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Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Roy Blunt: The Insider's Insider (reprise)
If Roy Blunt, Senator Roy Blunt, is anything, he is the ultimate insider. He is so deeply a Washington insider, it permeates him, his job, his work, his paycheck, heck, even his family.
Virtually the entire Blunt family is deeply entrenched in politics. And living off of it.
His wife is a government lobbyist, for God's sake.
His brother, Matt, screwed up Missouri and the governorship there, for a while. Fortunately, we got him out and he's stayed out of office since.
As further proof, just look at some of these headlines. They come from a range of dates as Senator Blunt and his family have been sucking at the teat of government, both state and Federal, for some time.
Missouri's Blunt embraces
his role as insider
At one point, American Veterans went after him for lying about draft deferments, to keep him more accountable. And hopefully, honest.
Even his own son is knee-deep in government:
Fortunately, there's this, more recently:
And this year he's all for America's Veterans. But last year? When he wasn't in a contest to hold his own Senate seat off in Washington. He was one of these guys, back in November, 2015:
41 Senators Block Benefits for Veterans
And again, once more, February 2014.
Fortunately, there's this truthful little gem from 2 days ago, from the Senator's own home area of Springfield:
This is a beauty of an article:
When professors of political science teach a course on pressure groups, they describe the most powerful lobbying operation as one that includes one member sitting in either the House or the Senate. The Blunt family fiercely denies any connection between their lobbying work with one another. They would like you to believe that family talk is about sports, television, movies, travel and so on, but each one keeps secret from the others their own lobbying activities and never, under any circumstances, exchange any information that would be useful to the work of other family members.
An article on the front page of the June 18 News-Leader is an account of the strenuous (or one might say frenzied) fundraising activities of Sen. Blunt in defending his seat against Democratic challenger Jason Kander, Missouri’s current secretary of state. In the article, it mentioned his fundraising schedule in Washington last week that included a Tuesday evening fundraiser by the Beer Institute, a Wednesday morning fundraising breakfast for Missouri Republicans and two Thursday evening events hosted by major governmental contractors General Dynamics and Siemens. So, in the space of 48 hours he was raising money for the Missouri GOP, from which his campaign will benefit and from three organizations that have business before Congress.
It is fair to say that Blunt’s life is based in Washington. This statement is reinforced by the fact that the Blunts’ Springfield home is a condo which he uses on his occasional visits (usually at holidays) or when in town for Greene County Republican Party events. The condo also serves as his official Missouri residence.
Blunt’s contact with the general public is limited to his occasional “tours” of the state, which is rather remarkable for a person who represents the state. In these tours, he is very unlikely to meet any Missourians except those who are active members of the Republican Party. When he has meetings in Springfield they are usually closed to the general public, which makes him unavailable to those who might hold different opinions.
His connection to Missouri is very slim and tenuous. The real focus of his life is to serve as the congressional base for Blunt, Inc.
It is fair to say that Blunt’s life is based in Washington. This statement is reinforced by the fact that the Blunts’ Springfield home is a condo which he uses on his occasional visits (usually at holidays) or when in town for Greene County Republican Party events. The condo also serves as his official Missouri residence.
Blunt’s contact with the general public is limited to his occasional “tours” of the state, which is rather remarkable for a person who represents the state. In these tours, he is very unlikely to meet any Missourians except those who are active members of the Republican Party. When he has meetings in Springfield they are usually closed to the general public, which makes him unavailable to those who might hold different opinions.
His connection to Missouri is very slim and tenuous. The real focus of his life is to serve as the congressional base for Blunt, Inc.
Fortunately, there's the ray of hope that is Jason Kander, what he stands for and even his fund-raising of late:
So heads up, fellow Missourians. There's a Senatorial seat up for grabs this Fall. This November, let's throw the government fatcat out of his seat and get someone in there who is for us, the people, and not just for his own seat in Congress and all he can wring out of it.
On this Fourth of July, let's pledge and plan to declare our independence yet again.
Our independence, this time, from Roy Blunt.
On this Fourth of July, let's pledge and plan to declare our independence yet again.
Our independence, this time, from Roy Blunt.
Monday, July 4, 2016
Roy Blunt, The Insider's Insider
If Roy Blunt, Senator Roy Blunt, is anything, he is the ultimate insider. He is so deeply a Washington insider, it permeates him, his job, his work, his paycheck, heck, even his family.
Virtually the entire Blunt family is deeply entrenched in politics. And living off of it.
His wife is a government lobbyist, for God's sake.
His brother, Matt, screwed up Missouri and the governorship there, for a while. Fortunately, we got him out and he's stayed out of office since.
As further proof, just look at some of these headlines. They come from a range of dates as Senator Blunt and his family have been sucking at the teat of government, both state and Federal, for some time.
Missouri's Blunt embraces
his role as insider
At one point, American Veterans went after him for lying about draft deferments, to keep him more accountable. And hopefully, honest.
Even his own son is knee-deep in government:
Fortunately, there's this, more recently:
And this year he's all for America's Veterans. But last year? When he wasn't in a contest to hold his own Senate seat off in Washington. He was one of these guys, back in November, 2015:
41 Senators Block Benefits for Veterans
And again, once more, February 2014.
Fortunately, there's this truthful little gem from 2 days ago, from the Senator's own home area of Springfield:
This is a beauty of an article:
When professors of political science teach a course on pressure groups, they describe the most powerful lobbying operation as one that includes one member sitting in either the House or the Senate. The Blunt family fiercely denies any connection between their lobbying work with one another. They would like you to believe that family talk is about sports, television, movies, travel and so on, but each one keeps secret from the others their own lobbying activities and never, under any circumstances, exchange any information that would be useful to the work of other family members.
