Biily Bob Jo Hobbs

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Billy Bob Jo Hobbs is one of the reasons that the Republican Party is in deep shit right now. For those that aren’t aware of Billy Bob Jo Hobb’s position in the world, his web-site claims that

I am currently serving as communications director for the Tennessee Republican Party,
a job I began on Oct. 29, 2007

After looking at his site (so you won’t have to and be offended), I surmise this “cracker” grew up in south Georgia and tried to migrate north only to be kicked back south at the Mason-Dixon line.

This kind of tripe

Brent Baker at NewsBusters.org says Monday’s news cycle “provided a great example of a network correspondent advancing Barack Obama’s political cause by treating him as a victim of a nefarious GOP attack, thus allowing him to appear virtuous in his reply, an answer the other networks then highlighted to enhance the victimization theme.” Hard to argue with that - except, Barack Obama didn’t come across as virtuous in his reply to Good Morning America, he came across as an arrogant elitist demanding that his campaign be allowed immunity from certain types of scrutiny or criticism.

My impression of Senator Obama’s response was one of a reasoned, righteous indignation. Aunt B says it all with this one liner

Is the TNGOP now saying that it’s a character flaw for a man to defend his wife? Aren’t they supposed to be the party of “traditional values”?

On CNN’s American Morning today the question is

“Should candidates spouses be fair game in the campaign?”

The “No” vote is leading by the slimmest of margins, 51% - 49%

A commenter to Aunt B’s post sums up my feelings on the subject

Spouses should be “left out” because they aren’t the person running for president and have a negligible effect on policy and governance.

Americans are hungry for the candidates to have a conversation about the substance of how to improve what’s good and fix what’s broken. The TennGOP is instead dicking around talking about lapel pins and whether someone’s wife is on the Amen bench. It makes them look like they have no ideas and that they’ve lost the ability to ask the tough questions which need to be asked and answered…which is not the impression that a communication director wants to leave.

‘Nuff said.

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