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I vote for John O'Neill for man of the year.

Leeman · PO3 Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 265 Location: Connecticut

He has my vote also.

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wwIIvetsdaughter · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:20 pm Post subject:

Great Idea, but the OLM will never to for it..here's how I handicap it:

1) Micheal Moore - would have been a shoe-in if SKerry was elected
2) John O'Neil- they never acknowledged the Swifties, they certainly won't now although he may be a runner up
3) Karl Rove-they would portray his as the "evil genius" who hoodwinked 60 million Americans into voting in W.
4) Skerry- voted to be Man of the Year before voted not to be "Man of the Year" Laughing

4) W.- lets see, won majority of votes, won electoral college, won every state from 2000 and then some, increased GOP numbers in House/Senate, freed Afghani and Iraqi people, sheparding in Democracy to the Middle East, what has he done to earn the title "Man of the Year?" Twisted Evil

scotty61 · LCDR Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 419 Location: Glyndon MN

Don't rule out them doing another faceless group. Maybe they'll pick the born again voter from "Jesusland".
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Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

I'm just guessing here, but I think John O'Neill would be extremely embarrassed at being singled out of the group, even though he was the predominant face in the media and in our culture for the whole Swifts' group.

IMO, I think he would prefer to have a silhouette of a PCF or a group shot of the founders than his own face on the cover.

I would vote first for the PCF or group shot because that's what I think Mr. O'Neill would do, but any consideration of anyone among the founders would get my vote.

The Swifts are, in my opinion, "The Person of the Year," no matter what face you want to put on it - and no matter what Time thinks about it.

Heaven only knows what they'll actually come up with. They're as bad as the Nobel committee, in that respect, hm? Wink

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Lexy · Seaman Recruit Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 16

He, along with all Swift Boat Vets, Honorable Vets and POWs, "ARE" my men of the year...along with our young armed forces in Iraq....
they along with Pres Bush and VP Cheney... SEE, I cant pick hahahahha
and thats a NICE THING... two many years we have lived without our "heros".. its SO WONDEFUL they are public again Smile

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Lexy

I B Squidly · Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:23 am Post subject:

Kidd (DDG 100)
Gridley (DDG 101)
Sampson (DDG 102)
Truxtun (DDG 103)
Sterett (DDG 104)
Dewey (DDG 105)

These are the current destroyers (named for heros) that are building. All these names are recycled. Sorry if I don't know who some of these guys were. Kidd was recently the lead ship of a 5 hull class built for the Shah that were Spru-Cans of all missle config. Gridley ('you may fire when ready' fame of Manila) was in a previous incarnation classmate of the Sterett and Truxton but was distinguished (ahmm) by having Kerry serve in 1st Division (but he was an excellant Public Information Officer!). Dewey, the Hero of Manila founded Great Lakes but earned and sold his 'subscripted' awards petulantly. Samson was another hero of the war with the Spanish.

Personally I think it would be suitable to petition the Navy to rename the Gridley the John O'Neill.

Just a thought.

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tony54 · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 4:41 pm Post subject:

If anyone thinks Time magazine will give the man of the year to John O'Neill, you got a better chance of seeing God.
Why would they do that with all the more IMPORTANT men out there?
The top of their list is something like this:
1: John Kerry
2: Kofi Annan
3: George Soros
4: Arafat, if he stays dead.
5: Michael Moore
666: Hillary
7: Bruce Springsteen
8: Jimmy Carter
9: Chirac
10: Your paper boy

Sorry John, you didn't make the list! Wink