Thank Heaven for the Swift Boaters. They were effective, but they dealt only with a side issue. The big issues are the nature of Kerry’s original discharge and the treason he committed by meeting with the enemy in Paris, while still in uniform.
In part II of their book, "Unfit for Command", they did thoroughly discuss Kerry's meeting with the enemy in Paris and his other anti-war and treasonous activities.
Unfortunately, the lame stream media never talked much about part II of the book. They only talked about part I, Kerry's and the Swiftboatvets time in Vietnam. I don't remember the lame stream media giving any coverage to Kerry's trip to Paris or his other anti-war activities after he returned. They gave Kerry cover in not discussing Kerry's meeting with the Communists in Paris.
Also, other than Kerry's infamous speech before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1971, I can't remember the Swiftboatvets mentioning Kerry's trip to Paris or other anti-war/treasonous activities in any of their commercials that they wrote about in part II of their book.