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May, 2009 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 5

Entries from May 2009

Video: Missouri Fair Tax Explained

May 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Hat tip:AFPMissouri Missouri Fair Tax discussion with HJR 36 sponsor Ed Emery. Advocates say Missouri Fair Tax offers real economic stimulus to Missouri and fairness to taxpayers.  [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/N1IlTXH_5XI” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Tags: MO Legislature

Missourians for Responsible Government Launch “The Missouri Record”

May 4th, 2009 · No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas City, Missouri—May 4, 2009—Missourians for Responsible Government (MFRG), a 501(c)4 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the rights of Missourians, limiting the size and scope of state and local government, protecting and expanding the free market, and promoting the idea that governments have authority only through the consent of the governed, has […]

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Tags: Uncategorized

“A Day With Constituent Services”

May 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Blogger Lisa Krempasky gives us a little insight into her recent frustrating foray into dealing with the government and specifically her elected officials. “Next I went to Claire McCaskill’s office. It was located at the very edge of the artsy Loop abutting the hood. You walk up to the building and have to be buzzed […]

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Tags: Rep. Lacy Clay · Senator McCaskill

FLASHBACK VIDEO: Koster Denied Use of Catholic High School for Press Conference; Officials Cite Support of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

May 4th, 2009 · No Comments

UPDATE: Post Dispatch to the rescue! Koster to meet with Craigslist to discuss illegal posts As the president’s controversial commencement speech at Notre Dame quickly approaches, we thought we’d provide you a flashback video of Chris Koster’s 2007 party switch news conference on the sidewalk in front of the St. Louis Science Center. Koster had […]

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Tags: Abortion · Senator McCaskill · Videos

Picture of the Day: Happy National Bicycle Month!

May 1st, 2009 · No Comments

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Tags: Jay Nixon · Picture/Quote of the Day

Ron Paul Volunteers Deliver “Audit the Fed” Petitions to Cong. Cleaver’s Office

May 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Campaign for Liberty Missouri Volunteers deliver petitions to Congressman Cleaver’s Office. Notice the staffer’s folded arms. According to this website, this is what that means: “As children we learn to protect ourselves by hiding behind barriers like furniture or mother’s skirt if we felt “threatened.” Gradually instead of hiding behind objects we learn to fold […]

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Tags: Kansas City · Rep. Emanuel Cleaver · Videos

Quote of the Day: “Sad to Say We Have a Republican Fighting Harder for the Common People Than the Democratic Governor”

May 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Democrat hack blog FiredUp Missouri today is blaming “Ron Richard and the Republicans” for the demise of the so called “stimulus” bill yesterday. It seems that other Democrats (elected ones at that!) disagree with that partisan assessment: “Kinder was joined by several African-American legislators from St. Louis. In a letter to Nixon, Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon · MO Legislature · St. Louis

Use Stimulus Money for ID’s for the “Disenfranchised”

May 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan discusses the proposed photo ID voting requirements with Boone County Clerk Wendy Noren during a press conference Tuesday at the Boone County Government Center. Carnahan and Noren criticized the plan, which they said could disenfranchise Missouri voters. By Andrew Denney/Photographer  (photo courtesy of the Maneater) Secretary of State Robin Carnahan […]

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Tags: Carnahans'

The Sad Decline of Objective Journalism

May 1st, 2009 · No Comments

And these people seriously wonder why they have no credibility???? “Pretty Boy” Dave Cantanese must feel pretty stupid now after fawning all over Jay Nixon in March and giving him a “B” grade for promising to restore tourism money to Branson. Now he reports yesterday that Jay is breaking that promise. Are we surprised by […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon · Media Bias