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Jay Nixon | Missouri Political News Service - Part 20

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Blogger Fears Nixon “Will Skate” on Investigating Republican State Committeeman

April 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Last week, a liberal member of Missouri Matters called for the ACLU to get involved in the MIAC Scandal, specifically, the targeting of Republican State committee member Josh Carter of St. Louis by the FBI and the highway patrol. Blogger Clay Bowler worries that Governor Nixon “will skate.” “I am sad to see the investigation […]

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MO Libertarian Party: “Lt. Governor Peter Kinder is Too Weak to Lead?”

April 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Missouri Libertarian Party press release: Does Refusal of House and Senate Republicans to Investigate the MIAC “Strategic Memo” Show Lt. Governor Peter Kinder is Too Weak to Lead? (Columbia, MO) – The worst-kept secret in Missouri politics is Lt. Governor Peter Kinder’s plan to challenge Governor Jay Nixon in 2012. The Missouri Libertarian Party asks […]

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Pay to Play Jay?

April 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Despite rhetoric of non-partisanship in the bidding process for state fee-offices, Governor Jay Nixon has ensured that the process is politicized by throwing his weight behind political cronies bidding on lucrative offices throughout the state. According to our sources, chief fundraiser for Nixon, Margaret Ogden has been “putting in a good word” at the Department […]

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Nixon Surely Lamenting the Tigers’ Loss

April 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Now that the Mizzou Tigers’ great basketball season is over, Governor Nixon is undoubtedly dealing with the prospect of not being able to use his luxury party suite at Mizzou Arena until next year. What’s that, you say? A luxury suite at Mizzou Arena? Why not sit in the stands and save some money? Unlike […]

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Democrat Activists: “Nixon Has More Enemies Than He May Realize”

April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

That quote is from the very partisan Democratic blog, The Arch City Chronicle. While Jay is watching his right flank due to the MIAC controversy, it seems he better be watching his left side too. “There’s been grumbling among Democratic Party activists with the direction that Jay Nixon has taken the Party apparatus…. Rural Democrats […]

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MIAC Report Fallout Continues

April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

“Where is the ACLU? This is a huge violation of civil liberties. I scraped off my Nader sticker to add the Obama one…..so really, both sides of the political spectrum should be alarmed. Whenever you slide out from the middle(moderate)…you are a cause for alarm? It wasn’t nice when Michelle Bachmann suggested the far left […]

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Video: Mike Ferguson Interviewed on KMBC March 26 2009

March 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Mike Ferguson interviewed on KMBC (Channel 9 Kansas City) March 26 2009 about a MIAC report suggesting that third-party members might be a danger to law-enforcement personnel. Hat tip: dwhite154 [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/WYTbAWvNpxU” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]Related: Bungalow Bill’s Conservative Wisdom: Militias are a Constitutional Responsibility of the People: Governor Jay Nixon’s Efforts to Redefine Militia […]

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Just a Coincidence?

March 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Is it just a coincidence, that on the same week FOJ Chuck Hatfield’s law firm announced that they’ve formed a “stimulus Strike Force,” Jay signs a bill creating special funds for stimulus dollars? FOJ (Friend of Jay) Chuck Hatfield Leads “Stimulus Strike Force” K.C. Business Journal: 3/20/09 Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP has assembled a temporary […]

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Taliban Jay: “It’s Matt’s Fault!”

March 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Taliban Jay: “It’s Matt’s fault!” As more details emerge demonstrating that Jay Nixon thinks he’s governing Iran instead of Missouri, Taliban Jay conveniently blamed his predecessor for forming the organization that put out the “domestic terrorist” report – on his watch! Now that’s what we call leadership. NOT! MOGOP Release: The rest of the story […]

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Nixon Henchman Intimidate Citizen Who Filed Sunshine Request

March 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Alarming email forwarded to us this morning: March 26, 2009 To whom it may concern: Attached you will find a letter from me to Governor Jay Nixon.  In that letter, I ask Governor Nixon to leave me and my friends alone. Here is what happened: I filed a Sunshine Request with Nixon on the past Monday, […]

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