An article on the front page of the June 18 News-Leader is an account of the strenuous (or one might say frenzied) fundraising activities of Sen. Blunt in defending his seat against Democratic challenger Jason Kander, Missouri’s current secretary of state. In the article, it mentioned his fundraising schedule in Washington last week that included a Tuesday evening fundraiser by the Beer Institute, a Wednesday morning fundraising breakfast for Missouri Republicans and two Thursday evening events hosted by major governmental contractors General Dynamics and Siemens. So, in the space of 48 hours he was raising money for the Missouri GOP, from which his campaign will benefit and from three organizations that have business before Congress.
It is fair to say that Blunt’s life is based in Washington. This statement is reinforced by the fact that the Blunts’ Springfield home is a condo which he uses on his occasional visits (usually at holidays) or when in town for Greene County Republican Party events. The condo also serves as his official Missouri residence.
Blunt’s contact with the general public is limited to his occasional “tours” of the state, which is rather remarkable for a person who represents the state. In these tours, he is very unlikely to meet any Missourians except those who are active members of the Republican Party. When he has meetings in Springfield they are usually closed to the general public, which makes him unavailable to those who might hold different opinions.
His connection to Missouri is very slim and tenuous. The real focus of his life is to serve as the congressional base for Blunt, Inc.
It is fair to say that Blunt’s life is based in Washington. This statement is reinforced by the fact that the Blunts’ Springfield home is a condo which he uses on his occasional visits (usually at holidays) or when in town for Greene County Republican Party events. The condo also serves as his official Missouri residence.
Blunt’s contact with the general public is limited to his occasional “tours” of the state, which is rather remarkable for a person who represents the state. In these tours, he is very unlikely to meet any Missourians except those who are active members of the Republican Party. When he has meetings in Springfield they are usually closed to the general public, which makes him unavailable to those who might hold different opinions.
His connection to Missouri is very slim and tenuous. The real focus of his life is to serve as the congressional base for Blunt, Inc.
Fortunately, there's the ray of hope that is Jason Kander, what he stands for and even his fund-raising of late:
So heads up, fellow Missourians. There's a Senatorial seat up for grabs this Fall. This November, let's throw the government fatcat out of his seat and get someone in there who is for us, the people, and not just for his own seat in Congress and all he can wring out of it.
On this Fourth of July, let's pledge and plan to declare our independence yet again.
Our independence, this time, from Roy Blunt.
On this Fourth of July, let's pledge and plan to declare our independence yet again.
Our independence, this time, from Roy Blunt.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
If it's legal, it surely shouldn't be
Steve Kraske's Primebuzz column today, through The Kansas City Star, had an important mention in it concerning 6-digit figures of cold, hard cash being exchanged between government representatives running for office:
Few political deals appear as transparent as the one that was consummated right after Christmas.
And the reason it went down right after Christmas was in the hopes that you wouldn’t notice.
On Dec. 30, former governor Matt Blunt formally forgave a $300,000 loan made to Peter Kinder’s 2008 re-election campaign for Missouri lieutenant governor.
That’s a lot of money, and it’s a debt that was hanging over Kinder’s head as he’s gearing up for his 2012 grudge match for governor against Democrat Jay Nixon.
Last year, Kinder made an outsized donation of $220,000 to Tom Schweich’s successful campaign for state auditor. That came after Kinder had worked quietly to persuade Schweich to get out of the GOP primary for U.S. Senate, in which he was lining up against — insert drumroll here — Matt Blunt’s father, Roy.
Roy Blunt managed to clear the primary field and went on to an easy win in November over Democrat Robin Carnahan.
Said a Democratic Party official: “It is now crystal clear that Peter Kinder, Tom Schweich and the Blunt family participated in a backroom deal to clear a U.S. Senate primary.”
Not that there’s anything wrong with backroom deals. But at least now you know about it.
It seems important to ask first, if this money being exchanged between these representatives is legal.Second, it seems important to say that if it is legal, it shouldn't be and finally, if it is legal, it should be changed and as soon as possible.
We need far more strong ethics rules in our government. Jason Kander and his efforts for stronger ethics rules was very welcome in the last session. He and more in Jefferson City need to give us more of these rules yet.
Link to original post: http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/entries/kraske-first-edition-kc-mayoral-power-ratingsand-bluntkinder-deal/
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Be afraid. Be very afraid
Well, it's begun. The floodgates of money that were officially unleashed by the Supreme Court with their ruling earlier this year, letting corporations and who-knows-who-all spend as much as they want on campaigns, have been opened: The Adam Smith Foundation, a conservative, Jefferson City-based political nonprofit started by some of Matt Blunt's pals in 2007, just wrote a $498,000 check to California political cause Yes On 23, which is trying to stop California's tougher pollution regulations. Now a whole lot of people are asking questions of Adam Smith.
The mystery at the center of the uproar is why a political group that has never engaged in any action beyond the state border is suddenly sending oodles of cash out west. That's one-half million dollars, dumped out of the blue from a Missouri group to a California organization to fight new pollution laws on corporations. This is just the beginning, too, folks. It's going to get a lot bigger and uglier from here on. It's as I've said here before--our votes shrank tremendously when the Supreme Court made this ruling. It's as if you and I no longer exist, politically. The corporations and wealthy may now get whatever they wish. We're just along for the ride--and it's whatever ride they want. This is just one more reason, too, why Roy Blunt--and all the Blunts--need to be summarily voted out of virtually any and every political office in the country.
Link to original story: http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2010/08/adam_smith_foundation.php
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