WAKE UP CALL MISSOURI

• Post-Dispatch responds to bullying charge

  
  I received the following email from the the Post-Dispatch on Friday;
  
  Mr. Fischer: As promised, we have looked into your concerns regarding our story and reporter Paul Hampel. After discussions with the reporter and the subject, we feel both our reporting and our article [...]
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  Posted: March 10, 2008, 11:48am EDT
  

• Is Eddie Curran flat wrong?

  Eddie Curran is a reporter with the Mobile Press Register. He claims his stories prompted an investigation of former Gov. Don Siegelman and his administration. An investigation which led to Siegelman being indicted and later found guilty on public corruption charges. However, questions have surrounded the prosecution and conviction of [...]
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  Posted: March 08, 2008, 3:36pm EST
  

• Top ten jobs offered by Matt Blunt

  Apparently, Matt Blunt has come up with a new plan on how to help Republicans win elections, offer Democrats plum positions. However, the positions offered to State Sen. Frank Barnitz, D-Lake Spring (he declined) and 15th District State Senate candidate Kevin Gunn aren't the only offers' [...]
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  Posted: March 06, 2008, 5:38pm EST
  

• Update on Post-Dispatch attack on citizen activism

  My two posts on Paul Hampel's story "After Kirkwood shootings, gadflies under the microscope," continue to garner a lot of interest. ( Post-Dispatch platform is a fraud and Has Post-Dispatch resorted to bullying widows to make news? ) A few notes on the posts;
  I never spoke' [...]
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  Posted: March 06, 2008, 2:31pm EST
  

• False statements continue in Koch Road scandal

  I posted yesterday about the decision that was handed down by the Missouri Court of Appeals yesterday on the Koch Road scandal. In the post I mentioned three things the decision did not do, namely;
  Find that the decision of the County to vacate Koch Road was proper.Address the [...]
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  Posted: March 06, 2008, 11:28pm EST
  

• Has Post-Dispatch resorted to bullying widows to make news?

  
  My story yesterday, Post-Dispatch platform is a fraud, has drawn more interest than anything I have posted before. And it should. The post was about a story written by Paul Hampel, who apparently had a bad day and decided to take it [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2008, 10:29pm EST
  

• Bad news for Premier 370 and St. Peters

  A Missouri Court of Appeals decision out of the Western District, could be a big blow to St. Peters and its financing of Premier 370, a development in a flood plain off of Highway 370. The decision reverses a judgment entered in the Circuit Court [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2008, 6:37pm EST
  

• Post-Dispatch platform is a fraud

  
  
  "I know that my retirement will make no difference in its cardinal principles, that it will always fight for progress and reform, never tolerate injustice or corruption, always fight demagogues of all parties, never belong to any party, always oppose privileged classes and public" [...]
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  Posted: March 04, 2008, 10:36pm EST
  

• Koch Road decision handed down

  
  The Court of Appeals handed down their opinion today on the Koch Road scandal. The Court ruled that my clients (I am co-counsel for the group of residents which challenged the County's decision to vacate Koch Road) lacked standing in which to challenge the' [...]
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  Posted: March 04, 2008, 4:48pm EST
  

• Obama's ties to Chicago developer could cause problems

  
  Chicago developer Tony Rezko's trial on federal corruption charges was scheduled to began today. Rezko was indicted back in October of 2006 for allegedly using his influence with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to seek kickbacks and campaign donations from firms going after state' [...]
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  Posted: March 03, 2008, 10:43pm EST
  

• Developer Welfare

  
  Last week I posted about how Matt Blunt and the State Senate reappointed Bill Luetkenhaus to the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) without mention of a questionable land deal involving Luetkenhaus and developer Jeff Smith. This land deal drew attention to the standards and [...]
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  Posted: March 03, 2008, 9:45pm EST
  

• Karl Rove's America Update

  For those interested in reading about the Don Siegelman case, there is an update on Legal Schnauzer. In a post titled On Siegelman, 60 Minutes, and History, information is provided from various view points. While Legal Schnauzer believes that there are serious questions [...]
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  Posted: March 03, 2008, 1:34am EST
  

• Karl Rove's America, Part II

  
  Remember Scooter Libby? The guy who was convicted of lying to the feds about his involvement in the Valerie Plame case? The guy who received a pardon from George W. Bush shortly before he was set to begin serving his sentence? The guy who claimed [...]
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  Posted: March 02, 2008, 12:10am EST
  

• Wake Up Call Review

  
  Here are this week's most popular posts:Mr. Olivo goes to Washington
  Which one is better than the other?
  Rod Jetton's mouth is a Democrats' best friend
  Karl Rove's America
  Suburban Journal leaders meet with Wake Up Call

  Since I started the [...]

