Domestic partners in U. City can have their cake and eat it too!University City last night became the first of St. Louis County's 91 municipalities to recognize domestic partnerships. In a 6-1 vote, University City council members put into law a measure that allows same-sex partners certain privi ... More >>
State Rep. Cynthia Davis (R-O'Fallon) photographed on her way to work this morning.Say what you will about Missouri legislators, there's one insult you cannot hurl at our state's elected officials. They're not wussies when it comes to the weather. Yes, while their counterparts in Illinois turn an ... More >>
Davis: How 'bout some chicken nuggets? I make 'em from scratch.Sorry, just couldn't resist the headline above after reading the story in Political Fix this morning about how animal control officers have ordered State Rep. Cynthia Davis to get rid of the 20 or so chickens kept at her O'Fallon, Mis ... More >>
Chuck GatschenbergerSo, just for fun, let's review how St. Charles state representatives are banning together to stop all those funny speaking foreigners (read: suspected illegal aliens) from driving in Missouri. First there's Chuck Gatschenberger (R - St. Charles County) who -- when not filing l ... More >>
Epic Eagle.The St. Louis Tea Party is planning a circuitous route (here's a map) through St. Charles County on Saturday, leaving at 10 a.m. from the Target parking lot in O'Fallon (2300 Hwy K.)Anyone who's been in a Target parking lot on a Saturday knows it's nothing short of bustling, so t ... More >>
A controversial abortion bill cleared the Missouri House yesterday by a vote of 113-37. The legislation (HB 1327) sponsored by Cynthia Davis (R - O'Fallon) contains a number of restrictions aimed at making it more difficult to get an abortion in Missouri. Those include: Requiring that women ... More >>
Image Via Do not snort this lineThe Missouri House of Representatives has launched a preemptive strike against Obamacare, passing legislation intended to make sure the Show-Me State is not affected by any federal health care reform efforts.Yesterday, the House approved a state constitution ... More >>
To be blunt about it, readers consider him an ass. The results are in, and in the closest tally in Daily RFT "Ass Clown" history, this week's title goes to Missouri congressman (and senate hopeful) Roy Blunt. Question is: Will Blunt be "honored" by the recognition?Blunt won 33 percent of the vote ... More >>
Which ass gets the hat?Perhaps it was the presence in the Show-Me State this week of that good-fer-nothin', socialist Barack Obama, or maybe it was just that their haldol injections were wearing off. Whatever the case, Missouri's right-wing extremists were tripping over themselves this week for r ... More >>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewaliferis/ / CC BY-ND 2.0Voila a couple of quick political tidbits during this no-one-gives-a-sh$t week. 1) First, the always-responsible Dr. Orly Taitz -- a California attorney who believes President Obama is not really a U.S. citizen -- posted a literal call to ... More >>
Over the course of the past 12 months, you -- the readers of Daily RFT -- have cast thousands of votes for your favorite "Ass Clowns of the Week". Now comes an even greater decision. Ladies and gentlemen, who is Daily RFT's "Ass Clown of the Year"???You know, the person whose idiocy and hub ... More >>
This is a medium-sized post, so it wouldn't make the cut.We began 2009 with a new name for this blog (it used to go by "Stlog" if you remember) and yada-yada-yada now we are in December, looking back on, oh about 2,391 posts. Here -- in no specific order -- are the ten most popular posts of '09. ... More >>
On the positive side, Rep. Davis' new bill would guarantee they'll never be another politician just like her.We here at Daily RFT love state Rep. Cynthia Davis (R - O'Fallon). Why? 'Cause she provides great copy. First time was back in June when Davis made headlines for a newsletter to her consti ... More >>
Cynthia DavisA federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought on by some 40 "birther" conspiracy-theorist (including two Missouri state representatives) who believe Barack Obama was born overseas and therefore should be ineligible to serve as president of the U.S. The Missouri reps are Cynthia Dav ... More >>
A lawsuit brought on by Missouri state representatives Cynthia Davis (R-O'Fallon), Tim Jones (R-Eureka) and other "birthers" who believe President Barrack Obama was born overseas, hinges on an obscure Kenyan news report from 2004. As Fired Up! Missouri recounts today, the article appeared online in ... More >>
If you missed any of these items posted last week on the Daily RFT -- or were like some of us and just checked-out for the holidays by Monday -- here's your chance to catch up before you have to do any real work this morning.Michael Jackson Watched Donald Duck to Fall Asleep, Exercised with Incredib ... More >>
house.mo.govCynthia Davis may have won last week's highly-coveted Ass Clown of the Week award (though she was only Keith Olbermann's Worse Person in the World for the week, not Worst), but was it deserved?Some of our commenters thought that Keith didn't go far enough. Despite popular opinion, Daily ... More >>
house.mo.govDavis: Ass ClownWhich is the greater indignity? MSNBC's Keith Olbermann calling you the "World's Worst Person" in front of a national television audience measuring in the hundreds of thousands -- if not millions -- of viewers? Or being voted "Ass Clown of the Week" by dozens* of devoted ... More >>
If you missed any of the posts last week on Daily RFT, here are the top ten most-read posts:Five of the Worst Pitches Recorded on VideoWith the news that President Obama would throw out the first pitch at the All-Star game, we began wondering who had the worst first-pitches ever.President Obama to ... More >>
Okay people. It's time for a star-studded edition of Ass Clown of the Week. Each candidate is a more-than worthy contestant and -- unlike last week -- we need not worry about any hanging Chad(s). So, without further ado, which local headline-maker of the past seven days embarrassed themselves enough ... More >>
Rep. Cynthia Davis, who said in her June newsletter that hunger can be a "positive motivator" for young poor people to find jobs, says her controversial views have been misconstrued.Earlier this week, the St. Charles Country Republican drew national fire and earned the wrath of MSNBC's Ke ... More >>
fllickr.com/photos/NKDBYIn her June newsletter, Rep. Cynthia Davis, a St. Charles County Republican, offers some rather provocative commentary on child hunger. In fact, she says, there are actually hidden benefits to a child going hungry. Who would have thought? "Hunger can be a positiv ... More >>
Hey, Bill and Nancy Laurie: Unreal's got $200 and a hot new dance craze! Plus, we learn how to dupe the beer vendors at Fair Saint Louis, join a local blog in the clubhouse and get Matt Blunt's feelings on (Confederate) flag-burning.
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