Below are a few selected quotes from audio recording today’s conference call with Governor Matt Blunt (R-MO): Blunt: “While Barack Obama has campaigned on a pledge to not raise taxes for anyone but the rich, that’s clearly not the case. Just this year, in fact, he returned to the United States Senate twice to vote […]

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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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“I’ve been fortunate to have many memorable experiences during my career” How bad is it getting for the Koster campaign? When have you ever heard of a campaign sending opposition research on itself to the media? That’s exactly what Koster’s campaign did today when they sent embarrasing information to the Post Dispatch’s Adam Jadhav (one […]

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Two observations. (1) Another Koster sign not in someone’s front yard. (2) At least Rep. Hubbard puts “Democrat” on his literature and signs.

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“I think they’re so mad at Rod Jetton right now that they’d do anything.” – State Rep. Charlie Denison on lawmakers’ attitude toward the House speaker and his role as a political consultant. (Hat tip: SNL News Leader) Oh how the mighty have fallen! Another colleague, state senator and treasurer candidate Brad Lager, has distanced […]

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MOPNS asks: “Only one Republican candidate Bob???”  Webster University’s Holden Public Policy Forum will hold four “Pizza and Politics” events during July to showcase candidates who are running for Missouri statewide offices. The schedule for these free events includes: * Sarah Steelman (Republican candidate for governor), Tuesday, July 8, 4 p.m., Emerson Library Conference Room, […]

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That is the question asked in an editorial on National Review Online today. NRO laments the fact that our “moderate” Senator basically wants the United States to go hat and hand to the OPEC countries and beg/threaten them to pump more oil, instead of utilizing our own resources. “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to […]

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What would Peter Kinder like to see banned in Missouri? Should Missouri have full time legislators? What does Peter have to say about an incident that took place in his office? Click here to listen. (Length 13:53) Courtesy KSGF

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“Yet now, all of the sudden, Kinder is drawing a bead on Rod Jetton, rolling out an ethics package clearly aimed at the Speaker…Whatever his reason, it’s interesting to note that Kinder acted here in true weaselly GOP fashion by waiting until there is absolutely no downside risk before launching his attack, as Jetton is […]

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