{"id":115074,"date":"2021-02-01T15:23:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T20:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=115074"},"modified":"2021-02-01T15:42:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T20:42:03","slug":"missouris-republican-governor-says-gop-lawmakers-tried-to-embarrass-him-in-disgusting-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouris-republican-governor-says-gop-lawmakers-tried-to-embarrass-him-in-disgusting-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri\u2019s Republican Governor Says GOP Lawmakers Tried To \u2018Embarrass\u2019 Him In \u2018Disgusting Scheme\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmissouris-republican-governor-says-gop-lawmakers-tried-to-embarrass-him-in-disgusting-scheme%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=115074&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gov. Mike Parson (R-MO) penned a three-page letter to state GOP legislators on Friday, suggesting that House leadership tried to \u201cembarrass\u201d him in a \u201cdisgusting scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The St. Louis Post-Dispatch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/govt-and-politics\/gov-parson-suggests-disgusting-scheme-kept-him-from-delivering-address-in-missouri-house\/article_9afeacbd-ab3e-5a85-b81f-e61c82b86ab6.html\">called<\/a> the letter \u201cthe most concrete evidence yet of a feud\u201d between the governor and House Speaker Rob Vescovo. The outlet added, however, \u201clawmakers have played down the level of discontent\u201d between the two.<\/p>\n<p>House Republican leaders reportedly denied Parson access to House chambers last Wednesday when he was scheduled to deliver the annual State of the State address before a joint legislative session, members of his cabinet, state officials, and others. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/politics-government\/article248910534.html\">According<\/a> to the Missouri Independent, the House leaders \u201cdeclined to allow the speech to go forward as originally planned\u201d after \u201cnumerous\u201d politicians and staff members tested positive for COVID-19. Parson said he had been \u201ctold by the House Leader\u201d that his address \u201ccould only proceed in an empty chamber.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The annual ceremony was moved to the much smaller Senate Chamber where, <a href=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/2021\/01\/27\/covid-forces-change-in-missouri-gov-parsons-state-of-the-state-address\/\">according<\/a> to a joint statement released by GOP legislative leadership, \u201cattendees can meet CDC guidelines recommending six feet of social distancing.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am honored to stand by my husband, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovParsonMO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovParsonMO<\/a>, as we move Missouri forward! During his State of the State this afternoon he outlined his priorities for 2021 in education, workforce development, infrastructure, health care, &amp; government reform! It is our time, Missouri! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vtjLFr1YQ1\">pic.twitter.com\/vtjLFr1YQ1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; First Lady Teresa Parson (@FirstLadyTeresa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstLadyTeresa\/status\/1354563194765901827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Parson\u2019s letter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/politics-government\/article248910534.html\">alleged<\/a> the decision was not rooted in public safety, but rather an \u201cinsider stunt and petty show of arrogance and political power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is hard to see this as anything other than a purposeful and disgusting scheme to embarrass me and the Office of the Governor,\u201d Parson wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After last week, Mo. Gov. Mike Parson sends a letter to GOP legislators about the last minute switch of State of the State Speech to Senate Chambers from House. Parson thinks it was done to embarrass him &amp; the Governor\u2019s Office <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MikeParson?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MikeParson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SOS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SOS<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GeneralAssembly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GeneralAssembly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KMBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KMBC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/goXM7RkkuP\">pic.twitter.com\/goXM7RkkuP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Micheal Mahoney (@KCMikeMahoney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KCMikeMahoney\/status\/1356007865249652741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Parson referenced House members that had conducted packed committee hearings the day before his scheduled speech where many attendees did not wear face coverings and social distancing was not practiced.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s a full house at the House Special Committee on Small Business. Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickBSchroer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NickBSchroer<\/a> says they are working on an overflow room. This hearing is set to discuss a handful of bills regarding public health orders. I have been told restaurant owners are here to testify. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/moleg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#moleg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GnboZE1biK\">pic.twitter.com\/GnboZE1biK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Emily Manley (@EmilyManleyTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmilyManleyTV\/status\/1354196893589499916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI could not understand why House leadership would condone such an unsafe hearing while preventing the State of the State from moving forward,\u201d Parson wrote. \u201cWe had taken every precautionary measure to limit unnecessary attendance, ensure social distancing and provide overflow viewing areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/govt-and-politics\/gov-parson-suggests-disgusting-scheme-kept-him-from-delivering-address-in-missouri-house\/article_9afeacbd-ab3e-5a85-b81f-e61c82b86ab6.html\">More details<\/a> from The Post-Dispatch:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The governor said in his letter that his team had worked for weeks with the House to \u201censure our plan was in line with their plan to meet all safety precautions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Parson said the final meeting was Monday, and said his staff only learned of the change in plans hours before the speech was to start. He said that subsequently, \u201cwe were informed\u201d that members of House leadership \u201cwere instructed\u201d not to contact the governor\u2019s office the night before the speech and to wait until mid-morning Wednesday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere is no legitimate reason to delay informing the Governor\u2019s Office regarding a change to the plan to deliver the State of the State Address,\u201d Parson said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Parson said the \u201cHouse Leader\u201d informed him on Wednesday the speech could only proceed in an \u201cempty chamber,\u201d and that \u201cI was also told that this decision was made because having no Democrats present in the Chamber would be perceived badly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He said Missourians entrusted Republicans with the governorship and two-thirds majorities in the Legislature, not Democrats. He said his guests, who trekked to Jefferson City \u201cdespite potentially dangerous road conditions\u201d would be barred from the House.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to The Independent, Parson \u201caccused legislative staffers that he never names of trying to poison his relationship with the General Assembly to \u2018benefit themselves, manipulate the truth and stay in power beyond the legislative term limits imposed on legislators they serve.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He condemned the \u201cmalicious intent\u201d of House staffers who, Parson said, \u201cactively went to work putting a political spin on the situation and insinuating that this was about my ego.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want you to know that we are all on the same team, and before this week, I would have never thought it was necessary to remind Republican members of that,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Mike Parson (R-MO) penned a three-page letter to state GOP legislators on Friday, suggesting that House leadership tried to \u201cembarrass\u201d him in a \u201cdisgusting scheme.\u201d The St. Louis Post-Dispatch &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1892394,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4173,3673,4626,3911,4005,4629],"class_list":["post-115074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-governor","tag-lawmakers","tag-missouris","tag-republican","tag-says","tag-tried"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1892394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}