DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE STRIKES BACK IN JACKSON COUNTY MONEY FIGHT!!!

Give this fight a couple of days and it might make The Star . . . Or at least Prime Buzz.

Yesterday, TKC was the first MAJOR MEDIA OUTLET (heh) to publish news that The Jackson County Taxpayers Association filed complaints with the Missouri Ethics Commission alleging State Rep candidates Joe Volpe and Jason Norbury received contributions exceeding the legal limits.

Now one of the candidates accused of wrong doing is firing back against a Republican operative. Here are the interesting parts from a press release circulated by Joe Volpe:

REPUBLICAN KRAUS CAMPAIGN AFFILIATED WITH RACIST AND EXTREMIST REMARKS

A recent review of published opinion pieces reveal that Bob Gough, the Deputy Treasurer to Republican State Rep. Will Kraus, is on the record using racial remarks that had him banned from a local newspaper.

Joe Volpe, Democratic candidate in the 48th district, released the following statement:

"In the 21st century it is a shame people like Bob Gough get published. Knowing how racially diverse our district is, Republican Will Kraus should be ashamed to have a campaign affiliated with such remarks.

"Either Republican Will Kraus removes Bob Gough from his campaign and apologizes to the voters of his district for being affiliated with Bob Gough, or he fully agrees with such racist and extremist statements? It's that simple.

Bob Gough writes op-ed piece in the Lee's Summit Post-Tribune titled "Darwin and Intelligent Design" in which he claims predominantly African-American schools are incapable of distinguishing between God and Snoop Dog saying "In the Kansas City School District; they are incapable of teaching the three R's. Or anything else. Don't expect them to teach Intelligent Design. If they did, the material would be patterned after the teachings of Louis "Calypso Louie" Farrakhan with a little Reverend Al Sharpton thrown in. Add Gangsta Rap hymns from the Snoop Dog songbook to round out the religious program"

Bob Gough writes op-ed piece in the Lee's Summit Post-Tribune using the tragedy of a family who's home was invaded, without their permission, to lead into an extremist claim that Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II was a "marxist" and the "reason high violence in Kansas City exists". He also claimed that the home invaders were from Kansas City, when a police investigation hadn't concluded those findings.

Known extremist Bob Gough is the Deputy Treasurer of "Citizens for Will Kraus".

Known extremist Bob Gough is a key funder of Citizens for Will Kraus:

January 2006 quarterly report, 48th Legislative Committee-Republican, Bob Gough, Treasurer gives Kraus $800.

March 2006, 48th Legislative Committee-Republican, gives Kraus $200

November 2006, 48th Legislative Committee-Republican, Bob Gough Treasurer gives Kraus $1,325

January 2008 quarterly report, 48th Legislative Committee-Republican, Bob Gough, Treasurer gives Kraus $1,600

I'd say this was a pretty good hit back and the candidate pretty fired up after the recent attack on him from the Republican side.

Developing . . .

UPDATE: In his response Bob Gough stays on his message:

"The Dems are pleading "Not Guilty" by reason of stupidity? Volpe is a college instructor teaching political Science. Norbury is a KC Attorney and an experienced candidate. Is he also pleading "Not Guilty" by reason of stupidity? These guys want to make laws for us to obey?"

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