Hulshof for Governor

FACT CHECK: Another whopper from Jay Nixon

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:56:45 GMT

Jay Nixon's latest radio ad sure is a whopper. Just chock full of half truths (which are whole lies) and misleading statements. I guess the truth just isn't in the Nixon campaign's vocabulary. We know that the truth is what counts....that actions speak louder than words. We cannot and will not let Jay Nixon hide from the truth!

Kenny is a reformer and a fiscal conservative who has cut taxes and eliminated government waste. He helped balance the budget for 4 years before 9-11 changed the world. Kenny fought to make the Bush tax cuts permanent...and he led the effort to repeal the death tax. He supports a moratorium on earmarks so the system can be revamped.

In this most recent ad, Jay says Kenny is a big spender, cites some egregious earmarks, claims he voted for his own pay raise, and is skipping votes. I will go into detail below, but first, let's talk about what Jay Nixon doesn't tell you:

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FACT CHECK: NIXON'S RADIO AD

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:31:08 GMT

In a radio ad, Nixon makes three claims that have no basis in reality.

Nixon Fiction #1: “Jay Nixon defended the rights of gun owners all the way to the Supreme Court.”

Fact: Jay Nixon has been an ardent opponent of Second Amendment Rights as evidenced by his outspoken support for Clinton-era gun control policies, his strident opposition to Missouri’s concealed gun law and his most recent D-minus grade from the National Rifle Association.

Nixon Fiction #2: “(Nixon) always opposed partial birth abortions.”

Facts: In 1999, Nixon refused to defend a hard-fought ban on partial-birth abortions in Missouri. Instead, he farmed out his office’s defense of the ban to an outside lawyer. Years later, Democrat State Rep. Bill Luetkenhaus took note of Nixon’s failure to defend pro-life laws when he said, “This Legislature is overwhelmingly pro-life, but yet the laws we pass are not being strongly defended.”

Nixon Fiction #3: “Nixon prosecuted those who hire illegal immigrants.”

Facts: Nixon’s record combating illegal immigration is about as paper thin as his record when it comes to creating jobs. In 1991, then-State Senator Nixon was 1 of 8 Senators who voted against making English the official language of Missouri. In 1998, he disclosed his support for ensuring that illegal immigrants retain access to taxpayer-funded government services here in Missouri. In 2002, Nixon was nowhere to be found following news reports that an illegal immigrant was working in the office of Governor Bob Holden. More recently, a foundation created and overseen by Nixon has doled out hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to a St. Louis-based clinic that openly admits to serving illegal immigrants.

FACT CHECK: NIXON'S 'BORDER STATES' AD

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:58:52 GMT

CLAIM: Kenny said, "The state economy continues to be strong," February 4, 2008.

FACT: Within the context of what was happening at the time, Kenny was correct. In February, the unemployment rate was 5.4 percent. By July, the unemployment rate was 6.4 percent. In January 2008, 3,300 new jobs were created in Missouri, bringing the total new jobs created to that time from January 2005 to nearly 100,000 new jobs.

CLAIM: The ad states, “Hulshof…..said the economy generally is doing well.”

FACT: Again, this quote was taken out of context. Kenny was speaking in reference to a recent Ball State study which ranked Missouri as the top manufacturing climate in the country. And the ad is not using an actual quote from Kenny, but a paraphrase from the reporter.

CLAIM: The ad says, “Supports more of those same policies”…11.03.06 Columbia Missourian

FACT: This quote appears fabricated. It looks to be hearsay from another person speaking about Kenny. Aren’t lawyers supposed to know better?