Archive for August, 2007
Conflict of Interest Be Damned: Pro-Abortion Nixon ‘Defends’ Pro-Life Bill
August 27th, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY - In a supreme act of arrogance, pro-abortion candidate Jay Nixon continues to claim he is defending pro-life legislation despite being fired by a state agency for his self-admitted conflict of interest and efforts to tank the defense of the law.
After being fired last week by the Department of Health and [...]
STATEMENT
August 27th, 2007
Following is a statement from Missouri Republican Party Executive Director Jared Craighead on today’s Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance reform:
“The Missouri Supreme Court’s pained decision to turn this case over to the Missouri Ethics Commission rests solely on Jay Nixon’s shoulders because of his blatant attempt to aid himself politically. Nixon refused to appeal [...]
Republicans Gear Up for Special Elections
August 27th, 2007
Missouri Republicans are gearing up for special elections called by Gov. Matt Blunt for February 5, 2008. The special elections consist of three Missouri House seats in St. Charles, St. Louis City and Cape Girardeau. Carl Bearden’s resignation created an opening in the 16th House District, Fred Kratky’s resignation created an opening in the [...]
Nixon Lies to Missourians about Defense of Pro-Life Legislation
August 23rd, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY - Pro-abortion Democrat Jay Nixon’s claim that he has always defended pro-life legislation is a lie based on his 1999 decision to turn over defense of such legislation to an outside attorney because of his own conflict of interest.
In a statement issued yesterday to the Columbia Daily Tribune, Nixon said in [...]
Pattern of Conflict: Pro-Abortion Nixon to Defend Pro-Life Measure
August 21st, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY - Jay Nixon’s willingness to ignore serious conflicts of interest has reached a new high with the pro-abortion attorney general’s ludicrous decision to defend pro-life legislation despite his previous public admission that doing so constitutes a conflict of interest.
“‘I’m pro-choice, I have a conflict’ of interest,†Nixon told the St. Louis [...]
Nixon Has Shown Support for Planned Parenthood Time and Again
August 16th, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY - With a history of support for Planned Parenthood and his own “pro-choice†statements, Jay Nixon should publicly agree not to represent Missourians should pro-abortion forces challenge a pending state law requiring abortion providers to comply with new medical and structural standards.
Abortion provider Planned Parenthood told The Associated Press on July 23 [...]
MRP Calls on Gaming Commission to Release ‘Casinogate’ Tapes
August 10th, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Republican Party today called on the Missouri Gaming Commission to reconsider a decision to ignore the state’s Sunshine Law by refusing to release video surveillance tapes documenting illegal activity by Democrat state Sen. Jeff Smith and Democrat State Rep. Joe Aull at the Isle of Capri casino in Boonville.
The [...]





