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'''Robert Leon Maness''', known as '''Rob Maness''' (born November 14, 1961), is a retired [[colonel]] in the [[United States Air Force]] and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] and [[Tea Party]] figure in his adopted U.S. state of [[Louisiana]].<ref name=ballot>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Rob_Maness|title=Rob Maness|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 20, 2015}}</ref>  

'''Robert Leon Maness''', known as '''Rob Maness''' (born November 14, 1961), is a retired [[colonel]] in the [[United States Air Force]] and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] and [[Tea Party]] figure in his adopted U.S. state of [[Louisiana]].<ref name=ballot>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Rob_Maness|title=Rob Maness|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 20, 2015}}</ref>  

In the last days of the state legislative contest, Maness criticized national Republican leaders for calling upon conservative [[Roy Moore]] to withdraw from the U.S. Senate special election in [[Alabama]] after allegations surfaced that Moore while in his early thirties had engaged in sexual misconduct with at least six female teenagers. Maness contends that Moore should continue his race as no legal charges have been filed in any of the incidents. When David Bellinger, a liberal caller to a radio show, called Maness "an extremist," the candidate told the caller to "blow me and get out of here". Columnist Stephanie Grace said that Maness' crude remark shows that his skin is "too thin" for public office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/stephanie_grace/article_5cde4f20-ca29-11e7-8f99-63fcb9682d53.html|title=Maness telling radio show caller 'blow me' proves his skin too thin for public office|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|author=Stephanie Grace|date=November 15, 2017|accessdate=November 16, 2017}}</ref> The outburst may have cost Maness dearly. He received 3,154 votes (42 percent) to Wright's 4,383 (58 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|date=November 18, 2017|accessdate=November 18, 2017}}</ref> Maness has hence lost three consecutive political races in his adopted home state.

In the last days of the state legislative contest, Maness criticized national Republican leaders for calling upon conservative [[Roy Moore]] to withdraw from the U.S. Senate special election in [[Alabama]] after allegations surfaced that Moore while in his early thirties had engaged in sexual misconduct with at least six female teenagers. Maness contends that Moore should continue his race as no legal charges have been filed in any of the incidents. When David Bellinger, a liberal caller to a radio show, called Maness "an extremist," the candidate told the caller to "blow me and get out of here". Columnist Stephanie Grace said that Maness' crude remark shows that his skin is "too thin" for public office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/stephanie_grace/article_5cde4f20-ca29-11e7-8f99-63fcb9682d53.html|title=Maness telling radio show caller 'blow me' proves his skin too thin for public office|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|author=Stephanie Grace|date=November 15, 2017|accessdate=November 16, 2017}}</ref> The outburst may have cost Maness dearly. He received 3,154 votes (42 percent) to Wright's 4,383 (58 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|date=November 18, 2017|accessdate=November 18, 2017}}</ref> Maness has hence lost three consecutive political races in his adopted home state.

On October 4, 2018, Maness launched ''The Rob Maness Show'', a political forum carried daily on CRTV.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.opslens.com/2018/10/04/the-rob-maness-show/|title=''The Rob Maness Show''|publisher=Opslens.com|accessdate=October 31, 2018}}</ref>

On October 4, 2018, Maness launched ''The Rob Maness Show'', a political forum carried daily on CRTV.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.opslens.com/2018/10/04/the-rob-maness-show/|title=''The Rob Maness Show''|publisher=Opslens.com|accessdate=October 31, 2018}}</ref>

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