"Horton ad - broken tape" - Bush, George Herbert Walker (George H.W.) - [Republican], 1988
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Identifier: P-368-30054
"SUMMARY: People attack Dukakis for letting willie Horton out of prison on furlough. Talk about how Horton savagely attacked their families. SUBJECTS: crime; prisons/prisoners CREATOR: not listed LENGTH (extent): 00:00:00 ICPSR: 99908 STATE ICPSR: 99 PARTY CODE: 200 GENDER (legacy): Male"
Dates
- Broadcast: 1988
Extent
From the Series: 14,137 Items (14,137 items (This series includes United States Office of President Campaign Ads from 1912-2016): Each item within this collection falls under the following categories: 16mm film reels, VHS videotape, 3/4" U-Matic videotape, 1" and 2" tap, Beta SP, Betamax, Mini DV, DVD, and born-digital video formats.)
Transcription
TRANSCRIPTION: Governor Dukakis is liberal furlough experiments failed. We are all victims first Dukakis like Killers out of prison. He also Beetle the death penalty Willie Horton stabbed my teenage brother 19 times. Joey died Holton was sentenced to life without parole. But Dukakis gave him a furlough. He never return Horton went on to rape and torture others. I worry that people here. Don't know enough about the carcasses record. Mike Dukakis and Willie Horton changed our lives forever. He was serving a life term without the possibility of parole. When Governor Dukakis gave him a few days off Horton broke into our home for 12 hours. I was beaten slashed and terrorized. My wife. Angie was brutally raped. When his liberal experiment failed Dukakis simply looked away. He also vetoed the death penalty Bill regardless of the election. We worry that people don't know enough about Mike Dukakis.
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository