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Swiftboating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swiftboating is American political jargon that is used as a strong pejorative description of some kind of attack that the speaker considers unfair or untrue—for example, an ad hominem attack or a s...
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Swift Vets and POWs for Truth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Swiftboating 2.0: The thematic structure of the right-wing smear campaign against Barack Obama ... We call it "Swiftboating 2.0" not only because it is the latest model of a political smear campaign, but also because it shares features of "Web 2.0" sites like Facebook and MySpace: significant portions of the content...
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get this on a mug or greeting card ... to attack opponents and critics, especially by using unfair practices and deception ... swift-boat swiftboat swift boat slander politics karl rove swift-boating george w. bush swiftboating swiftboated...
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The term swiftboating "comes from a 2004 television ad that undermined [John] Kerry's status as a decorated Vietnam War hero, making less stark the contrast between him and George Bush, a self-proclaimed 'wartime leader' who'd never heard a shot fired in anger," William Triplet wrote in Variety, February 5, 2006.
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Brief and Straightforward Guide: In Politics, What is Swiftboating? ... Swiftboating is a slang term which is commonly used to refer to an especially vicious and public smear campaign against someone. The term has its roots in 2004, when an organization called the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth accused Presidential...
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Jun 23, 2008 ... It's common to see mentions in the press these days about some "swiftboating" of Barack Obama that is allegedly in the works, ...
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The practice of swiftboating is usually applied to a candidate, particularly a veteran, but any politically active person who challenges the Republican powers-that-be can become a victim. The launch of such an attack is tantamount to a charge of cowardice, with a whiff of treason hovering somewhere nearby.
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As ThinkProgress documented previously, right-wing commentators have wasted no time impugning the character and motivations of the seven generals who have spoken out ... Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer in today’s Washington Post: ... [This] kind of dissident party within the military is alien to America. … [I]t...
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The Swiftboating of Anne Boleyn ... Read More: The Tudors, The Other Boleyn Girl, Swiftboating, Anne Boleyn, Entertainment News ... Read More: Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, Swiftboating, John McCain, Swift Boat Veterans, John McCain Vietnam, John Kerry, Politics News...
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