Now that we’re in the dog days of summer – and the political season too – FiredUp Missouri is once again defending it’s favorite ethically challenged, lame duck Speaker: “Republican regulars were clucking last week about a slew of “brown envelopes” delivered anonymously to dozens of GOP incumbents and candidates for state office. Those [...]

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The Wall Sreet Journal today gave what was pretty much their endorsement today to Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Steelman. Ordinarily, the highly respected conservative paper remains neutral in most state races, and especially in intra-party Republican primary battles. But in this historic year, WSJ concluded that most political rules have been thrown out of the [...]

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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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The Hulshof campaign — or, as some like to call it, the Second Coming of the Fred Thompson Campaign — is doing its best to respond to the Viagra vote, but not getting much traction. Which is not surprising. So far the Hulshof campaign has had trouble gaining traction in virtually every respect. The campaign [...]

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Click here to listen (Courtesy KCMO) Jeff Roe and Phil Levota discuss last weekend’s DNC meeting; the recent flare up at Obama’s old church; and a potential video of Michelle Obama saying “whitey” at Trinity Church. Related: The Turner Report: Hearing set in lawsuit against Republican political operative/blogger

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