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Too bad they didn’t think of that when they dismantled the Post Office sorting machines in Kansas City

18 Sunday Oct 2020

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campaign mail, chutzpah, cognitive dissonance, Fascist assholes, gaslighting, hoist with their own petard, mail, missouri, post office, sorting machines, Uniting Missouri PAC

In late August:

USPS removes 4 mail-processing machines in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An official at the United States Postal Service confirmed Friday that four mail-processing machines have been removed at its Kansas City, Missouri, facility.

The removal of machines comes as part of changes made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, according to a report from CNN.

The USPS official said that in addition to the four machines removed in Kansas City, the USPS had removed two machines in Springfield and one in Wichita “for efficiency and lower mail volume.”

[….]

“We are seeing the destruction of the postal service,” U.S. Rep Emanuel Cleaver II, a Missouri Democrat who represents KCMO, said. “I don’t think there are any questions about it.”

[….]

The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported Friday that Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft was notified in late July that the USPS may not be able to return all mail-in ballots to election authorities by the Nov. 3 election.

That delay could invalidate some ballots for the general election, when the country will elect a president and Missouri will elect a governor, among other races.

[….]

That was then, this is now.

A campaign piece, from Uniting Missouri, the PAC propping up Governor Mike Parson (r), arrived in our mail yesterday:

“Officials say you should return your mail or absentee ballot now to ensure it is received and counted in time.”

No shit, Sherlock. Who’s responsible for this state of affairs?

Wait a minute. In Donald Trump’s (r) world aren’t mail-in ballots rife with fraud?

This right wingnut mail piece is just oozing cognitive dissonance and gaslighting. Not that their target audience would notice.

Oooh, scary stuff.

Fascists gotta Fascist.

Previously:

Spending that campaign cash: A very expensive combination of irony and satire… (October 16, 2020)

Spending that campaign cash: A very expensive combination of irony and satire…

16 Friday Oct 2020

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It has to be that.

In our mail this week from Uniting Missouri, an extremely well-funded right wingnut PAC propping up Missouri Governor Mike Parson (r):

“Law and order” – Uh, who’s been in charge in Missouri? You know, like the current governor, almost all of the statewide office holders, and the General Assembly? It’s going that well?

“Election and postal experts recommend returning your absentee or mail ballot NOW to ensure timely arrival” – They must really believe weir awl stoopit. Has this ever been an issue before? Again, who’s been in charge? Who ordered the dismantling of sorting machines across the country? Who was that?

“Getting back to normal” – “Yes…we are OPEN, welcome” – We notice the proprietor of the establishment (probably a stock photo) isn’t wearing a mask. How convenient. No, thank you.

From the Missouri DHSS COVID-19 Dashboard, October 16, 2020:

Back to the address side of the mail piece:

“St. Louis Post Dispatch ‘Absentee Voters Surge'” – Not particularly subtle, is it?

“Join your neighbors” – Even less subtle.

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2019 file photo].

Previously:

Campaign Finance: a case of nerves (October 2, 2020)

Campaign Finance: there’s plenty of money to pass around (October 9, 2020)

You’re not “pro life” if you can’t be bothered to wear a mask during a pandemic… (October 13, 2020)

You’re not “pro life” if you can’t be bothered to wear a mask during a pandemic…

13 Tuesday Oct 2020

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abortion, anti-choice, Corona virus, COVID-19, governor, mail, Mike Parson, Nicole Galloway, PAC, pandemic, single issue, Uniting Missouri PAC

Or if you’ve overseen an incompetent [accessed 10/13/2020] state response to COVID-19.

Thank you for accessing the Show Me Strong COVID-19 dashboards. The public health dashboards are currently under maintenance and were last updated on Saturday, October 10. They will be back up and running soon once a database extract error is resolved. Read more here on the website of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

The indicated link at “here” in the announcement on the Missouri DHSS COVID-19 dashboard site is broken.

…As of Tuesday afternoon, there have been at least 149,731 cases and 2,486 deaths in Missouri since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a New York Times database…

Or if you’ve cut off 100,000 Missouri Children from access to health care.

“…one of more than 100,000 Missouri children who have been dropped from the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program since 2018. In September 2019, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission reported that Missouri had the largest decline — 15.1 percent — in children covered by those two insurance programs between May 2017 and May 2019. Parson became governor on June 1, 2018, following the resignation of Governor Eric Greitens…”

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

We got mail today from the right wingnut PAC, Uniting Missouri, propping up Mike Parson’s (r) gubernatorial campaign:

Ooh. Scary.

State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) [2019 file photo].

Campaign Finance: there’s plenty of money to pass around

09 Friday Oct 2020

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For republicans.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C201214 10/09/2020 Republican Governors Association – Missouri 2020 Republican Governors Association 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20006 10/8/2020 $4,000,000.00

[emphasis added]

Then for the PAC propping up Governor Mike Parson (r):

C180490 10/09/2020 Uniting Missouri PAC REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI 2020 1747 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW SUITE 250 WASHINGTON DC 20006 10/9/2020 $3,000,000.00

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2019 file photo].

Nervous, you think?

