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August, 2008 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 3

Entries from August 2008

Video: Missouri’s Chief Justice Stith Explains “the Value” of the Missouri Plan

August 20th, 2008 · No Comments

A sitting chief justice involved in political ads. Nothing like using the power and prestige of the bench to further a political agenda!!!! Hat tip: MissouriBar [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/XGqaxYyJMjE” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Tags: MO Supreme Court · Videos

Tipline: Koster Surrogates Buying House on Private Street

August 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Koster must be paying for a lot of baking soda! Sources are telling us that with all the money they made off “Imposter Koster” this primary season, the El-Amin’s are “movin’ on up” – so to speak – to new digs on a private street in the 26th ward. Mrs. El-Amin is currently the committewoman […]

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Tags: David Stokes · Decision '08

WOW! MRP Brings out the Big Guns

August 20th, 2008 · No Comments

This flamethrower was sent to the MOPNS inbox today, courtesy of MRP Communications Director Tina Hervey: Below is a helpful reminder for everyone of the top eight most common phrases used to describe Jay Nixon. 1. “Opportunistic swashbuckler”: Nixon’s an opportunistic swashbuckler, they say, who goes beyond the authority of his office to grab headlines […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon

UPDATE: Just Say NO to Spinden & Baker

August 20th, 2008 · No Comments

UPDATE: Last night Chief Justice Laura Denver Stith, Judge Russell and Judge Wolff were seen hobnobbing with members of the Appellate Judicial Commission at the Doubletree Hotel. Here at MOPNS, we assume that they were enjoying fillet and wine on the taxpayers dime. We suspect the liberal commission, learning nothing from last year’s tainted process, […]

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Tags: MO Supreme Court

Like Clockwork, “Rowdy Rod’s” Favorite Blog to the Rescue

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

  Now that we’re in the dog days of summer – and the political season too – FiredUp Missouri is once again defending it’s favorite ethically challenged, lame duck Speaker: “Republican regulars were clucking last week about a slew of “brown envelopes” delivered anonymously to dozens of GOP incumbents and candidates for state office. Those […]

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Tags: Jeff Roe · Spkr. Jetton

5th District Senate Race Post Mortem

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

St. Louis Evening Whirl columnist “The Shadow,” gives his post mortem on the 5th District senate race between winner Robin Wright-Jones and Rodney Hubbard. The problem with Rod (It’s easy to quarterback afterwards), is his campaign manager. It will go down in political history that Antonio French, a website news developer was too busy satisfactorily […]

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Tags: Decision '08

The Appellate Judicial Commission Needs To Do Its Job!

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Better Courts for Missouri  press release: (Jefferson City, MO) – The Missouri Supreme Court recently lost one of the best judges to ever sit on the Court when Judge Limbaugh resigned to become a federal judge. More than twenty people have applied to take his place. The Appellate Judicial Commission will review the list of […]

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Tags: MO Supreme Court

Chess Club & Scholastic Center of St. Louis to Host 2009 U.S. Championship Invitational

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

L to R: Founder Rex Sinquefield, Rachel Keller Brown, Executive Committee member, Tony Rich, Executive Director The Chess Club and Scholastic Center, which was founded by retired investment fund manager Rex Sinquefield and opened in July 2008, is located at 4657 Maryland Avenue in St. Louis’ fashionable and historic Central West End neighborhood. “We are […]

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Tags: School Choice

Sister to Sister?

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Will Chief Judge Laura Stith ensure Judge Nanette Baker makes the upcoming panel for the Supreme Court to grease the tracks for her sister, Rebecca Stith, to become a judge? Is this a conflict of interest? Given the situation, shouldn’t Stith recuse herself from this selection process? Based on her past we doubt she will. […]

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Tags: MO Supreme Court

Picture of the Day: Huckabee & Emerson

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Corey Noles photo U.S. Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee answer questions from a reporter during the press conference at the beginning of the picnic Saturday evening.

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Tags: Decision '08 · Picture/Quote of the Day · Rep. Jo Ann Emerson