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To my friends and Patriots in the cause,

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….

By Bob Parker

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.

Bill of Rights, Gun Ownership and use for a reason in 2nd Amendment.

Take America Back!

Bob Parker
The only true Conservative in the race
Congress in 2010, Missouri’s 8th district

[MOC4L] Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson Tracker

Watch that left hand, and the other side of the the mouth

Some very interesting information put together by Missourian veteran Terry Kinder about our 8th district Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson. I have found that the facts that are known about Emerson’s voting record are few and far between here in the 8th district. Have the Republican’s been telling you about Emerson’s voting record? No. Have the Democrats? Why would they, Emerson votes with the Dems and Pelosi and Reed more than any other Missouri Republican in Congress.

Does the media tell you the truth?

Emerson brings back millions in pork for the towns and special interests in the 8th district. She is one of the top ear markers in Congress.

This is very problematic for media to expose things like that and then sell newspapers and advertising. They find it is best just to go along to get along. It’s a cushy situation. Don’t make anyone mad, everybody gets their money and their ”favors” and the American taxpayer and your grandchildren get stuck with the tab. This is what is wrong in America. No one is speaking out, it’s always the other districts Congress person that is the problem, not yours.

My solutions? Get back the constitution. No bailouts. No cap and trade. No government takeover of healthcare. Uphold our second amendment gun rights. Protect the unborn, Pro Life. No more ”free trade” that has destroyed our jobs. Stop Spending so much money! Look out for the people that produce in America and help create a better environment for jobs and production. I don’t promise more spending. I do promise to do everything in my power to shrink government back into it’s constitutional constraints.

My 33 years of running my own private business in the 8th district give me the experience to know what is takes to keep jobs and create jobs here in Missouri. I know as an employer for many years the challenges small business owners and farmers face.

If you like the status quo just delete this. If you see something happening in America that is not good and want to restore our freedoms and our great country, just read the information on the Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson Tracker site.

I don’t have the million dollar campaign war chest by sucking up to every special interest I can. I want to represent you, the hard working forgotten working people in America. I won’t sell my soul to the special interests and labor unions.

I believe that when you realize how serious I am about this that you will want to help my campaign. I want to represent the farmers, seniors, teachers, factory workers, and the common men and women just like me that still long for freedom and prosperity for us and our families.

I believe we are about to lose our country that we know and love. Obama and company are fundamentally transforming our country… and not for the best. I believe we can take it back, but it is rapidly slipping away now. We must take back Congress in 2010! Put me there to fight for you! Put me there to fight for and uphold our Constitution!

The good book says “my people perish for lack of knowledge.” Read… and learn. The country you save may be your own.

Bob Parker
Republican Candidate for Congress
Missouri 8th district
Take America Back

RELATED:

• They’re back: Representatives reveal their earmarks
  http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/03/congress.earmarks/index.html

• Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson Tracker
  http://joannemersontracker.posterous.com/

I support the sovereignty of the state of Missouri, as outlined in the US Constitution, the Missouri Constitution, and the Congressional Act of Admission that created the state of Missouri.

Let me quote you a piece from each of these documents so you understand what I mean.

“The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”
– 9th Amendment, US Constitution

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
– 10th Amendment, US Constitution

“That all political power is vested in and derived from the people; that all government of right originates from the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole.”
– Article 1, Section 1 of the Missouri Constitution Bill of Rights

“That the people of this state have the inherent, sole and exclusive right to regulate the internal government and police thereof, and to alter and abolish their constitution and form of government whenever they may deem it necessary to their safety and happiness, provided such change be not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States.”
– Aricle 1, Section 3 of the Missouri Constitution Bill of Rights

“That Missouri is a free and independent state, subject only to the Constitution of the United States; that all proposed amendments to the Constitution of the United States qualifying or affecting the individual liberties of the people or which in any wise may impair the right of local self-government belonging to the people of this state, should be submitted to conventions of the people.”
– Article 1, Section 4 of the Missouri Constitution Bill of Rights

“An Act to Authorize the People of Missouri Territory to Form a Constitution and State Government, and for the Admission of Such State into the Union on an Equal Footing with the Original States…”
– Congressional Act of Admission for the state of Missouri

This all seems very clear to me. The 9th and 10th Amendments to the US Constitution clearly say that unless a power is expressly granted to the federal government, it is retained by the states or the people. The Missouri Constitution very clearly states that we are a free and independent state, and when Congress authorized the Missouri Territory to form a new state, it very explicitly stated that the new state would have all the same rights and privileges as the original 13 colonies. It seems to me that there are a lot of people in Washington DC that don’t understand that. If elected to Congress, the first question I’m going to ask about every piece of legislation is “Where does the Constitution grant the federal government the power to do this?” If that question cannot be answered, I will vote no.