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Our Party BlogHave your say about all things democraticJuly 31, 2008TODAY'S TIMES FREE PRESS: HAMMOND CONTINUES TO SHOW POOR ETHICAL JUDGMENT IN LONNIE HOOD CASE
In a Chattanooga Times Free Press article today, questions again swirl around Jim Hammond's poor judgment concerning his relationship with formerly convicted felon and corrupt cop Lonnie Hood. While Hammond claims that Hood is only a volunteer on his campaign team, Hammond insists that his relationship with Lonnie Hood has nothing to do with the way he will run a sheriff's department.Voters beg to differ. Voters will agree with Greg Beck, Democratic sheriff candidate, when he says that the discussion of Hammond and Hood's relationship "is fair game. All of us are up for public scrutiny, and it's as fair as anything else." In fact, not only do voters agree with Beck, so do all the other sheriff candidates. Republican write-in sheriff candidate Fred Fusion says he was "surprised . . . . I don't know why [Hammond] would want to shoot himself in the foot for associating with people like that. I am a Christian and I understand the importance of forgiveness, but if I knew somebody - even a relative - who was a convicted felon, I wouldn't want them anywhere near my campaign." Independent sheriff candidate Tim Akins says that the issue of Hood and Hammond sticking together is about birds of a feather flocking together: "You can tell a lot about a person by the people he hangs out with." Independent sheriff candidate Jim Winters says that Hammond's relationship with Hood is essential to understanding Hammond: "I think people are a product of their environment. Who he takes money from, who he's got supporting him, it has an effect in my eyes." If we are to have integrity and honesty in our sheriff's department from now on, we must reject candidates (like Hammond) who show poor ethical and poor professional judgment. And we must elect someone with both leadership skills and sense of right and wrong. That person is Greg Beck. Vote today and tomorrow for Beck during early voting. Election Day is Thursday, August 7. Post a Reply... Most Recent Posts: 11/19: Make History Again: Help Us Elect Jim Martin to the U.S. Senate 11/14: John Bailes - "I will not puruse another term as Chairman" 11/11: Thanks to the Hundreds Who Worked 11/11: Celebrating Veterans Day~November 11 11/05: You Did It! You Made History! 11/04: Go Vote! 10/31: NOW FOR OUR FINAL PUSH! WHAT CAN YOU DO? 10/30: Paul Smith on High Voter Turnout: The Economy Has Awakened a Sleeping Giant 10/30: Vote Straight Down the Ticket: Obama, Tuke, Berke, Favors, and Brown 10/29: Watch HCDP's "Call To Vote" Commercial Tonight on CBS, Just Before Obama 10/29: Setting New Records: Over 55,000 Have Voted Early! 10/28: Join Us on Election Night at the Chattanooga Choo Choo 10/27: Message to the Hamilton County Democratic Party from Governor Phil Bredesen 10/27: Paul Smith~One of Our Two 2008 Estes Kefauver Award Winners 10/27: Annie Hall~One of Our Two 2008 Estes Kefauver Award Winners 10/24: Only Takes $5 to Make a Difference 10/23: EARLY VOTING HOURS CHANGE DUE TO HIGH VOTER TURNOUT 10/23: Let's GET OUT THE VOTE in Hamilton County! 10/23: New Links at Hamilton County Democratic Website Help Voters 10/21: More than 350 Attend Estes Kefauver Dinner |
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