Peter Kinder Conference Call: LiveBlogging

Lt Governor Peter Kinder held a conference call with Missouri Political Bloggers this afternoon at 4:00 p.m.  The LiveBlogged Call

People on the call:

Jason Rosenbaum - Politics Blog - Columbia Politics Tribune
Rudy Keller - SE Missourian
John Combest - JohnCombest.com
Scott - Stay Red Kansas
Missouri Politics (joined the call)
Missouri Pulse (joined the call)

Kinder's Introduction:

1) Conduct and be part of an ongoing discussion - engaged in a dialogue.  Want Missourians to be able to see and hear him directly - in addition to his travels around the state.

2) Admits he's not a social networking genius, but is trying anyway.  Good joke about Twitter.  Just got his first iPod.  I like the tone - he's going to learn as he goes along.

3) Asks if we want to sign up for Bloggers for Kinder - as long as your ethics permit it (a good touch).

4) Mentions YouTube Channel, KinderSpeaks, and invites us to check it out.

5) Missouri Blogs he reads:
JohnCombest.com - been reading since 2001.
Mentions 24thState.com - has been reading state politics blogs he gets from Combest - PD Political Fix, Politics Blog (Jason Rosenbaum), KY 3.

He reads Instapundit a few times a week - but reads HughHewitt.com every day, and Townhall.com.  Gets his feeds from his Blackberry, and bookmarks on his desktop. 

Moto - Missouri Politics:  Asked what his favorite breakfast was at the diner on his YouTube video.  Asked how much it cost.

Rudy Keller - who will be writing your blog?
  Kinder:  as many as I can - but I will be writing and responding.

Moto - Where are you from?
Kinder:  The Cape - and still go there.

Rudy Keller:  Political Advertising is very expensive. How much does this cost? 
Kinder:  Will show how much in our fundraising report - gave us actual figure.

How is fundraising going? 
Kinder:  we're going to be very happy - very proud of it - blowout quarter

What about economic bill?
Kinder:  Governor saw it differently, and we're going to move forward, and make it happen in September.

I asked:  What are you going to do to get Republicans elected statewide?
Kinder:  I have a record that goes back to Junior High School of helping other Republicans - gave a short list of what he's done to help people, and still does.  Helped build majority in Senate over last several decades.  Last year, when off ballot, agreed to go anywhere that anyone needed him.

Also helped Charter schools - named them.  Discussed his work in inner city schooling (missed name).

Rudy: Restrictions on commenters?  Can they be anonymous?
David All answers:  as long as it is not profanity or spam.
Kinder:  And no vicious personal comments - that's not what this is about.

Missouri Pulse:  What was your role in the Social Security tax elimination
Kinder:  Was heavily involved - we are one of the few states that tax SS earnings, and we're looking forward to the elimination of it. We're also following property tax protests - and following the complaints of people being taxed out of their home.  Are heavily into the that issue. 

MOTO:  {says the rest of us are throwing him softballs}|  How much did Paul McKee give to your committee?
Kinder:  $11,000 - and it was reported.
MOTO:  What about his fundraiser? 
Kinder:  Not much -  that will be in the financial report coming out, and it was all in the first quarter. 

Comments

[Chris Copeland]

We were invited to this as well (not sure how they got our contact info), but unfortunately we have a daytime job :(

Glad you were able to get online and give us the content.