Someone brought the receipts

14 Saturday Mar 2020

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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Corona virus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, missouri, pandemic, Peter Kinder, social media, Stacey Newman, sycophant, Twitter

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

“…One of my people came up to me and said, ‘Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia.’ That didn’t work out too well. They couldn’t do it. They tried the impeachment hoax. That was not a perfect conversation. They tried anything. They tried it over and over. They’d been doing it since you got in. It’s all turning. They lost. It’s all turning. Think of it. Think of it. And this is their new hoax. But we did something that’s been pretty amazing. We have 15 people in this massive country and because of the fact that we went early. We went early, we could have had a lot more than that. We’re doing great. Our country is doing so great…” – Donald Trump Charleston, South Carolina Rally Transcript – February 28, 2020

Former Representative Stacey Newman (D) [2018 file photo].

Yesterday, from former Missouri State Representative Stacey Newman (D):

Hon. Stacey REFUSE TO BE SILENT Newman @staceynewman
You must be seriously joking. Trump called it a hoax! [….]
[This Tweet is unavailable.]
9:26 PM · Mar 13, 2020

Peter Kinder (r) [2015 file photo].

Former Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder (r) decided to chime in on the conversation:

Peter Kinder @PeterKinder
Your statement is a lie.
[….]
2:19 PM · Mar 14, 2020

Really? Nope. Donald Trump (r) did call it a hoax. Here’s one of the reciepts:

Hon. Stacey REFUSE TO BE SILENT Newman @staceynewman
What he actually said. And perhaps you can let your Congressman know his vote NO on the bipartisan emergency House bill last night was inhumane.
[….]
3:04 PM · Mar 14, 2020

Well, the “Former Lt. Governor of Missouri” and self-identified “Trusted conservative” owes the representative an apology. That is if he isn’t a useless sycophant and a hack.

Representative Stacey Newman (D) [2016 file photo].

Governor – July 25, 2016 – 8 Day Before Primary Election campaign finance reports

27 Wednesday Jul 2016

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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The 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/2/2016 campaign finance reports were due at the Missouri Ethics Commission on July 25th:

For Chris Koster (D):

C031159: Koster For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 440173 Party Affiliation: Democrat
St Louis Mo 63144 Established Date: 08/12/2003
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/2/2016
Beginning Money on Hand $10,193,195.38
Monetary Receipts + $1,172,722.00
Monetary Expenditures – $485,802.66
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $686,919.34
Ending Money On Hand $10,880,114.72

[emphasis added]

$10,880,114.72 on hand. Again, yes, but the eventual republican nominee will have all the money they need.

For Eric Greitens (r)

C151053: Greitens For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
4579 Laclede Ave #138 Party Affiliation: Republican
St Louis Mo 63108 Established Date: 02/24/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/2/2016
Beginning Money on Hand $2,217,887.93
Monetary Receipts + $2,468,444.00
Monetary Expenditures – $4,026,452.97
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $31,640.85
Subtotal ($1,589,649.82)
Ending Money On Hand $628,238.11

[emphasis added]

Well, it is a contested primary and you have to act like there is no tomorrow after August 2nd.

For Catherine Hanaway (r):

C141055: Hanaway For Governor, Inc
Committee Type: Candidate
7509 Nw Tiffany Springs Parkway Suite 300 Party Affiliation: Republican
Kansas City Mo 64153 Established Date: 02/14/2014
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/2/2016
Beginning Money on Hand $1,358,682.84
Monetary Receipts + $1,257,715.33
Monetary Expenditures – $1,890,252.72
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $30,099.06
Subtotal ($662,636.45)
Ending Money On Hand $696,046.39

[emphasis added]

Yep, you have to act like there is no tomorrow after August 2nd.

For John Brunner (r):

C151077: Missourians For John Brunner
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 144 Party Affiliation: Republican
Jefferson City Mo 65102 Established Date: 04/02/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/2/2016
Beginning Money on Hand $1,933,321.61
Monetary Receipts + $1,100,661.69
Monetary Expenditures – $2,904,150.16
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $54,089.62
Subtotal ($1,857,578.09)
Ending Money On Hand $75,743.52

[emphasis added]

That’s probably enough left over for the weekend.

