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Posted on 08/28/2006 3:34:52 PM PDT by 69ConvertibleFirebird
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The act of exposing the exagerated or inflated claims of a person seeking to promote themselves into a position of authority.
He would have gotten away with his outrageous lies if not for the swiftboating he received at the hand of his classmates.
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| 2. | swiftboating |
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The process of smearing a military veteran's service record for political purposes. Named after the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth, who discredited John Kerry's war record during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. He was a popular candidate, until the swiftboating started. |
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The lie (version 2, obviously) is at 9 thumbs up, 30 thumnbs down.
The truth is at 16 thumbs up, 0 thumbs down.
This needs freeping, too:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=swift+boat+veterans+for+truth
Thumbs up for #1, thumbs DOWN for #2.
Bumpity Bump
24 - 2 for the truth
10 - 38 for the lie.
Sounds like the other side has noticed this as well..
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"The act of exposing the exagerated or inflated claims of a person seeking to promote themselves into a position of authority."
Love it! Need to pull this one out in '08.
Done and BTTT.
DOne. And being FReep'd nicely.
Look at someone's Freeper mention here: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=neo-con
Freeped...and freeped!
Done and BTTT
What goes around comes around. :)
Quoth the raving moonbat:
"Acatually, John Kerry jumped off his swiftboat during a firefight to rescue a crew member who had falled overboard."
I submitted Mediacrat
Rofl, did you see the one about John Kerry?
LOL
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=john+kerry
See how these DU types define Freeper.
Try to keep clam!
All of the related words to swiftboating need freeping as well it seems.
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