MMFA takes the lead in exposing
Swift Boat Vets' smear

• Jacoby in Salon.com: Novak flacks for Swift Boat Vets without disclosing ties to publisher
• Corsi attempted to defend Unfit for Command after Kerry called book "a pack of lies"
• Swift Boat Vets edited its website to conceal contradiction MMFA spotted
• FOX's Garrett boosted discredited Swift Boat Vets allegation
• Post ombudsman: Novak should have disclosed Regnery connection
• Novak explains family's Regnery ties
• Gingrich distorted facts on Kerry's 1970 Paris visit
• Scarborough: cable "didn't create" Swift Boat Vets' book success -- but cable covered group 22 times before book hit #1 on Amazon.com
• CNN correspondent failed to confront Rove on gross distortion of Kerry's post-Vietnam War testimony
• Krauthammer repeated Swift Boat Vets' discredited attack on Kerry
• Limbaugh claimed Clintons are funding Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
• CNN's Blitzer let Brownback get away with 527 disclosure lie
• Brokaw accepted anti-Kerry vet's disputed claim as fact
• Novak contradicted his own column to lead conservatives in boosting Schachte -- despite mounting evidence discrediting anti-Kerry vet
• B.G. Burkett kept Kerry-bashing stayin' alive on Hannity & Colmes
• Unreliable sources: CNN panelists repeated distortions about attacks on Kerry
• Evidence contradicts claims by Novak's highly touted witness
• Wall Street Journal, Wash. Times allowed for more false O'Neill claims, attacks
• Blaming the victim: CNN's Woodruff said Kerry "could have avoided" Swift Boat Vets attacks
• "Political independent" anti-Kerry vet Schachte contributed to George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004
• O'Reilly on Kerry in Cambodia: "I know he wasn't there. So take it to the bank. ... I don't mislead anybody"
• Limbaugh sub host: Kerry "coined the phrase 'baby killers'"
• Nine more editorial boards weighed in; only one said Swift Boat ads might have merit
• As evidence mounts of GOP connection to anti-Kerry Swift Boat Vets, Hume and Dole deny the obvious
• Limbaugh rolled out the red carpet for more O'Neill lies
• Hume accused Kerry of lying about Vietnam
• Two candidates, two military records, two standards
• Oliver North denied that atrocities occurred in Vietnam; moments later, anti-Kerry vet said they did occur
• Scarborough lied about NY Times report to cover for GOP operative serving as Swift Boat Vet spokesperson
• Colmes sank O'Neill's boat full of lies
• O'Reilly: Swift Boat Veterans never said Kerry "lied"
• Only one of 15 newspaper editorial boards found merit in Swift Boat Veterans' charges: An MMFA survey
• Conservatives echoed false accusation that Kerry lied about Cambodia
• What goes around comes around: O'Neill lied about being in Cambodia during the Vietnam War
• AP: O'Neill addresses inconsistent Cambodia statements
• New York Observer: "Kerry-Loathing Swift Boaters Sinking Facts"
• CJR: Press failure in covering Swift Boat Vets for Truth "has to rank as a low point"
• O'Neill's donation denial ignored more Republican money
• The lies of John O'Neill: An MMFA analysis
• Some newspapers published misleading reports on Bush's failure to condemn Swift Boat Vets' ads
• Matthews falsely claimed Kerry's 1971 Senate testimony "seemed" to say Americans were "all Lieutenant Calleys"
• Kondracke echoed discredited Swift Boat Vets charge
• Wall Street Journal repeated Drudge Report gossip as fact
• Juan Williams noted Swift Boat Vets "are lying"; highlighted Jerome Corsi's slander against pope, Jews, Muslims
• Tucker Carlson lied about Bob Dole's lies; Dole falsely claimed that '96 campaign didn't promote his war record
• While defending free speech, Hannity condemned MMFA for exercising it
• Who is Steve Gardner?
• AP: Unit's weekly report supports Kerry's version of disputed incident
• LA Times commentary: Conservative media's handling of the Swift boat dispute is a case study in bias
• Rocky Mountain News: Ads anger Colorado vet, who says he saw Kerry rescue soldier
• LA Times: These Charges Are False...
