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Whispering Gallery Invitational – Final Four

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And so it has come to this. The final four competitors for the prestigious #BarklageCup. Voting for the final four is open now, and will end when the Senate adjourns Tuesday night. The final round will begin Wednesday when the House goes into session and the champion will be crowned upon adjournment Thursday. Best of luck to the worthy competitors, more importantly God bless the champion of every young southeast Missourian who has ever put a Republican yard sign into the rock hard Southeast Missouri clay for David Barklage.

#2 Rosenbaum vs. #1 Dueker
Didn’t we all know in our guts this is how it would end and so it should be? Could there be a match-up between two different tacticians of Missouri politics? One being the slow burning intense fire of the innovator of Missouri political coverage – Jason Rosenbaum. The other – the always fiery duchess of Chesterfield, who might be the most intimidating political operative under 5’5” in Missouri history. One brings the dry wit of a professional who watches professional wrestling. The other counters with the has-been-known of making grown men cry via twitter – in fact, to this day some are afraid to hire anyone to pick up their trash without her permission. Wildcard factor: Who will get the all important endorsement Jerry “The King” Lawler endorsement ?

#2 Chris Kelly vs. #13 Tishaura Jones
On the other hand, who could have guessed this? Yes, it’s true they have little in common besides both being members of the party led by Koster. One has more the build of a power forward, the other more of point guard physique. One has a date for a debate with Peter Kinder in Shannon County next month, the other likely thinks you are referring to Shennandoah Avenue. One spent last month arguing for funding for the landing pad for the second coming, and the other would give the Lord our God a parking ticket if he forgot to feed the meter beside that launching pad. However, they both served in the legislature before elevating their careers into local government, and Kelly shares a last name with the chairman of the Jones fan club, Michael Sean Kelley. Many of you might mistakenly think Tishaura could stand to benefit from the Jones dynasty of political leaders, but as best our research has found she has no relation to Kenny, Tim, or Caleb. We do recommend for the next few days that if the representative comes to St. Louis, he leaves his car at the Cheshire and takes a cab downtown, and it could be a rough week for St. Louis City projects being kept in the bonding bill.

 

Whispering Gallery Invitational Final Four Bracket Click to zoom.
Whispering Gallery Invitational Final Four Bracket
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