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Have you ever said anything critical of Obama? Shame on you.(Barack Obama)(Brief article)
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Have you ever said anything critical of Obama? Shame on you. You might have thought you were simply pointing out his flaws, but in fact you were engaged in "swift boating." The term derives, of course, from the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the former Navy officers who served with John Kerry in Vietnam and banded together to criticize his war record in the 2004 presidential race. The Swifties got a few things wrong. But they also scored a few direct hits--remember "Christmas in Cambodia?"--and, as Kerry's fellow veterans, they were rightly outraged at Kerry's claim that Americans ...
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