Vote Out Cleaver

BREAKING: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Earmarks $48 BILLION to Pal Who Runs Child Day Care Center From Home With His Wife

2010-12-16T18:26:00.000-08:00

This is DISGRACEFUL!

BREAKING: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Earmarks $48 BILLION to Pal Who Runs Child Day Care Center From Home With His Wife

So what's Cleaver hiding?

2010-08-13T19:51:00.000-07:00

Congressman Cleaver was recently quoted in the San Francisco Examiner in defense of Congressman Rangel's 37 minute rant on the floor of the house saying, "The message I hope everyone got out of it is that this can happen to them.”

As if Rangel was simply UNLUCKY enough to caught? Do all Congressmen cheat on their taxes? What is Cleaver saying here? Rangel avoided a full ethics investigation for YEARS and NOW he's being treated unfairly?

Just when I think Cleaver is finished saying dumb things, he opens his mouth again!

Read the entire article here:

Rangel: Sure there’s an economic emergency, but ‘what about me?’ | San Francisco Examiner

And he's not even running for office!

2010-06-09T15:05:00.000-07:00

Few people understand health insurance and related laws better then Cary Hall. So when Mr. Hall received a lame letter from Congressman Cleaver concerning health care reform, he let Cleaver have it with both barrels in this KMBZ radio ad!

Audio used with permission of Cary Hall.

Rush weighs in on Cleaver's stupidity.

2010-05-15T19:39:00.000-07:00

Money isn't EVERYTHING, but . .

2010-05-12T08:09:00.000-07:00

The most recent quarterly campaign finance report on the Missouri 5th District race is downright unsettling. You can read the report here at Open Secrets:
Congressional Elections: Missouri District 05 Race: 2010 Cycle | OpenSecrets

The take-away message here is that Cleaver has received over six times more money in PAC (Political Action Committee) contributions than Jacob Turk has in TOTAL contributions! Turk has received NO PAC money, and NO Leadership PAC money from the Republican Party. They've decided that the 5th District belongs to Cleaver until the day he doesn't want it anymore. This is ridiculous thinking, especially in THIS election cycle!

Until such time as the Republican Party pulls it's head out of it's A$$ and wakes up, Jacob Turk is totally dependent on individual contributions from people like you and me to win this battle for Missouri's 5th District.

So here are two things we can do NOW to help ensure Cleaver is NOT reelected in November:

1. Make a contribution TODAY to Jacob Turk for Congress.

2. If you know any of "The Powers That Be" in the Republican Party, send them this image and tell them to WAKE UP and FUND their 5th District candidate!

The "Racism Narrative"

2010-04-27T19:14:00.000-07:00

Really, what it all comes down to is blackmail. What else could you call it?

This is the racism narrative, and it's not fiction. It's the last tool in the toolbox when the other side can't win the argument with logic. Unfortunately, it's effective. It works like blackmail even if the accusation is false. It makes good people back down.

Did over a dozen people yell the "N"-word at Representatives Carson and Lewis on March 20, 2010? It sure doesn't look that way. But thanks to a willing media and the racism narrative, it's unlikely the truth will ever be widely disseminated.

So does all this really matter? Yes, it matters to us; the people who are paying attention, the people who care. The people who will vote.

This stuff writes itself

2010-04-24T17:44:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I posted something that was making the rounds on Facebook that I found offensive. Here it is:

"May I offer this heartfelt prayer from a friend of mine... Dear Lord, In the past year you have taken away my favorite actor (Patrick Swayze), my favorite actress (Farah Fawcett), my favorite musician (Michael Jackson) and my favorite salesperson (Billy Mays). Just wanted to let you know my favorite TV and radio personalities are Bill O'Reilly, Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, M Malkin and Sarah Palin. AMEN."

I posed the question; What kind of outrage would there be if somebody replaced the conservative leaders names in this post with liberal names?

Well, somebody tried it. Here's the post (and group):

"DEAR LORD, THIS YEAR YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE ACTOR, PATRICK SWAYZIE. YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE ACTRESS, FARAH FAWCETT. YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE SINGER, MICHAEL JACKSON. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, MY FAVORITE PRESIDENT IS BARACK OBAMA. AMEN"

So, what's the reaction? The creation of a group titled, "Petition to remove facebook group praying for President Obama's death." To date this group has over 300,000 members.

