South Carolina
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8:40 a.m.
Now famous for his “Last Lecture,” Randy Pausch died today. If he helped you think about what is really important in life, maybe this would be a good time to recall that . And in tribute to Pausch, doing something about it. ...
Not Very Bright - 8:40 a.m.
Since commenter aDet has raised additional questions about whether my post on DHEC’s approval of the landfill in Laurens County was too quick to judge, I offer this excerpt from an article in the Greenville News in May, which sheds additional light. Art Braswell, former director of solid waste for the state Department of Health and [...]...
Not Very Bright - 7:05 a.m.
This week there aren't any. I have been so busy at work I have not had much time to do any real reading myself, so I have not had time to come up with any options for today list. So, look on the right hand side of this page and check out a few of the blogs linked there. I suspect that you will find something of value to spend your time with. Tags Blogs ...
A Lie a Day - 5:34 a.m.
We feel like DHEC is really not protecting the people of South Carolina. Laurens County resident Jeff Nichols, on DHEC’s issuance of a permit to a North Carolina-based company to build a landfill near Gray Court on the banks of a lake that provides drinking water for Laurens County residents. Read the story here. [...]...
Not Very Bright - 5:11 a.m. - 3 clicks 
So for the past few days, we’ve been discussing Julie Hershey, the newest Education Oversight Committee member, whose name showed up for a brief period (4 years, at least) on the anti-public school pledge of the Alliance for Separation of School and State. But she’s not the only interesting person on the pledge. You may have also seen Paul Farago’s name on this blog a few time...
Barbecue and Politics - Thu 5:12 a.m. - 2 clicks
Man, there's been a whole lot of controversial pictures floating around the past couple of days(aka The New Yorker cover and Kevin Bryant's Obama/Osama pic). I guess Vanity Fair figured they might as... ...
Southern Progression - Wed 5:41 p.m.
Follow this link for Lewis Black's take on the current sale off of American Icons. As one would expect, the language is not family friendly. Tags Economics, Lewis Black ...
A Lie a Day - Wed 5:41 p.m.
The comments over on a recent post got me thinking about generalizations. Folks are upset that people across the country are making broad, generalized insults about South Carolinians as a result of the Senator Bryant childishness. It strikes me instead as a pretty good moment for some self-reflection about how we do things around here. I [...]...
Not Very Bright - Wed 2:11 p.m. - 4 clicks
Many of us in SC are ecstatic that Bush/Barrett were overridden on the Medicare Bill. Finally, their efforts to reward insurance company’s profits at the cost of American citizens have been thwarted. According to the Los Angeles Times ( link ), Bush issued the veto in the morning, declaring the bill "objectionable" because it would take funds from private health ...
DailyKos (South Carolina) - Wed 2:00 a.m. - 16 clicks
Below: A screen shot of Obama's personal blog "I would be foolish not to respond," says presidential candidate B & P News - Amman, Jordan Presidential candidate Barack Obama has taken to his blog to respond to a South Carolina lawmaker who made headlines earlier this week by using his internet website to post a photograph of a t-shirt that compared the candidate to international ...
Barbecue and Politics - Tue 10:33 p.m. - 15 clicks
I refuse to cower to the cultural police who evermore seek to censor our political discussion. – SC Senator Kevin Bryant, in a blog post in which he evermore claims he had a well thought-out ulterior motive behind comparing a United States Senator to a terrorist. According to Senator Bryant, he was actually all about [...]...
Not Very Bright - Tue 6:36 p.m. - 2 clicks
Thank God for the Richland County (and soon to be Lexington County) smoking ban. As a result, Midlands residents who gleefully clog their arteries at all-you-can-eat buffets no longer have to worry... ...
Southern Progression - Tue 10:41 a.m. - 11 clicks
There are now 440 comments (and another 159 pending comments) on the Huffington Post entry on Senator Bryant. If you ever wonder how our little right right-wing, one party state is viewed by others, these moments are always instructive. We bring it on ourselves by electing people like Bryant. I’d encourage you to go [...]...
