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Mayor Frances Slay | Missouri Political News Service - Part 4

Entries Tagged as 'Mayor Frances Slay'

African American Activist Dons KKK Robe During Slay Recall Rally

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Brother Anthony Shahid in his signature KKK robe at a rally to recall St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/Fngz5WelPvo” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: PubDef: Burning Crosses, Hanging Monkies

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K.C. Mayor’s Wife Calls Black Female Employee “Mammy”

November 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Talk about nepotism! I guess when your husband is the Mayor, you can abuse the help? When you give your public apology Ms. Squitiro, please spare us the patronizing theatrics recently put on by Duane “Dog” Chapman. Being seen eating collard greens in a soul food restaurant and taking sensitivity courses is not enough. From […]

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PubDef Video: Francis Slay Recall Rally

October 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

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PubDef Video: Former Fire Chief Calls Demotion “Constructive Termination”

October 11th, 2007 · No Comments

PubDef:  Former fire chief Sherman George made it clear today that the circumstances surrounding his refusal to make promotions and his subsequent demotion by Mayor Francis Slay and his public safety director Charles Bryson was, for him, always about ensuring the best and most qualified people were elevated in the department. It was the mayor’s […]

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STL Sentinel: “How Close Is Slay to the Black Community?”

October 4th, 2007 · No Comments

With recent demotion of the city’s first African American fire chief to deputy fire chief, it begs the question of how close is Mayor Slay to the minority community? Many would say not very close or he is sitting in a breadbasket headed straight to HELL! The statement of City Comptroller Darlene Green that the […]

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Show Me Institute Releases Annual Report

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments

“The Show-Me Institute is a vital voice for quality education in Missouri, and a welcome addition to the efforts in Saint Louis to create quality public schools for all students, regardless of income.” Francis Slay – Saint Louis Mayor The report details SMI’s 2006 accomplishments and finances, profiles their research areas, board of directors, staff, and scholars, […]

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Tags: Mayor Frances Slay · School Choice · Show Me Institute

You Mean Democrats Can Be Uncle Toms Too?

September 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Fellow slaves whipping another slave at the “Massa’s” behest Tomorrow is the deadline for newly appointed St. Louis City Public Safety Director Charles Bryson (an African American – and Democrat) to “discipline” the African American fire chief Sherman George for refusing to make mandated promotions. The civil rights “industry”- and the mainstream press – have […]

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Do Not Pre-Judge Chief Sherman George

September 13th, 2007 · No Comments

St. Louis Metro Sentinel: Too often, the process for judging a person is breached by the major media, just for trying to be number one in the media or trying to influence those who follow the media. In particular, it appears that when a Black man attains a position of prominence, such as Fire Chief […]

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PubDef: “Hire a Black to Fire a Black?”

September 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Charles Bryson: New St. Louis Director of Public Safety First, Mayor Francis Slay replaces his troubled public safety director, Sam Simon (at whose feet many of his critics place much of the fire department’s current problems), with his favorite black guy, Charles Bryson (it’s been barely a month since Slay promoted Bryson from Neighborhood Development […]

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MayorSlay.com “Misunderstanding The Danforth Report”

September 1st, 2007 · No Comments

Statement from Congressman William Lacy Clay: “The loss of a portion of a national park, even for a worthy public purpose, is a serious matter that will require extensive public discussion and community engagement.” From the Mayor’s Desk: I have heard or read a couple of things about the new Danforth Report on the St. […]

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Tags: Mayor Frances Slay · Rep. Lacy Clay · St. Louis