http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/swiftvets/ en-us Mon, 1 Jun 2009 20:57:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262401/posts I've been invited on Lars Larson's nationally-syndicated show today to talk about my recent article in the American Thinker, Media still lying about the Swift Boat Veterans and the book I co-authored with Tim Ziegler, To Set The Record Straight: How Swift Boat Veterans, POWs and the New Media Defeated John Kerry. The Lars Larson Show http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262401/posts#comment Mon, 1 Jun 2009 20:57:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257858/posts Five years ago, a group of Vietnam veterans came forward at the National Press Club in Washington to dispute the "war hero" stories that formed the basis of candidate John Kerry's presidential campaign, and to challenge the claims of rampant US war crimes Kerry had used to launch his political career 33 years earlier -- false accusations, they said, that helped to poison the reputations of a generation of American troops. The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth included Kerry's entire former chain of command from Vietnam and dozens of eyewitnesses to his actions there. Kerry, the veterans said, was not... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257858/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 16:30:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043795/posts Sticks and stone may break your bones - but words can destroy. Think about the Swift Boat campaign and what it did to John Kerry in 2004 and what rumors of a secret love child did to John McCain's bid for the White House in 2000. ~~snip~~ The Internet is making it easy to set these little fires and fan them into a blaze of untruths, and this election has become so intense that groups wanting to undermine the other guy have sunk to a new level. Unregulated attack groups like the 2004 Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, called 527s... knoxnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043795/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:55:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042974/posts Barack Obama has published an enemies list and conspiracy web on his presidential campaign website, Fight the Smears.The site lists conservative activists David Bossie, Floyd Brown, Bob Perry, Craig Shirley, Bruce Hawkins and James Lacy.The Obama campaign posted an accompanying graphic that lays out a web of connections between the conservatives, groups they represent and their efforts opposing liberals, including "Swift Boat", "Clinton Impeachment" and "Willie Horton Ad".The text never connects any of those listed to 'smears' against Obama, but instead lists their politcal sins such as working with the Minutemen, Ann Coulter, Gary Aldrich, donating to the Swift Boat... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042974/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:09:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039918/posts AN INCIDENT ON THE BAY HAP RIVER Instead of "No Man Left Behind," the true story of that day is "One Man Left." — John O’Neill A war hero candidate On January 17, 2004, two days before the crucial Iowa Democratic primary, the Kerry campaign staged a dramatic “reunion” between the candidate and Jim Rassmann, a former U.S. Army Special Forces officer who said Kerry had saved his life in Vietnam 35 years before. The tearful meeting of the two men was presented as spontaneous, though the campaign had paid Rassmann’s way to Des Moines and informed NBC anchor Tom... ToSetTheRecordStraight.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039918/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 21:27:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038584/posts The past several weeks have seen charges and countercharges flying over the claimed release of medical records by the current prospective Democrat and GOP candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain. In the current poisonous political atmosphere, the electorate doesn't know whom to trust. Its growing distrust of conventional "mainstream media" has caused an unprecedented meltdown in circulation and network news viewership nationwide. And their distaste for the vicious politics of both parties in Congress has driven the level of public approval of the political establishment at every level -- from the press, to candidates, to elected officials -- to all... Huffington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038584/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:02:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1989749/posts I've heard several times that B. Rocko Bama's Rev. Wright served as a Marine. Does anyone have any idea when or where he served? What kind of discharge he got? Did he get any medals? In other words, I am starting to wonder. myself http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1989749/posts#comment Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:19:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977521/posts McCain Slams Swiftboat Vets Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:19:32 pm PST Has anyone ever really shown that the allegations made by the Swift Boat Veterans against John F. Kerry were false? If someone has refuted the charges conclusively, I’ve never seen it—which makes John McCain’s continuing antipathy toward the Swiftboaters inexplicable: McCain Scrambles to Control Backers. Speaking to reporters aboard his campaign tour bus late Tuesday, McCain acknowledged that conservative independent groups pursuing a similar line to Cunningham’s could be impossible to control. “I think you have to worry about that, particularly the 527s,” McCain said, referring to the... Fox News and LGF