Not Very Bright - Tue 5:08 a.m. - 4 clicks
when I first heard of "Oli" North I was intrigued by the expensive fence he built to keep Osama bin Laden from his home - admittedly surprised to learn that the muslim hoards had perpetrated our borders (this before our current HOmeland security - pun intended HOe) +/- 1983 (I was @ moscow, Idaho - you gotta know I'm laying low) ...
DailyKos (South Carolina) - Mon 11:37 p.m. - 4 clicks
It's been six days since Gervais first told you that the newest member of South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, Sanford appointee Julie Hershey, was a listed as a signatory of a pledge that states: "I proclaim publicly that I favor ending government involvement in education." Six days is a long time, but by no means is it a record. Sanford appointee Karen Iacovelli remained on the...
Barbecue and Politics - Mon 10:38 p.m. - 26 clicks
Perhaps you have seen the offensive photo S.C. State Senator Kevin Bryant has posted to his web site. You know, the one with a picture of O b ama and a picture of O s ama with the saying "the only difference is a little B.S." What's even more shocking is that people can post directly to his site. That's right, from looking at what is posted to date, comments are not being moderator...
DailyKos (South Carolina) - Mon 10:05 p.m. - 2 clicks
This photo became the latest buzz in the South Carolina blogosphere after it showed up on the website of South Carolina Senator Kevin Bryant. Democrats from South Carolina and abroad have been... ...
Southern Progression - Mon 8:00 p.m. - 17 clicks
If you haven't been following the Kevin Bryant story on MSNBC or Huffington Post , here's the link that started it all at Not Very Bright . For the latest on what a douche bag this SC state legislator is, check out his lame response in the post at Elonkey . And don't do Bryant any favors by going to his website to see the offending picture comparing Osama bin Laden and Sen. Obama. We're link...
South Carolina Politics - Mon 6:03 p.m. - 6 clicks
“It was meant tongue in cheek,” he said, adding, “I’ve got some questions about Senator Obama’s ties to — such as his comment that we should negotiate with Iran. Iran’s a country that would like to destroy Israel, that bothers me. But is this picture appropriate? I don’t know.” He let out a loud laugh. [...]...
Not Very Bright - Mon 6:03 p.m. - 3 clicks
He finally checked his blog and, yes, deleted the Obama/Osama post. Without explanation, apology, or comment. By way of reminder, prior to the deletion and the loss of all his new Wonkette-referred commenter friends, it looked like this: Update: The disappearing/reappearing post over at Senator Bryant’s place is, as of this moment, back. [...]...
Not Very Bright - Mon 11:35 a.m. - 3 clicks
One of the arguments that the McCain camp keeps trying to make is John McCain is the far more seasoned foreign policy voice. Yet, Sen. McCain keeps making obvious and stunningly dumb misstatements that have to make you wonder about this. He has made some small and understandable mistakes, he has referred to the Czech Republic as Czechoslovakia. He has made larger mistakes like confusing Sudan wi...
A Lie a Day - Mon 9:36 a.m. - 2 clicks
Senator Bryant’s now getting national attention thanks to Wonkette’s picking up the Obama/Osama post, with this introduction: Oh Lordy be. Whenever there’s a slow news cycle, we need only look to our friends in South Carolina for a little pick-me-up. Here’s a bit of hilarity from State Senator Kevin Bryant . . . Wonkette then links to [...]...
Not Very Bright - Mon 7:04 a.m. - 22 clicks
It’s an unusual thing for lawyers in a pending case to write an op ed piece for the newspaper trying to advance their position. It’s unusual because doing so can get close to an ethical line It’s the kind of thing that conferences are held about and professors debate. They debate it [...]...
Not Very Bright - Mon 5:32 a.m. - 4 clicks
Republicans? Just click over to Representative Kevin Bryant's Blog (R-Anderson) for a sample. Yes, we did have the bigoted preacher who tried the same stunt, but Kevin is an elected Representative of the state. Just more evidence that getting elected doesn't increase ones intelligence. A tip of the hat to and an acknowledgment that we in South Carolina can often be Not Very Bright Tags...
