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 [...]

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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 doubtful Baghdad [...]

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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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Rhetorica: Press-Politics Journal: Editorial Page Editor Tony Messenger has been working hard to beef up the community conversation in the Voices section of the print product. The section is robust, enlightening, infuriating, maddening, and delicious. The web portion must expand on this. Being interactive is a given. Here’s what I propose: Stop with the divisive [...]

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Looks like Baghdad Messenger’s foaming at the mouth, personal Jihad against the Blunt Administration has spawned the need for some type of balance at The News Leader. The “Fiercely Independent Politically” Baghdad announced today the creation of two new blogs: Ozarks Right and Ozarks Left. “They’re an attempt to get more community members talking about [...]

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