OpinionMay 9, 2016
Speak Out 5/9/16
One thing Donald Trump's presumed nomination has made crystal clear is that the tea party was never made up of ideologically principled, small state conservatives, like Red State's conservative Eric Erickson and conservative columnist and author David Limbaugh thought. ...
Tea party
One thing Donald Trump's presumed nomination has made crystal clear is that the tea party was never made up of ideologically principled, small state conservatives, like Red State's conservative Eric Erickson and conservative columnist and author David Limbaugh thought. Tea party people were (are) those who are motivated primarily by anger and frustration, said anger consisting of raging against the machine in Washington. Thus, Donald Trump is a perfect fit for these folks, not, as the likes of Erickson, David Limbaugh, right-wing talk show host Mark Levin, and a whole host of assumed tea party members would support, Ted Cruz.
Investigate corruption
After reading a piece in The New Yorker about all of the jaw-dropping corruption in New York state government and having a gut feeling that similar things are going on in the Show Me State, I call upon Gov. Jay Nixon to appoint an independent commission to investigate potential corruption in the Missouri General Assembly.
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Worst choices
It is time for Americans with intelligence and common sense to stand up and be heard. We have been silent for too long, and as a result we have two candidates for president that represent the worst America has to offer. We have allowed the extremists and those with low intelligence to put forth these candidates. I can only hope that an alternative to these two arises to defeat those fools.
Title IX
It should be noted that the decision that Title IX refers to transsexual persons was an administrative decision, not a legal one. It was a decision forced by the current immoral administration, defies common sense and rejects good solutions that work for all involved. The decision is a shame. It is only being used to push an agenda support by only the most extremist individuals.
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