Here is the Town Hall meeting with Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) in Sedalia, Missouri.

There was a republican senate candidate sorta debate today in Kansas City:

Sean Nicholson @ssnich

Hope today’s #MOSen forum sorts out who’ll be best able to avoid voters from Aug-Nov while Karl Rove spends a gazillion dollars on TV. 10:58 AM – 18 Feb 12

John Brunner’s (r) senate campaign issued a statement today after the soiree:

The Brunner for Senate campaign today shined a light on Sarah Steelman’s recently released list of policy proposals, showing they are nothing more than a cut, copy, and paste job of what nearly every other Republican federal candidate and incumbent supports — including John Brunner….

Think about that for a second.

He’s accusing one of his republican primary opponents of having the same “policy proposals” as every other republican candidate, including himself. If you’re a republican isn’t that the point? And as if John Brunner is the index case of the republican party?

@RepHartzler Rep. Vicky Hartzler

House just passed bill to keep American energy affordable by ensuring coal ash is not considered a hazardous waste by EPA. 2 hours ago

You first.

One of Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee‘s (D) potential republican challengers, Tom Schweich – rock star, put out a gawdawful music video. It’s so bad that it rises to great art – if you have a hankerin’ for kitsch.

Let’s see, Chinese communists, handouts, fights, God, something about conception, foreign kings’ rings, allusions to tentherism, elitists, and apparent outtakes from an exercise video. What’s not to love from a right wingnut perspective?

At 2:17 in the video there’s a music stand with the legend “Webster Univ Music Dept” Did they “borrow” it? (It’s actually considered an honored, but alas, illegal, tradition to steal music stands from music schools.)

This would have worked better as an arrangement for string quartet, without the juvenile teabagger lyrics and the lame garage band.

Years ago an acquaintance in the music business related a story about his first club audition. The manager told him after he played, “I can’t hire you to play here. If I did I’d be afraid they’d arrest you for loitering.” Bingo.

Excuse me while I go find an icepick to stab out my ear drums.

Wasn’t it Rep. Marilyn Ruestman (R-131) who said “Nazis” and “white supremacists” serving in “high levels of Missouri’s government” are “just fine by me?”

Just askin’.

Denny Hoskins (r – noun, verb, CPA) continues to garner attention over his missed vote on the amendment to allow conceal carry on university campuses.

Our previous coverage:

Denny Hoskins (r): “Mr. University President, tear down those signs…”

Denny, Denny, Denny…brush up on the first rule of holes

Denny, Denny, Denny…brush up on the first rule of holes, part 2

Denny Hoskins does a weekly morning radio interview with KOKO in Warrensburg (they also post his press releases on line). This morning he got to address his missed vote on the campus conceal carry amendment.

I called the station to ask if they had recorded the show in the hope that we could transcribe the interview and post it. No luck, they didn’t record it.

Later I spoke on the phone with a Warrensburg resident who heard the show live:

[paraphrased]…Woody [the interviewer] asked Hoskins why he would be singled out for missing a vote. Hoskins replied that the Democratic leadership was under investigation by the FBI (mentioning Representative Paul LeVota by name). Hoskins went on to say that he was being picked on because he’s in the leadership of the freshman class, and that he’s considered future leadership [in the House]…

Meanwhile, today the Warrensburg Daily Star Journal published the second part in their series on this story:

4/13/2009 9:21:00 AM

Gun issue concerns UCM students

‘Concealed Carry’

Jack Miles

Editor

Part 2 of 2

Warrensburg – The idea of carrying guns on campus drew concern from students selected randomly on the University of Central Missouri campus.

A student senator said she may file a resolution asking the Student Government Association to oppose a Missouri House bill that would enable students to carry guns on campus. Another student said some people could handle the responsibility…

Is anybody else in the republican “leadership” still flogging the FBI story?

Well, anyway, let’s follow some money.

Filed April 12, 2009 with the Missouri Ethics Commission:

Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received

Committee: DENNY HOSKINS 2008

Report Date: 3/31/2009

A. ITEMIZED CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM COMMITTEES REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT, OR FROM PERSONS GIVING MORE THAN $100 TO A COMMITTEE…

AT&T EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ONE AT&T CENTER ST. LOUIS, MO 63101 12/31/2009 $150.00

KCP&L POWER PAC MISSOURI KANSAS CITY, MO 12/31/2009 $325.00

MISSOURI CPA PAC 540 MARYVILLE CENTRE DR, SUITE 200 ST. LOUIS, MO 63141 1/20/2009 $250.00

LONG TERM CARE LEADERSHIP PAC C/O MHCA 236 METRO DR. JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65109 3/30/2009 $1,000.00

MISSOURI PHARMACY PAC P.O. BOX 1145 JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65102 3/30/2009 $200.00