A Lie a Day - Sat 8:07 a.m. - 31 clicks
This is a hard diary to write; I try to be optimistic with all of the progress we are making for equality for the LGBT community. I cheer as I watch gay and lesbian couples marry in California; I smile when I read polls showing acceptance growing. I do all of this being lucky enough to be a gay man living in New York where in truth I experience little out right homophobia myself. &nbs...
DailyKos (South Carolina) - Fri 11:37 p.m. - 7 clicks
Julie Hershey, the newest member of the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, claims she never signed the anti-public school pledge that says: "I proclaim publicly that I favor ending government involvement in education. " According to an article in Friday's Spartanburg Herald-Journal , the Sanford appointee didn't like being asked about whether she signed the pledge: She said s...
Barbecue and Politics - Fri 11:37 p.m. - 44 clicks
Want to see the kind of people we in South Carolina keep electing to the General Assembly? The class act who would put up a blog post like this. ...
Not Very Bright - Fri 1:34 p.m. - 30 clicks
I was clicking around SC blogs this morning and ran across the Daily Kos-hosted diary of Jane Dyer. Ms. Dyer is running against Gresham Barrett in the 3rd District. I have to confess I haven’t paid much attention yet to the Congressional races, and know little about Ms. Dyer other than what I [...]...
Not Very Bright - Jul 18 - 33 clicks
and your links to interesting reading are below. This is not a single post, but a collection of post. At Barbecue & Politics a review of how much money one man will spend in an effort to buy control of the South Carolina House. An ode to a nation that is gone Can be found at BadTux the Snarky Penguin Could the Vets for Freedom, a Republican AstroTurf group be lying? . Seeing the Fo...
A Lie a Day - Jul 18 - 30 clicks
If I funded a campaign with 65% out-of-state school voucher/tax credit money and a virtually unlimited pool of soft money, and still got trounced like SCRG did in House District 2, I'd "get the message." I'm not sure SCRG got the message, though. Maybe their answering machine is full. Seneca Daily Journal : War of words continues over campaign contributions ...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 17 - 4 clicks
At least do it well. After the republicans spent a little over a week lying about China drilling for oil off the Florida coast, and after finally being called on it, the Republicans have come up with a new lie; That drilling offshore is safe since Hurricane Katrina didn't cause any oil spills . Well this is even easier to disprove that the China lie. There were media assessments and reports a...
A Lie a Day - Jul 17
Any psychic could have told you on June 10 th that Joe Bustos, Annie McDaniel, and Joey Millwood got 55%, 85%, and 65% of their campaign contributions, respectively, from New York millionaire Howard Rich and his associates. Unfortunately, most South Carolinians suffer from a lack of clairvoyant abilities, and only about $6,000 of the $80,000 in out-of-state contributions bel...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 16 - 2 clicks
It’s Opposites Day over at FITSNews. You remember from your childhood how Opposites Day works, don’t you? It works like this: FITSNews has a guest poster, who may or may not be merely a voice in someone’s head, and who, if he’s not just a voice in someone’s head, may or may not have [...]...
Not Very Bright - Jul 16
No, not that one. This is the one that seems to be the harvesting ground for Governor Sanford’s education appointments. Gervais Bridges has spotted that Julie Hershey, Governor Sanford’s latest appointee to the Education Oversight Committee, has apparently signed the same anti-public school pledge that previous appointee Karen Iacovelli had also apparently signed. For the full case [....
Not Very Bright - Jul 16 - 19 clicks
I’m refreshing frequently this morning to see if I can find out what complete strangers had for breakfast. This can’t be healthy. ...
Not Very Bright - Jul 16
“Senator Thomas, you don’t need to tell us that SC is not San Francisco. San Francisco doesn’t have a lot of double-wides or people who go on Judge Judy to argue over a cell-phone bill.” –One of many entertaining comments on Wonkette aimed at Senator Thomas, Rep. Delleny, and other 19th century South Carolina politicians. (Hat tip: [...]...
