“a swift-boating and a smearing”
These people are clowns. Pointing out the facts of the guy’s life is neither a swift-boating or a smearing. Perhaps the writer can tell us why Jones was less than honest in his security application?
As for running as a carpet-bagging mayor of Oakland, I would say that the dishonest and avowed communist Jones is the perfect man for the job. The only thing that would make it better is if the Bay Area seceded from the Union.
“Pointing out the facts of the guy’s life is neither a swift-boating or a smearing.”
Actually, it IS swift-boating, but not smearing.
You are only half right. IT IS SWIFT-BOATING. The swift-boat veterans simply told the TRUTH about John F'in Kerry (who was in Vietnam if you didn't know). They served with him and new him to be a phony.
These men were patriots that served their country in Vietnam and then again by outing Kerry for the traitorous liar he is.
It should be considered an honor by any true patriotic American to be accused of "swift-boating" someone, or participating in McCarthyism.