Friends,
Here is a rundown of the voting record of Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. These votes are in 2011! I keep hearing we need to keep calling and writing so that Rep. Emerson will vote more conservatively. The record speaks for itself. The fact is she is one of the most liberal Republican representatives in Washington and Heritage Action’s scorecard proves it!

Where did you see ANY of these votes in our media here in the 8th district? I wish they would report the record. Most voters are unaware of how they are truly being represented. We must get control of our spending. Rep. Emerson has voted for TARP twice. Cash for Clunkers twice. Voted to bailout the Union Pension funds with YOUR tax dollars, and voted to kill and research embryo’s with YOUR tax dollars! I will continue to expose this big government/big spending record. You will have a choice in the upcoming August primary. I sincerely ask for your support. Let’s stop this and send Washington a strong message, we have had enough. Time to balance the books. Please send this record to your friends and contacts. I need your to help get the message out.

Sincerely,
Bob Parker

Republican candidate for Congress in 2012
Missouri’s 8th district
www.electbobparker.com
Take America Back!!

The facts below are found on Heritage Action Scorecard, part of the Heritage Foundation.

With each vote cast in Congress, freedom either advances or recedes. Heritage Action’s new legislative scorecard allows Americans to see whether their Members of Congress are fighting for freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society. The scorecard is comprehensive, covering the full spectrum of conservatism, and includes legislative action on issues both large and small.
Heritage Action’s legislative scorecard isn’t graded on a curve;  it is tough and we don’t apologize. After all, we are conservatives, not tenured university professors. [From Heritage Action scorecard] see:

http://heritageactionscorecard.com/scorecard/index.html#h217-2011#vote

Rep. Jo Ann Emersons voting record that has earned her one of the lowest scores in the Republican House. She scored 48 out of 100. Only 10 House Republicans have a lower score!

Bill # hr1182-112 Emerson votes NO to stop bailouts to Fannie and Freddie Mack! Emerson’s plan? Bailouts for everyone!

GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act
End Taxpayer Bailouts of Fannie/Freddie: Legislation would end taxpayer funded bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and put both companies on the path towards privatization.

Bill # hr1167-112 Emerson votes NO to cap and reform welfare! Where does Emerson get all this money? From YOU and China!

Welfare Reform Act of 2011
Conservative Welfare Reform: Legislation would build on the successful reforms of 1996 and set a cap on total welfare spending.

Bill # hr750-112 Emerson votes NO to stop job killing global warming regulations!

Defending America’s Affordable Energy and Jobs Act
Stop All Job-Killing Global Warming Regulations: Legislation would prevent job-killing global warming regulations via Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.

Bill # hr2514-112 Emerson votes NO to stop federal intrusion into education!

A PLUS Act
Empower States to Make Education Decisions: A-PLUS Act would allow states to opt out of the bureaucracy of No Child Left Behind and provide greater flexibility to make decisions.

Vote # h103-2011 Emerson votes NO to cut spending by 11% in Congress!

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
Reduce Congress’ Spending by 11% and Other Cuts: Blackburn, R-Tenn., amendment that would reduce funding for the legislative branch by 11 percent and all other funding under the measure by 5.5 percent.

Vote # h143-2011 Emerson votes NO to cut spending to 2006 levels!

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
Reduce 2011 Federal Spending to 2006 Levels: Amendment would reduce 2011 discretionary spending to fiscal 2006 spending levels, with some exemptions.

Vote # h164-2011 Emerson voted YES to expand Obamacare! She said she wanted to repeal it, now she EXPANDS it?

Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act of 2011
Expand Obamacare Provision to Veterinarians: Legislation would expand a provision of Obamacare by making veterinary public health professionals eligible for public health workforce grants and loan repayment.

Vote # h179-2011 Emerson voted YES on ”Kick the Can” spending! Keep throwing the money at our problems Jo Ann!

Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
Temporary “Kick the Can” Spending Measure: Legislation provided for the continuing appropriations for the federal government through April 8, 2011; a short-term funding measure that “kicked the can down the road.”

Vote # h275-2011 Emerson voted NO to balance the budget in 10 years!

Pass Alternate Conservative House Budget: Legislation – “Honest Solutions: Fiscal Year 2012 Budget” – would bring our country?s federal budget deficit in balance in less than ten years.

Vote # h424-2011 Emerson voted NO about stopping wasteful Ag spending.

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012Cut $1.8 billion from Agriculture Appropriations: Chaffetz, R-Utah, amendment would cut $1.8 billion by reducing wasteful spending.

Vote # h538-2011 Emerson voted no to wasteful grants. When will the deficit spending stop?

Cut $3.25 billion from Energy Appropriations: McClintock, R-CA, amendment would reduce or eliminate funding for various programs for the Energy Department and independent agencies by $3.25 billion.

Vote # h633-2011 Emerson voted NO on cuts to depts of Interior and Environment. The Emerson plan? Keep spending your money!

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
Cut $3 billion from Interior Appropriations: Huelskamp, R-KS., amendment would decrease funding for various programs in the bill by $3 billion and transfer the money to the bill’s spending reduction account.

Vote # h217-2011 Emerson votes YES for the UNIONS…again! Married to Democrat Union lobbyist husband Ronald C. Gladney!

FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act
Uphold Rules Change that Empowers Unions: Amendment would strike provision in FAA Reauthorization that overturns a National Mediation Board ruling that allows a minority (as opposed to a majority) of workers to create a union at airlines and railroads.

Please send in $10, $20, $50, $500, whatever you can to help send Rep. Emerson back to her home in St. Louis.

To donate to our campaign to take America back, please log on to: http://www.electbobparker.com/contribute.html
or mail in your checks to:
Bob Parker
19438 Golden Drive
Raymondville, MO 65555
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Parker states, ”The massive debt being accumulated in Washington is out of control. I would not have voted to raise the debt limit or approved of the 2011 Obama budget that funds Obamacare — as our current Representative has done. Enough is enough, America can do better!”

Parker put over 26,000 miles on his F150 Ford truck in the 2010 election and plans on logging many more miles in the upcoming Republican primary against Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. Parker is a rancher from Texas County. His website is www.electbobparker.com and he can also be found on facebook.

Union bosses, through their cohorts in Congress, want to force airline and railway workers into unions. Luckily their amendment to the FAA bill (HR 658) failed to pass in the House on Friday by a 220 to 206 vote.

Every Democrat voted for the LaTourette/Costello amendment; no surprise there. However, 16 Republican Congressmen voted for the amendment. These Republicans stand against freedom and they stand with the fat-cat union bosses who want to eliminate freedom and choice for American workers.

Currently, American workers enjoy the freedom to form a union or join a union – it’s their choice. Democrats and these 16 Republicans want to take away their right to choose and force them to be in a union if they want the job.

For full article please visit Freerepublic.com.  Thank you for visiting us at ElectBobParker.com .  If you would like to contribute to Republican Bob Parker’s congressional campaign for election to the 8th District of Missouri, please visit us at ElectBobParker.com .

Republican Bob Parker standing by his Ford truck that he put 26,000 miles on during the 2010 campaign for Congess. He is getting ready to hit the campaign trail again in 2012.

Parker, who has been endorsed by the Tea Party, has spoken at many events across Southern Missouri with his message of cutting spending and restoring fiscal sanity back in Washington.

Parker explains “Enough is enough. America can do better. It seems the Washington professionals in both parties are just too ingrained with the special interests and refuse to listen to the people. As a businessman I know we are being regulated and trade dealed to death. It seems no one is really working for the little guy anymore. I want to stand up for what is good and right for America. We must have free markets. Let’s stop the bailouts and balance the budget and get to work putting America back to work.”

