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What Does McCain Mean When His Robocall Says Obama Voted Against 'Protecting Children From Danger'?
October 23, 2008 8:03 AM
Talking Points Memo snags another McCain robocall.
"Hello, I'm calling for John McCain and the RNC," the call says (listen HERE), "because Democrats are dangerously weak on crime. Barack Obama has voted against tougher penalties for street gangs, drug-related crimes, and protecting children from danger. Barack Obama and his liberal allies have a disturbing history of coddling criminals, so we can't trust their judgment to keep our families safe. This call was paid for by the Republican National Committee and McCain-Palin 2008 at 866-558-5591. Thank you, bye."
I asked the RNC to explain how Obama has voted against "protecting children from danger."
Its response:
"In 1999, Obama Voted 'Present' On A Bill Requiring Mandatory Adult Prosecution For Aggravated Discharge Of Firearms On Or Near School Property. (S.B. 759: Senate Floor Third Reading, Passed, 52-1-5, 3/25/99, Obama Voted Present)
"In 2001, Obama Voted 'Present' On A Bill Restricting 'Adult Use' Establishments Near Schools, Churches, And Homes. In 2001, Obama refused to support a bill restricting 'adult use' establishments by prohibiting locations of such establishments within 1000 feet of schools, parks, places of worship, preschools, day cares and other residential areas. (S.B. 609: Senate Floor Third Reading, Failed, 33-15-05, 3/29/01, Obama Voted Present)."
- jpt
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"We will have to listen to Obama's wife over and over again If he is elected. Would it not be much better to see and hear VP Palin for the next four years until she is elected President on her on Values? She does not need foreign experience--that is what high paid legal advisors are paid for and other advisors . We need some one with experience and Palin has a lot more experience than the great speaker Obama. Hitler was a great speaker--but look where it got him. Larry the Veteran--Show me Obamas Veteran card--I can show you mine. Obama can not take from the wealthy and give to the poor--that is in books and movies--I believe Robin Hood could do that- Tell me that you believe Obama can walk on water--that is a better reason for you to vote for him. No experience, dealings with terrorist, a Muslim pass--wheather you want to admit it or not,his only economic plan to steal from the wealthy and give to those who have not earned it. And how does he plan on doing this? Members of Congress fall in the wealthy class. when he feels to keep promises-I predict the suicide rate will go up in this country. People are baseing their vote on a man who is not really black' has really no experience, no game plan that he can stick to, a length to a crime sindicate, so many negatives all because they do not like Republicans and the way the country has gotten undere Republican rule with a Democratic Congress. Obama because of his money; a lot from foreign countrys has become the hero of the day because of the news media being paid off and the public buying in to all his lies; not thinking even once --If Obama does not live out his term we are stuck with Biden or even worse Pelosi.
Posted by: Larry | Oct 25, 2008 2:27:23 PM
God forbid Obama make a stand on these bills and vote yes or no...he set himself up here. I'm sure most the bloggers here had no problem when Obama made a commercial poking fun at McCain for his inability to use a keyboard, when McCain's injuries were learly from being tortured as a POW. The Republicans sited two specific bills to back up their stance, but of course it means nothing to anyone here b/c it demeanes their demi-god of Obama. If there was no substance here, I'd agree, but two examples were cited, so you can have your own opinions, but you can't have your own facts.
Posted by: Austin | Oct 23, 2008 9:58:40 PM
Is McCain and his side kick planning on going back to their regular day jobs when this is over? Wonder how long it will take for the majority of Americans to forget all this stupidity.
Posted by: Larry W | Oct 23, 2008 6:03:44 PM
There is something morally broken with McCain and RNC in doing these calls.
Posted by: WhereIsTheFood | Oct 23, 2008 5:47:57 PM
Republicans looks like your two abuse of power candidates are committing worse attack against American children everywhere!!
Found Abuse of Power Politicians have no honor!! They are not honest nor do they have any integrity!! That has already been proven.
Posted by: Sharonklim | Oct 23, 2008 3:22:42 PM
I have had it with Republican smears!!! These Robocalls are despicable!! Please tell/make them stop!!
Republicans feel voters are stupid!! How could they put such a stupid robocall saying Obama doesn't want to protect children!!
Obama has two little girls!! He loves his two little girls dearly.
How can Republicans bring children into the robocalls???? Adults they seem to get by with by some. But now our children!!! This is worst abuse they have committed!!
Do you really think this is true??? If so, how can you??? Please honestly ask yourself what you are doing.
Robocalls are getting out of hand!!
New Media please help combat this horrible abuse. Help fact check and publish to all voters!! Please continue to let us know!!
Posted by: Sharonklim | Oct 23, 2008 3:18:48 PM
WHAT HAS OUR COUNTRY COME TO WHEN A BLACK/WHITE AMERICAN MAN HAS MCCAIN SO TORN UP THAT HE HAS TO RESORT TO SMEAR. LAST FRIDAY I CAME HOME FROM A LONG HARD DAY AT WORK TO FIND MCCAIN/ REPUB. FILTH IN MY MAIL BOX. I WAS SO OUTRAGED THAT I WENT MONDAY AND MADE SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE KNEW THE KIND OF SICK FLYER GOING AROUND AND THEN TO HAVE TO OF MY CALLS ON MY ANSWERING MACHINE FROM MCCAIN. WELL, MCCAIN GUESS WHAT IT BACK FIRED BECAUSE I AM INDEPENDANT AND AM PROUD TO SAY I'M VOTING FOR OBAMA. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME SEE THAT AMERICAN NEEDS TO BE HELD TOGETHER NOT SPREAD APART. PALIN SPENDS 150,000.00 ON CLOTHES WHAT THE HELL, THAT COULD HELP 4 FAMILIES SURVIVE THIS YEAR. SHE IS NOT THE PERSON CRACKED UP BY MCCAIN TO BE. I SEE ALOT OF SNOBBISH, SARCAMISM IN HER AND I DON'T LIKE SOMEONE WHO HAS TO ALWAYS TALK WITH HER FINGER OUT OR BENT. SHE IS NOT BY NO MEANS READY TO HOLD THIS COUNTRY TOGETHER IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO MCCAIN. GOD HELP US IF THIS EVER HAPPENS. JDY
Posted by: JDY | Oct 23, 2008 2:18:47 PM
Cheer UP,
Love the Titantic analogy! I gotta use this one at work!!
