Story #10: Missouri Highway Patrol Rescinds Militia Report

RUSH:
Remember we told you not long ago that the state of Missouri had told
the highway patrol that if you see a bumper sticker for a third-party
political movement it's obviously a militia group and you gotta be
worried, like anybody for Ron Paul or anybody for pro-life, or anybody

I wanted to take a moment and share some current news stories and videos that I have seen in the last 24 hours.

I hope you can take a minute and view them.

By Chad Livengood

Following a distrubing report from the Missouri Department of Public Safety which point to Christians, pro-life advocates as "threats to public safety," Lt. Governor Kinder called for DPS Director Britt to be put on immediate administrative leave.

To listen to the remarks

Good Evening. I'm Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder and I'm honored to speak to you from your state capitol.

JEFFERSON CITY -Lt. Governor Peter Kinder today released the following statement on the announced retirement of United States Senator Kit Bond:

"Earlier today, Sen. Kit Bond announced to legislators in the Missouri House and Senate that he would not seek re-election in 2010. This announcement comes as a surprise considering Sen. Bond's astounding record of nearly 40 years in public service.

Kinder: Last Man Standing

After
stepping out of today’s meeting of the Senate Republican caucus and
agreeing to an interview, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder immediately jotted off
election results from his successful re-election bid.

Kinder noted increased margins of victory in Greene County and
first-time plurality in Buchanan County. Although he didn’t mention it,
he actually performed pretty well in Boone County – losing to Democrat
Sam Page by only three percentage points.

Dear Friends:

It's almost Fall in Missouri and that means that the top cyclists in the world will be hitting our roads beginning today for the annual Tour of Missouri.

As your Lieutenant Governor, I have worked hard to ensure that this premiere tourist attraction first came to our state one year ago. It was a huge success in terms of bringing in millions of dollars of tourism revenue for the Show Me State as well as putting us on the international cycling map.

Dear Friends:

One of our precious rights as Americans is the right to vote, and I encourage Missourians across our state to exercise that right on August 5.

For more than 200 years, Americans have fought and died to protect our rights and freedoms including the ability to cast a ballot. Even today, there are those around the world who continue to fight and in some cases die for the right to vote.

Polls in Missouri at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m., so please take the time to participate in our Democracy and vote on Tuesday.

God Bless,

Peter

The St. Louis Beacon recently focused on Peter's commitment to the African American community in Missouri. The article, "A different kind of Republican': Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder cultivates black voters," shows the depth of success that Peter has had over the years with initiatives like the Amachi program and various economic development projects.