Giuliani's Nasty Robocall For McCain: Obama Soft On Sex Offenders, Drug Dealers

The McCain campaign and the RNC are launching a new robocall effort attacking Barack Obama for being soft on crime and suggesting that he would not keep the streets or families safe.

Readers in Colorado and Wisconsin write that mid-day Wednesday he received a recorded message from Rudy Giuliani that says Obama does not support mandatory prison sentences for certain kinds of crimes like drug offenses and murder. The call, the reader notes, was paid for by the RNC and McCain/Palin '08.

At the same time, a reader in Minnesota writes that she too was the recipient of a call alleging that Obama was soft on street crime and criminals. That call was not automated as it is against state law.

Hi, this is Rudy Giuliani and I'm calling for John McCain and the Republican National Committee, because you need to know that Barack Obama opposes mandatory prison sentences for sex offenders, drug dealers, and murderers. 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. This call was paid for by the Republican National Committee and McCain-Palin 2008.

Greg Sargent at TPM has posted audio.

The call is the second in as many weeks to paint Obama as possible dangerous to national interests. The first such effort told recipients that the Illinois Democrat was friendly with former domestic terrorist Bill Ayers.

The current call comes, it seems, from a Washington Times article which reported that in October 2003 NAACP debate, Obama said he would "vote to abolish" mandatory minimum sentences. "The mandatory minimums take too much discretion away from judges," he said.

It should be noted, however, that Obama has clarified that position while on the trai. The Senator said he would "immediately review sentences to see where we can be smarter on crime and reduce the ineffective warehousing of nonviolent drug offenders." His stance is bolstered by several studies of criminal behavior which show that "mandatory minimum sentences are less effective than discretionary sentencing and drug treatment in reducing drug-related crime."

Comments

[dct1999]

1 delegate Rudy is an e v i l b a s t a r d who probably volunteered for the robocall job. Drooliani has no shame.

[Deadmoose]

Hey Rudy I can't wait to see ya on the 2012 ticket with Joe the "Lieberman" Oh yeah like that would ever happen

[danielsadicario]

I just got the call and was listening to it as I read the article. Weird.

[Mattjoe]

Well Rudy, aside but related to your misleading blather, you’re soft on substance and blind loyalty.

Shut your hole and save what little cred you have left.

[rzan1]

Forget it Rudy. In spite of your sleaziest efforts, you are still irrelevant and will remain so. You also have no neck, which is an indication of something although I don't know what.

[mrmonoxide]

Read the bogus poll info in this story http://my.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20081022/48fea540_3421_1334520081022-2049830513 and steel yourself for the FALL on Nov. 4th. I don't believe a word of it,. Palast and RFK Jr could be right: the fix may be in. This kind of story is designed to soften the blow for those who voted for Obama, AP has never been impartial and they can't be trusted..

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

"Yes, we are ALL 'Joe the Plumbers' -- hard working Americans who are sick and tired of being CONNED by politicians and charlatans.

We would LOVE to have incomes that have grown at the same rate as the top one percenters -- instead of dropping.

We would LOVE it if their EFFECTIVE tax rate were even the same as ours -- when in fact it's lower.

We would LOVE the kind of HEALTH CARE they take for granted -- when 40 million of us do without.

We would LOVE it if the JOB MARKET were stronger -- instead of SHRINKING.

We would LOVE it if there were a CAREER market -- not just an UNDEREMPLOYMENT market.

We would LOVE a $7,000 bailout per family of three -- instead of $700 billion to Wall Street.

We would LOVE to truly leave no child behind -- rather than no banker.

And we LOVE our country -- and reject the politics of hate and divisiveness.

Last, we LOVE the Constitution that has been so trampled -- and reject those who have trampled or neglected it.

We are all sinking together -- the politicians and the top one percenters have got to stop thinking of their own hides and stop scuttling the rest of us.

Yes, we are ALL Joe the Plumber -- and it's time to fix the leak in the ship of state.

We are ALL Joe the Plumber -- and woe be he who dissaproves of this message.

[karinct5]

Bravo! Well said.

[susin]

Time to go home and rest on your ever shrinking laurels....

[LongreachAU]

Rudy, concentrate on your marriage!

[Ham1]

I have but one question for Rudy, were you wearing your wedding dress when you made these calls?

[southphillyitaliana]

This is all racially motivated. These Repugnicans don't seem to have any problem letting the entire world see them for what they really are. Pathetic.

[DrFrescas]

Go away, Rudy.

[Bookbinder15]

I also came home to Rudy's cheery message on my answering machine.

Do these people not realize that "everybody" doesn't stoop to these lows? This is all part of a coordinated plan to spread filth about Obama, his workers and those who would vote for him. I grew up in a home where my parents were registered (in Illinois) as independents. We were taught to listen and decide based on facts, not propaganda. The Republican Party of today would infuriate the GOP I knew growing up.

I used to teach middle school students. When appropriate, we'd discuss the elections. (They could never tell which candidates I backed!) I could tell from their comments which of their parents were listening to Talk Radio and which were reading and deciding in intelligently.

[JustAProgressive]

Wow, it doesn't even move my blood pressure anymore. Good news, good news!

[janmarbol]

YO, Gules, WE DON'T CARE!

[AndrewInToronto]

How long did Sen. McCain use that ad saying that Obama wants to each sex-ed. to children (actually how to be mindful of potential preditors)? Now we have this ! Cream is not the only thing which rises to the top.