Posted by: Leah | Oct 23, 2008 1:25:10 PM
Seems pretty clear to me...
Posted by: Wade | Oct 23, 2008 12:04:32 PM
Another Republican joins Colin Powell, Susan Eisenhower, Rita Hauer, and Lincoln Chaffee in denouncing this kind of trash and endorsing Obama/Biden.
"The Republican brand has been tarnished in a shameless effort to get votes and appeal to the lowest human emotion, fear."
CC Goldwater (granddaughter of Senator Barry Goldwater)
Posted by: Brooklyn Democrat | Oct 23, 2008 11:53:49 AM
Does the McCain campaign have any positive robo calls? Or ads?
Posted by: cincyr | Oct 23, 2008 11:47:07 AM
McCain is going to lose in a landslide, and hopefully it will loosen the grip that the racist right-wing evangelical movement has on the Republican Party.
Posted by: hamishdad | Oct 23, 2008 11:24:35 AM
Umm no he is just stating the facts,, Obama also voted NO on saving a surviving baby from a botched abortion..Disgusting,,and he plans on making 12 million illegals us citizens! Do you know the damage that would cause?
Posted by: Kristin | Oct 23, 2008 11:12:36 AM
once again, media not putting mccain in a negative light, mccain is just negative.
john mccain is driving the straight talk titanic into the sea, with his passangers yelling birth certificate, bill ayers, joe the plumber, and such.
not mccain what are you going to do to save us?
Posted by: cheer up,smile,nertz! | Oct 23, 2008 10:57:47 AM
Strange how Democrats have no problem with whether or not Obama is a natural born U.S. citizen and therefore qualified - or not - to serve as President.
The requirement is right there in the Constitution.
You know, that document you all lambasted Bush for allegedly saying was "just a gd piece of paper"!
Posted by: marylou | Oct 23, 2008 10:36:12 AM
Dear Prayerful,
Save from who?
From a Republican led Senate that held meetings on the floor to intervene in a womans right to die in Florida that she selected?
From a Government that endorses torture, lies about it, and burns the evidence? WWJD?
From a Administration and a party that denied until they could no longer (Facts Vs Blind Faith) that we are destroying God’s creation via Global Warming?
From an Administration that has dismembered many of our founding fathers (good Christians all) efforts at creating a just society and a Constitution that has now been compromised by their need for power and greed? Remember the camel, the needle and Heaven?
From a Party that believes that only Christians truly know how to govern this country?
See: the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades, the church who looked the other way while millions were killed in camps because they were Jewish (like Christ was).
A candidacy (McCain) that lies and entices hatred to the point that their followers are calling for their opponent (a Black man) to be killed.
I suggest that you turn off your TV and read your Bible before you decide who to vote for.
Again, WWJD?
Posted by: Scooter_Ga | Oct 23, 2008 10:31:54 AM
go John McCain and Sarah Palin!!! You Dems are so invested in the GreatFraud of BarackObama that you cannot see what you hae become. Every blog is crowded with hatespeech and namecallers from the Obama camp. If he's such a great candidate, why don't you have something substantive to say? McCain's record is CLEAR and defensible. Palin's record is OUTSTANDING! (may I just remind you that she ran a state with a 15bullion dollar budget, and a staff of thousands at - a - profit!!! AND she returned the proceeds of the profit to - every - citizen!! How can you NOT want that!!?) BO on the other hand hides, distorts, blatantly LIES about his record, his past, his person, his friends, his plans for your future... He crushes your right to object, or dissent. He disrespects the laws of this country - your 1st Amendment rights, your 2nd Amendment rights (his Joyce Fund work)and the office of the Senate to which he was elected. He will SAY ANYTHING - but ReadTheRecord (without all of the justification rationalization excuse-making etc.) The record stands. Voting "Present" is spinelssness, an unwillingness to commit to a stand - he's done it 130 times. The Chicago Machine.. who's the idiot that thinks it's no loger in place?!? Be real! Do you even know Mayor Daley!? People, please educate yourselves, take a step back and imagine the BO record, the history, the associations - but with a white man...and tell me - would you still vote for him?
Posted by: suze | Oct 23, 2008 10:15:20 AM
If you don't vote for Sarah Palin you are jealous because she is smart and beautiful.
Posted by: luvr | Oct 23, 2008 10:03:34 AM
John Mccain and co. have tried everything they can find, to use against obama trying to bring him down.
so i am going on record now, to be one of the first in my group to say this
just a heads up.
John Mccain had his joe the plumber
and all of those other joes and janes.
which if those people would think about it, especially if they are middle class, they would fair better with obama as president.
but that is a trick the reps have always used on the poor and middle class, that is where they always get these people-such as joe the plumber
vote rep. now, even though it is against your financial interest now.
vote rep in the hope that you will be in a higher tax bracket.
now the prediction-you just watch it.
john mccain after having used just about everything against obama
john mccain is now looking for his
willie horton.
Posted by: cheer up,smile,nertz! | Oct 23, 2008 10:02:18 AM
John McCain and Sarah Palin will save this country.
Posted by: prayerful | Oct 23, 2008 9:58:34 AM
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