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31 Sunday Jul 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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Chuck Hatfield, missouri, social media, Twitter

Chuck Hatfield @chuckhatfield
Friendly reminder to tip your @Uber driver well. You wanna make sure they give you a good rating.
12:13 PM · Jul 31, 2022

Campaign Finance: under the wire

30 Saturday Jul 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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26th Senate District, campaign finance, Conservative Leadership for Missouri PAC, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Missouri Forward PAC, PACs

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C221822 07/30/2022 Conservative Leadership for Missouri PAC Missouri Forward PAC PO Box 2112 Jefferson City MO 65102 7/30/2022 $90,000.00

[emphasis added]

What on earth for?

Mail. A lot of mail. Who paid?:

For what candidates?:

Thumb on the scale, eh? The candidates the 26th Senate District:

State Senator – District 26
Republican
Name Mailing Address Random Number Date Filed

Nate Tate PO BOX 22 ST CLAIR MO 63077 676 2/22/2022

Ben Brown PO BOX 1521 WASHINGTON MO 63090 897 2/22/2022

Bob Jones 837 BELLERIVE PL WASHINGTON MO 63090 3/1/2022

Merry-Noella Skaggs 820 AVERYDALE RD PACIFIC MO 63069 3/29/2022

Jason Franklin 25667 PENDLETON FOREST RD WARRENTON MO 63383 3/29/2022

Democratic
Name Mailing Address Random Number Date Filed

John Kiehne PO BOX 1 PACIFIC MO 63069 3/25/2022

Bob Jones (r) appears to be the annointed right wingnut:

…Life is the greatest gift. I will advocate for policies that respect the value of life from the moment of conception until natural death….

…Our children and grandchildren are the future, and their future depends upon a quality education. As a former educator, I understand that a one-size fits all approach does not work, and I will work to ensure that all of our students have access to a quality education….

…Whether for sport or protection, I strongly support your 2nd Amendment rights. I will work to push back against the Biden-Harris efforts to strip you of your Constitutional rights…

…The government does not need to be as costly or as difficult as it is. Just like you and I, our government must learn to live within its means. Also, elected officials and bureaucrats need to remember that they work for the taxpayer, so they should not make simple tasks nearly impossible with regulation and red tape…

…A good investment is worth protecting. Our state’s infrastructure is one of our greatest assets, and we must commit to maintaining and improving it…

Ben Brown (r), not so much:

…Ben Brown believes the primary role of government is to secure the rights of its people. His agenda centers upon restoring government to its intended role as well as advancing the principles of individual rights, limited government and free markets. Brown believes one of the top areas of concern right now is reforming emergency powers granted to local governments to ensure that religious freedom, parental rights, ability to safely conduct business, freedom to assemble and other constitutionally guaranteed rights are never infringed upon. Brown would also look to create safeguards to prevent the unconstitutional infringement of rights by the Federal government and other sources in the future…

Nate Tate (r), Merry-Noella Skaggs (r), and Jason Franklin (r) are probably feeling all that grassroots momentum about now…

Campaign Finance: passing it through

30 Saturday Jul 2022

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20th Senate District, 417 PAC, Brian Gelner, campaign finance, Gladius PAC, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, right wingnuts

Yesterday, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C190908 07/29/2022 417 PAC Gladius PAC PO Box 771 Branson MO 65615 7/29/2022 $42,000.00

[emphasis added]

Follow the money.

$150,000.00 in “network television”:

In opposition to:

Someone really doesn’t like this candidate.

…This primary is for all the marbles, there’s no opposition in the November General Election…

Pass the popcorn.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: sure, go ahead, name your new PAC after a Roman sword (June 24, 2022)

Campaign Finance: among the many benefits of a classical education (July 22, 2022)

Campaign Finance: some last minute shopping… (July 29, 2022)

东方红

29 Friday Jul 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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4th Congressional District, campaign mail, China, Missourians for Truth PAC, PAC, Primary, Rick Brattin, right wingnut, The East is Red

We get mail.

Perhaps our favorite image to date from among all of the 2022 republican primary campaign mailings in Missouri:

We’ve received several mail pieces paid for by a right wingnut Federal Super PAC that attack Rick Brattin (r). Not that we’re complaining. This is today’s edition:

Blah, blah, blah, RINO. Blah, blah, China, blach, blah, America last.

Blah, blah, Never-Trumper. Blah, blah, China. Blah, blah, Chinese Communist Companies. There’s an oxymoron for you – Communist Corporatist Capitalists.

So much for Ronald Raygun’s© Eleventh Commandment.

