Msfreethought

A man saw me putting up this sign in Richmond. He said, “Are you a Republican?” I said I’m a Democrat. “That’s ok,” he said. “I’d still like to shake your hand.” He told me he used to be a mechanical engineer at Ford. He worked on the ignition system. He said he gave up his engineering position and became a driver when Ford wanted to send him to Japan. He was frustrated seeing so many jobs offshored, seeing so many friends and neighbors losing their jobs, the impact that had on his home. He’s worried about foreign ownership of farmland in Missouri and what that means for workers here too, what it means to see American resources shipped overseas. I spoke with him for a while, and we agreed on a lot, including that our government should be working for us. He gave me some tips on sign placement. I gave him a sticker of my dog, which he liked a lot. “A beautiful, common dog,” he said. He said he would vote for me. He turned to leave and walked a few steps away before turning back to say, “Just do me one favor. Don’t block that Trump sign.” I said I’d be right behind it; I was taking the high ground. When I left, he came out to wave goodbye. Wherever I go, there’s one thing that comes up over and over again. Missourians are tired of getting screwed by our government. We’re tired of the American Dream slipping away from so many more people. We’re tired of being told that our political teams are more important than our country. Our Attorney General shouldn’t be the attorney for the Democrats or the attorney for the Republicans. He should be the attorney for the People of Missouri. It’s time for a change. It’s time for us to remember all of the great things we’ve done in our state and get back to doing them again. It’s time to get Missouri working for Missourians again, and that’s what I’ll do as your Attorney General.

The judge had to threaten to haul Attorney General Andrew Bailey into court to hold him in contempt and remind him that Attorneys General aren’t authorized to negate court orders. Why? Because Bailey wanted to keep an innocent woman in prison who had been there for 43 years.