Archive for June, 2008
Statements
June 30th, 2008
Jefferson City - The following are statements by Governor Matt Blunt and Jared Craighead, MO GOP Executive Director, on Obama surrogates’ derogatory remarks.
Governor Matt Blunt
"When I was a plebe in my first year at the Naval Academy, I first began to learn about the heroism of John McCain and his fellow prisoners [...]
Obama: Bad on Guns
June 27th, 2008
Jefferson City - Today, the Supreme Court affirmed the freedom and right of law-abiding Americans to own firearms. And while today’s decision is an important victory for all Americans, it is a stark reminder of what is at stake in this election. From his support of the D.C. gun ban to his support of a [...]
Total Eclipse of the Past
June 27th, 2008
Jefferson City - Jay Nixon received a D-minus from the NRA for his support of restricting the gun rights of police officers, for opposing concealed weapons legislation and his support of the Clinton era’s anti-Second Amendment agenda. Yet Nixon was the first to release a statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling touting [...]
Nixon: A Political Heritage Steeped in Sewage
June 24th, 2008
Jefferson City - At a St. Charles County fundraiser last weekend, Jay Nixon explained his start in politics. It all began because DeSoto lacked a sewage treatment plant. Nixon’s father ran for mayor on that issue, won, got a sewage plant built, presumably cleaned up the stream, and sometimes ate fish for dinner that was [...]
Tis The Season Of False Claims and Half-Truths
June 24th, 2008
Jefferson City - In an attempt to re-brand the Democrat Party in the State of Missouri, John Temporiti and Jay Nixon have spent the last few weekends spewing empty political attacks filled with false claims. They are hoping that Missourians will not remember the dark days of Democrat rule, which included job-killing tax increases, funding [...]
Nothing New or Original in Today’s Announcement
June 20th, 2008
Jefferson City - Today, Jay Nixon surfaced from his bunker to announce that he has nothing more to offer Missourians but empty rhetoric and a record of failure.
“With a 22 year record of wasting Missouri taxpayer dollars, it is laughable to hear Nixon announce his “new” performance review commission. This announcement proves [...]
Statement
June 12th, 2008
The following is a statement by Jared Craighead, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party, in response to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star filing a joint motion to join the lawsuit filed by independent investigators appointed by Attorney General Jay Nixon
"Just when we thought the big-city liberal media in Missouri couldn’t be [...]