As we suggested to our reporter friends last week, this is where the real rift will be this fall. Just wait and see what happens when resources are shifted to rural Missouri instead of urban St. Louis and Kansass City. By Matthew Murray “Raise your hand if you’re from rural Missouri,” McCaskill told the early […]
Entries from August 2008
Obama Uses McCaskill Win as Mo. Road Map
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Decision '08 · Senator McCaskill
Video: The Youngest MO Delegate
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments
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Tags: Decision '08 · Videos
Video: Claire’s Convention Speech; MO Dissed By Dems
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments
We have below Senator McCaskill’s convention speech from last night. We’ve taken the liberty of critiquing a few of her most memorable lines. Geography lesson moment: “Missouri is in the middle of our great country.” (Duh!) Religion focus group buzzwords moment: “People of Missouri….God loving, family centered, blessed with an abundance of common sense.” Joe […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Senator McCaskill · Videos
Picture(s) of the Day: John & Gina Loudon, Please Take Down Your Signs!
August 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Hat tip: J.C. It seems the Loudon’s aren’t yet over their loss to Jane Cunningham – BACK ON AUGUST 5TH! These pictures were taken this afternoon by our tipster “J.C.” Tomorrow marks the three week anniversary of their thumping at the polls.
Tags: Decision '08 · Picture/Quote of the Day
Video: “Conservative Teen” Blogger Interviews Jim Talent & STL Radio Personality
August 25th, 2008 · No Comments
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Tags: Decision '08 · Hon. Jim Talent · Videos
Video: Interview with Congressional Candidate (05) Jacob Turk
August 25th, 2008 · No Comments
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Tags: Decision '08 · Kansas City · Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
Graves Wants to Institute “Complaint-Free Wednesday.” How About Complaint Free Convention Week?
August 25th, 2008 · No Comments
We all know that this week’s Democrat convention in Denver will be a victim/complaint fest. Maybe Congressman Graves should have intended this resolution for this week instead! Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), under the guidance of a minister, has introduced a resolution concerning — of all things — complaining. In the resolution he dropped before the […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Rep. Sam Graves
Video: Joe Biden: Elitist and RACIST!
August 25th, 2008 · No Comments
The greatest hits of Joe “I have a higher IQ than you” Biden [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/cBCzQ1r00cg” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: Political Fix: Race and gender rift shakes up Obama’s home-state team
Tags: Decision '08 · Videos
Video: MO Dems Excited for McCaskill; Interview with John Temporiti
August 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Missouri Democrat Party Chairman John Temporiti talks about Sen. McCaskill’s speaking role tonight and “party unity.” *Note: See if you can see if his nose grows when he says the “Democrats are coming together.” Hat tip: stlpolitics [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/w15xZPFCuzw” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: Freshmeat: ( Rep. Justus) Denver 2008 K.C. Tribune: Pleas for Party […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Senator McCaskill · Videos
Why the Fascination?
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Is it just us, or is it getting nauseating reading the press corps’ soap opera fascination with the relationship between Kenny Hulshof and Sarah Steelman? We’d expect as much from hack blogs and cut and pasters, but this Britney Spears coverage is beneath even you. Here’s Steve Walsh from Missourinet: I would love to be […]
Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon · Rep. Kenny Hulshof · Sarah Steelman