No on Proposition A

I can't vote for Prop A for a variety of reasons. I'm not buying that our casinos can't compete without loss limits removed. I'm still waiting for new money promised to our schools from when we allowed casinos into Missouri. Even if this promised money would come to our St. Louis County Schools, there's nothing to stop the legislature from taking other money away.

South County Prepares to Vote

I was listening to Sarah Palin's speech yesterday about how Senator Obama was taking an upcoming victory for granted. We were told he was already measuring the White House for new drapes. Millions of Americans are worried how they'll pay their mortgage and we're hearing about drapes. I'm sure I laughed aloud. No, he's not taking anything for granted. He's been preparing for these last couple of weeks for at least a year. He's had people scouring our neighborhoods looking for old and young to join his team. This is what the ground game is all about. That's why he called his Grasso Plaza office last evening. He thanked everyone for all their hard work and challenged them to to complete the mission that they had undertaken together. Senator Obama's campaign has brought an unprecedented organization to the state of Missouri and especially here in South County. We'll be seeing them blanket our neighborhoods between now and election day. This massive Get Out The Vote effort will be fun to watch.

Missouri

YES on Proposition C

Dear Friend,
On November 4th, you have a chance to vote ''yes'' to bring clean, renewable energy to Missouri?On Election Day, please join me in Voting ''Yes'' for Proposition C -- the Missouri Clean Energy Initiative. Passing Prop C will make Missouri the 27th state with a renewable electricity standard which guarantees 15% of Missouri's electricity will come from renewable sources, like wind and solar, by 2021.This policy is good for Missouri's economy, public health, and the environment. Plus, it will help protect us from the increasing electric costs and is expected to save ratepayers $331 million over the next twenty years.

Vote yes on Proposition C!

Diehl vs Fred Weber, Inc. 22052-07589 Update

10/24/2008 Docket Entry:Order Text: DEFENDANT'S MOTION AND AFFIDAVIT FOR CONTINUANCE OF TRIAL FROM OCTOBER 27,2008 IS HEREBY GRANTED. SO ORDERED: JUDGE DAVID L. DOWD
dDocket Entry:Jury Trial Scheduled
Associated Events:
12/15/2008 , 09:00:00 - Jury Trial

Thanks to Walt Bivins and Jim Lembke

http://columbiaheartbeat.blogspot.com/2008/07/assessor-shocker-millionaire-tax-breaks.html#links

All around Missouri properties are under assessed, yet Representatives Bivins and Lembke refuse to acknowledge the problem. If these properties paid their taxes, we could have lower taxes, better schools, roads and health care. Why won't they fight for the middle class?

Diehl vs Fred Weber, Inc. 22052-07589 Update

From: Thomas Diehl [mailto:tdiehl@charter.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 12:32 PMSubject: John Doe requestHey folks,After almost four years of fighting and delaying, our trial to recover our costs from Fred Weber, Inc. for their meritless SLAPP suit is scheduled for next Monday. However, Weber's attorneys are asking for a fourth continuance to delay our day in court. The hearing on the continuance is scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) at 12:30 p.m. in Division 2, on the fourth floor of the Civil Courts Building (downtown at the corner of Market and Tucker). If you can attend to show the judge just how many "John Does" are interested in seeing justice done, it would be appreciated. So far, Weber's attorneys have used the lack of day light shining on the trial to their advantage.Please pass this on to those folks you know are on our side.Tom Diehl




Apost 11:38am

Diehl vs Fred Weber, Inc. 22052-07589 Update

As you can see, things aren't looking real good for Tom Diehl the week before his case against Fred Weber is scheduled to go to trial. My sources tell me even though the trial's scheduled for this coming Monday, it will be delayed. Currently it's slated for 8:59 am on 10/27/08 in Div 19 of the 22nd Judicial Court. That's in downtown St. Louis.

10/20/2008 Docket Entry:Order Text:
WHEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED THAT PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO VACATE PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT IS HEREBY DENIED. SO ORDERED: JUDGE DAVID L. DOWD

Docket Entry:Order Text: WHEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED THAT PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO STRIKE THE PLAINTIFFS' AMENDED PETITION, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO DENY PLAINTIFFS' LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED PETITION IS GRANTED. SO ORDERED: JUDGE DAVID L. DOWD

Docket Entry:Order Text: WHEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED THAT PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR RETURN OF INADVERTENTLY PRODUCED DOCUMENTS IS HEREBY DENIED. SO ORDERED: JUDGE DAVID L. DOWD

Docket Entry:Proof of Mailing Text: COPIES OF THREE ORDERS DATED OCTOBER 20,2008 AND SIGNED BY JUDGE DAVID L. DOWD WERE MAILED TO ATTORNEYS MICHAEL D. QUINLAN, LAWRENCE F. HARTSTEIN AND WINTHROP B. REED ON OCTOBER 20,2008.

