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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''' | + | '''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. |
| − | + | 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 | + | 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== | ||
| + | [http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/21/a-reminder-about-the-definition-of-swift-boating/ Michelle Malkin's reminder about the definition of “Swift-Boating”], [[Michelle Malkin]], ''Michelle Malkin.com'', February 21, 2008 | ||
*[[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]] | ||
Revision as of 22:54, March 8, 2008
Swift-boating is an idiomatic catchphrase generally taken to mean exposing hard truths about Democrats who have distorted the truth or lied about their own activities.
Here, on Conservapedia, the term is used to mean exposing hard truths about 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.[1]
Origin
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[1].
See Also
Michelle Malkin's reminder about the definition of “Swift-Boating”, Michelle Malkin, Michelle Malkin.com, February 21, 2008