FRIENDS OF TILLEY 100 S JACKSON PERRYVILLE MO 63775 03/22/2009 $139.91

HOME BUILDING INDUSTRY PAC 10104 OLD OLIVE ST. RD. ST. LOUIS, MO 63141 03/31/2009 $325.00…

9. AMOUNT OF ITEM 8 THAT WAS RECEIVED AS MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS $2,250.00

10. AMOUNT OF ITEM 8 THAT WAS RECEIVED AS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS $139.91

11. TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AT FUND-RAISERS AS REPORTED IN LINE 8 ON FORM CD 1A $0.00

12. TOTAL ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $25 OR LESS $0.00

13. TOTAL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS GIVING $100 OR LESS $0.00

14. TOTAL IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS (NOT COMMITTEES) GIVING $100 OR LESS $0.00…

[emphasis added]

Yep, that grassroots support is…absent.

Tilley? Tilley? Oh yes. He owns a plane, with a lobbyist:

A Plane, a Business, a Representative, and a Lobbyist, part 3

I wonder how Representative Tilley (r) (you know, part of that “leadership” in the Missouri House that Denny Hoskins (r) aspires to) is doing in the fundraising department?:

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

FRIENDS OF TILLEY 1/21/2009

MISSOURI LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

XXXXXXXXXX

FARMINGTON MO XXXXX 1/19/2009

10,000.00

[pdf] [emphasis added]

FRIENDS OF TILLEY 1/21/2009

MISSOURI LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

XXXXXXXXXX

FARMINGTON MO XXXXX 1/21/2009

100,000.00

[pdf] [emphasis added]

FRIENDS OF TILLEY 2/6/2009

REX & JEANNE SINQUEFIELD

XXXXXXXXX

WESTPHALIA MO XXXXX

SELF-EMPLOYED

2/6/2009

100,000.00

HOWARD & JOYCE WOOD

XXXXXXXXXX

BONNE TERRE MO XXXXX

CEQUEL III CHAIRMAN

2/6/2009

50,000.00

TICKETMASTER

XXXXXXXXXX

LOS ANGELES CA XXXXX 2/6/2009

5,000.00

US TOOL GRINDING INC

XXXXXXXXXX

DESLOGE MO XXXXX 2/6/2009

5,000.00

V.P. BRAXTON, III

XXXXXXXXX

FARMINGTON MO XXXXX

SELF EMPLOYED

2/6/2009

7,500.00

[pdf] [emphasis added]

FRIENDS OF TILLEY 2/6/2009

PYRAMID HOME HEALTH SERVICES

XXXXXXXXXX

CAPE GIRARDEAU MO XXXXX 2/6/2009

5,000.00

[pdf] [emphasis added]

FRIENDS OF TILLEY 2/19/2009

LEE MECHANCIAL CONTRACTORS INC

XXXXXXXXXX

PARK HILLS MO XXXXX 2/19/2009

15,000.00

[pdf] [emphasis added]

FRIENDS OF TILLEY 2/25/2009

SIX STATES RENTAL INC

XXXXXXXXXX

NEW HAVEN MO XXXXX 2/25/2009

15,000.00

[pdf] [emphasis added]

Denny? Did you get a plane ride? Just asking.

[Update] An apparent lookalike of Fformer Missouri Senator John Danforth (r) is occupying blogger space at the DNC in Denver. It’s irritating a few bloggers:

Why is DNC Turning Bloggers Away from Blogger Area When Former GOP Sen. Jack Danforth is sitting there?

Submitted by Nick D on Tue, 08/26/2008 – 9:41pm.

Okay, so DNC personnel is now turning bloggers away from the designated blogger seating area in Section 244 of the Pepsi Center. However, my sharp camera has caught two seats in the blogger area being filled by former GOP. Sen. Jack Danforth of Missouri. Why doesn’t the DNC escort the Senator to better seating then we have, and allow two more bloggers to sit in seats with dedicated Cat 5 drops, which were designated Blogger seats?

(with photo)

MyDD

Update [2008-8-26 21:56:32 by Todd Beeton]:NickD has a picture of Danforth over at Buckeye State Blog. You gotta see the picture, he’s looking right at the camera. Come on, Danforth, what do you expect, you’re sitting with bloggers, man.

Uh, doesn’t John Danforth bear some responsibility for the current mess we’re in? You, know, by enabling right wingnuts and their apologists all those years? Just asking. Is he going to repent? Just asking.

