I don't know exactly to whom are you referring to, but I remember seeing at least a few "Thanks to the Vets" threads right after election. I even had in my tagline, something like "Thanks SwiftVets, we couldn't have done it without you". I think there were also a few editorials giving them credit.
I think there should have been even more, but at least there were some.
Check this out:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=swiftvets