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Campaign Finance: expansion

28 Thursday Nov 2019

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Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C190918 11/27/2019 Missourians for Healthcare Community Treatment Inc 227 Main Street Festus MO 63028 11/25/2019 $12,500.00

C190918 11/27/2019 Missourians for Healthcare Missouri Primary Care Association 3325 Emerald Ln Jefferson City MO 65109 11/27/2019 $50,000.00

C190918 11/27/2019 Missourians for Healthcare Missouri Primary Care Association 3325 Emerald Ln Jefferson City MO 65109 11/27/2019 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

They’re for Medicaid expansion in Missouri:

Missourians for Healthcare – Active
MECID: C190918
PO Box 144
Jefferson City MO, 65102
Committee Type: Campaign
Established Date: 7/26/2019
[….]
Supported/Opposed Ballot Measurer [sic]
Measure Election Date Subject Political Subdivision Support/Oppose
Medicaid Expansion 11/3/2020 Medicaid expansion Statewide Support

[emphasis added]

Alrighty then.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: The Healthcare (November 16, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Oopsie, again…

27 Wednesday Nov 2019

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Yesterday:

U.S. Representative Lawrence Clarifies Statement on LeDuff Podcast
November 26, 2019 Press Release

Detroit, MI – Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) issued the following statement in clarification of her interview with Charlie LeDuff:

“I was an early supporter for impeachment in 2017. The House Intelligence Committee followed a very thorough process in holding hearings these past two weeks. The information they revealed confirmed that this President has abused the power of his office, therefore I continue to support impeachment.

However, I am very concerned about Senate Republicans and the fact that they would find this behavior by the President acceptable.”

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Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday morning:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
The impeachment inquiry only highlights divides in our nation. It has prevented us from working together to deliver real results for hardworking people.

The election is 11 months away. Let the American people decide President Trump’s political future.
[….]
10:36 AM · Nov 26, 2019

The American people decided Donald Trump’s political future on November 6, 2018. Don’t you remember?

As usual, there was much hilarity in the responses:

No, Vicky, the impeachment inquiry highlights that trump is utterly corrupt and should be removed from office. Impeach, Convict, Remove! Then in November 2020, VOTE BLUE!

there is a criminal in the white house and he should be held accountable.

Okay.

I decide… to impeach and remove Donald J. Trump from office.

But in the meantime u want us to turn a blind eye to the lawlessness of what he HAS done??

Sure sounds like that, don’t it?

@HouseGOP @FoxNews “Republicans hope lying will work better then their current start of defending the indefensible”

Vicky endorses trump’s crimes

It actually highlights the departure from truth and consequence by all @GOP. You’d have to be a fool to believe a word from @potus or any republican. Have a nice day, Vicky.

That’s the same as “bless your heart” if you live north of the river, right?

No, the highlights are that the American people are seeing the depth of corruption in our government, and not just from this administration, others also. The American people need to stand up for the constitution & hold even Presidents accountable, impeach and set the example.

That is not a defense.

BTW
– the gov’t has been divided since 2010
– trump & the GOP have made it worse
– 200+ bills waiting for
@senatemajldr to act

Got caught in the act. Withholding military aid in exchange for a personal favor is bribery (aka quid pro quo). Aid was released when the coverup scheme blew up

A crinimal potus who likens himself to Jesus Christ, compromises our national security and believes he is above the law, is what’s dividing our nation. My question is why doesn’t this bother you?
#CorruptGOP

Lol. Nope. Trump for prison.

How about we respect rule of law and punish those not following it? Crazy idea, huh?

Where is your responsibility in check a branches abuse of power?

No. Goddammit. He is corrupt and I’m sick & tired of the GOP pretending he is not. His entire entourage are corrupt. Most have had to resign because of ethics violations. Others have gone to prison. This corrupt administration is insufferable. What happens when he defies SCOTUS?

by that time, it’ll be too late. Just watch.

“It has prevented us from working together.” SERIOUSLY? Are you high??? They have committed crimes!

That is a fatuous argument.

@realDonaldTrump is accused of cheating on the last election and attempting to cheat on the next election. Are we guaranteed that he won’t still try to cheat? No.

He can’t be trusted. Let the investigation finish, and probably #ImpeachAndRemove.

Had to look that one up. Heh.

this from the party who said “we’re going to make sure Obama is a one-term president”

working together, it seems is convenient when your party is on the defense

#HeyGOPAmericansArentStupid

But, maybe their base is.

This is always your answer except if you had the chance to put another justice on the court your mantra would change. You continue to lie to the American people!

Please provide the name of the survey to which you are referencing? I believe the number were just released last night showing no change in the last 7 days. Naming your Source is the always best practice. Bills are moving forward to die in $ Moscow Mitch’s Graveyard.

Eat shit #welfarevicky

Well. That individual certainly has a strong opinion.

