Follow the Money in Mehlville II

Citizens for Accountability in Education is the Political Action Committee formed by Michael Becker to purchase the election for Chris Brown, David Bertelsen and Linda Mooy. A review of their contributors finds the following:

Friends of Chris Brown 72% Reside out of the district

These contributors all live outside of our school district:

Cunningham Campaign Committee Chesterfied, MO
Committee to Elect Mike Leara Sunset Hills, MO
MNEA PAC Heartland *
MNEA PAC South *
MNEA PAC Northwest *
MNEA Statewide *
MNEA Southwest *
MNEA Southeast *
MNEA West *

*This MNEA is not related to any teachers association. It's an acronym designed to confuse people and stands for Missourians Needing Educational Alternatives. These PACs are funded solely by anti-public school and voucher proponent Rex Sinquefield.

Hiatus Time

I've been advised to take a few days off, so don't look for any updates till Monday. I'd like to give those people that have said I've printed something that is incorrect an opportunity to mail me a letter outlining what they disagree with. Please sign your name so I know how to contact you.
I look forward to writing about things here in South County that interest me but don't get the coverage by of our weakly paper.
We'll follow up with the witch-hunt being conducted at the Mehlville Fire Department and the cronyism that's draining resources from the department.
We'll explore Mr. Jim Lembke's fundraising and how he is primarily collecting funds from legislative committees. One contribution is twice what is allowed by law. We also note Mr. Lembke donated to Friends of Chris Brown and the CFEA or Rex's Rangers.
We'll try to get you some information on Diehl vs Fred Weber. Last I saw, they were scheduled to go to trial on May 12.

The Mehlville Fire Department Gets Hotter

Tonight, I understand the MFPD's Board of Directors authorized the hiring of an outside firm to investigate some alleged harassment to one of their employees, Marty Becker. That's quite a coincidence. I understand James Stonebraker has been up in arms about the fact that none of Becker's fellow firefighters will tuck Marty into bed at night. This is quite humorous since the only district firefighter known to have harassed anybody is our current chief. James Silvernail had issues with his his former employer, Metro West Fire Department and their board of directors. He pleaded guilty to harassing them and a restraining order was issued against him after being hired by the Mehlville Fire Protection District. Former Ladue Firefighter Marty Becker is the brother of Mike Becker, Realtor, fee license agent for the state of Missouri and political tool for Chris Brown, Davis Bertelsen, Arron Hilmer, Bonnie Stegman, James Stonebraker, Kenny Hulsof, Rex Sinquefield, etc.

Digging a Little Deeper in the Well

Unlike Call Newspaper reporter Burke Wasson, I went further than just the St. Louis County Election Board's records when researching the financial backers of the Rex (Sinquefield) Rangers and their extreme right wing attempt to take over the Mehlville School District.
At the election board, you'll find only Chris Brown of the Brown, Bertelson, Mooy slate even bothered to form a committee. Why should they with Mike Becker as their puppetmaster? They might actually have to think and act on their own if they did.
http://www.moethics.mo.gov/Ethics/CampaignFinance/CFCommitteeInfo1.aspx?MECID=C081040&Year=2008

Connecting the Dots-Michael Becker in the News

Michael Becker, money handler for Rex Sinquefield, makes the news for the second week in a row. Last week, he tried to push a " reform" slate down the throats of the citizens of the Mehlville School District. Check the link for what this anti-government, anti-public education state fee agent shill is up to.


http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/political-fix/political-fix/2008/04/hulshof-rakes-in-dough-from-fee-agents/

Follow the Money in Mehlville

Rex’s Mighty 100 (PACs)

Can you count on our local newspapers to give you news you can use for the upcoming Mehlville School Board election?

Do you know where the money is coming from to fund the campaigns of Brown, Bertelsen and Mooy?

A PAC called Citizens for Accountable Education is funding the campaign. The man running this PAC is Michael Becker of Shrewsbury. He’s a former candidate for the Missouri House of Representatives. This anti-big government, anti-tax fellow runs a state license office in Maplewood.

