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Examples

  • Giuliani no doubt hopes the Swifties will be a tough act to follow.

    Conservative Catholics Organize To Sink Rudy 2007

  • The Vietnam Veterans make it clear that their opposition to Fox is not just for how he contributed to the smear campaign against Kerry, but also for helping the "Swifties" in a sordid campaign that by extension slimed anyone who ever served on a Swift Boat in the Mekong Delta.

    Bob Geiger: Kerry Shipmates, Dodd Come Out Strong Against Fox Nomination 2008

  • The Vietnam Veterans make it clear that their opposition to Fox is not just for how he contributed to the smear campaign against Kerry, but also for helping the "Swifties" in a sordid campaign that by extension slimed anyone who ever served on a Swift Boat in the Mekong Delta.

    Kerry Shipmates, Dodd Come Out Strong Against Fox Nomination 2007

  • It didn't matter that the accusations angrily advanced by the "Swifties" (as they are fondly known on the right) crumbled under the slightest scrutiny, just as it didn't matter that the principal members of the Bush administration had actively avoided service in Vietnam while Kerry had volunteered for it, and just as it didn't matter that the Pentagon under Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had botched the nation's current military effort and even sent insufficiently armored soldiers into action.

    What's the Matter with Liberals? Frank, Thomas 2005

  • Of course you wouldn't because to you and the rest of the Right-Wing Swifties that was just hunkey-dorey, right?! giniajim

    Barbour: Obama, Congress 'the most liberal' ever 2010

  • In late May 2004, I was approached by Cleveland talk-show host Paul Schiffer to see if I could produce a video for the Swifties.

    Deconstructing Obama Jack Cashill 2011

  • In late May 2004, I was approached by Cleveland talk-show host Paul Schiffer to see if I could produce a video for the Swifties.

    Deconstructing Obama Jack Cashill 2011

  • And something for the Swifties on the Right to contemplate – the most successful social programs in history were all put in place by the Democrats and then tinkered to death by the Right.

    Key Democrat predicts final health bill will have 'some form' of public option 2009

  • I had no role in any of it, though the Swifties did a damned good job.

    COURAGE AND CONSEQUENCE KARL ROVE 2010

  • I had no role in any of it, though the Swifties did a damned good job.

    COURAGE AND CONSEQUENCE KARL ROVE 2010

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  • From the examples, this word refers to people on the right wing who criticized John Kerry for taking credit for being on Swift boats in Vietnam.

    In recent news, Swifties also refers to Taylor Swift fans.

    June 21, 2013