[maica]

Re: using the term “swift-boated”

This is an excellent example of how those who control language win. We know that the Swift Boat vets courageously “told truth to power” (to coopt another cliche) and the supporters of that power - Gore - coined the word “to swiftboat” to mean slandering somebody.

Now Freepers unconsciously have adopted the left’s definition.

This is what happened with “MSM.” We know they are on the Left of the political spectrum, yet we acknowledge that they are in the middle and conservatives are on a “wing” every time we use their term.

They fight with words and we have to be vigilant, not to fall into their traps.

[Tallguy]

Amen.

[cake_crumb]

I thought the poster made a conscious attempt as sarcasm. Yesterday or the day before, there was a post here at FR about the "swift boating" of the upper middle class Frost family, which would rather pimp their kids to the democrats in return for forcing poor people to pay for their kids' health insurance than dip into their yuppie-lifestyle fund.

Buy you're right that we shouldn't allow the Democrats to subvert yet another conservative term and use it against us.