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Skelton represents Kansas bureaucracy, not Missouri people
On September 26, 2009 the Missouri Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War dedicated a monument to the Federal troops of Colonel Mulligan’s Irish Brigade.
The monument contained historical inaccuracies and was funded through the sale of a book the referred to Missourians as “Puke-ites”.
Among the dignitaries speaking at the dedication was Rep. Ike Skelton (Mo. 4 Dist.), who despite being informed of these facts attended the event regardless.
In doing so, Rep. Skelton has decided to embrace revisionism instead of facts and insult, not only those who reside in his district, but the entire State of Missouri as well.
Rep. Skelton is also an advocate of the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area, (headquartered in Lawrence, KS), which leads one to ponder the true purpose of the organization and whether or not Skelton is Representing the Missouri people or a bureaucracy whose sole purpose is to benefit the State of Kansas?
Across Our Confederation 