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July, 2009 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 6

Entries from July 2009

Video: PorcFest09 Soapbox Idol – Catherine Bleish

July 16th, 2009 · No Comments

The Liberty Restoration Project’s Executive Director Catherine Bleish talks about grassroots organizing, liberty, and freedom. tip:BoldVoicesTV [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/zJ9d-E_TaNU” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related video: Activist Thrown out of Nixon’s Office; 4th Attempt to Get MIAC Appointment Hat tip: TheLRP [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/FA8H83N7zPU” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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TARP Recipient Goldman Sachs’ Tax Rate Falls to 1%; Gephardt is Firm’s Lobbyist

July 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Bill O’Reilly, of The O’Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel. was touting last night on his TV show that TARP bailout firm Goldman Sachs had paid no corporate income taxes last year. Well, that’s not quite correct according to Bloomberg News: “Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which got $10 billion and debt guarantees from the U.S. […]

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STL American Blasts Nixon on His Exclusion of African Americans From UM Curator’s Board

July 16th, 2009 · No Comments

The St. Louis American blasts Governor Nixon today over his recent appointment to the University of Missouri’s Board of Curators. Nixon’s choice of former lawmaker Wayne Goode, to replace African American member Cheryl Walker, seems to have the African American community very concerned and frustrated – as evidence by this post and this post. “Nixon’s […]

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Tags: Affirmative Action · Jay Nixon

DEVELOPING: Nixon Law School Classmate & Current Boards & Commissions Director Reportedly Upset Over Her Authority & Curator Appointments

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments

“The governor-elect called me and said, “I need you.” Those are the magic words to say to me. When my assistant told me he was on the phone, I couldn’t imagine why he was calling. I knew him in law school, we were good friends at Mizzou and I’d supported him in his political career. […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon

Hey FiredUp, Give It Up!

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments

“FiredUp ends up wth egg all over their faces!” You would think that after Governor Nixon reversed himself yesterday and said that he now supports the Tour of Missouri, (along with most everyone else in the state!) the hacks over at FiredUp would swallow their pride, slide back under their rock with their tails between […]

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Missouri Matters Poll: “Do We Need Another Stimulus Package”

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments

As talk floats around Washington D.C. of a second “borrow and print” stimulus package, our new Missouri Matters poll asks our readers if they favor a second (or third depending on your perspective) stimulus package. Not to skew the results of course, but here’s an excerpt from a stimulus “success story” in yesterday’s St. Louis […]

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Picture of the Day: Rep. Emerson Plays in Congressional Women’s Charity Softball Game

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, left, laughs at a joke made by Sen. Susan Collins, middle, as the congressional women’s softball team gathers for a group meeting at Guy Mason Field in D.C. last night. (Marcus Yam/The Washington Post)

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Tags: Picture/Quote of the Day · Rep. Jo Ann Emerson

Video: Sotomayor’s Silence

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) looks for reassurance that Judge Sotomayor has “always been able to find a legal basis for every decision that [she’s] rendered as a judge,” but she responds with moments of deafening silence. God help us when this women is confirmed! Hat tip:SRCC07 [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/xedBxC6KvZA” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]Related: Rasmussen Reports: Following […]

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EXCLUSIVE: African American Attorney Sends “Sad” E-Mail to Colleagues Regarding Nixon’s Curator Choice

July 14th, 2009 · No Comments

As reported last week, for the first time in nearly 40 years there will not be an African American represented on the UM Board of Curators. Are African American attorneys mobilizing to put pressure on Gov. Nixon? Here’s an email we received this afternoon: From: Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 5:26 PM To: Subject: No […]

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Koster Testifies Before Congress On Fraud?????

July 14th, 2009 · No Comments

No, not the fraud Koster perpetrated on the voters last year. The Attorney General is in Washington today to testify on the rampant fraud going on in the burgeoning mortgage and debt repair industry. There is one fraud that we would like to see the AG and Nixon crony and “Go to Guy” Chuck Hatfield […]

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