I think the Citizens of St. Louis would benefit by reading a letter from the DEMOCRATIC MAYOR of St. Louis:

Friday, September 19, 2008
Commentary
Kinder supports St. Louis
St. Louis Business Journal - by Francis G. Slay Mayor, City of St. Louis

Editor:

Another statewide campaign season means another round of anti-urban television and newspaper ads.

I am a St. Louis Democrat who plans to vote for Democrats in November, but I have a strong appreciation for elected officials whose words, votes, and official actions support the city of St. Louis and its suburbs. That means that I am grateful for what Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, a Republican, has done to advance the city’s revitalization during the past four years, both in the Missouri Senate and as chair of the Missouri Development Finance Board.

Mr. Kinder has supported St. Louis in a wide variety of recent and successful initiatives. These initiatives include, among others, CORTEX (which capitalizes on the city’s strong reputation as a center for science and technology research by translating that research into jobs and businesses, including the new Solae headquarters and research complex); and the Old Post Office development (which transformed 2 million vacant square feet of office space into a nine-block redevelopment area now filled with new residents, businesses and a Webster University campus). Most recently, Mr. Kinder was an invaluable partner in addressing a downtown parking issue and paving the way for Thompson Coburn to renew its lease in downtown St. Louis.

Mr. Kinder’s actions as a state senator and as lieutenant governor have demonstrated he understands that the future of St. Louis is important to the future of the state, that all of our country’s strong regions are characterized by strong central cities, and that businesses considering new homes in Missouri usually look for urban environments that can attract and keep bright young new workers seeking exciting mixed-use lifestyles and “workstyles.”

This important understanding may not get Mr. Kinder my vote, but it certainly should not earn him attacks by opponents and their partisans who will also need urban goodwill to get elected.

Oh hell, all those words and you could have said some just can’t put down those wrinkled white hateful hoods. Phobes and haters really are scared this time around. The level playing field idea has them running scared, no matter how it harms their sorry spawns.

— Marlred
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I denounce your post as despicable trash.
If there were a way for me to remove it I would.
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Moderator, I recommend you review — Marlred’s post of 5:00 pm October 31st, 2008

STL,

Well said. It would need to be nicer to be despicable trash.

WHY I AM VOTING FOR SEN. OBAMA SO AS TO FURTHER THE AGENDA OF DR. RON PAUL
October 30, 2008

SUMMARY

I love and respect Dr. Ron Paul and Ms. Carol Paul. They are wise, loving and courageous.

I am voting for Senator Obama because if I vote for my candidate of choice, Dr. Ron Paul, we might see a repeat of the last election and end up with a warmongering, inarticulate, Republican warmongering President who never really had to live in my shoes as a member of the struggling middle-class.

I believe that the American People are slowly becoming wise enough to see through the blatant manipulation of election results by the mainstream media that is owned and controlled by big business and by the two reigning political parties.

I am confident that by the next Presidential election in 2012 that the majority of American Citizens will know about:

1) the beliefs and record of Dr. Ron Paul;

2) the weakness of our present two party system; and

3) the existence and party platforms of other alternatives such as Green, Constitution and Libertarian parties. I am confident that the REVOLUTION Dr. Ron Paul started against the big business controlled media and two reigning political parties will continue to benefit our nation for the greater good.

MY RATIONALE

Socialist Universal Health Insurance

I say - BRING IT ON! Our present health care system benefits big business and illegal aliens, not the American citizen or the American health care providers. I have lived without health insurance and I know from personal experience that the present system degrades the health of American Citizens on a daily basis. Once all Americans have health care - without the huge glut of illegal aliens - we can consider other options as Dr. Paul suggests. I see it as a possible evolution from where we are now to where we and Dr. Paul wants us to be.

Experience

I like the idea of having an experienced lawyer as our President instead of a warmonger. I put more experiential value in the art of negotiation and the ability to maintain a “poker face” through negotiations than I ever would with Senator McCain’s more extensive experience with our historically dysfunctional Congressional system.

Organized Efficency Leading to Positive Results

Look at the Obama Campaign to see what organizational and operational efficency should look like. The Campaign has delegated responsibility which is being monitored with oversight.

During a crises or negotiation organized efficency with coexisting transparent and powerful oversight is more likely to lead to consensus, compromise and ultimately a resolution so the issue can be finalized and not sensationalized or drawn on forever as grist for a ineffecient political machine. Politically created grist only serves to steals from its’ nations people through the redundant and never-ending grinding of that politically created grist.

