[Kenton]

But surely, even Mr. Dooley could never have imagined a day would come when a mere seventh grader could be swift-boated.

If, by "swiftboating", she means exposing the truth behind a publicly-posturing Democrat, I guess that just goes to show you - A person who goes public becomes a "public person", and subject to public scrutiny.

Besides, nobody went after the kid, they just pointed out that his parents are far from "needy", and probably shouldn't be on the dole.

[Agent Smith]

Here is the best definition of swift-boating:

Swift-boating = Telling the truth about DemocRATS