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September, 2008 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 5

Entries from September 2008

Sen. Kit Bond: “Rescue for Fannie and Freddie Should Protect Taxpayers Before Wall Street Shareholders”

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments

By Sen. Kit Bond In my home state, Missourians are no strangers to the housing crisis – thousand of Missouri families have been delinquent on their mortgages, struggling to stay in their homes. This week the housing crisis will once again touch taxpayers in Missouri and across the nation. On Sunday, our government seized control […]

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Tags: Senator. Kit Bond

Obama/Carnahan: Pigs in a Blanket?

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Looks like the controversey over Sen Obama and lucky sperm club member Russ Carnahan’s lipstick on a pig comment isn’t dying down anytime soon: Jefferson County GOP (KY) collecting lipstick after Obama’s remark (hat tip: PolitickerKY.com) Local Republicans are vowing to send 1,000 tubes of lipstick to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in an effort […]

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Tags: Carnahans' · Decision '08 · Rep. Russ Carnahan

Video: Joe Biden Tells Sen. Chuck Graham to Stand Up

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware, told Missouri State Senator Chuck Graham to stand up. Graham is confined to a wheelchair. Hat tip: bradbelote  [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/C2mzbuRgnI4″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Videos

FLASHBACK: Jay Nixon (1998) “Radical and Alarmist” to Assassinate Osama Bin Laden

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Sen. Bond pictured here in 1998 with former St. Louis NAACP head Charles Mischeaux As we look back in extreme sadness on that terrible day seven years ago, we think we understand why Jay Nixon doesn’t want to talk about his record at today’s gubernatorial debate. While Senator Bond understood (three years before 911!) the […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon · Rep. Kenny Hulshof

Our Tribute to “Rowdy Rod” – Good Riddance!

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments

“Rowdy Rod” Jetton, the lame duck speaker who never met an ethics rule he tried to somehow circumvent, has “left the building” so to speak. In a “tearful address” -yeah we know, we’re laughing too – “Rowdy Rod” said he “learned a few things” during his eight years in the legislature. (Insert joke here.) It’s […]

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Tags: Spkr. Jetton

Hillary Supporter: McCaskill on Clinton List

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments

As we noted below, Rep. Cleaver is hearing from panicked donors as the Obama campaign continues to slide in the polls. Our favorite Democrat – and very pro Hillary Clinton blog –  HillBuzz makes a few interesting allegations against Obama and his fundraisers in Chicago: “We’ve been personally told that if we don’t raise money […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Senator McCaskill

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum Tag Team Obama

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments

What’s the old saying: “with friends like these, who needs enemies?” Favorite Clinton buck dancer Rep. Emanuel Cleaver was all to willing to send out the Obama panic signal in The Hill newspaper yesterday: “That’s all people have talked about since we got back,” said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat who represents Missouri, a projected […]

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Tags: Carnahans' · Decision '08 · Political Fix · Rep. Russ Carnahan

Change You can Believe In – When The Cameras Are On

September 8th, 2008 · No Comments

As Senator Obama’s surrogate, Sen. McCaskill has faithfully regurgitated Obama’s change mantra almost ad nauseum these last few months. She even managed to slip it in several times during her convention keynote speech: “I have seen Barack Obama in the Senate, and I’ve been by his side on the campaign trail. I know he will […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Senator McCaskill

Hip Hop Palooza Comes to An End

September 8th, 2008 · No Comments

The Political Fix is reporting that Rep. Hubbard is ended his “slim to none” chance of getting a new election after his startling defeat at the hands of Rep. Robin Wright-Jones. From the Political Fix: “Here are three words that power attorney Scott Rosenblum is not used to saying: I give up. But Rosenblum, the […]

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Now That Obama is Behind, Polls Are Questioned

September 8th, 2008 · No Comments

We find it ironic that now that the shine continues to wear off the Barack Obama fool’s gold campaign of change, the libs now want to start questioning polls and their methodologies. With the latest USA Today poll showing the McCain/Palin ticket opening up a 10 point lead on Obama/Biden, let the hand-wringing and carping […]

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Tags: Decision '08