Eckersley Celebrates Labor Day in Springfield
Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 07:39PM
The Eckersley for Congress campaign took part in today's Labor Day festivities on the parade route in downtown Springfield. Eckersley enjoyed greeting the people of Springfield and sharing his independent message with many. Volunteers were cheered on by the crowd while they passed out candy, stickers, and whistles to the kids. The whistles rang out when Eckersley took the stage at the picinic following the parade.
Jim Kabell introduced Scott, reminding the crowd of his background as a whistleblower, uncovering email deletion and fighting for open government in the former Governor Blunt's administration.
"Scott Eckersley took on the governor of the state of Missouri, and Scott Eckersley won!" said Kabell, "He knows how to stand up to big government. I will tell you, he will be a fresh voice for working people in Southwest Missouri!"
Eckersley stood and thanked the citizens of Springfield for the warm welcome and the encouraging support.
"It wasn't just a parade today." he stated. "I think today was a march for the middle-class."
Eckersley went on to share his message and his plan to bring true representation to the people of Southwest Missouri, and encouraging citizens to call for debates.
"I don't have it in me to lose this race to Billy Long." Eckersley stated firmly, "We're gonna get him to debate. It's too serious a time to let this go--too many people are suffering right now for this man not to own up to a platform that wants to send tax dollars back to DC from this district on a gimmick!"
The Eckersley Campaign is looking forward to meeting again with the people of Greene County this upcoming Thursday, September 9th. Greene County is the 6th stop on the "Give 'Em Eck" Tour. A press conference will be held at noon on the steps of the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield. All are invited to attend, ask questions, and meet the candidate. Following the press conference, Eckersley will tour, and meet with citizens of Republic.











