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In February, after we at the Tennessee GOP released a light-hearted YouTube video gently mocking Barack Obama's wife Michelle Obama for her statement that she hadn't always been proud of her country (until her husband started doing well in the polls, coincidentally), the national media and Democrats went bonkers, claiming we'

The Huffington Post gets knee-deep into the story of the Tennessee Republican Party and the communications shop of Bill Hobbs:

The Huffington Post poses the question today, "What's in the Water in Anti-Obama Tennessee?" and concludes that (a) there's a publicity craving nutjob occupying the position of state GOP communications director and (b) a fair number of ignorant rubes reside in the Tennessee ba

And another thing about our favorite law firm, Waller Lansden Dorch & Davis. Remember the Erin Brockovich movie and all those corporate lawyers who were so obnoxious? Well, meet Michael K. Stagg, a Waller Lansden partner and the treasurer for Mike Stewart’s supposedly Democratic campaign for the state House.

Tom Readmond relays evidence that Ron Paul Republicanism may not have drawn its last breadth:

But it won’t be John McCain:

The Republicans have a contested primary race for Tn Congressional District 4. Kent Greenough and Monty Lankford are both candidates running for the GOP Primary in August. Until the primary election decides who the GOP candidate will be the county and state GOP party must remain impartial.

The Republicans have a contested primary race for Tn Congressional District 4. Kent Greenough and Monty Lankford are both candidates running for the GOP Primary in August. Until the primary election decides who the GOP candidate will be the county and state GOP party must remain impartial.

Tennessee Republican Party By-Laws and Constitution
Article 2, [...]

According to the Tennessean:

The clip attracted a large audience on YouTube after Obama criticized it Monday. At 1:50 p.m., it had been viewed more than 290,000 times; by 3:30, the number approached 483,000. [It's over 664,000 as of 5/19/08 at 12:30 p.m. Central]

Y’all, I’m sorry if you come here for the stories about my dog or the frank potty-mouth or the stories about my nether-regions and here I am about to write yet another post on Hobbs, but how can I not?