For Peter Kinder (r):

C151161: Missourians For Peter Kinder
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 712 Party Affiliation: Republican
Jefferson City Mo 65102 Established Date: 08/25/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – 8 Day Before Primary Election-8/2/2016
Beginning Money on Hand $628,726.39
Monetary Receipts + $1,106,966.00
Monetary Expenditures – $1,468,843.26
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $11,210.25
Subtotal ($373,087.51)
Ending Money On Hand $255,638.88

[emphasis added]

Oh, that’s definitely enough for the weekend.

Previously:

Governor – July 2016 campaign finance reports (July 17, 2016)

Campaign Finance: $500,000.00 here, $500,000.00 there, pretty soon you’re talkin’ about serious money

18 Monday Jul 2016

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….Yes, but the eventual republican nominee will have all the money they need….

Peter Kinder (r) [2015 file photo].

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Peter Kinder’s (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C151161 07/18/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR PETER KINDER David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products President & CEO 7/16/2016 $500,000.00

C151161 07/18/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR PETER KINDER Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Spring Rd Arlington VA 22207 TAMKO Building Products Consultant 7/16/2016 $500,000.00

[emphasis added]

Now, if there was only some television advertising time available somewhere in Missouri.

Know anyone who can spend $1,000,000.00 in two weeks? Just asking.

Previously:

Governor – July 2016 campaign finance reports (July 17, 2016)

Governor – July 2016 campaign finance reports

17 Sunday Jul 2016

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campaign finance, Catherine Hanaway, Chris Koster, Eric Greitens., governor, John Brunner, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Peter Kinder

For Chris Koster (D):

C031159: Koster For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 440173 Party Affiliation: Democrat
St Louis Mo 63144 Established Date: 08/12/2003
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $7,446,359.80
Monetary Receipts + $3,487,147.00
Monetary Expenditures – $736,515.25
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $3,796.17
Subtotal $2,746,835.58
Ending Money On Hand $10,193,195.38

$10,193,195.38. Yes, but the eventual republican nominee will have all the money they need.

For Eric Greitens (r):

C151053: Greitens For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
4579 Laclede Ave #138 Party Affiliation: Republican
St Louis Mo 63108 Established Date: 02/24/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $4,130,296.79
Monetary Receipts + $1,023,216.20
Monetary Expenditures – $2,853,173.80
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $81,906.87
Subtotal ($1,911,864.47)
Ending Money On Hand $2,218,432.32

Since there’s a republican primary, what is Eric Greitens spending [pdf] some his campaign money on?:

[….]
Bask Digital Media LLC 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 4/1/2016 On-line Marketing $14,583.85

Hunter & Associates Inc. 436 Seventh Ave Pittsburgh PA 15219 4/18/2016 Fundraising Services $14,869.49

James Mulligan Printing Company 1808 Washington Ave. St. Louis MO 63103 4/21/2016 Printing and Brochures $1,885.57

Victory Enterprises 5200 S.W. 30th St. Davenport IA 52802 4/26/2016 Printing and Brochures $23,338.80

Bask Digital Media LLC 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 5/2/2016 On-line Marketing $10,000.00

Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 5/4/2016 Video Production $12,500.00

Bask Digital Media LLC 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 5/24/2016 On-line Marketing $7,164.96

Target Enterprises 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 6/2/2016 Media $815,550.00

Victory Enterprises 5200 S.W. 30th St. Davenport IA 52802 6/2/2016 Printing and Brochures $3,000.00

MB Public Affairs LLC 1415 L Street #1260 Sacramento CA 95814 6/7/2016 Data & Research $15,458.93

Capitol Promotions PO Box 231 Glenside PA 19038 6/10/2016 Printing $15,750.00

Target Enterprises 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 6/13/2016 Media $700,000.00

Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 6/20/2016 Video Production $14,975.00

The Tarrance Group 201 N. Union St. Suite 410 Alexandria VA 22314 6/20/2016 Research $33,334.00

Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 6/21/2016 Video Production $137,196.10

Creative Direct LLC 25 E Main Street Richmond VA 23219 6/23/2016 Printing and Brochures $86,904.00

Target Enterprises 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 6/28/2016 Media $427,975.00

Creative Coatings and Wraps 81 Triad S Drive St. Peters MO 63304 6/29/2016 Vehicle Wrap $10,900.00
[….]

