There is absolutely no doubt that the American Federation for Children, a dark money group launched by the family of U. S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, contributed $2,600 to Baker. The American Federation for Children is a group that supports educational vouchers and the privatization of schools and the weakening of public education.
Only it was done through a middle man, namely the Brush Fires PAC, which has received $83,000 of the $85,000 it has reported this year, and all $40,000 since the primary election from the DeVos group.
Despite the contribution, it appears the Brush Fires PAC and the American Federation for Children must think Baker has the election in the bag. The DeVos group, using Brush Fires as the middle man, spent $10,042.06 for advertising supporting Baker during the final days of Baker's Republican primary campaign against Raleigh Drue Ritter and David Osburn. The money was more than Brush Fires spent on any candidate, including the unsuccessful candidacy of Robert Stokes of Carl Junction.
Though contributions are limited to $2,600, committees can spend any amount they want to support or oppose a candidate or ballot issue.
Unless a last minute buy is forthcoming, which is still possible since the primary buy came less than a week before the election, the DeVos group does not appear to be spending any money on advertising promoting their favored candidate.
Baker is opposed by Neosho businesswoman Angela Thomas, a Democrat, in next Tuesday's election.
The Brush Fires filing shows the PAC is spending $38,000 to support six GOP candidates, with the largest amount, $8,000, supporting the campaigns of Mark Matthieson, Maryland Heights, in the 70th District and Steve Helms, Springfield, in the 135th District.
Though Baker says almost nothing about education on his website.
As a professor and dean of students (Baker is an instructor at Ozark Bible Institute), I understand the importance of a good education. I will fight for excellence in education for all Missouri children.
Baker passed up two recent opportunities to explain his stance on educational issues to the public, failing to show for forums at the Neosho Public Library and Crowder College.
Other contributions to Baker campaign
Baker received $7,620.36 during October and spent $3,541.55, leaving him with $7,596.71 in the bank.
Among his contributors:
Rural Telecommunications PAC $500
Missouri Bankers Association Ozark Region $300
Southwest Missouri Leadership PAC $1,000
Viceroy PAC, St. Louis $200
Randy Brown, Diamond $1,000
Thomas Lake, Twin Oaks Cabinets, Neosho $500
Scott Wade, Certified Express Logistics, Neosho $500
Angela Thomas campaign
All of her contributions came as a result of an October 20 fund raiser at the Granby Community Center.
Among Thomas' largest contributors:
IBEW Local 53 $1,000
Kent Farnsworth, Neosho $750
Elliott Denniston, Webb City, $634
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Angela cares about her community. It is evident in the way she connects with people. She spoke eloquently at the Education forum that Ben Baker didn't even think was important enough to attend but then was willing to whine about when he was called out for it.
Angela is a person of great integrity. Look at the difference in the funding resources ! Follow the dirty money trail... right to Baker. Angela is the best choice candidate.
Someone needs to ask Ben Baker if he thinks there is a difference between "public education" and "government education." If he says there is a difference, ask him to explain the difference. The second followup question would be to ask him to explain the meaning of the phrase "the messianic character of government education."
Of course, I don't think he will ever answer any questions about his apparently Rushdoony based dominionist based beliefs about education. I presume that as an "professor and the dean of students at Ozark Bible Institute in Neosho, MO" (https://www.facebook.com/BenBakerForStateRep/posts/an-open-letter-to-the-people-of-the-160th-district-please-sharefellow-patriotsmy/1169735699825875/) Ben Baker fully supports ALL the policies and beliefs in the OBI Student Manual
While Ben Baker hides anyone interested in knowing more about what Ben Baker appears to believe about public schools needs to review the Ozark Bible Institute and College College Handbook. Available online- I believe this is the current edition, the following links go to versions not located at the school's website.
https://archive.fo/Xua3J or https://docplayer.net/6682758-Ozark-bible-institute-and-college.html
I would point out that this is what the Ozark Bible Institute and College handbook has to say about a course they offer. See page 78
Introduction to Education
This course will give the student an overview of the historical and
philosophical impact of people and ideas on American education.
