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| '''Swiftboating''' is American political ] for ] through distortion and innuendo, as in the ] organization's ads against Democratic presidential candidate Sen. ] in the ] election campaign. | '''Swiftboating''' is American political ] for ] of a left/liberal leaning political persuasion through distortion and innuendo, as in the ] organization's ads against Democratic presidential candidate Sen. ] in the ] election campaign. | ||
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| * "I do think the race offered one good opportunity for out-of-state Dems and Progressives, and that was to calmly write to newspapers and try to talk to receptive radio hosts about the swiftboating of the candidate." | * "I do think the race offered one good opportunity for out-of-state Dems and Progressives, and that was to calmly write to newspapers and try to talk to receptive radio hosts about the swiftboating of the candidate." | ||
| * "I’m glad the efforts to swiftboat ] have been exposed for what they are." | * "I’m glad the efforts to swiftboat ] have been exposed for what they are." | ||
| * ] swiftboated George W. Bush with fake National Guard Documents. | |||
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Swiftboating is American political jargon for character assassination of a left/liberal leaning political persuasion through distortion and innuendo, as in the Swift Boat Veterans For Truth organization's ads against Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John F. Kerry in the 2004 election campaign.
Examples
- "Character assassination is the Karl Rove tactic of choice, eagerly mimicked by his media surrogates, whenever the White House is confronted by a critic who challenges it on matters of war. The Swift Boating is especially vicious if the critic has more battle scars than a president who connived to serve stateside and a vice president who had "other priorities" during Vietnam."
- "Swiftboating Hillary"
- "Swiftboating Cindy Sheehan"
- "The attack machine (Matt Drudge, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, etc.) has identified Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq, as a threat worthy of a tarring and feathering by the swift-boat machinery... Swiftboating will not work on her"
- "Swiftboating the Crazies"
- "Swiftboating again"
- "Dean is being swiftboated."
- "I do think the race offered one good opportunity for out-of-state Dems and Progressives, and that was to calmly write to newspapers and try to talk to receptive radio hosts about the swiftboating of the candidate."
- "I’m glad the efforts to swiftboat Paul Hackett have been exposed for what they are."
- Mary Mapes swiftboated George W. Bush with fake National Guard Documents.
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