I don't think Bob J is the same as Bobby Eberle.
But since GB brought this thread back to life, I will say that Bobby Eberle is a heck of a true grassroots conservative who has worked for more than a decade to build the Republican party in Texas. GB, your comments to the contrary suggest ignorance or dishonesty. Real grassroots workers aren't the people who meet a couple of times a year at an SREC mtg to slap each other on the ass and say "good job," so maybe that's why you don't know him.
Your guy, on the other hand, joined the party sometime around last week and has been looking for one title after another ever since he showed up. I've met him; he's a nice guy, but what we need at RPT leadership is more doers and leaders, not more gladhanders after meaningless titles and podium time. Tina does that job well enough on her own.
On a friendlier note, how's your's going?
Let me takethe friendlier part first as I have always found that to be the better part of any conversation. I'm going like gangbusters. As you know I'm in the race for County Judge down here in Galveston County (warning, don't drink salt water - you get hallucenegenic (sp) and think running for office is a good idea). At any rate, we are ripping through the county side but I'm financially out matched 20 to one. If the guy keeps sleeping it won't matter though. Thanks!
Now on the otherside. Check your facts! All of them! I have never said anything derogatory or even less than complimentary about Bobby Eberle. I can only assume you are assigning someone else's comments to me. I am a supporter of Robin Armstrong who WILL be the next Vice Chairman RPT.
YOUR comments about Robin are ignorant and disengenuous. Support Bobby all you like. He is an honorable man. But don't denegrate another honorable man when you don't know the truth. It makes you look stupid and I know far better than that is true of you.
Robin has been a Republican for 15 years or more. He was raised in a traditional Black Democrat home. In college, as he explored his relationship with Christ and how it involved him in the world at large, he discovered he was INDEED a Republican and not a Democrat. He has gone on to serve both the Republican Party and the Conservative agenda well. he has moved liberal groups towards the middle and moderate groups towards the right and made rightwing groups stronger, righter and more effective.
YOUR comments to the contrary and your attacks on Tina Benkiser unfortunately show what seems to be the hysteria of hate and mental paranoia that has been pervasive among a few Gina Parker supporters who never were able to get over the fact that their candidate not only lost... but never really was in the running.
I know all to well how ugly a lot of things were from both camps last time. It was rediculous on many fronts. Gina conducted herself with class and dignitiy as did Tina. I told Gina so at the last convention, I admire her for avoiding a repeat at this next convention. If you will look at the nastiness from last time, then you will see that most of it came from people down below who thought they were doing their candidates a favor. They weren't, they were hurting our whole party. Keeping it going at this convention won't be a favor to anyone either.
Think about it. Tina will be running unnopposed. If everyone who is pushing Bobby is running Tina down out of the other side of their mouth, they aren't going to get very far. I suppose as a supporter of Robin I shouldn't be giving you campaign advice but I really am concerned about keeping the nastiness down. Political bluster is actually what makes the convention fun and exciting but this eating each other up (especially because this is an inside fight amopng the CONSERVATIVES) is just sick.
It is time to let it go. Let's focus on electing Republicans in November and posturing to get better Republicans on the ballot in March (EVERY MARCH).