The contrast between public education and
government education will be presented, and the will be exposed. The Biblical principles
which guide the Christian school movement will be thoroughly ex-
amined, and the ACE monitor training paces will be worked
If one doesn't recognize the phrase "messianic character of government education,"
just put that quote into a search engine. Be careful not to click on the LEW ROCKWELL website links! Actually that's a Rushdoony phrase.
More on Rousas John Rushdoony (scroll to Chalcedon Foundation): https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2005/dozen-major-groups-help-drive-religious-right%E2%80%99s-anti-gay-crusade
More on what ACE (Accelerated Christian Education) means:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/leavingfundamentalism/2012/05/07/top-5-lies-told-by-accelerated-christian-education/
https://virtualschooling.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/guest-blogger-examining-accelerated-christian-education/
I Was Trained for the Culture Wars in Home School, Awaiting Someone Like Mike Pence as a Messiah: http://archive.is/lZdBU
Kent Farnsworth is no wild-eyed liberal. Neither is Angela Thomas.
The Democrats this year really picked some decent candidates this year to oppose the local Republican weasels.
Ohhhh noooo.... dark money. Very scary.
Might as well give up, the people in this area vote straight ticket even if it goes against all they were taught. They seem to be mindless beings wandering the streets in search of the Holy Grail and if it quacks like a duck it must be a good person. Cannot believe they, voters, believe it is acceptable for outside education for profit to buy a candidates election. Poor kids
9:45 - I only saw one Democrat running for anything local in Newton County.
commenter @ 5:31 apparently a-ok with the jeebus hustlers and profit mongers attacking public schools like Grover Norquist and Betsy DeVos!
No, I am skeered of DARK MONEY....so scary...
The godders do a lot of their work in secret!
Yes, the godders. In the dark. So scary.
NUTTER OF THE DAY!
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/oct/26/rep-matt-shea-takes-credit-criticism-for-document-/
"Washington state Rep. Matt Shea acknowledged Wednesday he had distributed a four-page manifesto titled “Biblical Basis for War,” which describes the Christian God as a “warrior,” details the composition and strategies of a “Holy Army” and condemns abortion and same-sex marriage.
The document is organized in 14 sections with multiple tiers of bullet points and a smattering of biblical citations. Under one heading, “Rules of War,” it makes a chilling prescription for enemies who flout “biblical law.” It states, “If they do not yield – kill all males.”
After the document was leaked online Tuesday, the Spokane Valley Republican insisted he was not promoting violence and that the message had been taken out of context.
“First of all, it was a summary of a series of sermons on biblical war in the Old Testament as part of a larger discussion on the history of warfare,” Shea said in a Facebook Live video on Wednesday. “This document, in and of itself, was not a secret. I’ve actually talked about portions of this document publicly.”
In the video, Shea also compalains about a recently published Rolling Stone profile that characterizes him as an extremist, argues that the United States is “a Christian nation” and asserts that his detractors are part of a so-called “counter state” made up of “Marxists” and “Islamists.” He dismisses criticism as nothing more than “smears and slander and innuendo and implication.”
He also delves into the philosophy known as “just war theory,” which has been endorsed by many mainstream Christians.
But critics of Shea – who embraces far-right conspiracy theories, associates with a fundamentalist religious group in northern Stevens County and champions a push for a 51st state called Liberty – saw something sinister in the document.
“The document Mr. Shea wrote is not a Sunday school project or an academic study,” Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich wrote in an email. “It is a ‘how to’ manual consistent with the ideology and operating philosophy of the Christian Identity/Aryan Nations movement and the Redoubt movement of the 1990s.”"
JEEBUS! Next thing you know they will be telling their wives and daughters to wear dark long dresses and to not cut their hair!
I like you. You're funny.
Randy, you should start making identification mandatory. If someone has something to say, then be proud of it. Ben Baker is the right choice for my district.
Another wanker against anonymous posters.
Just like harvey you can kiss my @$$!
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