Here are some of the most recent comments:

Interesting, isn't it. To date there is NO Facebook group calling for the censoring of the anti-conservative "joke."

Surprised? You shouldn't be.

The "Invisible" Double Standard

2010-04-01T06:51:00.000-07:00

Invisible to liberals, that is. Here's a Facebook post that's been making the rounds among the liberal base:

To date, I've heard no outcry from the media about violent left-wing Christian extremists praying for God to kill conservative leaders. Now this begs the question, what would the reaction be if the last six names in this post were changed to liberal Democrat leaders?

Oh, but this is just a joke, right? Sure, it's a joke when they do it. When we say things half as inflammatory we're tagged as "haters" and/or "racists" who are a dangerous threat to the very survival of the country.

It's oppression, clear and simple, and we should call it that every time we see it.

Is this REALLY Cleaver-country?

2010-03-31T19:53:00.000-07:00

Are there really a substantial majority of liberals living within these boundaries?

Or do we all just throw up our hands and accept it when somebody like Wayne Godsey, KMBC President And General Manager, says something like ". . U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri, whose district is unlikely to vote him out of office."??

Why? Who says? Oh yeah, I forgot . . we should just shut up.

No SP*T

2010-03-31T12:33:00.000-07:00

Who are the Extremists?

2010-03-31T09:46:00.000-07:00

Too late for threats

2010-03-25T07:17:00.000-07:00

It's understandable that Cleaver and other Congressmen are receiving threats of violence (real or imagined) these days. After all, a clear majority of their constituents were dead-set against the health care bill they just passed; what did they expect? Violence and/or threats of violence, however, won't repeal the bill. So everybody, calm down and lets focus on things we CAN do to fix this. Here's my personal wish list:

YES WE CAN!

Hey Big Spender!

2010-03-15T13:21:00.000-07:00

According to POLITICO.COM, our honerable Congressman Cleaver spent $2,900 PER MONTH in the last quarter of 2009 to lease a car! That comes out to $34,800 a year in taxpayer money! The vehicle in question is reportedly handicap-accessible, WiFi-enabled and runs on cooking oil.

The car is used in leu of a second office; a mobile office of sorts. A very expensive, french-fry-smelling mobile office. No word on just exactly what kind of car this is, though. Your guess is as good as mine. But if the Congressman thinks he's saving the taxpayers money with this, think again!

Steve Kraske: Matchmaker

2010-03-09T12:05:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, KC STAR political correspondent and KCUR talk-show host Steve Kraske brought in both Democrat Congressmen Emanuel Cleaver and Dennis Moore to talk with him on his "up/to/date" radio show. The discussion is enlightening and frightening, if you can remain awake and alert through it all.

Get some strong coffee and click HERE.

On the Jobs Bill . .

2010-03-04T07:36:00.000-08:00

Likely to be voted on tomorrow in the House, the philosophical differences over just how employment is stimulated are being brought to light by the Jobs Bill. The key question is, can government "create or save" any jobs beyond just GOVERNMENT jobs? Despite evidence to the contrary, the more liberal faction of the Democrat Party (including our own Congressman Cleaver) believes that spending government money (OUR money) creates jobs. And they're upset that this bill doesn't spend ENOUGH.

The other side of the aisle and more conservative Democrats believe that tax cuts stimulate economic growth and thus create JOBS. This approach has worked every time it's tried.

Here's what Rep. Cleaver thinks about it:

"If it’s a tax credit bill instead of a jobs bill, then we will have some hesitation voting for it,”

In other words, if this bill has any chance of WORKING, Rep. Cleaver is against it.

I had nothing to do with this . .

2010-02-03T14:51:00.000-08:00

. . but I wholeheartedly support it!

Get your's HERE!

Was this trip REALLY necessary?

2010-01-26T07:14:00.000-08:00

A follow-up story by CBS News relieved the recently released expenditures report for the boondoggle to Copenhagen for the pointless "Climate Change" Summit. Our Pal, the "Honorable" Congressman Cleaver felt his presence was essential. He spent a total of TWO DAYS in Denmark at a cost to us, the taxpayers, of $4,406. And that's not counting airfare!