Not Very Bright - Jul 16 - 20 clicks
Somebody please tell Gervais this is a joke. Somebody please tell me that the newest member of the Education Oversight Committee is not a signatory of an oath against public education … a pledge that says: “I proclaim publicly that I favor ending government involvement in education.” According to this press release ( pdf ), Julie Hershey of Greer is Mark Sanfo...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 15 - 18 clicks
PPP (Public Policy Polling) has a new poll out for the South Carolina Presidential race . Long story short; John McCain hold a noteworthy lead, but it isn't anything special. He is leading 45-39, with a margin of error of 4.2%. I still think that South Carolina is a McCain lock but McCain can't take it easy. His low polling numbers indicate that the hard core right wing that is so well represent...
A Lie a Day - Jul 15 - 16 clicks
I signed up for Twitter today, being a cutting edge sorta guy. I mean, I was blogging ten years ago, back before the word “blog” was invented, and it was generally thought of as something for sad people who had no real friends. And anyway, recently seeing that other South Carolina bloggers were [...]...
Not Very Bright - Jul 15 - 17 clicks
Mark Sanford is giving the citizens of South Carolina an opportunity to meet with him for five minutes and ask about any political issue that's been bothering them. I'm really hoping that a complete... ...
Southern Progression - Jul 15 - 12 clicks
What’s the best way to surprise your enemy while advancing for a lethal blow? I have no idea. Go ask a ninja. But if you’re one of millionaire Howard Rich’s voucher groups, and you want to take out Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, you might try funding a candidate with out-of-state cash after the final campaign finance disclosure, so the public doesn’t know what you’re up to. You might tr...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 15
On May 27 th , Senate candidate Lee Bright turned in his final pre-election campaign finance disclosure. Here’s how much out-of-state voucher cash it showed: $0.00 With just two weeks to go before the primary election, nothing . Of course, that number didn’t stay at zero for long ... t he goose-egg hatched just two days later. With the coast clear, the out-of-state voucher ...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 15
This is the cover of the newly released edition of The New Yorker. As expected, it's already caused a media firestorm and been deemed offensive by the Obama campaign itself. So, what's my take on the... ...
Southern Progression - Jul 14
Anyone who ever doubted that America has sold its soul to overseas investors need just reflect on the fact that Budweiser is now foreign owned . www.scpolitics.org ...
South Carolina Politics - Jul 14
Ever since Ronald Regan's rule in the 80s we have been moving away from a regulated market. Our republican leaders have preached on the ill of governmental regulation and the wonders of the self correcting free market. They have spoken with an evangelist's fervor on how, by removing the burden of following government imposed rules and standards and letting the natural economic rules of survival of...
A Lie a Day - Jul 14
I heard wolves break the early morning silence with their competing howls from opposite ends of the valley. I would later actually see wolves, but something about just hearing those sounds early one morning deep in a quiet, waking valley was more memorable than any sighting could ever be. I watched a herd of [...]...
Not Very Bright - Jul 14
Confirms, John McCain's presidency would just be 4 more years of George Bush. Blitzer: Are there any significant economic differences between what the Bush administration has put forward over these many years as opposed to John McCain’s support? Sanford: Yea, I mean for instance take, you know, ummm, ahhh, take for instance the issue of, ahhhh..(knocks on table) I’m drawing a blank. I hate it...
A Lie a Day - Jul 13 - 18 clicks
House District 22’s next lawmaker filed her post-election campaign finance disclosure on Saturday, and the good news is that 55% of her money came from “ South Carolina ,” the triangular-shaped state that surrounds the district. Only 45% came from out-of-state voucher interests. But, in keeping with SCRG’s modus operandi , most of the money from Howard Rich and his associates was ...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 13 - 17 clicks
Senate District 23 candidate Katrina Shealy took an incredible amount of money off Howard Rich’s hands in her recent primary loss to Republican Jake Knotts. And I mean incredible. The State on Friday reported that “[o]ut-of-state donors accounted for $57,000, or 41.5 percent, of what Shealy raised.” But those numbers, as disturbing as they are, did not include the runoff el...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 13
It would’ve been a lot of money for voters to swallow. But then again, “voters” were never aware of it. 90% of the out-of-state voucher cash that fueled the Roger Nutt and Trey Whitehurst campaigns was pumped in after the final campaign finance reports, so folks wouldn’t see it before heading to the polls. The only things the voters saw were these quotes in the newspaper: ...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 12
Sheri Few may have lost her runoff election, but she won the distinction of being the GOP primary candidate in House District 79 who took the most cash from Howard Rich and associates: 51% of her campaign was bankrolled by SC's biggest special interest. Tied for second place were GOP nominee David Herndon (0%) and Republican Tony Lamm (0%). I've place an asterisk beside the contributions th...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 12 - 2 clicks
For your reading pleasure. From Crooks and Liars , a question. How many loathsome ideas will the McCain staff voice. Ed at Dispatches From the Culture Wars wants us all to remember, all to often it is not what you know but who you know . At Vanity Press, and question on how you might define elitist . And last but, when comments are considered, certainly not least, PZ Meyers Pharyngu...
