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	Swiftboating: A New Low in Dirty Politics
		The term "swiftboating" was coined in the 2004 presidential election, when a bunch of Navy swiftboat veterans, bankrolled by Texas tycoon Robert J. Perry, formed the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and targeted Democratic candidate John Kerry.
		Although swiftboating was perfected in 2004, the actual practice started in 2000, when primary challenger George W. Bush went after veteran and former P.O.W. Sen. John McCain in the South Carolina primary.
		The swiftboating of Rep. Murtha is the most deeply rooted and far-flung effort since the attack on John Kerry.
	www.taylormarsh.com /archives_view.php?id=24503 (1172 words)

	Swiftboating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Swiftboating is American political jargon for an ad hominem attack against a public figure, coordinated by an independent or pseudo-independent group, usually resulting in a benefit to an established political force.
		This form of attack is controversial, easily repeatable, and difficult to verify or disprove because it is generally based on personal feelings or recollections.
		Although many of the charges were unverifiable, they were disseminated widely, which led to swiftboating's reputation for being a controversial but highly effective form of "smear campaign".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swiftboating (503 words)

	FRAMESHOP
		When someone is swiftboated, the goal of the smear campaign is to take attention from the policy under attack and refocus it on the Democrat who threatens the GOP.
		The worst part about being swiftboated has to be the frustration of not being able to find the one-definitive fact that convinces the public that the smear campaign is false.
		To be swiftboated is to be caught in a frame that defines politics as about the past military honor of a candidate, not about policies.
	jeffrey-feldman.typepad.com /frameshop/2006/01/frameshop_how_s.html (3408 words)

	Robert J. Perry: The Original 'Swiftboating' Money Man
		After all, the swiftboating smear artists didn't have the money to start their campaign on their own..
		In fact, you might say that Robert J. Perry is the godfather to "swiftboating", which is now a political fl art term used to describe a smear campaign against a candidate, often a veteran, which rarely uses facts to get the job done.
		Swiftboating was coined during the 2004 presidential election.
	www.taylormarsh.com /archives_view.php?id=24474 (2140 words)

	Rocky Mountain News: Opinion Columnists
		It's "swiftboating." A recent letter to the editor from a livid Boulderite (where else?) complained that, "University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill is clearly the latest focus of a 'swift boat'-style campaign.
		"Swiftboating" is a loaded, critical term coined by leftists during the 2004 presidential campaign, referring to criticism of John Kerry by John O'Neill (author of Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry) and more than 250 other members of the Swift Boat Vets for Truth.
		Today, "swiftboating," like McCarthyism, has come to be used by leftists as a facile antidote to dodge or dismiss legitimate criticism which they condescendingly characterize as merely an ad hominem attack, nothing more than name-calling or smearing.
	www.rockymountainnews.com /drmn/opinion_columnists/article/0,2777,DRMN_23972_4811379,00.html (830 words)

	Swiftboating - SourceWatch
		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 (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117937405?categoryid=18andcs=1) in Variety, February 5, 2006.
		"Swiftboating of Murtha," (http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/01/14.html#a6709) Crooks and Liars, January 14, 2006.
		Joe Gandelman, "The 'Swiftboating' To Discredit John Murtha Seemingly Begins," (http://www.themoderatevoice.com/posts/1137302880.shtml) The Moderate Voice, January 16, 2006.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Swiftboating (508 words)

	Pharyngula: The swiftboating of Eric Pianka
		I find it extremely difficult to believe that Elizabeth doesn't know that "swiftboating" means "organized partisan smearing a politician's military history", especially since her father is a Vietnam vet.
		Elizabeth: before you deny someone is being "swiftboated", learn what the word means, and find out whether the PR team behind the original swiftboaters is also behind the attack on the next person opposing their client's rightwing agenda.
		Swiftboating is a tiny bit of that campaign and Pianka details unimportant other than as fodder for enlightenment.
	scienceblogs.com /pharyngula/2006/04/the_swiftboating_of_eric_piank.php (9364 words)

