How Can I Help Take Our Country Back?

We must take our country back. “So,” you ask, “how can I help?”

As an underdog experiences, we need donations—in all forms. A mailer costs close to $20K. TV ads are outrageous. The list goes on and on. But I am proud to say that we are running this campaign like I’ve run my businesses:  Tight to the belt and respecting every donation so that it’s spent in the most efficient manner. This is an example of how I’ve not only run my businesses but how I will lead in Washington.

The last 64 days are crucial that we can get our message out, that I can continue to fight for all of us and that we can take our country back with rock-solid Conservative leaders who not only understand our Constitution but embrace it, follow it and hold the ones accountable who refuse to uphold their oath of office—on both sides of the aisle. We have no choice at this juncture but to elect only the very best. We cannot get it wrong this time.

So, we are in need of:

·         Any monetary donations you can send to our campaign. (If you send a check to the address on our website, we will be able to avoid the required service fee.)

·         Any amount of long envelopes and/or postage so we can complete our mass mailing.

·         Your time either as a driver or walker on Saturdays and Sundays.

·         Your time in stuffing envelopes.

·         Bring your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers out to our events. We are scheduling many more exciting events.

We will be walking the beautiful Sienna Plantation both on Saturday and Sunday. We will meet on Saturday at 9:45 at the Corner Store (with a Valero gas station) right at the entrance of Sienna. Please park on the right side of the store. The address is 8318 South Highway 6 in Missouri City.

Sunday we will begin at 1:00 p.m.

God bless all of you, stay safe and please continue to pray for the recovery of our nation. I promise that I will fight bitterly hard to lead the fight to restore us to the stature our great Ronald Reagan led us long ago. I promise that I will be the same fighter my mentor, my mother, was during those historic years.

Barbara J. Carlson

US Congressional District 22 Candidate

Barbara@barbaracarlsonforuscongress.com

Olson puts foot in his mouth again

I'm sure that many of you listened to Congressman Olson on Sam Malone's Friday townhall this morning. Olson's new "strategy" is that we have to win the majority back, as he also touted in Pearland recently or he will be worthless in Washington—again validating he is not a leader. Is this elementary school thinking? It is truly a poor excuse for his poor voting record and lack of leadership. Take a moment and peruse the newly-passed HR 347, which passed with a House R-majority. A serious violation of our First Amendment. Olson's gone silent. Today on Sam's radio show Olson was now “concerned” with Obamacare when he said back in La Marque's townhall before passage that he hadn't even read the bill, causing an uproar in the room. Were you there with me that most memorable day? People were furious in La Marque.

As recent as March 13th, Olson stood in front of a Republican group, sending an alarming message to the audience—"We've repealed Obamacare. Done!" (carelessly spoken and one can only surmise that he mean't the House vote). No, Olson, the mess is only beginning and it's not repealed yet—the historic unconstitutional atrocity that you have exempted yourself from but inflicted on all of us.

Further, the debt-ceiling increase was another unconstitutional free prize handed to the president on a gold platter by—again—a House R-majority (with the president not evening having to go to the senate for a 2/3 majority). Olson is out of touch. It's time that we send him home to deal with the travesty he has inflicted on our families, businesses and utter destruction to our economic well-being. Now more than ever in history we must institute term limits—another atrocity the House R-majority refused to do in 1995.

…and the days continue on as Olson is still hiding out and not willing to debate Carlson.

Please keep praying for our nation that we can recover.

Please visit Barbara J. Carlson on www.barbaracarlsonforuscongress.com.

Our Constitution is trampled on once again with passage of HR 347; US Congressional District 22 Seat Needs a Leader Who Grasps The Constitution

My fellow Americans, our Constitution was trampled on once again.

So, Congressional District 22 constituents, let’s understand what has happened under HR 347, a new law that—once again—Congressman Olson is not discussing. HR 347 is an easy read—a mere two pages—so one would surmise that a gross injustice wouldn’t have occurred.

HR 347, the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, just recently passed, seriously encroaches on the First Amendment. It now gives the president and vice president enormous power to say anything he/she wishes while we will no longer be allowed to voice opposition without the risk of being fined and imprisoned. We have finally been silenced in speaking out against our president.

Even more astounding, HR 347 also includes disruptive opposition to any foreign dignitaries simply because they are under our ($$$$) care with Secret Service. We will no longer be allowed to impede, disrupt, act in a disorderly or disruptive conduct, obstruct or impede the ingress or egress of such foreign dignitaries, our president or vice president without serious repercussions (however it may be interpreted).

