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April, 2009 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 4

Entries from April 2009

Video: Claire McCaskill’s independence Kitchen Table Talk

April 13th, 2009 · No Comments

In this four minute clip, Claire Bear skips and dodges a simple question from a constituent: “Will you support Ron Paul’s amendment to audit the Federal Reserve?” The questioner cited news reports that claims the Fed has committed $12 trillion dollars of our tax money to further bail out banks and other companies in trouble. […]

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Video: Mike Ferguson FOX News’ Online Show “Freedom Watch”.

April 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Mike discusses Jay Nixon’s controversial MIAC report. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/ZYS9jFpeuqQ” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]Related: Blogger Fears Nixon “Will Skate” on Investigating Republican State Committeeman

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Quote of the Day: Cleaver: “If There is Repression in Cuba We Didn’t See It”

April 10th, 2009 · No Comments

HOW ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY CAN’T VOLUNTARILY LEAVE THE COUNRTY MORON!!!!! From Human Events.com (2nd story) While a lot of commentators have talked about the Congressional Black Caucus’s trip to Cuba, few have paid any attention to comments made by Congressman Emanuel Cleaver to NPR’s Melissa Block. At the 2 minute mark in the […]

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Tags: Picture/Quote of the Day · Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

MO Democrat Party Laundering Money?

April 10th, 2009 · No Comments

STL Post Dispatch: The FEC audits and other documents reveal that state Democrats have been audited, fined or questioned by the FEC about complying with the law in six consecutive election cycles. In February, the FEC published an audit of the state Democratic fundraising arm — the Missouri Democratic State Committee — that found the […]

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Cleaver Secures $200 Million for “Green-Friendly Bus Stops”

April 10th, 2009 · No Comments

One of our favorite congressmen, Emanuel Cleaver of Kansas City, had a brilliant idea a couple of years ago (at least in his own mind) on how to address the racial “disparity” in the earmarks process. Mr. Cleaver’s suggestion? Implement a quota system on the House Appropriations Committee that would require two additional African American […]

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Tags: Political Fix · Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

Video: “Perhaps We Need A Tea Party Again”

April 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Hat tip: JeffParnell08 [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/igJWcamTECc” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]Related: Missouri Matters member John Gillmartin: “Okay, we’ve had a month and a half to get ready to be a part of the solution and not a part of the problem. There are no less than 47 Missouri Tea Parties scheduled for the 15th – click HERE […]

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Podcast: Cong. Graves Talks About the Budget

April 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Hat tip: Talk Radio News Service Click here to listen.

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Tags: Rep. Sam Graves

Blogger Fears Nixon “Will Skate” on Investigating Republican State Committeeman

April 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Last week, a liberal member of Missouri Matters called for the ACLU to get involved in the MIAC Scandal, specifically, the targeting of Republican State committee member Josh Carter of St. Louis by the FBI and the highway patrol. Blogger Clay Bowler worries that Governor Nixon “will skate.” “I am sad to see the investigation […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon · St. Louis

MOPNS Now on Facebook & Twitter!

April 6th, 2009 · No Comments

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Picture of the Day: Barney the Dinosaur Resurfaces in K.C.?

April 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Hat tip: Tony’s Kansas City

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Tags: Kansas City · Mayor Mark Funkhouser · Picture/Quote of the Day