Previously:

Campaign Finance: a case of nerves (October 2, 2020)

Campaign Finance: a case of nerves

02 Friday Oct 2020

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the PAC propping up Governor Mike Parson (r):

C180490 10/02/2020 Uniting Missouri PAC REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI 2020 1747 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW SUITE 250 WASHINGTON DC 20006 10/1/2020 $3,000,000.00

[emphasis added]

Pocket change. Just lying around.

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

Campaign Finance: because there’s never enough

30 Wednesday Sep 2020

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Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the PAC propping up Governor Mike Parson (r):

C180490 09/29/2020 Uniting Missouri PAC AMEREN MISSOURI PO BOX 66892 ST LOUIS MO 63166 9/29/2020 $30,000.00

C180490 09/29/2020 Uniting Missouri PAC STONE & ALTER REAL ESTATE 7733 FORSYTH BLVD SUITE 500 ST LOUIS MO 63105 9/29/2020 $10,000.00

C180490 09/29/2020 Uniting Missouri PAC UNIVERSITY SQUARE COMPANY 0195 7733 FORSYTH BLVD SUITE 500 ST LOUIS MO 63105 9/29/2020 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

They always have what the need…and more.

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2019 file photo].

Bad timing

24 Thursday Sep 2020

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Oopsie.

In the mail this week:

Support Governor
Mike Parson
and the rest of your Missouri Republican Team

Our Republican candidates up and down the ballot are counting on you to cast your vote this year. Liberal Democrats hope you’ll let fear stop you from voting. Don’t let the Democrats win!

Stay safe. Vote by mail.

Wouldn’t it have been easier just to wear a mask?

“…Liberal Democrats hope you’ll let fear stop you from voting…” Projection, the republican way of life.

New this year in Missouri:
Vote by mail

Notary not required for many voters

Exercise your right

Don’t let the COVID-19 pandemic stop you from exercising your right to vote. If you are 65 or older, or are in an at-risk category for contracting or transmitting COVID-19, you are eligible to vote absentee by mail – without having your absentee ballot notarized.

Keep yourself safe

Voting by mail is easy, and it will help limit the spread of COVID-19. Simply fill out the enclosed application and mail it in to fulfill your duty as an American without putting your health at risk.

Help our nation recover

When you vote by absentee ballot from home and drop it in the mail, you can be confident that all ballots mailed in to your local election authority will be counted.

“…fulfill your duty as an American without putting your health at risk…” Wait, isn’t their dogma that the pandemic is “fake news” and that the risks are overblown? “…If you are 65 or older, or are in an at-risk category…” Wait, aren’t old people expendable?

Keep yourself safe while you vote

Voting by mail is convenient and safe for every voter.

Let your voice be heard by requesting and mailing in your ballot before the election.

Voting by Mail is Secure

Fill out the attached form completely and accurately

Mail in the completed form after signing and dating at the botton

Wait to receive your official absentee ballot

Dont put your health at risk.

Vote from the comfort and privacy of your own home to fulfill your civic duty and stay safe during the pandemic.

“…Let your voice be heard by requesting and mailing in your ballot before the election…” Before the election. The must really believe their voters are idiots. They may have a point there.

“…Voting by Mail is Secure…” Not according to Donald Trump (r) and his sycophant enablers.

The mailing had two Request for Missouri Absentee Ballot forms printed on it, one partially filled out with the name of a member of our household.

Paid for by Uniting Missouri PAC.

Note the conflation of “absentee ballot” and “Vote By Mail”. That ain’t the proper right wingnut Donald Trump (r) dogma.

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

Previously:

Gov. Mike Parson (r): safety, meh, voting, meh (May 28, 2020)

“…You know, I hope people feel safe, but, uh, to go out and vote. But, if they don’t, you know, the number one thing is their safety should be number one, so if they don’t, um, then, then, don’t go out and vote. You know, you know, I don’t know that I’ve ever heard myself say that, but, but, you know if you didn’t feel safe than I wouldn’t do that…”

About that mask thing… (September 23, 2020)

Campaign Finance: coming soon to a television set near you

16 Wednesday Sep 2020

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the PAC propping up Governor Mike Parson (r):

C180490 09/16/2020 Uniting Missouri PAC REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION – MISSOURI 2020 1747 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW SUITE 250 WASHINGTON DC 20006 9/15/2020 $2,000,000.00

[emphasis added]

Not subtle at all.

You think they’re worried?

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

Campaign Finance: What lobbyist?

15 Tuesday Sep 2020

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the PAC propping up Governor Mike Parson (r):

180490 09/15/2020 Uniting Missouri PAC REX SINQUEFIELD 244 BENT WALNUT WESTPHALIA MO 65085 RETIRED 9/15/2020 $240,000.00

[emphasis added]

What’s changed, really?

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

Campaign Finance: cough, cough….cough

18 Tuesday Aug 2020

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the PAC propping up Governor Mike Parson (r):

C180490 08/18/2020 Uniting Missouri PAC CHEYENNE INTERNATIONAL LLC 701 S BATTLEGROUND AVE GROVER NC 28073 8/17/2020 $50,000.00

[emphasis added]

Cough.

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

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