Swiftboating, as it has come to be defined by the Left, is the political trick of claiming to expose truth while in fact lying. Operating under that definition, the Left repeatedly assailed Bush, the Right, the Iraq War, counterterrorism efforts and the entire effort to keep America safe from terrorism by defeating Al Qaeda. The Left said here's the truth: failure of judgment, loss at war, incompetence at all levels, all of which were demonstrable lies, but by repetition over a period of years proved effective. Polling tracked the disillusionment among Americans as the lies set in. Wrong track polling ran into eighty percent, and the credibility of President Bush was eroded into the low twenty percent. It's time to render a verdict. Who was right and who was wrong in taking us into the Iraq War, and what followed in elaborate and expensive efforts to protect America? The answer likely will horrify many Lefties for sheer emphatic audacity: The Right was right, the Left was wrong. Period. John Gibson will prove it.
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Swift•boat•ing (swift-bo-ting) n. as defined by the Left, the political trick of claiming to expose the truth while in fact lying.
Was George W. Bush really the worst president in American history? Was the Iraq War really the biggest foreign policy blunder of all recorded time? Did Bush really steal the 2000 election, make war on civil rights, torture innocent goatherds, and prove America's racism during Hurricane Katrina? If this is what you think, then you may have been swiftboated by the liberal media.
The swiftboating of George W. Bush began in 2000 and continued throughout his presidency, spreading lies about his response to 9/11, the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, enhanced interrogation techniques, the Surge, uranium from Nigeria, the number of deaths in Iraq, the federal response to Katrina, and much, much more. In How the Left Swiftboated America, talk-radio host and bestselling author John Gibson sets the record straight, showing how, in case after case, Bush's performance was much better than most people were misled to believe. And he calls on all Americans to fight back and put an end to the swiftboating lies of the Left.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.About the Author
John Gibson is a bestselling conservative author who appears frequently on Fox News Channel and has his own national radio program, reaching about two million listeners on ninety stations each week. He lives in New York City.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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77 of 103 people found the following review helpful
By Tim Black
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I really enjoyed this book. I always believed the liberal media and liberal comedians were constantly bashing Bush for political reasons. I didn't agree with everything President Bush did but I knew he wasn't the devil the media made him out to be. If you started to turn on the President because of all the hate being spewed by the media then you owe it to yourself to read this book so your final judgement of the President is based on the truth and not the liberal media hate.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Felix
Format:Hardcover
I had the opportunity to read this book at a friend's house. Reading it shouldn't take you more than a couple hours, as it has no substance.
The ideological nature of this book should be evident in that the author considers "Democrats" and "Left" as synonyms.
Then there's the whole initial argument that Bush wasn't dumb because either him or Cheney decided that one of them would "move" (for electoral purposes) out of Texas as the Electoral College wouldn't award them electors had they been from the same state (this doesn't prove that either candidate was smart or dumb, just that their lawyers knew their stuff, as you should expect).
The author then launches on a misconstruction of the 2000 presidential election in Florida, arguing that Al Gore took the case to the Supreme Court because he lost the Electoral College but won the popular vote for almost half a million votes. This is substantially incorrect, as it was the Bush team that requested the Supreme Court to stop the recount. If you were to believe what the book says, Gore went to the Supreme Court to question the current electoral system as unjust. This is not at all what happened.
From then on the book gets worse. Take your pick, Iraq, Katrina, the economy, etc. everything is recounted in an alternate history version where the facts become irrelevant. What's worse, all these facts are easy to check.
Finally, I find ironic that a conservative uses the term "swiftboat" to refer to what used to be calling "mudslinging" (I guess) being that the term was coined when a conservative activist tried to denigrate John Kerry service as a swift boat commander. From the use of the term one would guess that there was no essence to the claims against Kerry, or so does the author of this pamphlet implied in choosing this revealing title.
I thought this book would give me some insight into the roots of the current political situation, but that's not the author's goal. If you believe that Fox News is the only reliable news source you may like parts of this book, otherwise try and find a book more in touch with reality.
