An organization that sought to discredit Senator John Kerry's military service in Vietnam by claiming that he committed cowardly acts and that his medals were not deserved. This group was supposedly comprised of veterans who had served in Vietnam at the same time and on the same type of missions.
Actually a front group for Republican operatives aiming to discredit their opponent, Swiftboat Veterans for Truth suddenly appeared during the presidential race. Their attacks were effective despite Kerry's record of combat service versus his opponent's stint in the National Guard away from combat. Kerry lost his election bid and the Swiftboat group disappeared immediately after George W. Bush was reelected.
The verb "to swiftboat someone" has since entered the American political lexicon as a synonym for an ad hominem attack which seeks to discredit a person, usually made by a thinly veiled front group of operatives.
Actually a front group for Republican operatives aiming to discredit their opponent, Swiftboat Veterans for Truth suddenly appeared during the presidential race. Their attacks were effective despite Kerry's record of combat service versus his opponent's stint in the National Guard away from combat. Kerry lost his election bid and the Swiftboat group disappeared immediately after George W. Bush was reelected.
The verb "to swiftboat someone" has since entered the American political lexicon as a synonym for an ad hominem attack which seeks to discredit a person, usually made by a thinly veiled front group of operatives.
Where have the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth gone? Here they were, instantly organized and running ads on TV as if they were well financed by the Republican National Committee or something, and now they have disbanded and faded into nothing more than a verb used to describe bearing false witness and attempting to discredit a political opponent.
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A peice of information systematically placed into a sentance, so that someone would get a hint but not be directally told.
"i love how things are the last place you look. like the other day i was looking for the remote and i found it in the trash! people should check the trash more often"
Hes saying something someone is lookng for is in the garbage, or the city dump or something, thats a rouge truth.
Hes saying something someone is lookng for is in the garbage, or the city dump or something, thats a rouge truth.
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“How am I gonna tell my mom I crashed her truck? She'll kill me!”
“Listen the truth will set you free but first it’ll piss you off. That’s apart of life.”
“Listen the truth will set you free but first it’ll piss you off. That’s apart of life.”
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The Music and Cultural Arts division of the LDS church works on the 20th floor, and they tend to not be so truthful to those they deal with.
The Music and Cultural Arts division of the LDS church works on the 20th floor, and they tend to not be so truthful to those they deal with.
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1. Seeking religious truth, Jane joined the covenant.
2. I'm not sure even the Pope or the Dahli Llama has attained a real level of religious truth.
2. I'm not sure even the Pope or the Dahli Llama has attained a real level of religious truth.
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