Does one remember Representative Joe Wilson who shouted “You Lie” when the president was, indeed, doing exactly that on the House floor? It could be argued that Wilson “disrupted” the president’s speech. Does one remember the speech the president of Iran gave at Columbia? Does one remember when the NAACP covered the large bronze statue of George Washington on MLK in Columbia, SC?

Was any intelligent discussion offered on the Republican-majority House floor? It is utterly deplorable that Olson voted in favor of HR 347. So, the argument Olson posed in Pearland in having a majority is invalid. If Carlson had been in office, she would have spoken out against the serious encroachment of the First Amendment and fought desperately hard to educate the House in this gross violation from being enacted.

This is why Americans are outraged and why Americans are saying that 88% of Congress needs to go—leaving only the handful of truly patriotic leaders who are fighting an uphill battle to save our great country. This is why Congressman Olson must be voted out of office—the symbolic silence, poor judgment and lack of leadership as our representative.

As Carlson continues, “We need to pray for the recovery of our nation. We are in serious trouble.” Long before Mark Levin said we are headed toward a Totalitarian regime and just recently Rush has said we are headed in that direction, Carlson was way ahead of the curve that we were grossly underestimating the direction of our country (in a Socialistic direction). It is far worse than that.

Please peruse Barbara’s website at www.barbaracarlsonforuscongress.com. I promise that I will fight bitterly hard for our great nation. We must restore our values. The only way that that is possible is to elect the true fighters who dearly love our Constitution—and who understand it. Now more than ever we need term limits. The establishment must go.

Is Olson afraid to debate Carlson? US Congressional District 22 Seat Needs a Leader

Why is Congressman Olson avoiding Barbara J. Carlson, yet he is in town far more than is justifiable—on our dime—when he should be in Washington, addressing our country’s escalating debt crisis? Carlson is hearing repeatedly on the campaign trail, “Yep, you’ve got good-ole Pete running scared.” While Carlson was told in December that “Pete is looking forward to debating you,” quite the contrary has occurred. Not only has Olson gone MIA for two previously-scheduled forums but has sent the message through his staff that, first, he will not debate Carlson until after the lines are drawn, and most recently, “and then he may only ‘grant’ Carlson one debate.”

So, Congressional District 22 constituents, one can surmise that all the requests that have been turned down or not complied with across District 22 again confirms that Olson really doesn’t care about the constituents to compare and contrast an establishment incumbent with a poor voting record against an experienced business leader who is unafraid to clean up Washington’s mess. Once again, Olson has validated what Carlson has been saying, “This establishment incumbent needs to go.”

Carlson held Olson accountable for not fighting for the space shuttle. Now while our country is in crisis mode, Olson is back peddling to get a space shuttle here. “Seriously? This is what’s most important to him right now? He’s totally out of touch,” one constituent told Carlson.

Olson is whining the same Obama rhetoric:  It’s somebody else’s fault. In Pearland, Olson complained that Obama is the bad guy and cast blame on our president’s shoulders. Who’s allowed Obama to cause utter destruction to our great nation? Who holds the purse strings? Who voted for the debt ceiling increase while not solving our financial crisis that we will again face in September—after the primary is over? The voter understands “the strategy” of District 22’s Congressional rubber-legged establishment incumbent. Olson has been an integral part of the mess in Washington. He ignores the pleas of his constituents. Where was Olson when the oil moratorium was put in place and due process was violated under our Constitution? Not a peep from him. Never in our history has America had such opportunities put in front of Congress to fight the intrusive unconstitutional mandates the last three years, yet Olson has sat back in the corner, quiet as a rubber-legged mouse.

When Olson was asked in Pearland why he wasn’t in Reid’s office nonstop, kicking at his door and fighting against the Dodd-Frank Act (400 regulations in a single act, run by a bureau, without Congressional authority) and for the district, his response was “Because it smells over there in Harry’s office,” as he laughed to the crowd. The response was not well received.

Carlson explains, “The voters get it. They understand the burden that Olson’s vote placed on our country when voting for the debt ceiling increase—one of many votes Olson sided with Pelosi on since being in office—while many constituents begged that he not do so. (1) Olson’s violation and breach of the Constitution gave the president authority to increase the deficit without having to get the required approval by the Senate with a 2/3 majority vote; and, (2) after enactment—for the first time in history—our credit rating dropped from a AAA rating to a AA rating. Utterly devastating to our fiscal perception across the globe. Olson, a member of the Republican majority-held House, handed the president an unconstitutional win.This is why we need someone with a strong finance background, someone who gets it. We need someone who is truly committed to our Constitution—understands it—and one who is a courageous, successful business leader who will fight to restore our country, one who represents our conservative values and principles and one who is willing to stand her ground in making the hard choices. As Carlson states in her book, Face It, We’re Broken, “That’s why we need term limits.” Carlson further adds, “We cannot get it wrong this time.” Check out Carlson’s educational website www.barbaracarlsonforuscongress.com. 

