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June, 2009 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 5

Entries from June 2009

O Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?

June 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Oh fudge! I have to keep campaign promises! During the 2008 primary campaign, then attorney general candidate Chris Koster promised the African American community – and certain politicians specifically – that he would review the Reginald Clemons capital murder case if he was elected. Sources have alerted us that former state representatives (and Koster supporters) […]

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Rasmussen: 32% Say Most Islamic Nations Want Peaceful Relations with America

June 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Seems the president’s apology tour in Cairo last week to the Muslim world is falling on deaf ears here and abroad.

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STL Mayor Slay Tells Handicap to Pay Up!

June 8th, 2009 · No Comments

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay is a real card! The four time elected Mayor seems too have a real penchant for sacrificing his underlings when touch decisions have to be made. When the African American fire chief needed to be fired a few years ago, Slay promotes an African American within his administration to public […]

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Heartland Leadership Conference Video: Phyllis Schlafly Warns About Obama’s Policies: “Left of Chavez and Castro”

June 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Hat tip: mghoft [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/SB0ggEBTTOs” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Tags: St. Louis · Videos

Video: Questions for Judge Sotomayor

June 4th, 2009 · No Comments

St. Louis conservative activist Lee Presser has a few questions for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.  Hat tip:leepresser [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/5ZwvMfLVC_c” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Nixon Awards Montee, $530,000; Hope House Shelter for Battered Women and Children, $0

June 4th, 2009 · No Comments

“I think I turned in the best bid.” – James Montee, ex husband of Democratic State Auditor, Susan Montee. As the fallout continues over the rank cronyism being currently displayed in the Nixon Administration, a MOPNS reader left this interesting tidbit. Of course the mainstream press is conveniently ignoring this latest outrage: “How in the […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon · Media Bias

Global Warming/Climate Change Facts

June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Since the legislature is out of session, and the global warming (I’m sorry climate change) kooks are buying ads on FiredUp Missouri, we expect them to be overzealous in their quest to sell this psuedo-science to their fellow Democrat Kool-Aid drinkers. Like Al Gore, FUM never offers any facts to back up the claims of […]

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Tags: Media Bias

FLASHBACK: “Taliban/Nixonesque Pattern Emerging?”

June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

That was the title for a post we wrote back on April 22nd. Here’s an excerpt: “From hiring crony’s, to investigating Republican state committeemen, to attempting to orchestrate the demotion of the leader of  the Veteran’s Commission, there seems to be a disturbing Taliban/Nixonesque pattern emerging here.” It seems that disturbing pattern is continuing. We […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon · Media Bias

SMI: “Tax Cuts Provide Better Stimulus Than Government Spending”

June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Good piece from Dr. Haslag and Mr. Stokes. We generally agree that tax cuts are better long term for an economy than government spending, but we still must go back to the point we made in an earlier post. We say no thanks to tax cuts with borrowed and printed money that our children and […]

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Tags: MO Legislature · Show Me Institute

Quote of the Day: “Let’s Hope [GM] Can Be Resuscitated by Being Temporarily Nationalized”

June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Want a glimpse into why APPOINTED Senator Jean Carnahan only served one half of a term? “With the passing of the old General Motors, I feel like my family lost a true and reliable friend. Having been a “friend” of GM for so many years, it was painful to learn that the company would be […]

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