At an event yesterday in O’Fallon Park in north St. Louis, Gov. Matt Blunt announced the appointment of Don R. Johnson to the Conservation Commission. Johnson is the first African American to hold the position.
State Senators Maida Coleman (D-St. Louis City) and Michael Gibbons (R-Kirkwood) were also at the event.
Video shot by intern Gabe Bullard
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July 19th, 2007 at 11:56 am
After approximately (4) years in office, Governor Matt Blunt wants to appoint some blacks to different positions. Ever heard of too little, too late, and forget about your futile attempts to please black people now.
Governor Blunt just wants to get re-elected next year, but go ahead and pimp him Sen. Coleman. Get all the black appointments you can while you can, because if Gov. Blunt gets re-elected he is going to cut, chop, and drop it like it’s hot-all funding and programs that affect the poor and minorities that is.
Anybody but Matt Blunt for Governor in 2008, and maybe-sexy mama-Sarah Steelman will read this!
July 19th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
No doubt the Republican Governor is throwing scraps at the table of the black leadership hoping for support against Nixon. The reality is that they have been starving for a long time and shouldn’t settle for scraps.
July 19th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Wonder why so much Republican support for Hubbard? He won’t accept scraps but a third floor office and some big time contributions from Rebublican supporters will do the trick.
July 19th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
Blunt is making a charge in the black community, he has appointed a black judge in KC, hired Gentry Trotter, appoints a black as a Conservation Commissioner……….meanwhile we are waitin on Nixon to step up and show some real leadership. I certainly know Nixon has some strained relationships in the black community, but he has to start healing some of those wounds. He could start by having black management in his election campaign, someone respected and FROM the community. That would send a message that he is serious about change and inclusion as well. Second he needs to make a massive effort to reach out to black voters and leaders that he has alienated.
July 20th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
Whatever the motivation, congratulations to Mr. Johnson.
Ya know, Missouri has one of the very best Conservation Departments in the nation (world).