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A Lump of Coal for Our Nation's Veterans From GE's John Krenicki

James Boyce | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Veterans Day, Swiftboating, Votevets, Jon Soltz, John Kerry, Paul Rieckhoff, Politics News
James Boyce

For reasons I don't understand, time and time again, we see Americans who believe not in honoring the service of those that wear the uniform but who use it to take advantage of it.

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The Media Stovepipe

Matt Osborne | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: LA Times, Obama Swiftboat, President Obama, Samsara, Obama, Swiftboat, Barack Obama, Swiftboating, Journalistic Bias, Patrick Caddell, Fox News, John Kerry Swiftboating, Journalistic Ethics, Glenn Beck, Fox, Chicago Tribune Swamp, Anonymous Sources, Fox News Channel, Stovepiping, Media News
Matt Osborne

We've seen this pattern before. A non-sourced, anonymous story enters the right-wing blogosphere and gets picked up by mainstream media, allowing the right to stovepipe their insanity.

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9/11 Eight Years After

Christine Pelosi | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: President, First Responders, Swiftboating, Liberty, Impeachment, War, 9/11, 9/11 Commission, Security, Torture, September 11, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

It was not and is not inevitable that we demonize each other when, quite frankly -- we are not the problem -- the terrorists are.

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Cleaning Some of the Fox Off of Van Jones

David Roberts | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Communism, Swiftboating, Fox News, Community Organizing, Glenn Beck, Van Jones, Green News
David Roberts

If the conservative movement were smart it would claim Van Jones as one if its own. But then, it's not smart. It's Glenn Beck.

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Passion and Anger Are Potent Weapons in the Hands of the Calm and Collected

Trey Ellis | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Obama, Chuck Grassley, Health Care, Swiftboating, Public Option, Glenn Beck, Swiftboat, Bill O'Reilly, Republicans, Democratics, Politics News
Trey Ellis

The most corrosive effect of Democratic passivity in response to lunatic right wing charges is to the masses. It's like watching your big, strapping dad get beat up by your scrawny weasel of a next-door neighbor.

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Consumerist/Ctr for Media & Democracy Protect the US Against Front Groups

Craig Newmark | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Swiftboating, Front Groups, Consumer Reports, Consumerist, Astroturf, Politics News
Craig Newmark

"Front groups," sometimes called "swiftboaters," are people paid by shady politicians or corporate executives to deceive citizens.

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Swiftboating

Norman Horowitz | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: And MSNBC, Abc, Nbc, Cnn, Fox, Cbs, Fnc, Lying, Rush Limbaugh, Swiftboat, Broadcast TV, Swiftboating, Cable Networks, Sarah Palin, Healthcare Reform, Newt Gingrich, Extreme Right Wing, Healthcare, Politics News
Norman Horowitz

Wikipedia defines this word as: "... American political jargon that is used as a strong pejorative description of some kind of attack that the speaker...

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Pandering for Palin: SarahPAC Makes First Sales Pitch

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alito, John McCain, Palin Alaska, Rnc, Samuel Alito Exxon, McCain Palin, Palinpac, Palin Washington, Palin President, Swift Boating, Native Alaskans, Sarahpac, Palin Pac, Rnc Chair, Sarah Palin, Swiftboating, Politics News, Palin Political Action Committee, McCain Campaign, Campaign Funds, Politics News
Geoffrey Dunn

While personal and political controversies are muddying up Palin's political agenda in Alaska, the distant horizon of national politics looms ever so pristine -- and inviting.

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A Superficial Take on Politically Historical Events as Perceived While Watching CNN and MSNBC

Jann Karam | Posted 02.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Obama Supporters, Msnbc, The Arizona Republic, Democratic National Convention, Pinkberry, Dating Advice, Joe Biden, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Rocky Mountains, Politics, Swiftboating, West, Bill Ayers, Wolf Blitzer, Sarah Palin, Hook Up Politics, Watching Msnbc, Denver, Entertainment News
Jann Karam

I'm not saying that getting laid is the agenda at every political event. But when everybody's drunk on America, there's a good chance to engage salaciously with legislators or the fit security staff.

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The Rashid Khalidi, Iran, Anti Israel Bogeymen

Taylor Marsh | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Swiftboating, Iran, Israel, Rashid Khalidi, 2008 Election, Middle East, Barack Obama, Politics News
Taylor Marsh

by Taylor Marsh Let's start with Juan Cole's "McCain Racism, Hypocrisy on Khalidi Issue." He gives an explanation that is continually ignored no ma...

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Obama Could Lose Election Due To Voter Suppression

Judah Freed | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

Read More: 2008 Elections, Law, Democrat, Youth Vote, Swift Boat, Obama, Democratic Party, Voter Suppression, Voting Problems, Voter Su, Colorado, Acorn Voter Fraud, Hava, Voter Registration, Voters, Election 2008, Voter Fraud, Republican Party, Voting, Denver, Republican Presidential Candidate, Acorn Voter Registration, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, John McCain, Acorn, Women Voters, Indiana, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Democracy, Democrats, Acorn Scandal, 2008 Election, Election, Barack Obama, Swiftboating, Early Voting, Republican, New York Times, Breaking Politics News, Voter ID Laws, Republicans, West Virginia, Paper Ballots, Kansas, Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Tennessee, Home News
Judah Freed

Republicans are seeking to suppress the voter turnout among youth, minorities and poor people. If Republicans can prevent enough Democrats from casting ballots, McCain could win the election.

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Jack Murtha Targeted by Right-Wing

Taylor Marsh | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Murtha, Swiftboating, Congressional Democrats, 2008 Election, Republicans, Veterans, Politics News
Taylor Marsh

John Murtha is in a political dogfight, with wingnuts pouring in money and resources to support a candidate who doesn't even know the district Murtha has represented for 34 years.