A Lie a Day - Jul 11
UPDATE 7/20/08: According to the Aiken Standard , Scott Singer has returned all but $3,000 of the funds sent to his campaign by Howard Rich, noting that he did not feel comfortable getting so much money from a single source. Scott Singer’s ill-fated campaign for House District 81 didn’t get any contributions from Howard Rich and his associates, except for a lot. Based on disclosures f...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 10 - 16 clicks
If you ever wanted to know what lawmakers were thinking when they passed a certain bill, a good place to start is a little blurb they call the “Whereas Clause.” Most of the time, the “Whereas Clause” is right at the beginning of the bill. Usually it goes something like, “WHEREAS, there aren’t enough different types of license plates in South Carolina …” If you're nerdy enough to...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 10 - 14 clicks
I had a conversation with a co-worker yesterday about the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota, and it left me feeling REALLY bad for the voters there. In fact, the candidates running for U.S. Senate in... ...
Southern Progression - Jul 10
NPR has been doing a series this week on health care and how other industrialised nations address this issue. They are looking at the ways other nations deliver health care, how the people there feel about the health care offered them, and how it compares to the US. We do not fare well, but that should surprise no one. Today's story focused on France and motherhood, it, like the rest of the ser...
A Lie a Day - Jul 10
Optometrist Deborah Long, the Republican nominee to replace Mick Mulvaney, seems to share Mick's affinity for Howard Rich's voucher cash. According to disclosures filed Tuesday with the State Ethics Commission, Long got 40% of her primary campaign funding from the libertarian millionaire and his associates. Voters in District 45 didn't know this, though, because the vast majority of this cas...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 10
All of those in favor of setting a timetable for troop withdrawal in Iraq . . . George Bush: Nay John McCain: Nay Barack Obama: Yea American Citizens: Yea Iraq: Yea ...
Southern Progression - Jul 9
Get in the way of advertising campaign . McCain's new radio ad, in Spanish, aims to show Florida would benefit from the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, which he supports. But every number in the ad is wrong, except one Personally I am surprised that they didn't make up that one too. Tags Election 2008, McCain ...
A Lie a Day - Jul 9
According to disclosures filed Tuesday with the State Ethics Commission, Howard Rich and his associates funded about 65% of the unsuccessful primary campaign against Rep. Bill Sandifer (R-Oconee). Rumsey might rhyme with clumsy, but the financiers of Ed Rumsey's campaign were downright skillful when it came to keeping all this private school voucher cash hidden from the view of voters....
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 8 - 16 clicks
If you've followed this blog at all for any length of time, you've undoubtedly seen us attest that South Carolina's supposed dominance by Republicans is just an illusion and the state could be in play in presidential elections if the right candidate mobilized voters. Consider that only half of the nearly 3 million eligible voters in the state consistently turn up to vote and many of those who ...
South Carolina Politics - Jul 8 - 15 clicks
I hope no one is surprised . Vice President Dick Cheney’s office pushed for major deletions in congressional testimony on the public health consequences of climate change, fearing the presentation by a leading health official might make it harder to avoid regulating greenhouse gases Typical Republican behavior, when the facts become a nuisance, hide them or lie about them. Tags Climate Chan...
