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What is swiftboating?to be smeared by the president or his administration in a tastless and slanderous way. They're gonna totally swiftboat this soldier's mom the way they did kerry. swiftboating - videoSwiftboating - what is it?To be unfairly and inaccurately attacked relentlessly in the media They swiftboated the Gold Star mom on the news by questioning her credibility when she refused to back off with her antiwar protest in the presidents back yard. What does "swiftboating" mean?to attack an anti-war politician on the basis of their military service record "Man, did they swiftboat Murtha." Swiftboating - what does it mean?exposure of a false hero by people who are fimiliar with claimed heroic acts John claimed to have saved a life in the local tragic fire. However, after noting that John was aat the time, actually in a bar 20 miles away by the bartender, John was Swiftboated by several other people the entire week following the fictitious claim. Swiftboating - meaningto distort history for political purposes, especially in a vicious personal attack The upcoming ABC documentary 'The Path to 9/11' is expected to swiftboat the Clinton administration, accusing it of ignoring the terrorist threat. Swiftboating - definitionTo have your credibility attacked by an a dishonest political machine. Named for four ads run by a conservative group of Vietnam War veterans called Swiftboat Veterans for Truth (SBVT) during the 2004 presidential campaign. Steve: The New York Post ran a story that Al Pacino is a child molester. They're trying to swiftboat him. Swiftboating - slangSwiftboating is a term used to describe the campaign waged by a group named "Swiftvets and POW's for Truth" against presidential candidate John F. Kerry. A swiftboat is a navy craft with a shallow draft used in the Vietnam war (PCF - Patrol Craft - Fast); It is armed with machine guns, usually from two fixed points. It is the type of craft that Kerry served on in the Vietnam war. The claims against this Senator with a sterling reputation are nothing but another form of swiftboating. SwiftboatingThe act of exposing the exagerated or inflated claims of a person seeking to promote themselves into a position of authority. He would have gotten away with his outrageous lies if not for the swiftboating he received at the hand of his classmates. SwiftboatingA political ploy whereby allegations, falsehoods, exaggerations, or distortions are publicized to discredit a person or entity and have the intended effect that public attention is drawn to the ensuing controversy about the veracity of the allegations and away from some other political embarrassment. Questions about Kerryβs military service and whether he deserved purple heart medals was swiftboating the publicβs attention from whether or not Bush was AWOL. SwiftboatingThe process of smearing a military veteran's service record for political purposes. Named after the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth, who discredited John Kerry's war record during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. He was a popular candidate, until the swiftboating started. |
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