Publisher's Note: An earlier version of this story posted online did not contain contain final edits. This version is the same as the one printed in the GJR magazine distributed to subscribers. When the Missouri Legislature failed to override Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a tax cut bill, St. Louis Post-Dispatch political reporter Kevin McDermott knew where to find the … [Read more...] about Loesch’s celebrity turns her journalism professor into a cynic
Tea Party
Tea Party needs to be vetted
To get a better grip on the Tea Party movement, we should take a look back to 2008. In a year when angry voters were expected to vote out Republicans, there was one voice in Red that was drawing crowds. No, it wasn’t Sarah Palin. It was Ron Paul. “One of the things that struck me in 2008; it was pretty clear the Democrats were going to take the election,” said Scott … [Read more...] about Tea Party needs to be vetted