THE 100 REPORT
Senator Bob Onder Explores St. Charles County Executive Run
This month Republican Senator Bob Onder amended his campaign committee to indicate the office being sought is now St. Charles County Executive. Onder has been a vocal critic of government mandates during the pandemic and the policies that current County Executive Steve Ehlmann put in place. Ehlmann has not announced yet whether or not he will be seeking re-election and currently only has $2,000 in his campaign committee compared to the $130,000 Onder has raised.
Governor Parson Backs Fitzpatrick for Auditor
Governor Parson spoke at a fundraising dinner last night for State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick’s campaign to become the next State Auditor. Parson cited Fitzpatrick’s work in improving programs in the Treasurer’s office along with his strong Christian, family-oriented views as his reason for supporting Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick was quick to highlight the support by releasing a video of the Governor’s endorsement on twitter.
Grassroots Effort to Recall Sam Page Under Way
A grassroots effort to recall Sam Page over the executive abuse he has continued to commit throughout the pandemic has begun. From their website (recallsampage.org):
“We are not democrats or republicans, left, right, blue, red, we are local Americans of every party and race who understand it is our duty under the constitution to hold our elected officials accountable.
St Louis County has local and statewide laws that are put in place for checks and balances within our government. As citizens and proud Americans of our community, it is our responsibility to make sure that our elected officials abide by those laws.
Our government officials are elected to represent us and our interests. They are employed by us to protect our individual rights as stated by the Constitution of the United States.
We are a grassroots movement filled with your local neighbors, friends, family, and coworkers. We are the community, and we are here to fight for FREEDOM! “
Learn more about their efforts or get involved at: www.recallsampage.org/
Citizens Rally in St. Louis for Parson to Call Special Session
A grassroots effort is underway to convince Governor Mike Parson to call a special session to take action against mandates being handed down by the federal and local governments. Citizens will be gathering in Clayton on Friday, October 1st along with a series of speakers who have been actively engaged in the anti-mandate movement. 6 Senators and several members of the House of Representatives have signed letters to Parson encouraging the Special Session.
Top Generals Contradict Biden, Say They Urged Him Not To Withdraw From Afghanistan
Top generals told lawmakers under oath on Tuesday that they advised President Joe Biden early this year to keep several thousand troops in Afghanistan — directly contradicting the president’s comments in August that no one warned him not to withdraw troops from the country. The remarkable testimony pits top military brass against the commander-in-chief as the Biden administration continues to face tough questions about what critics are calling a botched withdrawal that directly led to the deaths of 13 American service members, scenes of chaos at the Kabul airport, and the abandonment of American citizens and at-risk Afghans in the war-torn country. Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, told the Senate Armed Services in a hearing Tuesday that he recommended maintaining a small force of 2,500 troops in Afghanistan earlier this year. He also noted that in the fall of 2020, during the Trump administration, he advised that the U.S. maintain a force almost double the size, of 4,500 troops, in Afghanistan. In answering questions from Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) about his advice, McKenzie said he would not share his “personal recommendation” to the president.
Poll Shows People Aren't Buying Democrats' Voter-Suppression Narrative
Democrats have spent years now fear mongering about voter suppression. People aren’t buying it. According to a Morning Consult poll , 44% of adults believe that current voting laws “are not strict enough to prevent votes from being case illegally.” Only 33% think that current voting laws “make it too difficult for eligible citizens to vote.” Independent voters believe, 35%-29%, that it is too easy to vote rather than too difficult. Hispanics are evenly split on the question, and 30% of black voters believe that voting laws are too permissive.Obviously, that leaves 23% of respondents undecided. But Democrats are failing to nudge them in their direction in spite of a full-throated embrace of the narrative about voter suppression and a huge assist from the media. That indicates that their hysteria is accomplishing little. The hysteria has been especially prominent going back to when Stacey Abrams lost the 2018 race for governor in Georgia. Abrams and other Democrats insisted up and down that the election was stolen from her, based in large part on their narrative of voter suppression. They claim that benign, commonsense policies such as requiring photo ID to vote and purging voter rolls of inactive voters and dead people are examples of voter suppression.
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