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Gatekeeper..<a href="https://mstdn.social/@amydiehl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@amydiehl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swiftboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swiftboat</a> crew

PollyThe history of <a href="https://glasgow.social/tags/swiftboating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swiftboating</a> by Time:<a href="https://time.com/7015638/tim-walz-jd-vance-military-records-max-cleland-history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://time.com/7015638/tim-walz-jd-vance-military-records-max-cleland-history/</a><a href="https://glasgow.social/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Walz</a> <a href="https://glasgow.social/tags/swiftboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swiftboat</a>

Preston MacDougall<a href="https://mastodon.social/@rightardia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rightardia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/RickScott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RickScott</a> also lied about his own military service in a pathetic attempt to <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/swiftboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swiftboat</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimWalz</a>.<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/StolenValor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StolenValor</a> ⬇️ and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WhiteCollarCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteCollarCrime</a> ⬆️ are both on the ballot in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FLsen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FLsen</a> race. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/VoteBlueMatterWho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoteBlueMatterWho</a> to <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SaveAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveAmerica</a>.

Michael FenichelSo what's poor Sir <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpVirus</a> to do? Aside from " <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doomtruthing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doomtruthing</a> " and spewing the usual fake <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Truth</a>? So smart... He's already got the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Swiftboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Swiftboat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> guy. Now's time for dirty politics (and Bannon's on Va-ca) >> Trump’s “Personal Envoy” Moves into Mar-a-Lago <a href="https://puck.news/trumps-personal-envoy-moves-into-mar-a-lago/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://puck.news/trumps-personal-envoy-moves-into-mar-a-lago/</a> > Campaign staffers are on edge as Corey Lewandowski, bearing a menacing new title, begins popping up on calls, taking meetings with staffers, and searching for loyalists to rival Chris and Susie...

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KamalaHarris</a>’ campaign has pushed back against the attacks, but some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> worry <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> might succeed in turning Walz’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#military</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#service</a> into a liability. Others accused Republicans of attempting to “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SwiftBoat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SwiftBoat</a>” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Walz</a>, a reference to the 2004 campaign & a sign of the campaign’s continued relevance.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarrisWalz2024</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VeteransForHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransForHarris</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veterans</a>

cowboybanjobiker 🤠🪕🚴Don't try that <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/swiftboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swiftboat</a> sh*it again. It won't work.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vance</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NOtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NOtrump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Election2024</a>

Doug Baker<a href="https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GottaLaff</a> Are we heading for the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SwiftBoat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SwiftBoat</a> canards, do you think?

Zhi Zhu 🕸️"Two decades ago, LaCivita helped write & produce television ads for Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group that falsely claimed Kerry was misrepresenting his <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#service</a> as a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SwiftBoat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SwiftBoat</a> captain in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vietnam</a> War — for which Kerry was awarded 3 Purple Hearts, a Silver Star & a Bronze Star.Vance & other Republicans are now trying to discredit Walz’s 24 years of service in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalGuard</a>...<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/swiftboating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swiftboating</a> is now a widely used term for the kind of attack <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> have launched at <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Walz</a>"

garrytansucks.55 on Signal<a href="https://techhub.social/@BookSwiftieAndrew" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BookSwiftieAndrew</a> <a href="https://threads.net/@swifties4kamala/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@swifties4kamala</a> <a href="https://friendica.opensocial.space/profile/kamalaharrisforpresidentnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kamalaharrisforpresidentnews</a> from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swiftboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swiftboat</a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swifties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swifties</a>? is she trying to get ahead of the google search recommendation algorithm?

