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St. Louis Tea Party Media Coverage Mixed

November 29th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Having worked with journalists at NHK while living in Japan 20 years ago, I was excited to see a crew from the Japanese television network at Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis Saturday afternoon.  My first thought:  “The local tea party movement had finally earned a spot on the world stage.”  But I was wrong.
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Charges Filed in Kenneth Gladney Beating Case (Update)

November 25th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Two and a half months after 39-year-old Kenneth Gladney (right) was beaten in St. Louis by SEIU thugs outside Bernard Middle School, charges have finally been filed against six individuals, according to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The charges come 15 days after I asked the question, Why No Charges in Kenneth Gladney Beating [...]

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Is ‘Deck’ Stacked Against Kenneth Gladney?

November 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Some believe the proverbial “deck” is stacked against Kenneth Gladney (right) receiving justice.  And who could blame them.
According to the National Institute for Labor Relations Research, 8,799 recorded incidents of union violence since 1975 have resulted in only 1,963 arrests and 258 convictions — roughly three percent.
More than 90 days have passed without charges being [...]

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Why No Charges in Kenneth Gladney Beating Case?

November 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Yesterday, I reported that the Kenneth Gladney beating case remains in limbo more than three months after the 39-year-old black conservative (right) was beaten by Service Employees International Union thugs outside Bernard Middle School, the site of a South St. Louis County health care town hall meeting hosted by ultra-liberal Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.).
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‘One-Sheet’ Sheryl to Headline MLB All-Star Concert (Updated)

June 22nd, 2009 · 7 Comments

Only a year after she was banned from a minor league ballpark, “One-Sheet” Sheryl Crow will be the official musical entertainer at the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Charity Concert in downtown St. Louis July 11, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch today.
Rumor has it that, as part of her contract, Missouri [...]

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