From KY3 Political Notebook: Congressman Kenny Hulshof received $2,500 in campaign contributions from a political action committee tied to pro-embryonic stem cell backer James Stowers during the 2006 election cycle, according to a highly respected political database. If these reports pan out to be accurate, it appears Hulshof has been a bigger recipient of pro-embryonic […]

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Excerpt from Hulshof Campaign email: Dear Supporter: At our house, birthdays are a big deal. And this year, there is an especially big birthday. Today, Casey, Hanna (and I) are proud to announce Kenny’s 50th birthday! I will spare you the jokes about birthday candles and fire extinguishers…and instead ask you to help us celebrate […]

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The News Leader is reporting today that the Steelman campaign has apparently “found more stem cell money.” This revelation comes on the heels of the disclosure Monday that Steelman had acepted stem cell money last year when she was running for re-election as state treasurer. Steelman, who is pro life, did not report the donation […]

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Many politicos on both sides of the aisle are scratching their heads this morning. How can Kay Waldo Cronkite-Barnes be losing to Sam Graves? The former Kansas City mayor has been the darling and golden girl (no pun intended) of the Democrats’ Congressional recruiting efforts this cycle. She has the support and admiration of “Mr. […]

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Sarah Steelman sent a letter today to Governor Blunt urging him to call a special session of the Missouri General Assembly to “fight for life.” Steelman specifically wants the legislature to “complete work” on HB 1831, which is sponsored by Rep. Bob Onder. Onder’s bill would make it illegal to “coerce a woman to have […]

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Steve Kraske from the Prime Buzz give us our quote of the day today. While Kay Waldo Cronkite-Barnes licks her wounds after polls show her losing to Sam Graves by 10 points, Kraske adds insult to injury by succinctly stating why Cronkite-Barnes is losing: MEN. This is particularly ironic after Cronkite-Barnes recent fundraising excursion to […]

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Could Koster’s carrying water for Rod Jetton and his cavorting around at casinos with him be the reason for the recent staff defections? Or, as we’ve seen from the very beginning, (see video below) Koster’s assembled a pretty lame staff? From Missouri Political News: Another one of State Sen. Chris Koster’s Attorney General campaign staffers […]

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It’s been fun these past few months watching the political amateurs on the left act giddy over Kay Cronkite Waldo Barnes “early success” in her campaign against Rep. Sam Graves. We have to admit, Kay’s done a great job of raising money from San Francisco liberals and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Did we mention […]

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Rodney Hubbard at the 2008 Annie Malone Parade from PubDef on Vimeo.

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“Contrary to what some Republican bloggers would have you believe, we at Fired Up Missouri hardly ever get our best stuff from Rod Jetton.”   FiredUp Missouri 5/20/08 You Heard It Here First Rod “Village Man” Jetton, Chris “The Imposter” Koster, and Jason “What Rod Said” Crowell were seen at the St. Charles Ameristar Casino this […]

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