Jackson County Democratic Committee

Congressman Blunt, Sir you do not have the honor or integrity that is worthy of the United States Senate. Over the course of your career, time and again when you had opportunities to stand with the people of Missouri or with your K Street friends. You have consistently chosen to defend the rights of K Street over us. Shame on you Sir.

For Immediate Release:
Aug. 19, 2010

CONTACT:  Ryan Hobart
573-636-5241, rhobart@missouridems.org

Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Statement on Offensive Blunt Ground Zero Ad

Statement from Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Craig Hosmer regarding Congressman Roy Blunt’s offensive new ad that exploits the tragedy of 9-11:

“Congressman Roy Blunt will say and do anything to get elected, and this time he got caught crossing way over the line of decency.  For Congressman Blunt to exploit the victims of 9-11, by using a smoldering photo of Ground Zero, in order to distract from his record of bailouts, waste and corruption is the very worst of Washington politics as usual.  His ad is offensive to all Americans, and Congressman Blunt should immediately apologize for his shameful behavior.”

Here is an email I just got from the DNC…..just reinforcing what we already know.

Reporters have called Republican Congressman Roy Blunt the “ultimate Washington insider” — and a quick look at the contributions he’s accepted from special interests make it easy to see why. He’s pulled in millions from big banks and oil interests — including those he’s responsible for overseeing. And, as the Republican Whip under Tom Delay, he helped craft the failed Bush agenda in Congress. But those aren’t the things he’s talking about in this election. In fact, he’s been avoiding saying much of anything about his 14-year Washington record of wasteful spending, corruption and sticking it to the middle class.

That’s why we’ve put together five facts Missouri voters need to know about Congressman Blunt before making their decision in November. Can you help by forwarding these facts to five fellow Missourians?

Five facts about Congressman Roy Blunt:

1) He accepted a $1,000 contribution from Halliburton’s PAC after the oil spill began — even though, as the second-highest-ranking Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee, he is responsible for regulating the company.

2) He’s been named as one of “the 13 Most Corrupt Members of Congress” in a report by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.

3) Challenged by his opponent to return more than $25,000 in big oil donations, he refused — and has said in the past that he “doesn’t know” how much he’s pulled in from oil and energy interests.

4) He has received almost $3.6 million from banking, securities, and other financial special interests in his career — and opposed Wall Street reform legislation that will help protect consumers from these industries’ risky practices.

5) He said it would have been “best” if the federal government had never gotten “into the health care business” by providing Medicare, Medicaid and coverage for veterans — programs upon which hundreds of thousands of Missourians rely.

We need your help getting the word out. Will you forward these facts about Congressman Blunt on to five friends?

In an effort to avoid owning up to his ties to special interests and the Bush agenda, Congressman Roy Blunt has been ducking opportunities to address his Washington record with constituents this election season. By spreading the facts about Congressman Blunt, you can help make sure he and his questionable ethics don’t represent Missouri in the U.S. Senate.

Last night at the primary watch party, Congressman Cleaver reminded everyone that while primaries can leave people within the party bruised, bloodied, and irritated that we needed to “de-irritate” and focus on the tough but important races we have November.

It was worth repeating.

In the next couple of weeks, we will outline the competitive general races in Jackson County and how you can get involved.

On 45^th Anniversary of Medicare, Coats, Vitter, Johnson, Boozman, Blunt, Norton, Buck, Angle, Paul All Want To End Medicare For Seniors In Their States

As Americans across the country celebrate the 45^th anniversary of Medicare being signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is attacking nine Republican Senate candidates who want to take Medicare away from their would-be constituents.  Medicare, which provides quality health insurance to those 65 and over, has been one of the most successful and popular government programs in American history.  While Democrats will fight to preserve Medicare, these nine Republicans candidates will fight tooth and nail to abolish it should they win this November.

“On the 45^th anniversary of Medicare, Republican Senate candidates are running to take it away,” said DSCC National Press Secretary Deirdre Murphy. ”Fortunately, voters will have a choice this fall, between Democrats who will fight to preserve Medicare, and Republicans who will fight to abolish it.”

NINE REPUBLICAN SENATE CANDIDATES WHO WANT TO END MEDICARE AS WE KNOW IT

SHARRON ANGLE WANTS TO END MEDICARE FOR 348,168 NEVADANS

• Angle On Medicare: “We Need To Phase It Out.” In October 2009, the Review-Journal reported, “As for Medicare, she (Angle) said the entitlement program popular with seniors will eventually grow too costly to maintain… ‘We need to phase it out,’ she said.” [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 10/21/2009]

RAND PAUL WANTS TO END MEDICARE FOR 752,776 KENTUCKIANS

• Paul: Medicare Is Soviet Union Socialism. A Courier-Journal review of Paul’s prior statements found he had compared Medicare to Soviet socialism. “Advancing his belief that health care prices should be set by the marketplace, Paul also has attacked having government set Medicare reimbursements for doctors,” the Courier-Journal said. “The fundamental reason why Medicare is failing is why the Soviet Union failed — socialism doesn’t work,” Paul said on Kentucky Tonight on June 16, 1998. “You have … no price fluctuation.” [Courier-Journal, 6/21/2010; Kentucky Tonight 1998 archives]