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  Posted: March 01, 2008, 7:55pm EST
  

• It's 3:00 AM in Missouri, the phone rings...

  
  A new campaign ad put out by Hillary Clinton asks the question who would we want answering the phone at the White House in a crisis? Here is what you could expect if you call a Missouri politician at 3:00 AM. Matt Blunt: "I understand" [...]
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  Posted: March 01, 2008, 9:56am EST
  

• Blunt and State Senate vote for business as usual

  
  The Columbia Tribune reported yesterday that the Missouri Senate confirmed Gov. Matt Blunt’s decision to reappoint Bill Luetkenhaus to the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC.) The MHDC provides state tax credits on housing projects to developers. Luetkenhaus was involved in a controversial land deal [...]
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  Posted: February 29, 2008, 11:41am EST
  

• Your Flag Lapel Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore

  
  
  
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  Posted: February 29, 2008, 11:10pm EST
  

• Which one is better than the other?

  And here's my list of donors, I mean contractors I want on the job.
  
  
  
  ' [...]
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  Posted: February 28, 2008, 9:54pm EST
  

• Are you an American or a Republican?

  The story on the prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman is gaining traction after 60 Minutes aired a story. However, the 60 Minutes story lasted less than 15 minutes, which is barely enough time to cover the highlights. Those interested in this story can read much more about [...]
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  Posted: February 28, 2008, 9:07pm EST
  

• Springfield lawyer may play role in Siegelman case

  A 2003 affidavit filed by Springfield, MO. attorney Paul Benton Weeks regarding Federal Judge Mark Fuller may play a role in the investigation of wrongdoing regarding the prosecution of former Democratic Alabama Governor Don Siegelman. Fuller was the judge in the Siegelman case and was also the judge in [...]
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  Posted: February 28, 2008, 11:22am EST
  

• Karl Rove's America

  The 60 Minutes story on the prosecution of former Democratic Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, which aired Sunday, failed to appear on a CBS affiliated TV station in Alabama, WHNT-TV. Viewers who tuned in to WHNT instead found the following message:
  
  We apologize that [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2008, 3:54pm EST
  

• Mr. Olivo goes to Washington

  
  Brock Olivo, a former running back at Mizzou and then in the NFL, announced his candidacy for the 9th Congressional seat being vacated by Kenny Hulshof. Olivo's campaign got off to a rocky start when he was unable to answer some basic questions about why' [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2008, 1:36am EST
  

• It's time for Karl Rove to quit hiding and answer questions under oath

  60 Minutes did a story on the prosecution of former Democratic Alabama Governor Don Siegelman Sunday night. Siegelman is serving a 7 year sentence and many believe he was not guilty of the bribery charges for which he was convicted. Even worse, many believe he was targeted for prosecution [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2008, 5:58pm EST
  

• The Truth Held Hostage-Day 98

  
  Back in November, the O'Fallon Journal reported false information in regard to the Koch Road scandal. The information reported by the Journal was in regard to the date Koch Road was vacated and by falsely reporting that date, Journal readers were not provided information [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2008, 12:59pm EST
  

• Translation-Dempsey wants to run for higher office

  
  The Columbia Tribune's Politics Blog had an interesting story yesterday regarding Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles. Dempsey voted for the 2006 bill which eliminated campaign finance limits but he voted against the 2008 bill to do away with the limits. Jason Rosenbaum, of' [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2008, 11:38am EST
  

• You Paid For It story on streets in Bayfield

  
  You Paid For It (which covers waste in government and airs on Fox 2 St. Louis) ran a story on the problems the Bayfield subdivision is having with its streets. I do not have a lot of knowledge on this issue and would like to [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2008, 10:48am EST
  

• Democrats don't want too much democracy

  
  I've never seen a Democrat claim the Republicans should not have a candidate for President. Instead, the Democrats try to convince the voters they should not vote for the Republican candidate because of policy differences or because the candidate is not qualified to be President. [...]
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  Posted: February 25, 2008, 10:53pm EST
  

• Fish & Ships, February 26, 2008

  
  On tomorrow's Fish & Ships program (the most dangerous 15 minutes on the radio) we will discuss;

  • Is liberalism a mental disease?
  
