Unfortunately, this statement is true.
What is amazing is that the MSM has made it true without, as far as I know, finding even a single statement made by the Swiftboaters that was proven false. John Kerry has been offered $1,000,000 if he could prove that the Swiftboaters were lying. He has, so far, failed to collect.
It is the an example of how the MSM manipulates our language to further their socialist/marxist agenda. Do not doubt their power to continue to do so. There influence may be declining but it is still a dominant force in American politics.
Why is it called “Borking” instead of using Kennedyism to slur a nominee?
One of the major ways the Left has altered American culture and political life is through the "politically correct" misuse of language. It's an incredibly potent weapon. Small example:
It wasn't that many years ago that the term "illegal alien" was used universally to describe anyone who was in this country illegally. But that sounded negative and judgmental to Marxists in academia and the media, and it hindered their agenda of deconstructing American society. They've deliberately and gradually morphed it into terms like "undocumented immigrant," utterly changing the meaning. Other euphemisms in wide use that alter meaning are "clandestine workers," "out of status," "unauthorized immigrant," "irregular immigrant," etc.
These terms change the way people think and play on their sympathies. Try saying the words "illegal alien" in most social gatherings today and see what response you get.