Columbia Journalism Review

January/February 1992

The Clarence Thomas Hearings

Why everyone — left, right, and center — found the press guilty as charged

by William Boot

…why wasn’t more done to explore allegations that Thomas had breached conflict of interest standards? In one case, he ruled in favor of Ralston Purina, rather than recusing himself, even though his mentor and patron, Senator John Danforth, had a big interest in the company. In another case, Thomas was accused of delaying release of one of his controversial appeals court decisions, possibly to bolster his confirmation prospects. (Thomas denies any delay.) I was able to find fewer than ten stories devoted to the Ralston Purina issue and only a few focusing on the delayed ruling controversy…

Uh yeah, remember Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia’s ideological pal? Thanks for that, Jack.

For your convenience, here’s a handy-dandy list of contact information for every branch office of every federal representative in Missouri. Representatives are listed first, divided by party then listed alphabetically. The senators are at the bottom.

All information was provided by Congress.org. If you’re unsure as to who your representative is, you can find out by entering in your home address there. For a quick reference, here’s a district map of Missouri.

Representatives:

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Democratic Party

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Carnahan, Russ (D-St. Louis)

Washington, DC Office

1710 Longworth House Office Building

Washington DC, 20515

Phone: (202) 225-2671

Fax: (202) 225-7452

Directions

Office Hours: Open Monday through Friday | 9 am to 5 pm ET | Closed on federal holidays

St. Louis District Office

8764 Manchester Road, Suite 203

St. Louis, MO 63144

Phone: (314) 962-1523

Fax: (314) 962-7169

Directions

Office Hours: Open Monday through Friday | 9 am to 5 pm CT | Closed on federal holidays

Jefferson County District Office

517 Bailey Road

Crystal City, MO 63019

Phone: (636) 937-8039

Fax: (636) 937-7138

Directions

Office Hours: Open Monday through Friday | 9 am to 5 pm CT | Closed on federal holidays

Clay, William Lacy, Jr. (D-St. Louis)

Washington, DC Office:

2418 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington D.C., 20515

Phone: (202) 225-2406

Fax: (202) 226-3717

St. Louis County Office:

8021 West Florissant, Suite F

St. Louis, MO 63136

Phone: (314) 383-5240

Fax: (314) 383-8020

St. Louis City Office:

625 North Euclid Street, Suite #326

St. Louis, MO 63108

Phone: (314) 367-1970

Fax: (314) 367-1341

Cleaver, Emmanuel (D-Kansas City)

Kansas City, Missouri

101 W. 31 Street

Kansas City, MO 64108

phone: 816-842-4545

fax: 816-471-5215

Independence, Missouri

211 West Maple Avenue

Independence, MO 64050

phone: 816-833-4545

fax: 816-833-2991

Washington, D.C.

1433 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20515

phone: 202-225-4535

fax: 202-225-4403

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Republican Party

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Akin, Todd (R-St. Charles)

St. Louis

Phone: (314) 590-0029

Fax: (314) 590-0037

Address:

301 Sovereign Ct., Ste. 201

St. Louis, MO 63011

St. Charles

Phone: (636) 949-6826

Fax: (636) 949-3832

Address:

820 South Main St., Ste. 206

St. Charles, MO 63301

Emerson, Jo Ann (R-Cape Girardeau)

Cape Girardeau

Phone: (573) 335-0101

Fax: (573) 335-1931

Address:

339 Broadway

Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

Rolla

Phone: (573) 364-2455

Fax: (573) 364-1053

Address:

612 Pine St.

Rolla, MO 65401

Farmington

Phone: (573) 756-9755

Fax: (573) 756-9762

Address:

22 East Columbia

Farmington, MO 63640

Graves, Sam (R-Liberty)

Liberty

Phone: (816) 792-3976

Fax: (816) 792-0694

Address:

113 Blue Jay Dr., Ste. 100

Liberty, MO 64068

St. Joseph

Phone: (816) 233-9818

Fax: (816) 233-9848

Address:

201 South 8th St., Rm. 330

St. Joseph, MO 64501

Long, Billy (R)

Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R)

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Senators:

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Blunt, Roy (R)

McCaskill, Claire (D)

Cape Girardeau

555 Independence St., Room 1600

Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703

Phone 573-651-0964

Fax 573-334-4278

Columbia

915 E. Ash St.

Columbia, Missouri 65201

Phone 573-442-7130

Fax 573-442-7140

Kansas City

4141 Pennsylvania Ave., Ste. 101

Kansas City, Missouri 64111

Phone 816-421-1639

Fax 816-421-2562

Springfield

324 Park Central West, Ste. 101

Springfield, Missouri 65806

Phone 417-868-8745

Fax 417-831-1349

St. Louis

5850 Delmar Blvd, Ste. A

St. Louis, Missouri 63112

Phone 314-367-1364

Fax 314-361-8649

Washington D.C. Office

Washington, D.C.

Office of U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill

United States Senate

Hart Senate Office Building, Ste. 717

Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone 202-224-6154

Fax 202-228-6326