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Decision '08 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 58

Entries Tagged as 'Decision ’08'

Homeless Man Holds President of “Mizzou for Obama” at Knifepoint

September 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Is the Hillary Clinton campaign getting this desperate in Missouri? We wonder how many packs of cigarettes this job cost them? Hat tip: Young Mo Politico: “A couple weeks ago Glenn Rehn was elected President of Mizzou for Obama. He’s a former officer in the Mizzou College Democrats, and worked on the McCaskill campaign last […]

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MOGOP: “Top 11 Reasons Why Jay Nixon Wants Campaign Contributions Returned”

September 14th, 2007 · No Comments

With Jay Nixon’s hypocritical and self-serving statements on the return of unlimited campaign contributions and the media’s use of lists, the Missouri Republican Party presents the Top 11 reasons why Nixon supports giving the money back: 11. Because the media will report he is returning them even though he has not returned a penny. 10. […]

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Old Soldiers Never Die; They Just Run for Office Again & Again….

September 13th, 2007 · No Comments

It seems former state representative, congressional and state auditor candidate Col. Jack Jackson, is aiming to be his party’s Claire McCaskill in combat boots. We should have seen this coming with the Jetton/Jackson “upstage the governor tour” earlier this summer. Republican insiders are asking today why would Speaker Jetton – who makes the arrangements and […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Matt Blunt · Spkr. Jetton

Is This What You Get for $7,500 a Month?

September 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Two posts since August 15th? We expected a lot more from Peter Kinder and internet guru David All.

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Messenger: “Have They No Shame?”

September 12th, 2007 · No Comments

“Are there any state public officials who believe in the Sunshine Law? Any at all? It appears not after the Missouri Ethics Commission of all groups appears to have clearly violated the open meetings law in deciding how to force candidates to comply with campaign donation limits. I don’t care which way they rule on […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Tony Messenger

Mortgage Company Executive Challenges Carnahan in ’08

September 12th, 2007 · No Comments

By Greg Giroux Republican Chris Sander, a mortgage company executive, has filed papers with the FEC to prepare a campaign for the seat held by two-term Democratic Rep. Russ Carnahan. Carnahan, a son of the late Gov. Mel Carnahan and former Sen. Jean Carnahan, was first elected in 2004 to succeed Democrat Richard A. Gephardt, […]

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College Republicans Focus on 2008

September 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Anjali Pinto/Staff Photographer By Brad Fischer, Senior Staff Writer Rep. Ed Robb, R-Columbia, speaks to MU students about upcoming political events at the College Republicans’ first meeting of the year Wednesday in Memorial Union. College Republicans President Jordan Clementi led the meeting and introduced the other club leaders. With the 2008 election campaigns underway the […]

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Liberal Group Calls Quest for Equal Rights a “Con”

September 7th, 2007 · No Comments

From Media Transparency: (excerpted) In the aftermath of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling severely limiting the use of race in K-12 integration plans, Ward Connerly is feeling his oats. “I believe that we are now poised for a coup de grâce to say that race preferences in the eyes of the public should not […]

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Tags: Affirmative Action · Carnahans' · Decision '08 · Jay Nixon

Hsuflies Hovering Around McCaskills Dirty Money

September 6th, 2007 · No Comments

From the 24th State: Jo Mannies catches up to two Republican party blogs who revealed Claire McCaskill’s refusal to give back tainted money from Norman Hsu associates For those not playing along, Norman Hsu is a fugitive wanted for over a decade for a Ponzi scheme, who also happens to be one of the best […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Senator McCaskill

Got Gape?

September 6th, 2007 · No Comments

From Live Journal: RAYMORE, MO. — Talk about a nasty divorce. In an announcement last month that left Missouri politicos agape, state Sen. Chris Koster, a rising Republican star and chairman of the Senate’s GOP caucus, abruptly declared himself a Democrat. Not only did Koster join the marginalized minority party in Missouri, but he did […]

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