TX-19: Proud of Deserting our Veterans

by: Xpatriated Texan

Fri Oct 27, 2006 at 08:13 AM CDT

''Congressman Neugebauer is proud of his voting record to support veterans' interests,'' his office said in a statement. ''He has proven to be an advocate for veterans' rights and benefits and will continue to vote in support of the men and women who so bravely defend our country and our freedom.''

Proud?  From the same article:

Neugebauer received a ''zero'' rating from Disabled American Veterans in 2003, 2004 and 2005 for voting against eight bills championed by the DAV. But this year, he received a score of ''66'' for voting in favor of two of three bills supported by the organization, according to the DAV Web site.

He's proud that in three years he found it within his heart to support veterans twice?  He's proud of that?

Here is a full picture of Neugebauer's support of veterans - in 2003, he was rated "0" by both American Veterans and Disabled American Veterans; in 2004, he was rated "33" by the Retired Enlisted Association and again received a "0" by Disabled American Veterans; in 2005, DAV rated him "0" again; and this year, the DAV gave him a 66 while Iran and Afghanistan Veterans in America gave him a "D".

That isn't a record to be proud of - unless your goal is to demoralize our troops and let them know that you would rather that they die in combat than come back and impose a burden on taxpayers. 

But don't look to Neugebauer to do anything at all - he can't even be bothered to make a new campaign commercial:

Neugebauer didn't produce any new television ads this election season because the campaign is being frugal with contributions and because issues from the 2004 election are pertinent today, Allen said.

What a freaking lie!  Neugebauer has raised $1.2 million dollars and spent $828,476 of it.  That means he's spent almost 70% of the money he's raised. 

Allen encouraged residents of the 19th District to visit www.congress.gov to research Neugebauer's record. However, the campaign declined to provide scripts of the congressman's advertisements to the Reporter-News.

Yeah - the Congressman is suggesting that his constituents search the Library of Congress if they are interested in finding out what he votes for.  How generous!  Why not just tell them to go to a university research library?  Why can't they provide ANY proof of supporting our disabled veterans?

I'm looking for ten people to donate twenty dollars to make sure our veterans are taken care of when they get back home. 

John Courage Ad: 18,000 More Promises

by: Karl-Thomas Musselman

Mon Aug 21, 2006 at 04:05 PM CDT

At Veterans for Courage, the first and very powerful ad for John Courage has been released. While 1:15 length version is not cut yet for your 30/60 second TV spots, the message is more than powerful. I will be honest in saying that I'm a sucker for emotional political advertisements, but this one is made all the more effective by the harsh reality of it's message and the differences it highlights between John Courage and Lamar Smith.

Click here to watch online if not displaying above. We are adding this and any other campaign videos to our Burnt Orange Report YouTube Group.

Donate to John Courage. This man deserves to be in Congress.

Focus on Veterans: GOP Refuses to Honor their Service

by: Texas Democratic Party

Sat May 27, 2006 at 02:49 PM CDT

This Monday, Americans will honor the memories of those who have given their lives in defense of our country.  But every day, we are dishonoring their memory because our veterans are facing problems due to the inadequate funding provided by this Republican Administration and Congress.

Over the last few years, the Republican Congress led by Tom DeLay has consistently underfunded the Veterans Administration by billions of dollars , which has compromised the health care and other services promised to our veterans.  In many VA hospitals and medical facilities, the budget shortfalls have become so severe that they have stopped scheduling new appointments, been unable to replace doctors and nurses who have retired or left and even been unable to keep surgical suites operational due to a lack of equipment.