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Party. when john came to his office and they talked about raising money in the gubernatorial campaign in the state, quote, although i do not recall the exact words mr. hancock used he said words to the effect well you know that he is jewish. the tone of his comment was clear. he tom schweich is jewish and that is negative attribute for the rate. this is an incredible turn of events, right? 2015, really leading candidate for governor. statewide elected office holder himself. kills himself. less t...

Have each day. there was nothing malicious about my intent and i certainly was not attempting to inject religion in to the governors race. the same party chairman explained to the st. louis post dispatch elaborated on that he said this is how the st. louis post dispatch wrote it up hancock said he may have mentioned that he was jewish by it was an innocent conversation. he vehemently denied it was meant as a smear but a description similar to saying im presbyterian and somebody else is catholic....

And he didnt want to make that concession to anyone. you get the sense that spence jackson was frustrated that the momentum that built for john hancock to step aside wasnt having the desired effect. when jack danforth tells you should leave office. in missouri it yufzed to mean something. it means less now and i think spence jackson was frustrated with that. >> thank you for being here dave. appreciate it. dave just mentioned a consultant who produced a radio ad that had been critical of tom s...

>> the only reason -- someone said there is no difference in saying a person is a presbyterian heres how to test the credibility of that remark. when is the last time anyone came up to you and whispered in to your ear, such and such a person is a presbyterian. >> after john danforth gave that youll lolg for tom schweich, long-time missouri republican donor released a sworn affidavit in which he swore this anti-semitic whispering campaign by the state republican party chairman was a real thing. t...

Bad by it, spence jackson saying i believe in my heart that he knew what he was doing. spence jackson was the first person in missouri politics to call for the state party chairman to resign. he called on a completing candidate, katherine hanoway, saying she should demand that he resign. senator danforth was asked if he too believed that john hancock should resign. jack said no. he should not be allowed to resign. he should be fired. he said explicitly he wanted the head of the party forced out ...

For the state party chairman saying he didnt mean anything bad by it spence jackson saying i believe in my heart that he knew what he was doing. spence jackson was the first person in missouri politics to call for the state party chairman to resign. he called on a completing candidate, katherine hanoway, saying she should demand that he resign. senator danforth was asked if he too believed that john hancock should resign. jack said no. he should not be allowed to resign. he should be fired. he s...

John danforth. that morning, february 26th, john danforths assistant, an old family friend called tom at his home. his wife called her back. she later released this statement saying what happened. kathy returned my call. we spoke briefly. kathy told me tom was up and about and making calls. tom picked up the phone and talked to me for three minutes. he spoke solely about his outrage concerning the rumors spread about his religion and how he should respond to those rumors. i told him i thought it...

That stands for vice president. because the vice president is also president of the senate. there are also rows of 100 desks in total, one for each senator. democrats on the left, republicans on the right. but there is one desk here thats labeled desk 24. you see it there on the right side? sort of a hidden gem of the senate chamber. desk 24 is most commonly referred to as "the candy desk." it is a desk that is literally a stockpile of sweets, and its not like a random extra desk that the candy ...

office in 2016. it will be a presidential year electorate. so that reelection race for that u.s. senate seat in missouri that will be a hot one in 2016 as is the governors race. jay nixon is term limited out. that seat will be open. the democrats seem to be coalescing around another young popular candidate that already held state office. it looks like they will pick chris costar. it is turning into a free for all with six candidates entering the ring already. it is six candidates that ...

that will be a hot one in 2016 as is the governors race. jay nixon is term limited out. that seat will be open. the democrats seem to be coalescing around another young popular candidate that already held state office. it looks like they will pick chris costar. it is turning into a free for all with six candidates entering the ring already. it is six candidates that all have a reasonable shot. that free far all is fall fascinating enough within but it is starting to field like a huge l...