Make 'Em Squirm: Hulshof or Steelman?

FIND OUT WHO THE GREENE COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK CANDIDATES FAVOR IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR

BTW: We noticed Peggy Kubicek donated $19 dollars to Kenny Hulshof's campaign during the 2nd fundraising quarter this year . . . Those darn reports will always git ya!

Circuit Clerk Candidates Face-Off

3 REPUBLICANS FACE OFF FOR GREENE COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK

Peggy Kubicek vs. Brooke Hobbs vs. Steve Helms

In the first clip, the candidates detail the roll of the Circuit Clerk

(GOOD)

In the second clip, the candidates begin to lay out why experience matters and what voters should look for when deciding who to cast their ballot for.

(BETTER)

In the third and final clip, I nudge the candidates a bit more about their differences.

(BEST)

SO WHO WINS THIS THING?

The Commandments of Politics

THOU SHALL ATTAIN FREE TV MEDIA
Circuit Clerk Steve Helms Calls Press Conference To Talk About a 10 Commandments Poster, But First Gives a Campaign Stump Speech

The clip touting his election is ABOVE

Greene County Circuit Clerk Steve Helms called a press conference Monday to say he was removing a 10 Commandments/September 11th poster from his office wall after a complaint about the separation of church and state.

But while that was the tease, one could argue the real goal was to win some free media coverage and allow himself to tout his election campaign for Circuit Court Clerk. In fact, Helms started his press conference by listing his accomplishments since his February appointment by Gov. Matt Blunt and his future goals. Only after that did he speak about the poster.

But there was no real news about the poster. Since he agreed to take the poster down (to avert a lawsuit that would be paid for by taxpayers, he says), the controversy was basically over. KY3 Reporter Linda Russell was unable to reach Brooke Hobbs, a Republican primary opponent who's threatening to take Helms' position from him. Yesterday, we reported that longtime Clerk Mike Carr has endorsed Hobbs. But another candidate, Peggy Kubicek, responded without offering a judgment on the poster or the substance of Helms' news conference.

"I'm very sorry that we have this conflict in the office at a time when there are so very many immediate needs," Kubicek said in a statement to KY3.

Helms, in the end, got what he wanted. He made it into multiple evening newscasts on several local TV stations. Mission accomplished.

Helms, Hobbs and Kubicek are in a 3-way primary vying for the Republican nomination for Circuit Clerk.

Carr Endorses Hobbs For Circuit Clerk

RETIRED CLERK BACKS FORMER DEPUTY OVER CURRENT OFFICEHOLDER STEVE HELMS

Longtime retired Greene County Clerk Mike Carr has endorsed Brooke Hobbs for his old job, over the current appointed officeholder Steve Helms.

Hobbs is battling Helms and Peggy Kubicek in a 3-way primary for the Republican nomination for Clerk to be decided August 5th. There is no Democratic primary.

Hobbs served under Carr for five years before she left to work in a private law firm. "It is with great pleasure I am supporting Brooke Hobbs as my replacement as Greene County Circuit Court Clerk," writes Carr in his endorsement letter.

"She wisely used her college degree to develop exceptional legal knowledge and communication skills. Brooke and I have discussed her desire to return to the Circuit Clerk's office and I encouraged her to seek election to the office upon my retirement," Carr added.

"I am asking that you please vote for Brooke so the public can have a well-qualified leader as your Circuit Clerk," Carr said.

Hobbs said Carr's endorsement is an honor and credited him with teaching her the rules and procedures of the court.

"As a full-time Circuit Clerk, Mike was in the office each day performing the responsibilities of the office and working with a changing group of Circuit Judges for 35 years to manage the Judicial System. I plan to follow his example as your full-time Circuit Clerk," Hobbs said.

"My goal is to restore the high standards he had for the office and the respect he had for the Circuit Clerk staff. I will work each day in my commitment to have a productive, professional Circuit Clerk office," she added.

Restore the high standards? Have they been lost since Helms took over?

DEVELOPING . . .