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Rep. Russ Carnahan | Missouri Political News Service - Part 8

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Obama/Carnahan: Pigs in a Blanket?

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Looks like the controversey over Sen Obama and lucky sperm club member Russ Carnahan’s lipstick on a pig comment isn’t dying down anytime soon: Jefferson County GOP (KY) collecting lipstick after Obama’s remark (hat tip: PolitickerKY.com) Local Republicans are vowing to send 1,000 tubes of lipstick to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in an effort […]

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Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum Tag Team Obama

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments

What’s the old saying: “with friends like these, who needs enemies?” Favorite Clinton buck dancer Rep. Emanuel Cleaver was all to willing to send out the Obama panic signal in The Hill newspaper yesterday: “That’s all people have talked about since we got back,” said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat who represents Missouri, a projected […]

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Surprise Surprise, Look Who’s for Alternative Energy

August 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Congressman Russ Carnahan (most esteemed member of the lucky sperm club) recently sent this letter to a constituent touting his support for alternative energy. Kind of makes sense when your brother is in the “wind farming” business doesn’t it? Tom Carnahan Founder, Wind Capital Group Tom Carnahan is the founder and president of Wind Capital […]

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Carnahan Exploits Recent Earthquakes for Photo Op

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments

From The Hill (6/12/07) Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) and his wife, Debra, do not believe in having the traditional sex talk with their two teenage sons. Instead, they argue, it’s an ongoing conversation. Debra, a municipal judge who sits on the national board of Planned Parenthood, got right to the point with the couple’s 17-year-old. […]

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Video: Carnahan Republican Challenger Chris Sander On Border Control

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Hat tip: anchorstlseo Website [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/OTEzAfgDuoA” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] MOPNS Video: MO Congressional Candidate Chris Sander

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Russ Carnahan’s Legacy: Condoms, Post Offices, & the Space Shuttle

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

    What does birth control (“family planning”) and the Space Shuttle have in common? Both have had the rapt attention of Congressman Russ Carnahan lately. Carnahan had the “amazing experience” to witness a rare night time launch of the Space shuttle Tuesday. With his light workload in Congress, we’re sure there was plenty of […]

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Carnahan to Endorse Gay Rights Candidate for Jim Lembke’s House Seat

November 27th, 2007 · No Comments

The South County Truth Spot: Lorenz-Englund states: “I am socially progressive because I am a strong believer in gay rights, I can see that gender relations in St Louis are less than desirable and that economic class differences are hard to see for many of our current legislators.” The South County Truth Spot feels it […]

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Reps. Clay, Cleaver, and Carnahan Advocate for the “Transgendered”

October 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

From the “Camp” website (“Kansas City’s Voice for the LGBT and Allied Communities”) By Jamie Tyroler This is a column that I would prefer not to write, but I feel that I must. The House of Representatives is considering the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Representatives who are in favor of having legal protections in the […]

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Rep. Carnahan Speaking at Downtown St. Louis UAW Rally

August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

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Anybody But Russ?

July 26th, 2007 · No Comments

“I knew that moving inside the City of Saint Louis would mean that my congressman would be a Democrat, but today I learned that it’s Russ Carnahan. Sigh. He occupies Dick Gephardt’s old seat. Carnahan isn’t the worst Democrat in the world, but he has a last name in this state. I’m still learning about […]

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