Posted on 08/25/2017 7:34:40 PM PDT by T Ruth
On Monday, May 8, Tony Monetti, a Republican from Warrensburg, will be announcing his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on the steps of the historic Truman Courthouse in Independence at 7 p.m. He will do the same earlier in the day in St. Louis and in Jefferson City.
Monettis road to Independence is a testament to the living reality of the American dream and the underrated accessibility of the Republican Party. Raffaele Antonio Tony Monetti was born in Brooklyn to Italian immigrant parents 51 years ago. His father was an electrician and his mother a stay-at-home mom. From as early as he could remember, Tony wanted to be a pilot. Knowing his parents could never afford flight lessons, he joined the Civil Air Patrol at 14. He took his first airplane flight in a in a Cessna 172.
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After flying a B-52 in the Gulf War, Monetti volunteered to join the B-2 program and was accepted into its initial cadre. It was this program that brought him to Warrensburg where he served for fifteen years. I was living a dream, said Monetti.
Monetti retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel with a Distiguished Flying Cross. Upon retiring, he opened an Italian restaurant in Warrensburg, but the Air Force came calling again, and he returned for three more years. In July 2012, he retired once again, this time for good. Since then he and his wife Penny have written several books that capture their love of God and and their desire to help other military people adapt to the world, especially those suffering from PTSD. He also serves as executive director of University of Central Missouris Skyhaven Airport and Aviation program.
Career politicians are on notice, says Monetti. The people, patriots, veterans and constitutional conservatives are taking America back. ***
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Meanwhile, Monetti is in the race and sounds like a good candidate.
I wish him well.
Never heard of him. That settles it. You need name recognition to start. Let Trump deal with the RINOS.
Great resume......hope if elected he is a conservative and not a Rino. Bad things happen in DC
Oh, no, the Show-Me State follows John C. Danforth religiously. Even when he stepped down, they could never get enough of his mushy moderation.
This is from a Monetti Facebook post:
“Proud of my President of the United States of America as he stays determined to Make America Great Again. #MAGA #USA”
So it looks like he’ll back Trump if elected.
Ahh...a LOSERTARIAN.
He’s from Brooklyn. Gets my vote!!
If hr gets it,he’d be running against what’s her name Mccaskill?
Yes. She’s as popular as genital warts in Missouri. Any Republican nominee would beat her.
Right. He would take on McCaskill.
Thanks to you and field-marshall, she didn’t seem very bright and took over for her deceased husband if my memory is correct, more aligned with Susan Collins if you will, I’ll take your word on it that she is beatable, the B2 pilot works for me, I can see him so great work on an armed services committee.
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