swift boating

"Swift-boating" has entered the political lexicon as a noun, adjective or verb and is usually invoked as a pejorative term by Kerry supporters to indicate that Kerry was treated unfairly when unpleasant but truthful accusations were raised.

Explanatory notes: Such accusations by genuine war heroes and former POWs undercut Kerry's claim to Vietnam hero status. They exposed how Kerry had manipulated the Navy's system to award himself three Purple Hearts in order to limit his service in a combat zone to four months. Democratic apologists blame disingenuously Kerry's flaccid and untimely response to the accusations with the knowledge that, if Kerry released his complete military records, they would show a general discharge for having met with enemy leaders while still in the Navy Reserve. Kerry was restored to Honorable Discharge status by President Carter in 1978. Kerry's supporters then coined the term "swift boating" to shift the blame from Kerry to his political opponents even though a full refutation of the accusations was avainlable if Kerry were to file a SF-180, which he has refused to do for reasons herein laid bare. The president and his campaign staff were never involved in exposing Kerry as a hypocrite and incorrigible opportunist.

Those f&$#ing vets were swift boating the presidential candidate we selected for his ostensible military credentials and electability causing him to lose the election that was supposed to reverse the 2000 presidential election results.

by OESY7 February 2, 2007

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Tug Boating

The art of getting a handjob from your girlfriend while stuffing your face into her titties in a motorboating fashion.

I love it when Rachel and I go Tug Boating!!!

by RicksRubicon December 9, 2008

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Ghost Boating

The act of setting a boat at low throttle and leaving the helm to dance around, stand at the bow, or even enter the water (licensed ghost boaters only).

We returned the boat with a hole in the hull and had to explain that we'd been ghost boating...

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Swift Boating

Noun: A well orchestrated campaign of character assassination and disinformation instigated by a concealed proxy.

"...Once (Cindy) Sheehan could no longer be ignored, the Swift Boating began. Character assassination is the Karl Rove tactic of choice, eagerly mimicked by his media surrogates, whenever the White House is confronted by a critic who challenges it on matters of war. The Swift Boating is especially vicious if the critic has more battle scars than a president who connived to serve stateside and a vice president who had "other priorities" during Vietnam.

"The Swift Boating of Cindy Sheehan" By Frank Rich. New York Times Op-Ed 8/22/05
http://www.iht.com/protected/articles/2005/08/21/news/edrich.php

by Clem Snide July 18, 2008

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