and the department of justice goes after mr. o'neill they'll have to reckon with the entire american people. we need restorative justice. we got it. and we heard about how it was done. it restores our confidence in who we are as a people. and it says to my daughter who's 8 years old when this happened the night after she said to me, will we get this man? when will this bad man be taken away? and i said he will blanch. i don't know when. we do know how and when. and that helps us as americans. so i don't believe they're going anywhere in a witch hunt against mr. o'neill or any of these s.e.a.l.s. >> i come out of that special ops community. we all know he's getting a lot of criticism. frankly when i was asked to come on the show i thought i have to come down here and talk about what a good job he did. but from the community's perspective i need to say we don't really want to talk that much. i was totally wrong. after watching two hours of this special, after meeting some people here tonight after thinking on it, he did what he ha

mr. o'neill! - mr. o'neill! - who is it? the prime minister's office. i can't hear you. ( loudly )it's the prime minister for you, mr. o'neill! hello. yes, this is roger o'neill. thank you. just putting me through. prime minister! many, many congratulations, and how very good of you it is to call. and then, i'd like to lick it all off, very, very slowly. oh, thank you very much, prime minister. thank you very much indeed. i know that'll be very much appreciated. did i say that all of this would be taking place in the fifth-year dorm at benenden? prime minister, i'm overwhelmed. may i tell them that? the prime minister just wants me to thank you on his behalf for running such a fabulous campaign. and he says he's not going to ask for his money back. ( cheering and applause ) well done! thank you, bertie. well done, michael. thanks, lucy. isn't he lovely? many congratulations, michael. thank you, francis. so sorry. please let me get you another one. charles collingridge. it's all right. i've asked francis urquhart to keep an eye on him. urquhart? hardly s

. >> the house of representatives, speaker tip o'neill. [applause] >> mr. speaker, my colleagues, >> mr. speaker, my colleagues, and guest of the house, it has been traditional with a few notable exceptions since the founding of this institution for the vanquished to present to the house the victor, and i consider it a very high privilege to continue in that privilege. before i do that, mr. speaker may i make a few observations of my own? [laughter] may i express my profound thanks and appreciation to our republican conference for again honoring me and my family with their nomination for speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] unfortunately, mr. speaker, as your presidential nominee well knows, it's one thing to be nominated, it's another thing to get elected. [laughter] obviously in this race, i was overwhelmed again by the numbers. since this is the only time that i shall be in this lofty position during this congress with the possible exception of the day we adjourn this congress, let me say at the very outset, how pleased i am to see those 3

. >> the house of representatives, speaker tip o'neill. [applause] >> mr. speaker, my colleagues, and guest of the house, it has been traditional with a few notable exceptions since the founding of this institution for the vanquished to present to the house the victor, and i consider it a high privilege to condition -- continue in that privilege. may i make a few observations of my own? [laughter] may i express my profound thanks and appreciation to our republican conference for again honoring me and my family with their nomination for speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] unfortunately, mr. speaker, as your presidential nominee well knows, it's one thing to be nominated, it's another thing to get elected. [laughter] obviously in this race, i was overwhelmed again by the numbers. since this is the only time that i shall be in this lofty position during this congress with the possible exception of the day we adjourned this congress, let me say at the very outset, how pleased i am to see those 33 bright new republican faces out there. [applause]

now here is tip o'neill on the opening day of the 99th congress. [gavel pounds] >> mr. doorkeeper. >> the house of representatives, speaker tip o'neill. [applause]

gavels in mr. doorkeeper. the house of representatives, speaker tip o'neill. [applause] >> the speaker, my colleagues, and guest of the house, it has been traditional with a few notable exceptions since the founding of this institution for the vanquished to present to the victor and i consider it a high privilege to condition in that privilege. may i make a few observations of my own? [laughter] may i express my profound thanks and appreciation to our republican congress for again honoring me and my family with their nomination for speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] unfortunately, mr. speaker as your presidential nominee well knows, it's one thing to be nominated, it's another thing to get elected. [laughter] obviously in this race, i was overwhelmed again by the numbers. since this is the only time that i shall be in this lofty position during this congress with the possible exception of the day we adjourned this covers, let me say at the very outset, how pleased i am to see those

. >> now, here is tip o'neil from 1985 on the opening day of the 99th congress. [applause] >> mr. speaker. my colleagues and guest of the house. it has been traditional, with a few notable exceptions, since the founding of this institution, for the victor to be presented to the house. before doing so, may i make a few observations of my own. first, may i process my profound thanks and appreciation to our republican congress for again honoring me and my family as nominee to the speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] unfortunately, mr. speaker, as your presidential nominee well knows, it is one thing to be nominated, it is another to be elected. obviously, in this race, i was overwhelmed again by the numbers. since this is the only time that i will be in this lofty position during this congress, let me say how pleased i am to see those 33 bright new republican faces out there. [applause] let me also say to my democratic colleagues that i'm fully cognizant of the fact that their 71 more of you than there are of us. [applause] but now hearing that clause, i would urge you

. >> hi caroline o'neil. how are you? >> i knew this would happen. i'll tell you what man, i may be irish, but i'm not stupid. >> no you're not stupid. >> and mr. biden called joni ernst the wrong name. >> oh gail. >> just kidding. it's getting late. >> that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> well it's not late right now. it's very early, 5:21 on the east coast. joined by lauren french. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we do have to talk about what's being called boehner's revenge. a third term speaker booted colleagues from the rules committee. could this be just the beginning of payback for those who voted against him. >> well, it did come very swift. it was hours after the speaker election that we started hearing that boehner would take action against at least two fellow republicans who, while one who ran for speaker and one who voted against him for speaker. and you could see more. about 25 members of the republican party that voted against him. daniel webster of florida was not the only republican to actually be nominated for