Robocall alert!!
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Worst Yet? McCain Campaign Robocall Ties Obama To "Domestic Terrorist Bill Ayers"
By Greg Sargent - October 16, 2008, 1:57PM
This McCain campaign robocall tying Obama to William Ayers may be the worst one yet.
The McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee are pumping a robocall into multiple states that directly alleges that Obama has "worked closely" with "domestic terrorist Bill Ayers," whose organization has "killed Americans," according to multiple reader reports and an audio recording we listened to.
The caller begins by announcing that he's calling on behalf of McCain and the RNC. the call continues:
"You need to know that Barack Obama has worked closely with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, whose organization bombed the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, a judge's home, and killed Americans. And Democrats will enact an extreme leftist agenda if they take control of Washington. Barack Obama and his democratic allies lack the judgment to lead our country."
The call concludes by saying it was "paid for by McCain-Palin 2008 and the Republican National Committee."
An Ohio reader played us the call over the phone, and we'll have audio for you soon. A second reader, Bruce Shortz, a self-identified entrepreneurial businessman in New Mexico, confirms to us that he received a call with the same script, as did a third reader in Minnesota.
Indeed readers are reporting having received Ayers robocalls all over the country: In New Mexico, Colorado, Wisconsin, Ohio, North Carolina, and Missouri.
Okay, to recap: We now have three McCain robocalls, at least two of which are being pumped into multiple battleground states. One questions Obama's patriotism, charging he put "Hollywood above America." The second says that Obama and Dems "aren't who you think they are" and says they merely "say" they want to keep us safe.
And now we have a third one that says Obama "worked closely" with a "domestic terrorist" who bombed the U.S. Capitol and the Pentagon and killed Americans. Needless to say, a major campaign is underway.
Separately, although we've received no reports of any such calls, the Obama camp may be running them as well, though The Huffington Post reports that McCain is outspending Obama on robocalls by three to one.
Late Update: Here's audio:
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