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SC6: Kats Who Kill ....

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:58:00 -0500

It's time again for one of THOSE stories, except that it takes place in my own neighborhood of my old hometown. It's kinda funny, but a tad serious, considering the outcome, but it once again cements my belief that cats were put on this [...]

SC6: Cartoon of the Week ...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:53:00 -0500

This week's winner of Cartoon of the Week is a jab at the lack of voter turnout at last week's election. No, I didn't vote either - but I'm pretty sure we didn't have anything in Flotown to vote on....

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FITSNews For Now: SC Ranks Dead Last In Rural Graduation Rate

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:11:34 -0500

They don’t call it the “Corridor of Shame” for nothing … and all the taxpayer money in the world hasn’t done a damn thing to change it.

Despite dozens of new programs and billions of dollars in funding increases over the last decade, South Carolina’s rural [...]

New Wars: Arctic Sea Theories Compiled

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:58 -0500

An excellent report over at the Times Online, detailing what is known about the MV Arctic Sea hijacking mystery. Also they add even more questions to the story worthy of a spy novel: WEAPONS CARGO Arctic Sea carrying secret arms cargo. Mossad tipped off Russians. For Kremlin sent warship to track it [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: "...and your point would be...?"

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:57:00 -0500

Pandagon pretty much sums up the Lawn Jockey Party:
The GOP has a woman problem. We shouldn’t make too much of this, because they also have a black, Hispanic, Asian, gay, Northeastern, Jew, Arab, Muslim, West Coast and future alien visitor from another planet problem as well. But it’s [...]

FITSNews For Now: What The Katy Perry?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:49:29 -0500

For those of you who are new to Katy Perry, she has one of music’s – nay, history’s – most bangin’ bodies. On top of that, she is famous for singing a song about kissing other girls, which in the benevolent dictatorship of our [...]

Cedar Posts and Barbwire Fences: Give Some Support to WFAE for Taking Shots at RoMo

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:27:00 -0500

You might have missed the anniversay but WFAE's Julie Rose and Lisa Miller didn't, and they are on point regarding RoMo's pledge to resolve his phoney degree issue.

Once the phoney degree was exposed heads started to roll, and in the wake of the scandal, two VCU deans resigned.' [...]

Cedar Posts and Barbwire Fences: Zeroing on the DSS Rodney Monroe Connection

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:52:00 -0500

Its a well known fact that Chief Monroe's daughter was given a "stake job" at the DSS. Now as the Charlotte Observer zeros in on abuse and missing funds at the Mecklenburg County DSS they are asking for your help.

From the Observer:

We examined some 1,100 emails [...]

SUNLIT UPLANDS: Jeffrey Denounces Pelosi-Care

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:24:00 -0500

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Christina Jeffrey continues to set herself apart from the pack seeking to replace RINO Bob Inglis. She is the genuine conservative with ideas.

Christina Jeffrey, Republican candidate for Congress in South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District (Greenville/Spartanburg), today expressed appreciation to the Republican delegation [...]

S.C. Real Estate News: 2009 College HPCI Ranks Columbia, SC 31st Most Affordable College City

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:09:00 -0500

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Every fall, college football fans feel nostalgic for the tradition, lifestyle and spirit of their college towns as they cheer on their favorite teams. This year’s Coldwell Banker® College Home Price...

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The Palmetto Scoop: Sanford still has $1.7 million in campaign cash

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:46:54 -0500

GOVERNOR WILL TRY TO USE POLITICAL CAPITAL TO PAY LEGAL FEES

He can’t seek another term as governor, and he himself admits that he has no political future, but Mark Sanford still has a lot of money in his campaign account.

According to financial records, the governor has $1.7 [...]

FITSNews For Now: Canada Is Redeeming Itself Today

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:38:14 -0500

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Last week, Canada wanted more money to fight terrorism. This week? The “Mounties” north of the border are using their money to fight terrorism.

Literally.

Canada has apparently decided to turn the tables on Islamic terrorists by putting naked women on their dollars – the logic [...]

