• Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
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    3 months ago

    Remember when John Kerry ran against George Bush? Bush was in the air national guard during VietNam. Kerry was a Swit boat captain who was wounded in action and received a purple heart. Republicans with Rove put an all out effort into diminishing Kerry’s service. There’s a political term for it.

    "Swiftboating” refers to the use of dishonest or misleading tactics to attack or smear the reputation or character of a political opponent

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      3 months ago

      Ahem, from the linked article…

      Chris LaCivita — who was a consultant to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth group that helped sink Kerry’s bid — is a senior adviser to Trump’s campaign and has signaled an eagerness to reopen the playbook on Walz.

      Everything old is new again.