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MO Pulse 1, P-D 0

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Hats off to the Missouri Pulse for throwing egg in the face of the St. Louis Post Dispatch. For those who don’t know, the Post Dispatch scoffed at the Pulse when they broke the news that the lobbyist involved in Sen. Jeff Smith’s debacle was relieved of her duties with Isle of Capri.The old media […]

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Accountability From Elected Officials… A Dying Art?

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

The Libertarian Guy: With the release last week of the Missouri State Auditors’ report of their investigation into the bookkeeping procedures of Springfields’ Municipal Court, it becomes even clearer that the upcoming audit reports will be worth the wait. That is, if the people who run this city can get their act together. A quick […]

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Survey Says: Koster Lost

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Sen. Koster’s switch is backfiring on him big time! The readers of FiredUp revealed they thought Koster was a shameless opportunist and now the media elite are hanging him out to dry. Republican Moderates A Dying Breed In MissouriGood riddance.

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Applebaum Running For Gross Seat

August 4th, 2007 · No Comments

He was the only one who was actually serious about running:  Democrat Ed Appelbaum has been picked to run against Republican Tom Dempsey in a special election Sept. 4 for Chuck Gross’ former Senate seat. Gross, a Republican, resigned from the 23rd District seat in May to become St. Charles County’s director of administration. There are […]

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Liberals: Koster A Political Opportunist

August 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Over at Mizz Carnahan’s blog there’s a poll askingtheir readers feelings about Koster’s move. So far, according to the poll, Koster is seen as a political opportunist…by the liberal Democrats who read that trash. Wake up Koster, they don’t want you and neither do most conservatives quite frankly. Go and sit down somewhere where you won’t […]

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Miss Smith Above The Law?

August 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

From the Post Dispatch:  A state senator cited this week for illegally entering a casino had help from another legislator. State Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, was issued a summons Tuesday night on the Isle of Capri casino in Boonville for presenting false identification to gain access to a gambling boat, a misdemeanor criminal offense. […]

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Mayor Funkhouser Staffer Loathes MO

August 1st, 2007 · No Comments

Joe Miller, the genius behind all of Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser’s blunders recently added this gem to his blog: “I often feel as though I’m living in a backward state. Missour-uh is about as middle America as you can get. One could be equally disrespectful and say Kansas City is about as ghetto as […]

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Ike Turner Not Mad At Mayor Slay

July 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Earlier this month we brought attention to a man who was trying to establish September 2nd as Ike Turner day in St. Louis. Unfortunately, Mayor Francis Slay turned that idea down in defiance to wife beaters across the great city. Fortunately for Slay, Ike Turner says he doesn’t harbor any hard feelings for the man: […]

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Missouri Cuts Back Prison Population

July 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Daily Journal reports:  FARMINGTON, Mo. — Missouri is leading the nation in reducing its inmate population, thanks to changes in recent years designed to get offenders back on their feet, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Sunday. In the year that ended June 30, 2006, the number of people behind bars in Missouri declined by nearly […]

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Adam Smith Blasts Judiciary Selection

July 28th, 2007 · No Comments

And rightfully so… As we’ve noted before, the three judges picked by the bipartisan selection commission for the Supreme Court are all leftists. Yes even the so-called Republican nominee, the liberal Miss Breckenridge who is very cozy with Chief Justice Laura Denvir Stith. According to one source, Stith is such good friends with Miss Breckenridge she was introducing […]

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