{"id":3912,"date":"2008-10-29T16:31:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-29T22:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/10\/tinsleys-new-plan-hammer-teague-on-cable-radio\/"},"modified":"2008-10-29T16:31:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-29T22:31:00","slug":"tinsleys-new-plan-hammer-teague-on-cable-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/10\/tinsleys-new-plan-hammer-teague-on-cable-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinsley’s new plan: hammer Teague on cable, radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>GOP candidate still hasn\u2019t made good on his promise to release tax records<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, Republican 2nd Congressional District candidate Ed Tinsley<\/a> cancelled his final week of scheduled broadcast TV advertising<\/a>, an unconventional move in a close race that surprised many.<\/p>\n

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This week, Tinsley unveiled his new media strategy: negative ads on radio and cable television attacking his opponent, Democrat Harry Teague<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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The sum of the ads: Teague is an inarticulate man who ignores sexual-harassment claims in his companies and doesn\u2019t mind the government taking away your guns.<\/p>\n

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The ads about Teague\u2019s speaking ability and stance on guns are spin — like every other political ad out there — but are based primarily on statements Teague has made. But there are three misleading claims in Tinsley\u2019s new TV and radio ads about the sexual harassment lawsuit against two of Teague\u2019s companies.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the TV ad, which is airing on cable in targeted areas of the district:<\/p>\n

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You can listen to the similar radio ad by clicking here<\/a>. Essentially, the ads take the allegations of the woman<\/a> who sued Teague, his companies and others and presents them as fact.<\/p>\n

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The problematic statements from the TV ad: It calls Teague a \u201cdefendant,\u201d claims that \u201cthe case is still pending,\u201d and states that \u201cHarry Teague isn\u2019t talking.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The facts are these: Teague and other individuals were dropped from the lawsuit early on, leaving only his two businesses as defendants, so the case against Teague himself is long over. Teague hasn\u2019t been a defendant in the case for months, though the ad states that he still is.<\/p>\n

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And Teague is talking. He said during a televised debate<\/a> earlier this month when Tinsley brought up the lawsuit that he wanted to be \u201creal clear\u201d about the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I heard about that instance in my company, I was concerned,\u201d Teague said. \u201cI was real concerned because we don\u2019t allow that type of behavior in my company. And that has been taken care of, and it was settled out of court\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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Which brings up the claim that the case is still pending. A notice of a settlement hasn\u2019t been filed in court (the settlement itself wouldn\u2019t be made public), so Tinsley has persisted in questioning whether there is a settlement. On Tuesday, Teague\u2019s campaign manager showed me an Oct. 21 letter from Teague\u2019s attorney notifying Teague that the case against Teague\u2019s businesses was settled on Oct. 17 and a request for an order dismissing the lawsuit would be filed in U.S. District Court no later than Friday.<\/p>\n

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Today, Joleen Youngers of Las Cruces<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>, one of the attorneys representing the woman who filed the lawsuit, confirmed in an e-mail that the case is \u201csettled by not yet dismissed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Technically, the case is still pending against Teague\u2019s businesses because a judge hasn\u2019t yet dismissed it. But the case has been resolved. What\u2019s left is a formality.<\/p>\n

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As for Tinsley\u2019s other ads: Click here<\/a> to listen to the radio ad about guns and here<\/a> for the ad related to Teague\u2019s speaking ability. Click here<\/a> for the story on Teague\u2019s gun stance, and here<\/a> for more on his ability to articulate what he believes.<\/p>\n

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A promise not yet kept<\/span><\/p>\n

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Teague\u2019s campaign manager wouldn\u2019t let me keep a copy of the letter from Teague\u2019s attorney or release it publicly because he\u2019s still waiting for Tinsley to keep a promise he made at a televised debate earlier this month. Democrats have attacked Tinsley over a situation in which he had to pay the IRS $65,000 in penalties and interest several years ago because of the late filing and payment of payroll taxes owed by a restaurant Tinsley owns.<\/p>\n

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In an Oct. 15 article on this site<\/a>, Teague\u2019s campaign called on Tinsley to release tax records related to the situation. During the KOAT-TV debate<\/a> held several days later, Tinsley told Teague, \u201cabsolutely, you\u2019re welcome to any and all records.\u201d<\/p>\n

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That was about 10 days ago. Tinsley still hasn\u2019t provided the IRS records Teague has requested.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEd Tinsley fails time and time again to live up to his promises to the voters of southern New Mexico,\u201d Josh Geise, executive director of the Democratic Party of New Mexico, said in a Tuesday news release. \u201cNew Mexicans deserve a representative who will treat them with respect and conduct his business in an ethical manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Asked about the situation on Tuesday evening at a candidate forum in Mesquite<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>, Tinsley said, \u201cOur lawyer and our CPA are trying to assemble what we have and what can be produced, and as soon as we have it, it will be produced.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Update, 10:25 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Teague hit back today in a radio ad titled \u201cReasons\u201d that you can listen to by clicking here<\/a>. The ad contains its own factual error.<\/p>\n

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It states that Tinsley\u2019s failure to pay payroll taxes resulted in \u201cfines and costs of over $122,000.\u201d That\u2019s inaccurate. Though the IRS originally levied that fine against Tinsley, the court case led to the fine being cut to $65,000, which is what Tinsley had to pay.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In a prior version of this posting, Geise’s first name was misspelled.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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