What are the swifties....

[dryan]

doing now?

[michigandem2]

1. made another ad...

the are SO not credible though...the newest ad is aobut Kerry throwing his ribbons and other soldiers medals...
but they lost all credibility and people just don't care...

[EnfantTerrible]

2. Cashing

their advances.

[MrBenchley]

3. Well, pillhead Rush is trying to convince the dittoheads

it was all a dirty trick by the Clintons (oh yes he is too)....

http://mediamatters.org/items/printable/200409010002

[liberalnurse]

5. Clinton should file a big fat law suit.

:mad:

[liberalnurse]

4. Re simulating Abu Ghrag Prison activity....

:smoke:

[Sarvis]

6. the same old tricks as last week...

They're trying to corner Kerry to " Affirm that the injuries for which you received your purple hearts never required any medical treatment beyond perhaps a bandage and that, in all instances, these injuries were self-inflicted and came from your own weapon" (from their latest press release.)

So, basically, they're still pursuing their deluded fantasies. It's moved from one 'fake' purple heart, to two, to all of 'em, in an increasingly desperate move to get attention. Kind of like my 2 year old - positive attention is best, negative attention is acceptable, just pay attention to me or I'll cry!

My advice? (ok, you didn't ask, so I'll provide it unsolicited :) Don't search out the swiftlets, just reasonably point out the documented evidence of their lying and changing their story many times over just the last few weeks, should the conversation come up. That's enough for me, and for most folks I've talked to, to demonstrate they are merely cowardly liars. The True Believers in their movement would believe the swiftlets if they said Kerry was only stopped from selling missiles to North Korea last year because Bush challenged him to a fistfight, mano-a-mano, or any other sort of lie you wanna concoct. And they'd have affidavits to 'prove' it too. So the fanatical swiftie is beyond reformation, it's a matter of faith for them, and they won't change their mind because of mere factual evidence to the contrary.

[dryan]

7. Suggestion...

someone needs to completely dissect one of these ads. I see information all over DU about various people that appear in these ads that weren't even in VN at the same time as carry or who have an ax to grind (the former DA French for instance). Also, there are connections to the GOP. I called the person doing the rally in Gainesville last week (a woman) and she said it was cancelled because the speakers were afraid of "leftists".

[Sarvis]

9. start here for your swiftlet ad dissection pleasure

---> http://swiftvets.eriposte.com/

Sadly, it's not a one-page simple summary, but the swiftlets lies are plentiful and complex, so it takes a little reading to learn about them all. That is one of the keys to their strategy - throw out tons of accusations to cloud the air and redirect the discussion from important national issues to ad hominem attacks on Kerry.

(Disclaimer: not my work, I'm just providing the link.)

Edit: also check this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=70318&mesg_id=70318

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. Lawyering up

if they were smart.