January 09, 2008 11:43 PM UTC

New Web Spot Smacks "Shifty Schaffer"

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• by: Colorado Pols

The liberal group Progress Now is out with a new video highlighting alleged “lies” told by Senate candidate Bob Schaffer over the years. It’s better produced than their last hit on Schaffer before Christmas, and they’ve apparently spoofed Schaffer’s website as well to amusing effect. Press release follows.

Breaking News:  Bush Coming to Colorado

Launch of ShiftySchaffer Website and Video to counter visit

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Contact:  Michael Huttner

(303) 931-4547

Denver: ProgressNowAction launched a new website and the first in a “Shifty” Schaffer video series to promote awareness of President Bush coming to Colorado on Thursday, January 31, 2008 for a fundraiser benefiting Bob Schaffer’s campaign for the U.S. Senate.

“Why has Schaffer been hiding Bush’s visit from the media and people of Colorado?,” asked Michael Huttner, Executive Director of ProgressNowAction, Colorado’s largest online progressive advocacy organization.  “Schaffer, like Bush, has a history of not being straight with the people of Colorado.”

This morning, ProgressNowAction launched a 30 second video–the first in a “Shifty” Bob Schaffer video series which highlights Schaffer’s record of lying to the public. The video can viewed at:

http://ShiftySchaffer.com

ProgressNowAction also launched its “Shifty Schaffer Accountability Project” to call on the public to visit http://ShiftySchaffer.com to submit anonymous tips on Schaffer’s record.

“We are calling on the public to submit their ideas to http://ShiftySchaffer.com on how to raise awareness of Bush’s visit and for any information on Schaffer’s extreme, and often unethical record,” noted Huttner.

The Bush-Shifty Schaffer Tie

Schaffer now claims he is not a DC insider, but once bragged to the press that President Bush fondly referred to him as “Bobby Boy.”  (Rocky Mountain News, July 15, 2004)

Schaffer now claims he’s against pork barrel projects, but as a Congressman lobbied for a $400,000 earmark for a train museum named after the Bush family. [Schaffer letter to Rep. Regula, 10/29/2002; Papers of Congressman Schaffer]

ProgressNowAction learned of Bush’s visit following a tip from one of its members.

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