Is Olson afraid to debate Carlson? US Congressional District 22 Seat Needs a Leader

Why is Congressman Olson avoiding Barbara J. Carlson, yet he is in town far more than is justifiable—on our dime—when he should be in Washington, addressing our country’s escalating debt crisis? Carlson is hearing repeatedly on the campaign trail, “Yep, you’ve got good-ole Pete running scared.” While Carlson was told in December that “Pete is looking forward to debating you,” quite the contrary has occurred. Not only has Olson gone MIA for two previously- scheduled forums but has sent the message through his staff that, first, he will not debate Carlson until after the lines are drawn, and most recently, “and then he may only ‘grant’ Carlson one debate.”

So, Congressional District 22 constituents, one can surmise that all the requests that have been turned down or not complied with across District 22 again confirms that Olson really doesn’t care about the constituents to compare and contrast an establishment incumbent with a poor voting record against an experienced business leader who is unafraid to clean up Washington’s mess. Once again, Olson has validated what Carlson has been saying, “This establishment incumbent needs to go.”

Carlson held Olson accountable for not fighting for the space shuttle. Now while our country is in crisis mode, Olson is back peddling to get a space shuttle here. “Seriously? This is what’s most important to him right now? He’s totally out of touch,” one constituent told Carlson.

Olson is whining the same Obama rhetoric:  It’s somebody else’s fault. In Pearland, Olson complained that Obama is the bad guy and cast blame on our president’s shoulders. Who’s allowed Obama to cause utter destruction to our great nation? Who holds the purse strings? Who voted for the debt ceiling increase while not solving our financial crisis that we will again face in September—after the primary is over? The voter understands “the strategy” of District 22’s Congressional rubber-legged establishment incumbent. Olson has been an integral part of the mess in Washington. He ignores the pleas of his constituents. Where was Olson when the oil moratorium was put in place and due process was violated under our Constitution? Not a peep from him. Never in our history has America had such opportunities put in front of Congress to fight the intrusive unconstitutional mandates the last three years, yet Olson has sat back in the corner, quiet as a rubber-legged mouse.

When Olson was asked in Pearland why he wasn’t in Reid’s office nonstop, kicking at his door and fighting against the Dodd-Frank Act (400 regulations in a single act, run by a bureau, without Congressional authority) and for the district, his response was “Because it smells over there in Harry’s office,” as he laughed to the crowd. The response was not well received.

Carlson explains, “The voters get it. They understand the burden that Olson’s vote placed on our country when voting for the debt ceiling increase—one of many votes Olson sided with Pelosi on since being in office—while many constituents begged that he not do so. (1) Olson’s violation and breach of the Constitution gave the president authority to increase the deficit without having to get the required approval by the Senate with a 2/3 majority vote; and, (2) after enactment—for the first time in history—our credit rating dropped from a AAA rating to a AA rating. Utterly devastating to our fiscal perception across the globe. Olson, a member of the Republican majority-held House, handed the president an unconstitutional win.This is why we need someone with a strong finance background, someone who gets it. We need someone who is truly committed to our Constitution—understands it—and one who is a courageous, successful business leader who will fight to restore our country, one who represents our conservative values and principles and one who is willing to stand her ground in making the hard choices. As Carlson states in her book, Face It, We’re Broken, “That’s why we need term limits.” Carlson further adds, “We cannot get it wrong this time.” Check out Carlson’s educational website www.barbaracarlsonforuscongress.com. 

Carlson Makes Front Page on Fort Bend Herald Newspaper

Barbara Carlson already has made an impression, not long after throwing her hat into the ring for the U.S. Congressional District 22 Republican seat. Carlson, a Fort Bend County resident since 1994, stunned Republicans at the Saddle Up Texas Straw Poll on Jan. 14, when she pulled down 51.5 percent (707 votes) of the votes, beating incumbent Pete Olson.

“Once people get to know Pete Olson’s record and examine it, they will see that if they truly want to have
change in Washington, then they will need to change who they send to Washington,” said Carlson. Carlson, a strong fiscal and Constitutional conservative who adamantly opposes deficit spending, supports a balanced federal budget so that government operates within its means.

“I am desperately needed in Washington,” Carlson said. “We need courageous leaders now more
than ever. We need to get our country back on solid ground with experienced business leaders at the
forefront. We need a rock-solid Republican who not only embraces our great Constitution—and understands
it—but also one who embraces our Republican platform. “We don’t have that. Olson isn’t the fighter our district, and country, needs. He’s concerned with renewable energy (with the government buying
up corn), further raising the cost of corn, while the farmers across the district are hurting and can’t feed their
livestock.”

