B-Ho, TNGOP and Me
Naifeh, as he always does, killed some pro-gun bills. So, I got this nice little email from Bill Hobbs and TNGOP pointing me to a post that says I should pony up some dollars to the TN GOP to make Naifeh pay.
No way.
The TN GOP will not get a dime from me. After all, seven of your guys joined the Democrats to re-elect this Naifeh guy. So, get bent on the money thing. Until you get these losers in line.
However, this move is brilliant:
The state Republican Party spokesman has filed a request to obtain Tennessee’s entire handgun permit database on the same day his party publicly scolded House Democrats for efforts to keep those records open to the public.
A Safety Department spokesman tells The Associated Press that Republican Party Communications Director Bill Hobbs filed the request for the database on Thursday.
He’s being charged with hypocrisy, which I don’t think is the case. I think it’s brilliant. When he gets the data, he can go through it and find all the personal information it contains on all our politicos who have carry permits. Then, he can post that info on the internet, including where they live, etc. Well played, I think.
Update: Nope, not well played at all. Just political hackery:
Hobbs said the GOP plans to use the list to raise money and get out the vote, which he says were efforts already underway before Naifeh’s actions.
“We would have preferred that we would be unable to get these records, but because of what Speaker Naifeh did, these records are still exposed,” Hobbs said. “And so we believe the 190,000 law abiding gun owners on that list deserve the opportunity to respond through the political process.”
Hypocrisy, indeed.
April 4th, 2008 at 10:01 am
You give him too much credit, my friend. He’s going to use that list to send y’all mail about how much Democrats stink and why you should vote and give your money to the Republicans instead. Mark my words. This is about him compiling a mailing list, not about him doing something that takes actual guts and shows political brilliance.
I’m so certain of that, I’m almost willing to bet you.
April 4th, 2008 at 10:29 am
That was my first thought, too. However, exposing the real hypocrites like Diane “357” Feinstein is always a nice thing.
Or was that Boxer? I get them confused.
April 4th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Dang, I should have bet you.
http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=59383
April 4th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Everything ever said about how awful Republicans are is absolutely true. The only thing worse is a Democrat.
April 5th, 2008 at 3:24 am
one is insane the other is gutless. not much comfort there.