Total cost to taxpayers for this entire junket . . well over $1.1 million!

If you're like me and think all this is a huge waste of hot gas, you know what to do in November!

You can read the entire expenditure report HERE.

And you can listen to KCMO 710 morning radio host Chris Stigall talk about it HERE.

Cleaver in Copenhagen?

2010-01-11T18:27:00.000-08:00

It should come as no surprise that when there's something completely pointless and wasteful going on, our own Congressman Cleaver will be there. Still I have to admit my jaw dropped a bit when I heard his name on this evening's CBS News broadcast as one of the 17 congresspeople who decided their presence was essential to the Copenhagen climate debate and flew there on OUR tab! Hope you had a great time Congressman Cleaver! Ten more months and you're OUT!

Watch CBS News Videos Online
Read the story HERE,.

It might be funny if it wasn't true . .

2009-11-18T13:23:00.000-08:00

I'm nearly at a loss for words, folks. After playing a kind of political "Survivor" game up on the hill for years now, trying to fly under the radar by just going along with the group, Congressman Cleaver is now going to stick his neck out and sponsor some MEANINGFUL legislation.

He's been shopping this idea around for a while, but now he's ready to push forward and FIGHT for what's right!

Here's the story (I couldn't summarize this any better):
Finally, A Congressman With a Solution: Stop Complaining So Much

And here's the letter our esteemed Congressman sent to his colleges:

Dear Colleague -
11 months, 16 days and counting . .

Retire Emanuel Cleaver event

2009-11-11T17:00:00.000-08:00

I know this is short notice, but if you are able to get there tonight, DO IT!
The event is organized by PoliticalChips.org

Date: Wed., Nov. 11th
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Hillcrest Country Club, 8200 Hillcrest Rd, South Kansas City, MO
Additional Info: Apostle Claver Kimau-Imani with Angelo Mino

Who is Apostle Claver Kimau-Imani? Watch and learn . .

NO surprises . .

2009-11-09T15:01:00.000-08:00

Saturday night Congressman Cleaver joined 218 of his fellow Democrats in voting FOR H.R. 3962: The Affordable Health Care for America Act. This legislation has an interesting title, considering it does NOTHING to actually reduce the cost of health care. What does it do? Let's have a look.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that:

That's nearly 900 BILLION DOLLARS to insure 13% of the population! If that isn't stupid enough, the bill mandates that everyone have $15,000 in health insurance or pay a fine to the IRS, or go to jail.

The bottom line here is, this isn't really about health care. Anybody who who says it is is either a fool or a liar.

Which one is Congressman Cleaver?

All's quiet on the Cleaver front

2009-10-23T19:16:00.000-07:00

There has been very little out of Representative Cleaver in the days following the town hall meetings. Why is that? Perhaps the wind is not blowing in the right [left] direction these days. While our good representative seems to be hiding under a rock we will be busy turning over those rocks in the coming weeks. Stay tuned . .

There is NO health care bill!

2009-08-16T19:48:00.000-07:00

I'm pretty sure Cleaver was waiving a bound copy of H.R. 3200 in his hand as he said this at the "Coffee with Cleaver" mini-town hall last weekend. Hmmm . .

More from "Coffee with Cleaver"

2009-08-14T19:44:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of photos which ran on the KC STAR's website that give you a good idea of what went on that morning.

It's pretty easy to tell the difference between the home-made signs brought by the protestors of Government-run reforms and the professionally-made signs brought by those in favor. Yet we are to believe that it is the protestors who are "astroturf."

Right.

The entire KC STAR post can be seen here.

So, how did "Coffee with Cleaver" go?

2009-08-11T17:18:00.000-07:00

Leave It to Coffee With Cleaver - Jim Geraghty - The Campaign Spot on National Review Online

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Health Care Reform Protest at Cleaver's Office

2009-08-01T18:47:00.000-07:00

Change is coming . .

Coffee with Cleaver August 8th

2009-08-01T18:21:00.000-07:00

Here's your chance to reacquaint our learned Congressman with his lowly constituency. The "Town Hall" type meeting will take place Saturday, August 8th from 8am-10am at JP Coffee, 3390 SW Fascination Drive, Lee's Summit, MO.

