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.
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A group of fucking liars who dragged John Kerry's name through the dirt on two false accusations:
1: "John Kerry never did anything heroic in Vietnam"
Acatually, John Kerry jumped off his swiftboat during a firefight to rescue a crew member who had falled overboard. And why don't you tell me about W's heroism while AWOL from the Texas Air National Guard?
2: "John Kerry betrayed his country"
Oh yeah? Let me tell you this. Out of concern for the troops being killed in Vietnam, John Kerry joined Vietnam Vets Against the War. John Kerry saw his country making a mistake and said so. That is patriotism. The "my country right or wrong" attitude is ignorance on par with medeival peasants.
1: "John Kerry never did anything heroic in Vietnam"
Acatually, John Kerry jumped off his swiftboat during a firefight to rescue a crew member who had falled overboard. And why don't you tell me about W's heroism while AWOL from the Texas Air National Guard?
2: "John Kerry betrayed his country"
Oh yeah? Let me tell you this. Out of concern for the troops being killed in Vietnam, John Kerry joined Vietnam Vets Against the War. John Kerry saw his country making a mistake and said so. That is patriotism. The "my country right or wrong" attitude is ignorance on par with medeival peasants.
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth sent out it's slanderous ads without the authorization of Bush? Bullshit.
by Jonzo the Weasel August 15, 2006
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Get the swiftswitch mug.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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Get the Taylor Swift mug.A white female pop star, who looks like an average white blonde skinny girl,
Sings average but makes it up with really good lyrics, better than much of the pop music nowadays.
Shady and a lil petty but has a really good relationship with her fans
People tend to say everyone hates her and that she is over but her career is still doing pretty good, considering her new album sold 1.1 million copies in 3 days, in the US alone.
Sings average but makes it up with really good lyrics, better than much of the pop music nowadays.
Shady and a lil petty but has a really good relationship with her fans
People tend to say everyone hates her and that she is over but her career is still doing pretty good, considering her new album sold 1.1 million copies in 3 days, in the US alone.
Person 1: Taylor Swift is such a snake! She is over
Person 2: sure, but she is still selling more albums than your fave
Person 2: sure, but she is still selling more albums than your fave
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