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The days of Swift Boating are numbered
The Ironton Tribune (OH)/irontontribune.com ^
| April 19, 2008
| Jim Crawford
Posted on 04/19/2008 8:02:51 AM PDT by garbageguy
The days of Swift Boating are numbered
Friday, April 18, 2008 12:25 PM EDT While the Democrats continue to gnaw at each other for the partys nomination, there are signs, indications even, that some of the recent methods of electoral success in the past are fading as effective tools.
Most notably, Swift Boating, may finally be on its way to becoming a historical footnote.
Swift Boating describes the effective use on well funded false charges against th
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; kerry; swiftboating; swiftboatvets
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Just another lefty loon railing about how evil Republicans are. Again.
To: garbageguy
All these restrictions of speech have to stop...and remove themselves. Thank you Soros and McCain.
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:07:40 AM PDT
by
Vision
("If God so clothes the grass of the field...will He not much more clothe you...?" -Matthew 6:30)
To: garbageguy
The key to effective “swift boating” is that that target has to be a liar with little character or spine. The swift boater has to be honorable, truthful and courageous. If either one is not just right, it is ineffective.
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:11:42 AM PDT
by
Dutch Boy
To: garbageguy
He doesn’t even know what “Swift Boating” means or is. What a dork.
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:12:11 AM PDT
by
Don Corleone
(Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
To: garbageguy
“Swift Boating describes the effective use on well funded false charges against the personal character of a candidate.”
Umm, what false charge would that be? They had Kerry dead to rights, lying like a S.A.S.
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:12:36 AM PDT
by
headstamp 2
(Been here before)
To: garbageguy
"well funded false charges ?????
To: headstamp 2
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:14:12 AM PDT
by
headstamp 2
(Been here before)
To: garbageguy
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:14:30 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: Don Corleone
He has it defined exactly as the Dems want it defined.
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:14:40 AM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
("democrat" -- 'one who panders to the crude and mindless whims of the masses " - Joseph J. Ellis)
To: garbageguy
and speaking of garbage ... I can’t read more tha the excerpt. Does the author go on to enumerate the ‘false charges?’
Unlike most ‘negative’ political advertising, the Swift Boat Vets were real people who served w/Kerry who stepped forward courageously against the odds to tell their story and version of events. To this day we haven’t seen a 180.
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:16:35 AM PDT
by
EDINVA
(Proud American for 23,062 days.... and counting!)
To: garbageguy
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:17:54 AM PDT
by
Wade827
(Job 21:3)
To: garbageguy
“well funded false charges”. The Swift Boat charges were true!
To: garbageguy
Our president did not have a distinctive military service in the National Guard in Texas during the Vietnam War, and his opponent, John Kerry had military service in Vietnam that earned him several purple hearts. HAHAHAHAHA! The ones printed on Band-aids?
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:21:13 AM PDT
by
TLI
( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
To: EDINVA
They've got this idiot nailed in the comments:
" Thing you don't recognise your "hero" Kerry was a fraud. The swift boat vets told the truth. Calling attacks on politicians "swift boat attacks" is disrespectful to these vetrans. I think you ows them an apology. I'm sure they won't get one from you but you owe it none the less. "
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:22:05 AM PDT
by
Bob
To: garbageguy
"Swift Boating describes the effective use on well funded false charges..."What false charges?
To: garbageguy
Did anyone keep count - how many vets questioned Kerry’s
accounts vs. how many came to his defense? Had to be like
100 to 2 against.
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:23:31 AM PDT
by
Thanks RR Rest Well
(Frodo failed - Hillary wants the Ring back!)
To: Old Retired Army Guy
well funded false charges. The Swift Boat charges were true!The moonbat lexicon says... false (adj.): true, but politically harmful to Democrats.
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:24:34 AM PDT
by
Wade827
(Job 21:3)
To: Thanks RR Rest Well
That is well documented at the swift vet’s web site.
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:27:10 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(<===Bitter, Gun-totin', Typical White American)
To: Vision
He has confused Rather-gating with Swift boating. Attack Bush with false lies like Rather, and thats OK. Attack Kerry with the truth and that is wrong? As usual the liberals have it A@$backward.
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:32:30 AM PDT
by
Exton1
To: garbageguy
Swift Boating describes the effective use on well funded false charges against the personal character of a candidate. And as this never happened before 2004, the term dates from that time
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posted on
04/19/2008 8:32:30 AM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
("Never apologize, Mister, it's a sign of weakness" - Nathan Brittles)
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