  
  • St. Peters latest problems with Premier 370.
  
  
  • Ralph Nader enters the race
  
  
  • The prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman

  You [...]

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  Posted: February 25, 2008, 9:05pm EST
  

• Premier 370 work still can't go forward

  
  Work is still on hold at Premier 370 Business Park in St. Peters according to an article in today's Post-Dispatch. Premier 370 is being built in a flood plain and St. Peters has invested millions of dollars in the project, money the city stands [...]
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  Posted: February 25, 2008, 1:53pm EST
  

• You Paid For It returns to O'Fallon

  
  You Paid For It is airing another segment on O'Fallon, Mo. Monday night. The You Paid For It team covers wasteful government spending and was in O'Fallon a few weeks ago regarding a story about the Koch Road scandal. Promos running on Fox [...]
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  Posted: February 25, 2008, 11:04pm EST
  

• 60 Minutes looks at Karl Rove's Justice Department

  60 Minutes aired its much anticipated story entitled The Prosecution Of Governor Siegelman tonight. Siegelman is the former Democratic governor of Alabama who was convicted of bribery. The main charge against Siegelman was that he gave a position on a state board to businessman Richard Scrushy, in return for [...]
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  Posted: February 24, 2008, 8:52pm EST
  

• Obama is a "thoroughly dangerous man!"

  
  
  
  
  1973 at the Dew Drop Inn, Jackson, Mississippi on a Saturday night. (From Uneasy Rider, Charlie Daniels)
  
  
  Now he let out a yell that would curl your hair,
  But before he could move I grabbed me a chair,
  And [...]
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  Posted: February 24, 2008, 2:02pm EST
  

• Did Busplunge break the blog ranking code?

  
  Last Sunday I wrote:
  

  
  
  • I was ranked as the fifteenth most influential political blog in Missouri last week by Blognetnews.com. I'm not sure what that means but the 100 Year Old Weblog, which posts stories from 100 years ago, was 18. If [...]
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  Posted: February 22, 2008, 5:08pm EST
  

• Wake Up Call Review

  
  Here are this week's most popular posts:

  1. Missouri Political Idol
     
  2. Susan Montee has no credibility
     
  3. Is O'Fallon looking for new source of income?
     
  4. Ethics in journalism-Part I
     
  5. Suburban Journal leaders meet with Wake Up Call

  Missouri Political Idol was a runaway [...]

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  Posted: February 22, 2008, 3:50pm EST
  

• Jetton released as trade for honest politician falls through

  
  The State of Missouri announced today that it has released its Speaker of the House, Rod Jetton after trade talks broke down. Jetton has had a controversial career with the state and last year he was accused of putting his own interests ahead [...]
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  Posted: February 22, 2008, 2:43pm EST
  

• Susan Montee has no credibility

  
  Susan Montee released her audit report on Governor Matt Blunt's office and unless she comes out and announces what a clean office he runs we should ignore everything she does and says here on out. After Montee audited St. Peters she stated publicly it [...]
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  Posted: February 21, 2008, 5:09pm EST
  

• Is O'Fallon looking for new source of income?

  
  
  O'Fallon officials have asked the state to increase the amount of fines cities in St. Charles County can levy against someone who violates city ordinances. Currently the maximum fines are limited to $500.00 by state statute and O'Fallon wants it increased to $1000.00. In [...]
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  Posted: February 20, 2008, 4:25pm EST
  

• Missouri Political Idol

  
  While the political junkies were following the news on Election 2008, most of the people watching TV were tuned in to American Idol. Luckily, I came across a show that combines politics and music; ladies and gentlemen welcome to Missouri Political Idol.
  

