Kudos to the K.C Star’s Prime Buzz for at least telling the other side of the unfolding Scott Eckersley saga. Tony Messenger and Jo Mannies’ tag team hit job last Sunday would have made any professional wrestling fan proud. It reminds you of when one wrestler distracts the referee, while his partner beats the hell […]

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A copy of the below email, including this warrant for Eckersley’s arrest, was sent to Jo Mannies of the Post Dispatch and Tony Messenger of the Springfield News leader – before their stories were printed yesterday. Mannies and Messenger – arguably the Laurel and Hardy of the Missouri press corps – aren’t much interested in […]

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By Cathy Ruse Missouri media have a problem reporting the facts when it comes to human cloning and stem-cell research. The Kansas City Star and reporter Kit Wagar have become notorious for their bias in this area, and now the editors at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch show that they are not interested in a fair […]

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By Congressman Roy Blunt Earlier today, I had the pleasure of standing alongside a group of colleagues with whom I’ve worked plenty in the past, and for whom I have the deepest respect – not only because of their dedication to principle, but for their deep respect for diverse viewpoints and a full, robust debate. […]

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Jake Wagman attempts to re-live the glory days of when comrade Dick Gephardt was in power, by describing Gephardt as one of the “two heavyweights” hired by the Government of Turkey. The other “heavyweight” in the piece is the Fleishman Hillard public relations firm that employs former Senator Jim Talent as Co-Chairman of Govt. relations. Is this just an oversight Jake? […]

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Please allow us to crow a little bit this morning. MOPNS brought you this exclusive video last week of Attorney General Jay Nixon attending fundraisers around Missouri in his official state vehicle. After we ran the story, we were inundated with emails from print and radio reporters for more information on where we obtained the […]

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Jo “sticky fingers” Mannies is reporting that a poll conducted by Survey St. Louis LLC(which is co-owned by Rep. Akin’s St. Louis District Director Patrick Werner) for Col. Jack Jackson has the perennial candidate encouraged. Mannies says that Jackson told her: “The numbers are better than I had anticipated, in my favor.” With Mannies penchant for lifting […]

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It is amazing how a simple headline can totally mischaracterize an entire article. Last week, we brought you these two examples from the illustrious Associated Press. Unsurprisingly, the Kansas City Star followed suit today with an equally misleading headline regarding the Missouri Political News Service’s exposure of Jay Nixon’s using his state owned vehicle for […]

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In last Thursday’s “Political Eye” column in the St. Louis American, Virvus Jones/Chris King are whining like little….well you know what we mean. They are complaining because Rep. Robin Wright Jones didn’t feel obligated to let them know when she was announcing her candidacy for state senate: State Rep. Robin Wright Jones seems to have […]

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The Associated Press should be embarrassed at using such a misleading headline to describe KC Parks Board member Frances Semler’s position on Illegal immigration. It’s funny how the word illegal never seems to make it into stories or headlines dealing with – illegal aliens. The St. Louis Post Dispatch should be equally embarrased. This is […]

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