This morning in west central Missouri:
Sunrise.
Your Winter morning moment of Zen
23 Tuesday Feb 2016
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Monthly Archives: February 2016
News from Sen. Claire McCaskill (D)
22 Monday Feb 2016
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A personal announcement from Senator Claire McCaskill (D):
I very recently learned that I have breast cancer.
I very recently learned that I have breast cancer. It was detected through a regular mammogram. It’s a little scary, but my prognosis is good and I expect a full recovery. I will be in St Louis for the next 3 weeks receiving treatment. During this time my staff will continue to assist Missourians and I will be posting on my Senate website (McCaskill.senate.gov) how I would have voted on any matters that come before the Senate during my absence—which I’ll also enter into the Congressional record. Additionally, I’ll be submitting questions in writing for any missed Senate hearings.
Thank you for the honor of serving you in the Senate.
Feb 22nd, 2016
We wish a speedy recovery for Senator McCaskill.
Campaign Finance: it’s like a campaign contribution, only smaller – part 28
22 Monday Feb 2016
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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Eric Greitens’ (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:
C151053 02/22/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Paola Luptak 3923 Devon Ct N Boca Raton FL 33496 Beztak Real Estate 2/21/2016 $5,001.00
[emphasis added]
Can’t vote in the Missouri primary (or general election), can enjoy the sun, surf, and seafood and vote in Florida.
Update:
But wait, there’s more…
C151053 02/22/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI SGC Foodservice 2415 West Battlefield Rd. Springfield MO 65807 2/22/2016 $10,000.00
[emphasis added]
That’s a familiar number.
Previously:
Eric Greitens (r) – January 2016 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report – “Running for governor in which state?” (January 17, 2016)
Campaign Finance: Nope… (January 18, 2016)
Campaign Finance: not something you see every day (January 19, 2016)
Campaign Finance: it’s like a campaign contribution, only smaller – part 24 (January 22, 2016)
Campaign Finance: it’s like a campaign contribution, only smaller – part 25 (January 25, 2016)
Campaign Finance: look at that (January 29, 2016)
Campaign Finance: Leawood, Kansas! (February 3, 2016)
Campaign Finance: pretty soon we’ll be talking about some serious money (February 5, 2016)
Campaign Finance: it’s like a campaign contribution, only smaller – part 26 (February 11, 2016)
Campaign Finance: it’s just so…boring (February 16, 2016)
Campaign Finance: it’s like a campaign contribution, only smaller – part 27 (February 18, 2016)
I’ll take knife twisting for $2,000, Alex…
22 Monday Feb 2016
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Jeb! deserves this:
Ken Jennings @KenJennings
Oh so NOW Jeb Bush is willing to pull the plug when someone’s on life support. 7:47 PM – 20 Feb 2016
It’s their world, the rest of us only get to live in it
21 Sunday Feb 2016
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It’s been a rough day for media:
Katy Tur @KatyTurNBC
Trump trashes press. Crowd jeers. Guy by press ‘pen’ looks at us & screams “you’re a bitch!” Other gentleman gives cameras the double bird. 4:12 PM – 21 Feb 2016
Old media:
Chuck Todd @chucktodd
The campaign rhetoric needs to be ratcheted back. This is outrageous and dangerous behavior [….] 4:29 PM – 21 Feb 2016
Donald Trump (r) is a product of the earned media he gets from old media. Ironic, no?
Chuck Todd @chucktodd
There’s no easier punching bag than the media, but those that simply knee-jerk blame are being intellectually lazy. 4:47 PM – 21 Feb 2016
And an answer from someone at the Great Orange Satan:
Barbara Morrill @BarbinMD
The media is an easy punching bag because the media is intellectually lazy. And refuses to admit it. [….] 4:52 PM – 21 Feb 2016
It’s why we exist.
Update:
“Donald Trump (r) is a product of the earned media he gets from old media. Ironic, no?”
Nick Confessore@nickconfessore
Was on MSNBC, explaining that Trump doesn’t need $ for ads because he gets so much free media, when they cut away from me to a Trump rally. 3:39 PM – 21 Feb 2016
Ironic, yes.
