Politifact.com: Felony cherry-picking - Obama is Not Soft on Crime.

October 28th 2008 in Lies

A recent attack mailer from the Republican Party of Florida calls Obama “Soft On Crime.” “Barack Obama has consistently voted against tougher penalties for criminals — including major offenses — allowing criminals to remain on the streets,” the mailer states. This mailer, like so many other mailers and TV ads, cherry-picks a few choice examples and conveniently ignores evidence that contradicts its conclusions. We’ll review the four Obama positions highlighted by the mailer to back up its claim, and put Obama’s position in a fuller context. We’ll also examine Obama’s fuller record on each front to show how the ad distorts its claims… In each case, the RPOF has taken selective votes or positions to prop up sensational headlines that are belied by a fuller examination of Obama’s record. Similarly, the claim that Obama has “consistently voted against tougher penalties for criminals” — when weighed against the entirety of Obama’s record — is untrue. We rule the ad’s claim False. [Politifact.com: http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/822/]

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