"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi
September, 2010 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 5

Entries from September 2010

Those Living in Glass Houses…..

September 14th, 2010 · No Comments

It’s amateur hour – once again – over at the failing Dooley Campaign: STL Post Dispatch: Corrigan filed the complaint with the Missouri Ethics Commission alleging that Dooley, the incumbent, failed on five occasions in July to properly disclose campaign contributions over $250. State law requires that such contributions be reported within 24 hours if […]

[Read more →]

Tags: STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Growing Chorus Of Dems Agrees: Raising Taxes During Recession A Bad Idea

September 13th, 2010 · No Comments

As Congress returns from its August recess, a critical issue facing members are the massive tax increases scheduled for next January if Congress does not act to prevent them. Republicans want to prevent those tax increases from going into effect and simultaneously provide employers with some level of certainty so they have a better environment […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Uncategorized

Diverse Crowd Gathers Under the Arch

September 13th, 2010 · No Comments

Move-On-Up.org  members Stephanie McFarland, Executive Director Stacy Washington, Dwight Billingsly, Founder Chris Arps, and Stephanie Rubach   Hat tip: The Dana Show Author Andre Harper, Dana Show producer Kevin Conrey   Hat tip:jackohoft [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/lQcVHmTBCXQ” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

[Read more →]

Tags: Picture/Quote of the Day · Videos

Picture of the Day: Rusty ‘Leading the Charge for Change’ With $1,000 a Plate Fundraisers

September 13th, 2010 · No Comments

Isn’t it hilarious when the Democrats say Republicans are “beholden to the special interests?” Cong. Carnahan: “Protesting ObamaCare is An Attack On Our Representative System of Govt.” [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/R-W8ApL2ifY” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

[Read more →]

Tags: Picture/Quote of the Day · Rep. Russ Carnahan

Reporter’s ‘Temporiti’ Question Angers St. Louis County Executive

September 10th, 2010 · No Comments

Picture credit: KMOX.com STL County Executive Dooley reacts to a reporter’s question regarding his consiglieri and campaign manager John Temporiti. We asked yesterday if the pressure of the campaign was getting to Mr. Dooley. After another poor performance of trying to persuade the voters to give him another four years in office, Mr. Dooley was […]

[Read more →]

Tags: STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Democrat Woes Continue; Social Networking Dominance Fading

September 10th, 2010 · No Comments

The political tides are really turning for the Democrats. “Hope and Change” has turned to “Spend and blame Bush;” their Congressional majorities are in serious danger. It has gotten so bad, that they are even losing their dominance of the Internet and political social networking. We’ve reported on the obvious decline of FiredUp Missouri since […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Media Bias · Senator McCaskill

Why MSM (KC Star) is Going Belly Up!

September 9th, 2010 · No Comments

“People want to talk about patriotism? There is an emptiness of patriotism” — Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Besides the often shameless and biased reporting, another probable reason for the Kansas City Star’s financial problems is their “Johnny come lately” reporting. Folks, we’ve been telling you about Emanuel Cleaver’s $200 million boondoggle since April of last year! […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Kansas City · Media Bias · Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

Does STL County Executive Dooley Favor Raising Your Taxes: “Yes, I support Investment in Ourselves”

September 9th, 2010 · No Comments

PRESIDENT OBAMA: “The Last Thing You Want To Do Is To Raise Taxes In The Middle Of A Recession Because That Would Just Suck Up — Take More Demand Out Of The Economy And Put Businesses In A Further Hole.” (MSNBC, 8/5/09) Is the pressure from the toughest election of his political career starting to […]

[Read more →]

Tags: STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Another Day, Another Broken Promise On Obamacare: AP – “Costs Going Up, Not Down”

September 9th, 2010 · No Comments

Apparently one broken promise on health care deserves another. Following yesterday’s reports that health insurers are planning on raising premiums in response to the mandates in Democrats’ health care law, despite Democrat promises premiums would be lowered, today reports are that health care costs will still rise, despite Democrat assurances that it would lower costs. […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Healthcare

Robin’s New Strategy: “Just Trying to Lose Respectably”

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Our little birdies within the Robin Carnahan camp have alerted us that reality has set in and that the the campaign now understands that they can’t beat Roy Blunt, so their goal now is to “lose respectably”. While Fired Up Missouri continues their laughable denials that the Democratic Party is about to take a blood […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Carnahans'