Maryville Daily Times, quoting Doug Overbey: [1]

"...I have been called names in this campaign that I never imagined would occur in a Republican primary. That's unfortunate. The public deserves better. What the public wants is candidates and office-holders to engage in a discussion of the issues -- not name calling."

What happened, did someone call him a "monkey?"

Overbey has criticized Finney for voting to change the state's BEP education funding formula, sending "$13 million to Memphis."

One ad [2] about eduction funding reportedly featured African-American elected officials in Memphis. So what's the message there, Mr. Overbey?

He also forgot to mention that our next-door neighbors in Knox Co. got extra funding under the new formula, too, thanks to the efforts of the Republican Knox Co. Mayor. So why pick on Memphis?

UPDATE: Finney lowers the bar even further, suggesting in a giant, full page ad in today's Maryville Daily Times that "Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels" would approve of Overbey's campaign tactics. Godwin's law at work.