FITSNews For Now: Mark Sanford Whines About A Camera? What?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:57:44 -0500

Number of comments: 7

Anyone who follows Palmetto politics knows that the most dangerous place in South Carolina is the area between Gov. Mark Sanford and a television camera.

After all, journalists are Sanford’s therapy. Unless of course they’re Latin, in which case they’re “therapists with [...]

Common Sense Journalism: "15 items or less"? It's OK, Al, really.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:04:00 -0500

This video from Weird Al Yankovic is making the rounds and being praised in places like the Linked In Editors and Writers forum.

But you know what, Al's poking fun, methinks, not at the less/fewer conundrum but at those who would get all upset [...]

FITSNews For Now: SC Court Rules On Delegation Flap

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:42:34 -0500

The S.C. Supreme Court has ruled that local legislative delegations must use a simple majority vote count – not a weighted vote count – when electing their chairpersons, a ruling that formally elevates Rep. Lanny Littlejohn (RINO – Spartanburg) to the head of the powerful [...]

Wolfe Reports: B-L election mess rolls on

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:35:09 -0500

Batesburg-Leesville has been having more than its share of political drama over the past few weeks, as municipal affairs are turning into fisticuffs, allegations of improper conduct in relation to the water supply and claims of election problems.

In July, councilman Steve Cain and town [...]

The Palmetto Scoop: 16 SC business cited under new immigration law

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:18:52 -0500

97 PERCENT OF BUSINESSES HAVE COMPLIED WITH LAW

A law that went into effect in July to crack down on illegal immigration has been used against 16 business in South Carolina, according to the Greenville News.

The new law stipulates that businesses [...]

Snead 303: DDR Lebt Weiter

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:09:00 -0500

20 years ago today, Guenter Schabowski spread the word.

It was 6.53pm on November 9, 1989, when Guenter Schabowski, the then spokesman of the central committee of the SED party, pulled a sheet of paper out of his pocket and read out a note stating that [...]

Patrick's Place: Exactly What We Need: Another Reality Show

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:56:17 -0500

If you can’t get enough of the Jackson family — and you aren’t willing to seek professional help — then a new reality show will be like an early Christmas present for you. The rest of us will just have to remember to stay away from A&E at 9:00pm on December 13. [...]

Wolfe Reports: Graham/DeMint feud appears to be growing

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:36:35 -0500

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The elections to the U.S. Senate of Lindsey Graham in 2002 and Jim DeMint in 2004 sent men with decidedly different styles and base constituencies to Washington. Graham, his power play as a House manager in President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial notwithstanding, has an [...]

S.C. Real Estate News: CRE Prices Were Up 4.4% in the Third Quarter, According to MIT Index

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:19:00 -0500

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- investmentnews.com Believe it or not, the commercial-real-estate market could be close to a bottom. If so, that signals relief to banks and other financial institutions that are struggling with...

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FITSNews For Now: Another $1.5 Billion Down The Drain

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:01:07 -0500

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A week after the government lost $2.3 billion in bailout money on small business lender CIT, taxpayers watched another $1.5 billion go down the drain – this time on five separate bank failures that were announced Friday.

The U.S. government shut down United Commercial Bank [...]

New Wars: Wealthy Seek to Muzzle Old Ironsides

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:23 -0500

Number of comments: 7
You can just feel the contempt the Boston councilman has for this complaint. You go guy! From Richard Weir at the Boston Herald: The Herald reported on Saturday that the 204-foot-long vessel, formally called the USS Constitution, is under attack by residents in a nearby condo complex for being an ear-sore…The [...]

The Palmetto Scoop: Women’s soccer: Now with more MMA

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:46:54 -0500

NEW MEXICO PLAYER GETS VIOLENT WITH UNSUSPECTING OPPONENTS

Like most men in America, I’ve never really been a fan of women’s college soccer. I don’t mind the men’s version of the game, but that’s where I draw the line.

It appears, however, that the genius promoters at the NCAA have found a [...]

