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Missouri State Fair Parade – August 7, 2025

08 Friday Aug 2025

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“Save the country from Trump.”

“It’s worth saving.”

Pettis County and Johnson County Democrats presented floats in the Missouri State Fair Parade yesterday evening. Parade entries (with the exception of equestrian units) started lining up in assigned spots along State Fair Boulevard around 4:30 p.m. The parade started at 6:00 p.m., crossing 16th Street into the fair grounds, making a grand circle, and finally exiting via 16th Street.

The Pettis County Democrats float.

Setting up the Johnson County Democrats float.

Before the start of the parade.

Various commercial interests, social and benevolent groups, and youth groups also had entries in the parade.

People powered entries awaiting the start:

The crowd along the parade route:

The response from the crowd, especially from Democrats, was generally positive. The were obviously happy to see the entries in the parade.

“Go Trump.” Interestingly, he stopped abruptly when he saw the camera.

Governor’s Ham Breakfast – Missouri State Fair – August 15, 2024

16 Friday Aug 2024

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The Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair took place yesterday morning in Sedalia. This annual event is usually a “must attend” function for Missouri legislators, statewide office holders, members of Congress, and candidates. Usually.

Whatever your view of corporate agriculture, the event does have a reputation of sorts for the ideological political tendencies of those attending. It would be unfair to describe it as monolithic.

There are always displays of yard signs and a gauntlet of t-shirt bedecked volunteers passing out campaign stickers at the entrance to the morning’s festivities. There is the annual “Shrine to Fascism”.

It’s an opportunity for us to replenish our “b roll” of file photos of Missouri politicians with newer images. The problem is that the members of the General Assembly come by so thick and fast we can’t keep up. But we do get a few photos.

Some of the “b roll” images:

The annual “Shrine to Fascism”.

That image of the former guy looks to have been edited.

Jason Smith (r).

Mark Alford (r).

Eric Schmitt (r).

It rained.

And, of course, Josh Hawley’s (r) contrived debate on debating slap fight with Lucas Kunce (r).

Note Josh Hawley’s lavalier microphone. Just in case there’d be sound bites.

Denny Hoskins (r).

The current Lieutenant Governor and republican nominee for Governor:

Mike Kehoe (r).

The current State Treasurer:

Vivek Malek (r).

Previously:

A debate about debates – Josh Hawley (r) and Lucas Kunce (D) at the Missouri State Fair Governor’s Ham Breakfast – August 15, 2024 (August 15, 2024)

The ridiculous hat is back (August 15, 2024)

The ridiculous hat is back

15 Thursday Aug 2024

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Mark Alford (r).

Today, from Mark Alford (r):

[….]
Congressman Mark Alford
[August 15, 2024]
Great to sit down with the Missouri Times to talk the Missouri State Fair, Kamala Harris’s countless failures, and the problems with our biased media.

Heal thyself.

Previously:

Is someone going to tell him? (August 12, 2024)

A debate about debates – Josh Hawley (r) and Lucas Kunce (D) at the Missouri State Fair Governor’s Ham Breakfast – August 15, 2024

15 Thursday Aug 2024

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The U.S. Senate race between incumbent Josh Hawley (r) and Lucas Kunce (D) will be anything but boring.

This morning in Sedalia:

Lucas Kunce (D).

Josh Hawley (r).

After a late arrival, Josh Hawley (r), trailing credentialed media, sought out Lucas Kunce (D) in the middle of the venue at the Missouri State Fair Governor’s Ham Breakfast. Whereupon Josh Hawley engaged Lucas Kunce in a debate about debating. The two candidates were surrounded by a circle of media trying to get microphones and cameras on the exchanges. Security hovered outside that circle. The noise of the crowd attending the venue made it next to impossible to hear much of the lengthy conversation.

Note the lavelier microphone on Josh Hawley (r). It’s as if he were expecting to recite a few sound bites.

After the debate about debates ended both of the candidates spoke with media.

Lucas Kunce (D).

Lucas Kunce (D) later spoke with folks attending the breakfast.

What happened to the flatbed?

07 Wednesday Aug 2024

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The Ivy League vision of a flatbed truck. [2018 file photo]

Last night:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Congrats to @LucasKunceMO – now let’s debate. Next week. MO State Fair, Sedalia. Thursday AM right after the Governor’s Ham Breakfast. No fancy studio or moderators. Just the two of us on a trailer. Lincoln-Douglas style. I’ll bring the trailer. I’ll even let Kunce go first
8:02 PM · Aug 6, 2024

Are ladders optional? Just asking.

And within twenty-four minutes:

Lucas Kunce @LucasKunceMO
Better idea — Fox News. First of five. Let every Missourian see it.
[….]
8:26 PM · Aug 6, 2024

Heh.

Previously:

Claire McCaskill (D) clubs a baby harp seal… (August 8, 2018)

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D): opening day at the Missouri State Fair (August 9, 2018)

What passes for a flatbed truck at “…Yale, I think, or Harvard, one of those, one of those fancy ones…” (August 16, 2028)

At the Missouri State Fair

17 Thursday Aug 2023

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This morning:

The (now) annual shrine to Donald Trump (r) parked outside the entrance to the Governor’s Ham Breakfast this morning:

A small detail:

So many questions.

That’s what you’d call an obsession. Or perhaps, a product of watching too much of a particular cable news network’s content.

It’s a cult:

Welcome to 21st Century Missouri.

Same planet, different worlds – one with science and math, one without

13 Thursday Aug 2020

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Today:

Scott Faughn @scottfaughn
The difference between social media and real life was the cheering @mikeparson received today from the crowd in Sedalia when answering some urban reporters question about masks.
6:00 PM · Aug 13, 2020

Urban?

Michael Bersin @MBersin
Missouri DHSS – Pettis County, Missouri 8/13/20 1,370.41 COVID-19 cases per 100,000.

People won’t be able to cheer the unelected Governor in Sedalia when some “urban” reporters ask him about wearing masks while they’re face down in a hospital bed breathing through a ventilator.
6:39 PM · Aug 13, 2020

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

The problem remains that it is the same planet.