Brian Wahby, co-chair of the St. Louis Host Committee Well, it looks like St. Louis is out of the running for the 2012 Democrat convention. It was announced this morning that St. Louis was bypassed for Charlotte, North Carolina. Although their platform doesn’t necessarily line up with ours, having the convention in St. Louis would […]
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St. Louis Loses Dem Convention: Is Brian Wahby Responsible?
February 1st, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: MO Economy · MO Legislature · St. Louis
Video: STL Mayor Slay on Local Control
January 27th, 2011 · No Comments
Hat tip:MONewsHorizon [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Hu9okNeJ_KM” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: Political Fix: Sen. Chappelle-Nadal stands in the way of “local control” bill St. Louis American: Let St. Louis solve its own police problems
Picture of the Day: Rusty Has “First Event of the New Cycle”
January 11th, 2011 · No Comments
‘Centrist’ Congressman Russ Carnahan is getting an early leg up on defending a seat that will probably be eliminated during redistricting. Related: Rasmussen Reports: Voters Still See Democratic Agenda in Congress As More Extreme than GOP’s Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 47%, Democrats 36%
Tags: MO Legislature · Picture/Quote of the Day · Rep. Russ Carnahan · St. Louis
Quote of the Day: Former Legislator Channels Michael Corleone
January 4th, 2011 · No Comments
Interesting comment from the former St. Louis state representative regarding his record fine from the ethics commission.
Tags: MO Legislature · St. Louis
The Creve Coeur Empire Strikes Back
November 15th, 2010 · No Comments
In an effort to remain relevant after blatantly ignoring the will of the public last October, the Creve Coeur city council passed a more stringent smoking ban than St. Louis County. Sith Apprentice Beth Kistner sponsored an ordinance that strips the ability of business owners to determine how to serve their clientele. In a 5-0 […]
Tags: St. Louis
STL Alderman On County-City Merger: “Merge County Municipalities 1st”
October 26th, 2010 · No Comments
“AAA Charlie” Dooley’s city county merger trial balloon continues to have negative reverberations for him in his campaign for reelection as St. Louis County executive. Here’s what Dooley told the Post Dispatch on September 27th: In a meeting Monday morning with Post-Dispatch editorial writers and reporters, St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley said a […]
Tags: Mayor Frances Slay · St. Louis · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley
Dems GOTV Strategy; Brand TEA Party As Racists
October 20th, 2010 · No Comments
When most voters oppose the reelection of anyone who voted for the health care law, auto bailouts and the stimulus plan, all you have left apparently is fear and the race card. Pathetic! Reboot Congress: The NAACP has commissioned the report below. The St. Louis Tea Party is mentioned a couple of times. Here are […]
Tags: St. Louis
Creve Coeur Turns to the Dark Side
October 19th, 2010 · No Comments
The story is simple: Residents collected 450 signatures for Charlotte D’Alfonso (more than most council members got votes) to replace an outgoing council member (who endorsed her), but she refused the mayor’s request to always vote with the majority on council. No one else had been considered openly for the job until Charlotte’s refusal. More […]
Tags: St. Louis
“AAA Charlie” Dooley on St. Louis County-City Merger: “That’s What I’m All About!”
October 18th, 2010 · No Comments
“If it takes the City of St. Louis reentering St. Louis County to make us globally competitve….that’s what I’m all About.”–– Charlie Dooley More misrepresentation Charlie?
Tags: St. Louis · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley
St. Louis Alderman Derides Robin Carnahan’s African American Outreach
October 11th, 2010 · No Comments
“How do you run away from President Obama and at the same time get the people who really know and love Obama, more than they know and love you, to come out to vote?” — Antonio French, 21st ward alderman Boy, when it rain it pours! Last week, we learn that DSCC is abandoning Robin […]
Tags: Carnahans' · St. Louis
