April 22, 2008 5:27

Obama Campaign Responds To "Victims" Ad

Posted by Michael Scherer | Comments (12) | Permalink | Trackbacks (0) | Email This

This afternoon, Bill Burton, the Obama campaign's spokesman, sent this statement out response to the new conservative independent expenditure campaign attacking Obama as weak on crime. The anti-Obama effort, which has not yet announced its budget, is being led by Floyd Brown, who created the Willie Horton ad in 1988.

Floyd Brown and the garbage he puts on TV represent everything the American people hate about politics, and we look forward to John McCain denouncing this shameful effort to boost his candidacy using Willie Horton ads. The truth is, Barack Obama supports the death penalty for certain heinous crimes, and he led the effort to reform the death penalty system to ensure that it's administered fairly and that convictions stand in court. Since most gang-related murders already qualified for the death penalty in Illinois, the legislation in the ad wasn't designed to be tough on crime, but to score political points, and it was vetoed by a Republican governor. If Floyd Brown and his right-wing allies want to talk about who keep us safer in the world, they can start by asking John McCain why he refuses to end a war in Iraq that has only strengthened the recruiting arm of al Qaeda.

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Reader Comments (12)

Elvis Elvisberg

That's a pretty awesome response. Thanks for passing it along, Michael.

This election will get pretty fun once the Democratic runner-up stops campaigning.

Posted by Elvis Elvisberg | April 22, 2008 5:52 PM

KathyR:

Well! A real response. He's not going to lie down and play dead.

Posted by KathyR | April 22, 2008 5:55 PM

Bryan from Houston:

There will be SWIFT-BOATING OBAMA!!

IT IS WRITTEN!

Yes, we can. Defeat. Swiftboat. Attacks.

Posted by Bryan from Houston | April 22, 2008 6:11 PM

Bryan from Houston:

There will be no SWIFT-BOATING OBAMA!!

IT IS WRITTEN!

Yes, we can. Defeat. Swiftboat. Attacks.

Posted by Bryan from Houston | April 22, 2008 6:11 PM

Janna:

This isn't swift-boating his voting record is FACT:
He not only voted AGAINST expanding the death penalty to include gang related crimes, he also voted against a law that would have banned/made-illegal, for convicted criminals to associate with gang members, the law would have made the contact a parole violation, this second vote wasn't even included in the ad.

It's also a Fact that Obama has voted "present" more than any other member of Senate.

And another Fact, Obama also played oops by saying he "accidentally" pushed the wrong button on not 1, not 2, but 6, that's 6!? State Senate votes.

Posted by Janna | April 22, 2008 6:53 PM

FastEddie:

Good grief, doesn't Bill Burton realize that the Swift-Boating that McCain is going to do to Obama is "pretty much the opposite" of the non-Swift-Boating he'd like not to do to him?

Any blogger here at Swampland could tell him as much.

Posted by FastEddie | April 22, 2008 7:15 PM

Time4Tolerance:

obama won't have to worry about swiftboat attacks because he won't be the nominee and hillary will torpedo the swiftboats!!!!

go hillary!

hang it up loser obama and bigger loser obamabots!

Posted by Time4Tolerance | April 22, 2008 10:26 PM

wdmll:

Is Barack the Flim-Flam-Man, the Pied Piper, a Snake Oil Salesman or the Man to Take Charge?

Written by wdmll on Apr-15-08 1:35pm

From: wdmll.blogspot.com

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I wrote an earlier article in which I thought Barack Obama might be the right person for the change in our leadership (link). But since then, new information into the inner thoughts and beliefs of Obama are emerging (link). It must be pointed out that one can’t paint all people of a skin color, ethnicity, political persuasion, religion or any other category, as the same. However, There are those who collectively want to impose their racial and bigoted concepts on others. Bigotry and racism are not the sole possession of the right. Why is it, blacks on the right, such as Colin Powell (link) and Condoleezza Rice (link) are hated by blacks (the majority) on the left? Why are some black people, who have very light complexions like Alicia Keyes, attacking whites (link)?

