Mitt and Rudy, Taking to the Airwaves

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

MITT ROMNEY, RUDY GIULIANI

Couple of new ads went up today. First, Romney's "Thanks, Iowa":

GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY: "If there's ever been a time that we needed to see change in Washington, it's now.
"First of all, I want to strengthen our military and then strengthen our economy and strengthen our families.
"I will secure our border, and amnesty will not work.
"I want to strengthen marriage…
"Keep our taxes down, keep government small…
"And keep America always the hope of the Earth…
"Change begins in Iowa and change begins today.
"Thank you so very much!
"I'm Mitt Romney and I approved this message."

Then Rudy's "Fence", a radio ad:

Mayor Giuliani: “It frustrates me that if someone comes here illegally, in addition to everything else that’s involved in that, if they commit a crime, we don’t throw them out of the country. As the mayor of New York I wanted to see if I could get the Immigration Service to help me. Let’s see if you could get rid of the drug dealers who are coming out of jail. It makes no sense – after they have been in jail for selling drugs in the United States – we now have to keep them in the United States. They couldn’t do it because they had other people lined up to throw out. They had like a professor who over-stayed his visa. I had a drug dealer who had maybe killed people. A person who comes here illegally and commits a crime should be thrown out of the country. People that come in illegally we gotta stop. You stop illegal immigration by building a fence, a physical fence and then a technological fence. You then hire enough Border Patrol so they can respond in a timely way. And then, if anybody becomes a citizen, we should make certain that they can read English, write English and speak English, because this is an English speaking country.”
Voice Over: “Paid for by Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee Incorporated. Visit joinrudy2008.com."
Mayor Giuliani: “I’m Rudy Giuliani and I approve this message.”

I saw Rudy do a version of the professor story in front of the Latino Coalition – as I recall, he described the INS trying to deport a professor and some busboys, and Rudy’s incredulous response was, “Hey, I got drug dealers, pal! They’re not good for anybody!” It won’t make a huge difference in the discussion of immigration, but I like the point – that since we can’t deport every illegal immigrant immediately, then let’s prioritize, and get the worst of ‘em out first.

08/15 10:05 AM Share