Sure vicky. Who cares if he broke the law. Nice concept

Impeachment or not, it is good to know what Trump is doing behind our backs. Who knows what else he will do to this country before the next election. Do you really want to wait that long and see the division getting even wider with more violence?

So you are saying trump hasn’t been divisive? You are saying if their is wrongdoing let it go?

Well, he is. And he’s confessed on TV.

So someone who is cheating and abusing their power, to win an election. To say that we should wait until after that election to do anything is just dumb. You know when everyone who worked on this says that he is guilty. It takes a special kind of stupid to say let’s wait.

You are an idiot. It’s about the soul of our country and holding this President and future Presidents accountable. If you do not understand that, I strongly suggest you resign immediately

Or you could stop kissing the ass of a traitor.

There is that.

Turf

26 Tuesday Nov 2019

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Late this afternoon in west central Missouri:

House Finch. Carpodacus mexicanus.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm., 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/320, ISO 800, 400 mm.

Just a reminder – they’re the tiny descendants of dinosaurs who are biding their time until they are once again large enough to chase us all down. Contemplate that shattering seed on a larger scale.

Face off:

House Sparrow. Passer domesticus [left]. House Finch. Carpodacus mexicanus [right].
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm., 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/250, ISO 800, 400 mm.

Though little, they are very aggressive.

Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm., 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/250, ISO 400, 400 mm.

As if to say, “What are you looking at?”

Sen. Jill Schupp (D): What’s up?

26 Tuesday Nov 2019

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Senator Jill Schupp (D) [2016 file photo].

The past few days at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C000960 11/07/2019 Missouri Democratic State Committee Schupp for Senate 418 North Mosley Rd Creve Coeur MO 63141 11/5/2019 $10,000.00

C161387 11/23/2019 MAJORITY FORWARD Schupp for Senate 418 N. Mosley Rd. Creve Coeur MO 63141 11/23/2019 $30,000.00

C000960 11/25/2019 Missouri Democratic State Committee Schupp for Senate 418 North Mosley Rd Creve Coeur MO 63141 11/23/2019 $25,000.00

C171047 11/26/2019 House Victory Committee Schupp for Senate 418 Mosley Rd Creve Coeur MO 63141 11/24/2019 $15,000.00

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And, from October:

Missouri Ethics Commission
REPORT SUMMARY

Committee To Elect Jill Schupp 10/14/2019

27. Money On Hand at the close of this reporting period $259,517.66

[emphasis added]

That’s quite a spend down, eh, Ann?

Lindsey Simmons (D): on a mission in the 4th Congressional District

26 Tuesday Nov 2019

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A campaign video from Lindsey Simmons, one of the announced Democratic Party candidates in the 4th Congressional District:

The transcript:

Lindsey Simmons: In the summer of 2017, my husband, an Apache pilot for the United States Army, deployed to the Middle East for the second time.

He had his mission, and I had mine.

A few weeks later, I found out I was pregnant with our first child. Nothing prepared me to make that call half a world away.

Hi husband. Guess what?

Our baby allowed us to focus on our growing family…instead of the war.

And my mission? It changed.

Chris: Getting all excited over there, huh?

Lindsey Simmons: To making sure my baby knew his daddy’s voice.

Chris: That’s the gist of it, though. I love you!

Lindsey Simmons: During my fourth month, Chris was deployed to a new forward location in Syria. Local Kurdish allies helped supplement the unit’s limited provisions with additional supplies. Including food.

Because of that alliance, Chris returned home‚ just in time for Jace’s birth.

Mission complete.

Not long after, President Trump first signaled the U.S. would abandon our Kurdish allies — the same people who helped my son have a father.

So, I contacted my Congresswoman, Vicky Hartzler. Well I really hope to hear something from your office. But I never did hear anything. We didn’t receive a phone call. An email. Not so much as a form letter from her office.

I’m a seventh generation Missourian, from a hard-working farm family. And I put myself through Harvard Law School. I don’t give up. And so, I thought I’d go to a town hall meeting. Turns out, Congresswoman Hartzler hasn’t held a town hall in five years. She must have been too busy.

It’s been almost a decade since Congresswoman Hartzler had to campaign and earn the votes to keep her job.

That changes now.

I’m Lindsey Simmons, and I’m on a new mission. To be the first active duty military spouse in Congress.

And get this – the day after I announced‚ her office called to apologize for not getting back to me.

You shouldn’t have to run for Congress to hear from your Congressman. Based on their actions over the past month, if President Trump and Congresswoman Hartzler wore the uniform, they’d be court-martialed.

Reporter: 1,000 US troops are caught in the middle, looking for the safest way out.

Lindsey Simmons: I’m not the only wife whose husband’s third deployment is made less safe by reckless foreign policy. I’m not the only mother whose watched schools on our military base lose funding to build a wall.

I’m not the only daughter whose mother hesitates to retire, because of the cost of health care.

And I’m not the only member of a farming family that’s collateral damage in a trade war.