  Nathan Cooper [...]

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  Posted: February 20, 2008, 12:03pm EST
  

• Ethics in journalism-Part I

  
  I have discussed on here the failure of the Suburban Journals and the Post-Dispatch (both are owned by Lee Enterprises) to cover stories in St. Charles County which were negative to their major advertisers. In fact, both papers have done stories highly critical of those [...]
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  Posted: February 19, 2008, 11:19am EST
  

• Fish & Ships

  
  On tomorrow's Fish & Ships program (the most dangerous 15 minutes on the radio) we will discuss;
  

  
  
  • President's day with a look at the best and worst President's poll.
  
  
  • Roger Clemens and Spygate.
  
  
  • Jon Dolan's potential comeback to politics.

  
  

  You [...]

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  Posted: February 18, 2008, 4:52pm EST
  

• The Sunday Funnies?

  
  
  

  • A recent Harris poll ranked the top ten U.S. presidents with Abe Lincoln leading the way. George W. Bush, whose approval ratings have dropped to 30%, finished tenth. The poll also found that 100% of those polled could not name 11 presidents.
  
  
  • Speaking [...]
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  Posted: February 17, 2008, 8:54am EST
  

• What is Steve Ehlmann hiding?

  
  In August of 2007 state lawmakers passed a lengthy bill (SB 22) which made numerous changes to Missouri laws affecting municipal government. SB 22 was filled with so many changes to the law that our elected representatives were voting to change laws without any knowledge [...]
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  Posted: February 16, 2008, 8:15pm EST
  

• Fight is on to stop eminent domain abuse

  
  Missouri Citizens for Property Rights (CPR) is a grass roots organization fighting to put an end to eminent domain abuse in Missouri. Eminent Domain is a process by which the government can take property away from private citizens to put that property to a "public [...]
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  Posted: February 16, 2008, 12:09pm EST
  

• Wake Up Call Review

  Here are this week's most popular posts:
  

  1. Top ten reasons Kinder dropped out
  
  
  2. WARNING: THE JOURNAL HAS BEEN FOUND TO REPORT FALSE INFORMATION
  
  
  3. Friends don't ask friends to lie under oath.
  
  
  4. Can I get a Big Mac, an [...]
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  Posted: February 15, 2008, 5:54pm EST
  

• Is Jon Dolan ready for the scrutiny?

  
  Jason Rosenbaum of the Columbia Tribune reports today in his Politics Blog that Jon Dolan is considering running for Kenny Hulshof's seat in the Ninth Congressional District. Dolan resigned his seat in Missouri’s Second Senatorial District in 2006 to become the Executive Director of [...]
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  Posted: February 15, 2008, 5:14pm EST
  

• Suburban Journal leaders meet with Wake Up Call

  
  Regular readers of this blog are aware of the problems with the Suburban Journal's coverage of St. Charles County. I have pointed out in detail the Journal's "mistakes" in regard to the Koch Road scandal, which is a result of the paper protecting one [...]
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  Posted: February 15, 2008, 10:32am EST
  

• Is Obama the next Ronald Reagan?

  
  
  
  Conservatives who worked themselves into a lather because John McCain was not a Reagan Republican are now trying to come to grips with McCain as the proverbial "lesser of two evils" candidate. However, if conservatives really want the next [...]
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  Posted: February 14, 2008, 12:36pm EST
  

• Friends don't ask friends to lie under oath.

  
  What would you do if you were asked to testify under oath about something damaging to a close friend? I think most people would start by questioning what they are being asked to testify about in hopes of convincing themselves they could be wrong. If [...]
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  Posted: February 13, 2008, 10:54pm EST
  

• Paper reports on illegal destruction of Koch Road

  
  In an article which appeared in the February 9, 2008 edition of the First Capitol News, the story of the illegal destruction of Koch Road is reported. The article, entitled Here's The Story About Koch Road Controversy, looks into the role of former county [...]
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  Posted: February 13, 2008, 1:59pm EST
  

• Can I get a Big Mac, an order of campaign finance reform and a large coke?

