http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Swift_Boat_Veterans_for_TruthFind stories, videos, and photos about Swift Boat Veterans for Truth from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:22:08 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2008/POLITICS/10/28/campbell.brown.obama/tztop.campbell.brown.cnn.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Swift_Boat_Veterans_for_Truth14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Swift Boat Veterans for Truth from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/campbell.brown.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/campbell.brown.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou may have heard that Wednesday night Barack Obama will be on five different TV networks speaking directly to the American people.Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/16/pf/political_donations.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/16/pf/political_donations.moneymag/index.htmAs November draws nearer, expect a barrage of pre-recorded phone calls and other pleas from presidential hopefuls who want your vote - and your financial support.Thu, 22 May 2008 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/20/ohio.senate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/20/ohio.senate/index.htmlSen. Mike DeWine is changing the images of the burning World Trade Center towers in a campaign ad, but not for the reasons Democrats objected to it.Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/01/tyrrell.swiftboating/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/01/tyrrell.swiftboating/index.htmlAs we watch the left of the Democratic Party pressing its case to return to the top of the heap in American politics, or at least evade the fate of the dodo, we have ever more evidence validating an insight on which I stake my reputation as a political seer. To wit: Partisan politics more often falls under the professional expertise of the psychiatrist than that of the political scientist. A learned shrink can often tell us more about a political issue than any other professional, not excluding a swami or a voodoo priest.Thu, 01 Jun 2006 16:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/19/sinclair.kerry/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/19/sinclair.kerry/index.htmlThe Washington bureau chief for a chain of television stations that plans to run a documentary critical of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Monday he was fired for publicly criticizing the company's decision to air the program.Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/10/04/8186789/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/10/04/8186789/index.htmThis election cycle, 527s have replaced PACs as the political money-handlers du jour. Groups like MoveOn.org, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, and a new group running ads that attack Bush's military ...Mon, 04 Oct 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/23/swiftboat.ad/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/23/swiftboat.ad/index.htmlThe Vietnam veterans group behind a series of commercials attacking Sen. John Kerry's military record has released a new ad comparing him to Jane Fonda for meeting with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong officials during the Vietnam War.Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/29/kerry.firstlady/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/29/kerry.firstlady/index.htmlThe Kerry campaign Sunday criticized first lady Laura Bush for what the campaign called her "statement in support of the swift boat smear ads."Sun, 29 Aug 2004 21:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/26/prez.poll/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/26/prez.poll/index.htmlThe race for the White House between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry remains a statistical tie, with Kerry holding a single-point edge among registered voters, according to a new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll.Thu, 26 Aug 2004 21:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/25/cleland/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/25/cleland/index.html"We're asking George Bush today to put up or shut up," former Democratic Senator and Vietnam War veteran Max Cleland said in Crawford, Texas, as he tried to deliver a letter to the president signed by several current U.S. senators -- all veterans -- asking the president to denounce the swift boat attack ads against John Kerry.Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/25/cleland.letter/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/25/cleland.letter/index.htmlFormer Sen. Max Cleland on Wednesday attempted to deliver a letter to President Bush at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, asking him to publicly condemn recent attack ads on Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. The ads question Kerry's combat record in Vietnam.Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/25/ginsberg.swiftboat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/25/ginsberg.swiftboat/index.htmlA legal adviser to the Bush-Cheney campaign resigned Wednesday after revealing that he had also advised the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the 527 group that has launched a campaign to discredit Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's military record.Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/25/cleland.swiftboat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/25/cleland.swiftboat/index.htmlRepresentatives of both political parties Wednesday converged on Crawford Middle School in attempts to deliver messages -- in letter form -- about a campaign that is critical of the military record of Sen. John Kerry.Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/24/fear.smear/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/24/fear.smear/index.htmlOnly days before the start of the Republican National Convention in New York, John Kerry came to the city and leveled this charge Tuesday, "The Bush campaign and its allies have turned to the tactics of fear and smear because they can't talk about jobs, health care, energy independence and rebuilding our alliances -- the real issues that matter to the American people."Tue, 24 Aug 2004 20:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/24/kerry/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/24/kerry/index.htmlDemocratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Tuesday accused the Bush campaign of adopting "the tactics of fear and smear" because its record is a failed one, saying November's election comes down to a choice between right and wrong.Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/23/swift.boat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/23/swift.boat/index.htmlFlanked by his vice president and his national security team at his Crawford, Texas, ranch, the president went slightly further than his aides in calling for an end to those controversial Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ads blasting Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry.Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/23/bush.kerry/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/23/bush.kerry/index.htmlPresident Bush on Monday called for the so-called 527 groups to stop airing political ads, but he did not directly condemn commercials by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth that have attacked Sen. John Kerry's war record.Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/23/kerry.record.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/23/kerry.record.tm/index.htmlJohn Kerry offers his service in Vietnam as proof that he can keep America safe. But in two TV ads and a best-selling book, an anti-Kerry group has accused the Senator of dishonesty and cowardice during the war.Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/22/bush.kerry.ads/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/22/bush.kerry.ads/index.htmlThe Bush campaign rejected accusations Sunday from Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign that it was using "tired, old smear tactics" by letting backers attack Kerry's Vietnam War record through an independent group.Sun, 22 Aug 2004 20:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/21/edwards.swiftboat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/21/edwards.swiftboat/index.htmlA volunteer adviser has quit President Bush's re-election campaign after appearing in a veterans group's television commercial blasting Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's involvement in the Vietnam-era antiwar movement.Sat, 21 Aug 2004 19:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/20/swift.assault/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/20/swift.assault/index.htmlThe political battle between John Kerry and a group of Vietnam veterans supported by some Republicans grows more heated. As Kerry calls on President Bush to disavow the first swift boat ad, a second one is ready to be released.Fri, 20 Aug 2004 20:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/20/kerry.swiftboat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/20/kerry.swiftboat/index.htmlThe Kerry presidential campaign filed a complaint Friday with the Federal Election Commission, alleging that ads from an anti-Kerry veterans' group are inaccurate and "illegally coordinated" with Republicans and the Bush-Cheney campaign.Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/19/swift.boat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/19/swift.boat/index.htmlDemocratic presidential candidate John Kerry took the fight directly to President Bush Thursday over what he says is Bush's willingness to allow surrogates to tell lies about his Vietnam record.Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/05/kerry.veterans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/05/kerry.veterans/index.htmlA veterans group that has been sharply critical of Sen. John Kerry launched an ad Thursday that accuses the Democratic presidential nominee of lying about his Vietnam war record.Thu, 05 Aug 2004 17:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/01/kerry.ad/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/01/kerry.ad/index.htmlA group of Vietnam veterans opposed to John Kerry's presidential campaign demanded Tuesday that he remove a photograph that appears in one of his television advertisements.Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:40:00 EDT