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claire lost senatorial election  folks stayed home for she was flawed canidate

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from yesterday she made comments

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good anti ecology stance.  one wonders why soar 11-3 endorsed.

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everything on the table? I'd fire that speechwriter

McCaskill says: "A Lot of My Colleagues Don't Get It"
I say: Neither do you. If dems put Social Security and Medicare on the table---goodbye democrats in upcoming 2012 election and hi to next Gop senator and governor of Missouri.

Event I will miss, Obama in St. Louis next week

This is an event that I will miss, I shall be at the saloon. Have fun those going to attend:
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Please purchase your tickets today and forward this invitation to friends.



Senator Claire McCaskill

Invites you to join

President Barack Obama

with special guest, Missouri's Own, Neal E. Boyd, winner of 2008's America's Got Talent




Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Presidential Dinner - 6:15 PM

or

Grassroots Reception - 6:30 PM

Renaissance Grand Hotel

800 Washington Avenue

St. Louis, Missouri

RSVP Required



To learn more visit: http://www.claireonline.com/potusevent




For more information on this event to benefit Senator McCaskill and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee please contact:

Anna Jinkerson at (314) 592-2238 or showmestatevictoryfund@gmail.com

or Remy Onstad at (202) 314-3234 or onstad@dscc.org


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there is a charge for standing room only. I prefer to sit and sit I shall--on a bar stool not too far from this event.

Sen Claire McCaskill cancels first townhall Tuesday

Those whom said they might attend this will be notified.
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KSDK -- An upcoming town hall meeting on health care reform has been cancelled due to security precautions.

Sen. Claire McCaskill's meeting had been scheduled for Tuesday, August 11 at University City High School.

The school district said Friday it has cancelled the event due to concerns for the safety and security of its staff, community members attending the meeting, and for any students who would be on campus at the time of the meeting.

A rescheduling date has not been announced.

The cancellation comes on the heels of a number of disruptions at various town hall meetings across the country.


KSDK
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this meeting was targeted for demonstrations. The other meeting that day has also been targeted. We do not know about Thursday's meeting as of yet

Teabaggers--St. Louis Missouri

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Teabaggers are going to do their stuff at the Russ rally in South county today. Their respective website is at: http://stlouisteaparty.com/

These folks intend to disrupt Carnahan and other dems across the state this month. Carnahan tops the list for potential disruptions by the way. Carnahan has also been targeted by Rush Lindbaugh.

Akin up north was cheered by these folks at a recient meeting. Wonder how they would like their "buddies" townhalls and meeting disrupted?

Personally speaking, Carnahan's have been good for the citizens of Missouri and although I do not agree 100% of the time with Russ; he is a pretty good representative and deserves a better crowd reception.

Picture from the teabagger's site.
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another clip from disruption on Claire's healthcare talk from youtube (Fox news clip):


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I wonder if these folks know that most citizens in Missouri believe their disruptions the work of cranks?

Senator McCaskill hecklers

Right wing folks busy disrupting town-hall meetings in St. Louis area. Again, local media giving very little attention and these vids come from youtube and this is a couple of them.

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Note: planned disruptions of democratic townhalls and meetings, that is stupid.

Acorn/teaparty demonstration last week

This is a snip of the demonstration and counter-protests in St. Louis at Senator's McCaskill's office last week.

Note: Soar 11-3 supports HR676 and consider the rest of the prosals lame in comparison. We would have attended, but supporting "lame" measures for such an important issue is not our cup of tea.



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Kennedy healthcare proposal

This might interest folks:
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/kennedy-affirms-support-for-public-healthcare-plan-2009-05-21.html



Kennedy affirms support for public healthcare plan
By Jeffrey Young

Posted: 05/21/09 02:46 PM [ET]
Liberals pushing for the creation of a federally run health insurance plan won a major victory Thursday when Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) strongly indicated his commitment to the policy, one of the most controversial elements of healthcare reform.Kennedy has co-sponsored a resolution introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio) and 26 other Democratic senators that declares the healthcare reform legislation the Senate will consider this summer must include a public plan option people can choose instead of private insurance. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) also co-sponsored the resolution.

Though purely symbolic, this show of strength by 28 Democratic senators sends a clear signal to liberals that a public plan, one of the left’s top priorities and a component of President Obama’s healthcare platform, will be part of reform.Kennedy’s unequivocal support for the public plan marks a return of sorts to the front lines of the battle for healthcare reform. Kennedy has been absent for much of the year as he undergoes treatments for a brain tumor. Democrats are hopeful he will return next month to oversee his Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s markup of healthcare reform legislation.Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) also indicated Thursday that his panel’s version of the healthcare reform bill also will include some type of public plan. “I do suspect that a version will be there,” Baucus said. “Now, by saying that, I don’t want to frighten people, particularly on the industry side. … All I’m saying is, there are ways to skin a cat. There are ways to find a solution.”The same group of Democratic senators, not including Kennedy, penned a letter to Kennedy and Baucus earlier this month stating their support for the public plan. The resolution does not specify what form the public plan must take. “Resolved, That the Senate recognizes that any efforts to reform our Nation’s health care system should include as an option the establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool to create options for American consumers,” the “Sense of the Senate” resolution reads, in part.



