Giuliani Time: Rudy's swing-state robo-calls evoke the ghost of Willie Horton

[BeyondGeography]

Sex offenders, drug dealers, and murderers are all rooting for Obama...In case we needed more motivation to keep the pressure on these creeps:

Giuliani gets tough on Obama in new robocall

(CNN) – Rudy Giuliani is the star of a new robocall from the McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee that seeks to portray Barack Obama as soft on crime.

In the new call, to be blasted to voters in several swing states, the former federal prosecutor and New York City mayor says Obama opposes "mandatory prison sentences for sex offenders, drug dealers, and murderers."

"You need to know that Barack Obama opposes mandatory prison sentences for sex offenders, drug dealers, and murderers," Giuliani says in the call. "It's true, I read Obama's words myself. And recently, congressional liberals introduced a bill to eliminate mandatory prison sentences for violent criminals — trying to give liberal judges the power to decide whether criminals are sent to jail or set free."

"With priorities like these, we just can't trust the inexperience and judgment of Barack Obama and his liberal allies," Giuliani says.

The Obama campaign did not have an immediate comment, but according to its Web site, the Illinois senator does support "reforming mandatory minimum prison sentences."

"Every leading expert body in criminal justice has opposed the use of mandatory minimum sentences, including the Sentencing Commission, the Judicial Conference, the American Bar Association, and leading criminal justice scholars," his Web site ways...

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/22/giuliani-gets-tough-on-obama-in-new-robocall/

[MidwestTransplant]

1. I hope his lisp was in full effect. Good luck in your run for Gov. you loser.

[Schulzz]

2. I'm noun, verb, 9/11 and I approve this message

:boring:

[Overseas]

3. Can't wait for some New Yorkers to do robocalls the next time Rudy runs. //nt

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Got that call here in Maine's 2nd district earlier today

[TomJoad81]

5. I am going to use my virgin post to say....

That Giuliani is a has been that never was. He couldn't do anything in the Republican Primary, and the only reason he supports John McCain is that they both cheated on their wives.

From the Toronto Star today....

Barbara O'Connor, director of the Institute for the Study of Politics and Media at California State University, Sacramento says "It's a very cost-effective way to get to a lot of people. But it's not very effective."

[BumRushDaShow]

6. That is so 1988.

:eyes:

They are really out of ideas.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

7. Tracing the call leads to 9-1-1.