Posted on 11/01/2006 9:58:03 AM PST by Alex1977
About 46 years ago, with no previous immediate family or personal involvement in politics, I began to study our government and the elective and judicial processes. As a local Jaycee president and eventually vice president of the Missouri Jaycees, through Jaycee programs I became aware of Americanism and the threat by outside ideologies to our freedoms.
Even though I had an uncle who was a Democratic state senator in Arkansas and an active grandfather in that overwhelmingly Democratic state, neither my father, his associates nor myself and friends had even been politically involved until my Jaycee days.
However, through study, business, sports and other activities I became a natural conservative in principles and actions. By this, I mean I believed strongly in the duties, rights and responsibilities of the individual in one's life goals and achievements.
Milton Friedman's economic principles, and free-to-choose economic politics were early influences on me.
Eventually, I became a supporter of U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater (the conscience of a conservative) and served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in San Francisco in 1964. I also served as a delegate to the 1968 convention where I first met Ronald Reagan.
Later I gained experience as a candidate for Congress in which I was defeated (at the age of 35 and politically naive about campaigning), followed by six years serving in the Missouri Legislature as the state representative from Cape Girardeau. Since then I have acquired some knowledge and insight into the workings of government and the politics that surround candidates.
I have never voted a straight Republican ticket and have had the experience of serving on the Missouri State Reorganization Conference Committee in the 1970s (three Democrats and two Republicans -- myself a freshman legislator) and a conference committee on the state budget (five House members who negotiated a compromise budget with five state senators).
Last year, I served with 19 other members statewide to make proposals to reform and improve Missouri state government.
Probably even more enlightening has been my experience in the media industry through which I've become friends of many Missouri elected officials and observed many campaigns, debates and the sometimes inaccurate portrayals by supporters, opponents and, unfortunately sometimes, the media of elected officials or candidates.
I've listed this abbreviated biography to say the following:
U.S. Sen. Jim Talent is one of the finest public servants I have ever met.
He has the attributes and qualities that all clamor for, but too few times does one get the opportunity to vote for such.
He's honest, hard-working, bright, a family man with good Christian principles and has shown his ability to work with others to solve or address problems important to our state and country. You've read, heard or seen his issue positions, but I speak of the character of Talent.
Jim is needed in Washington at this time of partisan bickering and demagoguery. Missourians -- you and I -- have the opportunity to vote to see that he is returned to utilize his many years of experience in this critical time in history.
I highly recommend the re-election of Jim Talent to the U.S. Senate.
When some Dem reps in Mo. come out for Talent, then I will believe he is in like Flynn. The Senator is a good rep for his constituents but the Dems have spent millions to put a woman with no foreign policy experience, one who has had ethical problems in the Senate. It depends on whether Prop. 2 is understood with a No vote and that might put Jim over the top if that happens.
He says that he told her he would pay the taxes on it but "sadly" he did not. He then says he forgot to tell her so she did not know the taxes had not been paid.
I think that is one of the weirdest ads I've heard here in Missouri...and there are many! :-)
Has any other Missourians heard this radio add?
Chris Cox, NRA-ILA Ex. Director, is hosting NRA rallies for Sen. Talent. There is one up in Springfield tonight. Any gun owner that votes for Ma McCaskill is too damned dumb to have a social security number...
Afraid I missed that one. The McCaskill ad I did hear made me want to puke.
I am working for the Talent campaign in St. Charles County (St. Louis suburban area), this writer has Jim described accurately. He is a man of honor, with true conservative and Christian principles. We cannot get complacent, this is going to be a tight election with the current political atmosphere. If you live in Missouri and want to help re-elect Sen. Jim Talent, go to his website and sign up:
http://www.talentforsenate.com/
In a tight race, every vote counts, I encourage all Freepers to get behind and do all they can to support the re-election of Sen. Jim Talent in Missouri.
No, I haven't heard this ad but it sure is reaching the bottom of the barrel. She has absolutely no shame in lying about everything. What really makes me retch is she claims to be a "practicing Catholic." Well, she isn't. She is just disgusting and I hope Jim beats her. He won't have any trouble in SW MO but in KC and St.L there are a lot of dead people voting.
You know this is a lie because the tax people send your property tax bill to you directly so this bill would not have gone to the brother but would go directly to McCaskill.
You are right, she would have received the tax bill because it is her property.
I let my son use one of my vehicles but I still get the license and tax bill!
Of course it would.
How stupid does she think we are?
As a former national officer in the Jaycees, I can testify that thousands of young men and women have been turned on to active participation in politics in a good way by their Jaycee experience.
And I think most of them wound up on the conservative side of the ledger.
Agreed and he was good on Hannity and Colmes tonight. One thing I saw was the Cook report and the Thurs. NYTimes polling that shows that the Dems will take the House and the Senate. And to them , quite easily. I do not believe it as of yet.
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