“This is about consumer choice and introducing competition in the health insurance market,” Brown said in a statement. “Private health insurers always manage to stay one step ahead of the sheriff’— finding new ways to limit care and pass costs along to the consumer. Giving Americans the choice of a quality, federally backed, health insurance option will keep private insurers honest and make healthcare affordable.”The options range from establishing a Medicare-like program to Sen. Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) bid to set up a plan that must abide by the same regulations as private insurers' to Sen. Olympia Snowe’s (R-Maine) proposal to establish a “fallback” public plan that would kick in if private insurers fail to meet certain benchmarks.Both committees plan to mark up legislation next month; the Senate is slated to vote on a combined bill in July. HELP Committee members Kennedy, Brown and Democratic Sens. Chris Dodd (Conn.), Jeff Bingaman (N.M.), Barbara Mikulksi (Md.), Tom Harkin (Iowa), Jack Reed (R.I.), Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), Bob Casey Jr. (Pa.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (Ore.) are sponsors of the resolution.Among Finance Committee members, Democratic Sens. Schumer, Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.), Debbie Stabenow (Mich.) and Robert Menendez (N.J.) are co-sponsors. Bingaman is also a Finance Committee member.Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer (Calif.), Carl Levin (Mich.), Patrick Leahy (Vt.), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), Tom Udall (N.M.), Daniel Inouye (Hawaii), Ted Kaufman (Del.), Roland Burris (Ill.), Frank Lautenberg (N.J.), Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) and Benjamin Cardin (Md.) also co-sponsored the resolution.
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Claire?

Additional vids of Rally downtown St. Louis May 11, 09

These are vids from varied sources on the Rally yesterday. Rally had good press coverage with all St. Louis television stations covering, some radio, St. Louis Post and some independant news sources.

Note: some of the materials are copyrighted. I will withdraw if objections made, but the purpose of reproduction is for discussion within and without the labor community.

These will form some discussion on the breaksfasts in southcounty breakfast and Farmington group breakfasts and will be discussed more in detail next meeting in June.
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ksdk original on truevideo--USA today. This is also repeated other sites. KSDK listing:
http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=175044&catid=3&provider=email
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http://usat.gannett.a.mms.mavenapps.net/mms/rt/1/site/gannett-usatoday-206-pub01-live/current/launch.html?maven_playerId=immersiveproduction&maven_referralObject=1120379687

vid long 26 minutes or so
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steelworker site vid with comment from Leo Gerard (whom was at the rally yesterday)

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Ktvi vid with Jaco making observations and comments. Jaco has a good eye for events and although I might not agree with him on some issues, the man hits home more often than not.

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Save Our Jobs Rally in St. Louis May 11th, 09

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Both Ralph and I attended today's rally downtown. Good (but small) group at the rally. Steelworkers and UAW were out in limited numbers (a couple busses lost and some snafu on getting out word to some of the folks).

Some very good folks attended.

This is from http://www.stlbeacon.org/ posted on you tube and I think you might recognize a person or two.

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Additional info on speakers at Keep It Made in America - St. Louis/demonstration

This is some additional information on the speakers at the event Monday:
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Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2009 9:38:00 AMSubject:The list of speakers at the “Keep It Made In America” Rally to kick off the bus tour to save the jobs in the auto and related industries now includes Jesse Jackson.

The list of speakers now includes, in addition to Jesse Jackson,Leo Gerard,Claire McCaskill,Jerry Costello,Francis Slay, andDave Sinclair.

Other elected officials are expected. Please spread the word about the speakers and this rally via your email contact list. “Keep It Made In America ” Rally to Save the Auto and Related Industry Jobs. Monday, May 11, 2009 6:00 p.m. KienerPlaza7th and Market Street in downtown St. Louis Closest Metrolink stop – 8th and Chestnut (3 blocks from Rally).

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We need some of the folks whom stay home to keep track of the media coverage on this event. That is important for feedback purposes. Also, folks get a copy of St. Louis Post or local paper. That is additional info we need. Thanks

Addition to Claire story

I forgot to add in original, Claire did not hold out hope for "single payer" plans. HR676 is a single payer plan.

Appearently we have some more work to do. Again, this will be discussed May meeting.

McCaskill Kitchen Table Talk St. Charles, Missouri 4-09

This is from the Suburban Jornal of the Claire McCaskill "kitchen Table Talk". Ralph and I attended this yesterday morning. This will be topic of discussion next meeting in May.

Ralph did get to briefly talk with Claire.

http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2009/04/07/stcharles/news/doc49db9a278c6f7130262263.txt

NEW: Bailouts are big topic at McCaskill forum
By Latreecia Wade
U.S Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., visited St. Charles Community College in Cottleville Tuesday morning as part of a series of open forum meetings throughout the state.
McCaskill’s "Kitchen Table Talks" are designed to give constituents a chance to discuss topics of interest with the senator.
"I’m glad you care," McCaskill told the crowd of more than 300 in the SCC College Center gymnasium.
McCaskill drew submitted questions from audience members from a glass bowl, then read the questions aloud and answered them.
Most questions focused on pending legislation, government bailouts and the stimulus package.
"I get it. People are tired of the bailout," McCaskill said. "The banks have to pay the money back with interest, and we’ve already collected hundreds of millions of dollars back."
McCaskill said "none of us wanted" to bail out investment banks.
"Someone has to do it even if it is not politically popular," she said.
McCaskill answered questions about the nation’s rate of incarceration, which she said is "out of control" compared to the rest of the world. She said she supports government-sponsored drug programs for non-violent inmates who have a history of addiction."I’d rather spend $10,000 creating taxpayers than $15,000 supporting them in prison," McCaskill said. "We need to take people out of prison and turn them into a viable part of society."
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