We learned yesterday that the Missouri Ethics Commission effectively destroyed any credibility they may have enjoyed with the public and with elected officials. How could anyone with a case before the commission feel confident they’ll get a fair shake after yesterday’s decision not to investigate Chris Koster?
It’s ironic that an organization charged with making state […]

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In between donuts and schlepping coffee for Virginia Young, Baghdad Tony Messenger is settling in rather well as the Post Dispatch’s new Jefferson City beat reporter. In between chocolate covered long johns - and still reveling in his career summit glory of the Scott Eckersley affair, Baghdad Tony found the time to log into his […]

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What’s that old saying, “the more things change, the more they stay the same?” As we all know, our friend Tony “Bagdad” Messenger has changed beats and newspapers, but unfortunately, we’re still being subjected to his almost homo erotic obsession with Governor Matt Blunt . Its either that, or as we’ve already suspected, Baghdad’s a […]

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By J. Jonah Jameson
If there were any doubts that the media has a double standard when it comes to Jay Nixon and Republicans, then Bob Watson at the Jefferson City News-Tribune just dispelled those doubts.
You see, Watson copied us in on an email containing a series of questions that boil down to one simple yet […]

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Did “Baghdad” Tony Messenger get demoted? Without much notice, Messenger has gone from being the editor of the Springfield News-Leader to being a beat reporter in the Missouri capitol building for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. And with the capable and intelligent Virginia Young running the halls for the St. Louis Post, it is […]

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Tony “Baghad” Messenger laments today on his being shut out AGAIN in the local blogger awards:
“Once again, the Springfield bloggers have deemed me unworthy. I was shut out in the second annual Blogaroni contest. Sadness reigns in the Messenger household.”
As critical as we’ve been towards you Baghdad, we don’t expect you to heed […]

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