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KY3 Political Notebook: Senator Stability

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:03:00 -0500

CONSISTENT CLAIRE

Sen. Claire McCaskill's job approval rating has remained strikingly consistent over the last year, despite a raucous summer of town hall meetings and a surging national tide against Democrats and President Obama.

McCaskill's most recent approval rating, according to SurveyUSA, is [...]

Tony's Kansas City: TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! RUMORS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MO AG CHRIS KOSTER AND PROBABLE US ATTORNEY BETH PHILLIPS!!!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:26:00 -0500

OMG.

KICKASS TKC TIPSTERS know just about everything about everybody and now they're offering a fascinating glimpse at the chatter which surrounds two of the most powerful people in the State.

I don't even wanna spoil this with too much preamble . . .
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Tony's Kansas City: TKC EXCLUSIVE: How Much Did Kay Pay?!?!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:34:00 -0500

There has been an ass-load of news regarding the recent real estate movements of Former Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes.

Thankfully, KICKASS TKC TIPSTERS have an inside look at some costly information connected with her housing wheeling and dealing.

Check it:

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Tony's Kansas City: CAMPKC for the Holidays!!!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:32:00 -0500

Check out the latest edition of CampKC - Kansas City's LGBT News, entertainment and culture source of record for the LGBT community. [...]

Show Me Progress: Banning abortions--and the pill, while you're at it

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:18:58 -0500

Writing at the St. Louis Tea Party site, PlasticEyes, implies that liberals are racists: But even though we should celebrate [the Stupak amendment] victory, we must remain vigilant, visible, and vocal because the pro-death Democrats will not give up. They are in thrall to Planned Parenthood, which wants to include abortion [...]

Tony's Kansas City: TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICT FIRES THE HIGH-RANKING LATINO IN THEIR ADMINISTRATION!!!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:41:00 -0500

So much for unity among people of color. While it may not seem obvious to so many denizens of Kansas City politics, there's a shameful and horrible conflict going on right now that threatens the education of thousands of KCMSD students:

THE KANSAS CITY SCHOOL BOARD [...]

Tony's Kansas City: DAVE STEPHENS SATURDAY NIGHT!!!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:15:00 -0500

Don't have anything to do this Sat. Evening? Check out the Dave Stephens late night show at Jardine's on Saturday 10:30 - 1:00AM.

Without question Dave is one of my all-time Kansas City faves and what's cool about these late night shows is that [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Are you going to The Star's X-mas Party?!?!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:11:00 -0500

Just a bit of a reminder for all of us trying to keep track of the various influences for Kansas City's paper of record.

The Star is holding their newly created annual Xmas party at the PBR Big Sky bar in the P&L this [...]

Tony's Kansas City: P&L DISTRICT OFFERS DISCRIMINATORY DRESS CODES AND REPORTS OF RAPE!!!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:10:00 -0500

I've always believed that nothing good can come from discrimination . . . Sadly, patrons of the elitist and sometimes racially discriminatory P&L District are paying the price for a hostile environment fostered by bad executive decisions.

There was a report of a' [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Your Saturday Kansas City Gun Battle

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:04:00 -0500

Keep believing that Kansas City violence is getting better . . . All evidence on local streets points to the contrary.

LINKS

Truck Crashes After Rolling Gun Battle

Rolling Gun Battle Ends With Police Chase

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Tony's Kansas City: It's not racist to invoke the infinite monkey theorem while noting KCMSD workshops

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:42:00 -0500

The world's most accurate encyclopedia informs us that the "infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare."
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Tony's Kansas City: Talk of Kansas City Selling Starlight

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:38:00 -0500

Nice . . . The Star is sinking to bloggy levels and "reporting" on old ideas, background chatter with not much substance . . . Sadly, they don't put on nearly as good of a show as bloggers or some of the schlock showing at Starlight.' [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Former Chiefs Stay Losing As Well

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:37:00 -0500

WDAF: Former Chief Neil Smith Faces DWI Charge [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Dead Tree Media Desperation

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:35:00 -0500

Check out the description of a a desperate effort from The KC Biz Journal: "The Kansas City Business Journal and the 39 other papers in the American City Business Journals group this week printed a four-page “wrap” around their papers filled with statistics and testimonials from readers in their" [...]

Tony's Kansas City: 18th Vine Gateway Sign Approved

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:25:00 -0500

The Kansas City Council voted this week on the final detail for a giant gateway sign to 18th and Vine . . . My suggestion is probably inappropriate but far more accurate anything Kansas City develops.

Inspired by JoCo SOB[...]

Tony's Kansas City: Even More Local Social Media Marketing!!!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:40:00 -0500

Coming soon in Lawrence thanks to KC's local marketing crew . . . Learn all you can about social media for low price of around $400 bucks!!! . . . Or just hang out on Twitter and/or Facebook for about an hour and realize that it's all just Internet [...]

Tony's Kansas City: About this KC Weekend

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:37:00 -0500

This town's about.com weekend blog has a bunch of great weekend entertainment ideas listed. [...]

Tony's Kansas City: TKC Saturday Afternoon Link Sleep In

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:21:00 -0500

I decided to enjoy my Saturday Morning . . . I didn't miss much and there is some AWESOME stuff coming soon on TKC. In the meantime, check out just a few mainstream media links I wanted to mash together:

Kansas Politics Nothing More' [...]

Show Me Progress: "A Gentleman's Agreement"?: It's simple, really...

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:46:37 -0500

This is the thirty-fifth post in an ongoing series as we file Missouri Sunshine Law (RSMo 610) requests and investigate the non-renewal of the contract of University of Central Missouri President Aaron Podolefsky. Links to previous coverage are below the fold. BG and MB This... Greg Hassler: ...The University of Central Missouri. [...]

JackeHammer: I'M HOME!!!!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:44:00 -0500

Number of comments: 3
I nearly died but as Momma Twoop wrote below, God decided to perform a miracle in my life and I'm back!

I have a list of article and report ideas I prepared at the hospital and I WILL be chipping away at it as time goes on but, for' [...]

Gone Mild: Democrats are Better People than Republicans

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:58:00 -0500

But Max Baucus proves me wrong.

Ignoring the morality of it, how do you think that you will get away with nominating your mistress for one of the most important jobs in the United States, and one which involves investigations into the nominee's background? [...]

The Turner Report: Signing for Newspaper Days today at Hastings

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:36:00 -0500

The first signing for my new book, Newspaper Days, will be held 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today at Hastings Books, Music and Video in Joplin.

The book covers my 22 years in journalism, beginning as both editor and advertising salesman for the Newton County News in 1977 until [...]

The Turner Report: Shields ethics bill would allow him to continue to accept NASCAR tickets, other freebies from lobbyists

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:31:00 -0500

The prefiling of bills for the 2010 legislative session began this week, and some of the earlier headlines went to Senate President Pro Tem Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, and his wide-ranging ethics proposal.

Shields' bill would bar lobbyists from making political contributions to senators and representatives while the' [...]

RDM Random Remarks: Ain’t that some spit!!!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:09:57 -0500

What can you say about 15 minutes of fame and some cache to go along with it? The past 8 days have been an example of how low some people will go in order to get some greenbacks for doing tricks on their back. Yes, I am talking about the flood [...]

Urban Review STL: Downsizing American’s taste for automobiles

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:49:27 -0500

Longer, wider, bigger has been the automotive trend for decades. Same with increased luxuries. Tata Motors has bucked industry trends by introducing the world’s cheapest car, the Nano. The base Nano, made in India, sells for the equivalent of less than $2,500. Yes, under $2,500! Before you dismiss the Nano, [...]