Sen. Jeff Smith met Paris Hilton at the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles on February 24th, 2008. So Sen Smith and his cohort Steve Brown have resigned in disgrace. While Jo Mannies and The Beacon try to claim credit for breaking this story, regular MOPNS readers know where this story was reported first. Nice try […]

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Former Bond staffer Jason “political pygmy” Van Eaton “Sen. Bond did not know or approve his former staffer’s actions, so obviously he didn’t make a deal to have someone dismissed that he didn’t want fired in the first place.”-Bond spokesperson “One of the e-mails, dated Dec. 21, 2005, states that the White House has “heard […]

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In a story released on August 6, 2009, it was revealed that The Springfield News-Leader has been attempting to use the Sunshine Law for its intended purpose – increasing the transparency of government – but has been blocked by the Capitol Police using an obscure anti-terrorism Sunshine exemption.As reported, the News-Leader wishes to review tapes […]

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Are Jake Wagman and David Cantanese cashing their MDP checks at the same bank! Wagman pens an incredible puff piece for Senator McCaskill today that pathetically attempts to portray her as some “budget shark” because she’s out front on condemning the Democratic Congress’ latest PR nightmare of ordering corporate jets. This is after Congress excoriated […]

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“I don’t remember any conversation like that from four years ago.”– “Political Pygmy” Jason Van Eaton “It is breathtaking that Jason Van Eaton, a political pygmy, was able to use the power and majesty of the United States Senate to settle a petty personal political squabble.” – Political consultant Jeff Roe It looks like this […]

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escherichia coli From WebMD: Children are more likely than adults to develop symptoms of E. coli O157:H7 infection. Most people with the infection will have: Severe stomach cramps and stomach tenderness. Diarrhea, watery at first, but often becoming very bloody. Nausea and vomiting. Chad Livengood of the Springfield News Leader, arguably Missouri’s best political reporter, […]

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Why aren’t the reporters in the drive-by media holding Governor Nixon accountable for the Department of Natural Resources’ effort to cover up an E. coli threat in the Lake of the Ozarks during the biggest part of the vacation season? Instead, they are allowing his office to use their columns to pass the buck. They […]

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Ummm, more like 1970 guys. The first African American was appointed to the UM Board of Curators in 1971. We applaud our friends over at FUM for taking off their partisan, rose colored glasses and seeing Jay’s disrespect for the African American community for what it really is. Keep up the good work! “Look, we […]

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The Communist Pravda St. Louis Post-Dispatch – the Midwest’s most liberal publication – launched an attack on Missouri’s newest Member of Congress, Blaine Luetkemeyer, for his bill to prohibit the United States from funding the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.  They also attacked him for questioning the validity of the IPCC’s work, accusing him […]

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