http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977521/posts#comment Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:27:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976651/posts One of the core charges that John Kerry’s media-aided campaign made in 2004 and since to delegitimize the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth is that its leader John O’Neill, who had opposed Kerry in 1971, was a creation of Richard Nixon’s White House. I was there, and know better. Until now, the central purported prop for the charge went unrebutted. Charles “Chuck” Colson has now spoken up. It’s time for reputable media, and even Kerry’s advocates if they have any integrity, to cease this charge. Like a dime-novel legend, based on little, this charge has been frequently repeated and embellished... Democracy Project http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976651/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:46:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976315/posts MIDI - IT'S OVER DFU News of the Day in Song http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976315/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:06:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962084/posts To Set The Record Straight By Jamie Glazov FrontPageMagazine.com | Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Scott Swett, the co-author (along with Bob Hahn) of WinterSoldier.com, SwiftVets.com and HillCAP.org. He worked closely with the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and other anti-Kerry veterans' groups during the 2004 presidential campaign. He is the co-author (with Tim Ziegler) of To Set The Record Straight: How Swift Boat Veterans, POWs and the New Media Defeated John Kerry. FP: Scott Swett, welcome to Frontpage Interview. Swett: Thanks very much. I appreciate the excellent work you do. FP: Why was this book... Frontpage Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962084/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:49:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959110/posts Redefine “swiftboating” and claim $1 million!Swiftboating: Exposing the lies, deceit and fraud of self-glorifying public officials or candidates for public office who exaggerate their military service by lying about feats of heroism or combat wounds.If, after reading the above word and its definition, you know it’s incorrect - boy, do I have an opportunity for you. Simultaneously, you can re-define this term, vindicate Massachusetts Senator John F. Kerry and lay claim to a cool one million bucks. Right away, I’ll push aside criticism over what is, after all, old news. To what purpose does re-hashing the 2004 Presidential election serve?... The South Brunswick (NJ) Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959110/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:33:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957193/posts ---------- The recent New York Times' blatantly misleading attack on the American military, where with rigged data they attempted to portray Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans as crazed killers, should serve as a reminder that liberal media treachery against our military is very much alive and as viciously dishonest as ever. As many of us know, this animosity of the Left is certainly nothing new. In their recently published book recounting how a grassroots movement of Vietnam veterans successfully torpedoed John Kerry’s presidential aspirations in the 2004 campaign, To Set the Record Straight, authors Scott Swett and Tim Ziegler describe... WinterSoldier.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957193/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:18:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947793/posts Scott Swett interview by Paul Weyrich on RighTalk Radio, December 28, 2007 Weyrich: Back with The Right Hour on the RighTalk Radio Network. I'm Paul Weyrich, and with us now is Scott Swett, who has just written a book entitled, To Set The Record Straight: How Swift Boat Veterans, POWs and the New Media Defeated John Kerry. Swett is a former chairman of the Free Republic Network, and was very much involved with the entire controversy over the Swift Boat veterans in the 2004 elections. Scott, welcome to the program. Swett: Thank you very much, Paul. It's good to be... Rightalk & To set the Record Straight http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947793/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jan 2008 17:36:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1939908/posts FReeper Scott Swett will join Loud & Clear (Central Jersey 1450 AM WCTC) to discuss his new book, "To Set The Record Straight" today (Saturday, December 15th). Mr. Swett will be the guest of Keith Rasmussen and Maggie Glynn who host Loud & Clear on Central Jersey 1450 - 1 pm to 4 pm Eastern. He will join Loud & Clear at 3:30 pm (Eastern). Scott Swett created and managed the web sites SwiftVets.com and WinterSoldier.com during the 2004 campaign, working closely with Swift boat veterans, former POWs and other Vietnam veterans to help bring their experiences to the public.... WCTC 1450 AM Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1939908/posts#comment Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924682/posts WEB EXTRA / Readers weigh in as wounds of Vietnam are reopened again . . . I am writing in response to the article published on November 6th about U.S. Senator John Kerry. I find it hard to believe that the issue of Senator Kerry’s service to our country is being brought up yet again by one small group of people with an ax to grind. - TIMOTHY P. MURRAY, Lt. Governor, Massachusetts Dear Senator Kerry, it does not matter what dirt you have on them, what you use to prove you right and them wrong, you lost this battle,... The Patriot Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924682/posts#comment Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:19:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1922059/posts AMANA, Iowa — With less than two months until the Iowa caucuses, Hillary Clinton is charging through the early-voting state in an attempt to widen a lead that was recently imperiled when her Democratic opponents stepped up their game of hardball against her following last week's candidate debate. The frontrunner's worries that opponents Barack Obama and John Edwards could outflank her in the heartland have set her to hiring 100 new staff in Iowa and possibly doubling that army by election night on Jan. 3. It also has led to a back and forth about fair play that has even... Fox News.