Our New Ad on Bob Schaffer's Shameful Record

VoteVets.org is back with one of our hard-hitting ads, holding public officials accountable on issues of importance to the troops and veterans. This time, we're exposing the dreadful record of former Congressman Bob Schaffer. Here's the ad:

Out of all those who served in Congress, former Congressman Schaffer's record after he left is one of the few that's even more egregious than when he served in Congress. Our veterans from Colorado point that out in the new ad.

First, former Congressman Schaffer used his name and status to aid an oil company looking to profit from Iraqi oil. In 2007, Schaffer did work for Aspect Energy to broker an oil deal with the regional government of Kurdistan, in Northern Iraq. That was despite the objections of the US government, which warned against any such dealings, because they would undermine the Federal Iraq government and Iraq's stability. The less stable Iraq is, the more dangerous it is for our troops in theater.

As one of our veterans says in the ad, "I went to Iraq for my country. Bob Schaffer went to Iraq for a big oil company."

That was just a continuation of a shameful record. In Congress, Bob Schaffer turned his back on our veterans, voting against funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Fiscal Years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. Not only that, but he also voted against full funding of medical programs for the VA in 1998 - only one of 14 in the entire House of Representatives to do so!

The ad will be airing next week in Colorado Springs and Denver - just as the political world descends on the state for the Democratic Convention. So, everyone will see it. And, because of tremendous financial support in the past from people like you, we're putting $300,000 behind this ad, flooding the airwaves!

Be sure to pass this ad around to your friends and donate what you can, to help VoteVets.org keep airing this ad and others. It's crucial that all public officials - whether still in office or not - know that we're watching them, and we will be there to hold them accountable.

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Comments

[Opsimath44]

Great ad!

Y'all did a great job in Denver last month. Folks are finally starting to catch on that "supporting the troops" does not mean the job ends when your magnetic ribbons sticks to your car.

[loper2008]

Great ad! Please do some for Obama.

[NoFactsJustTruth]

Wonderful efforts lately from VoteVets.org, Jon, keep up the great work. I just found a job, so I'll be better able to help some soon. It's well past time for anti-veteran members of CONgress to receive some of what they shovel out.

[lthuedk 1]

Outstanding.

Thank you.

[lboucher]

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[demfriend]

I love it when a vet speaks the and gives truth a voice. I gent the emails from votevet.org even though I am an old lady who never served. I am so very poud of our soldiers past and present for their service and if they display a continuing support and are part of giving back to those who served and still serve then I totally support them. I do not and will never support Mccain because he has not consistantly supported vets or troops and he spoke out againest the new GI Bill many times before Bush congratulated him for the bill. He has voted againest important bills for vets and troops when he bothered to show up and he has one of the worst voting records in the Senate. But that he has never even played at supporting women and has instead been the "skirt chaser" adulterer and fond of telling "rape-ape" type jokes which are even more demeaning while he laughs at us he never voted for us. I love the troops present and past but not those who soil the flag and their brothers and sisters.

[siciliabel]

Perfect timing? This is a bad guy and not someone I want representing Colorado in the Senate.

[thecanadian]

One of the clearest - get right to the issue ads we have seen. They have traded Lives of Troops from the U.S. & their Nato Allies, Canada being one of them!.
The total deaths for the Bush/McCain war now totals almost 10,000 human lives!
10,000 HUMAN lives for OIL!
Why isn't everyone more outraged at this human loss of our sons, husbands, fathers?
They are Chronic Liars. STAND UP people
- support of brave troops and kick out the liars. Start screaming publicly. Support the Vets!

[schatsie]

Absolutely beautiful add... We need more like this!

[BADEN]

Good work.

Will pass it around.

ONWARD!

~Viet Era Woman Vet~