According to the Arch City Chronicle, Governor-elect Nixon’s close friend, Attorney General-elect Chris Koster’s consigliere, and “Lawyer of the Year” Chuck Hatfield is apparently involved in even more shady dealings when it comes to campaign finance committees: From the ACC: 57th District Legislative Committee, at an address in the Norwood Court Apartments Subdivision, Normandy, 71st […]

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MOGOP release: Yesterday Governor-elect Nixon announced Linda Martinez was his choice to lead the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The question all Missourians are asking themselves today is, “With the announcement of a pro-illegal immigrant DED director, is Missouri taking a step backwards?” Missourians believe that we cannot wait for Washington to stop unlawful immigration […]

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The rub on Jeremiah has always been that he can sometimes be overcautious to a fault. Well here’s his first example as our new governor. Citing health concerns -and frivolous lawsuits made prevalent by his trial lawyer buddies – incoming Governor Nixon is nixing plans for inaugural guests to bring homemade desserts.From KCTV: Nixon’s campaign […]

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Hat tip: jasonrosenbaum: “This week, I try (and probably fail) at linking an awkward venture into a country-western bar with Gov.-elect Jay Nixon’s challenge of being a Democratic governor dealing with a Republican legislature.” [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/PdsdOutqNrc” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Since the Associated Press needs help from the blogosphere to report stories, we thought we’d try and help them out -and the rest of the media – AGAIN, by reposting this story from last week. 12/08/08 One of the first names on the press release announcing Jay Nixon’s transition advisors is Jim Bergfalk. Bergfalk is […]

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10. Hey Jay, Chuck Graham here. Listen, Phil Tate and I are wasted at Hooter’s in Columbia and the manager just cut us off. We’re driving down to Jeff City and wanted to see if you’d meet us at Chili’s? Hit me back dog! 9. Jay, Rod Blagojevich, word on the street is you’re hiring […]

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The. K.C Star, News-Leader, and The STL Post Dispatch continue to ignore Governor-elect Nixon’s Kansas transition team member. Here is today’s example of the increasing irrelevancy of the mainstream media: From the AP: Nixon’s gubernatorial transition team has sent letters to about 600 employees whose jobs are not covered by the state merit system. The […]

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By J. Jonah Jameson Missourians shouldn’t be surprised that media hound Jay Nixon wasn’t jumping on the condemnation bandwagon after Blago The Terrible’s misdeeds were exposed to the fine people of the state of Illinois and the rest of the nation yesterday. The Washington Post reports today that an official with the Service Employees International Union was acting as an intermediary […]

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In a piece we posted last week titled, “A Glimpse Into the Future of Old Media: Focus on “Feuds” Instead of News,” we gave you a glaring example of why newspapers across the country are filing bankruptcy and dramatically losing readership and credibility. As we wrote then, the Missouri media’s obsession with gossip instead of […]

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One of the first names on the press release announcing Jay Nixon’s transition advisors is Jim Bergfalk. Bergfalk is well know and active in the Kansas City area. He owns a consulting and lobbying firm with Democratic Jackson County Legislator Scott Burnett. But Bergfalk is an odd choice to help lead a Missouri transition team. […]

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