KY3 News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
"SOWERS' CHARACTER HAS BEEN REVEALED" ". . . POORER AND POORER ON EMERSON'S WATCH" The chairman of the Cape Girardeau County Republican committee is targeting 8th District Democratic Congressional candidate Tommy Sowers for accepting money from a wealthy contributor who wants to send stimulus money to China. Cappy McGarr donated $4,800 to Sowers' Congressional campaign, and he's...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
"He awakens the idealist in me" Democratic strategist Paul Begala wrote Wednesday that he tried to talk Tommy Sowers out of a run for Congress against Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. "The district, I said, is too Republican, and the election cycle too challenging. Tommy would have none of it. This is his home, he said, and this is his duty," wrote Begala in a piece for The Huffington...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Two former U.S. Senators helped host a fundraiser in New York City Monday night for 8th District Democratic Congressional candidate Tommy Sowers. Sen. Bob Kerrey and Sen. Bill Bradley joined Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels and other stars from the show at the event for Sowers. In a FACEBOOK message, Sowers thanked the attendees: "Great friends from Duke, SF, West Point, humbling introductions...
Reboot Congress (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
I got an email report from a fellow Tea Partier describing the trip of one group of Missourians to DC for Thursday's House Call . Here are some excerpts: I talked to one of the Caravan groups on their way to Washington DC... They have a group of about 50 people from STL area...and have appointments to meet with 6 Missouri Congressional leaders: Rep. Todd Akin, Sen. Chris Bond, Sen. Claire McCaskill,...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
1,990 PAGE HOUSE HEALTHCARE BILL --- RAISES THE RHETORIC Missouri Republicans were falling over each other to make the most striking and eye-popping attacks against the new $894 billion dollar House Democratic healthcare bill. WATCH THE KY3 NEWS @ 10 REPORT Congressman Roy Blunt went after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, accusing her of "procedural chicanery and shutting Republicans out of crafting...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Congressman Jo Ann Emerson voted against a House Resolution recognizing the birth of Confucius in 551 B.C. "I’m sure Confucius would be pleased to know that he has been honored by the U.S. House of Representatives on his birthday, but unfortunately for us and for him, he died 2,488 years ago," Emerson said in a statement. "I can think of a lot of Americans (our men and women in...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
TIES THAT BIND POLITICO reports a Washington, D.C. prayer and Bible study group has helped forged a spiritual bond between Kansas City Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver and Southeast Missouri Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. The bond has become so tight, reports Alex Isenstadt, that Cleaver refused an overture from a Missouri Democrat who was seeking his support in a prospective campaign against Emerson....
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Last week we raised 10 key items to monitor as 3rd quarter campaign finance reports trickled in. Now we have (most) of the answers: 1. The Blunt-Carnahan TIEBREAKER quarter: Congressman Blunt won his second straight quarter in a row to take a $430K cash on hand lead in what is expected to be one of the most expensive 2010 U.S. Senate races in the country. 2. PAC Money With PUNCH: Blunt and Carnahan's...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson is one of a handful of House Republicans leaving the door open for supporting some type of Democratic healthcare legislation this year. POLITICO lists Emerson as one representative who has said she could vote for a "more moderate House-Senate compromise bill." Emerson says she’ll vote against the House version and that she’s "outraged" by the deal...
Show Me Progress - Front Page (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
8th District Democrat Tommy Sowers reports raising over $200,000 in the 3rd quarter for his bid to unseat Republican incumbent Jo Ann Emerson. Not bad, especially considering that he only had less than a month to raise that kind of money. It's comparable to what Emerson raised in her last quarter (actually a tad more than her haul) and smashes the total fundraising that Emerson's Democratic... [[ This...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Reports $204,510 In Bid Against Emerson 8th District Democratic candidate Tommy Sowers announced raising $204,510 during his first fundraising quarter for his bid to replace Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. Sowers cash haul will serve as an immediate eyebrow-raiser for veteran Missouri politicos who use campaign contributions to gauge a candidate's prospects. It's clear that out-of-state contributions...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Republicans are pouncing on a defense bill passed by the House Thursday that includes a provision expanding the definition of hate crimes. Congressman Roy Blunt said he voted against the measure because it "contains controversial and unconstitutional hate crimes policy completely unrelated to the defense of the country." "Creating a new classification of prosecutions based on thought...
AMERICAblog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
NOTE FROM JOHN: Remember, you're paying 3x to 5x as much for the same drug, sold by the same company, as people in Europe, Canada, and pretty much the rest of the world. Why? Because our govt. doesn't protect you from the drug companies like every other govt does. Because of bs like Joe is reporting below. The Hill takes a look at the deal Rahm Emanuel cut with the drug industry. It's one of the most...
Show Me Progress - Front Page (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
I had the chance to see Tommy Sowers last night. Sowers is an Army veteran and a political science professor, and is currently running as the Democratic candidate for the 8th Congressional District seat currently held by longtime incumbent Republican Jo Ann Emerson. I enjoyed his talk, which centered around his can-do, results-oriented attitude. He emphasized the fact that the same people have... [[...
Show Me Progress - Front Page (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Tommy Sowers, announced Democratic Party candidate for the seat in the 8th Congressional District, spoke at the Truman Day rally in Poplar Bluff on Saturday, September 19th. Our previous coverage of Tommy Sowers' campaign: Tommy Sowers (D) is running against Jo Ann Emerson (r) in the 8th Congressional District ...[applause] Good evening everyone. Thank you for that excellent introduction.... [[ This...
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