	Swiftboating as hate term - Commentary - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The left-wing magazine Mother Jones writes of the Bush administration "Swiftboating their enemies." Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton admonishes against the dread Republicans' employment of "swift boat tactics." In the Kultursmog's parlance of hate terms "Swiftboat" is about to join such terms as McCarthyism and McCarthyite.
		All this sounds like political harassment to me, but as the shrinks are wont to say, "If it is true for you, it is true for you." For a certitude, left wing Democrats believe whatever they believe is true.
		He has hired a researcher to prove from naval archives he was in Cambodia three decades ago for a few hours when the Nixon administration said he was not supposed to be there.
	www.washtimes.com /commentary/20060601-085033-5634r.htm (875 words)

	MEMORIAL DAY: The Republican Military Myth Revealed
		But the fatal error of allowing Republicans to once again impugn a Democratic war veteran, challenging his service and medals, when many never served themselves, cast another cloak of cowardice over the Republicans and the means by which they will smear veterans to win.
		Swiftboating a soldier who had done his duty to the fullest, with medals to prove it.
		The vile for real veterans has been a current in their policies, but through George W. Bush, the swiftboating of soldiers became an art of war.
	www.taylormarsh.com /archives_view.php?id=24093 (1577 words)

	The Blog \| Taylor Marsh: The Swiftboating of John Murtha \| The Huffington Post
		His remarks about Haditha have unleashed just the latest salvo in the swiftboating strategy invented by conservatives, which they are now being forced to defend and explain.
		Now called "swiftboating," going after fellow combat veterans is a new phenomenon, invented by conservatives to go after veterans who buck the powers that be.
		So part of the Swiftboating being done on Colonel Murtha was by his shooting himself in the foot......and he got called on it, by The Pentagon.
	www.huffingtonpost.com /taylor-marsh/the-swiftboating-of-john-_b_24751.html (6194 words)

	Swiftboating Enters the Lexicon - June 1, 2006 - The New York Sun
		The left-wing magazine Mother Jones writes of the Bush administration "Swiftboating their enemies." Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton admonishes against the dread Republicans' employment of "swift boat tactics." In the Kultursmog's parlance of hate terms, Swiftboat is about to join such terms as McCarthyism and McCarthyite.
		All of this sounds like political harassment to me, but as the shrinks are wont to say, "If it is true for you, it is true for you." For a certitude, the left wing of the Democratic Party believes that whatever it believes is true.
		Kerry believes he would be president today if he had not been swiftboated.
	www.nysun.com /article/33722 (903 words)

	The Blog \| Taylor Marsh: John Kerry Fights for Patrick Murphy \| The Huffington Post
		Below is a portion of the email I received on the swiftboating stunt Mike Fitzpatrick pulled on Patrick Murphy going after his service in Iraq.
		Swiftboating an American soldier is the worst sort of cowardice, but it is also something else.
		Speaking as a 3-tour of duty, Vietnam veteran, swiftboating is one of the most popular tactics of the collective war wimps and chickenhawks running the country who have never served in Combat.
	huffingtonpost.com /taylor-marsh/john-kerry-fights-for-pat_b_31227.html (2977 words)

	Talk:Swiftboating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Swiftboating is designed to play on the media's desire for new and different information (dirt), while at the same time planting a seed of doubt with voters.
		Suggestion for new lead: "Swiftboating" is a newly-coined political term that describes a public relations assault which uses exaggeration and hyperbole, bordering on libel and slander, to attack personal character.
		My understanding of what "swiftboating" means as a word, goes something like "presenting personal and perhaps unverifiable statements to the public about the background of a public figure to discredit his (or her) truthfulness and reputation".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Swiftboating (11939 words)

	From the Elephant's Mouth
		Yesterday I asked for quotes of Republicans who were swiftboating the generals, brave men who recently came out and asked for Rumsfeld’s resignation.
		No doubt, the swiftboating of the generals is not over yet.
		As usual, the trolls that lurk at FDL couldn't resist the challenge of coming up with quotes of Republicans who are swiftboating the generals.
	www.taylormarsh.com /archives_view.php?id=2263 (1398 words)

