Sen. Claire McCaskill Visits With Arnold Veterans in Campaign Stop
McCaskill stopped by the Arnold VFW Hall Wednesday to try to drum up support in Jefferson County, which may be the state's bellweather county in the U.S. Senate race.
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With less than a week to go before the election, Sen. Claire McCaskill made her rounds today in Arnold and South County.
Her last campaign stop of the day included a visit to the VFW Post 2593 in Arnold where she personally thanked the veterans for their service. She told Patch Jefferson County is an important county in the race for U.S. Senate.
"There are a lot of independent voters in Jefferson County, and they will decide the election," she said. "People here are not interested in a 'D' or an 'R,' they want someone who understands what their family needs."
In fact, an article in the St. Louis Beacon explained that Jefferson County is viewed as "one of the most reliable swing counties in Missouri." A chart in the article shows that the county's vote for U.S. Senator has been representative of Missouri's vote every year since 2000, excluding 2002.
"We have a very complicated campaign strategy here: keep Todd Akin talking," she joked at the Arnold campaign stop.
She told veterans that Akin voted to cut veteran's benefits, and that she would continue her work to ensure veterans have access to the same benefits her father did, who was a World War II veteran.
"Places like this (the veteran's post) feel like home to me," McCaskill told Patch. "The veterans know I've been a champion for them."
Tony DeBello, of Affton, served in Vietnam. After the event he said, "It's interesting how down to earth Claire is. She's the person you'd like to sit down and have a drink with. She is like a neighbor."
Earlier in the day, McCaskill held a news conference at Bayless Elementary and Intermediate schools to address the importance of the federal school lunch program. She said Akin wants to eliminate the program.
After that she and Rep. Scott Sifton (D-96) spoke with seniors at Miss Sheri's Cafeteria on the importance of protecting Medicare and Social Security. Sifton will face incumbent Jim Lembke next week in the race for the redistricted First District Missouri Senate. Lembke has represented the First District since 2009.
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Al Mount
10:40 am on Thursday, November 1, 2012
I'm sorry I missed her, I would have loved to ask her about the Bengazi Massacre.
What did Obama know and when did he know it ?
Why did he not send support to these people ?
Why did he let them suffer and die ?
Are you Claire, as ashamed of this Administration as I am ?
Would you Claire, let people die for pure political reasons ?
I'm a Combat Veteran,
I know what total fear feels like, I also know a COWARD when I see one!!!
Marvin Feinstein
2:28 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Bengazi massacre ? Six thousand people died on 9/11 because the Bush administration ignored warnings of the impending attack. Where was the outcry for an investigation ? Where was the investigation of the phony weapons of mass destruction as the reason for us attacking Iraq.People have selective memories unfortunatly. So stop the bs.
E. T.
4:40 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Thank you Mr. Feinstein; my thoughts exactly.
Vietnam War Widow
Jeff
9:13 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
WMDs were in Iraq. Google Halabja, This was where Saddam gased the Kurds in Northern Iraq. You don't have to have a mushroom cloud for a WMD, Marvin. Personally I wish Saddam was still in power. IRAN would be a nonissue. Saddam used to go on military maneuvers and KILL 100,00 ++ just for Grins and Giggles !!
PaulRevere
4:40 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
McCaskill and her Democratic party are against Traditional Families.
She seemed Ok to take any mention of GOD out of the Party platform.
She voted the largest TAX increases on people and businesses starting Jan 1st 2013.
That is what Obamacare is going to do. It give us nothing.
75 Of AMericans already had good health care. For those who need it, only a pool of money was necessary.
A simple change in Insurance rules could have accompliushed the 26 year old and pre-existing conditions. That's it.
A govt takeover of medical care is what a vote for McCaskill gets you.
Fools are those who would not want the truth.
Benghazi murders was avoidable. You who do not know the facts , will learn them on 11-15-12. Obama and Hilary and the whole Administration will concede they were at fault.
There is no comparison to invading IRAQ and getting our embassy Navy seals killed without offering one bit of help.
You will soon hear all the facts from the media who has intentionally NOT revealed the tapes and information that exists on Benghazi attacks.
Obama is destroying the morals and everything America stands for.
McCaskill is his shadow. She represents a party that will change America forever.
All of you will get up in the morning wondering where your next food line will be.
That is the party you will get from Obama-McCaskill.
She could care less about Veterans. She'll have that beer--Only if YOU pay for it.