The money for Citizens for Accountable Education comes from Rex Sinqefield. He funnels the cash through a number of shell organizations designed to circumvent Missouri’s Campaign finance laws. He donates these funds to anti-public school and pro-voucher candidates. State Representative Jim Lembke is one of the lucky candidates in our region.
Below is a list of Mr. Sinquefield’s PACs. Notice how he uses names that have acronyms to confuse voters. The ones he is using for the race for the Mehlville School Board start with MNEA, which voters are supposed to confuse with the Missouri National Education Association.


MISSOURIANS FOR TAX REFORM (MTR PAC SOUTH) MISSOURIANS FOR TAX REFORM (MTR PAC NORTH) MISSOURIANS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH (MEG PAC NORTH) MISSOURIANS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH (MEG PAC NORTHEAST) MISSOURIANS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH (MEG PAC BOOTHEEL) MISSOURIANS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH (MEG PAC SOUTHWEST) MISSOURIANS SUPPORTING TEACHING EXCELLENCE (MSTE) MERIT PAY FOR MISSOURI TEACHERS (MPMT PAC SOUTH) MERIT PAY FOR MISSOURI TEACHERS (MPMT PAC NORTH) MERIT PAY FOR MISSOURI TEACHERS (MPMT PAC KC) MERIT PAY FOR MISSOURI TEACHERS (MPMT PAC WEST) MERIT PAY FOR MISSOURI TEACHERS (MPMT PAC EAST) MERIT PAY FOR MISSOURI TEACHERS (MPMT PAC ST. L) MISSOURIANS NEEDING EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES (MNEA PAC NORTHEAST) MISSOURIANS NEEDING EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES (MNEA PAC NORTHWEST) MISSOURIANS NEEDING EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES (MNEA PAC HEARTLAND) MISSOURIANS NEEDING EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES (MNEA PAC BOOTHEEL) MISSOURIANS NEEDING EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES (MNEA PAC CENTRAL) MISSOURIANS NEEDING EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES (MNEA PAC NORTH)CMISSOURIANS NEEDING EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES (MNEA PAC SOUTH)MISSOURIANS NEEDING EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES (MNEA PAC WEST)MISSOURIANS NEEDING EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES (MNEA PAC EAST)MISSOURIANS NEEDING EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES (MNEA PAC SOUTHWEST) MISSOURIANS NEEDING EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES (MNEA PAC SOUTHEAST) MISSOURIANS NEEDING EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES (MNEA PAC STATEWIDE) MISSOURIANS SUPPORTING TEACHING EXCELLENCE (MSTE PAC EAST) MISSOURIANS SUPPORTING TEACHING EXCELLENCE (MSTE PAC WEST) MISSOURIANS SUPPORTING TEACHING EXCELLENCE (MSTE PAC SOUTH)MISSOURIANS SUPPORTING TEACHING EXCELLENCE (MSTE PAC BOOTHEEL) MISSOURIANS SUPPORTING TEACHING EXCELLENCE (MSTE PAC NORTH)MISSOURIANS SUPPORTING TEACHING EXCELLENCE (MSTE PAC NORTHEAST) MISSOURIANS SUPPORTING TEACHING EXCELLENCE (MSTE PAC NORTHWEST) MISSOURIANS SUPPORTING TEACHING EXCELLENCE (MSTE PAC HEARTLAND) MISSOURIANS SUPPORTING TEACHING EXCELLENCE (MSTE PAC STATEWIDE) MISSOURIANS SUPPORTING TEACHING EXCELLENCE (MSTE PAC SOUTHWEST) MISSOURIANS SUPPORTING TEACHING EXCELLENCE (MSTE PAC SOUTHEAST) YOUR SCHOOL YOUR CHOICE (YSYC PAC STATEWIDE)YOUR SCHOOL YOUR CHOICE (YSYC PAC CENTRAL)YOUR SCHOOL YOUR CHOICE (YSYC PAC SOUTHEAST)CONTINUINGYOUR SCHOOL YOUR CHOICE (YSYC PAC NORTHEAST)CONTINUINGYOUR SCHOOL YOUR CHOICE (YSYC PAC SOUTHWEST)CONTINUINGYOUR SCHOOL YOUR CHOICE (YSYC PAC NORTHWEST)CONTINUINGYOUR SCHOOL YOUR CHOICE (YSYC PAC WEST) YOUR SCHOOL YOUR CHOICE (YSYC PAC EAST) YOUR SCHOOL YOUR CHOICE (YSYC PAC SOUTH)YOUR SCHOOL YOUR CHOICE (YSYC PAC NORTH)PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS