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Hillary Clinton Campaign Headquarters Open In Kansas City – September 25, 2016

25 Sunday Sep 2016

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This afternoon in Kansas City approximately one hundred fifty supporters and volunteers attended the opening of Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters. The building at 1901 McGee will serve as a campaign office, phone banking location, and volunteer staging location for Clinton campaign activities in the metropolitan area.

Rachel Gonzalez speaking at the opening of Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters in Kansas City - September 25, 2016.

Rachel Gonzalez speaking at the opening of Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters in Kansas City – September 25, 2016.

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Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D) was among the speakers at the event.

Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D) speaking at the opening of Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters in Kansas City - September 25, 2016.

Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D) speaking at the opening of Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters in Kansas City – September 25, 2016.

He had a thing or two to say about the republican nominee:

Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D): ….Look, Donald Trump….this is personal, this is personal. Let me say this so I can get it, get through with it and have a nice evening [laughter]. When I hear Donald Trump say that African Americans are worse off than they have ever been in the history of this country, uh, I am just angered, uh, to the bone. Uh, because Frank Harrison Cleaver, uh, my great great grandfather who died when I was four, who had been in slavery, uh, would, would be insulted, uh, that, that, you know, that somebody could be so ignorant, uh, in twenty sixteen….

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Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D) speaking to media - September 25, 2016.

Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D) speaking to media – September 25, 2016.

Previously:

Hillary Clinton Campaign Headquarters Open In Kansas City – February 17, 2016 (February 18, 2016)

Jason Kander (D): GOTV has its moments

25 Sunday Sep 2016

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Yesterday from Jason Kander (D), via Twitter:

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Jason Kander ‏@JasonKander
Sorry to lose your vote, but on behalf of our volunteers, thank you for putting on pants.

Drew Stuart @woodave41
Definitely not voting for Jason Kander. One of his minions came to the door, which forced me to put on pants in order to answer said door…

3:19 PM – 24 Sep 2016

Were the minions wearing blue overalls and goggles? Just asking.

Why would anyone feel the need to directly contact a candidate with a complaint and confession like that?

Campaign Finance: how transparency is supposed to work

24 Saturday Sep 2016

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There is a difference. A big difference.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the Democratic Attorneys General Association – Missouri PAC:

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI LegalShield PO Box 145 Ada OK 74820 9/23/2016 $10,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP 850 Third Ave Fl, 14th Floor New York NY 10022 9/23/2016 $10,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers 1667 K Street NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20006 9/23/2016 $15,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Embarcadero Center West, 275 Battery Street, 29th Floor San Francisco CA 94111 9/23/2016 $15,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI Barrack, Rodos & Bacine 3300 Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street Philadelphia PA 19103 9/23/2016 $15,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI Property Casualty Insurers Association of America 8700 West Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite 1200s Chicago IL 60631 9/23/2016 $15,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI Argentum Silver PAC 1650 King St, STE 602 Alexandria VA 22314 9/23/2016 $15,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI Sunovision 84 Waterford Drive Marlborough MA 01752 9/23/2016 $25,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI Altria Client Services LLC PO Box 85088 Richmond VA 23285 9/23/2016 $25,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI Relix Inc 313 Washington St #400, Newton MA 02458 9/23/2016 $25,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI UPS PAC 55 Glenlake PKWY NE Atlanta GA 30328
9/23/2016 $25,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI Aflac Inc 1932 Wynnton Road Columbus GA 31999 9/23/2016 $25,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI AAJ PAC 777 6th Street NW, STE. 200 Washington DC 20001 9/23/2016 $50,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI Visa PO Box 203730 Austin TX 78720
9/23/2016 $50,000.00

C091291 09/24/2016 DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI Comcast Financial Agency Corporation 1701 JFK Boulevard Philadelphia PA 19103 9/23/2016 $60,000.00

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$380,000.00. In this instance we know who wrote the checks.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: the $2,000,000.00 (and counting) candidate (September 4, 2016)

Campaign Finance: just passing through…

23 Friday Sep 2016

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July in west central Missouri.

July in west central Missouri.

