Sydney Morning Herald: “Crewless, car-laden ship drifts towards Alaska.” When describing Rep. Kenny Hulshof’s so far lackluster campaign for governor, (and we emphasize so far) one could easily borrow the above headline, change a few words, and you’d have the campaign in a nutshell: “Crewless, Washington-laden campaign drifts towards November.” And speaking of Washington, party […]
Entries from September 2008
Quote of the Day: “In Politics, If You’re Playing Defense, You’re Losing”
September 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Decision '08 · Rep. Kenny Hulshof
Sen. Bond Calls for More Domestic Oil Drilling
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments
In this Missourinet podcast podcast by Steve Walsh, Senator Kit Bond today called for more domestic oil drilling. We guess fighting for more bicycle paths ain’t getting it done: Hat tip: club4growth [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/KxFlnJiahYE” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
Tags: Senator. Kit Bond
Roll Call Newspaper’s Kay Barnes “Masturbation” Article
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Here’s the complete Roll Call article we excerpted this morning. Graves Prepares to Unload on Barnes By Matthew Murray Roll Call Staff September 16, 2008 “There is no way another person can make a woman satisfied.” – Kay Barnes Less than two months before voters weigh in on the toughest challenge of his political career, […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Kay Barnes · Rep. Sam Graves
Video: Teen Conservative Issue of the Day: Abortion, Gay Marriage
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments
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Video: Claire McCaskill on John McCain’s Economic Views
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments
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Tags: Decision '08 · Senator McCaskill · Videos
Bonus Quote of the Day: “She’s Given Us a Huge Lift”
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments
“She’s given us a huge lift. Any Republican candidate for Congress who’s in a tough race would love John McCain and Sarah Palin coming into their district and states.” – Sen. Kit Bond We wholeheartedly agree Senator. We think any candidate, especially say a governor candidate who has been in Congress for six terms and […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Senator. Kit Bond
Quote of the Day: Kay Barnes, Former “Sexuality Consultant,” Encouraged Masturbation
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Wow! That’s about all we can say about this allegation. This quote comes from a Roll Call newspaper article, that unfortunatelty, if you want to read the rest of it, you must have a subscription. “Less than two months before voters weigh in on the toughest challenge of his political career, Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Kay Barnes · Picture/Quote of the Day
Show-Me-Institute Revamps Blog
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments
“Policy Pulse,” a new online resource, provides a quick, convenient and easily accessible way for the public to monitor legislation and news about policy issues. Created by the Show-Me Institute and StateSurge, this new website is designed to give users a panoramic view of public policy in Missouri. This innovative new tool connects specific […]
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Obama’s Very Own ‘Willie Horton’ Ad
September 15th, 2008 · No Comments
From the St. Louis Oracle: “I’m Barack Obama, and I approved this message.” Those words may be the most damning of this contentious presidential campaign, the ones that cost Obama my vote. They appear at the end of a disgusting, ageist attack ad released this weekend by Obama for America. In a campaign susceptible to […]
Tags: Decision '08
Video: Carly Fiorina and Claire McCaskill “This Week” Debate Pt. 1 & 2
September 15th, 2008 · No Comments
“But women of America are going to kick the tires the next 55 days, George, and they’re going to going to find out that this is a ticket that wants to put women in prison for having an abortion after they have been raped.” – Sen. Claire McCaskill [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/P4Bz5A_541M” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] [kml_flashembed […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Senator McCaskill