To read the rest of this article, please visit the Southeast Missourian.  Thank you for visiting electbobparker.com .

The liberal newspapers in this district will not tell you about the other side of Emerson as they support her liberal values.

Below is the must read story on
Emerson by Redstate… A conservative website.

Paging the Missouri Tea Party: Here’s One to Primary

I believe I must do two things to win the August Primary election against Emerson. One, expose her voting record as most do not know the facts as none of the media in this district reports on it.

Two, explain what I will do and what I stand for, check out my website and facebook page for more information about me or just call 417-457-6111 [my home phone].

I stand for smaller government, Right to Work, balance the budget and CUT spending, Pro life, Pro gun, eliminate the IRS and Dept of Education. Cut regulations on business and farmers. I oppose the ”free trade” deals that have destroyed our jobs. Emerson voted for ”permanent most favored trade nation” status for China, how is that working for you? I have run a business and lived in the 8th district since I was 20 years old [34 yrs ago], Emerson has done neither. She lives in St. Louis with her husband/lobbyist Democrat Att. Ronald Gladney. Most people in this district do not even know Emerson re-married years ago. This information has been kept from the public for the most part. I only mention this now because of the Union Pension bailout that Emerson Co-Sponsored, I want people to understand what is happening and the conflict involved. Emerson was endorsed by the Unions in the 2010 elections.

We are being destroyed my friends by this out of control government and taxes and regulation. Send me to Washington to fight for you! With 35% of the vote in the last primary we just need 16% more to win this time. I can be done, but not without your support. Please help me bring sanity back to Washington and let’s vote out the liberals in both parties that are destroying our Country.

Had enough yet 8th district???

Bob Parker
www.electbobparker.com
Take America Back [ Take the 8th district back ]

Please send a generous contribution to help me get the message out and take our district back to CONSERVATIVE values!
Committee to elect Bob Parker, 19438 Golden Drive, Raymondville, MO 65555

Sources:
Fox News America Live Union Bailout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqvzvEgyXqw Emerson Union bailout clip

At the September meeting of the Texas county Republican party, Bob Parker, the rancher from Raymondville, announced he is again a candidate for Congress in Missouri’s 8th Congressional District, a seat that has been held by Rep. Jo Ann Emerson for the last 15 years. Parker, who ran against Emerson in the 2010 race, received 35% of the vote in the primary race, 4 times more votes than any other Republican challenger for this seat in the past. Parker has spoken at many tea party events and property rights meetings across the district in the past year. He was virtually unknown in many parts of the district before his campaign two years ago, but that is changing. Parker states, ”While I have been politically active locally for years, it is time to join the battle in Washington. We need someone who has run a business and actually lives in the 8th district to represent us in Congress. Wall Street bailouts, Cash for Clunkers, Union Pension bailouts, and raising the national debt limit even higher do not address the real problems of unemployment and our rampant national debt. Our current representative has voted for all of these. Washington is totally out of touch with rural America. Our businesses are being regulated and taxed to death. Our farmers and ranchers struggle under higher costs and thinner margins. President Obama’s tax, regulate, and spend policies continue to hurt the working class and are killing jobs in America. Enough is enough! ”

For more information about Bob Parker’s campaign log on to his website at www.electbobparker.com

Mercantilism and the National Animal Identification System

Well, the 2010 primary election is over, the voters have spoken. Over 20,000 [35%] voters joined with our message to return to constitutional government and return to the principals and ideals that have made America so great. The word is that we have not lost, we have just taken another step in the fight to preserve our State and our Nation. The fight for freedom is never ”over”. It goes on as long as we do, and then we pass it on to our children and grandchildren to continue. 1/3 of the voters in the 8th district joined our cause. This has never happened before in this district. This was historic. Am I disappointed, yes, I wish we could have won this time. Am I cast down? No. It does not matter what happens, this race was never about Bob Parker, this race has always been about you, and your freedom.

