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Texas County rancher to run for 8th District
Thursday, November 19, 2009
George Anderson
A Texas County rancher, who feels the Eighth Congressional District is "ready for new leadership," recently announced his intention to challenge incumbent Jo Ann Emerson in the August 2010 primary election.
Republican Bob Parker, of Raymondville, Mo., announced his intentions during a VietNow Veterans Independence Day Celebration earlier this year, stating, "I think the 8th District is ready for new leadership in Washington."
Parker said concerns over last fall's federal bailout of financial institutions was one of his determining factors, adding that the $700 billion bailout has failed to deliver on its promises.
"I will make you this promise: If I am elected to congress I will read every bill before I vote on it, and if a 500 page bill is printed at three o'clock in the morning the night before the vote, I will vote no, because I won't vote for any bill that I haven't had time to read and give adequate consideration," Parker said.
Parker said the despite the bailout, which he claims was "rushed through Congress," 57 banks have failed since last October, 789 Chrysler dealerships have closed their doors, and according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 4.5 million jobs were lost.
At recent events, Parker spoke about private property rights and dealing with "intrusive government agencies and non-governmental organizations."
Parker was awarded the sixth-annual REAL Conservationist Award at the event, also spoke of EPA and DNR regulations for Missouri watersheds.
"When you see this group of people chomping at the bit, so they can regulate every little thing across the state, to me, it's horrifying," Parker said. "We are destroying our production here in the United States. We are destroying our producers with these kinds of things... can a country with a free enterprise system, with the freedoms that we have, can we continue that with this sort of onslaught of taxes, regulations, and bureaucracy? I don't think we can."
In an event at West Plains, Mo., Parker spoke of his lifetime involvement in farming and ranching in Missouri.
"In the Ozarks, to run a farm, your own business, with our hills and rocky soil, you have to be pretty good. I've run my own business since I was 19," Parker said, adding that he studied the draft plans for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) program 4 years ago. "I read this plan about the animal I.D. program and found out nobody had read it...so we began to have meetings, and to fight, and to send faxes and phone calls."
As he continued, Parker unveiled more details on his positions, emphasizing the Constitution, the Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms, and the 10th Amendment limitations on federal powers.
"They need to know in Washington that we expect them to follow the 10th Amendment," Parker said, adding that he is a strong advocate for cutting the size of the federal government and its spending. "When I saw that they were going to give 700 billion dollars of our money and our grandchildren's money to a bunch of bankers and insurance companies... and our Representative voted for it...I was so frustrated.
"What are we going to do? The national media isn't saying anything about it. We've got to take America back. I'm not going to wait until they come and knock on my door; I'm going up to Washington and knock on their doors."
http://www.dddnews.com/story/1588531.html
Thursday, November 19, 2009
George Anderson
A Texas County rancher, who feels the Eighth Congressional District is "ready for new leadership," recently announced his intention to challenge incumbent Jo Ann Emerson in the August 2010 primary election.
Republican Bob Parker, of Raymondville, Mo., announced his intentions during a VietNow Veterans Independence Day Celebration earlier this year, stating, "I think the 8th District is ready for new leadership in Washington."
Parker said concerns over last fall's federal bailout of financial institutions was one of his determining factors, adding that the $700 billion bailout has failed to deliver on its promises.
"I will make you this promise: If I am elected to congress I will read every bill before I vote on it, and if a 500 page bill is printed at three o'clock in the morning the night before the vote, I will vote no, because I won't vote for any bill that I haven't had time to read and give adequate consideration," Parker said.
Parker said the despite the bailout, which he claims was "rushed through Congress," 57 banks have failed since last October, 789 Chrysler dealerships have closed their doors, and according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 4.5 million jobs were lost.
At recent events, Parker spoke about private property rights and dealing with "intrusive government agencies and non-governmental organizations."
Parker was awarded the sixth-annual REAL Conservationist Award at the event, also spoke of EPA and DNR regulations for Missouri watersheds.
"When you see this group of people chomping at the bit, so they can regulate every little thing across the state, to me, it's horrifying," Parker said. "We are destroying our production here in the United States. We are destroying our producers with these kinds of things... can a country with a free enterprise system, with the freedoms that we have, can we continue that with this sort of onslaught of taxes, regulations, and bureaucracy? I don't think we can."
In an event at West Plains, Mo., Parker spoke of his lifetime involvement in farming and ranching in Missouri.
"In the Ozarks, to run a farm, your own business, with our hills and rocky soil, you have to be pretty good. I've run my own business since I was 19," Parker said, adding that he studied the draft plans for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) program 4 years ago. "I read this plan about the animal I.D. program and found out nobody had read it...so we began to have meetings, and to fight, and to send faxes and phone calls."
As he continued, Parker unveiled more details on his positions, emphasizing the Constitution, the Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms, and the 10th Amendment limitations on federal powers.
"They need to know in Washington that we expect them to follow the 10th Amendment," Parker said, adding that he is a strong advocate for cutting the size of the federal government and its spending. "When I saw that they were going to give 700 billion dollars of our money and our grandchildren's money to a bunch of bankers and insurance companies... and our Representative voted for it...I was so frustrated.
"What are we going to do? The national media isn't saying anything about it. We've got to take America back. I'm not going to wait until they come and knock on my door; I'm going up to Washington and knock on their doors."
http://www.dddnews.com/story/1588531.html