Following the Romney campaign's attack on President Obama's welfare policy, legendary filmmaker Spike said that Romney's campaign is on the verge of "call[ing] up Willie Horton's brother." Horton is a convicted murderer who became the subject of an infamous, racially-charged ad during the 1988 presidential campaign.
"It's going to be tight, because the other guy is going to pull all types of tactics," said Lee, said on Tuesday's PoliticsNation, when host Al Sharpton asked what he thought of Obama's reelection chances. "When you start using code words like 'welfare'—next you're going to call up Willie Horton's brother." When people get desperate, they're going to do anything they can to win, Lee said.
Though the Romney campaign is now accusing Obama of loosening welfare requirements, the Boston Globe reports that "neither Obama nor Romney has sought to ease work requirements on welfare recipients."
Lee also talked about his new film, Red Hook Summer, which opens in New York City on Friday. "Red Hook Summer's what I call my ongoing chronicles of Brooklyn, New York," he said. Of the borough, where Lee was raised, he said, "there's no other place like it in the world."
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You have to check out superdog39 on youtube, we all have a right to our opinion, this election will have nothing to do with people, we should just put them both in the ring and the winner gets the white house for the next four years. Be careful President, Romney have the judges in his pocket, it have to be a knock out, a knock down won't do it.
Mitt Romney is incorrect about President Obama loosening welfare requirements. At least in the state of Ohio (where I live) it's more difficult to recieve Food Stamps. You now have to work at least 30 hours a week to receive food stamps, this is up from 20 hours a couple of years ago, and up from being unemployed 5 years ago.
No he is right, just because obama says to ignore the law, that doesn't mean the states have to break the law. But you can be sure in the blue ones they are breaking them now.
You are in a state that chooses not to break the law, and wait for congress to change it as any law abiding person would do.
But itr has been to many years, was it kerry that started the horton add?
Songuss? I remember it was a democrat though. So did this brother help him? Supply the gun he used? Misdirected the cops? What was his involvement?
No he is not right! Actually Obama and Romney said the states needed the waiver to implement those requirements as needed. Of course Romney will retroactively go back and change his mind. So once again Romneyhood and his gang are lying again. All his stupid slave day mentality village people will back him up inspite of him hurting them, just to get the black guy out of the white house! No suprise!
If Bush could take credit for 50 percent of what Obama has done the Republicans would be calling him the greatest president that ever lived.
I have never seen more blantant racist stupidity in my life.
Do your homework on Willie Horton...he was used to scare white men and women. Your ignorance is no excuse. Use your computer to educate yourself..Just do it!
I know what the add was, I was asking who made it. It has been almost two decades,
OMG, it was Al Gore who started it.
Still what does his brother have to do with willie that would be useful? Or has the brother also done the same thing?
Well at least romney won't have to find the brother. Since all of them look alike you can put anyone in front of the camera to tell the truth about libs letting killers go free to wreck peoples lives.