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Obama Can Use Humor to Connect with Voters and Corner McCain

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 11.07.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: John McCain, Debate, Barack Obama, Bill Ayers, McCain Maverick, Ronald Reagan, Political Humor, Swiftboating, Henny Youngman, Jokes, Tv, Putin, Political Speeches, Nashvile, TV Advertising, Presidential Debates, Entertainment News
Jonathan Leigh Solomon

The crowd always has the power - the power to not give the comedian the laugh. If you want people to elect you leader, it's best to avoid putting yourself in a position of having less power.

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Political Lies and American Democracy

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Swiftboating, Lies, Corporate Media, Lies in Politics, Mccain Lies, 2008 Election, Politics News
Geoffrey R. Stone

One function of a free press in a self-governing society is to tell the truth, which is why those who embrace a strategy of political lying make a concerted effort to denigrate the credibility of the press.

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Send Us Sleaze And Smears

Off The Bus | Posted 10.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Sleaze, Swiftboating, Election Smears, Gop Tricks 2008, Democratic Tricks 2008, Dirty Campaigns, Dirty Tricks Campaign, Election Dirty Tricks, Home News
Off The Bus

Simply put on some gloves, hold your nose, scan the sleaze and then email or fax us the copies of these specimens of American political mailings. After we get it, we'll put it online at OffTheBus, HuffPost's citizen-produced presidential campaign news site.

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How Will the Right Try to Destroy Dr. Philip Butler?

Marty Kaplan | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Swiftboating, John McCain, Philip Butler, Mccain Hanoi, Dr. Philip Butler, Mccain Hanoi Hilton, Politics News
Marty Kaplan

Dr. Philip Butler spent eight years at the Hanoi Hilton, nearly six of them with John McCain. What does he think about the POW experience as preparation for the White House?

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Swiftboating '08: While The Democrats Are Away...

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Bittergate, Democratic Convention, Swiftboating, John McCain, Karl Rove, Tony Rezko, Bill Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Mccain Swiftboat, McCain Rove, Home News
Nathaniel Bach

In a week in which Democrats and the national media are focused on the Convention and the surrounding protests/parties/circus, it's worth keeping one eye on what's happening on local television in the swing states.

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How Should Obama Respond? A Third Way to End the Sliming

Joel Weinberger | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Psychological Science, Obama Nation, Attack Ads, Barack Obama, Corsi, Swiftboating, Obama Swiftboat, Obama Muslim, Obama Osama, Drew Westen, Obama Smears, Politics News
Joel Weinberger

Obama is refuting charges against him in an effort not to repeat the mistake of the Kerry campaign -- but this just substitutes a new mistake for the old one.

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T. Boone Pickens: From Swift Boater To Pluralist

Larry Gellman | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jewish Wisdom, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, John McCain, T. Boone Pickens, Aspen, Swift Boat, Alternative Energy, Talmud, Aspen Institute, Renewable Energy, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, T. Boone Pickens Wind Turbines, Swiftboating, Pluralism, Swift Boat Veterans, Jewish, 2008 Presidential Race, Natural Gas, Pickens Plan, Energy, Politics News
Larry Gellman

In just a few years Pickens has moved from being a totally partisan political animal to a man who is looking for the partial truth in the disparate views of a variety of people.

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Swift Boat Author Smears Self

Bruce McCall | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Swiftboating, Jerome Corsi Obama Book, The Obama Nation, Humor, Jerome Corsi, Political Humor, Memoir, Politics News
Bruce McCall

His next written effort, Corsi notes, involves hatchet jobs on all six of the most prominent Democratic vice presidential candidates, "just to be ready."

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Memo to Right-Wing Donors -- This is Who You're Getting in Bed With

Tom Matzzie | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Swiftboating, Jerome Corsi Obama Book, Obama, John McCain, Mccain, Barack Obama, Jerome Corsi, Politics News
Tom Matzzie

Let's review some of what we know about Corsi: he cavorts with white supremacists, he is a known plagiarist (according to a conservative!), and he is a 9/11 conspiracy theorist.

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Swiftboating Sells -- But Only if We're Buying

Marie Wilson | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Swiftboating, Obama, Media, Mccain, Barack Obama, Politics News
Marie Wilson

Obama Nation is the latest offering by Jerome R. Corsi, the infamous quasi-journalist who caused irrevocable damage to Kerry's 2004 campaign with his widely-discredited Unfit for Command.

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Jerome Corsi's Shameless Hatchet Job on Barack Obama

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Michelle Obama, John McCain, Jerome Corsi, David Axelrod, Barack Obama, Republican Smear Machine, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, Swiftboating, Books, Book Reviews, Obama Smears, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Corsi's biggest claim to fame is co-authoring the infamous Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Judging from the shrill and paranoid tone of his latest effort I get the impression Obama has really scared these guys this time.

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The Swiftboaters Are Back: GOP Funds Group With Finance Law Loophole

Talking Points Memo | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Swiftboat, John McCain, Obama Swiftboat, Swiftboating, Mccain Swiftboaters, McCain Swift Boat, McCain Feingold, Swiftboat Veterans, John McCain Swiftboaters, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, John Mccain Swift Boat, Politics News

The "Swift Boaters" from 2004 are back at it. A group of top Republican contributors who financially fueled the famous "Swift Boat" campaign ads that...

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Sununu Front Group Attacks Shaheen in New Hampshire

Kathy Sullivan | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Americans for Job Security, Swiftboating, Jeanne Shaheen, Attack Ads, New Hampshire, Politics News
Kathy Sullivan

Americans for Job Security is running attack ads against Shaheen during an election year, yet claiming that it is not trying to influence an election, and refusing to release the names of its members or its donors.

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