Goodbye to swift-boating
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- October
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One of the puzzles of this presidential campaign is what happened to swift-boating. Whatever you thought of the technique, it just hasn’t had the same wallop this time around.
The Nation looks at the topic in this “article”:http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081110/berman called “Swiftboat Blues.”
Here’s a mention of President Bush’s former press secretary Ari Fleischer, who grew up in Pound Ridge.
“The broader implosion of the conservative movement also helps account for the impotence of these groups. Take the example of Freedom’s Watch, founded with great fanfare last year by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and advised by Bush White House veterans like Ari Fleischer and Karl Rove. Though projected to spend $200 million, the group was beset by infighting and spent less than $40,000 between May and September. Freedom’s Watch has been MIA during the presidential election.”
I’m on the look-out for other articles on the subject. I’m curious to know what more conservative commentators think.
PHOTO: Ari Fleischer talks with reporters during the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation golf outing at Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor July 14, 2008. (Stuart Bayer / The Journal News)
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