Bob on Bill
A perennial loser takes a swing at a winner who stumbled
I noticed that Robert Hockett of Pierre had a letter to the editor in the Argus Leader a few days ago.
Don't remember Bob? He's pretty obscure for even us political hacks. Sometimes labeled as a LaRouche supporter (He has been a presidential elector for him a couple of times), this is the same Robert Hockett of Pierre who ran for the legislature in 1998
I remember Bob because he had probably the most outrageous political ad I'd ever seen back in 1998. He didn't wage his political campaign against his opponent, Mike Rounds. He waged it against Governor Janklow. And he invoked words like 'Hitler' and 'Nazi.' It was pretty memorable. Memorable because it was angry, ugly, and had nothing to do with the race at hand.
His letter to the editor in the Argus was also to take a poke at the former Governor. As follows:
I have a tough time with all of this Janklow bashing. The man is serving the sentence and is under the probationary period as set by the court.
In looking at many of the things that the Governor did over his career, I always tended to notice that despite sometimes being portrayed as bombastic and combative, he genuinely cared about people.
And I think our former Governor believed in redemption. The ability to atone for what one has done wrong. And instead of a rush to forever condemning him, detractors such as Bob Hockett should at least grant him the opportunity he had shown to others. Because if we don't allow ourselves to believe in redemption, then there will be too many of us who are lost.
Don't remember Bob? He's pretty obscure for even us political hacks. Sometimes labeled as a LaRouche supporter (He has been a presidential elector for him a couple of times), this is the same Robert Hockett of Pierre who ran for the legislature in 1998
| SENATE DISTRICT #24 | | |
| Robert Hockett-D | 2467 | 25.07% |
| Mike Rounds-R | 7374 | 74.93% |
And in 2000.
| HOUSE DISTRICT #24 | ||
| Jeff Monroe-R | 7123 | 39.48% |
| Cooper Garnos-R | 7744 | 42.92% |
| Robert Hockett-D | 3175 | 17.60% |
And he made a little run for Governor in 2002
| | | Jim Abbott | Robert Hockett | Ron Volesky | Jim Hutmacher |
| TOTALS | 68037 | 46794 | 915 | 11481 | 8847 |
| PERCENTAGE | | 68.78% | 1.34% | 16.87% | 13.00% |
I remember Bob because he had probably the most outrageous political ad I'd ever seen back in 1998. He didn't wage his political campaign against his opponent, Mike Rounds. He waged it against Governor Janklow. And he invoked words like 'Hitler' and 'Nazi.' It was pretty memorable. Memorable because it was angry, ugly, and had nothing to do with the race at hand.
His letter to the editor in the Argus was also to take a poke at the former Governor. As follows:
Janklow's license - Robert C. Hockett - PierreClearly he hasn't lost any of his love for our former governor.
January 13, 2006, 2:55 am
What a glorious day for convicted felons. Just think, they now will be able to get their lives back on track. How can they not, given the fact that the Supreme Court has given Bill Janklow his license to practice law back to him.
Where were their heads when they made this decision?
I have a tough time with all of this Janklow bashing. The man is serving the sentence and is under the probationary period as set by the court.
In looking at many of the things that the Governor did over his career, I always tended to notice that despite sometimes being portrayed as bombastic and combative, he genuinely cared about people.
And I think our former Governor believed in redemption. The ability to atone for what one has done wrong. And instead of a rush to forever condemning him, detractors such as Bob Hockett should at least grant him the opportunity he had shown to others. Because if we don't allow ourselves to believe in redemption, then there will be too many of us who are lost.
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I'm not against giving a guy a second chance and now Bill Janklow has his second chance. But, he has a long way to go to prove he is a changed man.