The last complete campaign finance report for RSLC [Republican State Leadership Committee]-Missouri PAC, via the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C051039: Rslc-Missouri Pac
Committee Type: Political Action
1201 F Street Nw Ste 675
Washington Dc 20004
Established Date: 02/10/2005
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Information Reported On: 2015 – January Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $84.75
Monetary Receipts + $500.00
Monetary Expenditures – $113.00
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $387.00
Ending Money On Hand $471.75

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$84.75? You’ve got to be kidding. The reports filed since this one were “limited activity” reports.

Then, today:

C051039 09/23/2016 RSLC-MISSOURI PAC Republican State Leadership Committee 1201 F Street, NW Suite 675 Washington DC 20004 9/22/2016 $200,000.00

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And quick as that:

C091129 09/23/2016 PARSON FOR MISSOURI RSLC – Missouri PAC 1201 F Street NW Suite 675 Washington DC 20004 9/22/2016 $200,000.00

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Who’s paying for this?

There’s an RSLC PAC listed at the Federal Election Commission with the same address which hasn’t filed anything since 2012.

So much for transparency. And because there are no limits in Missouri, evidently republican PACs just like to dump their money here.

Campaign Finance: ante up

22 Thursday Sep 2016

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Eric Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

Eric Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Eric Greitens’ (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C151053 09/22/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Carolyn Gold 25 Manderleigh Est. St Louis MO 63131 Retired Retired 9/22/2016 $100,000.00

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That’s a lot of money.

C151053 09/22/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI John Hauck 1151 Highland Pointe Drive St Louis MO 63131 TSI Holding Company General Manager 9/22/2016 $100,000.00

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That’s a lot of money.

C151053 09/22/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Steven Hauck 5800 5th St. Katy TX 77493 TSI Holding Company General Manager 9/22/2016 $10,000.00

C151053 09/22/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Ellen Hauck 89 E Park Ln. NE Atlanta GA 30309 TSI Holding Company Manager 9/22/2016 $10,000.00

C151053 09/22/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Kathleen Alexander 315 3rd St. S Naples FL 34102 Housewife Housewife
9/22/2016 $10,000.00

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Can’t vote in the election, can write a big check.

C151053 09/22/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI BET Trust 107 Via Florence #2 Newport Beach CA 92663 9/22/2016 $100,000.00

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Can’t vote in the election, can write a really big check.

C151053 09/22/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI David OReilly 2831 S. Ingram Mill Rd. Springfield MO 65804 O’Reilly Auto Parts Chairman 9/22/2016 $10,000.00

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Can vote in the election, can write a big check.

C151053 09/22/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Cory Ball 3860 N Mulberry Dr Kansas City MO 64116 Retired Military 9/22/2016 $5,001.00

C151053 09/22/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI John Prentis 1553 Palisades Rd Wildwood MO 63021 Retired Retired 9/22/2016
$5,001.00

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They’re just like campaign contributions, only smaller.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: an average (September 21, 2016)

Campaign Finance: still the legacy

22 Thursday Sep 2016

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Hoover: Kent is a legacy, Otter. His brother was a ’59, Fred Dorfman.
Flounder: He said legacies usually get asked to pledge automatically.
Otter: Oh, well, usually. Unless the pledge in question turns out to be a real closet-case.
Otter, Boon: Like Fred.

Jay Ashcroft (r) [2016 file photo].

Jay Ashcroft (r) [2016 file photo].

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Jay Ashcroft’s (r) 2016 campaign for Secretary of State:

C151004 09/22/2016 ASHCROFT FOR MISSOURI CNS Corporation 500 E 9th Street Kansas City MO 64106 9/21/2016 $35,000.00

C151004 09/22/2016 ASHCROFT FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products resident/CEO 9/20/2016 $100,000.00

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Tamko!

Campaign Finance: an average

21 Wednesday Sep 2016

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For some.

Erics Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

Erics Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Eric Greitens’ (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C151053 09/21/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Building Products Executive 9/21/2016 $500,000.00

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Well, it does save the campaign on thank you note postage.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Oh, like anyone is surprised? (September 19, 2016)