  
  Three legislators from Mississippi recently proposed a bill to prohibit restaurants from serving fat people. Apparently the purpose of this bill is to fight obesity, which is kind of like trying to stop people from smoking pot by banning the sale of munchies to [...]
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  Posted: February 12, 2008, 7:07pm EST
  

• Fish & Ships

  
  On tomorrow's Fish & Ships program (the most dangerous 15 minutes on the radio) we will discuss;
  

  
  
  • The Kirkwood tragedy
    
  
  
  • The federal stimulus package (Is Lyn Schipper finally seeing the light about Republicans?)
    
  
  
  • The coverage by the Post and Journal of [...]
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  Posted: February 11, 2008, 4:55pm EST
  

• Rod Jetton's mouth is a Democrats' best friend

  
  Rod Jetton spoke at the annual Lincoln Days gathering of Missouri Republicans and, as is usually the case, he did not disappoint...Democrats. Jetton, who suffers from an incurable case of athletes mouth, shared his thoughts on illegal immigrants with his fellow Republicans. According to [...]
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  Posted: February 11, 2008, 11:45pm EST
  

• WARNING: THE JOURNAL HAS BEEN FOUND TO REPORT FALSE INFORMATION

  
  
  If papers were required to warn their readers of the dangers of their product as other products are, the Suburban Journal would be required to place in big bold letters the following; WARNING: THE JOURNAL HAS BEEN FOUND TO REPORT FALSE INFORMATION. As I [...]
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  Posted: February 10, 2008, 9:22pm EST
  

• Top ten reasons Kinder dropped out

  
  Peter Kinder announced that he was dropping out of the Missouri governor's race tonight in Springfield. Kinder stated he dropped out to avoid a fight in the Republican primary. However, in a Wake Up Call exclusive, we have the top ten real reasons Kinder [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2008, 10:49pm EST
  

• Wake Up review

  
  
  This weeks most popular pages are as follows:
  
  

  
  
  
  1. Does the O'Fallon Journal have a credibility problem?
  
  
  
  2. Does Bob Lowery believe complying with the law is frivolous?
  
  
  
  3. The Journal's response to allegations of favoritism
  
  [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2008, 5:51pm EST
  

• Roe lawsuit allowed to go forward at this time

  The motion to dismiss filed by Joe Brazil against Jeff Roe was denied today. Brazil originally filed a lawsuit against Roe for libel regarding false allegations Roe posted on his web site, The Source, about a tragic accident that occurred back in 1982. Roe then filed a counter claim [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2008, 11:45am EST
  

• The Journal's response to allegations of favoritism

  
  Prior to posting my story on the Journal's coverage, I sent a draft to the paper's editor, Erin Schultz. I asked her to let me know if my post contained any factual mistakes. Ms. Schultz's response to my email stated; "Rick, here is my [...]
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  Posted: February 06, 2008, 9:00pm EST
  

• Does the O'Fallon Journal have a credibility problem?

  
  
  Prior to posting this story I provided an initial draft to the editor of the O'Fallon Journal, Erin Schultz, and the writer whose reporting I have criticized, Elizabeth Perry. I asked them to let me know if any facts were incorrect, although I was [...]
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  Posted: February 06, 2008, 8:47pm EST
  

• Focus on St. Charles Republicans

  
  
  Last week it was the New York Times that ran an article about Super Tuesday which included the views of St. Charles County residents and this week we have the Los Angeles Times running a more extensive piece on St. Charles County [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2008, 7:45pm EST
  

• Here's to you Mr. "I voted sticker on my shirt."

  
  
  It is the morning of Super Tuesday and I have already been reminded of my "patriotic" duty to vote by headlines, DJ's, talking heads, my neighbor Joe and some guy at the gas station. Voting is as American as baseball, hot dogs, apple pie [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2008, 11:18am EST
  

• Does Bob Lowery believe complying with the law is frivolous?

