“…We all hold the same values. [….] We’ve become so divided by the rhetoric that divides us that we’ve forgotten how to think about who our neighbors are and how we communicate…”
Spencer Toder (D) – U.S. Senate candidate.
The Boone County Democratic Central Committee held a picnic fundraiser in Cosmo-Bethel Park yesterday afternoon in Columbia.
Spencer Toder, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, addressed the crowd:
…Because when I talk to them we don’t talk about things in polarized language. We talk about what it means to be an American and what it means to have American values and what Democracy means. And they all believe that we should have a right to vote. They believe that we all deserve access to heath care and good quality education. And they want a fifteen dollar minimum wage….
“…It’s time to have an advocate in Congress from our district – someone who grew up in this district, who’s proud to be from this district, and who will come back, not just to campaign…”
JD Leathers (D) – candidate in the 4th Congressional District.
The Boone County Democratic Central Committee held a picnic fundraiser in Cosmo-Bethel Park yesterday afternoon in Columbia.
JD Leathers, a candidate in the 4th Congressional District, addressed the crowd:
…We need people that we can believe in that inspire us and we need people who are one of us, who know our own struggles. I came from a decent, good family. But we struggled my whole life, like nearly everyone does. It’s a common struggle and that need to change. It should not be a struggle just to get to the age of twenty, to get to the age of forty, to get to retirement. It shouldn’t be a struggle. We’re all struggling [….] It’s not pull yourself, it’s pull up all of us. We’re a community, we’re a village, we’re a family…
JD Leathers (D) – candidate in the 4th Congressional District.
“…Not only are these bills [in the General Assembly] oppressive, but a lot of them are absurd…”
Missouri Representative David Tyson Smith (D-45).
The Boone County Democratic Central Committee held a picnic fundraiser in Cosmo-Bethel Park yesterday afternoon in Columbia.
Missouri Representative David Tyson Smith (D-45).
State Representatives David Tyson Smith (D-45) addressed the crowd:
…The Republicans have realized that if everybody votes they can’t win. Okay. That’s a reality. They know that if everybody votes they can’t win elections. And so they’ve been using the Trump lie, about the stolen election, to justify these outrageous bills that they’re trying to move through the legislature…
The Boone County Democratic Central Committee held a picnic fundraiser in Cosmo-Bethel Park this afternoon in Columbia. It was warm and humid, still with an occasional breeze.
Approximately 100 individuals attended. Four U.S. Senate candidates and one candidate in the 4th Congressional worked the crowd and then spoke as part of the program. State Representatives David Tyson Smith (D-45) and Martha Stevens (D-46) also addressed those in attendance.
State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) [2019 file photo].
State Auditor Nicole Galloway has announced she will not be seeking reelection in 2022:
Nicole Galloway @nicolergalloway
Serving Missourians has been the honor of my life. I’ve been humbled by your support and I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity it has given me. Today I am announcing that I will not be a candidate for State Auditor nor any other office in 2022. [….] 9:40 AM · Jun 4, 2021
State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) [2019 file photo].
“If your brains were condensed into gasoline it wouldn’t be enough to run a minibike around the inside of a [national name brand circular oat based breakfast cereal]” – a junior high school insult from way back in the day.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (r):
Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt
President Trump will never get enough credit for #OperationWarpSpeed. His leadership saved untold millions of lives! #COVID19 4:50 PM · Jun 3, 2021
Some of the responses:
This, of course, is bullshit. In February, he told Woodward how dangerous covid-19 and did not support the wearing of masks. He NEVER talked about getting the vaccine. He did not leave a plan to distributing the vaccine nor ramping up its manufacture.
His leadership on #COVID19 is why he lost the election.
ok
His leadership lost almost 600,000 Americans by claiming covid was a hoax. His leadership consisted of having MAGA rallies in the midst of the pandemic. His leadership made mask political. His leadership was to lead America with lies that killed Americans. His leadership 1-6-21!
Perhaps it’s because he is too busy getting credit for hundreds of thousands of lives lost due to his constant dismissal and down playing of the virus. And let’s not forget his potentially lethal suggestion of injecting bleach over getting a vaccine.
“It’s amazing that brain can generate enough power to keep those legs moving.”
Yes please tell me more about how he did a great job with Covid, Eric.
Eric, please stop.
Yet he claimed COVID would “disappear.” It’s a fact Eric Schmitt won’t make clear. Donald’s vast negligence makes just as little sense as the unfounded claims people hear the AG lob against 46; just a few of his usual tricks.
400,000 people couldn’t be reached for comment. Because they died from COVID on Trump’s watch. You should stick to feckless lawsuits. Health metrics ain’t your jam.
Give us one concrete example of how he didn’t ignore or dissuade or put up road blocks to reduce the massive unnecessary deaths caused. He admitted he lied to calm people down when he knew it was bad. How you are in office amazes me.
You sound so ridiculous
False.
How are you so delusional?
Tweeting for an audience of one, now? How many people have died now because of his incompetence and stupidity?
Speaking of incompetence and stupidity, have you won a case yet as AG?
His “leadership” cost us half a million lives, bub. Go sue somebody for some ridiculous reason.
Wait. What…?? You’re such a pathetic, ignorant moron. Just stop.
Guess you’re trying to distract us from pulling back your latest political stunt in STL County?
By the way, after you stop this nonsense, are you going to say ANYTHING about Trump’s claim he will be reinstated in August?
Will you file a lawsuit with the Supreme Court calling for that reinstatement?
Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…
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Right wingnut members of the Missouri General Assembly held a photo-op outside of their districts, without including the members of the General Assembly who actually represent that area.
The mayors of St. Louis and Kansas City had something to say about it.
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones and Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas today released the following joint statement regarding Republican state lawmakers’ calls for a special session related to police funding:
“Today’s grandstanding doesn’t make our communities any safer. As mayors of Missouri’s two largest cities, we are committed to collaborating with anyone willing to offer real solutions and investment to address the underlying conditions that lead to crime—poverty, lack of mental health services, housing instability, and more.
“Republican lawmakers on the outskirts of our communities calling for a special legislative session are offering no real solutions. Instead, they are advocating away the right of St. Louis and Kansas City residents to make decisions for our own communities.
“Both of us have committed to visiting each other’s respective cities to speak with those most affected by disinvestment—primarily in traditionally minority neighborhoods—and to discuss solutions to benefit the people of St. Louis, Kansas City, and all of Missouri. We again extend that same invitation to any elected leader who is serious about having truthful conversations about what actually makes our communities safer.”
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas [2019 file photo].
Local control is apparently not a right wingnut value in Missouri.
