Oklahoma Military Veteran and Retired Diplomat Announces for Congress
Oklahoma military veteran and retired diplomat, Hal Spake, announced today that he is a Democratic candidate for Congress. “The voters of Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District deserve an alternative to the failed policies of the Bush administration. I believe the voters want real change in Washington, DC. “ Spake said. Hal Spake served over 22 years in the U.S. diplomatic service in several international trouble spots. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and the Oklahoma National Guard. He and his wife of 37 years are long-time residents and volunteers in Norman. He is a graduate of Central State University.
The Bush Administration is Undermining American Values. Misrepresentation is not an American Value. We now know that the Administration, shaded, exaggerated, and selectively used intelligence to make an unjustified case for the invasion of Iraq. Now we are engaged in a foreign war costing many American lives and injuries, as well as billions of dollars needed for our country. Today there are nearly 150,000 American troops are risking their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. The voters of Oklahoma’s Fourth Congressional District deserve a Congressman who will not rubber stamp Bush and Rumsfeld’s flawed war strategies and policies but will instead seek real change in the course of the Iraq War. Clearly we need an exit strategy.
The Bush Administration and our incumbent Republican Congressman have reduced spending for our Veterans Hospitals. While claiming support for our troops, the Republican Administration and our current incumbent Congressman have been abandoning increasing numbers of Iraq war veterans, who have their lost limbs, sight and their health. Failure to take care of our disabled veterans is not an American value.
Republicans praise our homeland defenders for their bravery but cut funding to programs that provide bullet proof vests for police and equipment for firefighters to fund tax cuts for the rich. Abandoning those who protect us is not an American Value.
The leader of the Republican Party stands in the ruins of New Orleans and vows to "do whatever it takes" to rebuild and then returns to Washington to promote tax cuts for the rich and slash the very programs that would help rebuild New Orleans. Leaving cities in ruin, children without schools and people living in pestilence is not an American value.
The Bush administration and our Republican Congressman talk about the need to make America more competitive in a 21st century economy, but then slash student aid programs and undermine science and scientific research. A university education that is within the reach of all students is an American value.
Secret prisons, torture, extraordinary rendition, warrantless wiretaps, attacks on journalists with threats of arrest for espionage for reporting questionable, illegal and unconstitutional activities, are not American values.
The culture of corruption itself is troubling. But, what’s truly offensive about these scandals is that they lead to morally offensive legislation that tramples on the values of hardworking Americans.
When Big Oil companies write the nation’s energy policy it’s no wonder they end up with record breaking profits and billions in tax breaks. High costs of gasoline are forcing hard-working Oklahomans to make difficult choices about basic human needs.
When a Republican Congressional Chairman negotiates a Medicare bill at the same time he’s negotiating for a job as the drug industry’s lobbyist, it’s hardly a surprise when a Republican Congress creates a drug program that benefits the pharmaceutical industry instead of seniors. Exploitation of the elderly is not an American value.
When the people running Washington are accountable only to the special interests, of course they’ll cut taxes for their patrons and spend your tax dollars with reckless abandon. Saddling our children and grandchildren with debt from runaway deficit spending is not an American value.
We need leaders who will uphold the rule of law and place no man above that law. We need leaders who will defend our rights of privacy and the free press. We need leaders who have served their country and who will use its military might, judiciously. We need leaders who represent all Americans, not just the lobbyists and their clients. We need leaders who recognize that manufacturing is the lynchpin between national security and prosperity.
Because I believe that the voters of Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District deserve an alternative to the failed policies of the Bush administration, and because I believe the voters want real change in Washington, DC. I am filing as a candidate for Congress in Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District.
For Additional information contact:
Hal Spake
405-292-6243
Halspake4congress@sbcglobal.net
The Bush Administration is Undermining American Values. Misrepresentation is not an American Value. We now know that the Administration, shaded, exaggerated, and selectively used intelligence to make an unjustified case for the invasion of Iraq. Now we are engaged in a foreign war costing many American lives and injuries, as well as billions of dollars needed for our country. Today there are nearly 150,000 American troops are risking their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. The voters of Oklahoma’s Fourth Congressional District deserve a Congressman who will not rubber stamp Bush and Rumsfeld’s flawed war strategies and policies but will instead seek real change in the course of the Iraq War. Clearly we need an exit strategy.
The Bush Administration and our incumbent Republican Congressman have reduced spending for our Veterans Hospitals. While claiming support for our troops, the Republican Administration and our current incumbent Congressman have been abandoning increasing numbers of Iraq war veterans, who have their lost limbs, sight and their health. Failure to take care of our disabled veterans is not an American value.
Republicans praise our homeland defenders for their bravery but cut funding to programs that provide bullet proof vests for police and equipment for firefighters to fund tax cuts for the rich. Abandoning those who protect us is not an American Value.
The leader of the Republican Party stands in the ruins of New Orleans and vows to "do whatever it takes" to rebuild and then returns to Washington to promote tax cuts for the rich and slash the very programs that would help rebuild New Orleans. Leaving cities in ruin, children without schools and people living in pestilence is not an American value.
The Bush administration and our Republican Congressman talk about the need to make America more competitive in a 21st century economy, but then slash student aid programs and undermine science and scientific research. A university education that is within the reach of all students is an American value.
Secret prisons, torture, extraordinary rendition, warrantless wiretaps, attacks on journalists with threats of arrest for espionage for reporting questionable, illegal and unconstitutional activities, are not American values.
The culture of corruption itself is troubling. But, what’s truly offensive about these scandals is that they lead to morally offensive legislation that tramples on the values of hardworking Americans.
When Big Oil companies write the nation’s energy policy it’s no wonder they end up with record breaking profits and billions in tax breaks. High costs of gasoline are forcing hard-working Oklahomans to make difficult choices about basic human needs.
When a Republican Congressional Chairman negotiates a Medicare bill at the same time he’s negotiating for a job as the drug industry’s lobbyist, it’s hardly a surprise when a Republican Congress creates a drug program that benefits the pharmaceutical industry instead of seniors. Exploitation of the elderly is not an American value.
When the people running Washington are accountable only to the special interests, of course they’ll cut taxes for their patrons and spend your tax dollars with reckless abandon. Saddling our children and grandchildren with debt from runaway deficit spending is not an American value.
We need leaders who will uphold the rule of law and place no man above that law. We need leaders who will defend our rights of privacy and the free press. We need leaders who have served their country and who will use its military might, judiciously. We need leaders who represent all Americans, not just the lobbyists and their clients. We need leaders who recognize that manufacturing is the lynchpin between national security and prosperity.
Because I believe that the voters of Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District deserve an alternative to the failed policies of the Bush administration, and because I believe the voters want real change in Washington, DC. I am filing as a candidate for Congress in Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District.
For Additional information contact:
Hal Spake
405-292-6243
Halspake4congress@sbcglobal.net
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