  
  A recent article in the Suburban Journal (Courts to review road decision) discussed pending lawsuits involving Koch Road. One was filed by a group of over 30 residents asking the court to overturn the decision of the St. Charles County Council in vacating Koch [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2008, 1:58am EST
  

• Fish & Ships

  
  On tomorrow's Fish & Ships program (the most dangerous 15 minutes on the radio) we will discuss;
  
  

  
  
  • The You Paid For It story on Koch Road
    
  
  
  • The New York Times story quoting Lyn "the angry man" Schipper, and
    
  
  
  • Super [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2008, 1:28am EST
  

• David (Tyree) slays Goliath

  
  The New York Giants pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history by beating the New England Patriots 17-14. The game ended the Patriots "perfect" season and any talk of them being the greatest football team ever. It was one of the [...]
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  Posted: February 03, 2008, 10:52pm EST
  

• Rams win second Super Bowl!

  
  
  Back in 2002 the St. Louis Rams were the talk of the NFL. The Rams were dubbed the "Greatest Show on Turf" because of their wide open, high scoring offense. The star studded offense included Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Torry Holt, Orlando Pace and [...]
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  Posted: February 03, 2008, 11:09pm EST
  

• Bipartisan support protects monopoly of power

  Those of you who listen to Fish & Ships and read this blog are well aware of my distaste for the two political parties that have a stranglehold on this country. That's why I laugh when polls show that people want "change" yet they support a Republican or [...]
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  Posted: February 02, 2008, 9:42pm EST
  

• You Paid For It on Koch Road

  
  
  
  
  
  Elliott Davis' (pictured on the left) You Paid For It story on Koch Road can be seen by clicking here. I have several posts linked regarding Koch Road on the right of the main page including [...]
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  Posted: February 02, 2008, 2:38pm EST
  

• Blunt to contributors; Godfather what can I do for you?

  
  
  
  
  A post by the Missouri Political News Blog discussed an interesting article written by Ken Midkiff. The article, Blunt, Childers and CAFOs, discusses an unusual visit made by Governor Matt Blunt and the head [...]
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  Posted: February 02, 2008, 1:15pm EST
  

• Are people waking up?

  
  
  The last couple of weeks the amount of hits on my site has almost tripled and we may set a new record today. The increase began with the posts about Susan Montee and St. Peters. My two posts reviewing the St. Peters audit had [...]
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  Posted: February 01, 2008, 5:37pm EST
  

• Lyn Schipper in New York Times

  
  The headline to this post will cause shivers up the spine of the corrupt power structure in St. Charles County. Schipper, who is my partner on Fish & Ships (the most dangerous 15 minutes of radio), has a tendency to tell the truth about [...]
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  Posted: February 01, 2008, 12:44pm EST
  

• Madam Mayor (flip) flops on You Paid For It

  
  Elliott Davis and the You Paid For It crew paid a visit to O'Fallon Mayor Donna Morrow last week to discuss the city's role in the ongoing Koch Road scandal. I will be posting a copy of the story once it becomes available on [...]
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  Posted: February 01, 2008, 12:10am EST
  

• Hillary and Wal-Mart

  
  ABC News has an interesting story about Hillary Clinton's tenure on the board of directors at Wal-Mart. Her position on the board should raise questions in and of itself since she was appointed to a "new" seat on the board while Bill was governor [...]
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  Posted: January 31, 2008, 8:42pm EST
  

• Why would Hulshof want Jetton?

  
  
  Missouri Political News Service (MOPNS) is reporting that House Speaker Rod Jetton will be Republican gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof's campaign director. According to MOPNS the job will reportedly pay $3,500 a month. If this is true one has to question what Hulshof is [...]
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  Posted: January 31, 2008, 3:12pm EST
  

• Blunt still has more to accomplish

  
  Back on January 8, 2008, Fired Up Missouri had a post asking if Blunt was going to reward a donor, Anne Wells, by appointing her as prosecuting attorney of Newton County. Wells donated over $29,000.00 to Blunt's campaign including a check for $25,000.00 in [...]
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  Posted: January 31, 2008, 12:00pm EST
  

• Ramblin' Rick

  Some random thoughts:
  
  • If Barack Obama is the candidate of change why is the democratic establishment endorsing him? Why would he want them to?
  
  
  • Whenever a politician begins a statement with "my good friend from," you know he is about to attack someone.
  
