Today Lincoln Davis D TN condemned the remarks of Fred Hobbs....

[madfloridian]

who the other day made a shocking statement after watching too much Fox News.

Fred Hobbs said that Davis might not be endorsing Obama because he might have terrorist ties...though it was not known for certain.

..."Fred Hobbs, a state Democratic Party Executive Committee member representing part of Davis’ district, said he understands why Davis is not endorsing Obama and is “skeptical” of the Illinois senator himself.

“Maybe the same reason I don’t want to — I don’t exactly approve of a lot of the things he stands for and I’m not sure we know enough about him,” Hobbs said when asked why he thought Davis wasn’t endorsing Obama. “He’s got some bad connections, and he may be terrorist connected for all I can tell. It sounds kind of like he may be.”

Davis was not made available for comment.

Congressman Davis's chief of staff, Beecher Frasier, said a similar thing.

His chief of staff, Beecher Frasier, said he doesn’t know for sure if Obama is “terrorist connected” but he assumes he’s not.

Well, finally today Congressman Davis spoke out against those words.

Lincoln Davis condemns Dem. official’s terrorist allegation against Obama

U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis condemned today comments from a state Democratic Party executive committee member alleging that Sen. Barack Obama was “terrorist connected.”

Last week, Fred Hobbs, a state Democratic Party executive committee member, ignited a firestorm for alleging that the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee was “terrorist connected.”

The comments, which were first reported in The City Paper, were made in a story relating to Davis (D-Pall Mall), his Fourth Congressional District and his lack of an endorsement of Obama.

This afternoon, Davis, who had remained silent on Hobbs’ comments, condemned them.

“Mr. Hobbs is neither a constituent, close friend nor political ally of mine,” Davis said in a statement issued from his congressional office. “His statements were wrong, outrageous and unacceptable.”

From the link above, Hobb's apology:

apologize if my remarks in any way hurt any of our great Democratic candidates, including Sen. Obama,” Hobbs wrote of the presumptive party nominee. “Also, I apologize if my comments embarrassed our state or my friends at the Tennessee Democratic Party.”

“I was not as well prepared as I should have been when speaking with reporters, and I should have taken more time to research Sen. Obama's positions. My comments did reflect questions I had after what I had seen reported on Fox News, but I should have taken some time to check the accuracy of what I saw on television before speaking publicly. My statement that Sen. Obama ‘may be terrorist-connected’ was incorrect, and I apologize for making it."

Guess that will teach Hobbs to trust Fox News.

[JeffR]

1. Maybe the congressman could check out a real news source

rather than FAUX. What an imbecile.

[madfloridian]

2. It was Hobbs who quoted Fox News.

Don't know about Davis.

I am just glad he spoke out.

[JeffR]

3. Davis strikes me as one of those guys who has people watch the "news"

for him.

I'm glad he spoke out, too, but he took his time and the apology sounds a little trite to me.

[madfloridian]

4. Yes, he did take his time.

I don't think Gov. Bredesen has spoken out yet. Still waiting on him.

[JeffR]

8. Used to think it was just the GOP that didn't get the current news cycle

but apparently it's a bipartisan failing.

[madfloridian]

9. I think the politicians on both sides don't pay attention.

Some have bloggers who check for them, but many just don't bother daily.

[JeffR]

10. Almost as pathetic as a presidential candidate who doesn't know

how to use a computer.

In fact, just as pathetic.

[madfloridian]

12. And if they are not reading the bloggers daily...

they are behind in information. The cable news is doing its job it was set up to do.....win for their corporate masters.

So a candidate is remiss if they don't keep up online...even if they have someone do it for them and summarize.

[asdjrocky]

5. Throw the fucking bum out. nt

[27inCali]

6. Does any REAL Democrat...

believe a single fucking thing they hear on FAUX?

[AspenRose]

7. All we need to know:

"My comments did reflect questions I had after what I had seen reported on Fox News..."

Asscarrot...

[K Gardner]

11. WTF was he doing getting his NEWS from FOX ? Ignorant asswipe.

[Hutzpa]

13. Fuck these asswipes

they are infested within the Democratic party and need to be euthanized.

Hey!!... just so your fuckers know, its past your bed time..


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