"Swiftboating is American political jargon for truthful and accurate debunking of John Kerry's exaggerated military experience in Vietnam. The Swift B
November 28, 2005

"Swiftboating is American political jargon for truthful and accurate debunking of John Kerry's exaggerated military experience in Vietnam. The Swift Boat Veterans For Truth organization's ads against Democratic presidential candidate Senator John F. Kerry in the 2004 election campaign revealed the candidate to be untruthful in his representation of his military record. Swiftboating is a new political term for exposing the truth while being under constant attack from those that desperately want to believe the lie. "

Someone needs to inform Wikipedia what they have posted is a lie. I was looking to see if John O'Neal or Robert Novak added the entry. (hat tip AS) It looks like the entry is undergoing various changes as you refresh the page. Update: The page has been closed to editing.

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