It’s that time of the campaign season when money in Missouri politics is changing hands faster than Glenn Beck can be prompted to shed fake tears and spout inanities.
In the last two days at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C071094 MAJORITY FUND INC [pdf] 10/12/2010
CITIZENS FOR WILL KRAUS
LEES SUMMIT MO
10/11/2010
$10,000.00
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That’s a republican senate candidate’s campaign committee contributing a chunk of change to a republican party campaign committee.
But, wait, there’s a whole lot more:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C071094 MAJORITY FUND INC [pdf] 10/11/2010
MISSOURIANS FOR MAYER
DEXTER MO
10/11/2010
$35,000.00
CITIZENS FOR JAY WASSON
NIXA MO
10/11/2010
$50,000.00
CITIZENS TO ELECT MIKE KEHOE
JEFFERSON CITY MO
10/11/2010
$20,000.00
PEARCE FOR SENATE
WARRENSBURG MO
10/11/2010
$10,000.00
RON RICHARD 2010
JOPLIN MO 64801 10/11/2010
$50,000.00
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That’s $175,000.00 in the past two days. And where are they spending it?:
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C101063 DR DAN BROWN FOR SENATE [pdf] 10/12/2010
Majority Fund Inc
Jefferson City, MO
10/12/2010
$10,000.00
[emphasis added]
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C101063 DR DAN BROWN FOR SENATE [pdf] 10/12/2010
Majority Fund Inc
Jefferson City, MO
10/12/2010
$10,000.00
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Uh, yep, that’s two separate $10,000.00 contributions on the same day.
Gee, look who else they’ve been propping up:
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C010407 FRIENDS FOR MUNZLINGER [pdf] 10/12/2010
MAJORITY FUND INC
JEFFERSON CITY MO
10/12/2010
$50,000.00
MO Republican Party
Jefferson City, MO
10/11/2010
$8,549.23
MAJORITY FUND INC
JEFFERSON CITY MO
10/11/2010
$10,000.00
[emphasis added]
Whoa, Nellie!
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C010407 FRIENDS FOR MUNZLINGER [pdf] 10/11/2010
MAJORITY FUND INC
JEFFERSON CITY MO
10/11/2010
$10,000.00
[emphasis added]
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C010407 FRIENDS FOR MUNZLINGER [pdf] 9/30/2010
Majority Fund Inc.
Jefferson City, MO
9/30/2010
$10,000.00
[emphasis added]
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C010407 FRIENDS FOR MUNZLINGER [pdf] 9/15/2010
MAJORITY FUND INC
JEFFERSON CITY MO
9/14/2010
$10,000.00
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Doesn’t it just feel so grassrootsie on the part of republicans in the 18th Senate District? The candidates:
State Senator – District 18
Shoemyer, Wes DEM Clarence, MO
Munzlinger, Brian REP Williamstown, MO
Money equals free speech. That must mean that unlimited money equals unlimited free speech, especially for special interests with deep pockets. Some speech is more equal than others.