Friends,

Many people do not appreciate the work that we all do as campaign volunteers – the doors we knock, the calls we make and the long hours we devote every election season to our candidates for no pay and for little recognition.

It just came to my attention that you will be fundraising for your Presidential campaign in St. Louis today. I just wanted to take a moment and welcome you to the great state of Missouri.

I know that you don’t make it to Missouri as much as you visit our neighbors to the north in the Hawkeye State, but you’ll see while you’re here that Missourians are some of the most hard-working and entrepreneurial folks in the entire country.

While we’re happy to have you in our state, we hope that you take some time to answer a few questions. It seems that unlike most people running for office, you are unwilling to answer questions from voters and the press, and your staff even claims that you’re not “ready” to appear on a Sunday show.

As a career candidate like you knows, fielding questions on your proposals and explaining your record are really a cornerstone of the political process. Unfortunately, it looks like the only questions you’ll be taking today are from donors, so we took the liberty of putting together a few questions we hope you’ll answer:

1) Last night Senate Republicans voted to raise taxes on nearly 160 million Americans just so millionaires and billionaires don’t have to pay their fair share. Why do you support raising taxes on middle-class Americans?

2) The President’s payroll tax cut would let the typical Missouri family keep an extra $1,520 of what they earn. Why do you think that $1,520 is nothing more than a “little band-aid” for middle-class families?

3) Your campaign says that you’re not “ready” to sit down for a Sunday show. If you’re not ready for a few tough interviews, what makes you think you’re ready to lead the country?

4) Reckless behavior on Wall Street led us to the brink of economic disaster in 2008, so why do you want to repeal the safeguards that protect America’s taxpayers and why do you want to let Wall Street write its own rules again?

5) In a recent interview, you refused to answer a question about what book you are reading – are you ready to stop dodging the simplest questions?

I look forward to your speedy reply and again, welcome to Missouri.

Sincerely,

Brian Wahby

Chairman

St. Louis City Democrats

President of the Board of Alderman

- Lewis E. Reed

Alderman Ward 2

- Dionne Flowers

Alderman Ward 4

- Samuel Moore

Alderman Ward 6

- Kacie Starr Triplett

- Bradford Kessler

Alderman Ward 8

- Stephen James Conway

Alderman Ward 10

- Joseph [Joe] Vollmer

Alderman Ward 12

- Larry Arnowitz

Alderman Ward 14

- Carol Howard

Alderman Ward 16

- Donna Baringer

- Gus Mantia

- Marian0 V. Favazza

Alderman Ward 18

- Terry Kennedy

Alderman Ward 20

- Craig Schmid

- Rod Yeager

- Shannon J. McGinn

Alderman Ward 22

- Jeffrey L. Boyd

Alderman Ward 24

- Mike Hathaway

- William [Bill] Waterhouse

- Tom Bauer

- Martin B. Fischer

Alderman Ward 26

- Frank A. Williamson

Alderman Ward 28

- Lyda Krewson

Courtesy of www.democrats.org

Friday, October 22
7:00 – 10:00 PM CST
Glaziers Hall at 5916 Wilson Ave.

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$15.00 Admission
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Congressman “Bailout” Blunt’s Campaign Account is

“Where Big Oil Puts Its Money”

Forbes Highlights Blunt as #2 Highest Recipient of Big Oil Money in U.S. House of Representatives

14-Year Voting Record Shows Billions in Government Giveaways to Big Oil

Jefferson City – As Big Oil executives took heat on Capitol Hill yesterday, Forbes released an article “Where Big Oil Puts Its Money on Capitol Hill”, highlighting Congressman Roy Blunt’s record of raking in chart-topping amounts of cash from Big Oil.  The article notes that Congressman Blunt has the distinction of being the second-highest recipient of Big Oil money in the entire House of Representatives for the current campaign cycle [Forbes, 6/15/2010].

The other top recipients of Big Oil cash are largely from oil producing states, unlike Congressman Blunt.  However, given Congressman Blunt’s 14-year record of protecting Big Oil, the news doesn’t come as a total surprise, but serves as a reminder of who Congressman Blunt has been working for during his seven terms in Washington. Congressman Blunt’s record includes doling out billions in government giveaways to Big Oil and fighting to ease drilling restrictions for oil companies.

“As oil continues to seep, so do the stories about Congressman Blunt’s ties to Big Oil,” said Ryan Hobart, Communications Director for the Missouri Democratic Party. “The more we learn about Congressman Blunt’s chart-topping Big Oil contributions, the more we understand why he has spent the last 14 years in Washington protecting Big Oil companies.”

Congressman Blunt recently added to his Big Oil coffers when he took money from Halliburton after the spill began and Congress started investigating the company’s potential involvement in causing the spill. [Fec.gov (Halliburton contribution on 05/17/10)].

CONGRESSMAN BLUNT’S 14-YEAR WASHINGTON RECORD OF PROTECTING BIG OIL

What He Gets:

• Congressman Blunt took More Than $1 Million from Big Oil & Energy Interests during his time in Washington  [OpenSecrets.org, 5/21/10]
• Congressman Blunt is ranked #2 out of 435 members of the House of Representatives in oil and gas contributions [OpenSecrets.org, 5/26/10]
• Congressman Blunt is among the Top Ten Recipients Of BP Money in the House of Representatives [OpenSecrets.org, 4/30/10]

What He Gives:

• Congressman Blunt voted for $21 billion in subsidies and government giveaways to the Oil and Gas industry [HR 6, Vote 630, 11/18/03; Knight Rider, 11/20/03; Arizona Republic, 11/20/03]
• Congressman Blunt voted for nearly $15 billion in special interest energy tax breaks, which went overwhelmingly to Big Oil companies. [HR 6, Vote 445, 7/28/05; New York Times; Public Interest Research Group, League of Conservation Voters; HR 4, Vote 320, 8/02/01; Los Angeles Times, 8/3/01; Taxpayers for Commonsense, 7/31/01]
• Congressman Blunt voted for more than $1 billion for a special tax cut for their work overseas. [Vote 333, 7/22/99; Vote 379, 8/5/99; USA Today, 8/17/99; New York Times, 7/21/99]

Long time Washington incumbent Congressman Blunt has 8 opponents, including Tea Party favorite State Senator Chuck Purgason, in the Missouri primary for U.S. Senate.

For more information about the Missouri Democratic Party visit www.MissouriDems.org and follow us on Twitter www.Twitter.com/MoDemParty.

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Courtesy of www.barackobama.com.

When I introduced myself as the party chair from St. Louis, people were very appreciative that I was calling and told me that my call underscored how important the Senate race in MA was to our country.

One voter, Matt, was watching a playoff football game with some friends when I called. I stated why I was calling and he was floored that I would call from St. Louis. I told him that if I could, I’d be in Boston right now knocking on doors for Martha (right after the game). I asked him to be my surrogate instead.

“Matt do us in Missouri a favor – go over to the campaign field office and volunteer for a couple of hours.”

He said, “Grassroots got us here and efforts like yours tonight will help us reshape our nation!”

Matt signed up for a shift in a Boston field office!

Do yourself a favor – help elect a Democrat to Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat by finding an OFA phone bank or go to www.barackobama.com to learn how to help move the President’s agenda forward.

Just like Matt, you can make the difference.

Brian Wahby

Chairman

St. Louis City Democratic Central Committee