Here’s a positive story about the O’Fallon Park neighborhood in inner city St. Louis. O’Fallon Park is too often the backdrop of violent news reports. Hat tip: PubDef Four blocks of the O’Fallon Park neighborhood have been deemed a “safe zone” for children to trick-or-treat on this Halloween night. Twenty-First Ward Committeeman Antonio French has […]
Entries from October 2008
Community Creates “Safe Zone” for Trick-or-Treaters on Halloween
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: St. Louis
Guest Op Ed: Will Jay Nixon Uphold His Constitutional Duties as Governor, Or Will He Be Swayed By Political Self-Interests?
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments
By Bernie McCann Before you go to the polls Tuesday and vote for a governor candidate, you should ask one question about Attorney General Jay Nixon: If elected, will he uphold his constitutional duties as governor, or will he be swayed by political self-interests? For guidance, you need to look no further than what has […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon
Democrat State Rep. Says NRA Distributing “False Campaign Literature”
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Image Hat tip: Show Me Progress State Representative Rebecca McClanahan is claiming in a press release that voters in District 2 in Northeast Missouri have been receiving “dishonest mailers” from the National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund. McClanahan is in a tight race with her Republican opponent, Thom Van Vleck. From the release: “These orange […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Videos
Video: John Ashcroft Speaks Out Against Question 1
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Decision '08 · Hon. John Ashcroft · Videos
Dems Giving Up On Kay Barnes? “Maybe This Recruit Wasn’t So Great After All”
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Looks like the Democrats are throwing in the towel on Ol’ Kay Cronkite Waldo Barnes after this Survey USA poll shows her trailing Congressman Graves 54% to 36%! From The Swing State Project: “Kay Barnes, the former mayor of Kansas City, was one of the first top-tier recruits by the DCCC in 2007, so this […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Kay Barnes
Charitable Tax Credits Provide Constructive Alternative to Prop. 1
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments
By Calvin Harris II This November, Saint Louis County constituents will vote on a new annual tax of one-quarter of a cent (1 cent on every $4.00) to fund programs supporting the mental health and well-being of area youth. The estimated $40 million that would be collected after the passing of Proposition 1 would create […]
Tags: Show Me Institute · St. Louis
Quote of the Day: “Lots of Republicans Feel That the State Committee Should Not Have Gotten Involved in the Primary”
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments
This quote comes from former five term Republican state representative Chuck Wooten. Wooten claims he tried to call the Hulshof campaign but never got a response. (Maybe certain campaign managers should spend a little less time in Washington lobbying and guest hosting radio programs, and more time calling back potential VIP supporters????) A video interview […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Rep. Kenny Hulshof · Sarah Steelman
“Watch Chuck (Graham) Drive” Website Launched
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments
An email to our tipline tipped us off to a new website called “Watch Chuck Drive.” The website includes a quote from Columbia Daily Tribune Publisher Hank Waters III that says: “Graham’s occasional tendency to enjoy too many beers…” (The understatement of the year we may add.) It also has “Fun Chuck Facts” such as: […]
Tags: Decision '08
Two Signs It’s Over for Sam Page
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments
One, it’s not a good sign – especially to your supporters – when you’re sending out the “we gave it our best shot, but we came up a little short” email a week before the election. This email was supposedly sent to us from Dr. Page’s wife Jenny: “Let me thank you for working so […]
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Moniteau County Elected Official Helps Trial Lawyers Silence the Citizens of Greene County
October 28th, 2008 · No Comments
UNION ACTIVIST FILES FRIVILOUS COMPLAINT Greene Countians Against Question 1 responded to the frivilous ethics complaint filed with the Missouri’s Ethics Commission by an out-of-town left-wing union activist by the name of Eric Moore. Mr. Moore’s frivilous complaint claims that the coalition’s Treasurer, Larry Russell, did not file his organization’s paperwork on time. It is […]
Tags: Decision '08 · MO Supreme Court