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Posted on 02-29-2008 at 02:24pm
Open mouth, insert unemployment?
Filed Under (Elections & Candidates, Government & Politics) by Jim Voorhies on 02-29-2008

According to rumors flying around the internet (ok, at the Nashville Post through VV), there may be a spokesperson job available soon. Pressure is hitting the Chairperson of the Republican State Executive Committee, Robin Smith, over the Husseining episode. From the Post:

As this story has been circulating, NashvillePost.com has spoken with Republican members of the state legislature and major donors to the party and the tenor of those conversations have been, “Don’t use my name, but a head needs to roll.”

Almost universally, support for GOP chair Robin Smith among donors and elected officials remains strong and she is getting high marks for her overall leadership of the state party. However, those same individuals who asked not to be named out of deference to her want to see a shake-up at her office and are pointing squarely at her communications director, Bill Hobbs.

According to Kleinheider,  the Executive Committee meeting will be held at 10:00am at Legislative Plaza in the Senate Committee Room preceded by subcommittee meetings at 9:30.

Update: Hobbs still there, promises to be with TNGOP on election day and beyond.

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Comments

Slartibartfast on 29 February, 2008 at 3:05 pm #

Hobbs is not being fired:

Nashville Scene

Aunt B is all powerful!

I disagree with the final sentence in the Scene’s story, but it’s pretty reasonable.


Volunteer Voters » Nashville Post: Pressure Being Brought To Bear On TNGOP Chair Robin Smith on 29 February, 2008 at 3:21 pm #

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News 2 Me on 29 February, 2008 at 3:22 pm #

K’der is praying (or is that preying) that BillHo will be axed. I don’t suspect his prayers will be answered.


Chris Wage on 29 February, 2008 at 3:24 pm #

I had a lot of sympathy for Hobbs the first time around, because he was essentially a private citizen acting in that capacity, and I thought it was shitty of the Scene to peg him for that. This time, it appears that he not only didn’t learn a lesson the first time around, but he did it in a capacity where it’s his job to stick his neck out there and be the face of the TN GOP. I don’t wish it on him, but if he did get canned, I can’t say I’d have a great swell of sympathy.


Jim Voorhies on 29 February, 2008 at 4:27 pm #

See, this is just more proof that we can’t keep up. It was hot news when I posted it. Now it’s wrong. Let’s all just go home and drink beer instead.


Southern Beale on 29 February, 2008 at 4:52 pm #

From the Nashville Scene:

After all, they kind of knew what they were getting when they brought him on; it’s not like his willingness to rip on Muslims publicly was some kind of secret.

Exactly. Which is why the TN GOP is a bunch of morons for hiring Hobbs to begin with. Hobbs is just being Hobbs.

I certainly wouldn’t wish this on him, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Hobbs weren’t quietly “urged to resign to spend more time with his family” in a month or two — you know, in a month or two, when the national spotlight is no longer on the TN GOP and they won’t look like such utter fools.