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St. Louis | Missouri Political News Service - Part 5

Entries Tagged as 'St. Louis'

“Brian Wahby Being Brian Wahby”

June 4th, 2012 · No Comments

The American reports on the shady dealings going on in St. Louis City’s Democratic sixth ward where NO African Americans were endorsed a couple of weeks ago. Excluded from an endorsement was former legislative aide Michael Butler who is running against school choice advocate and Wahby protege Martin Casas.   It seems they had cover: “Other […]

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Tags: Mayor Frances Slay · School Choice · St. Louis

STL County Ends 2011 with Surplus After County Executive Said County in Desperate Financial Straits

May 24th, 2012 · No Comments

Can we really be surprised by this development after this administration mailed real estate tax notices – a day after the 2010 election? St. Louis County government needs an enema. Check out the related story and make yourself more nauseated! The Call: Sixth District Councilman Steve Stenger, D-Affton, is outraged St. Louis County ended fiscal […]

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Tags: St. Louis · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Video: “Uncle” Ted Nugent on The Dana Show

April 18th, 2012 · No Comments

 Big brother is watching! Ted Nugent came on The Dana Show to talk about the secret service investigating these comments toward President Obama at the recent NRA convention in St. Louis: “If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year.” This is […]

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Tags: St. Louis · Videos

Aerotropolis & The Blue Fairy

April 16th, 2012 · No Comments

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/ptxdOeviva4″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Great update today on the St. Louis Lambert Field China Hub boondoggle. Air Cargo News: In early April 2012, the St. Clair (Illinois) County Public Building Commission demanded that former Wall Street executive John Hewitt return a $250,000 taxpayer-funded incentive originally intended to facilitate development of what was to […]

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Tags: St. Louis

Picture of the Day: Schoeller & Amb. Alan Keyes

March 29th, 2012 · No Comments

Ambassador Alan Keyes, Move-On-Up.org co-founder Christopher Arps, Speaker Pro Tem of the Missouri House Shane Schoeller at a St. Louis fundraiser for Schoeller’s secretary of state bid.

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Tags: Picture/Quote of the Day · St. Louis

Jamilah, “Lil’ Niecey” Nasheed Completes the Trifecta

March 20th, 2012 · No Comments

Political Fix: Last week, Slay offered his support for Nasheed in her bid to jump from the state House to the state Senate.  The endorsement is notable for a few reasons.  In 2007, Nasheed — than a fiery community activist — was leading the spirited if impractical attempt to recall Slay from office. But Nasheed […]

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Tags: Mayor Frances Slay · MO Legislature · St. Louis

Picture of the Day: “Clay” Asks if Carnahan is “Mean and Hateful?”

March 9th, 2012 · No Comments

We found this Yahoo “question and answer” from a few days ago. It was posted by a poster named ‘Clay” and it has one very unflattering answer. Related: Clay on Carnahan Challenge: “He Doesn’t Have a Chance” Rusty & FiredUp Missouri Continue Alienate African Americans Political Strategy

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Tags: Rep. Lacy Clay · Rep. Russ Carnahan · St. Louis

Republican Township Commiteeman: “Saving Senate Conservatives”

March 5th, 2012 · No Comments

Text of an email sent out this morning by a St. Louis County Republican committeeman: Dear friends and constituents, I need to write this email because of an unjust situation that has developed within our voting responsibility area.  Many of you already are aware of the confusion of the re-districting process since the first maps […]

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Tags: MO Legislature · St. Louis

Post Dispatch Waits Three Years to Expose Cong. Clay’s Ties to Rent to Own Industry

February 27th, 2012 · No Comments

“I’ll Always Do My Best to Protect What Really Matters to You.” Remarkably, this quote is not from Rep. Clay responding to a constituent, but instead to his handlers and benefactors in the predatory”rent to own” industry. The industry has called Clay “the greatest champion the rent-to-own transaction has ever had.” Now, call us cynical, […]

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Tags: Carnahans' · Rep. Lacy Clay · Rep. Russ Carnahan · St. Louis

Picture of the Day: Prominent STL Democrat Tweets Repealing Obamacare is “Excellent?”

February 27th, 2012 · No Comments

Never thought we’d hear a stalwart Democrat like St. Louis City treasurer candidate  Brian Wahby describing as “excellent” Koster’s attempt to help repeal Obamacare! Does Mr. Wahby also believe Mr. Koster’s past support for voter ID is “excellent” too? Related: St. Louis Loses Dem Convention: Is Brian Wahby Responsible? Tipline: El-Amin on Chris Koster: “He’s […]

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Tags: Healthcare · St. Louis