The Palmetto Scoop: House Dems force through ObamaCare bill

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:12:00 -0500

TRILLION-DOLLAR ‘REFORM’ BILL PASSED 220-215

Democrats railroaded President Barack Obama’s sweeping socialist health care “reform” bill through the U.S. House Saturday night by a slim five vote margin.

The trillion-dollar legislation passed 220-215 with only one Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana, voting [...]

FITSNews For Now: Grooms-Haley Spat Intensifies

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:54:30 -0500

Number of comments: 7

A spat between two of the more conservative S.C. Republican candidates for governor intensified over the weekend, with sources close to S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley (R-Lexington) accusing a consultant for State Sen. Larry Grooms (R-Berkeley) of orchestrating an attack on one of Haley’s female counterparts [...]

S.C. Real Estate News: National Pharmacy Chain to Anchor Development in Downtown Greenville

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:30:00 -0500

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S.C. Real Estate News: Seneca Group Still Hopeful To Develop More Than 300 Acres on Lake Hartwell

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:19:00 -0500

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- UpstateToday.com A Seneca group is still hopeful of working out a deal with the state to develop more than 300 acres on Lake Hartwell into a tourist attraction. Bob Daffin, a spokesman for...

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Common Sense Journalism: AP Style: Cross-country, the sport

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:12:00 -0500

This is one that got by me at the time, and I was reminded the other day I needed to post this.

In 2008, AP changed style on the running sport to a hyphenated version, cross-country, instead of its long use of cross country, which conformed to the sport's' [...]

S.C. Real Estate News: New SCANA Campus Likely To Spur Surrounding Development in Cayce

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:59:00 -0500

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- The State Sub Station II owner Chris Kueny sees more SCANA employees coming to his sandwich shop in Cayce this fall since the utility began moving into its new headquarters nearby. The influx led...

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FITSNews For Now: Mulvaney Blasts Spratt For Obamacare Vote

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:58:52 -0500

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S.C. Senator Mick Mulvaney wasted no time in unloading both barrels on U.S. Rep. John Spratt, who cast one of the deciding votes in favor of President Barack Obama’s socialized medicine proposal over the weekend.

“This bill represents the biggest expansion of government in history, [...]

The Palmetto Scoop: Who’s behind attacks on Lindsey Graham?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:05:12 -0500

Number of comments: 10

TPS DISCOVERS WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM… AND WHY

Have you heard the radio ads attacking U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham?

Or have you seen the Halloween-themed television ad claiming that Graham “supports a national energy tax called cap-and-trade”?

Did you [...]

FITSNews For Now: SC Eyes Internet Sales Tax Hike

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:46:13 -0500

Number of comments: 4

Let the nickel and diming of Palmetto taxpayers begin …

A new tax on internet sales is just one of dozens of “revenue enhancements” currently being considered by a Tax Realignment Commission.

In fact, officials from North Carolina – which just implemented an Internet sales tax [...]

Patrick's Place: Monday’s Morals – Episode 21

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:15:43 -0500

A Texas teacher is suing her state because it is attempting to require her to be fingerprinted as part of a background check program. Her objection, she says, has nothing to do with any skeleton in her closet that such a check might turn up; in fact, she says she has [...]

SUNLIT UPLANDS: White House Thugs Threaten Dem Consultant

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:07:00 -0500

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From The Los Angeles Times
By Peter Nicholas

At least one Democratic political strategist has gotten a blunt warning from the White House to never appear on Fox News Channel, an outlet that presidential aides have depicted as not so much [...]

The Palmetto Scoop: Fall of the Berlin Wall: 20 years later

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:37:34 -0500

WORLD REFLECTS ON THE END OF COLD WAR, COMMUNISM IN EASTERN EUROPE

By autumn of 1989, the end of the Cold War and Communist rule in eastern Europe was a foregone conclusion.

The Soviet Union had abandoned its nine-year war with Afghanistan and had pulled out of most of [...]

The Politics of Jamie Sanderson: Changes to '1930s-era social welfare program' not made at statehouse, snub $100 million

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:26:00 -0500

South Carolina is missing out on an additional $100 million in federal stimulus dollars for unemployment benefits, and it will be months before jobless residents see the money, if at all.