	SwiftVets.com :: View topic - "Swiftboating" enters the lexicon, with difficulty
		Swiftboating frequently refers to a campaign that uses viral marketing techniques to sell the allegations.
		Your statement “(the real definition of "swiftboating" is pointing out the truth about a habitual liar)” is exactly what swiftboating is about.
		Swiftboating is using the truth against someone living a lie.
	www.swiftvets.com /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=21711 (1118 words)

	NO! to Swiftboating. NO! to Torture. YES! to Leadership. \| TPMCafe
		Although Kuhl denied the swiftboating, Suarez decided to check for himself to find out if I was telling the truth about the dirty trick.
		The very fact that Republicans are resorting to swiftboating and smear campaigns to try and win elections shows that they have nothing of their own, no real leadership, to offer the American people.
		In conclusion, swiftboating is a sure sign of a lack of leadership.
	warrenreports.tpmcafe.com /blog/trillian/2006/oct/01/no_to_swiftboating_no_to_torture_yes_to_leadership (2121 words)

	"Swiftboating" - Outing the Fraudulent
		Today, leftists frequently misuse the term "swiftboating (swiftboated) " as a convenient antidote to attempt to redefine legitimate criticism as nothing more than name-calling and smearing.
		Swift Boat Veterans for Truth was formed during the 2004 presidential election to counter the false war crimes charges Kerry repeatedly made against Vietnam veterans and to accurately portray Kerry's exaggerated claims about his own service in Vietnam.
		Specifically, this form of attack is controversial, easily repeatable, and difficult to verify or disprove because it is generally based on personal feelings or recollections.
	www.usvetdsp.com /swiftboat_term.htm (868 words)

	The ‘Swiftboating’ of Al Gore Has Begun « From the Left
		Fresh on the heels of his hugely successful documentary film, An Incovenient Truth, the radical right has swung into battle mode, attempting the squash the buzz that Democrats, hungry for a viable candidate to run for president in 2008, want Gore to throw his hat into the race.
		I guess "spam" is an indication that From the Left is reaching a larger audience — that's a good thing, but please limit the personal attacks.
		If the Al Gore is being swiftboated then the right must be running scared.
	fromtheleft.wordpress.com /2006/05/28/the-swiftboating-of-al-gore-has-begun (431 words)

	Ohio 2nd Blog » Swiftboating Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Here’s the foundation of the story that people within the Ohio Democratic Party were spreading rumors that Paul Hackett was a war criminal:
		Everyone, including Sherrod Brown, admits that the swiftboating was going on.
		Swiftboating, national party interference, state party interference, tired of raising cash, etc, etc. All or none of the above.
	blog.oh02.com /2006/02/23/swiftboating-foundation (2078 words)

	Swiftboating: See what people are saying right now on Technorati (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Swiftboating: See what people are saying right now on Technorati
		The Swiftboating of Iraq Begins August 16th, 2006 For a while now I’ve been waiting for the Bush administration and its delusional supporters to begin...
		Apparently an official from the Pentagon has confirmed the horredous acts in Haditha were perpatrated by US Marines.
	www.technorati.com /tag/swiftboating (264 words)

	AlterNet: Blogs: Evan Derkacz: Swiftboating wikipedia
		"Swiftboating is American political jargon for truthful and accurate debunking of John Kerry's exaggerated military experience in Vietnam.
		Now if you log onto wikipedia and search for swiftboating you get the flag that it is currently locked down for being controversial.
		This is a good sign and answers a question I've been unable to establish about wikipedia in general--that is the nature of authority and peer-review process compared to other encyclopedias.
	www.alternet.org /bloggers/evan/28879 (487 words)