Release of Politically Motivated incarceration of wrongly-accused Domestic Political Prisoners

Senator Obama will release DEA Agents Ramos and Compean. I just wonder how many thousands of wrongly-accused Domestic Political Prisoners there really are. Will we ever know? Will they ever receive justice and be released? Will they receive the future psychological support, financial compensation and renewed respect they deserve?

The Bailout

Payout to banks without oversight - oops, they’ve done it again. Yes, I know Senator Obama supported it. The public has taken note of those who voted in support of this travesty and we will see the publics’ displeasure on the local level in THIS ELECTION - Nov. 2008. I predict incumbents will be out and independents, Libertarians, Democrats and Constitutional candidates will be in. Weakening and ultimately shaking the Republican party to its core is a good objective that will help advance the Campaign for Liberty agenda.

Our Beloved Soldiers and Veterans

I believe Senator Obama will end our national propensity of codependency in world affairs. This attitude has wounded our national reputation. This attitude has psychologically, physically and financially wounded our beloved soldiers and veterans.

I believe Senator Obama will work toward restoring our standing in the world as a wise and fair world power that is willing to come to the table with the devil himself to negotiate for a better world for all peoples and all nations.

Abortion

I am an infertile 54 year old woman who is well past menopause. I will most likely never bear children. However, it is still my body and I want to be able to make my own choices about whom and what enters, exits, controls or inhabits it. I also don’t like the idea of a fetus being aborted. So I will leave this decision up to each woman with input from their choice of outside resources including their God if so desired. Ultimately abortion is not a decision that should be controlled by the government. It is a deeply spiritual choice in my opinion. It is a decision to be made by ones’ heart. ones’ mind, and ultimately by ones’ soul.

Race Relations

No matter what whites, blacks or any other color person wants to say - Senator Obamas’ biology, biochemistry and ethnicity are a mix of diverse races. Time to realize by the year ______ the US primary race will be ________. The primary language will be ______ by ______. It’s time realize our country was founded with one of the sole purposes of allowing the very freedoms that have contributed to the US evolving into a nation of “mutts.”

It is only logical that with freedom of religion and freedom to marry across race and cultural lines that love would conquer all considerations - leading us to become a country of “mutts.” As someone who is half Hungarian and half Irish, I think the diversity strengthens us. At times I may long for the days when I could attend Bowie State University as a minority. At one time Bowie State University was primarily a black college so a white student could attend as a minority. But to give up that chance in favor of diversity I am ready to choose diversity.

Taxes and Finances

We have a better chance of evolving into the gold-based system and getting rid of the Federal Reserve with Obama than with McCain as President.

War

Colin Powell left the Bush Administration. He is crossing party lines and endorsing Obama. I trust that Colin Powell has had the best interests of the American People and the American Soldier in his heart at ALL TIMES. I t is time to let him lead us with his heart once again.

THE EVOLUTION OF MY CHOICE FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE 2008

In 2006 I was leaning toward supporting Fred Thompson because I saw him portray himself as a wise, dynamic, and courageous lawyer in a movie called, “Marie, A True Story.” In that movie, Fred Thompson played himself, as the attorney who defended Marie Ragghianti, the equally courageous woman who took on the corrupt and very dangerous Tennessee political upper echelon and won. My personal attorney, the late Fred Joseph was a friend of Fred Thompson and spoke highly of him to me on a number of occasions. But as Fred Thompson’s campaign developed I knew that he had changed. So I went on to search for another candidate.

I soon discovered Texas Congressman, Dr. Ron Paul and realized that he came closest to the wise, dynamic and courageous individual that I hoped would be elected to lead our country into the future. I changed my lifelong party affiliation from Democrat to Republican so I could vote for Dr. Paul in the primary election. Dr. Paul remains my choice for President in 2008, but the mainstream media and the Republican machine have used some of the dirtiest most unethical methods to block Dr. Paul’s candidacy.

CONCLUSION

I will begin to openly and aggressively campaign for Senator Barack Obama as of today and with the publication of this document·

I welcome the input and comments of everyone and I, as a human being with many flaws and as a citizen of the United States of America Ireserve my right to change my mind as a result of new information.

Sincerely,
Dianne Pearce

NOTE - I wanted to get this document out as soon as possible even though some of the dates are still missing as indicated by the lines above. I will do my research and update this document shortly. If you know the dates of any of these facts I thank you in advance for sending them my way.

* When the government fears the people, there is liberty; when the people fear the government, there is tyranny. - Thomas Jefferson