The ideological nature of this book should be evident in that the author considers "Democrats" and "Left" as synonyms.
Then there's the whole initial argument that Bush wasn't dumb because either him or Cheney decided that one of them would "move" (for electoral purposes) out of Texas as the Electoral College wouldn't award them electors had they been from the same state (this doesn't prove that either candidate was smart or dumb, just that their lawyers knew their stuff, as you should expect).
The author then launches on a misconstruction of the 2000 presidential election in Florida, arguing that Al Gore took the case to the Supreme Court because he lost the Electoral College but won the popular vote for almost half a million votes. This is substantially incorrect, as it was the Bush team that requested the Supreme Court to stop the recount. If you were to believe what the book says, Gore went to the Supreme Court to question the current electoral system as unjust. This is not at all what happened.
From then on the book gets worse. Take your pick, Iraq, Katrina, the economy, etc. everything is recounted in an alternate history version where the facts become irrelevant. What's worse, all these facts are easy to check.
Finally, I find ironic that a conservative uses the term "swiftboat" to refer to what used to be calling "mudslinging" (I guess) being that the term was coined when a conservative activist tried to denigrate John Kerry service as a swift boat commander. From the use of the term one would guess that there was no essence to the claims against Kerry, or so does the author of this pamphlet implied in choosing this revealing title.
I thought this book would give me some insight into the roots of the current political situation, but that's not the author's goal. If you believe that Fox News is the only reliable news source you may like parts of this book, otherwise try and find a book more in touch with reality.
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
GOTTA START WITH.GOD BLESS JOHN GIBSON! HE EXPOSES ALL THE LIES & SMEARS THE LEFT DID TO PRES. GEORGE W. BUSH. I THINK HE WAS AN AWESOME PRES. I HOPE EVERYONE READS IT & COMES TO KNOW THAT BUSH WAS NOTHING LIKE THE GUY THE MEDIA CHARACTERIZED HIM AS! JUST AWESOME!
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This book was only the tip of the iceberg.
Unless you are a hardcore leftist or a regular Jane or Joe that has been duped-by-leftist-and-liberal-media-and-professors, you know that the mainstream media is very biased and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by C. Stevens
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A review from somebody who actually read the book.
I bought the book after seeing so many bad reviews by leftists who had obviously never read the book and who have no intention of ever doing so because it might make them think. Read more
Published on October 28, 2010 by B. Brigg
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Bush WAS terrible & was NOT Swiftboated
The right wing screams foul if the press tells the truth...
First, this title is ridiculous. Read more
First, this title is ridiculous. Read more
Published on October 25, 2010 by SPF
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Must Read for Anybody Who Cares About America
John Gibson has pulled together an excellent synopsis of what was a concerted effort to undermine the president of the United States. Read more
Published on April 3, 2010 by E. Abraham
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Thank you John Gibson
O thank you John Gibson for letting me love George Bush again. Now that I know that the reason I hated him is because I've been brain washed, I'm going to run off and scrub every... Read more
Published on March 20, 2010 by Norm
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Revealing
I'm thankful someone who has the intelligence, resources, knowledge and experience to get to the truth of these matters laid it out in plain terms. Read more
Published on February 12, 2010 by Duane
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great right wing read!
Artrived on time and in perfect condition. This is one of the best reads about this past 2 years. Politics over easy.
Published on February 7, 2010 by M. S. Dawson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gibson Rules
Just like his show, John Gibson combines humor and intellect to make politics an interesting subject. Read more
Published on January 30, 2010 by shakes67
4.0 out of 5 stars
Useful but a bit boring
I like John Gibson's talk show on radio. Given chance more often than not I even prefer to listen to him than to Rush Limbaugh, who is on the same time slot, because I find John... Read more
Published on January 13, 2010 by Henry Resheto
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Interesting with one caveat
For once it would be refreshing to see something other than "homer posturing." It's obvious, if your a liberal you're going to slam the right and anyone associated to it and vice... Read more
Published on January 13, 2010 by windtzu
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