And I have had enough. I’m answering a call to serve because our families deserve better. It’s time to take our home back. And this is a mission we must complete.

Previously:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): token Jews (March 7, 2019)

Campaign Finance: keep on trickling up

25 Monday Nov 2019

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for one of those vaguely named right wingnut PACs funded by billionaires and millionaires:

C180492 11/25/2019 MO Opportunity PAC Prime Inc. 2740 N. Mayfair Avenue Springfield MO 65803 11/25/2019 $15,000.00

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And a few days back:

C180492 11/22/2019 MO Opportunity PAC Doug Albrecht 16 Upper Ladue Rd St Louis MO 63124 Self Employed Self Employed 11/22/2019 $15,000.00

C180492 11/22/2019 MO Opportunity PAC John OConnell 524 Fox Ridge Road St Louis MO 63131 Self Employed Consultant 11/22/2019 $10,000.00

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They’ll always have more money than they’ll ever need.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: opportunity knocks (October 28, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

20 Wednesday Nov 2019

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An analogy, from somewhere on the Internets: If your neighbor calls you and tells you it snowed overnight, that’s hearsay. If you look out the window and see the snow, that’s circumstantial. If you were up all night and watched it snow, that’s first hand.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

This morning:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
SONDLAND: “President Trump never told me directly that the aid was conditioned on the meeting.”

This is another day of House leadership trying to create a case around hearsay and personal perspectives on second- and third-hand information.
9:57 AM · Nov 20, 2019

There was much hilarity in the responses:

Vicky, talk to Guiliani.

Can always count on Vicky to parrot her male handlers’ talking points, right on cue ..

Are you high? As a former schoolteacher, I hope you know the definition of “everyone.” If not, you should brush up because it’s gonna be on a lot of newspapers this evening.

Did you listen yesterday, when Lt. Col. Vindman offered firsthand information? Or elsewhere this morning when Sondland explained that *everyone* understood they were acting under Trump’s orders that aid would be conditional. Shame on you.

Vicky is going down with the corrupt ship.
#PutinsPuppets

Sondland said that he worked at the “express direction of the president of the United States.”

You clearly aren’t watching the same testimony I am…or you have your head in the sand & will go down with a sinking ship. You may be my elected Rep, but you DO NOT represent me!

“Was there a quid pro quo?”
“Yes.”
Quit lying to the American people Vicki.

Quit misleading your constituents.

Since you don’t meet your constituents face to face, I hope you’re at least reading the responses here.

Heh.

Are we watching the same hearing?

Evidently not.

Trump admitted it in the call transcript.

You should stick to being the congresswomen representing the defense industry. You’re not a very good spin toady.

Still carrying water but it’s gotta be getting harder every day

But yet he was saying that was what he clearly wanted.

You should ask Trump, Pence, Pompeo, or Barr to testify their first hand perspectives

This is for sure, Donald Trump does not love Gordon Sondland’s ass right now.

We see what you did there.

He said trump DIRECTED him

Hanging by a thread defense, Vicky. Where there’s tons of smoke, there’s fire. Trump and Mulvaney even admitted it themselves. Get your head out of the sand

Listening the impeachment inquiry, & each Repub was like a dog with a bone, gnawing away in a frenzy. When time’s up, they sit back with a satisfied smile. It’s only when you take a closer look that you realize none had an actual bone. They were gnawing away on hot air.

LMAO!!!! It’s not enough that the @GOP wants to be as corrupt as hell, now they are determined to make everyone believe they are too dumb to understand what is going on as well!

After he got caught lol

You are really bad at this. Try sitting this out. Don’t you have govt checks to cash, or because of the large amounts, wire transfer, Hartzler? Here is the deal, testimony is straight forward, there was to be money paid for something.

Are you watching the damn hearing? Sondland followed the direct orders of TRUMP. Pompeo, VP Pense, so on and so on knew it!

“THERE WAS QUID PRO QUO” Gordon Sondland

Anyone giving you likes on these stupid, lying tweets will at some point kick their own asses for doing it.

Reaching now, aren’t you?

Your attempt to gaslight your constituents is shameful. Your decision to support trump over upholding your oath to the constitution disqualifies you to serve in Congress.

Not sure you get how this all works, maybe you’re a bit over your skis on this one?

Snow!

You will be held accountable for continuing to lie to your constituents. The president committed crimes and has been trying to cover it all up and everyone knows it, including you.

Sondland specifically said there was a quid pro quo. He also specifically stated that he was under direct order from the president. Did you miss that part or are you just that stupid?

How embarrassing for you.

Your lie and you’re sticking to it?
How about you STOP being the PARTISAN HACK you are and protect the people that voted for you! #BriberyTrump #TrumpBribery #ExtortionistTrump

Then how about you corrupt sycophants pave the way for those with first hand knowledge to testify. No? Why not??????? Sit down.

HE SAID THERE WAS A QUID PRO QUO! You idiot!

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

We all know snow and how it got there when we see it.