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July, 2007 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 5

Entries from July 2007

Missourinet: “Carnahan is Frustrated by Lack of Early Voting”

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

We hate to beat a dead horse here, but the press corps’ inattention to Robin Carnahan continually using her office as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Missouri Democratic Party is getting rather ridiculous! Carnahan gives another example of her blatant partisanship in this Missourinet interview Missourinet interview advocating early voting. This latest twist on […]

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Tags: Carnahans' · Decision '08 · Voter Fraud

Francis Slay Honors Ronnie White

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

White was the first black Supreme Court Justice. Heh, it’s a lot better than honoring Ike Turner…

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Tags: Mayor Frances Slay

Rueters Interview: Skelton Wants Iraq Drawdown, Has Afghan Worries

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON – Despite new U.S. intelligence warnings on al Qaeda’s resurgent terrorism network, a leading U.S. House of Representatives Democrat still believes U.S. troops in Iraq should be drawn down. But the United States might have to increase its troops in Afghanistan if other NATO countries do not help more there, said […]

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Tags: Iraq War · Rep. Ike Skelton · Videos

Blunt Praises Romney

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

Gov. Blunt was on MSNBC today praising Mitt Romney. You can watch it here In other news, Susan Montee endorsed definite loser Barack Hussein Obama. But I’m still waiting on the woman who actually matters, Republican Claire, to announce.

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Tags: Decision '08 · Matt Blunt

St. Louis Political Consultant Indicted

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

St. Louis political consultant Steve W. Earp was indicted on several serious charges yesterday, including two counts of stealing $25,000 or more by deceit. Earp’s troubles started last April after the St. Louis Community College referendum failed miserably in the April elections. Soon afterwards, college authorities were probing Earp’s finances and his lack of invoices […]

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Tags: St. Louis

Candidates Often Avoid Party Labels

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

By Nathan L. Gonzales “In Missouri’s 6th district, former Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes is one of the Democratic ongressional Campaign Committee’s prize recruits. But you wouldn’t know it at first (or second, or third) glance. She didn’t mention the words “Democrat” or “Democratic Party” in her May 14 announcement. And the only way you […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Kay Barnes

Rep. Graves Introduces Emergency Immigration Workload Reduction, Homeland Security Enhancement Act

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

From US Fed News: WASHINGTON, July 24 — Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, has introduced the Emergency Immigration Workload Reduction and Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2007 (H.R. 3064), legislation that would “suspend certain nonessential visas, in order to provide temporary workload relief critical to the successful reorganization of the immigration and naturalization functions of the […]

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Tags: Rep. Sam Graves

Carnahan Plays Politics With Her Office

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

It is always laughable when FiredUp Missouri rails on the Missouri mainstream media for protecting the Blunt administration and Republicans in general. We have an example for you today of the mainstream press doing the exact opposite. Their deafening silence is actually helping the Democratic cause. The Missouri Political News Service reported Saturday that the […]

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Tags: Affirmative Action · Carnahans'

Old Media Bashes Anonymity…..Again!

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

“Baghdad” Tony Messenger finally finds an ally in his lonely quest to discourage anonymity on the Internet. And guess where this ally of “Baghdad” writes his newspaper column? You guessed it, for the same publication that Messenger is the editorial page editor. Columnist Brian Lewis and “Baghdad” Tony make a monumental leap by equating writing […]

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Tags: Tony Messenger

Huffington Post: “Bond Continues Misleading Constituents About Iraq”

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

By Bob Geiger If Missouri really does pride itself on being “the show-me state,” you have to wonder how long it’s going to be before Missourians demand that Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) show them the truth. Bond, who has been one of George W. Bush’s most ardent rubber-stampers ever since the Supreme Court handed Bush […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Iraq War · Senator. Kit Bond