“No one is surprised by this outcome, the whole process was designed to result in his appointment.” – James Harris, Executive Director, Better Courts for Missouri Yesterday, Governor Matt Blunt appointed Judge Zel Fischer to the Missouri Supreme Court, replacing Judge Stephen Limbaugh. Once again, we are reminded of how flawed the Missouri Plan really […]

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“According to a blockbuster AP story, Koster has been skirting the law by funneling money to a shadowy group run by Jay Nixon Crony Chuck Hatfield; the group then contributes the money back to Koster’s campaign coffers.” MOPNS 7/9/08 Gambling and laundering money seem to go together like hamburgers and french fries don’t they? No […]

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Picture courtesy missouripulse.com Next seminar series? How to successfully launder campaign funds to ex Republicans. From the Stinson Morrisson Hecker website: State attorneys general have broad regulatory and law enforcement authority over most types of businesses, both large and small. Their activities range from consumer protection actions to Medicaid fraud enforcement to authority over many […]

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We’ve waited with bated breath these last few months hoping for some signs of life from the Hulshof Campaign. In the meantime, we’ve been unmercifully subjected to a campaign with inconsistent themes and bad commercials with tired buzzwords and repacked slogans. (For example: “Liberal” and “Wrong Way Jay” – which sounds eerily similar to the […]

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From TV Barn with Aaron Barnhart: Could it be? Is this the same politician who, earlier this year, put an ad on in his district that earned nationwide ridicule for its 1980s-era stereotypes and 1970s-era public-access TV production values? Well, seems Sam Graves found some money in his office budget, or somewhere, and went out […]

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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/0ZD_i7YeRmI” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: MOPNS (10/9/08) WAPO: “Democrat Kay Barnes Having Trouble Escaping Fannie’s Grasp” “There is no way another person can make a woman satisfied.” – Former “masturbation consultant” and K.C. mayor Kay Barnes From the Washington Post: The mudslinging of the presidential campaign has oozed its way down the ballot to […]

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BREAKING: Today, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, McCain-Palin 2008 will hold a press conference call with Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and Rick Davis, campaign manager, to discuss ACORN and Barack Obama’s direct ties to the organization. The Missouri Political News Service has received several press releases from national organizations concerned with the serious vote fraud allegations […]

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“There is no way another person can make a woman satisfied.” – Former “masturbation consultant” and K.C. mayor Kay Barnes From the Washington Post: The mudslinging of the presidential campaign has oozed its way down the ballot to several important House and Senate races, and Washington’s most infamous couple — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac […]

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By Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield, Ph.D. There is a belief that minority children in our central cities are our core education problem. This ignores the basic data on how children are performing in Missouri. While it is critical to focus on minority children in central cities, Missouri’s education policies have to focus on all our children. […]

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Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) yesterday released its preliminary analysis of the Fiscal Year 2009 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act.  The report included 172 projects worth $1.2 billion, compared to 191 projects worth the same amount in fiscal 2008.  Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) racked up $29.9 million in pork.  House Armed Service […]

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