If a state legislator listens to lobbiest then they have to listen to a citizen of Missouri.

Cut the constituent crap

Thanks Ken Haller,

Too many in our government and people period hate to face ugly truths. They prefer to hide the ugly, sick and evil motives behind the actions of those who they falsely uphold as supposedly models of proper good human beings when in fact, these same ones they up hold as up standing people are more often than not rotten and evil to the core. But what can one expect from a narcissistic society?

It is heart breaking that someone of such high standing as Cunningham, someone who people saw fit enough to vote into public office would be capable of treating another human being in this way.

It truly hurts to see how anyone could do anything to any child to break their already confused spirits at that age, and this is outside all the other baggage children may have been forced t o bare in their lives.

It is time for adults like Cunningham to step up to the plate and lead by the example of love and true concern for all our children, not just the ones they find worthy and proper in their warped corrupt minds. Children must be built up and not tore down. The best way to bring change in someones life is through love and example. There have been many who have destroyed childrens lives by breaking their spirits, some of the culprits have been teachers, but always, it is some sick hearted adult.

D Walker your self anointed halo is slanted. How funny, feel good about yourself and appropriate usage of the thesauruses though!

This is so amusing to see all of the Democrats (and Democrats at heart) try and defend two teens that dressed to shock and lie to a Representative. THEY LIED get it through your heads THEY LIED. They should know that lying is wrong under any circumstance, and know that their actions were reprehensible.

Ken- The words “dressed nicely” and “like teenagers” don’t go well in the same sentence. They aren’t supposed to be dressed “Like Teenagers” if they’re advocates for serious policy change they should be dressed like advocates and professionals. Did you see anyone else in the capitol dressed like that aside from your little group and 5th grade classes?

Like Centrist I find Rep.Cunningham’s honestly refreshing. It doesn’t get anymore honest than “Leave”

Dear aBreak: I fervently pray that the voters in the Senate 7th will be refreshingly honest and tell Jane No Thank You in the upcoming election. My lips to God’s ears.

Kevin, is there something in the Constitution that says our public servants should also not be treated with respect? Personally, I am really tired of this “gross” culture our society has now found acceptable. I find dressing appropriately as being respectful and showing common decency and good manners. Do any of you over 50 remember when you went on an airplance and you wore your “good” clothes or went to the Opera or how about men in the old days actually wore suits and ties to the baseball game. Sadly, our culture has lost any class. Now even if you go to a nice restaurant, there’s always some loser in a graffit tee or sweatshirt ( and these are adults). Sorry if I offended anyone because I would like our culture to return to a classier and more respectful day. To me, these people are no different than protestors who go into churchs and throw blood on people or disrupt speeches. These people always look disgusting too.

And Hogan, you blabbering black shirt, that hood comment was totally out of line you goon.

So true CENTRIST!

Did they even have “hoosiers” in the ’20’s–50’s?

Everybody looked classy in the old days.

Okay, I’ve seen a legislator be rude to a student lobbying them before because of actual or percieved or assumed sexual orientation or gender identity when being lobbied on a particular issue but I don’t ever recall a legislator denigrating someone based on their appearance or fashion choice.

I’ve worked in what I feel are conservative financial and brokerage firms where most employees wear suits or more ‘traditional’ business attire(I’m tend to dress quite conservatively myself) and had coworkers in the office with multiple piercings from eyebrow to forehead to septum, rainbow mowhawks, prominent tattoos, etc. and whom everyone respected and loved as coworkers.

But then I also had coworkers who dressed differently for religious reasons such as wearing a hijab.

And, I’ve also had coworkers transition genders on the job and a teacher who transitioned at the kids school.

If she gets this bent out of shape over someone “looking” different and is unable to look past that shallow of a difference, she’d have a lot of trouble getting along in even the more conservative parts of the upper levels of the “private sector” of the economy. Perhaps she should join a cloistered community?

And as far as claiming this has something to do with being a christian I know self professed evangeleical christians with purple hair and multiple piericings.

I’m a little dumber for having read many of these comments. And that much closer to Ms. Cunningham’s constituents (at least the ones who vote for her).

Anyone who thinks Cunningham is justified should move to Saudi Arabia. They have very strict standards about how people can dress there - you’ll be right at home. In the meantime, please do the rest of us in the free world a favor and stop getting the vapors every time you see something that wouldn’t have flown in 1930.

For the record, I wear a suit and tie every day (including Sunday, at least until I get home from Church), and I have both ink and piercings. Some people are intelligent enough not only to reconcile juxtaposed incongruencies, but to judge an individual on the sharpness of their thought and the content of their character. It’s a shame such people do not appear to work in Jefferson City (at least those with an “(R)” by their names).