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March, 2008 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 2

Entries from March 2008

Democrat Party’s “Big Tent” Starting to Fray?

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

With Hillary supporters and party insiders scrambling to find a way to take the nomination from Barack Obama, our own Lacy Clay gives us further incite into the Democrat Party’s increasingly public “uncivil war.” It’s funny, the Democrat Party loves black folks, except of course when they’re challenging the overwhelming white, male establishment for power. […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Rep. Lacy Clay · Videos

Exclusive Video: Dick Morris Says “Democratic Nomination Race is Over”

March 20th, 2008 · No Comments

“The Democratic nomination race is over, it’s finished. The only question now is how much baggage will Obama carry into the general election.” Renowned political analyst -and Clinton nemesis Dick Morris – was in St. Louis this week to campaign for state treasurer and Republican governor candidate Sarah Steelman. After his remarks, Morris gave his […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Videos

What A Mess!

March 20th, 2008 · No Comments

“He, (Obama) for the first time, I think, as a black leader in America, has come to the American people not as a victim, but rather as a leader.”– Sen. Claire McCaskill “I think the people who will use the minister’s comments as their deciding factor as to whether or not Barack Obama should be […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Rep. Emanuel Cleaver · Senator. Kit Bond

Video:Hulshof at Harpo’s

March 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Hat tip: CDT Politics Blog [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/SMZf3dCtIjA” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Rep. Kenny Hulshof · Videos

Quote of the Day: Jay Nixon/Eliot Spitzer “Degrees of Dislike By Colleagues Are Comparable”

March 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Future State Rep. Sherman Parker joins former NAACP heads John Bordeaux, Charles Mischeaux, and attorney Jerry Hunter (background) at an anti Jay Nixon rally in Downtown St. Louis (1998) From the Political Eye: “You don’t see too many black folks or progressives getting their pulse up to vote for Jay Nixon. His recent ham-fisted tactics […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon

Harris Campaign Launches Web Video Urging Supporters to Email Speaker Jetton

March 20th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Decision '08 · Spkr. Jetton

Missouri Plan Defenders Engage In “Politics of Personal Destruction”

March 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Our friends at FiredUp Missouri are again engaging in the “politics of personal destruction” instead of addressing the so called merits of the Missouri Plan. FUM readers were treated to another post today highlighting their obsession with certain Republican operatives. “We’ve devoted significant space on this site to exposing the folks behind the Adam Smith […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · MO Supreme Court

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Dick Morris Stumps for Steelman in St. Louis

March 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Political analyst Dick Morris on Sarah Steelman’s terror free investment program: “[It] set off a national trend. Schwarzenegger did the same in California. God bless him, Spitzer did the same thing in New York….[Unfortunately] he wasn’t as wise in his other investments.”   “I have two points to make. One, I’ve never met her. And […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Videos

Judicial Reform Opponents are Smart

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Here is a sampling of the mail being sent by attorneys who oppose reform of the Missouri Plan. “Grow the balls,” “go to hell” and “sorehead” are just a few of the slurs being thrown around by these apparently inarticulate attorneys. We guess if our potential million dollar judgements were in jeopardy, we’d be a […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · MO Supreme Court

Harris Fights to Can Spam

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Funny, the Missouri Political News Service never signed up for Harris Campaign emails????  PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christian Badger, (573)442-7980 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — With Missourians increasingly barraged by unwanted and often offensive junk email messages, State Rep. Jeff Harris, Democratic candidate for Missouri Attorney General, is sponsoring a bill to help can […]

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Tags: Decision '08