• Local Oregon veterans call for county prosecutor's resignation for signing misleading Swift Boat Vet affidavit
• NYT's Stanley: Cable coverage of Swift Boat Vets muddles fact and fiction
• Reuters: Navy Commander, Journalist, Backs Kerry on Vietnam
• NYT's Stanley: Cable coverage of Swift Boat Vets muddles fact and fiction
• Dallas Morning News: Swift Boat Vets funder listed as co-host of NYC event whose guest list includes Rove and president's father
• Buchanan echoed Swift Boat Vets' latest distorted attack on Kerry's post-Vietnam service
• Conservatives celebrated Malkin's false statements on Hardball as she denounced Matthews; Limbaugh, Malkin lied about Olbermann
• MMFA President David Brock sends letter to Wal-Mart, other retailers about Unfit for Command
• Will conservative media Swift Boat apologists now apologize?
• Flashback: In 1999, media virtually ignored anti-Bush book -- except to report on author's credibility
• O'Reilly Factor sub host challenged Swift Boat Vet on failing to question his own Bronze Star citation
• NYT: The Birth of an Anti-Kerry Ad
• Oregonian: Swift Boat vet "did not witness the events in question"
• On Hardball, Matthews told Swift Boat Vet: "You haven't produced any personal knowledge"
• Hardball's Matthews took Michelle Malkin to task for outrageous claims
• Ignoring evidence of coverage, Brent Bozell and John Gibson claimed media ignored Swift Boat Vets
• FOX & Friends used dubious poll to bolster Swift Boat Vet group's impact
• Salon.com's Boehlert: Kerry campaign calls for withdrawal of book after Washington Post "torpedoes the veracity of a Swift boat veteran"
• New York Times: "Kerry Ad Hits Back at Veterans Group"
• Washington Post: Records undermine claims of anti-Kerry swift boat vet
• Wash. Times excerpted Unfit for Command distortions
• Confronted with MMFA research, O'Neill denied $7,000 in contributions to Republicans
• Hume claimed media ignored Swift Boat Veteran's book
• Disgruntled Kerry shipmate claimed others thought Kerry was "despicable"; they disagree
• On Hardball, lies new and old from John O'Neill
• FOX's Garrett distorted support for Kerry among veterans who served with him
• More lies, smears and distortions: Limbaugh rushed to defense of Swift Boat Vets
• Buchanan parroted Kerry-bashing veteran O'Neill's discredited claim about co-author
• Un-political O'Neill has made nearly $15,000 in contributions to federal races -- all Republican
• MMFA investigates: Who is Jerome Corsi, co-author of Swift Boat Vets attack book?
• AP: Corsi sorry for slurs
• Unfit book materials show Corsi more than just an "editor"
• O'Neill did the cable news circuit, spreading discredited attacks on Kerry
• Blitzer challenged O'Neill to disavow Corsi (video) windows media | mpeg
• Carville: "In the world of putrid right-wing pond scum, Corsi is one of the biggest bottom-feeders of them all."
• O'Neill on co-author: Corsi made "stupid statements"
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• Kerry adviser on Corsi: "Those are bigoted, horrible statements if they are true." (video) windows media | mpeg
• Corsi "apologize[s] if anybody was offended"
• Tony Blankley on Corsi's "distinguished writing career"
• MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell exposed Ted Sampley's anti-McCain attacks
• Novak denied Swift Boat Vets' GOP ties; Matthews claimed group's unsubstantiated charge "could hurt" Kerry
• Drudge continued to push false report tying Boston Globe reporter to book by Kerry-Edwards campaign -- even after Globe set record straight 08.09.04
• MMFA investigates: Who is Jerome Corsi, co-author of Swift Boat Vets attack book? 08.06.04
• Swift Boat Vets chairman's evolving story about knowing Kerry in Vietnam 08.06.04
• Boston Globe: Veteran retracts criticism of Kerry 08.06.04
• Salon.com: chief Kerry attacker lied about prior TV interviews 08.06.04
• Conason: McCain condemns "Republicans' Dishonorable Charge" 08.06.04
• Submerging the truth about Swift Boat Vets on Hannity & Colmes, Scarborough Country 08.05.04
• AP: "McCain condemns anti-Kerry ads, calls on White House to follow suit" 08.05.04
• O'Reilly on anti-Kerry Swift Boat Vets: "I've never seen them on ... cable news" 08.05.04
• NYT article on discredited Drudge story failed to report paper's own executive editor had debunked it 07.30.04
• In "World Exclusive," Drudge dredged up discredited charge that Kerry filmed reenacted combat scenes for future political career 07.29.04
• FOX exposed anti-Kerry vets' flip-flopping 06.05.04
• FOX's Colmes confronted chair of Swift Boat Vets about the group's partisan ties 06.02.04
• NY Post mum on "Doc" Docs 05.06.04
• Who is John O'Neill? 05.04.04