Gabrielle Giffords campaign tries to have Minuteman PAC ads pulled
Posted Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 1:13 am
The Minuteman PAC is airing ads in Arizona in support of Randy Graf and in opposition to Gabrielle Giffords. A lawyer from her campaign has sent a letter to the station running the ads trying to get them pulled. He appears to only have problems with one statement from the ad:
This is further complicated by both the portion of the McCain-Kennedy amnesty and the Ensign amendment, as well as the existence of the proposed Totalization Agreement, which is a separate matter.
The best course of action would be to change the ad to say something like, "she thinks millions of current illegal aliens should be legalized and get Social Security benefits for work performed when they were illegal aliens and might have been using someone else's Social Security number" (or words to that effect). I believe that statement is completely correct.
And, of course, there's the possibility that there's some loophole in one of the bills or agreements somewhere that would in fact give social security to illegal aliens while they still are illegal aliens.
AD: "AND GIFFORDS EVEN THINKS ILLEGAL ALIENS SHOULD GET SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS."This is a highly semantic area. If the phrase "illegal aliens" is taken to mean "those who are currently illegal aliens but who would be legalized", then the ad is correct. However, if Giffords wants to play games, she could claim that she doesn't want to give SS benefits to "illegal aliens", but only to "legal workers who used to be illegal aliens".
FACTS: Giffords' attorney's letter claims that Ms. Giffords "believes that only United States citizens should receive Social Security benefits." However, this letter then contradicts that position, saying that the candidate supports the Kennedy-McCain "immigration reform bill." Both McCain and Kennedy voted against an amendment to that bill introduced by Senator John Ensign that would have stopped illegal aliens from collecting Social Security payments based on their illegal work in the United States. (For more, see Washington Times, May 19, 2006 http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060518-114132-2456r.htm) It is clearly fair to say, based on her support of that bill, that Ms. Giffords opposes the Ensign Amendment and therefore supports Social Security for Illegal Aliens.
This is further complicated by both the portion of the McCain-Kennedy amnesty and the Ensign amendment, as well as the existence of the proposed Totalization Agreement, which is a separate matter.
The best course of action would be to change the ad to say something like, "she thinks millions of current illegal aliens should be legalized and get Social Security benefits for work performed when they were illegal aliens and might have been using someone else's Social Security number" (or words to that effect). I believe that statement is completely correct.
And, of course, there's the possibility that there's some loophole in one of the bills or agreements somewhere that would in fact give social security to illegal aliens while they still are illegal aliens.
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Dwight D. Leist... (not verified)
Wed, 11/15/2006 - 04:59
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As the Democratic Candidate for Congress in cd8 Arizona who is the REAL Democrat unlike the fake Democratic Candidate Gabrielle Giffords who was a Republican CEO and business owner up until 2001 then changed her party and denounced long time friend Eddie Bash ( Basha's Food Stores of Arizona(NON-UNION) to gain AFL-CIO UNION support and money donated to her campaign for Congress and now REFUSES to support the very Union that got her elected ON STRIKE at RAYTHEON,instead complaining about the Double Didget expenses of her Company employees El Campo Tire Company taking away her bottom line.
This CROOK also leased a El Campo Tire site that was torn down because of EPA violations to the City of Tucson at city expense to clean up the EPA mess for $160,000 dollars a year for 55 years costing 15 million dollars of taxpayer money. Also the site is NOT with-in a Rio Nuevo project that was supposed to be used for a bridge to nowhere over interstate 10. Giffords got herself apponted top The Arizona State oversight committee that oversaw the very clean-up of her contaminated land!
eh (not verified)
Fri, 10/20/2006 - 00:15
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Looks like it would be neck and neck between Giffords and Kerry Healey in a 'Hot or Not' competition. So naturally I hope they both win -- if you gotta have politicians, they might as well be good looking. Women, that is.