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April, 2010 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 4

Entries from April 2010

State Committees Come Out of Hibernation to Give Trial Lawyers Money to Fight Election Initiative

April 8th, 2010 · No Comments

According to the 48-hour reports filed by the Missourians for Fair and Impartial Courts Action Fund, a group that opposes a petition that would replace the Missouri Plan with judicial elections, they have raised at least $197,500 for their efforts. This includes $17,500 from Greene Countians for Fair and Impartial Judges, a long-dormant committee that […]

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Tags: MO Supreme Court

Nixon to Cut 1,000 More State Jobs. What About Maida Coleman’s Created Job Governor?

April 7th, 2010 · No Comments

The hypocrisy in the Nixon Administration is really getting glaring! Earlier this year, the governor holds a summit against drunk driving, but promotes a woman convicted TWICE for ‘erratic driving’ as tourism chief. And now Jay says he needs to cut a thousand more state workers from the payroll, but hires former Senate Minority Leader […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon

S-M-I Tool Provides Tax Burden Data at Your Fingertips

April 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

“Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership.” — Sen. Barack Obama In 2009, Dr. Arthur Laffer, one of the world’s most influential economists, teamed up with the […]

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Tags: Show Me Institute

Thursday Protest Rally Against Planned Parenthood, Abortion & It’s Racist Roots

April 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Concerned Women for America – Missouri and the conservative African American grassroots group Move-On-Up.org, are sponsoring a protest/rally tomorrow at 10 A.M. in St. Louis County against against the abortion organization Planned Parenthood. A spokesperson from the group’s national office will be in St. Louis for a “fundraiser and workshop” at 10405 Clayton Road, St. […]

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Tags: Abortion · Healthcare

The Campaign Ghosts of Jeff Smith & Skip Ohlsen Still Alive?

April 6th, 2010 · No Comments

Original picture, HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED Democrat fleecer  and campaign consultant David Woodruff  It seems some folks never learn the lessons from other people’s transgressions.  Related: Milton “Skip” Ohlsen — The Man Behind State Sen. Jeff Smith’s Possible Downfall  

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Picture of the Day: $500 Get’s You Hors Devours with Congressman Clay

April 6th, 2010 · No Comments

How many of Congressman Clay’s constituents – the same constituents he blows off and sells out to the ‘rent to own’ industry – can afford to attend such a ritzy affair at one of the homes of D.C. lobbyists Robin Read and Sam Brunelli? Mr. Brunelli is an ex football player for the Denver Broncos […]

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Tags: Uncategorized

Video: Jay ‘Greyfalcon’ Stewart Tells Cavuto ‘The Tea Party Is a Citizenship Movement’

April 6th, 2010 · No Comments

No diversity in Tea Party Movement? The Tea Party Express made a stop in St. Charles, MO yesterday. Pictured are Chris Arps, Tea Party Express MC, author and Move-On-Up.org members Kevin “The Blacksphere” Jackson and “unhyphenated American” Lloyd Marcus It seems St. Louis is becoming the nation’s hub of Tea Party/citizen activism! Kevin Jackson, Adam […]

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Tags: St. Louis · Videos

Dem Polling Firm: “McCaskill Likely to Have Tough Fight for Reelection”

April 5th, 2010 · No Comments

Likely??? Claire is as good as gone! The only real intrigue is who will step up on the Republican side and challenger her in 2012. Senator Talent? Ambassador Wagner? Catherine Hannaway?  State Sen. Brad Lager? Public Policy Polling: The health care debate seems to have taken a serious toll on Claire McCaskill’s approval ratings. 38% […]

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Tags: Hon. Jim Talent · Senator McCaskill

Post Disgrace ‘Edits’ Lt. Gov. Kinder’s Letter to the Editor; Cuts Criticism of Itself

April 5th, 2010 · No Comments

 ”Always fight demagogues of all parties, never belong to any party, always oppose privileged classes and public plunderers…always be drastically independent.” – Taken from the STL Post Dispatch’s platform “A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will in time produce a people as base as itself.“ – Joseph Pulitzer Joseph Pulitzer must be rolling over in his […]

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Tags: Media Bias

Dooley Nemesis Argues Against Tax Increase

April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

Charlie Dooley nemesis Tom Sullivan pens a piece in the Washington University student newspaper today, arguing against a proposed tax increase on the April 6th ballot. It would also be the third sales tax increase in St. Louis County in three years. For families struggling to make ends meet in tough economic times, it would […]

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Tags: St. Louis · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley