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1. Swiftboated To have your credibility attacked by an a
dishonest political machine. Named for four ads run by a
conservative group of Vietnam War veterans called Swiftboat
Veterans for Truth (SBVT) during the 2004 presidential campaign.
The ads featured Vietnam veterans corroborating falsehoods about
Kerry's service in Vietnam, and criticizing his testimony as a
member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.  The accuracy of the ads was
discredited by official Navy records, other veterans, and
several of the SBVT's own members. In spite of media sources
openly questioning their validity, they were effective in
raising doubts about Kerry's war record in critical swing
states. Bush, a draft-dodger, managed to win his second term in
the 2004 election, largely due to the Swiftboat ads.  These
days, when media figures have their image attacked, they claim
they've been swiftboated in order to imply that th