Absentee Ballot Request Deadline

Don't forget that absentee ballot

application requests must be

received by 5:00 p.m. on

Wednesday, October 29. For

information, check out the Board of

Elections website at:


http://www.stlouisco.com/elections/.

Can You Imagine What the Call Would Do?

What would the Call do if one of our area's elected officials sponsored one of the state's most anti-public records bills?

What if this law helped corporations hide the fact that they spilled toxic chemicals into our drinking water?

What if the law even gave immunity to those who might be poisoning your grandchildren?

I'm guessing that the Call will endorse Walt Bivins. The other candidate is a woman.


http://www.moenviron.org/pdf/OtherIssuesFactsheet.pdf See Audit Privilege HB 1854

This is what's known as the "Dirty Little Secrets" bills that corporations have been pushing in state legislatures around the country. Our own Walt has been carrying the (toxic) water for his former(?) employer, DOW Chemical.

Closing records that impact human health and the environment is a recipe for trouble and devastating to environmental protection. Walt should be ashamed of himself!

What If Things Were Switched Around?

This sure makes you think (or at least it should!)


What if things were switched around? Think about it. Would the country's collective
point of view be different? Could racism be the culprit???? [this most certainly must be a rhetorical question!]

What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage, following the debate,
including a three month-old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?

What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?

What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his college graduating class?

What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?

What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair while he was still married?

What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to pain killers but also
acquired them illegally through her charitable organization?

What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?

What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five? (The Keating Five were five
United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political
scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)

What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?

What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included
discipline problems and a record of crashing seven planes?

What if Obama was the one who was known to publicly display a serious anger management problem?

What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer distribution?

You could easily add to this list. If these questions reflected a reality,if the tables were turned,
do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are?

This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes qualities in one candidate
and emphasizes negative characteristics in another when there is a color difference.

And, think of this - the candidates' educational backgrounds:

Barack Obama:
Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in
International Relations. Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude

Joseph Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science.
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)

John McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899

Sarah Palin: Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism Matanuska-Susitna
College - 1 semester University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism

Education isn't everything, but this is about the two highest offices
in the land as well as our standing in the world.

You make the call.

Be a Prepared Voter

Ladies and Gentlemen,
With election day less than 20 days away, I'd like to make a request. Please prepare yourselves to vote. There are going to be long lines at the polls* and you can do your part to make them move faster by knowing what will be on the ballot. If you live in St. Louis County, you may visit this link for a sample ballot:

http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/scripts/elections/index.cfm


* Voters will not be allowed to vote a straight ticket due to a new law passed by Missouri's Republican controlled legislature and signed by Governor Matt Blunt.

Obama Event Saturday

The Gateway Archgrounds


Gates open at 10:15am, program starts at NOON.

Who Should We Blame, The Little Guy?

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/10/matt_taibbi_and_byron_york_but.html

Catching Up in South County

I know, I'm tardy. Accept my apologies. I went fishin.

Things are heating up in the area races. It looks like the Dems are going to capture the presidency and the Missouri governorship.

Saturday was National Come Out of the Closet Day. I told myself that if Peter Kinder had the courage to announce his true sexuality, I'd vote for him. Since that didn't happen, I'll stick with the Democrat in the race. Dr. Sam Page is a better choice, but I was prepared to reward courage.

I see the Campisi campaign has been busy posting their signs all over the public roads. This is a good sign for his opponent. Signs don't mean much anymore. They help a little with name recognition, but Campisi already has that. By putting them on public property, the county should take them down soon. Also, by not putting them in yards, it looks like they haven't been working very hard. This doesn't look good for John Campisi.

To the question I received on the last post about John Wayne Tucker, he was a losing candidate in this last Republican primary for the 3rd congressional district.

And to the query about Jim Lembke's irresponsibility, I could go on for days. How about trying to impeach a judge for a fellow politician's daughter? Trying to end temporary transplants with animal organs. How about tax credits to people who could send their children to schools that advocate overthrowing the United States. Abolishing the tax assessors office, is this a mature way to govern?

Has anyone seen Mike Leara's arrest record?