Previously:

Some right wingnuts with money really hate Rick Brattin (r) (July 25, 2022)

Waiting for Godot

29 Friday Jul 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media, US Senate

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Billy Long, Donald Trump, missing texts, right wingnut, U.S. Senate

This morning:

Billy Long @auctnr1
Don’t quote me on it but I think we’ll have white smoke soon from 45 on #MOSen [….]
11:18 AM · Jul 29, 2022

But, but, their missing texts…

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Campaign Finance: some last minute shopping…

29 Friday Jul 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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20th Senate District, campaign finance, Gladius PAC, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PACs, Rex Sinquefield, right wingnut

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C222160 07/29/2022 Gladius PAC Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Lane Westphalia MO 65085 Retired 7/28/2022 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

Where did the money go?:

For who?:

In support of:

“…As a champion for southwest Missouri values, Curtis [Trent (r)] is committed to defending the constitution and he will secure our right to bear arms as well as protect life from womb to tomb. Curtis will support small businesses and keep taxes low…”

Meh. The usual superficial right wingnut boilerplate.

Opposed to (in the republican primary):

[Brian Gelner] “…I am running for State Senate as a dad who wants to make sure my kids inherit a safer and stronger country, and as a small businessman who wants to bring my experience and conservative common-sense principles to state government…”

Meh. The usual right wingnut pseudo-populist “I’m not a career politician” boilerplate.

This primary is for all the marbles, there’s no opposition in the November General Election.

I’m rooting for a scoreless tie.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: sure, go ahead, name your new PAC after a Roman sword (June 24, 2022)

Paid for by somebody else…in New Hampshire

28 Thursday Jul 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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4th Congressional District, campaign mail, Mark Alford, New Hampshire, Primary, right wingnut

We get campaign mail.

Former newsreader Mark Alford (r) is one of a sea of right wingnut republicans running in the republican primary for the open seat in Missouri’s 4th congressional District.

Burn pits, anyone? Universal access to affordable healthcare? Gun violence? Death penalty? If Mark Alord (r) wins the primary will the election be “secure”? If he loses the primary will it be “stolen”? Just asking.

As opposed to “the liberals on the right”?

Try “Whip Inflation Now”. That worked out so very well.

First in what way? Like this?:

Previously:

Just two questions. For now. (October 27, 2021)

Uh, a few more questions (November 2, 2021)

Retail politics (June 1, 2022)

Some right wingnuts with money really hate Rick Brattin (r) (July 25, 2022)

[fill in mindless platitude here]

28 Thursday Jul 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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campaign mail, Johnson County, presiding commissioner, Primary, Republican, Troy Matthews

We get campaign mail.

The text was apparently written using a right wingnut Phrase-O-Matic© generic campaign talking points template.

“Our Johnson County way of life is on the line this August…”

You’re on the primary ballot along with four other republicans who have political views indestinguishable from yours. How does that work?

“…and Make Johnson County more conservative!”

That would be impossible, unless you’re planning on a significant proportion of the county’s population and institutions leaving.

“As a farmer, business owner…” “Put Johnson County farms and businesses first”

A little self-interest there? Just asking.

“Lower taxes and the quality of life” | Fixed it for you.

“Fully fund the police to keep us safe”

The Sheriff’s Office? Municipal police?

Lower taxes, increase law enforcement funding? How is this possible? Do explain.

For once, a perfect headline for the occasion

28 Thursday Jul 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Josh Hawley, US Senate

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book, Fascist pig, headline, insurrectionist, Josh Hawley, Kansas City Star, right wingnut, seditionist, Virginia

Today, in the Kansas City Star (online):

We can’t wait.

Previously:

Josh Hawley (r) is famous! (July 21, 2022)

“Fistpump McRunpants” (July 22, 2022)

Not in Missouri (July 22, 2022)

Running Man (July 24, 2022)

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Your “moderation” means consent

28 Thursday Jul 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Resist, social media

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#resist, Overton Window, Pamela Merritt, SharkFu, social media, Twitter

Read. This. Understand. It. Apply. It.

Pamela Merritt | ACTIVIST @SharkFu
[….] The moderate middle ain’t loyal to anything but their privilege and their money. They’ve voted against their own children’s interests, so odds are they won’t rise to the occasion on our oppression. Stop expecting cats to bark.
8:36 AM · Jul 28, 2022

Pamela Merritt | ACTIVIST @SharkFu
Organize for the crisis we are in, or prepare to lose whether you win the election or not.

What we’re not gonna do is sacrifice disabled folk, queer folk, or disabled queer folk to appeal to moderates who’ve failed this country since 1776.
8:36 AM · Jul 28, 2022

Pamela Merritt | ACTIVIST @SharkFu
And allegedly leftist pundits need to find their spine and speak truth or sit down and take notes.

The time for moderation and gradualism is long gone.

We have colliding human rights disasters – moderate policy won’t work.

Moderation. Won’t. Work. Organize accordingly. fin
8:36 AM · Jul 28, 2022

There is no such thing as a “moderate.”

Choose.

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