Sue CohenSo <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MAGAts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MAGAts</a> are trying to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/swiftboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swiftboat</a> @TimWalz Then we'll <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/swiftcouch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swiftcouch</a> @JDVance Couches across America are starting to come forward & admit they were also sexually assaulted by him I'll vote for the COACH

beSpacific<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LIES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LIES</a> reminiscent of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SwiftBoat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SwiftBoat</a> attacks in 2004 that targeted 1 of John Kerry’s key political strengths: his <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/heroism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heroism</a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/valor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#valor</a> in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vietnam</a>.Some political editors still get played like fiddle when it comes 2 covering <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> attack lines. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WaPo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaPo</a> was worst culprit, headline: “Tim Walz’s military record, National Guard departure get new scrutiny.” It happily launders <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vance</a> attack line w/out self-awareness or historical understanding of the last 2 decades of American politics." <a href="https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/20-years-later-political-press-still" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/20-years-later-political-press-still</a>

swanksalotIt's been a few years, but from what I recall, the Kerry Swiftboat kinda worked because Kerry's team didn't think anyone would pay attention to nonsense, didn't bother to refute the falsehoods.<a href="https://toot.community/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#election</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Kerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kerry</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Swiftboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Swiftboat</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Walz</a>

cowboybanjobiker 🤠🪕🚴<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Walz</a> spent 24 years in the Army as a Former Sergeant Major, Master Sergeant (E-9), retired honorablyVance enlisted in the Marines, leaving as an Corporal (E-4) after 4 years, honorably.As a Vet, I thank them both for their service.As a human, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vance</a> should let go of his couch and stop trying to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Swiftboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Swiftboat</a> other service members.<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/07/politics/tim-walz-military-record-vance-attack/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/07/politics/tim-walz-military-record-vance-attack/index.html</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Election2024</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarrisWalz2024</a>

TheDarcBird<a href="https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GottaLaff</a> Do you agree that <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FuxSpews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FuxSpews</a> is attempting to <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SwiftBoat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SwiftBoat</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/GovWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GovWalz</a> ?

NonilexDid <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>‘s VP pick <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JDVance</a> just ‘<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/swiftboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swiftboat</a>’ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimWalz</a> by attacking his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#military</a> record?[Yep. Vance is pretty effin stupid.]<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vance</a>, accused his opponent of “stolen valor garbage” & accused him of having “abandoned” his unit in 2005 ahead of a planned deployment to Iraq.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weird</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SwiftBoatVeteransForTruth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SwiftBoatVeteransForTruth</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Veterans</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freedom</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CommonSense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CommonSense</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarrisWalz2024</a> <a href="https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/08/did-trumps-vp-pick-jd-vance-just-swift-boat-tim-walz-by-attacking-his-military-record.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/08/did-trumps-vp-pick-jd-vance-just-swift-boat-tim-walz-by-attacking-his-military-record.html</a>

MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<a href="https://mastodon.social/@elhowieson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@elhowieson</a> The ONLY reason <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> are pushing the "Biden is too old" and suggesting he has <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dementia</a> memes is to distract from the fact their OWN candidate is only 3-1/2 years younger, is DEFINITELY showing signs of dementia, plus has 91 felony convictions INCLUDING trying to overthrow the government via encouraging a violent mob to attack The Capitol.Same reason <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AWOLBush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AWOLBush</a> supporters <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Swiftboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Swiftboat</a>'ed War Hero John Kerry in '04.

MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Savvyhomestead" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Savvyhomestead</a> I think a lot about the way <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> run elections, picking at threads until they turn them into giant controversies that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> spend all their time defending (drawing attention away from their OWN worse offenses.)Bronze Star recipient John Kerry was <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Swiftboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Swiftboat</a>'ed to distract from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AWOLBush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AWOLBush</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewtGingrich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewtGingrich</a> investigated Bill Clinton's affairs while HE HIMSELF was having an affair.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> should be asking all the time: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhereIsMelania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhereIsMelania</a>? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IOKIYAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IOKIYAR</a>

MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<a href="https://mastodon.social/@flexghost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@flexghost</a> The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> was always the "Pro-military" party. (Remember the *disgust* they had for "draft dodger" Bill Clinton?)Then, they elected a draft dodger in 2000, "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SwiftBoat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SwiftBoat</a>'ed John <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kerry</a> (winner of the Bronze Star for bravery) to re-elect Bush in 2004, went BACK to being pro-military by nominating war hero John <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/McCain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#McCain</a> in 2008, nominated *another* draft dodger (Mitt Romney) in 2012, and then <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CaptainBoneSpurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CaptainBoneSpurs</a> (who ridiculed McCain) in 2016.

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