Group glories in Kerry's defeat (SBV's)

[underpants]

Bastards :grr:

Swift Boat Veterans pleased ad campaign paid off, says a local organizer of effort

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031779014071

Its mission accomplished, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth has essentially dissolved.

"I don't think there is any doubt that we succeeded," said retired Rear Adm. Roy F. Hoffmann, who helped start the organization from the den of his Chesterfield County home then saw it grow into a national movement.

Democrats and some independent observers questioned the veracity of the ads, particularly the initial one that suggested Kerry's Purple Heart wounds were superficial. Hoffmann said the organization stands by those claims, some of which were attested to in affidavits signed by Navy veterans who had served in the same Swift Boat squadron that Kerry served in.

Hoffmann said the organization, now up to about 280 veterans, is making plans for a low-keyed "Bon Voyage" reunion to celebrate its triumph.