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Rep. Lacy Clay | Missouri Political News Service - Part 6

Entries Tagged as 'Rep. Lacy Clay'

Blogger & Constituent Asks: “Where in the World is Lacy Clay”

August 20th, 2009 · No Comments

That’s the question blogger “middle class Joe” asked on his blog yesterday. MOPNS has the answer for him, God knows the Post Dispatch didn’t have a clue! From the “Middle Class & Mad as Hell” blog: I have called, I have emailed and I have looked online and nowhere can I find Congressman William “Lacy” […]

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Where is Rep. Clay During the Recess? Ghana!

August 19th, 2009 · No Comments

“It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” – Mark Twain Ghana Business News: Following on the heels of President Obama’s historic visit to Ghana, the US Congress has sent down a delegation to encourage trade between the two countries.  A member of […]

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Cong. Clay Asks a Great Question

July 17th, 2009 · No Comments

Former Treasury Secretary (and Goldman Sachs CEO) Henry Paulson testified before Congress yesterday. Paulson was attempting to explain his role in the massive bank bailouts that the taxpayers footed last year to the tune of billions of dollars. In between naps no doubt, Cong. Clay did fire off a great question that his staff prepared […]

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Diversity Alert: Congressional Black Caucus Claims Racism in Committee Hirings; Cong. Clay Says Blacks Better Served By Black Govt. Workers

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Speaking of the Democrats’ hypocrisy when it comes to “diversity:” From CQ Politics: “Black aides are so scarce on some House committees that the Congressional Black Caucus surveyed the panels. Their conclusion: black staffers are most prevalent when African American chairmen do the hiring. The 31-person Democratic staff of the House Agriculture Committee and the […]

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Clay Sells Out Constituents, Votes to Raise Their Taxes

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Looks look we jumped the gun on praising Congressman Lacy Clay last week on his opposition to Cap & Tax Trade.” “We all know that Cong. Clay is a lock for re-election every two years, so it really doesn’t matter how he votes in the Congress. But it is nice to see him stand up […]

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Clay Says Not So Fast on “Cap & Tax”

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments

We all know that Cong. Clay is a lock for re-election every two years, so it really doesn’t matter how he votes in the Congress. But it is nice to see him stand up for his constituents and not fall into the limousine liberal’s Global Warming/Cap and Trade hysteria. “It’s hard … in these economic […]

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Quote of the Day: “I’m a Reparations Man — How Else Do You Repair the Damage?”

June 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Today’s quote of the day is from Missouri’s 1st district congressman William Lacy Clay. This was Clay’s response after the Senate officially apologied yeserday for “the fundamental injustice, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws.” What got the Congressman’s dander up was this disclaimer that was slipped into the resolution: “Nothing in this […]

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Cong. Clay “Pleased” ACORN Helping with Census Count

June 18th, 2009 · No Comments

“I was pleased to be briefed by the Census Bureau that they are actually ahead of the July 17th deadline for completing Address Canvassing. This essential step towards achieving a complete count could not be accomplished without the hard work and talent of thousands of highly qualified applicants who are now working long hours to […]

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Missouri’s Least Effective Congressmen

May 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Two updates on arguably Missouri least effective Congressmen. First, Tweedle Dee Congressman Emanuel Cleaver said last week that President Obama is more popular than Jesus Christ, and now he wants to invite you to a forum on Hindu Nationalism. And second, Tweedle Dum Congressman Lacy Clay wants us to adopt a European Parliament resolution supporting […]

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Cong. Clay’s Pending Divorce: Who Cares?

May 6th, 2009 · No Comments

This will be our first and last post regarding Congressman Lacy Clay’s pending divorce. We’ve certainly leveled our fair share of criticism at the hapless lawmaker, but delving into the tawdry tabloid journalism that the Post Dispatch wants to engage in is somewhere we’re just not going to go. Is becoming the local version of […]

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