See post below. By Sarah Padgett – SNL Voice of the Day (6/23/08) I’ve just attended the general session of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation event titled “Defending the American Dream,” held in Branson. I feel compelled to write because I found Jetton’s comments crass, insensitive and nearing the point of vulgarity. Jetton was asked […]

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From yesterday’s Chad Livengood piece in ths SNL: “But some believe Kinder and Steelman’s actions are meant to help their own political consultants, now jockeying with Jetton for lucrative political consulting contracts. Steelman is represented by Jeff Roe of Kansas City, and Kinder is now getting his re-election counsel from David Barklage of Cape Girardeau. […]

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“Yet now, all of the sudden, Kinder is drawing a bead on Rod Jetton, rolling out an ethics package clearly aimed at the Speaker…Whatever his reason, it’s interesting to note that Kinder acted here in true weaselly GOP fashion by waiting until there is absolutely no downside risk before launching his attack, as Jetton is […]

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  Like his famous namesake the wrestler “Rowdy Roddy” Piper, our own “Rowdy Roddy” Jetton’s “win at any cost” tenure as Speaker of the House, was similar to a Rowdy Roddy forearm smash – destructive with it’s only real purpose an unfair advantage for Rowdy Roddy. For the second time in as many weeks, Jetton’s […]

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A blog, whose name we will not mention, has yet again given strong reason to believe it has signed some sort of *loyalty oath with Rod Jetton. In a short post aimed mostly at discrediting Ryan Cooper — who, by most accounts, IS an odd duck — the Rod Squad misses the forest for the […]

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“Contrary to what some Republican bloggers would have you believe, we at Fired Up Missouri hardly ever get our best stuff from Rod Jetton.”   FiredUp Missouri 5/20/08 You Heard It Here First Rod “Village Man” Jetton, Chris “The Imposter” Koster, and Jason “What Rod Said” Crowell were seen at the St. Charles Ameristar Casino this […]

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Chairman Doug Russell issued the following statement today regarding the repeal of the Village Law: “I urge every member of the General Assembly, Republicans and Democrats alike, to work together to repeal the so-called Village Law. Laws often have unintended consequences. Now is the time to fix a mistake in law that passed last year. […]

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From Prime Buzz: The rift among House Republicans has reached the boiling point, with about a dozen Republicans so angry that they approached Democratic leaders about trying to dump Speaker Rod Jetton. Some 13 Republicans later approached Democratic leader Paul LeVota to determine whether Democrats would support a coup against Jetton. LeVota, an Independence Democrat, […]

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‘Ol Rod is a real piece of work! Forget the fact that he’s Speaker of the House, while simultaneously running a political consulting business on the side. Or the fact that one of his clients, Rep. Bob Onder, is a fellow House member running to replace Kenny Hulshof. In another ethically questionable move, we learn […]

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Columbia – The campaign of Representative Jeff Harris, a candidate for Attorney General, launched a web video urging supporters to press House Speaker Rod Jetton to stop blocking legislation sponsored by Harris in the Missouri House. The campaign is focusing on a bill sponsored by Harris that would give local control to communities a voice […]

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