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[[Image:Swiftboating.jpg|300px|thumb|right|On [[Conservapedia]], it's telling the truth about [[Liberals]].]]

[[Image:Swiftboating.jpg|300px|thumb|right|On [[Conservapedia]], it's telling the truth about [[Liberals]].]]

'''Swift-boating''' means exposing hard [[truth]]s about [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] who distort the truth or lie for self-serving purposes. It does not mean smearing. <ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/21/a-reminder-about-the-definition-of-swift-boating/ A reminder about the definition of “Swift-Boating”], [[Michelle Malkin]], ''Michelle Malkin.com'', February 21, 2008</ref>

'''Swift-boating''' is an idiomatic catchphrase generally taken to mean exposing hard [[truth]]s about [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] who have distorted the truth or lied about their own activities.

On Conservapedia, '''Swift-boating''' means exposing hard truths about [[liberals|liberal editors]] who [[censor]] or distort the [[truth]], or engage in [[deceit]].  To date, the term has only been used once, in this form, on Conservapedia.[http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:Search?search=swift+boating&go=Go]

Here, on [[Conservapedia]], the term is used to mean exposing hard truths about [[liberals|liberal editors]] who [[censor]], distort the [[truth]], or engage in [[deceit]].  To date, the term has only been used once in this manner on Conservapedia.[http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:Search?search=swift+boating&go=Go]

== Origin ==

== Origin ==

The origin of the term comes from the 2004 Presidential election, when members of Sen. [[John Kerry]]'s swift-boat platoon from Vietnam, came out in opposition to his run with the organization [[Swift Boat Veterans for Truth]]<ref>[http://www.swiftvets.com Swiftvets.com]</ref>.

The term originated during the 2004 Presidential election when members of the US Navy Swift-Boat unit in which Sen. [[John Kerry]] had served came out in opposition to his campaign for the Presidency, and formed an organization entitled [[Swift Boat Veterans for Truth]]<ref>[http://www.swiftvets.com Swiftvets.com]</ref>.

==See Also==

==See Also==

*[[Debate:Two sides to a coin. The liberals use of Swift Boat]]

*[[Debate:Two sides to a coin. The liberals use of Swift Boat]]

*[[Swift Boat Veterans for Truth]]

*[[Swift Boat Veterans for Truth]]