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July, 2009 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 3

Entries from July 2009

Video: US Soldier Demands Apology From Senator Claire McCaskill at Town Hall

July 28th, 2009 · No Comments

In all fairness to the Senator, she was probably in Washington. From The Astute Blogger: “Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) held a town hall meeting last night at Forest Park Community College in St. Louis. The subject: Obamacare. While hundreds of her upset constituents attended the meeting, the senator did not. Instead, the loyal supporter of […]

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Which State Employee from Carnahan’s Office is FiredUp’s “Patriot?”

July 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Within 90 minutes of ShowMe Better Courts’ decision to withdraw and resubmit their initiative petition, a post from someone known as “patriot” made its way to FiredUp Missouri. News travels fast in Jefferson City, but an hour and a half from office to web has some wondering if it might have been an inside job. […]

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Tags: Carnahans' · Roy Temple

Picture of the Day: Nixon at Show-Me-State Games. Did Cantanese Carry His Water?

July 27th, 2009 · No Comments

“Boy, I hope David Cantanese is here. That kid is getting really good at carrying my water!  NIXON’S WEEK 28 GRADE: C “With Gov. Nixon out of the country in the Middle East for the first half of the week, much of the buzz surrounded the way he went about it — in not notifying […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon · Picture/Quote of the Day

Video: MIAC Hearing Scheduled @ Lindenwood University

July 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Image credit: bobmccarty.com The Interim Committee on State Intelligence Analysis Oversight, chaired by Rep. Bob Dixon, (R- Springfield) will hold a field hearing tomorrow, July 28th, at Lindenwood College in St. Charles County. The hearing will be held from 1:00pm – 3:00pm in the Anheuser Bush Leadership Room. For those of you who need a […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon · St. Louis · Videos

Even Liberals Are Tired of Tax & Spend; U. City Residents Call for State Audit of City Government

July 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Citizens in the uber liberal St. Louis County municipality of University City are fed up with the tax and spend ways of their government – and in particular their mayor. A citizens group calling itself University City Citizens for Transparency and Accountability is holding a press conference this morning – and a town hall style […]

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Tags: St. Louis

Rally Planned for Embattled Homeschooling Mother

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Concerned Women for America of Missouri, in conjunction with ‘Friends of Lisa,’ are working together to preserve the freedom and rights of all parents to determine the best education for their children. Lisa Naeger of St. Charles County has been homeschooling her children for 8 years, but now may be ordered by the courts to […]

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Tags: St. Louis

Fake Moderate McCaskill Concerned About “Fake News”

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Since her election in 2006, Claire has been straddling the fence between her natural inclination of being a tax and spend liberal like her buddy President Obama, and the prudent, fiscal moderate she tries to portray to the constituents back home. Yesterday, we saw the real Claire when she voted with the other liberals in […]

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Tags: Senator McCaskill

Video: Small Business Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves Holds Question and Answer Session

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

First part of question-and-answer session conducted by Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) at the House Small Business Committee hearing on Meeting the Needs of Small Businesses and Family Farmers in Regulating our Nations Waters on July 22, 2009. Hat tip: SmallBizRepublicans  [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/CxzLEQdO0Ig” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Picture of the Day: McCaskill Accepts $350K from Unions; Supports Card Check Legislation

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

An ad we found yesterday on the Drudge Report:  www.clairemccaskilliskillingjobs.com

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Tags: Picture/Quote of the Day · Senator McCaskill

Video: “Too Much Government Money in Healthcare”

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Rep. Carnahan Monday at his healthcare forum Image courtesy of  DakotaVoice.com  Hat tip:leepresser [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/gLOfzJ93_OM” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: 24th State: HealthCare Reform Will Ruin Your Insurance And Your Job Rasmussen Reports: Just 20% Say Health Care Is Obama’s Top Priority

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Tags: Carnahans' · Videos