| Notes |
Politically, “George was best known publicly for his vigorous support of the far right … He worked tirelessly for [Republican presidential candidate Pat] Buchanan, as well as for Phyllis Schlafly, the pro-life zealot famous for spearheading the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment.” O’Neill “was often at the shooting range he had built down the road from their house, indulging his interest in guns.” He “slept with a loaded pistol by the bed and took great pride in being a National Rifle Association [certified firearms] instructor.” After the tragedies at Waco and Ruby Ridge in the 1990s, O’Neill “made [his wife] watch videos, many, many videos, concerning the activities of the A.T.F. and how they violated people’s First Amendment rights and broke into homes and shot people and stuff.” |