PAC STATEWIDE)PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS PAC CENTRAL)PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS PAC SOUTHEAST)CONTINUINGPARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS PAC SOUTHWEST)PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS PAC NORTHEAST)PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS PAC NORTHWEST) PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS PAC WEST)PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS PAC EAST) PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS PAC SOUTH)PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS PAC NORTH)MISSOURIANS FOR TAX REFORM (MTR PAC STATEWIDE) MISSOURIANS FOR TAX REFORM (MTR PAC CENTRAL)MISSOURIANS FOR TAX REFORM (MTR PAC SOUTHWEST)MISSOURIANS FOR TAX REFORM (MTR PAC SOUTHEAST)MISSOURIANS FOR TAX REFORM (MTR PAC NORTHWEST)MISSOURIANS FOR TAX REFORM (MTR PAC NORTHEAST) MISSOURIANS FOR TAX REFORM (MTR PAC WEST)CONTINUINGMISSOURIANS FOR TAX REFORM (MTR PAC EAST) MY JOB MY WAGE PRESIDENTS WARD (MJMW PAC PRESIDENTS WARD) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD TWENTY-EIGHT (MJMW PAC WARD TWENTY-EIGHT) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD TWENTY-SEVEN (MJMW PAC WARD TWENTY-SEVEN) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD TWENTY-SIX (MJMW PAC WARD TWENTY-SIX) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD TWENTY-FIVE (MJMW PAC WARD TWENTY-FIVE)MY JOB MY WAGE WARD TWENTY-FOUR (MJMW PAC WARD TWENTY-FOUR)MY JOB MY WAGE WARD TWENTY-THREE (MJMW PAC WARD TWENTY-THREE)MY JOB MY WAGE WARD TWENTY-TWO (MJMW PAC WARD TWENTY-TWO)MY JOB MY WAGE WARD TWENTY-ONE (MJMW PAC WARD TWENTY-ONE)MY JOB MY WAGE WARD TWENTY (MJMW PAC WARD TWENTY) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD NINETEEN (MJMW PAC WARD NINETEEN) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD EIGHTEEN (MJMW PAC WARD EIGHTEEN) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD SEVENTEEN (MJMW PAC WARD SEVENTEEN) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD SIXTEEN (MJMW PAC WARD SIXTEEN)MY JOB MY WAGE WARD FIFTEEN (MJMW PAC WARD FIFTEEN) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD FOURTEEN (MJMW PAC WARD FOURTEEN)MY JOB MY WAGE WARD THIRTEEN (MJMW PAC WARD THIRTEEN) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD TWELVE (MJMW PAC WARD TWELVE) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD ELEVEN (MJMW PAC WARD ELEVEN) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD TEN (MJMW PAC WARD TEN) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD NINE (MJMW PAC WARD NINE)MY JOB MY WAGE WARD EIGHT (MJMW PAC WARD EIGHT) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD SEVEN (MJMW PAC WARD SEVEN) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD SIX (MJMW PAC WARD SIX) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD FIVE (MJMW PAC WARD FIVE)CONTINUINGMY JOB MY WAGE WARD FOUR (MJMW PAC WARD FOUR) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD THREE (MJMW PAC WARD THREE) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD TWO (MJMW PAC WARD TWO) MY JOB MY WAGE WARD ONE (MJMW PAC WARD ONE) MISSOURIANS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH (MEG PAC SOUTHEAST) MISSOURIANS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH (MEG PAC NORTHWEST) MISSOURIANS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH (MEG PAC CENTRAL) MISSOURIANS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH (MEG PAC WEST) MISSOURIANS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH (MEG PAC SOUTH) MISSOURIANS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH (MEG PAC EAST) MISSOURIANS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH (MEG PAC STATEWIDE)