Update II:
Jesse LaGreca @JesseLaGreca
First Trump came for the Mexicans and Chuck Todd said nothing…. 5:17 PM – 21 Feb 2016
Piling on. He deserves it.
Bernie Sanders Campaign Headquarters Open In Kansas City – February 20, 2016
20 Saturday Feb 2016
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Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign opened its Kansas City campaign office this morning. About seventy-five supporters showed up to listen to music and short speeches before signing in and later either canvassing door to door or working a phone bank. Speakers included Winston Apple, a Democratic Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor; former Kansas City Council member John Sharp; and Kirk Clay, with the Bernie Sanders campaign.
Listening to the speakers.
“Life isn’t free, get used to it.” – shouted from a passing vehicle at Bernie Sanders supporters holding signs on Broadway.
Kirk Clay – staff for Bernie Sanders’ campaign in Missouri.
“…The real work is about to happen…”
“Corporations are not People”
Signing in.
Getting lists for door to door canvassing.
Campaign art on the store front.
Previously:
Hillary Clinton Campaign Headquarters Open In Kansas City – February 17, 2016 (February 18, 2016)
Campaign Finance: well, you have to do something with all that money…
20 Saturday Feb 2016
Posted in campaign finance
There’s a brand new PAC, via the Missouri Ethics Commission
C161031: Leadership For America
Committee Type: Political Action
Po Box 432
Eureka Mo 63025 Established Date: 02/09/2016
[…]Treasurer
Patrick S Butler
[….]
[emphasis added]
Nice name for the PAC. Wouldn’t “Leadership for Eureka” work just as well? Just asking.
Yesterday the PAC received a really large contribution from former Speaker Timothy Jones’ (r) campaign committee:
C161031 02/19/2016 LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA Missourians for Tim Jones PO Box 434 Eureka MO 63025 2/19/2016 $200,000.00
[emphasis added]
Yep, “Leadership for Eureka” would work quite nicely.
Campaign Finance: a round number
20 Saturday Feb 2016
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Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for John Brunner’s (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:
C151077 02/19/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER John Stack 4140 E Whitehall Dr Springfield MO 65809 SCR Holdings CEO/President 2/18/2016 $10,000.00
For some reason it doesn’t end with a one. Yep, that would make it a round number.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: not that it’s really needed (January 12, 2016)
John Brunner (r) – January 2016 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report – “I want to be a loan” (January 15, 2016)
Campaign Finance: a true friend (February 1, 2016)
Campaign Finance: west is west and east is east (February 9, 2016)
“The world is sitting on a powder keg and too many people have matches.”
20 Saturday Feb 2016
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– Morgan Freeman.
An ad from Hillary Clinton’s (D) campaign, running in South Carolina:
Hillary Clinton: I’m Hillary Clinton and I approve this message.
Morgan Freeman: Her church taught her to do all the good you can for all the people you can for as long as you can. After law school she could have joined a high priced law firm. But instead, she worked to reform juvenile justice in South Carolina, exposed racism in Alabama schools, registered Latino voters in Texas, and provided legal aid to families in Arkansas. Her life’s work has been about breaking barriers and so would her presidency. Which is why for every American who’s not being paid what they’re worth, who’s held back by student debt or a system tilted against them, and there are far too many of you, she understands that our country can’t reach its potential unless we all do. Together, a stronger country.
Just think about the ads the republican candidates are running in South Carolina right now. Yep, there is a difference.
Campaign Finance: hedge those bets
19 Friday Feb 2016
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Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C000960 02/18/2016 MO DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE Centene Corporation 7700 Forsyth Blvd St Louis MO 63105 2/18/2016 $25,000.00
[emphasis added]
C000953 02/18/2016 MO REPUBLICAN PARTY Centene Management Company LLC Centene Corporation 7700 Forsyth Blvd St Louis MO 63105 2/17/2016 $25,000.00
[emphasis added]
Okay. Because it’s all the same, right?