  
  • Now that Rod Jetton has [...]
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  Posted: January 31, 2008, 11:17pm EST
  

• Wake Up Call's endorsement for President

  
  
  
  

  While my endorsement may not be worth 50 Cent's , a couple of people did offer me a penny for my thoughts so I decided to put my 2 cents in. My endorsement is for the candidate who:

  • Is [...]
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  Posted: January 30, 2008, 10:48am EST
  

• They steal roads don't they!

  
  
  
  
  

  With Elliott Davis of You Paid For It about to put the spotlight on Koch Road and O'Fallon, I thought it might be a good time to try and explain how a public road can be stolen. I hope the [...]

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  Posted: January 29, 2008, 10:52am EST
  

• I'm a Republican leaning, freedom fighting loony liberal

  
  For those of you who listen to Fish & Ships you have probably heard my partner, Lyn Schipper, compare me to the "loony left." However, in a recent post on Life of Jason, my blog was referred to as "Republican leaning" and in [...]
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  Posted: January 28, 2008, 9:25pm EST
  

• Fish & Ships

  
  As many of you are aware, our show last week did not air although it can be found on the O'Fallon Watchdog. We met with Steve Kaspar of KFAV prior to our show today and worked out the issues we had regarding the [...]
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  Posted: January 28, 2008, 5:44pm EST
  

• St. Peters is a dirty city-Part 2

  
  This is the second part (Part 1) of my review of the St. Peters audit. It should be noted that the audit was given to St. Peters officials weeks in advance of its release but that the residents were not provided a copy until [...]
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  Posted: January 27, 2008, 9:41pm EST
  

• Ehlmann endorses Paul McKee/Peter Kinder for Governor

  
  St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann announced that he is endorsing Peter Kinder for governor. Kinder was the first Republican to announce that he would run for Governor after Matt Blunt's surprising withdrawal from the race earlier this week. Kinder was one of the biggest [...]
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  Posted: January 26, 2008, 10:10pm EST
  

• You Paid For It to cover Koch Road

  You Paid For It is heading to O'Fallon to cover the the story on Koch Road. You Paid For It, which airs on Fox 2 St. Louis, is a popular segment by Elliott Davis which exposes government waste. Koch Road is not only a story regarding government waste involving [...]
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  Posted: January 26, 2008, 8:10pm EST
  

• St. Peters is a dirty city-Part 1

  
  
  

  Rather than accept the spin about the audit done on St. Peters, I decided to actually read the audit before I pronounced St. Peters a clean city. I have already posted about one glaring problem that was pointed out in the audit and in [...]

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  Posted: January 26, 2008, 2:45pm EST
  

• O'Fallon residents continue to pay cost of corruption

  
  The widespread corruption that plagued the City of O'Fallon during the administration of former Mayor Paul Renaud (and current Council President Bill Hennessy, pictured to the right) continues to cost the taxpayers of O'Fallon. In a story which appeared in the Post-Dispatch today it [...]
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  Posted: January 25, 2008, 1:47pm EST
  

• Is Pagano a Fann of Montee or an easy Mark for Bond?

  An interesting post appeared on Show Me Progress today claiming Senator Kit Bond came to St. Peters recently to put heat on St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano. The post states:
  

  • "The substance of Bond's conversation with Pagano was: THREAT--according to a well connected birdie I know. St. Peters is [...]
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  Posted: January 24, 2008, 7:16pm EST
  

• Susan Montee's audit of St. Peters should be investigated

  The St. Peters audit is in and if you listen to what Montee had to say, rather than what she wrote, you might think St. Peters is the standard by which other cities should be measured. If that is the case we should all throw in the towel. [...]
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  Posted: January 24, 2008, 4:22pm EST
  

• Was Fish & Ships censored?

  My apologies to those of you who tuned in to KFAV Tuesday morning to hear our show. We recorded our show Monday afternoon and after the recording was complete I posted what we discussed. One of the things we talked about was the refusal of St. Peters to [...]
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  Posted: January 24, 2008, 11:35pm EST
  

• List of people who believe Blunt

  
  

  I have achieved virtually everything that I set out to accomplish in this post and more.