It is you that must ultimately decide what will happen here. Will you allow the special interests and big donors to finance these campaigns of the professional politicians? Or will you continue to step up and get involved? We must not stop. We can not stop. America is freedom’s last stand.

The Republican party has chosen their candidate in the November 2nd elections.

As for me, I am going to take some time off, do some deer hunting this fall, get back to work on my farm and business, and hopefully have some great time afield this fall. Let’s stay engaged in this process. The Tea Party movement hopefully will continue to grow and get more organized. Thousands of Republican party members are concerned about the direction we are headed. We must all work together for the principals of freedom and liberty we believe in!

I am praying for direction. We have hundreds of contacts and supporters across this district. Please let me know you thoughts. What do we do to continue the fight?

Finally, we did not lose this election. The people that worked with us are not losers, they are winners! We won! We got the message out that has not been told. I am so proud of the thousands of people across this district that worked hard to get the message out. I have met so many awesome people across this district. God will not forget us. God continues to care for his people. It is up to us to bridge the gap.

I ran as hard as I knew how. I did all I could do. I so wanted to take this fight to Washington and fight for you there! Thanks so much to so many that worked in the heat and knocked on doors and made calls, etc. I am so proud of the great people that really stepped up!!!

Karen and I want you all to know how much we appreciate your prayers and support for us and our family!

Sincerely,

Bob Parker
Missouri’s 8th Congressional district
www.electbobparker.com

P.S. Those of you that can please gather up the Parker signs in your area and I will come pick them up later. Please contact me if you do this so I can keep track of them. Thanks to all that worked so hard on this. If you have a small yard sign, please keep it in a good place, maybe we can do something with it later….

You can call me at 417-457-6111 about the signs or e-mail me.

Please let me know your thoughts.

We Take America Back one step at a time….

A silent killer is strangling America. This killer has invaded every State, every county, every town and city. Every television set, radio network and yes, even your local newspaper office. Who is this killer? Greed… Power… Corruption… Influence. In a nutshell, it’s consolidated control of real information. This silent war is going on across the nation. It’s a war for your mind. Being a candidate for Congress has helped me understand this war on a personal level; but we all must understand it if we are to reclaim our freedom.

Problem number one… We have free speech, right? It’s guaranteed in the First Amendment. Yet where can we speak freely? In churches? No. In civic organizations? No. At political party events? No. We believe we have freedom of the press under the First Amendment. But the press is far from free, and very politically controlled. Do we get the full spectrum of truth through the evening news, national or local? No. How can a challenger to an incumbent expose voting records and facts about the incumbent when the political machine (described below) and media support the incumbent? How can you reach voters with the message that there is a viable alternative to the direction the country has been going? Problem number one has way more than one problem involved.

How can we solve the problem of getting accurate information into the hands of voters? We think it takes money and lots of it, right? That is definitely an issue, but those who want to control information want you to believe that the only cure is loads of cash. The cure is you.

The Political Machine Chews Up the Average Guy… and his lunch.

For the most part incumbents are tied into the vast financial resources of Political Action Committee’s called PACs. The incumbents are able to raise thousands of dollars for their campaigns by holding $1,000 per plate Washington D.C. dinners where they invite lobbyists to pay to be wined and dined by the candidate. It’s a win-win game for the participants. The candidate gets the money to use for re-election, and the lobbyists curry special favors from the candidate for supplying the funds to keep their powerful position. Congressmen then insert selected earmarks benefiting those the lobbyist represents thereby insuring they receive more money from unions, educators, financial investment firms and others. Also, the political parties invest large sums to purchase party loyalty and influence from the incumbents. The average voter is left out of the equation entirely.

Then the various media outlets profit from all these fund raising dinners and party funding mechanisms by selling ads to the chosen candidate. They are also accorded special favors from incumbents at times to help them with the federal agencies that oversee them.

