Left Coast Rebel (from San Diego area) finds our Billy Long

3.21.2010
Republican Billy Long Missouri CD 7 UPDATED: Billy Long Facing an FEC Investigation?



by the Left Coast Rebel

As many of you know, one of my best blog-friends is Clayton Bowler of BBCW. Clay is one of the best bloggers that I know and is certainly going somewhere big. I wouldn't be surprised to see him reach Gateway Pundit status some day soon. Clay has a clear sense of what is right for this country and recently became extremely involved with the local Missouri Congressional primary race for his district - Missouri Congressional district 7. MO CD 7 is the seat held by retiring Congressman Roy Blunt. Clay slowly became privy to details behind the assumed front runner Billy Long and started to explore deeper and deeper into Billy Long's candidacy. What he found he didn't like, to say the least. Billy Long seemed to talk the talk but not walk the walk. Clay Bowler then formed the Long is Wrong site and accompanying PAC on this note.

Clay was effective and proved to be a thorn in the side of this presumed shoe in for MO CD 7. His citizen journalism directed at the CD 7 race and Billy Long in particular, proved to be the most effective reportage of the race in the entire state of Missouri. Little did Clayton know however, just how effective his citizen journalism against Billy Long really was and just the depth that Billy Long would sink to to squelch the citizen journalist with the strongest voice.

Never in his wildest dreams would Clay Bowler have envisioned the race taking the turn that it did for him. According to Clay Bowler, Billy Long bribed the citizen journalist with a campaign spot to shut him up and shut down his site. As you well know, this kind of electioneering-shenanigan is quite illegal. And if Clayton Bowler can prove it in court or to investigators, he has one hell of a national story on his hands. Did I mention that Clay Bowler just released an FEC ethics violation letter against Billy Long today?

Remember this, aside from the local ramifications for Missouri-7, this story is a teachable moment. Taking back this nation from the power-broker elitists starts at the local level - all the way down to the local dog catcher. People that believe in limited government ideals and not the entitlement credo of the ruling class. To get there, this nation needs thousands of citizen journalists to right the S.S. America. As Clayton Bowler has proved, anyone can do it.