Robin Carnahan visits SWMO, hammers Roy Blunt for his support for Big Oil and Washington Lobbyists

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Mon Jun-21-10 04:50 PM
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Robin Carnahan visits SWMO, hammers Roy Blunt for his support for Big Oil and Washington Lobbyists

Robin Carnahan
Missouri Secretary of State
Candidate for US Senate
Speaking at the Teamsters Union Hall
June 21st 2010

Highlights

She was precisely on time for her visit, politicians never do that

Spoke out against Bailouts multiple times

Pointedly criticized Roy Blunt for taking money Halliburton while his committee investigates them, calling it "bull"

Spoke of her support for small business tax breaks for hiring the unemployed

Pointed out that Blunt supported past deregulation that contributed to our current environmental and economic problems

Suggested an end to tax payer assistance for large corporations who harm the environment and economy

Noted that Blunt of puts on a plaid shirt and a rents a pickup truck for his trips to Missouri

Reiterated her belief that the Washington Roy Blunt has been a part of for so long is broken and needs more common sense

This event concluded about an hour ago so this is the first reporting of it. As the local press covers this I will post links below.

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Mon Jun-21-10 04:57 PM
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1. AP - Carnahan: Congressional records should be public

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) � Democratic Senate candidate Robin Carnahan wants the records of federal lawmakers to be open to the public.

Carnahan called for an expansion of the Freedom of Information Act during a campaign tour Monday in which she criticized her likely Republican opponent, southwest Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt.

http://www.kplr11.com/news/sns-ap-ms--rightnow,0,4917339.story

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Mon Jun-21-10 05:05 PM
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2. where is the Teamster's union hall?

precusely on time for her visit. Bah, I was an hour and a half early for my last event and helped the organzier to unload her car.

I think she is wrong to speak against bailouts and I do not care for the Republican-lite rhetoric of "small business tax breaks".

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Mon Jun-21-10 05:08 PM
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3. It is on Mainden Lane in Joplin, btw this is in his congressional district

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Mon Jun-21-10 06:18 PM
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4. not too far from my own district

it's just a short hop across the border to Galena. I would not call my district Jenkins' district though. It belongs to all the people of the district. Just shorthand, I know, but it sorta irks me, like the district belongs to the incumbent of any party.

Does Carnahan have a primary opponent? We have five people running as Democrats for the Kansas Senate seat.

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Mon Jun-21-10 06:24 PM
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5. She has two, don't know anything about them

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