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May, 2010 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 3

Entries from May 2010

MDP Operatives – KC Star ‘Reporters’ – Pen Carnahan Puff Piece

May 13th, 2010 · No Comments

Robin Carnahan’s communications team, disguised as “objective” reporters Steve Kraske and David Goldstein (don’t laugh too hard) penned a piece yesterday titled, “Show-Me showdown: Outlines of Carnahan-Blunt race emerging.” WTF, “Outlines of Carnahan-Blunt race emerging???” Where the hell have they been? The outline’s been clear from the very beginning of the campaign. All Kraske and […]

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Tags: Media Bias · Rep. Roy Blunt

Video: Lacy Clay Shuts Down Census Transparency

May 13th, 2010 · No Comments

Hat tip: oversightandreform [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/ebgImi7c1Do” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Even though the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s mission is to bring transparency and accountability to government, Subcommittee Chairman Lacy Clay (D-MO) kicked the minority out of a Census hearing in Los Angeles even though he allowed multiple other camera crews to operate. Where’s the transparency, […]

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Tags: Rep. Lacy Clay · Videos

Picture of the Day: The Over-Federalization of Our Nation

May 13th, 2010 · No Comments

Related: Rasmussen Reports: 63% Expect Health Care Law To Increase Deficit, 56% Favor Repeal Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 38%

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Tags: Editorial Cartoons · Picture/Quote of the Day

Audio: Corrigan on “Allman in the Morning” Show

May 12th, 2010 · No Comments

Republican St. Louis County executive candidate Bill Corrigan was on the Allman in the Morning show today discussing Charlie Dooley’s flip flop on electing the county’s assessor. Download: Related: Jamie Allman on BP Oil Spill/Obama & Technology/Elena Kagan Hat tip:971FMTalk [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/UqBTvCgNrfs” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Tags: STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

24th State Blog: Move On Up PAC Or How The New York Times Got Me To Donate Money

May 12th, 2010 · No Comments

 Move-On-Up.org We wholeheartedly support African American empowerment and self determination. 24th State’s Jim Durbin posts today about an organization doing just that! If you’re conservative and you agree, we humbly ask that you financially support these independent minded patriots with their important mission. 24th State: I was reading through blogs last week and several linked […]

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Tags: St. Louis

Dooley Flip Flops On Electing County Assessor; Top Advisor Admits “No Vision” for StL County

May 11th, 2010 · No Comments

Last year, I released my property tax reform plan to county voters that included the recommendation of an elected assessor. This announcement today from Charlie is a transparent attempt to get re-elected and voters are not going to be fooled by his election-year conversion to good government. -Bill Corrigan, Candidate for County Executive Stealing an […]

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Tags: STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Quote of the Day: Cleaver: Americans Are NOT Smarter Than a Sixth Grader!

May 11th, 2010 · No Comments

Quote machine Emanuel Cleaver is at it again. What a doofus! “Americans are growing skeptical about the threat of global warming because “they don’t get” the complex information that scientists deliver, according to Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.). Unless scientists can simplify their arguments to the level of newspapers that “print at the sixth grade level,” […]

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Tags: Picture/Quote of the Day · Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

Mud Throwing Not Working- FiredUp Missouri Tries Divide & Conquer

May 11th, 2010 · No Comments

We all know that 90% of FiredUp Missouri’s posts are about Roy Blunt, and as the latest polls clearly show, that strategy is not working out too well. It seems now they’ve embarked upon the old divide and conquer strategy – as evidenced by their latest posts titled, “Purgason Outhustles Blunt In Tenther Poll,” Purgason: […]

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Tags: Carnahans'

Administration Placing “Boot on Neck” of Big Contributor

May 10th, 2010 · No Comments

Was the tough rhetoric from the white House last week designed soley to blunt this criticism? Politico: President Barack Obama and members of Congress may have to answer for the millions in campaign contributions they’ve taken from the oil and gas giant over the years. BP and its employees have given more than $3.5 million […]

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Tags: Uncategorized

Video: Jamie Allman on CA T-Shirt Controversy/Times Square Bomber

May 10th, 2010 · No Comments

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Tags: St. Louis