Call your senator NOW re: Food Safety bill

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Friday November 19, 2010 · 11:26 AM PST

2010/11/19 · 11:26

The Food Safety Modernization Act S.510 is on the verge of a final vote in the Senate today. Yesterday, the Tester-Hagan amendment (making some vital fixes in the legislation to help out small farmers/local food producers) was added to the bill and it can now be supported by folks who were worried about the impact the legislation would have on small farmers. However, and probably also partly due to the addition of Tester-Hagan, in the last 24 hours big agriculture has decided to come down full force against S.510.

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Wednesday October 08, 2008 · 10:16 PM PDT

2008/10/08 · 22:16

I am a member of a St. Louis, MO Obama Neighborhood Team. Voter registration in MO closed today, and I can say with a great deal of pride that our region met and exceeded the campaign's voter registration expectations. My understanding is we have also met and exceeded the campaign's statewide goals. The actual numbers will be released Thursday night.

Despite the fact we have been making calls, knocking on doors, and registering voters for over three months our real work is just beginning. We must now ensure that every registered Obama supporter in the state of Missouri casts their vote by the time the polls close on November 4th. We plan on winning MO for Barack.

And we need your help. Just as the Obama Neighborhood teams in OH, CO, NH, PA, MI, WI, NM, NV, FL, VA, NC, IN, and MN need Obama supporters in their states to step forward for these last 4 weeks.

Barack needs your help. Here is what you can do.

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Tuesday August 12, 2008 · 3:43 PM PDT

2008/08/12 · 15:43

Hi folks-

As I am volunteering for the Obama campaign here in Missouri, all my friends come to me for information regarding how Obama and McCain compare on different issues. Normally, I get asked about one issue and know the answer off the top of my head and that is that--short, sweet and verbal.

Well at least until I received the following email today:

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Tuesday January 29, 2008 · 11:41 AM PST

2008/01/29 · 11:41

The St. Louis Post Dispatch is reporting that 6-term Republican Congressman Kenny Hulshof will throw his hat into the quickly becoming crowded Republican primary to run for MO governor. Hulshof had been seen as wanting to move on from the House of Representatives for a while now, including a failed bid to get the top job at the University of Missouri system in 2007.

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Thursday January 03, 2008 · 7:40 PM PST

2008/01/03 · 19:40

The Iowa Democratic Party is predicting tonight's turnout at 218,000. Simply amazing. Remember, turnout in 2005 was approximately 125,000. This is good news for all Democrats.

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Tuesday November 07, 2006 · 10:57 PM PST

2006/11/07 · 22:57

I am listening to a very hoarse Claire McCaskill declare victory over Jim Talent.

"Missouri has rejected the politics of personal attacks."

"They have embraced the power of problem-solving and new ideas"

What a glorious night here in Missouri...and across the rest of the country.

Hello Majority Leader Reid.

Get ready to go measure you some drapes.

Maybe now I can get some sleep.

Not.

Second from the ground post--St. Louis,MO.

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Monday February 02, 2004 · 11:37 PM PST

2004/02/02 · 23:37

Like Devilstower, I was out in the crappy St. Louis weather today knocking doors for Dean in the four precincts I adopted in U. City, the first suburb west of St. Louis.

However, I was out from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and only survived by dropping home to change out of all of my cold, soaking wet clothes at about 2 p.m.

I have to agree with the issue of fluidity here in St. Louis. I did not talk to a lot of folks since there were not a lot of folks home, but those who were were almost universally undecided. I don't know how they will break, but it seems that Kerry's mo might be slowing a little.

Whatever happens, I did persuade at least three folks to support Dean (two of them were wavering between Kerry and Dean, go figure), and in addition to leaving the Dean pamphlet with everyone I canvassed, I also wrote my own two-page screed explaining why I supported Dean and why they should as well. I bundled these two things together with a rubber band, which made it easier to hang them on doorknobs. Wish I had had some door hangers too... Read More

Report from St. Louis...

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Tuesday January 27, 2004 · 7:12 PM PST

2004/01/27 · 19:12

Sitting here following the election results and other news when the phone rang...a machine recording inviting me to come out to hear John Kerry tomorrow afternoon... Read More

Action Hero President

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Sunday January 25, 2004 · 11:05 PM PST

2004/01/25 · 23:05

It came to me while shoveling snow today that one reason I am not taken by John Kerry is that I am tired of having an action hero president. I want someone who genuinely enjoys the idea of governance. Of looking at our country, looking at our issues and problems, and then trying to craft solutions that make sure that everyone has a chance to succeed economically, to have equal rights under the law, and to make sure that we leave our country a better place for our children. That is why I support Dean ahead of everyone else. Dean gets governance. And he obviously loves both the wonkish aspects of developing policies and programs and the political aspects of getting them passed into law, funded, and in place. Read More

From Dean Headquarters: 5:15 p.m. Caucus night

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Monday January 19, 2004 · 8:29 PM PST

2004/01/19 · 20:29

Headquarters is fairly empty. Everyone is out doing visibility, driving folks to caucus, providing child care, getting ready for the post-caucus activities, be they happy or sad.

I have aggressively helped myself to a loose ethernet connection--almost all of the volunteer registration computers have been pulled out here in the Storm Center. Advantage marcopolo in getting on line. Read More

Ground report from Chariton Iowa

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Sunday January 18, 2004 · 8:54 PM PST

2004/01/18 · 20:54

Hey folks-

Not a lot of time here, but I am sitting in the Dean local headquarters after finishing canvassing one of three precincts here in Chariton, about an hour south of Des Moines. Read More

Phone canvassing for Dean in St. Louis

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Friday January 16, 2004 · 5:18 AM PST

2004/01/16 · 05:18

Last weekend a group of St. Louis Deanistas and I ambled on down to the local SEIU office to do Iowa phone canvassing from the heart of Gephardt's home turf.

Let me tell you...I have done phone canvassing before...though the difference between what I have done in the past and what I did last weekend was the difference between using an electric light to read by instead of sitting by a fire and squinting. The SEIU are some pretty savvy high-tech folks. I now know one reason why Dean worked so hard for their endorsement. They run an incredibly tight ship. Read More

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