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swiftboat

to distort history for political purposes, especially in a vicious personal attack
The upcoming ABC documentary 'The Path to 9/11' is expected to swiftboat the Clinton administration, accusing it of ignoring the terrorist threat.
by JwW September 7, 2006
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swiftboat

to attack an anti-war politician on the basis of their military service record
"Man, did they swiftboat Murtha."
by galatea January 14, 2006
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swiftboating

The process of smearing a military veteran's service record for political purposes. Named after the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth, who discredited John Kerry's war record during the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
He was a popular candidate, until the swiftboating started.
by SmileyScout January 21, 2006
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swift-boated

To be made a fool of. To look like a horses ass. To take it up the "Poop-Shoot" in a presidential election and still think of yourself as some kinda war hero.
John Kerry got "swift-boated" in the 2004 presidential election.
by JihadGene September 15, 2006
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swiftboating

A political ploy whereby allegations, falsehoods, exaggerations, or distortions are publicized to discredit a person or entity and have the intended effect that public attention is drawn to the ensuing controversy about the veracity of the allegations and away from some other political embarrassment.
Questions about Kerry’s military service and whether he deserved purple heart medals was swiftboating the public’s attention from whether or not Bush was AWOL.
by Nels Christianson October 14, 2006
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swiftboating

The act of exposing the exagerated or inflated claims of a person seeking to promote themselves into a position of authority.
He would have gotten away with his outrageous lies if not for the swiftboating he received at the hand of his classmates.
by Bobby Farrelly August 24, 2006
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swiftboat

To bravely expose the lies and manipulations of a powerful person seeking to achieve self promotion based on a falsified personal history and thereby prevent the success of his or her deception.
It took a lot of guts to go up against the lying billionaire, but they were able to swiftboat his dreams of taking over the country.
by Bobby Farrelly August 24, 2006
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