DAN COATS WANTS TO END MEDICARE FOR 996,966 HOOSIERS

• Coats: I Want To Work With Rep. Ryan On His Ideas for Entitlement Reform. In July 2010, Coats praised Rep. Paul Ryan’s ideas for entitlement reform and vowed to work with him on passing them if elected. He said, “Paul Ryan has come up with some very sensible ideas, I have talked personal with Paul I have read his materials and there are many many things in there that I agree with and want to work with him on. UUhh it basically says we are out of money and we are deeply in debt. And if we are going to have a future in this country for our children and our grandchildren and going to have jobs available and be the country of opportunity and be the country that can lead the world and the economy we have to come up with some reforms. And Paul has come up with some very constructive ideas and so have other republicans.” [Greg Garrison Show, 7/12/10]

o   Ryan Plan would Eliminate Traditional Medicare. “The Ryan plan would eliminate traditional Medicare, most of Medicaid, and all of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), converting these health programs largely to vouchers that low-income households, seniors, and people with disabilities could use to help buy insurance in the private health insurance market.” [Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, 7/07/10]

DAVID VITTER WANTS TO END MEDICARE FOR 677,880 LOUISIANANS

• Vitter Endorsed Plan to Privatize Medicare. In September 2009, Vitter endorsed a report from the conservative Pelican Institute that promoted ending the employer-based health insurance system. According to the Times-Picayune, “U.S. Sen. David Vitter has endorsed a new study from a conservative think tank that calls for scrapping the nation’s employer-based health insurance system in favor of individually owned policies and converting the Medicaid program into vouchers for private insurance.” Vitter called the report “an important contribution to the debate.” [Times-Picayune, 9/15/09]

RON JOHNSON WANTS TO END MEDICARE FOR 900,715 WISCONSINITES

• Johnson: Rep. Ryan Has Laid Out “Common Sense Approaches” on Entitlement Reform In May 2010, Johnson praised Rep. Paul Ryan’s privatization plan. He said, “You know, in his “Roadmap for America,” [Paul Ryan] starts laying out some possibilities, I think some common-sense approaches, on you know, recognizing the fact that, I mean, when these programs were implemented, life expectancy was far shorter. You know, so, life expectancy has gone on. So I mean, you have to recognize that reality and start making adjustments to the program to figure out how you can keep these things sustainable so they’re around for people.” [Johnson Wisconsin Eye Campaign 2010 Interview, 5/26/2010]

JOHN BOOZMAN WANTS TO END MEDICARE FOR 527,051 ARKANSANS

• Boozman Voted to Replace Medicare With a Private Program. In April 2009, Boozman voted for a GOP alternative budget by Rep. Paul ryan that called for “replacing the traditional Medicare program with subsidies to help retirees enroll in private health care plans.” [Star Tribune, 4/03/09; Vote 191, 4/02/09]

ROY BLUNT WANTS TO END MEDICARE FOR 992,968 MISSOURIANS

• Blunt Voted to Replace Medicare With a Private Program. In April 2009, Blunt voted for a GOP alternative budget by Rep. Paul ryan that called for “replacing the traditional Medicare program with subsidies to help retirees enroll in private health care plans.” [Star Tribune, 4/03/09; Vote 191, 4/02/09]

• Blunt: Government Should Never Have Gotten In The Health Care Business. During a radio appearance on The Eagle 93.9, Blunt suggested that government should never have gotten in the health care business, citing Medicare and Medicaid as examples of government intervening in the health care business “in a big way.” HOST MIKE FERGUSON: What is the proper role of government, and what are the potential impacts of the direction that we’re going right now? BLUNT: Well, you could certainly argue that government should have never have gotten in the health care business, and that might have been the best argument of all, to figure out how people could have had more access to a competitive marketplace. Government did get into the health care business in a big way in 1965 with Medicare, and later with Medicaid, and government already distorts the marketplace.” [The Eagle 93.9, 7/10/09; St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 7/10/09]

·         Blunt: “Medicare Has Never Done Anything To Make People More Healthy.” During a July 2009 campaign event in Hannibal, Blunt said Medicare had never done anything to make people healthier. BLUNT: “We’ve had Medicare since 1965, and Medicare has never done anything to make people more healthy. If there’s any opportunity for more healthy activity, it’s going to be, again, a private, competitive industry…” [Becky Thatcher's, Hannibal MO, 7/25/10; Missouri Democratic Party; Fired Up Missouri, 7/29/09]

JANE NORTON AND KEN BUCK WANT TO END MEDICARE FOR 606,009 COLORADANS

• Norton: Government Shouldn’t Be In Health Care Business. In January 2010, Norton called on supporters to sign an online petition “if you agree that the government shouldn’t be in the health care business.” “Health care needs real, common-sense reforms. A government mandated, and government controlled, health care system is not the solution… If you agree that the government shouldn’t be in the health care business, show your opposition by signing this petition today.” [www.janenorton.com, Accessed 1/5/10]

• Buck Questioned Federal Government’s Role in Running Health Care Programs. As reported by Politico, “At a March forum, Buck said. ‘The idea that the federal government should be running health care or retirement or any of those programs is fundamentally against what I believe. And that is that the private sector runs programs like that far better.’” [Politico, 6/28/10]

Medicare state statistics found at http://www.statehealthfacts.org/index.jsp

UPDATE: TEA PARTY NATION IS IN AN UPROAR!!!

I am not a conservative and have never pretended to be, but to pretend to have conservative credentials then get called out by the very people you claim support you????

Missouri Tea Parties call out Roy Blunt

Here is a Press Release from the Tea Parties around Missouri

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