[emphasis added]

Aw, we were hoping to get a souvenir campaign button. A lot of media. A lot. Vehicle wrap!

For Catherine Hanaway (r):

C141055: Hanaway For Governor, Inc
Committee Type: Candidate
7509 Nw Tiffany Springs Parkway Suite 300 Party Affiliation: Republican
Kansas City Mo 64153 Established Date: 02/14/2014
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $1,581,001.65
Monetary Receipts + $1,794,087.16
Monetary Expenditures – $1,986,843.70
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $29,562.27
Subtotal ($222,318.81)
Ending Money On Hand $1,358,682.84

Some of Catherine Hanaway’s (r) expenditures [pdf]:

[….]
Chatham Light Media LLC PO Box 1330 Stowe VT 05672 4/5/2016 Media Production $49,699.00

Chatham Light Media LLC PO Box 1330 Stowe VT 05672 4/5/2016 Media Production $12,000.00

Axiom Strategies 1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy Suite 85 Kansas City MO 64116 4/29/2016 Strategies Planning $39,490.49

Axiom Strategies 1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy Suite 85 Kansas City MO 64116 5/24/2016 Strategies Planning/Media Buy/Fundraising Services $15,421.09

PinPoint Media 1707 Osage St #103 Alexandria VA 22302 6/13/2016 Media Buy $415,450.00

PinPoint Media 1707 Osage St #103 Alexandria VA 22302 6/20/2016 Media Buy $430,825.00

Chatham Light Media LLC PO Box 1330 Stowe VT 05672 6/21/2016 Media Production $51,080.00

PinPoint Media PinPoint Media #103 Alexandria VA 22302 6/27/2016 Media Buy $229,725.00

Remington Research Group 1420 NW Vivion Rd Ste 113 Kansas City MO 64118 6/30/2016 Research $3,000.00

Wilson Perkins Allen 1319 Classen Drive Oklahoma City OK 73103 6/30/2016 Research $31,570.00

Wilson Perkins allen 1319 Classen Drive Oklahoma City OK 73103 6/30/2016 Research $33,000.00
[….]

[emphasis added]

Strategery. Lots of media. Research.

For John Brunner (r):

C151077: Missourians For John Brunner
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 144 Party Affiliation: Republican
Jefferson City Mo 65102 Established Date: 04/02/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $3,235,814.60
Monetary Receipts + $1,353,081.68
Monetary Expenditures – $2,558,022.65
Contributions Made – $1,545.00
Other Disbursements – $96,007.02
Subtotal ($1,302,492.99)
Ending Money On Hand $1,933,321.61

[emphasis added]

The expenditures [pdf] for John Brunner’s campaign:

[….]
Saless Force.com Inc. PO Box 203141 Dallas TX 75320 4/6/2016 Advertising $1,612.50

Salient Point LLC PO Box 960743 Boston MA 2196 4/6/2016 Press Communications & Reim. Exp $5,329.17

Swiftkurrent 166 Cabot Street Beverly MA 1915 4/6/2016 Media Advertising $10,000.00

Thompson Communications Inc. PO Box 5 Marshfield MO 65706 4/6/2016 Media Advertising $28,034.84

HSP Direct 20130 Lakeview Center Plaza Suite 300 Ashburn VA 20147 4/13/2016 Direct Mail $32,188.70

Swiftkurrent 166 Cabot Street Beverly MA 1915 4/13/2016 Media Advertising $18,321.53

Thompson Communications Inc. PO Box 5 Marshfield MO 65706 4/13/2016 Media Advertising $4,392.20

Thompson Communications Inc. PO Box 5 Marshfield MO 65706 4/13/2016 Media Advertising $15,419.05

American Viewpoint 1199 North Fairfax St Suite 808 Alexandria VA 22314 4/28/2016 Polling $46,000.00

[Direct Mail and lots of “Media Advertising”]

DDI Media 8315 Drury Industrial Parkway St. Louis MO 63114 6/6/2016 Signs $50,000.00

[Even more “Media Advertising”]

[….]

