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Should Jo Ann Emerson Run as Independent?
Bob McCarty Writes ^
| 5-3-10
| Bob McCarty
Posted on 05/03/2010 9:10:38 AM PDT by BobMcCartyWrites
Should U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson follow the lead of fellow RINO Republican Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and run as an independent in her re-election bid for Missouri's 8th Congressional District seat?
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: charliecrist; congress; joannemerson; missouri; rino

Should U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson follow the same path Florida Gov. Charlie Crist took and opt to run as an independent in her re-election bid for Missouri's 8th Congressional District seat? Several factors lead me to believe she should. For instance:
- Emerson voted twice for spending hundreds of billions of dollars on the Obama Administration's misguided Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP);
- Emerson voted twice in favor of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on the so-called "Cash for Clunkers" program, another flop of a program pushed by the Obama Administration; and
- Emerson voted in favor of the Obama Administration's pork-laden $450 billion omnibus spending bill.
These actions by Emerson, a seven-term incumbent in a district that includes the Boot Heel and much of Southeast Missouri, closely parallel the path taken by Crist during his race against youthful Republican challenger Marco Rubio for the Sunshine State's U.S. Senate seat. For instance:
- On Feb. 9, 2009, Crist endorsed President Barack Obama's plan to stimulate the economy and bailout out Wall Street interests during a rally in Fort Myers;
- During the months that followed, photographs of the two hugging during that Fort Myers event came to serve as visual evidence of Crist's poor decision-making;
- By November 2009, the hug was being described as a "kiss of death" for Crist in his GOP Senate bid against youthful challenger Marco Rubio; and
- Within a year, Crist had fallen so far behind Rubio that, in order to have any chance at victory, he had to drop out of the GOP primary and relaunch his bid for the Senate seat as an independent candidate.
I hope conservatives in Missouri's 8th CD consider carefully the implications of re-electing Emerson, a woman whose dossier also includes the following:
- Her second husband, Ron Gladney, is both a Democrat and an labor union attorney for St. Louis-based Bartley Goffstein LLC;
- Approximately 80 percent of her campaign contributions come from outside the 8th CD; and
- According to the Federal Election Commission, she has received campaign contributions from a variety of union entities, including the AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Other options for voters in the district include the following:
- Tommy Sowers, 34, is a single Army veteran from Rolla who has no challenger in the Democrat primary and touts on his web site that he is currently completing his PhD in Government at the London School of Economics; and
- Bob Parker is a husband, father and grandfather and lifelong cattle rancher from Raymondville, Mo., who believes in the wise use of natural resources, limited government, stewardship, pro-life and private property rights.
Choose wisely, Boot Heelers!
To: BobMcCartyWrites
Jo Ann Emerson is a conservative. Dont forget that Jo Ann voted against Obamas stimulus, Jo Ann voted against Pelosis healthcare bill, Jo Ann voted against Barbara Boxers cap and trade bill in the House and Jo Ann has taken a conservative stance on illegal immigration.
Jo Ann is a Republican because she is a conservative.
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posted on
05/03/2010 9:27:08 AM PDT
by
kabar
To: BobMcCartyWrites
Bob, I think you should do a piece on the battle between Russ Carnahan and Ed Martin down in Dickie Gebhardts old district. I hope like hell that Martin smokes Carny’s butt.
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posted on
05/03/2010 9:33:46 AM PDT
by
misharu
(US Congress = children without adult supervision.)
To: kabar
Kabar,
Did you just borrow a comment posted beneath this post where it appears on my blog? Do you also go by the name “Jared”? Do you work for Rep. Emerson or the GOP? Are you Jared Craighead?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Bob
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posted on
05/03/2010 10:29:54 AM PDT
by
BobMcCartyWrites
(BobMcCarty.com, Bob McCarty Writes)
To: misharu
Man, I hope so too. Ed Martin all the way. NO MORE CARNY’s
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posted on
05/03/2010 10:41:02 AM PDT
by
OriginalChristian
(Tea Patriot Movement - Freedom First - Vote the Scum out - NOV 2010 & Beyond...)
To: BobMcCartyWrites
No, I just looked at the blog and pasted the comment posted. I wanted to get your reaction on the substance, not the source.
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posted on
05/03/2010 11:21:45 AM PDT
by
kabar
To: BobMcCartyWrites
Most people I know are fed up with Joann but are not sure of Parker. I’ve heard it said that Bob just isn’t viable but maybe we can get her next time. Personally, I think Joann has over stayed her welcome and needs to accept the credit union job!
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posted on
05/04/2010 6:41:08 PM PDT
by
PoplarBluffian
(Being a Democrat is never having to say you're sorry)
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