Tag archive for ‘E coli-gate’
MOGOP Video: Nixon vs. the Press
October 20, 2009
Painful video highlights everything that is wrong with the Nixon administration JEFFERSON CITY—Jay Nixon’s Friday press conference was the latest in a series of attempts to distract the media from his role in the May cover-up of dangerous levels of E. coli in the Lake of the Ozarks. But at least one reporter used the [...]
MOGOP Statement on E. coli-gate press conference
October 16, 2009
Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party, issued the following statement on Jay Nixon’s ongoing role in the E. coli-gate scandal: “Jay Nixon has placed protecting his handpicked personal staff ahead of protecting the public health of Missourians. Jay Nixon found his scapegoat, but his top aides involved in the cover-up have been [...]
E. coli-gate: Credibility in shambles, Jay Nixon protects those who protected him
October 9, 2009
MOGOP’s Smith: “Nixon has made a conscience decision to protect the members of his staff instead of protecting the people of the State of Missouri.” JEFFERSON CITY—For weeks, Jay Nixon has been desperately trying to change the subject away from evidence showing that his office was instrumental in withholding information—and later covering up their actions—about [...]
MOGOP Statement regarding Jay Nixon’s press conference on E. coli
September 30, 2009
Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party, issued the following statement regarding Jay Nixon’s press conference: “The midnight massacre began today at noon. “Jay Nixon placed DNR Director Mark Templeton on temporary leave, but he has continued to refuse to take action against his own staff. We now know that knowledge of the [...]
Nixon and Koster share damage control duties
August 17, 2009
Media, watchdogs not happy with Sunshine whitewash JEFFERSON CITY—For weeks, Jay Nixon has refused to hold anyone accountable for his administration’s serious breach of the public’s trust in withholding documents regarding dangerous levels of E coli in the Lake of the Ozarks. Last week, Attorney General Chris Koster released a report that seemed to absolve [...]
E coli-gate: The Cover-Up Continues
August 11, 2009
Nixon’s dramatic transparency turnabout JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Republican Party recently pointed out the increasingly secretive nature of Jay Nixon’s administration. Nixon’s lack of openness is now unmistakable, as he continues to refuse to release videotapes that could show meetings with DNR officials that his office claims never took place. His decision to withhold this evidence [...]