[emphasis added]

Media Advertising. Is that like “plastics”? Polling. They know. Signs! So wastefully old school.

For Peter Kinder (r):

C151161: Missourians For Peter Kinder
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 712 Party Affiliation: Republican
Jefferson City Mo 65102 Established Date: 08/25/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $625,321.56
Monetary Receipts + $679,666.10
Monetary Expenditures – $609,894.13
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $76,367.14
Subtotal ($6,595.17)
Ending Money On Hand $618,726.39

[emphasis added]

Between Eric Greitens (r) and John Brunner (r) bashing each other via television ads in constant rotation and Catherine Hanaway’s (r) disjointed “run for the hills” ads, all enriching the broadcasters in Missouri media markets, Peter Kinder could be the last republican candidate remaining after the primary. Maybe not. Heh.

Some of Peter Kinder’s (r) expenditures [pdf]:

Delta Growers Association 99 Pharris Ridge Dr Sikeston MO 63801 5/31/2016 Sign Tools $624.07

[Lots of new media advertising]

Applied Research 10514 Providence Way Fairfax VA 22030 4/30/2016 Demographics $3,000.00

[Lots of “demographics”]

Integrated Supply Company PO Box 1957 Cape Girardeau MO 63702 5/16/2016 Campaign Signs $17,648.23

Red Letter Communications 231 N. Main Street Cape Girardeau MO 63701 6/7/2016 Media (Radio/Cable) Media (Broadcast TV) $81,838.72

Red Letter Communications 231 N. Main Street Cape Girardeau MO 63701 6/14/2016 Media $332,475.39

[emphasis added]

Sign tools. Now that’s old school. What the hell are “demographics”? Campaign signs! Still plenty of money for media buys.

We’ll find out what worked in two weeks.

Campaign Finance: Why are we not surprised?

02 Thursday Jun 2016

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Peter Kinder (r) [2013 file photo]

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Peter Kinder’s (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C151161 06/02/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR PETER KINDER Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Spring Rd Arlington VA 22207 TAMKO Building Products Consultant 6/2/2016 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

John Brunner (r), Eric Greitens (r), and Catherine Hanaway (r), Peter Kinder (r), they all have the cash to compete in the primary. Pass the popcorn.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: dayum (May 27, 2016)

Campaign Finance: dayum

27 Friday May 2016

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Peter Kinder (r) [August 2013 file photo].

Earlier this week at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Peter Kinder’s (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C151161 05/25/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR PETER KINDER Jim Plunkett Inc. 13380 N. Hwy Platte City MO 64079 5/23/2016 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Meh.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C151161 05/27/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR PETER KINDER David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products President & CEO 5/27/2016 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

Alrighty then. John Brunner (r) , Eric Greitens (r) and Catherine Hanaway (r) each just took a big breath.

Pass the freakin’ popcorn.

Big zero plus

10 Tuesday May 2016

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Peter Kinder (r) [August 2013 file photo].

Today, via Twitter:

Sean Nicholson ‏@ssnich
Why is Peter Kinder worried about where people potty? [….]
9:46 AM – 10 May 2016

Another comment:

Eli Yokley ‏@eyokley
@ssnich Go for the restroom, stay for the glass of wine.
9:48 AM – 10 May 2016

The press release from Peter Kinder’s (r) campaign web site:

Urges Koster, Nixon to stand up to feds’ abuse of power

JEFFERSON CITY —Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against North Carolina over enforcement of the state’s so-called “bathroom law”:

“By inserting itself into North Carolina’s lawmaking, the Obama Justice Department is overstepping its authority in violation of the 10th Amendment to the Constitution. It justifies this overreach by unilaterally redefining federal anti-discrimination law, something only Congress has the authority to do. We saw this on the local level in February when the full force of the federal government was unleashed in a similar way on the city of Ferguson. The DOJ told Ferguson officials they could either accept an agreement the city couldn’t afford, or fight a lawsuit they couldn’t afford.