	The Patriot Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		If you thought the tactic of "swiftboating" ended when John Kerry conceded the 2004 election, or perhaps when report after report and article after article after article refuted the "facts" or discredited those involved, you were wrong.
		Even Bush's own Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill was attacked with intent to humiliate and discredit him, with inside sources alleging "no one listened to him," accused of misusing classified documents, and forced to recant after he revealed that the Bush administration had been planning to invade Iraq even before the 9/11 attacks.
		As discussed earlier, the swiftboating tactic is based on a strong offense, surprise, extreme audacity and a dependence on the media repeating the charges.
	www.patriotproject.com /2006/07/dave_johnson_th.php (4201 words)

	Kennedy decries Healey's "Swiftboating" of Patrick - Boston.com
		The Massachusetts Democrat, appearing with his party's gubernatorial nominee in Hyannis, did not specify the reason for his criticism.
		The senator, who himself is up for re-election this fall, added, "Make no mistake about it, this is swiftboating," he said, referring to ads attacking the military record of Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., during the 2004 presidential campaign.
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	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/10/07/kennedy_decries_healeys_swiftboating_of_patrick (495 words)

	The Moderate Voice - The "Swiftboating" To Discredit John Murtha Seemingly Begins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Thibault's background and those engaging in the Swiftboating of Murtha would be relevant to any news story on this issue, I would think.
		Bottom line: Swiftboating will be around for a while yet, because in many cases it works.
		Whether the people believed the swiftboaters or not didn't matter, what mattered is that they took the focus off of the issue at hand, an issue that they were concerned their candidate would not fare so well in if people were allowed to focus on and think about it.
	www.themoderatevoice.com /posts/1137302880.shtml (4895 words)

	John Conyers, Jr. -- 8/17 - Daytona Beach News-Journal - Swiftboating of Cindy Sheehan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It seems appropriate to refer to this attack as a swift-boat attack, because it is becoming common to use "swiftboat" to mean trashing an individual until he or she has no credibility.
		This strategy worked well on presidential candidate John Kerry, who was "swiftboated" as someone who may have faked his medals (false accusation).
		Kerry didn't bother to defend himself until the smoke was too thick.
	johnconyers.com /index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={3329010C-9486-4C5E-AB13-F0D9608D9F52} (293 words)

	AlterNet: Swiftboating: A New Low in Dirty Politics
		Posted by: rsaxto on Sep 12, 2006 1:19 AM We need to fire every Republican running for office in November who doesn't spead out against swiftboating for those who don't speak out against swiftboating are traitors to democracy for they only believe in greed, greed, greed.
		Posted by: lamar on Sep 12, 2006 6:08 AM Excellent piece, except that swiftboating can't really happen to Markos Molitsas because Molitsas doesn't have the political handcuffs of an elected politician, plus he owns a platform from which to counter the swiftsilliness.
		In my opinion, part of the insidiousness of swiftboating is the inherent inability of the candidate to counter with full force.
	www.alternet.org /story/41375 (3112 words)

	Villainous Company: "Swiftboating The Generals?" Hardly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		But this is, unequivocally, what several of the generals currently calling for the ouster of Donald Rumsfeld have alleged: that their active duty peers are afraid to stand up to the bad scary man in the SecDef's chair.
		And I would argue that general officers have a duty, when asked a direct question by their commander-in-chief (or Congress for that matter) to tell the truth.
		I have had it up to here with the fear, loathing, and paranoia from folks who hear the sound of jackboots any time someone who once wore a uniform dares to exercise the rights he has spent a lifetime guaranteeing.
	www.villainouscompany.com /vcblog/archives/2006/04/on_the_evening.html (3323 words)

	Kennedy decries Healey's "Swiftboating" of Patrick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Swiftboating (defined):Telling the truth about some Liberal dirtbag.
		I'm always caught off guard when someone uses "swiftboating" to mean something bad rather than "patriotic duty".
		The thing that these jerks don't seem to understand is that "swiftboating" means a group of people in a position to know the truth, telling the truth about a liar.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1715530/posts (2553 words)

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