This is the machine that is next to impossible for the average citizen to overcome. One who loves freedom, and wants accurate information so they can make wise decisions yet needs to work full time to keep food on the table and a roof over their head, is faced with a full time job just in trying to get accurate information.

This machine is why the system has become so corrupt. One hand washes the other and the money, lots of it taxpayer money, keeps changing hands within the same circle. Will it ever change? Can it ever change?

The upcoming 2010 elections are interesting because we have some new players on the field. There are thousands of fed up citizens with no loyalty to parties, just loyalty to principle. What’s happened is that there is a now a new avenue for a political message to be presented. Freedom candidates have been springing up across America like dandelions in a spring lawn, and many have been winning in the primaries. People are able to learn about candidates that represent their interests instead of the bought and paid for political machine. There should be some new faces taking the reins of power away from the politically entrenched dynasties we’ve become accustomed to in this country. However, should this movement allow itself to be divided or co-opted, we won’t see the candidates who will stand on principle be elected in November.

The attacks on the Tea Parties are growing. The establishment realizes that they must divide and silence the message, or face a serious threat to its power and control. Who will win? Only time will tell. But don’t expect to hear much from Tea Party style candidates on the TV. Amazingly, the largest populist movement in recent history just can’t get coverage.

Evidently demonstrating their loyalty to those revenue streams of the political machine, mainstream media does not cover Tea Parties. At least not if they can help it. Before I even became a candidate, I attended and spoke at many Tea Parties. I’d really have to strive to count the number of Tea Party events I’ve attended, but I have never seen a television report on a single one. There have been a few newspaper reports here and there, but for the most part, the media silence is deafening. There have even been reports by television stations in this district talking about how the Tea Party will affect the congressional race here. Yet they never mention who the “Tea Party” candidate is. They do mention the incumbent, who has never spoken at a Tea Party, even though invited, and they mention the other party’s candidate. From what I hear elsewhere in the nation this is typical. The establishment candidates benefit from “freedom of the press” and the freedom candidates remain a mystery to the voters that would support them. The machine works in support of those who support the machine.

When called and asked why they would do a report one week before a primary race and mention only the Republican incumbent and the Democratic nominee for the general election in November they said if the challenger won the Party nomination in the primary they would be sure to report it.

Fair and balanced? To whom?

The establishment Party (either one) and the Media are completely disrespectful of the voters in this country. Principles are nothing compared to profit.

So what can we do? We can use the tools available, like the internet, and spread information about candidates to others in our area by word of mouth. We still have the truth on our side. It’s the mightiest weapon of all, and it must be used. Use those tools, and vote in your primary for the candidate that stands for individual freedom, and against corporate larceny. The solution to the machine is in your hands at the polls — in the Primary!

Non-establishment candidates like myself have taken their message to the people. We’ve driven the districts on our own dime and attended every function humanly possible. Despite media black outs, establishment pressure, a wrecked economy, and the occasional headache, we’ve remained engaged in a fervent attempt to take our country back… To freedom.

- Bob Parker is running for Congress in Missouri’s 8th district. He is running against a 14 year incumbent that raised nearly 80% of her campaign funds outside her district in the last election.

Date & Time: Thursday, July 29th at 6:00 p.m.

Location: Veterans Park (formerly Peoples Park) by the Armory in West Plains.

Scheduled to attend: Bob Parker (R), for U.S Representative District 8, Allen Icet (R), for State Auditor, Ward Franz (R), for State Representative District 151, Janet Purgason on behalf of Chuck Purgason (R), for U.S Senator.

Candidates will arrive at 5:30 to mingle with those attending.

Scheduled Events: Meet and greet, Q & A with the candidates. Old fashioned BBQ and potluck supper. Entertainment provided by Scott Shipley.

All are welcome to attend this free of charge event. Those wishing to help and bring a covered dish for the potluck would be appreciated. There should be plenty of seating but those attending may wish to bring their lawn chairs.