  
  

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  Posted: January 23, 2008, 8:40pm EST
  

• Fish & Ships

  Tomorrow's show we will be talking about:

  • St. Peter's decision not to televise the audit
  • Vicki Schneider's appearance at the John Edwards fund raiser
  • The Presidential election

  You can hear the show every Tuesday starting at approximately 9:00 AM until 9:15 on KFAV, 99.9. If you can't hear the show live [...]
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  Posted: January 21, 2008, 4:26pm EST
  

• St. Peters won't televise audit

  
  St. Peters just doesn't get it. The Missouri State audit conducted on the city is set to be released in a meeting at City Hall on Wednesday at 7:00 PM. However, the city has decided not to televise the meeting on its cable access [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2008, 1:41pm EST
  

• Who was Jeff Roe's source?

  As reported by the Turner Report, Jeff Roe has removed the libelous statements he posted about Joe Brazil back in August of 2006. The post reported that back in 1982 Brazil was drunk when he was involved in an accident that resulted in the death of his friend Norval [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2008, 10:11am EST
  

• The real candidate for change

  
  My fellow Americans, after I woke up this morning and changed my clothes to come here I realized what this election is about; Change. It was at that point that I realized why I am the most qualified candidate to lead this country in these [...]
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  Posted: January 19, 2008, 12:32pm EST
  

• Audit on St. Peters to be released

  The audit performed by the Missouri State Auditor's office on the city of St. Peters is set to be released next week. A meeting will be held on Wednesday, January, 23 at 7:00 pm at the St. Peters City Hall to discuss the findings. I will provide a link to [...]
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  Posted: January 17, 2008, 2:50pm EST
  

• I'm back

  For various reasons I have not posted in several weeks but I am back and ready to post again. I will be making a change to the format in that I will not be linking to all the local news on a daily basis but instead I will link stories [...]
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  Posted: January 17, 2008, 9:49am EST
  

• Praise for Fish & Ships

  Chuck MacNab, the editor and publisher of Riteon.org, had some kind words to say about our latest Fish & Ships show. The last show can be heard by going to the O'Fallon Watchdog and clicking on the link to the December 18, 2007 broadcast. Chuck wrote:

  • Rick Fischer [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2007, 10:32am EST
  

• Judicial hellholes and legislating fairness

  I haven't been able to post the last couple of days because I have been involved in a jury trial in St. Charles County. It was a civil case and I represented the defendant. While catching up on the news I ran across an article entitled "Counties no longer [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2007, 10:14pm EST
  

• Fish & Ships

  On tomorrow's show Lyn Schipper and I will be talking about;

  • O'Fallon's 2008 budget
  • Mayor Morrow's plans to increase the amount of debt
  • Wentzville's apparent deal to appease the builders on tap fees

  
  You can hear the show every Tuesday starting at approximately 9:00 AM until 9:15 on KFAV, 99.9. [...]

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  Posted: December 17, 2007, 7:25pm EST
  

• Lee Enterprises; Where your advertising dollars buy you more than just ads

  Lee Enterprises is the owner of the two major newspapers in the St. Louis Metropolitan area, The Suburban Journals and the Post-Dispatch. In St. Charles County these papers became pawns for the builders and developers who poured in their advertising dollars. Things haven't changed much. As exhibit A, I offer [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2007, 9:18pm EST
  

• Do OFallon officials want the truth?

  On November 8, 2007 the City of O'Fallon held a workshop to discuss Koch Road. Koch Road was illegally torn out by a developer and the builder, McBride & Sons, then used our right of way to build houses. The City of O'Fallon was a willing partner in the illegal [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2007, 11:19am EST
  

• Top ten "explanations" Jetton supported Village law

  Rod Jetton is still working on making up a story on why he slipped a provision into a lengthy bill which made it easier to become a Village in Missouri. Of course, the real reason is he wanted to help out a wealthy businessman/developer, [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2007, 11:13pm EST
  

• Wake Up Call Headlines-3rd Edition

  Headline: Teens In Custody For Tossing Feces Into Store
  Wake Up Call Headline: Store advises shoppers to bring fans
  
  Headline: Baseball drug results coming Thursday
  Wake Up Headline: Players hat sizes expected to decrease in 2008
  
  Headline: PSC weighs changing policies on private meetings with [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2007, 3:33pm EST