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The primary donor of an independent group that raised questions about Senator John F. Kerry during the 2004 presidential election has signed on to raise money for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's GOP presidential campaign. Bob Perry, a Houston home builder, is named as a member of Romney's Texas Leadership Team in an invitation for a fund-raising event in Dallas on March 26. Perry has earned a reputation for his willingness to finance the political activities of "527 groups," nonprofit organizations named after the federal tax code that applies to them. He gained notoriety for the $4.5 million he donated...

Yesterday FReeper Dark Skies posted an editorial by Andy Martin from Political Gateway with the following lead comment: “Swift boating" is a term that came into use during the 2004 presidential election to reflect Senator John Kerry’s flaccid response to attacks on his wartime record in Viet-Nam. The term, a noun, adjective and verb, has entered the political lexicon and is usually invoked when liberals and Democrats are stung trying to defend themselves against unpleasantly truthful accusations hurled by conservatives. I took exception to that definitiion and emailed my objection to Mr. Martin as follows: "Swift boating” is a term...

October 18, 2006 A hat tip of thanks to my friend Jeremiah at Jeremayakovka for forwarding me an email from Wesley Clark’s WESPAC-Securing America. In an article titled Fight Back Against Swift boating, we read Wes Clark’s opening salvo of “I live by a simple rule. If you wore the uniform, if you served your nation with honor, and especially if you fought and were wounded in battle, then you have earned the right to be treated with respect.” Neither I nor any Red Blooded American can argue with these words. However, since it appears Wes Clark has taken a...

There they go again. No sooner had Keith Ellison been declared the winner in the DFL primary and Minneapolis' likely next member of Congress than Republicans launched a smear campaign intended not only to smudge Ellison but, by association, every Democrat on the DFL ticket. Here are some of the words, delivered with ample emotion, that came from the mouth of Ellison's Republican opponent, words unlikely to have originated in Alan Fine's heart but more likely crafted by some young Beltway piranha typing away on behalf of Karl Rove's dark national machine:

1. swiftboating 16 thumbs up 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.tags outing exposing uncovering revealing deflating by Bobby Farrelly Bakersfield, California, USA Aug 24, 2006 2. swiftboating 9 up, 30 down 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...

Berlin: When a package started making a ticking sound in a busy post office,all hands were evacuated while the brave officers of the Bomb Squad did their job. The package turned out to contain something called an “electronic nappy”-designed to monitor baby’s diaper for wetness, and to emit a “beeping” sound – (instead of a sinister ticking noise)- when it is time for a change. Hmmm… What’s next ? An octopus-armed “Robo-Nanny” ? (Oh ! They already have one : It’s called a “Mom”.) Salt Lake City : A local woman was pulling into her two-car garage when she saw...