If you want to know what swift boating means, just ask John Kerry. In the 2004 election the Swift Vets and POWS for Truth, formally the Swift Boats for Truth, lead a widely-publicized campaign against Kerry. From this feud the term "swift boating" began to be used by people who disapproved of the Swift Vts and POWS for Truth's tactics in slandering Kerry during the presidential race.
Now this newly coined American political jargon that is mainly used as a degrogative description of some kind of attack that the speaker considers unfair or untrue.
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by Robert Frank
About Me
- Bridget Streeter
- I am a sophomore at U-Albany majoring in art concentrating in photography with a duel major in journalism. I hope to pursue a career in photojournalism when I graduate in 2010.
Troy, 2008
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We must remember our past to be able to look to our future.
Vietnam Women's War Memorial
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Photographs are a way in which we can visually connect to a news story. They help us put an image to an idea.
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