Missouri Right to Life has issued endorsements in Missouri’s 2024 GOP primaries for governor and lieutenant governor. Missouri Right to Life executive director Susan Klein joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” and discussed the organization’s endorsement of Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft in the GOP gubernatorial primary and former State Sen. Bob Onder (R-Lake St. Louis) in the GOP primary for lieutenant governor. She says both candidates stand for life across the board, mentioning abortion and cloning:
(LISTEN): Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft discusses Tyson Foods, Ohio results and abortion issues on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft describes Tyson Foods as a bright spot in rural Missouri. He’s worried about Tyson’s decision to close meat plants in southwest Missouri’s Noel and in southeast Missouri’s Dexter. Secretary Ashcroft tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that Missouri has not had the relationship with Tyson that it should have, adding that Tyson has been made to feel unwanted in the Show-Me State. Mr. Ashcroft, who’s seeking the GOP gubernatorial nomination, also weighed in on the defeat of Ohio’s Issue 1, which would have raised the threshold for approving state constitutional amendments. Ashcroft tells listeners that we should not be a democracy but a constitutional republic with certain rights. He says pro-life candidates in Missouri have won consistently at the polls. He also says about 130 initiative petitions have been filed with his office:
(LISTEN): Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) says he’s filed 28 lawsuits against President Joe Biden. General Bailey joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that Missouri vs. Biden will be in circuit court this week. Bailey describes the case as the most important First Amendment case in a generation. He also discussed abortion and his office’s cold case unit. The unit helped secure the recent conviction of Kirby King for the 1987 Franklin County murder of Karla Delcour. General Bailey praises the cold case unit’s multiple prosecutors, saying they have a combined experience of hundreds of years: