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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.

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BOB PARKER
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Cape Girardeau, Emerson Memorial Bridge
Saturday 12:00 noon, June 26th, 2010

On Saturday June 26, 2010 concerned Americans will gather at 12:00 noon for a peaceful rally beside the South East River Campus parking lot by the North side of Highway 34/74 just west of the Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau. This bridge, a symbol of the greatness of America, unites the east and west in the very heart of America.

After a brief rally, patriotic American’s will walk across the Emerson bridge in a show of solidarity for freedom and calling for a return to Constitutional government in our nation. American’s that believe in the Constitution, as well as candidates are welcome.

Please bring your signs, American flags, and friends to proclaim that we will rise up in the upcoming elections and take our country back!

Bob Parker, event organizer and Candidate for Congress in Missouri’s 8th district explains, “It is time for Americans that are concerned about the direction of our country to join together. ‘We the People’ must rise up and take our country back by voting in the upcoming August 3rd primary and the November 2nd general election. America is at a crossroads, we must take America back to the principals of limited government and individual freedom.”

Bob Parker was a guest on the Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Conservatism Radio Show with Huggett & Huston. Tune in:

Source: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lifelibertypursuitofconservatism/2010/06/07/llpoc-with-guest-tba

Bob Parker, candidate for 8th Congressional District was in the Bootheel area this week. While in the area, Parker toured parts of Mississippi and New Madrid counties meeting citizens and distributing brochures and road signs. One of Mr. Parker’s stops was at Rosie’s Restaurant in New Madrid where he spoke with several local citizens about some of the goals he hopes to accomplish if elected.

Parker discussed the St. John’s Levee District dilemma in the New Madrid area. This is one of the projects he plans to target as soon as he is in office. He strongly supports the property rights of citizens and doesn’t believe that bureaucrats should determine how their land can be used.

“… as a farmer that has operated a farm in Missouri for 33 years, I want you to know that I share your frustration with government agencies that seem to have no clue how so many of these regulations actually impact our lives here in Missouri. … as a member of the DNR Sand and Gravel Workgroup… I fought hard to get common sense regulations so that landowners could protect their streams and still use their property for their benefit.”

Parker also stated, “I believe Americans are starting to understand how bankrupt our current leadership in Washington is. Lobbyists and special interests are running Washington. It’s time to return to the constitutional restraints that congress and our courts have thrown off many years ago. It’s time for Missourians to step up and Take America Back! That is my mission. Never before in my life has the challenge been so great. I don’t call for ‘change,’ I call for restoration of our constitutional principles.”

Parker will be back in the Southeast Missouri area on Saturday, June 12 for a dinner at Susie’s Bake Shoppe in Sikeston. Tickets are $15 per person and are available by calling 573-521-8076.

Please come out and meet Mr. Parker and support the move to “Take America Back.”

Here is the video of Fox news and Megan Kelly talking about the UNION BAILOUT legislation making it’s way through Congress. It’s the Fox video of Emerson supported Union bailouts, you won’t believe it! Send this to your friends that still think Emerson is still a conservative.

[Emerson/Gladney's picture is on the front middle. It's blurry, but it's her]

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson/Gladney is married to Ronald C. Gladney, who works for SEIU and AFL-CIO as a registered lobbyist! Please send this all across the 8th district so people can see that THEIR representative is still supporting these outrageous bailouts! Are you tired of elected officials that say one thing back home and do something else in Washington?

• Emerson/Gladney voted for the Wall Street Bailout twice!
• The 410 Billion dollar Omnibus bill with 9,000 earmarks, including some of hers!
• Cash for Clunkers twice!
• Embryonic stem cell research twice!
• Free trade CAFTA that has destroyed our jobs.
• Takes massive campaign contributions from UNIONS.
• Is a 14 year incumbent with one of the worst ratings in Congress! National Review ranks her as 9th worst!
• One of the top Republican’s for earmarks [Pork spending]
• Works for Social Justice wealth redistribution at the www.hungercenter.org that she funds with millions in earmarks. See Emerson class of 20 which includes gay activist Kate Geronimus.

You have a real choice in the August 3rd primary race.

Bob Parker
Republican Candidate, Missouri’s 8th district
Take America Back

We need your help! Please support our efforts to take back out country and take back the Republican party! Back to it’s Conservative/ Constitutional foundations.

There will be a fundraiser for Mr. Parker in Rolla on Saturday, May 29, 2010, at 7 p.m., at Zeno’s Steak House. I have attached the form you may download and reproduce; cost is $30 per person. The deadline is Saturday, May 22.

Download the Form: Parker Fundraiser Form

For Liberty,

Pam
[Pamela K. Grow, M.D.
P.O. Box 1171
Rolla, MO 65402-1171]

I must say that running this campaign has been a challenge and we just have 3 months left to get out our message. To take on an incumbent of 14 years is a huge undertaking. I am a Tea Party style of candidate. I plainly say that BOTH parties are to blame for our problems. They have not followed the US Constitution and this has led to our huge problems we now face. Believe me, the last thing the big government Republican party bosses want is for me to win this race! The last thing the Democrats want is for me to win this race! We must cut spending, cut taxes, and cut regulations and return to a limited Federal Government just as our Constitution sets forth.

I have never shared what I am about to share, but I want you to know my heart, and my passion. I have watched for years as our government has ”gone global.” Our leaders have been putting Americans second and the interests of others first in many cases. I have seen our rural communities struggle and shrink, becoming more and more dependent on government handouts and ”programs” and ”grants”. We have shipped our jobs overseas and borrowed and printed money to take up the slack. Our leaders have failed us. We have been sold out. I am a Christian and I have not given up. I believe that God is raising up leaders from across this great nation to take our country back. Will you join me?