A Lie a Day - Jul 8
According to disclosures filed Monday, the most influential address in House District 122 (Beaufort, Hampton, & Jasper Cos.) is still libertarian Howard Rich’s SoHo apartment. For the last two years, the seat has been occupied by Curtis Brantley, elected in a 2006 campaign that was funded 84% by Howard Rich and friends. This year, more of the same: Brantley got at least 65% o...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 7 - 16 clicks
At some point this week the Democrats in the Senate will follow the lead of the Democrats in the House and give a free pass the the Bush administration and the telecommunication companies that spied on the people of the US by both making the spying legal and protecting those who allowed if from the consequences of their illegal activity. The justification for this is that 9-11 'changed everyth...
A Lie a Day - Jul 7
If you ever wondered how many entities NYC libertarian Howard Rich uses to get around our state’s contribution limits, look no further than candidate Dee Compton’s latest ethics disclosure, filed Saturday with the State Ethics Commission. Seriously, the last time an out-of-state millionaire discretely lavished this much money on someone, Julia Roberts was nominated for an Academ...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 7
This very unscientific poll of news website headlines enters week 2. I have again spot checked the CNN, Faux, and MSNBC sites and rated the front page headlines about McCain and Obama. This week McCain had 7 headlines that our crack staff viewed as casting a positive light on him, and 8 with a negative tone. Obama had 11 positive and 9 negative. A bit of a reversial from last week when McCain h...
A Lie a Day - Jul 5
One of the newer little diddies running around is the lie that Obama has voted 94 times for higher taxes. Well, as one would expect, when you dig a little deeper you find out it is just not true . The McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee both claim that Obama has voted 94 times "for higher taxes." We find that their count is padded. ...... If this type of claim sounds famili...
A Lie a Day - Jul 4
Just consider this headline McCain camp puts Rove man in charge Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign has gone through its second shake-up in a year. Responding to Republican concern that his candidacy was faltering, McCain put a veteran of President Bush's 2004 campaign in charge of day-to-day operations. ........... The elevation of Steve Schmidt -- who worked closely with Karl Rove -- ...
A Lie a Day - Jul 3
The signs are everywhere: high gas prices, rising food costs, lost jobs, and a bull market that's turning bearish. However, in my opinion, the best indicator of our economic downfall is that in the... ...
Southern Progression - Jul 3
A new Rasmussen Poll has Obama over McCain by 5 points. Barack Obama is leading John McCain by five percentage points in Montana. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state shows Obama attracting 48% of the vote while McCain earns 43%. It is just at the margin of error (4.5%), but to me it is still amazing. Tags Election 2008, McCain, Obama ...
A Lie a Day - Jul 3
$18,000. According to disclosures filed Wednesday with the State Ethics Commission, that’s how much money libertarian Howard Rich spent in a single day (May 27th) in a single House District (#31) trying to oust Rep. Harold Mitchell in the June 10th primary. That’s 18 times the South Carolina contribution limit for an individual. In a single day. For a little perspect...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 2
If you go back in time, a little over 40 years, Columbia celebrated the arrival of commercial jet service. One of the planes that flew into Columbia was the DC-9 . It was a small plane, sat low to the ground (some carried their own stairs for passenger operations) and carried about 100 passengers. Time went on and the planes got bigger. Columbia had regular service with 727s, M80s, even L-101...
A Lie a Day - Jul 2 - 14 clicks
“House incumbent Rep. Jackie Hayes is truly one of the most conservative members of the House Minority party,” according to a recent endorsement from the SC Chamber of Commerce. So why would a group like SCRG, who says its goal is to “implement and sustain conservative policies,” target Hayes (D-Dillon) by funneling tons of out-of-state money to try to oust him in his June 10 th primary? ...
Barbecue and Politics - Jul 1
The popular media misconstrues your statement , and almost no one pays attention to the fact that you are making a valid point . General Wesley Clark had the gall to state that John McCain's military experience had nothing to do with his qualifications for President. ....... spending 5 years getting tortured in a POW camp qualifies you for a lifetime of physical and psychological therapy an...
