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Matt Blunt | Missouri Political News Service - Part 4

Entries Tagged as 'Matt Blunt'

What Are You Looking for Jay?

November 14th, 2007 · No Comments

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/8al5l1koQSE” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Monday, we linked to a column by internet consultant David All which suggests every Republican college student should be armed with a video camera to hold Democrat politicians accountable. We thought this was a very good idea. (for selfish reasons that should be obvious) The related excerpt below from […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon · Matt Blunt · Videos

MOGOP Requests Sen. McCaskill’s State Auditor & Senate E-Mails

November 13th, 2007 · No Comments

What can happen to a politician when they enter a fight that’s not their own. Sen. McCaskill gave her two cents on the retention of emails last week. MOGOP press release: JEFFERSON CITY _ Claire McCaskill’s eagerness to add her two cents on the state’s email retention policies has left the Missouri Republican Party wondering […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon · Matt Blunt · Scott Eckersley · Senator McCaskill

MOPNS Flashback: “Carnahan Bodyguard Manhandles TV Cameraman

November 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Leftwing bloggers are falling all over themselves claiming the governor’s security detail “shoved” reporters yesterday. They’re also claiming that Blunt was refusing to answer questions regarding the Scott Eckersley affair. Anyone with a semblance of objectivity can see that Blunt answered all the questions thrown at him – he just didn’t answer the questions the […]

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Ozarks Opinions: “Blunt’s Chief of Staff Won’t Keep His Job”

November 13th, 2007 · No Comments

There is one thing that is still perplexing us about this story. While still employed by the administration, Scott Eckersley claims to have written an email to the Governor’s staff warning them about deleting emails. Tony Messenger, Jo Mannies, and the AP claim to have copies of this email, but for reasons they all claim […]

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Tags: Matt Blunt · Scott Eckersley

Jack Jackson Endorses Governor Mitt Romney For President

October 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney announced that former Missouri State Representative Jack Jackson has endorsed his candidacy for President of the United States. Jackson will help organize Governor Romney’s statewide grassroots efforts and communicate Governor Romney’s message of conservative change in Washington. Announcing the endorsement, Governor Romney said, “I am proud to have […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Matt Blunt

Video: Matt Blunt Responds to Eckersley Firing

October 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Hat tip: K.C. Prime Buzz [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/zgU41HJPHII” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Tags: Matt Blunt · Scott Eckersley · Videos

The Main Candidates for Missouri Governor in 2008 Have a Lot in Common.

October 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Both are political professionals. Current Gov. Matt Blunt was born into politics, the son of neo-con Congressman Roy Blunt. After attending the Naval Academy and a stint in the Navy, the governor went straight into the family business, bypassing the aging process and any real venture in the world where the rest of us live. […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon · Matt Blunt

‘Silent No More’ Leaders Praise Missouri Governor for New Task Force on Abortion’s Impact on Women

October 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Contact: Georgette Forney, Silent No More Awareness Campaign, 412-398-7885 STATEN ISLAND, NY, Oct. 29 /Christian Newswire/ — Leaders of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, the nation’s largest network of women and men testifying to the harm they’ve endured from abortion, today praised Missouri Governor Matt Blunt for convening a special task force to determine […]

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Tags: Abortion · Matt Blunt

The Source: Mainstream Media Messes Up Again

October 29th, 2007 · No Comments

The Source opines on the allegations made by former Blunt Administration staff attorney Scott Eckersley. We believe you always have to take with a grain of salt allegations made by disgruntled employees. Anyone remember Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas? Eckersley admits in the Messenger piece that if the Blunt people would have found him job […]

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Tags: Matt Blunt · Political Fix · Tony Messenger

Nixon Cannot Be Trusted to Set Reimbursement Rate for Illegal Use of State Vehicle

October 26th, 2007 · No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, October 26, 2007 Contact: John Hancock 314-317-9500 JEFFERSON CITY—Today Jay Nixon announced that he is finally reimbursing taxpayers for his illegal use of a state vehicle for campaign purposes, setting his own questionable rate of reimbursement. After intense media pressure, Nixon reversed his initial claims that he had the right to […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon · Matt Blunt