My faith is the number one thing in my life and has been since I became a Christian at age 18. That event transformed my life and instilled the values in me that helped me to succeed in life, and to speak out against injustice and oppression. I have stood on principal many times and have not backed down. I have no intention of doing that in Washington DC either. I want to fight for our God given freedoms, our right to life, our second amendment rights, property rights, and all the rest, before it is too late.

We have seen the growth of government at the expense of the private sector for years now. Do people realize that government does not produce anything? It just takes from those that are producing and gives to those that aren’t. That is why our founders wanted to keep government small. They understood this. Our leaders today don’t. Reagan’s quote of “government is not the solution to the problem, government is the problem,” has never been more true.

Friends, we are losing our country right before our very eyes now. I am calling for you to help me take our country back. I am calling on you to join with my campaign to fight this battle for our very principals and values that have made America so great. I have been speaking around the 8th district for 10 months now. My map has more than 60 pins in it marking the places I have spoken or done radio shows. I have done a lot with a little. We can and must win this race in the 8th district. We must remove the Bailout, Job killing free trade, Clunker, earmark, embryo killing incumbent that has helped to cause the massive problems we now face.

Did you know Emerson voted for the repeal of Glass/Stegall that led to the current banking crisis? Did you know that Emerson was the LAST Republican to sign onto the bill to audit the federal reserve? Did you know Emerson has taken over $700,000 from the bankers the last few years? Did you know that in the last election about 80% of her funding has come from OUTSIDE the 8th district? Did you know that Emerson is married to Ronald Gladney, a union attorney and lobbyist? Did you know that she is one of the top abusers of Earmarks in all of Congress? Did you know many of these earmarks directly profit the Unions? Did you know she is rated #9 WORST on the RINO chart in the ENTIRE Republican house according to the National Review because of her voting record? Did you know in a recent survey by the Missouri Sovereignty Project Emerson rated a 2 and I rated a 43, the higher the score the better you rank. I was by far the highest ranked in the survey out of 22 Missouri candidates. No one talks about the constitution and Missouri Sovereignty more than me.

Finally, I need your financial help to educate voters in the 8th district about who I am, and who I am running against. I desperately your help right now to print campaign materials and signs, not to mention any advertising. In most campaigns the special interests fund them and the candidates tell you what you want to hear and then go to Washington and work for the special interests. That is not how my campaign works. I depend on people like you for funds. Can you send me $20 bucks? Can you send more? I have raised over $12,000 so far and have about $3,500 on hand now. I need to print 4×8 signs, 100 signs will cost $3,000. I have hundreds of letters to send out now, not to mention advertising and radio ads and newspaper ads. As you can see, we need money. We must educate the voters about who I am, and who their Congresswoman is and how she has been voting.

Please send a generous donation to our campaign to take this country back. You can visit my website www.electbobparker.com and give by credit card, or log on and print off the questionnaire and mail it with your check to me at; Committee to Elect Bob Parker, 19438 Golden drive, Raymondville, MO. 65555 [no business check please, must be personal funds]

Please pray for our country and also for me and my family. Pray that God will keep us safe, and that we will prevail in the August 3, 2010 primary race, and then in the general election in November against Tommy Sowers, who loves Obamacare and is proudly saying it will be a good thing for America! I say, REPEAL IT!

Because America and your freedom are too precious to lose,

Bob Parker
Republican Candidate for Missouri’s 8th district Congress
www.electbobparker.com
Take America Back!

If you would like to host a fundraiser for our campaign, please contact me at 417-457-6111 or email at Bob@electbobparker.com

Please send this to your friends with a personal note asking them to give and support our grassroots revolution.

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Bob Parker announces that he is running for Congress in Missouri’s 8th district at the Pink Slip Rally in Sullivan, MO.

P R E S S R E L E A S E
For Immediate Release [August 31, 2009]
Contact: Pamela K. Grow
Address: P.O. Box 1171
Rolla, MO 65402-1171
(573) 465-0061
pam@electbobparker.com
_____________________________________________________________

HEADLINE: Sullivan, MO – [August 31, 2009] – “I’m Going To Go To Washington And Knock On Their Doors”

8th District Congressional Candidate Bob Parker appeared before a crowd of over 300 gathered Sunday at the Sullivan, MO fairgrounds for a Statewide Pink Slip Rally intended to highlight frustrations with elected officials who support controversial legislation such as a proposed health care control bill, cap and trade, and bills regarding agricultural and property rights issues. Parker spoke of his motivations for his Congressional campaign.

“I’ve been working on the Animal I.D. program [NAIS] in the state for the last 4 years. I found out about that and got the facts on it. Now they’ve changed the name…it’s now food safety. H.R. 2749 already passed [the U.S. House]…you need to get educated.” Parker continued, “I went to a farm tour that our Representative had, and she said, ‘We really dodged a bullet on H.R. 2749…NAIS isn’t in it.’ Well, she’s wrong…it IS in it.”

As he acknowledged the frustration felt by many Americans over the unconstitutional bailout spending of the last year, and enlarging on the remarks of another speaker, the Texas County Republican said,

“A lot of us conservatives have not done a good job knocking on doors.”

The Statewide Pink Slip Rally was hosted by the Sullivan 9/12 group, an organization begun by conservative commentator Glenn Beck to promote conservative principles and values. The group brought together multiple speakers from grassroots liberty organizations as well as candidates for state as well as federal offices.

Parker concluded, “I want to go up there before they knock on my door, before they knock on my farm door to chip my animals, and I’m going to go to Washington to knock on THEIR doors.”

More information at: www.electbobparker.com

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