Who is the real Barack Obama, what does he believe about racism, loyalty and America? What are his true feelings, what impact did his early Islamic background, his association with white and Jewish hate mongers, have on his beliefs (link)? His past association with an American terrorist (link), his upbringing and life experiences, in totality leads one to believe that he may not be the right person to lead this country. Recently, Obama told a group of elitists in San Francisco, about people in the Midwest, as Middle class small-town Americans, they cling to their guns and clothe themselves in the belief of a hell and brimstone god (link). He further stated, Midwest Americans are against foreigners or anyone that is different. He implied they are bitter white people, mad, mad as hell because their way of life is disappearing. Is Barack Obama right or is he the Flim-Flam-Man who is trying to sell his followers a bill of goods. Are his followers wearing blinders and want change and don’t care what change brings. Is he the Pied Piper, whose tune has hypnotized the masses? Is he nothing more than a snake oil salesman? Or does he have the answer and knows how to lead this country to a new enlighten future?

The First and Second Amendments of the Constitution give us certain rights (link). These rights include, ownership of guns if we choose and the right to believe or not believe, in God. We have the right to worship God if we choose to. We are a country of immigrants, but we have a right to be concerned about illegal immigration. We have the right to be bitter about the lose of jobs, and outsourcing of jobs.

So we have two groups of people, the bitter right of center who are recoiling in their shells and the left of center who believe it is their time, that Barack is the new Godless messiah who will lead them to the land of milk and honey. But in order for this to happen, the past has to be regurgitated and the transgressions of the white man have to be put on trial. In the barbershops, in the black churches and in black music, the proponents of hate whitie, are prevalent. The enlighten whites are flocking to fall in line behind Barack. Some are the young idealists and others are the rich and famous, others are the educated elitists. They all feel that it is time to correct the sins of the white man.

At first I gave him the benefit of the doubt. I thought maybe the country is ready for a person of color. But when the revelations about his spiritual advisor became apparent and his associates, who also advocate hatred for this country and for white people, causes one to pause and ask, who is this man? What does change mean to him, what change is he advocating? Is the new Utopia going to be at the expense of the white man and his way of life? Are we to pay reparations for the past? I thought Barack and Michelle were the vanguard of the new upper class of blacks, who because of their success, were going to lead the way for other blacks. Setting the example, of how people of all ethnicities, have the potential to achieve the American dream. But it looks like more of the same, the outing of one section of society for another. The past has to be included in the study of history, so that we don’t make the same mistakes in the future. But, to live in the past is not the answer. If Barack Obama is going to be the vanguard of change, then he has to look to the future not the past.

wdmll http://www.zimbio.com/Non-Politically+Correct+View+of+America's+Crisis/articles/314/Barack+Flim+Flam+Man+Pied+Piper+Snake+Oil

Posted by wdmll | April 23, 2008 9:52 AM

Time4Tolerance:

wdmill - great post!

some obamabot will be along shortly to call you a GOP shill for daring to speak against the great one in this obamabot haven we have here.

Go Hillary!
YES SHE WILL!

Posted by Time4Tolerance | April 23, 2008 10:23 AM

True Patriot:

Time4Tolerance is a Hillary Clinton supporter who will do anything just like Hillary. Obama is the only candidate who can bring the change needed to restore our country's reputation around the world. Floyd Brown is a sick perverted conservative who is the most dirty sick person exploiting the political process in this country. I just hope that people can see through this kind of filthy political manipulation and support a person who will improve our economy and get us out of Iraq. The war and the economy are directly connected. We are creating debt at a level never seen before in this country. God help us if the conservatives who will use any tactic have any influence on the political process. Barack Obama is a good person and really cares about his country. These dirty tactics should not be allowed or played by any major network or they will be just as dirty as Mr Floyd Brown.

Posted by True Patriot | April 24, 2008 8:21 PM

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