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April, 2010 | Missouri Political News Service

Entries from April 2010

MOGOP: Did Russ Carnahan Break the Law?

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

  Excerpt from MOPGOP release: With the City of St. Louis facing unprecedented budget shortfalls, Congressman Russ Carnahan has admitted that he has not paid St. Louis City personal property taxes on his unregistered 42-foot yacht. Carnahan moved the yacht from Missouri to Illinois, where yachts are exempt from personal property taxes. Now, new questions […]

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Tags: Carnahans' · Rep. Russ Carnahan

Let’s Call It As We See It…

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

via Facebook: By Christiane Batson It’s time to start calling it as you see them, people. I believe that our President is a Marxist, disguised as a democrat. Our Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, is a Communist, disguised as a democrat. And you can go down the line, even with Republicans. Most of the politicians and lobbyists […]

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Blunt Video: Real Stories from Main Street

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Hxlu07R9CGc” width=”325″ height=”250″ wmode=”transparent” /] Obama on Robin Carnahan: “One of my favorite people” “The candidate doing the best job of keeping Obama voters in the fold? Robin Carnahan in Missouri. That figure is further confirmation that she may be the best Democratic Senate recruit in the country, but the reality is that she […]

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Tags: Carnahans' · Rep. Roy Blunt · Videos

Quote of the Day: “This Whole Episode is Embarassing to St. Louis County”

April 28th, 2010 · No Comments

 StL County Executive Charlie Dooley “An organization that was set-up by St. Louis County and run by the County Executive’s top advisors ended looking like a version of the Keystone Kops….What happened to the money?” –Republican STL Councilman Greg Quinn ‘Keystone Kop’ John Temporiti On day eight of KMOX.com’s investigation into a shady non profit […]

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Tags: Picture/Quote of the Day · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Picture of the Day: Schweich Video Removed for Copyright Infringement

April 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Hat tip: FiredUp Missouri Related: Video: “Gimme Back My Freedom,” Schweich Dispels Dork Image?

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Tags: Picture/Quote of the Day

Happy Birthday to Us!

April 28th, 2010 · No Comments

It’s hard to believe that three years have passed since we started this little endeavor. We’ve taken our fair share of criticism but we’ve also made a lot of friends along the way. The mainstream media ignores us, but it just proves to us their increasing irrelevance. They ignore us, but we still have one […]

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Sowers Urges Opponent to Check Facts, Forgets to Do So Himself

April 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Tommy Sowers ‘stretches the truth?’ For those of you who haven’t read it yet, Tommy Sowers wrote a letter to the Southeast Missourian to accusing Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson’s campaign of stretching the truth, saying he is running a “fact-based campaign” and that the Emerson campaign should “do their own fact-checking.” Of course, as it […]

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Video: Rep. Tim Jones on Health Care Freedom Act

April 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Hat tip:RepTimJones [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/DD4mGhjOy6s” width=”325″ height=”250″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: Rasmussen Reports:60% Believe Health Care Law Will Increase Deficit, 58% Favor Repeal

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Tags: MO Legislature · Videos

KMOX: Stimulus Request Steered Toward Dooley Campaign Manager

April 26th, 2010 · No Comments

picture credit: kmox.com You almost have to feel sorry for this Tom Curran guy. He has the unenviable and monumental job of cleaning up the mess left by his predecessor John Temporiti. Temporiti was the board president of a non registered non profit that now appears that it was nothing more than a slush fund […]

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Tags: STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Signature Gatherer Allegedly Called ‘Nigger’ & ‘Monkey’ by Blocker

April 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

Trial attorneys, intricate members of the so called party of ‘tolerance,’ haven’t been exhibiting a lot of tolerance lately if you read an affidavit filed by a ShowMeBetter Courts signature gather. The African American man from St. Louis claims he was called several racial slurs by so called “blockers” allegedly hired by Missouri for Fair […]

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