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Making a Big Pay Day off of Pay Day Loan Companies?

May 12th, 2020 · No Comments

What do St Louis City, Kansas City, Springfield and Liberty all have in common?  They all have annual licensing fees ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 on “short-term lending establishments”.  Interestingly enough on the same day that the Springfield City Council voted to start imposing the fees Curtis Trent (R – Springfield) added language to a […]

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Dissed! Clay & Cleaver Choose Black Lives Matter Over McCaskill

March 29th, 2018 · No Comments

Yes, as we’ve seen, most Democrats WILL gladly place their ideological beliefs and their Party over their ountry without batting an eyelash. But what makes this unusual is that Congressman Clay and Congresman Cleaver are putting Black Lives Matter  -and for once their own constituents – above Party loyalty  – for the time being. “I’m […]

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Tags: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver · Rep. Lacy Clay · Senator McCaskill

Rep. Cleaver Investigates Firm Tied To Rep. Clay’s Favorite (Pay Day Loan) Industry

June 29th, 2017 · No Comments

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver is taking aim at a pay day loan business specializing in business and consumer loans. That sets up a bit of a conflict with his cross state rival Rep. Lacy Clay, the hardworking and effective Congressman from St. Louis who is in the back pockets of the payday loan industry. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, […]

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Repre$entative Lacy Clay- (Incorporated)

June 20th, 2017 · No Comments

Boy, we’ve been watching this lucrative racket between the Clay siblings for quite some time now! This would really be of interest to the mainstream media if Representative Clay wasn’t a back bencher, minority in the minority with slightly more influence in the Congress than a House usher. And not only is Clay’s sister involved […]

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Clay AWOL During Clinton E-Mail Scandal; Files Lawsuit to Defend “Remarkable” Artwork

February 23rd, 2017 · No Comments

So Congressman Clay can bother to show up to work  and “defend the Constitution” and draw his $174,000 salary to file a lawsuit to protect this garbage masquerading as “remarkable” art… But he’s AWOL when it comes to real constitutional questions like the former secretary of state operating her own illegal home brew server. Related: […]

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Cong. Clay Says Painting Depicting Police Officers As Animals Stays

January 5th, 2017 · No Comments

We guess Congressman Clay forgot or doesn’t care that he has police officers (both black and white) and FBI agents in his congressional district? STLToday.com: In the short term, Clay’s office has been receiving calls from people asking him to take it down. He will not, he said, and Reichert has announced no plans to […]

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Buffalo Soldier Descendant Lacy Clay Touts Bison As National Mammal (Seriously)

November 3rd, 2016 · No Comments

 In between taking care of his puppet masters in the rent to own industry, Congressman found time to pass this timely and much needed legislation for his district. STL Post Dispatch: The American bison has been designated the national mammal of the U.S. at a ceremony at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota. Congress […]

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Rusty Gets the Axe

August 9th, 2012 · No Comments

UPI/Bill Greenblatt We believe this sentence from the Riverfront Times sums up the misguided and shortsided campaign of soon to be former Rep. Russ Carnahan – “Rep. Russ Carnahan showed up to his election results watch party last night with a concession speech written on some campaign flyers, folded up in his back pocket.” Minority […]

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Quote of the Day: “1st Congressional District Result of a Coalition of Republicans and Black Democrats”

June 21st, 2012 · No Comments

  STL American: Amazing how forthright you can really be when you’re out of the game. Former Congressman Bill Clay gives a history lesson on the Missouri Democrat[ic]Party: Clay said he was shocked to see Russ Carnahan challenge his son, given the role Clay Sr. and other black leaders had in the electoral success of […]

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Tags: Rep. Lacy Clay · Rep. Russ Carnahan

Video: Clay Gives Univ. of DC Commencement Address

May 16th, 2012 · No Comments

Hat tip:UniversityofDC [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Pt2DDBu1YEw” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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