Dick Armey: "Parochial" to Expect Hoffman to Care About His District's Concerns

In a recent interview, NY-23 Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman was unable to answer questions on issues of local concern in his district. Hoffman supporter Dick Armey defended him and described the issues as "parochial". I wonder if Armey ever told voters in his district that their concerns were parochial?

From a story in the Oct. 23 Watertown Times:

In a nearly hour-long session [with the paper's editorial board], Mr. Hoffman was unable to articulate clear positions on a number of matters specific to Northern New Yorkers ...

Regarding the proposed rooftop highway across the top of the district linking Watertown to Plattsburgh, Mr. Hoffman said only that he was open to studying the idea  ....

Mr. Hoffman had no opinion about winter navigation and widening the St. Lawrence Seaway ... He was not familiar with the repercussions of a proposed federal energy marketing agency for the Great Lakes ....

A flustered and ill-at-ease Mr. Hoffman objected to the heated questioning, saying he should have been provided a list of questions he might be asked.

Dick Armey, shepherding Hoffman through the interview, "dismissed regional concerns as 'parochial' issues that would not determine the outcome of the election."

I wonder if Armey ever told voters in his district that their concerns were parochial?