O'Neill, leader of the anti-Kerry Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and co-author of the book, Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry, lied once again on national television about his partisan political activity on behalf of the Republican party.

O'Neill, appearing on Tuesday's Fox News with Brit Hume, claimed that half of $15,000 in contributions to Republicans listed in Federal Election Commission records actually were made by a law partner with a "similar name."

"My law partner has almost the same name, Edward J. O'Neill," claims O'Neill, who practices law in Houston. In an earlier interview with newspaper reporters, O'Neill claimed the contributions were made by his firm, not him, but federal law prohibits corporate contributions to federal candidates and he changed the story before appearing on Fox.

Asked by Fox News correspondent Brit Hume to explain nearly $15,000 in donations to Republicans, O'Neill said, "about half of them were mine. Those are actually funds, as nearly as I can tell, that were given my -- by some -- my law partner who has almost the same name, Edward J. O'Neill. I simply didn't give them. I would have been happy to give them. I just didn't."

But Federal Election Commission Records clearly identify "John E. O'Neill" as the individual contributor of $14.650 to candidates -- all Republicans -- since 1990. FEC Records also list contributions by Edward J. O'Neill but they are different from the contributions listed for John E. O'Neill.

[geek tragedy]

1. Actual journalism from CH Blue? Sweeeet!

The lies just keep coming and coming. You know a right wing hack has no credibility when Faux News crushes him.

[RamboLiberal]

3. CHB reports it - but I bet Hume let it go right by

Anyone see if Hume challenged him? I bet not.

[Sparkly]

2. Which compounds his lie to Tweety

that he's "not a Texas Republican."

[Chef]

4. Swift Fools

You know, did't these guys stop to think that someone would look into their backgrounds (contributions, money backing, white supremist groups, etc.)

[EST]

5. I am still a little mystified

that is after all the party which legitimized lying and raised it to a high art. Arent we chortling a wee bit too soon?

[yellowcanine]

6. The swifties' lies are exploding and throwing sheet everywhere. WP

this morning had a front page story completely debunking the claim that Kerry wasn't under fire during the action for which he received the bronze star. Seems one of his accusers also got a bronze star that day and his citation (copy of which obtained by WP under FOIA - the liar claimed he lost his) specifically says all of the Swift boats were under fire. "Oh what a tangled web we weave...."

[shockingelk]

12. about the 1st purple heart

Lies there too. O'Neill pretends he's ignorant of what a Purple Heart is for - the tale he tells in the book describes perfectly an event and injury deserving of a Purple Heart : http://www.fearofclowns.com/text/kerry_faked_first_purple_heart_debunked/

[TahitiNut]

7. Isn't he claiming a felony was committed?

Falsification of FEC reports is a felony, is it not? How did this moron get a law degree?

[glitch]

9. He's a Republican in Texas who supports the BFEE

or was your question rhetorical?

[shockingelk]

13. he's trying to cushion his other lies

If he can turn it into "How much did John O'Neiil contribute to Republicans - $7K or $15K" he has accomplished his goal: the lies about Kerry go out of the spotlight.

Campaign contributions should be ignored. He contributed a lot of money to Republicans, that's all you need to know.

[Hobarticus]

8. Dumbasses Speak Out Their Butts is the group's new name

Can't even lie very well.

[AmandaRuth]

10. you know what makes me so damn mad about all of this

besides, well, everything?

If Clinton, Gore or any Dem was making the claim that they did or did not give all this money and falsifying fec records is a felony, the vrwc would make a few phone calls in the background and darn near have the FBI out investigating. Even if it was all for nothing, a red herring, it would be investigated and used and shouted by the RW shills until the next non-event comes along.

[MidwestTransplant]

11. I have been emailing journalists with this

all AM. Told Brit Hume he was lied to. See how he likes that. He probably won't care. Tweety will though.

[xchrom]

14. it will be interesting to see if this story

will go any where at all.
and now what will the media make of bush's refusal to decry john e o'neil and his band of merry idiots.