Lying Swift Boat Liar John O'Neill's Cambodia adventure -- on NEWSNIGHT!

[johnfunk]

Good news, Geek Tragedy: courtesy of the unflappable Atrios, behold a snippet from the transcript to CNN's Newsnight:

{JOE}JOHNS: Behind the scenes, Kerry's aides were fighting the swift boat charges with unusual ferocity. They say they have evidence one of the top members of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth is an outright liar.

The co-author of the book "Unfit for Command," former swift boat commander John O'Neill said Kerry made up a story about being in Cambodia beyond the legal borders of the Vietnam War in 1968.

O'Neill said no one could cross the border by river and he claimed in an audio tape that his publicist played to CNN that he, himself, had never been to Cambodia either. But in 1971, O'Neill said precisely the opposite to then President Richard Nixon.

O'NEILL: I was in Cambodia, sir. I worked along the border on the water.

NIXON: In a swift boat?

O'NEILL: Yes, sir.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

{NOTE FROM FUNK: Cue sound effect of John Lovitz saying, "LllllllLLLLIAH!"}

JOHNS: Now, O'Neill may have an explanation for this but he has not returned CNN's calls. What does seem clear is that a top member of the swift boat group is now being held to the same standard of literal accuracy they've tried to impose on John Kerry -- Aaron.

You know what to do -- get a hold of your favorite member(s) of the SCLM and provide them the transcript -- then ask them if they are prepared to hold O'Neill and the rest of these clowns to anything approaching the "standard" to which they hold John Kerry (i.e. passing around every lie that crops up from FReeperland as newsworthy).

[RobertSeattle]

1. Not just LIED - LIED to the President of the United States

Or he is lying now - take your pick.

[olddem43]

3. Who would never lie.

[Jackpine Radical]

4. Lying TO Nixon or FOR Bush--

Which is it?

[joefree1]

2. Where can we find the sound byte

And sink the Swift Boat Liers.


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[geek tragedy]

5. I saw the CNN bit.

But this needs to spread.

The "O'Neill is a liar" theme needs to take hold before the counterspin can begin.