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The Truth Hurts

HUFFMAN'S LAWYERS ATTEMPT TO PULL MCDC PAC ADS OFF THE AIR

Lawyers supporting embattled Congressional candidate Steve Huffman are attempting to force ads attacking the liberal GOP hopeful's record off the air, according to documents supplied to MCDC PAC this afternoon.

Cox Cable representatives forwarded a letter sent to them by a Phoenix lawyer threatening the cable system with a libel suit if they continue to run MCDC PAC ads supporting conservative Randy Graf over the liberal Huffman. See pictures of the letter by clicking Page 1, Page 2 and Page 3.

"The truth hurts," said Chris Simcox who founded the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps and who serves as honorary MCDC PAC chair. "Every word in our ads is true and Huffman knows it. Now with Huffman's negative campaign backfiring, Huffman is sending out his lawyers to stop anyone from exposing his liberal, pro-amnesty, pro-illegal alien record."

"In fact, nowhere in their letter do they refer to any statement in the ads that is untrue," Simcox added. "That's because our ads are accurate, and their entire claim is ridiculous and without merit."

POINT BY POINT:

Simcox provided backup for the ad "Backfire" running on cable systems throughout Tucson and Southeast Arizona.
AD: "WHY IS STEVE HUFFMAN RUNNING A NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN AGAINST RANDY GRAF?"
FACTS: Huffman's negative ad campaign against Graf was even attacked in today's Arizona Daily Star. His TV ads explicitly violate Ronald Reagan's "Eleventh Commandment" and even his liberal supporters are embarrassed by his tactics (see Tucson Weekly 9/7/06)

AD: "HUFFMAN SUPPORTS GUEST WORKER AMNESTY AND CITIZENSHIP FOR ILLEGALS."
FACTS: Huffman supports a "Guest Worker" proposal endorsed by Ted Kennedy that would allow illegal aliens to remain in this country and become citizens, "amnesty" by definition. (Arizona Daily Star 8/16/06) Although Huffman claims to oppose amnesty for illegal aliens, the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps PAC maintains that his "Guest Worker" scheme is, in fact, amnesty for illegal aliens.

AD: "(HUFFMAN) OPPOSES ALLOWING LOCAL POLICE ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS."
FACTS: "He (Huffman) voted against a bill that would have allowed state and local peace officers to enforce immigration laws." (Arizona Daily Star 8/16/06)

AD: "AND BACKS CODDLING ILLEGAL ALIENS WITH WELFARE BENEFITS."
FACTS: Huffman opposed Proposition 200 which would restrict welfare benefits to illegal aliens (Arizona Daily Star 8/16/06).

AD: "THAT'S WHY THE PRO-ILLEGAL ALIEN LOBBY IS BANKROLLING HUFFMAN'S NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN."
FACTS: Huffman is endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Congressman Jim Kolbe and other apologists for the illegal alien lobby and they are helping pay for his negative ads against Randy Graf (Source: FEC Records)

AD: "ON TUESDAY - SEND THEM A MESSAGE. RANDY GRAF FOR CONGRESS. A CHAMPION FOR YOUR CONSERVATIVE VALUES."
FACTS: As Arizona State Representative, Randy Graf stood tall and often alone as a champion for lower taxes, less government, secure borders - and he is endorsed by national conservative organizations from coast to coast.
"Steve Huffman's pathetic attempts to stop a dedicated patriot like Randy Graf from going to Congress are failing," Simcox said. "Now, he's attempting through hollow threats to stop MCDC PAC from letting people know the truth. It won't work. Our ads aren't negative, they're true, and the truth hurts," Simcox added.

Minuteman Civil Defense Corps PAC is spending more than $40,000 for TV and radio ads exposing Huffman's liberal, pro-amnesty, pro-illegal alien record, Simcox said. The MCDC PAC effort is a direct response to the National Republican Congressional Committee's decision to interfere in the primary with a $122,000 expenditure falsely claiming that candidate Steve Huffman is a conservative.

In a radio ad airing extensively throughout Tucson and the remainder of Southeast Arizona, Simcox tells listeners that "if you think the illegal alien invasion is a good thing, vote for Steve Huffman. But if you are tired of seeing our laws ignored and our national security threatened, there's only one choice: Randy Graf - a champion for your conservative values to defend our nation's security