<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'> Just released…<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Timothy Maguire <a href="mailto:maguire_tj@hotmail.com" title="blocked::mailto:maguire_tj@hotmail.com">maguire_tj@hotmail.com </a>317-372-6436<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div>  Fool me once … Elrod’s campaign calls imply that Sean Shepard doesn’t support lower taxes.  <o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">INDIANAPOLIS</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">IN</st1:State></st1:place> – Voters in the 7th District were surprised over the past 24 hours by automated calls and voicemails falsely claiming that Elrod was "the only candidate in the race" for smaller government and lower taxes.<o:p></o:p> Having participated in a handful of candidate forums with Libertarian Sean Shepard, Elrod and his campaign staff know that these statements are patently false.  Libertarians, including Sean Shepard, consistently and uniformly call for smaller government and lower taxes.<o:p></o:p> “Is this dishonesty what citizens of the 7th District should expect from Jon Elrod and his staff?” asked <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Kurt St</st1:address></st1:Street>. Angelo, E-Communications Editor for the Libertarian Party of Indiana. “The citizens deserve a representative with more integrity.”<o:p></o:p> To correct his campaign's misrepresentations, it is incumbent on Elrod to publicly retract its false statements and set the record straight – that small government and low taxes are the benchmarks of libertarianism.<o:p></o:p> Sean Shepard is a life long resident of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Indianapolis</st1:City></st1:place> and local businessman.  He is married with two children who attend private Christian school.  Mr. Shepard has been active in local politics for several years, has worked with Americans for Fair Taxation and helped organize and coordinate several of the local property tax protests in 2007.  Mr. Shepard's policy approaches support affordable healthcare, lower taxes, protection of civil liberties, border security, school choice and a strong national defense<o:p></o:p> The Libertarian Party is the third largest political party in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region>, and is the only non-major party with ballot access in the state of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Indiana</st1:State></st1:place>.  Libertarians believe in being SERVED by a small non-intrusive government that is financially responsible, administratively competent and socially tolerant.<o:p></o:p> ###<o:p></o:p> Authorized by Sean Shepard for Congress: <a href="http://shepard2008.com/" title="blocked::http://shepard2008.com/">http://shepard2008.com</a> - (317) 513-2406<o:p></o:p> For more information on Sean Shepard, or to arrange an interview, please contact Timothy Maguire at (317)372-6436 or by email at <a href="mailto:Maguire_tj@hotmail.com">Maguire_tj@hotmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -- Timothy J. 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