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*[http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/01/tyrrell.swiftboating/index.html "Tyrrell: Swiftboating has become a hate term,"] CNN, June 4, 2006. | *[http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/01/tyrrell.swiftboating/index.html "Tyrrell: Swiftboating has become a hate term,"] CNN, June 4, 2006. | ||
*Ron Brynaert, [http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/New_Murtha_Lied_Website_posts_hateful_0625.html "New 'Murtha Lied' Website posts 'hateful' emails after liberal blogs start digging,"] ''The Raw Story'', June 26, 2006. | *Ron Brynaert, [http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/New_Murtha_Lied_Website_posts_hateful_0625.html "New 'Murtha Lied' Website posts 'hateful' emails after liberal blogs start digging,"] ''The Raw Story'', June 26, 2006. | ||
| + | *Dave Johnson, [http://www.patriotproject.com/2006/07/dave_johnson_th.php "The Swiftboaters Are Back in the Water,"] ''The Patriot Project'', July 17, 2006; [http://www.seeingtheforest.com/archives/2006/07/the_swiftboater.htm ''Seeing the Forest'']; [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-johnson/the-swiftboaters-are-back_b_25223.html ''The Huffington Post'']. | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 21 July 2006
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 in Variety, February 5, 2006.
"If you can construct believable stories with enough truth in them to smear somebody royally, boy, is there a pot of gold waiting for you in D.C.," Triplet said. "Spin doctors are nothing new in politics, but a certain type -- equal parts scriptwriter, opposition researcher and ruthless street fighter -- is increasingly in demand, and for good reason.
"Just ask John Kerry, the former Democratic presidential candidate who became the target object of a new verb: swift-boating," Triplet wrote.
Also see swiftboating in the Wikipedia.
Related SourceWatch Resources
- Bush administration smear campaigns
- Cindy Sheehan
- Coalition for a Fair Judiciary
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- John F. Kerry
- John P. Murtha
- Rumsfeld and the Generals
- Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
- Swiftboating John Murtha
- Swiftboating Joseph Wilson
- The Donatelli Group
External Links
2005
- Jamison Forester, "Swiftboating Hillary," Media Matters for America (AlterNet), April 21, 2005.
- "Swift Boat Moms in Winnebagos, or the Astroturfing of Cindy Sheenhan," Skiing Uphill Blog (reprinted on Hart Williams Blog), August 30, 2005.
- Jim Gilliam, "Swiftboating the Wal-Mart Movie," The Huffington Post, November 29, 2005.
2006
- "Tracks of Her Tears: The Swift Boaters and Sam Alito," Attytood, January 12, 2006.
- "Swiftboating of Murtha," Crooks and Liars, January 14, 2006.
- Joe Gandelman, "The 'Swiftboating' To Discredit John Murtha Seemingly Begins," The Moderate Voice, January 16, 2006.
- William Triplet, "'Swift-boat' pros in demand in D.C. Spinmeisters go negative," Variety, February 5, 2006.
- Dave Johnson, "Swiftboating King's Funeral - Here It Comes!" Seeing the Forest, February 7, 2006.
- Alex Urevick-Acklesberg, "Let The Swiftboating Begin!" Blue Force Blog, April 6, 2006.
- R. Emmett Tyrell, "Swiftboating as hate term," Washington Times, June 2, 2006.
- "Tyrrell: Swiftboating has become a hate term," CNN, June 4, 2006.
- Ron Brynaert, "New 'Murtha Lied' Website posts 'hateful' emails after liberal blogs start digging," The Raw Story, June 26, 2006.
- Dave Johnson, "The Swiftboaters Are Back in the Water," The Patriot Project, July 17, 2006; Seeing the Forest; The Huffington Post.