Paula
4:40 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Did McCaskill tell them that she just voted to send tax payer dollars to Pakistan and Egypt? Countries that harbor terrorists? Did she tell them that the national debt is 16 trillion because she consistently voted to raise the debt ceiling?
cecilia carrasco
4:40 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
al mount, 43 people died in consulates and embassies during bush and if you did not know about it is because no democrat used a national tragedy for political gain. Is easy to make assumptions so maybe you should listen to condy rice http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/10/25/1089691/condi-rice-pours-cold-water-libya/?mobile=nc
Brian Carl
9:27 am on Friday, November 2, 2012
Cecilia,
What you fail to mention is that no American's were killed in all of these attacks. At least not that I can tell from this website that tries to make mention of the attacks as compared to Benghazi.
http://mediamatters.org/research/2012/09/14/krauthammer-whitewashes-bushs-history-to-bash-o/189890
Mediamatters is a leftist, liberal, garbage website but even their research cannot be compared to what you are saying. Benghazi is a cover up, plain and simple. An American ambassador was killed! CIA and Seals were told to stand down and not help! Since when does an American government tell people to stand down when we have Americans in harms way, especially at our consolate (if you can call this compound a consolate)? You are right, lives were lost during the Bush era, but was there a massive cover up one month before an election to try and save his butt and keep him in office? NO! Why do people feel this President is the godsend everyone is looking for? Our nation is in shambles, especially for our freedoms that have been in place over 250 years. This is a war brought by his administration and if he stays in office, even you and every other liberal will regret it.
Al Mount
9:27 am on Friday, November 2, 2012
It amazes me the way these Obamabots try to change the subject to
protect this miserable excuse we have for a president.
Dan Dixon
9:27 am on Friday, November 2, 2012
Its way past time this so called administration is held accountable. We do not leave our people behind to die. We never have. This is a travesty. The top people stood by and watched our people die and did nothing to help them. They should be sent to prison for this. I hope president Romney can somehow dig us out of this disaster these clowns have put our country in. What a mess. Double D
Jim Boy
6:44 pm on Friday, November 2, 2012
I am with you Dan. The current administration has to go. The President needs to go away for a long, long time along with Hillary. These people have done nothing but destroy our country and it is time we take it back. Obummer IS NOT MY PRESIDENT. I did not vote for the traitor and I will not stand by him or the Clinton's. Even though I cannot stand Hillary it does not surprise me that Obama had "Her" take the blame. She has more backbone then Obama but she is also a traitor. There is no way I will ever believe that Hillary called the shot. She advise's the president and nothing more. It does not take anything more then common sense to see that the President used her for his fall gal. What a slap in the face to every woman in this country. The man in the White House lets a woman take the fall. Sickening. We need to take our country back by getting the nut jobs out of the White House. 76Highboy.
T2S
9:27 am on Friday, November 2, 2012
i Think this judge has the right questions.
Now I think He needs to answer them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg-e71IDAUw&feature=youtu.be
Steve Farmer
12:21 pm on Friday, November 2, 2012
Well said, Brian and well-posted, T2S! These progressives (not liberals!) will follow their emperor with no clothes no matter what facts are presented to them! And Marvin, where did you serve? As a veteran of both the Cold War and the conflict in the middle east myself, it sounds like you don't know your history. Tell the Iranians and the Kurds, who both suffered massive casualties due to Saddam's hoard of chemical weapons; that they didn't exist! And you have also conveniently forgotten the timeline in Iraq when Saddam thumbed his nose repeatedly at the limp-wristed UN and kicked out the inspectors multiple times, allowing him ample time and opportunity to get rid of the weapons that he used on his own people. Remember Chemical Ali? How about the Halabja attack in 1988? The Iran-Iraq war? Wake up, and do a little research; but don't expect that all of us are ignorant of what really happened over there, you propagandist!
Steven Wayne Wise
12:21 pm on Friday, November 2, 2012
I ride with the Almount cavalry...and we are legion. 'Nuff said.
Eddie N
6:44 pm on Friday, November 2, 2012
A true commander-in-chief listens to his commanders in the field and does what is necessary. Not relieve them of duty when they try to do what is necessary. I smell the T word in D.C.
1shot1k
6:44 pm on Friday, November 2, 2012
I was not behind Bush and Cheney on every aspect. But I am a combat
veteran and I have seen enough of this agenda ran by his handlers like
Valerie Jarret and others to know they are being silent regarding the attack
and subsequent actions/inactions. I can only hope the truth comes to a bright
light, along with other cover up agendas as with the Fast&Furious mess...that
I am sure will show a program that was shelved and labeled "dont do again " after
actual tracking devices were placed in weapons etc...but the kicker here is...it
is/was all about his trip to Mexico with Clinton and "apologizing" for weapons
coming from the U.S. and then it was found out that they really come from elsewhere...so..."somebody" said...."well...let's send them some weapons..."
and that's what will be found....history has shown...NOBODY...NOBODY gets
away with lying to enough Government....ask Nixon, ask Martha Stewart...etc..
etc...
Brian Carl
10:39 pm on Friday, November 2, 2012
Maybe you all need to watch your back with what is going on! I am posting this for someone else. If you have questions and are a democrat, please call the numbers below and pray 5 times a day.
http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/misc/726.pdf