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1922059/posts#comment Wed, 7 Nov 2007 03:52:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802816/posts The primary donor of an independent group that raised questions about Senator John F. Kerry during the 2004 presidential election has signed on to raise money for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's GOP presidential campaign. Bob Perry, a Houston home builder, is named as a member of Romney's Texas Leadership Team in an invitation for a fund-raising event in Dallas on March 26. Perry has earned a reputation for his willingness to finance the political activities of "527 groups," nonprofit organizations named after the federal tax code that applies to them. He gained notoriety for the $4.5 million he donated... The Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802816/posts#comment Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:40:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774740/posts Jerome Corsi, co-author of the 2004 campaign book "Unfit for Command" attacking Sen. John Kerry's war record, joined up Tuesday with the organization intended to similarly undermine Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2008 campaign. TheVanguard.org is intended to be a right-wing version of the leftist MoveOn.Org. It was founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, including Gil Amelio, former CEO of Apple and National Semiconductor. Coming on board Feb. 16 as TheVanguard's full-time editorial and creative director will be Richard Poe, who has served as editor-in-chief of FrontPage Magazine. He has been described as the conservative movement's leading expert on MoveOn.Org's... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774740/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:28:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1753559/posts Well, it was worth every penny of it. Swift Vets and POWs for Truth was fined today by the Federal Election Commission for violating campaign finance laws. A fine of $299,500 was levied against the organization. The organization ran their website starting in April 2004 right up to November 3 when John Kerry lost the election... Kokonut Pundits http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1753559/posts#comment Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:50:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1738571/posts WASHINGTON — The race to be the No. 2 House Democratic leader turned nasty Tuesday, with challenger Rep. John Murtha accusing opponents of "swift-boat style attacks" that hark back to his days being investigated in the FBI's 1980 Abscam sting. Murtha won endorsement Monday from Nancy Pelosi, who is widely expected to be the House speaker. But Murtha is opposed by some liberals who say they are not happy with the Pennsylvania lawmaker's pro-gun and anti-abortion record. Others say Pelosi took a wrong turn in backing Murtha over her current deputy Rep. Steny Hoyer because Murtha's record is marred by... Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1738571/posts#comment Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:11:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1730016/posts 620 WTMJ Newsradio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1730016/posts#comment Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:16:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1730257/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Sen. John Kerry apologized directly to U.S. troops on Wednesday for comments about Iraq that had prompted a firestorm of criticism from Republicans and President George W. Bush. "I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform and I personally apologize to any service member, family member or American who was offended," Kerry said in a statement. Kerry said earlier in the day he was sorry for a "botched joke" about Bush that was interpreted as a slam on the U.S. military. Republicans demanded a more direct apology... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1730257/posts#comment Wed, 1 Nov 2006 22:17:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729618/posts Just announced on the FNC. FNC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729618/posts#comment Wed, 1 Nov 2006 03:14:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729649/posts WASHINGTON — Republicans are trying a seemingly successful technique found in Democratic campaign playbooks, linking their opponent to an objectionable gaffe much the way Democrats have pinned Republican candidates to politically unpopular President Bush. That appears to be the game plan as the GOP seeks to make John Kerry a last-minute issue before next Tuesday's midterm election by demanding to know whether their Democratic opponents support the Massachusetts senator's recent criticism of U.S. troops in Iraq. "Sen. Cantwell is Sen. Kerry's host in our state," reads a press release from Mike McGavick, Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell's Republican opponent. "She has... FOXNEWS.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729649/posts#comment Wed, 1 Nov 2006 04:07:06 GMT