Billy Long for Congress announced today that it had raised $88,906 in the First Quarter of 2010 which ended March 31st. The campaign’s total cash on hand grew to $506,851. After the last campaign reporting period, Long reported more cash on hand than all of the other candidates combined.
“It’s becoming clear that Southwest Missouri does not want to send another career politician to Washington,” said Billy Long. “I may not be the prettiest horse in the race, but I will bring common sense to Washington.”
In addition to the robust fundraising report, former Congressman Mel Hancock, a prominent Missouri statesman and author of the Hancock Amendment, announced his support for Billy in March. Mr. Hancock and Billy share the goal of restraining both spending and taxation of the federal government.
“We have got to get spending under control in Washington,” said Long. “Politicians keep telling us they are going to stop the spending, yet every year they spend more and more. I’m not going to just talk about it; I’m going to do it.”
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Billy Long has more than half a million in the bank
Seventh District Congressional candidate Billy Long has more than half a million in the bank, according to a campaign news release:
I would champion Nodler's cause all over Southwest Missouri if he would only clean up the mess at MSSU that his protege, Dwight Douglas, has created. Gary, are you paying any attention at all to what's happening at your Alma Mater?
ReplyDeleteYou've got to be kidding me! Nodler's hands are all over the mess @ MSSU. If he doesn't win the primary he'll be looking for a job at Southern.
ReplyDeleteYes, the conventional wisdom is that when Nodler loses in the primary Douglas will pull his support of Speck and Bruce will be history. Nodler will step into the presidency on an interim basis. But you know what? This would be a vast improvement over the buffoon MSSU has in office right now.
ReplyDeleteYou heard it here first...
ReplyDeleteYou flatter yourself, Gary. You would be even worse than Bruce...
But, it will never happen!!
From these posts, Billy Long seems to be gambling MSSU's difficulties will rub off on Nodler.
ReplyDeleteConsidering that this blog has had comments about Gary Nodler and Missouri Southern long before Billy Long ever filed for office, it seems to be a stretch to say that the comments are coming from the Billy Long camp.
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