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2008 prez politics
== Origin ==
== 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]]<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>.
== 2008 Presidential Politics ==
Four years after the term was first used as a verb, it is now entrenched Democrat vernacular. Though, [[Democrats]] have decided to cling to their redefinition to be synonymous with lies and inneundo or smear and fear. <ref>[http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/04/redefining_swiftboating_and_re.html Redefining 'Swiftboating' and Rewriting History] American Thinker, April 20, 2008</ref> During the Democrat primaries, [[Barack Obama]] used the term when describing his opponents. “The cause of change in this country will not be deterred or sidetracked by the old ‘Swift boat’ politics. The cause of moving America forward demands that we defeat it.” <ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1107/6949.html Obama: Don't 'swift boat' me] Politico.com, November 17, 2007</ref>
==See Also==
==See Also==