The upcoming ABC documentary 'The Path to 9/11' is expected to swiftboat the Clinton administration, accusing it of ignoring the terrorist threat.
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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.
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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.
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He would have gotten away with his outrageous lies if not for the swiftboating he received at the hand of his classmates.
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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.
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