A Lie a Day - Jul 1
Gervais decided to delve a little deeper into South Carolina ’s first bogus conservation group, “ Citizens for Sound Conservation ,” this weekend. I figured the best way to learn about the group, and perhaps win its endorsement in my upcoming general election contest (Chesterburg Co.) was to fill out their “candidate questionnaire.” ( pdf ). It consisted of 13 yes/no questions an...
Barbecue and Politics - Jun 30 - 12 clicks
It ain't the first time this particular parcel on Knox Abbot Drive has broken poor Gervais' heart. According to sign on the door, Hudson's Express has closed its doors, but will relocate in the near future....
Barbecue and Politics - Jun 29
There has been a great deal of noise made over the last 30 years about the liberal media. It is still repeated on an almost daily basis by the spinmeisters on the right but most rational people realize that while there may have been a slight leftward lean in the Nixon era, it has long since swung to the right. As a little test I have started to spot check the web sites of CNN, MSNBC and FOX. I lo...
A Lie a Day - Jun 29
I'm heading to G-Vegas for the weekend! Here's a list of my favorite new stories from Friday to keep everyone busy until I return. Enjoy! 1. There will be blood 2. There will be a future 3. There... ...
Southern Progression - Jun 27
"There are many reasons that a citizen may prefer a handgun for home defense: It is easier to store in a location that is readily accessible in an emergency; it cannot easily be redirected or... ...
Southern Progression - Jun 26
James Dobson is accusing Barack Obama of being a CINO (Christian In Name Only). Okay, Dobson didn't actually use that term, but I'm gonna use it here in light of the unsuccessful Jake Knotts smear... ...
Southern Progression - Jun 25
“Heck, the governor threw everything he had at me. He tried to hit me with everything he had. He brought all his thugs from everywhere he could find. Guess what? He didn’t win.”- Jake... ...
Southern Progression - Jun 25
We're not going to join the legions of sniveling hypocrites who fell all over themselves to lionize Tim Russert when he died because, frankly, it's virtually impossible to be a real journalist and be on commercial network television and Russert was really just another talking head. His passing is just a blip on the radar compared to yesterday's passing of a true American satirist George Carlin. ...
South Carolina Politics - Jun 23
With gas prices soaring, George Bush has finally offered a solution to our economic woes: drill for oil in America like there's no tomorrow. This startling revelation comes from the brilliant mind... ...
Southern Progression - Jun 18
I hope everyone had as much fun at the show as I did. I have only one complaint about the show: the Colonial Center had two girls working the Dippin' Dots Ice Cream stand THAT NO ONE WAS IN LINE FOR... ...
Southern Progression - Jun 18
Our junior-league Senator, Jim DeMint, has been working hard lately trying to offload the blame for helping to submarine the economy by waging illegal and costly wars and through the gutting domestic financial regulatory systems for 12 years under a Republican Congress and seven under the Bush Administration. While DUH-Mint continues to play politics and do nothing for anyone but rich GOP supp...
South Carolina Politics - Jun 17 - 15 clicks
Pearl Jam is coming to Columbia tonight, and everyone should be there. You're guaranteed to get at least one George Bush rant from Eddie Vedder that will be worth the price of admission itself. ...
Southern Progression - Jun 16 - 11 clicks
McClatchy Newspapers has confirmed this week what many critics of Guantanamo Bay have been saying for years -- that the Bush Administration and military officials knowingly imprisoned hundreds of innocent people in their so-called War on Terror and in many cases tortured and abused them. In a stunning series of stories that began appearing in McClatchy newspapers on Sunday that relied on the w...
South Carolina Politics - Jun 15
Evidently Lindsay Graham would prefer that the United States keep its dungeons and forsake the very basis for its existence -- that laws apply to all men. It's mind-boggling that someone who is paid by taxpayers to uphold the law and claims to be such an ardent defender of freedoms and democracy would seriously argue to continue ignoring the basic human right to challenge one's detention tha...
South Carolina Politics - Jun 13
The voting record: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. Voted YES on setting aside 10% of highway funds for... ...
Southern Progression - Jun 11