A 10-year veteran with the Oracle Corporation, Carlson in 2002 was awarded with one of the company’s
top honors, the “North American Leadership Award,” in recognition of her excellent leadership skills and
highest ethics. Carlson was born in Minnesota, daughter of a dedicated farmer and
a mother who was a leading senator from Minnesota during the Reagan years. Her grandfather was not only a Minnesota rep, but then became a senator, so the political arena is nothing new to Carlson.

Carlson graduated from the University of Houston and has owned and operated two successful small businesses. After her husband passed away in 1996, Carlson took over her husband’s
insurance business, breaking records across the country, and is able to understand why Obamacare MUST be dissolved.

Carlson has continually risen above the toughest odds. “I received an excellent foundation
from my parents,” she said. “When you always lead with the highest ethics, integrity and with God in the center of the big picture,” you will be a great leader; you will always do what’s right.

SECOND DOWN – FUMBLE. CONGRESSMAN OLSON IS MIA FOR SECOND FORUM

On President’s Day, February 20, during lunchtime—long before all flights back to Washington ended—was the second Congressional forum for District 22, hosted by the Alvin-Manvel Chambers of Commerce, held at Grace United Methodist Church in Manvel. While Barbara J. Carlson again arrived early and was prepared, unfortunately, Olson was a second-time no show, again a great disservice to the district. Both Alvin and Manvel members went to great lengths in time, manpower and expense in preparation for this all-important forum.

Once again, Carlson easily carried the football to the end zone. Her candor, her integrity and her excellent leadership experience arms her with what it takes to take on Washington and lead our country into a better tomorrow.  “You were unbelievable!” a new supporter stated.  A candidate running in District 14 afterward told Carlson, “Fantastic! You continue to launch the grenades at Olson’s poor leadership and voting record. It’s time that he is replaced with a courageous leader.”

Carlson, a widow, a mother of two, a small business owner (of numerous businesses), a recipient of the prestigious National Sales Leadership Award with Oracle Corporation (the only employee even to this date at her level to receive this award), one who has risen above enormous tragedy in her life and accomplished goals that haven’t been met on a national scale is now courageously stepping up to go to Washington and fight for our beloved nation. “I am listening to the constituents across the district.

People are fed up that Olson is not respecting the Constitution. He insulated himself in healthcare protection and has left us out to dry while spending with no remorse. It’s not his money, so what does he care?” Carlson reiterated what she’s heard out on the campaign trail. Again Carlson is sending the message to the establishment incumbent, “I’ve walked in the shoes as a widow. I understand what you are doing to Social Security. It’s despicable. It’s time that Americans close our checkbooks, roll up our sleeves and send a true leader to Washington.”

FIRST DOWN – FUMBLE. CONGRESSMAN OLSON IS MIA FOR FIRST FORUM IN ALVIN

Monday evening, February 13, was the first congressional forum for District 22, held at the Alvin Senior Center. While Barbara J. Carlson arrived early and was prepared, unfortunately, Olson was a no show, not even extending a courteous apology to both the Alvin Area Republican Women’s Club and the Bayou Republican Women’s Club for his no show. Both clubs went to great lengths and personal financial outlay in preparing the excellent homemade food for this all-important forum.

Once again, Carlson easily carried the football to the end zone. Her candor, her integrity and her excellent leadership experience arms her with what it takes to take on Washington and lead our country into a better tomorrow.  “She’s the real deal. You can’t fake this. She deeply loves our country and she thoroughly grasps what’s wrong,” one participant stated.  “The wealth of experience she brings to the table on all fronts far surpasses who we currently have representing us,” another participant stated.

Carlson, a widow, a mother of two, a small business owner, one who has risen above enormous tragedy in her life and accomplished goals that haven’t been met on a national scale is now courageously stepping up to go to Washington and fight for our beloved nation. “Enough is enough. It’s time that we take our country back. It’s time that Americans close our checkbooks and Congress is held accountable for its unconstitutional and frivolous behavior. It’s appalling what’s happening to all of us.  Americans are angry. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and send a true leader to Washington.”

When asked her thoughts about Olson’s no show, Carlson responded, “We expected this establishment incumbent to be a no show. He’s predictable in his thinking that he doesn’t have to answer to the voters. There were no votes on the floor on Monday. Sadly, it’s an enormous disservice to the voters. We’re tracking him and how often he’s in town for various fundraisers and ‘private luncheons’ but unwilling to answer to the voters for his poor rating, his horrific voting record and his lack of leadership. It’s time to send Olson home.”