Quick question about Kerry and the Swift Boat Vets for "Truth"

[skipos]

What was the rough time period that the SBV"T" really started getting a ton of coverage in MSM. Was it the middle of August 2004? I know those dipshits had been around for awhile, but I am trying to remember when it was that MSM really started jumping all over them.

I am just asking for informations sake.

[bryant69]

1. The specific time frame?

I think it built up quite a while, but started after Kerry was the candidate. I'm sorry to keep plugging this site, but the Daily Howler's archives for 2004 might help you narrow it down --> http://dailyhowler.com/archives-2004.shtml

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[skipos]

2. There was a week were I was flipping around on the news

channels and it was ALL they were talking about. It was definitely before the debates. My memory says July or AUgust. I'll look at the site, thanks.

[MethuenProgressive]

3. The Swift Boat Vets connection to the Nixon WhiteHouse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O%27Neill_%28Vietnam_veteran%29

The Nixon Youth have never really gone out of power.

[Jim Lane]

4. They got heavy coverage after their first TV ad in early August 2004

From wikipedia (with footnotes deleted):

"SBVT first went public with a May 4, 2004, press conference declaring opposition to Kerry. When the press conference garnered little attention, the organization decided to produce television advertisements. On August 5, 2004, SBVT began airing a one-minute television spot in three hotly contested states in the ongoing presidential election."

Also in August 2004 was the release of their anti-Kerry book, Unfit for Command, which became a best-seller.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_Vets_and_POWs_for_Truth