Photo courtesy of Blogging from St. Louis We reported last week how lazy reporter Jo Mannies of the Post Dispatch, had a piece on the Political Fix publicizing a demonstration at Senator Bond’s office last Wednesday. We questioned the effectiveness of scheduling a demonstration at the same time the office closes. Apparenty it didn’t go […]

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From The Journal (Webster University) By: James Chilton Issue date: 5/3/07 Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and her mother, former Sen. Jean Carnahan, spoke before a crowd of nearly 60 in the University Center Sunnen Lounge. The two described their respective introductions to politics then, at Holden’s behest, launched into the issues while the audience […]

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Statement From Governor Matt Blunt (R-MO) Thursday, May 03, 2007 09:43 EST “Governor Romney did a superb job in the debate and he demonstrated that he is the right leader to bring change to Washington. With a record of turning around troubled companies and institutions, Governor Romney has real, relevant experience. More importantly, he brings […]

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From this week’s GOP Voice: “There has been a disturbing trend shared with us by dozens of conservative Missourians via telephone and email describing a situation in which their letters to newspapers across this state are NOT getting published. It is becoming increasingly evident that liberal editorial page writers are being given more and more […]

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In political spin, wording and phrasing are very crucial. No one on either side of the political spectrum will disagree, that how poll questions are framed, or what words are used to report a story, can elicit a desired result. The Missouri Political News Service’s first ever “Spin Job of the day” award is shamefully […]

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By Mark Bliss ~ Southeast Missourian Diane L. Wilson ~ dlwilson@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau’s new $60 million federal courthouse won praise from U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson on Friday after she and other federal officials toured the nearly completed building.”This is a magnificent structure,” she said. “I think it is a great honor to have a […]

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From the K.C. Blue Blog: As Predicted, Bartle Files for Statewide…Which One Still A Mystery. As predicted here on the KC Blue Blog several months ago, Lee’s Summit’s very own baby right-winger Matt Bartle has filed papers to run statewide, leaving many in the dark as to which office he’ll run for. Read more… From […]

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  Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson, MO, 8th District meets with Physicians to discuss healthcare reform. From The Washington Times: By Gregory Lopes Momentum for universal health care picked up a bit of steam this week when several Republicans from the House and Senate joined Democrats in backing a bill aimed at guaranteeing health care coverage […]

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(KMOV) — News 4 is taking you behind the scenes of the investigation into the death of a local soldier. The death of Private Lavena Johnson is clouded in controversy and allegations of a cover up. News 4’s Matt Sczesny was there as investigators exhumed the body of Private Johnson and conducted a new autopsy. […]

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By Frank Morris NPR-All Things Considered (Audio) The Justice Department’s push to remove U.S. attorneys in 2006 might have been larger than the eight cases that have been discussed in Congress. Other U.S. attorneys’ names were on a list the agency compiled in January 2006 — the prosecutor who replaced one of them was the […]

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