Over the weekend, Democrat sources may have given us the answer for the eery silence emanating from the ranks of Missouri’s African American elected officials. Ten days ago, Governor Nixon replaced the only African American UM curator and replaced her with former lawmaker Wayne Goode. Term limited State Senator Rita Days has reportedly cut a […]

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Jay Nixon traveled to Iraq over the weekend with four other governors.  He apparently believes that our soldiers were in awe of him, as reported by the Springfield News-Leader:  “It certainly feels like a shot in the arm to them as they touch the governor of the Show-Me State.” Now to most people, that comment […]

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Ummm, more like 1970 guys. The first African American was appointed to the UM Board of Curators in 1971. We applaud our friends over at FUM for taking off their partisan, rose colored glasses and seeing Jay’s disrespect for the African American community for what it really is. Keep up the good work! “Look, we […]

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The St. Louis American blasts Governor Nixon today over his recent appointment to the University of Missouri’s Board of Curators. Nixon’s choice of former lawmaker Wayne Goode, to replace African American member Cheryl Walker, seems to have the African American community very concerned and frustrated – as evidence by this post and this post. “Nixon’s […]

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“The governor-elect called me and said, “I need you.” Those are the magic words to say to me. When my assistant told me he was on the phone, I couldn’t imagine why he was calling. I knew him in law school, we were good friends at Mizzou and I’d supported him in his political career. […]

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“FiredUp ends up wth egg all over their faces!” You would think that after Governor Nixon reversed himself yesterday and said that he now supports the Tour of Missouri, (along with most everyone else in the state!) the hacks over at FiredUp would swallow their pride, slide back under their rock with their tails between […]

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As reported last week, for the first time in nearly 40 years there will not be an African American represented on the UM Board of Curators. Are African American attorneys mobilizing to put pressure on Gov. Nixon? Here’s an email we received this afternoon: From: Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 5:26 PM To: Subject: No […]

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 Editorial cartoons by Bryan Stalder Missouri Matters Poll: Should Gov. Nixon withhold funding for the Tour of Missouri Bike race? KY3’s David Cantanese gave Gov. Nixon a well deserved grade of  “D” after Nixon’s rank partisan performance last week concerning the Tour of Missouri bike race. The Governor and his staff’s amateur hour performances were […]

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Click here for twitter updates. UPDATE: RT@ ChadLivengood In a conference call, the Missouri Tourism Commission voted 7-0 to keep the $1.5M for Tour of Missouri in its 2010 budget. RT @tonymess question now is whether nixon administration will approve funds. Related: Governor Plays Petty Politics

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Here we go again, more pay to play! Better Courts for Missouri press release: Jefferson City, Missouri – Governor Jay Nixon has appointed Karen King Mitchell, a longtime Nixon loyalist, to the Missouri Court of Appeals. Mitchell’s appointment came as a result of the supposedly non-partisan judicial selection process known as the “Missouri Plan”. “Once […]

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