Don't miss this opportunity to let Rep. Cleaver know how you feel about his vote to raise your energy bills and his desire to take over your health care. I may just bring a few blank job applications for him to get started on for 2010.

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$200 Million for wild horses

2009-07-23T20:14:00.000-07:00

Everybody likes horses. But would you spend a little under $200 million for wild horse management in the US? Cleaver would! That's the projected cost of the program for only four years; 2010-2014. But hey, Government dollars aren't OUR dollars, ARE THEY?

Here's the summary of the bill.
And the vote tally for the bill July 17, 2009.

No Health Care Legislation . .

2009-07-23T20:10:00.000-07:00

. . that doesn't provide a government-run "public" option will be supported by Congressman Cleaver.

Another reason that CLEAVER MUST GO!

When he's up, HE'S OUT!

Senator Bond on Cap and Trade . .

2009-07-13T07:32:00.000-07:00

At least SOMEBODY up there gets it.

The stupidity of the Cap and Trade tax

2009-07-08T06:53:00.000-07:00

The worst part about Cleaver voting FOR the Cap and Trade bill is how he played "follow the leader" instead of LEARNING something about what he was voting on. OK, sure, it might have been nice if he'd first READ the bill, too, but what the hell; NOBODY did that.

If Congressman Cleaver had bothered to research the science involved he might have noticed that this multi-billion-dollar TAX bill is projected to lower global temperatures by a few HUNDREDTHS of a degree (that's several BILLION dollars per hundredth, Congressman). And even THAT science is on shaky ground.

Unless you get all your news from the big-three national media outlets you've noticed that global temps are COOLING. How can this be? Are we already emitting less greenhouse gasses? NO. The sun is emitting less radiation. If you look at a chart of sun spot activity you'll see a steady INCREASE beginning in 1700 through 2000. Yep. There's your "global warming." Right now the earth is experiencing a Solar Minimum and has already cooled beyond the 1800 temps.

But no matter. The government NEEDS more money and politicians know how to get it. "We must act NOW or all will be lost!" they scream. "But wait! There's MORE! NOW how much would you pay?"

I don't think so.

Universal Health Care Protest at Cleaver's KC Office

2009-07-06T13:37:00.000-07:00

Who: Any patriot opposed to the nationalization and socialization of health care
What: Rally at Congressman Emanuel Cleaver's office
When: July 17th at 4:00 PM
Where: Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City Office
101 W. 31st Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
Bring: Signs that are focused on health care. Please keep signs respectful and not vulgar.

More information can be found HERE.

Higher Taxes and Economic Devastation in Return for ... Nothing?

2009-06-29T15:30:00.000-07:00

The Cap and Trade bill is a dangerous example of feel-good legislation that only the party loyal and under-informed could vote for. Congressman Cleaver is at least one of those two. We can't afford this kind of representation in Congress.

The following is an excerpt from CBO Grossly Underestimates Cost of Cap and Trade (Waxman-Markey) published by The Heritage Foundation | June 24, 2009 | David Kreutzer, Karen Campbell, Nicolas Loris:
(read the entire article HERE.)

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Regardless of the CBO's cost estimates of the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade program, the necessary second part of the question--what benefits do the costs generate?--remains unanswered. Americans will get almost nothing in exchange for these higher taxes, and the legislation will provide nothing for future generations except more debt and less economic opportunity. According to climatologist Chip Knappenberger, Waxman-Markey would moderate temperatures by only hundredths of a degree in 2050 and no more than two-tenths of a degree at the end of the century.[8] This does not sound like a great deal for the next generation--millions of lost jobs, trillions of lost income, 50-90 percent higher energy prices, and stunning increases in the national debt, all for undetectable changes in world temperature.

The CBO analysis of Waxman-Markey fails to take into account all the adverse effects that will ripple through the U.S. economy if cap and trade becomes law. CBO's grossly underestimated costs means Members of Congress will be grossly misinformed when voting on the legislation.
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Carnahan, Clay, Cleaver, Skelton Vote To Raise Electricity Prices On Poorest Missourians

2009-06-29T08:26:00.000-07:00

Read the whole, sad, story at 24THSTATE.COM