There was little Christian love for Mo. Guv Jay Nixon last Sunday in the historic Hill nabe.  In what may, arguably, believe is the heart of the Democratic Party, the area was shaken off its foundation during the 25th Giro della Montagna race.  Race officials had invited Lt. Guv Peter Kinder, a Republican and also former chairman of Tour Missouri, to start a cycling race.  With a backdrop of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, the event brought out hundreds of spectators, volunteers and participants. Before Kinder greeted area cyclists, several spectators yelled, “Impeach Nixon” and “Vote Nixon Out.”  Kinder didn’t miss a beat,  while never acknowledging the Nixon foes, who were angry bike fans.  Kinder merely cracked a smile and said, “If I have anything to do with it (pause), we’ll have the Tour Missouri next year.”  The crowd roared with glee, while a startled Monsignor Vince Bommarito returned to his nearby, beloved church.  The church pushed back its 12 noon Mass an hour earlier so that The Giro della Montagna race could have its six-hour event.  Nixon had rejected funding this year for the Tour Missouri, a statewide professional cycling race, which brought hundreds of international participants and thousands of tourists to Missouri and our town for one week.

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