“Now, Attorney General Loretta Lynch and her DOJ cohorts are threatening action against North Carolina for the ‘crime’ of wanting to designate bathrooms in government buildings for men and women only. If the federal government can force states to bow to its command over bathroom policies, is there anything beyond its reach?

“I stand with North Carolina and Gov. Pat McCrory, and I urge Attorney General Chris Koster and Gov. Jay Nixon to stand up to this federal abuse of power. This issue goes way beyond North Carolina. It is an unprecedented assault on our privacy and safety. This DOJ will not stop in North Carolina. By targeting this one state, the Obama Administration has telegraphed what it intends to do to any state that tries to protect its residents’ right to privacy against a far-left radical agenda.”

Years ago there was a right wingnut candidate running for the General Assembly in our locale. His concept of effective campaign outreach was planting large signs everywhere. Someone took offense at the candidate’s agenda and vandalized a number of the signs with spray paint. Another activist in our area noted the vandalism and asked me what “Big zero plus” meant. I pointed out that someone had actually painted “bigot” on the signs. “Oh.”

April 2016 – candidate campaign finance reports – Governor

16 Saturday Apr 2016

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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Candidates filed their second quarter campaign finance reports with the Missouri Ethics Commission on Friday. There are quite a few people running for governor who have raised a lot of money.

Chris Koster (D):

C031159: Koster For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 440173 Party Affiliation: Democrat
St Louis Mo 63144 Established Date: 08/12/2003
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – April Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $5,786,701.77
Monetary Receipts + $2,169,808.82
Monetary Expenditures – $506,354.62
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $3,796.17
Subtotal $1,659,658.03
Ending Money On Hand $7,446,359.80

[emphasis added]

Well, that was a really good quarter. That’s a really, really good cash on hand.

The republicans:

C151077: Missourians For John Brunner
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 144 Party Affiliation: Republican
Jefferson City Mo 65102 Established Date: 04/02/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – April Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $3,600,196.70
Monetary Receipts + $158,057.54
Monetary Expenditures – $486,953.60
Contributions Made – $11,480.00
Other Disbursements – $24,006.04
Subtotal ($364,382.10)
Ending Money On Hand $3,235,814.60

[emphasis added]

John Brunner’s (r) campaign spent a lot of money. But, then again, it has a lot of money to spend and knows where to get more.

C151053: Greitens For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
4579 Laclede Ave #138 Party Affiliation: Republican
St Louis Mo 63108 Established Date: 02/24/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – April Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $3,434,231.61
Monetary Receipts + $1,015,988.85
Monetary Expenditures – $294,425.02
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $25,498.65
Subtotal $696,065.18
Ending Money On Hand $4,130,296.79

[emphasis added]

That’s a lot of money. And still, a lot of it from out-of-state.

C141055: Hanaway For Governor, Inc
Committee Type: Candidate
7509 Nw Tiffany Springs Parkway Suite 300 Party Affiliation: Republican
Kansas City Mo 64153 Established Date: 02/14/2014
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – April Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $1,534,554.66
Monetary Receipts + $254,251.00
Monetary Expenditures – $176,246.77
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $31,094.35
Subtotal $46,909.88
Ending Money On Hand $1,581,464.54

[emphasis added]

Meh. A million from one source at the beginning of the process certainly helps that bottom line.

C151161: Missourians For Peter Kinder
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 712 Party Affiliation: Republican
Jefferson City Mo 65102 Established Date: 08/25/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – April Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $445,268.86
Monetary Receipts + $328,295.33
Monetary Expenditures – $113,230.91
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $35,811.72
Subtotal $179,252.70
Ending Money On Hand $624,521.56

[emphasis added]

Not a bad quarter. There’s always name recognition.