The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Sunday that the money is intended to cover more [...]

New Wars: The Future of Amphibious Lift Pt 1

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:31 -0500

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First of all, this ^ isn’t it Thanks to a timely media blitz, the Navy’s newly commissioned amphibious supership the USS New York is getting much favorable attention, probably ensuring purchases of this class will continue for some time. First off, we love ships and can think of no better way to honor [...]

The Voice for School Choice: Fairfield County School District Hits Rock Bottom

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:30 -0500

“I would question their ability to give the type of leadership a school district needs to improve.” Dr. Mark Elgart, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, on Fairfield County School District

Fairfield County public schools rank among the lowest performing districts in the state of South [...]

theDiscust: Gresham Barrett visited by ghosts of founding fathers

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:31:38 -0500

Number of comments: 2
Washington – Having just settled down for a long autumn's nap following a marathon Congressional session on Saturday, Rep. Gresham Barrett was visited by a congregation of ghosts from America's past. [...]

Eye of Polyphemus: Star Trek: The Next Generation--"Conundrum"

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:26:00 -0500

I have never particularly liked this episode even though it is similar to alternate reality stories which I generally dig. Many fans go for it because the episode reveals a lot of background information about the characters. Okay, but it is laid out there as exposition. It [...]

Eye of Polyphemus: Kelly Brook

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:18:00 -0500

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Voting Under the Influence: Top 9 signs you are staying in the wrong hotel

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:57:00 -0500

9) The desk clerk tells you, “In India, we learn to live with the roaches and rats. We are all one.”
8) It is 5 AM and the folks in the room next to you are making a porno movie.
7) At 3 AM, the four hundred pound guy [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: Little Tommy Tancredo: unwilling to defend his country but happy to opine on who should.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:30:00 -0500

Here's a link to another fascinating exhibition of how Republicans are all over sending other people to die in wars, but fluffed whomever it took to avoid going themselves:

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Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: Jim DeMint's Party

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:06:00 -0500

Andrew Sullivan, considering a BBC broadcast of a debate over whether the Catholic Church is a force for good in the world, summed up the Republican Party's problem while trying to assess the out-of-it-ness of the Church:
The problem with the theoconservative take-over in the Catholic priesthood is not [...]

The Blogland of Earl Capps: "Tear down this wall" ... and it was done

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:23:00 -0500

Ask yourselves this question: Will they be content in such a state of slavery? If not, look to the consequences. Reflect how you are to govern a people who think they ought to be free, and think they are not. Your scheme yields no revenue; it yields nothing but discontent, [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: Zen and the Art of Bicep Maintenance.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:32:00 -0500

A little heads-up from Hulk Hogan's memoirs:

Hogan displays a charming ingenuousness throughout the journey, whether he is playing bass alongside a guitarist who toured with Todd Rundgren (“the guy who wrote that song ‘Hello, It’s Me’? Like a huge hit!”) or learning that the outcomes of professional [...]

Common Sense Journalism: Worth reading over at "That's the Press, Baby"

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:55:00 -0500

David Sullivan, a longtime journalist and fine thinker on matters of the press who doesn't get enough recognition, has picked up the digital pen lately and is on a roll on his blog.

His Nov. 3 A death in the desert about the announced closing of Arizona's East' [...]

Cedar Posts and Barbwire Fences: CMPD Reserve Officers Fired

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:33:00 -0500

Yet another attack on CMPD reserve officers has surfaced. Two retired CMPD officers each with 30 plus years of service have recently been fired from their part time positions.

The two officers had been working for the Panthers organization at the Bank of America stadium since the team was [...]

Patrick's Place: Malware Designed to Load Child Porn to Your PC

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:32:17 -0500

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Here’s another reason to make sure your anti-virus software is up to date! A former Massachusetts government employee has finally been cleared of child pornography charges, after eleven months of struggling to clear his name. The culprit, it turns out, was a computer virus designed to visit up to 40 child porn [...]