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SC6: Rudy is Nothing If Not Pragmatic ....

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:00 -0500

So, Who Is This Loser Driving Me Around All Day ?? Word out of the Big Apple today is that Rudy Giuliani has decided to run for office in new York in 2010. Which office it was going to be was up for debate, [...]

The Politics of Jamie Sanderson: What joy! S.C. jobless rate rises to 12.1 percent

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:00 -0500

Republicans rejoice!!!

The state's unemployment numbers are out for October. State GOPers, have fun explaining this.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The unemployment rate in South Carolina rose nearly half a percentage point in October, returning to a record level of 12.1 percent set earlier this year, the state [...]

The Politics of Jamie Sanderson: To S.C. Dems: Leave Sanford where he is

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:18:00 -0500

With the latest news about the misguided South Carolina governor, I suggest one thing to statehouse Democratic lawmakers: Leave the continuing gift right where he is.

Governor Mark Sanford has proven to be ill-advised leader, a shrewd politician, an outspoken critic against the stimulus, a advocate for private school [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: DeMint: term limits for thee, but not for me till way later

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:01:00 -0500

Senator Jim DeMint has a Facebook page for his term limits brainwave, which wouldn't apply to him for at least seven more years. The photo of the Capitol features the House side (subliminal message: "Pelosi, liberal, San Francisco, gays, taxes...").

Senator DeMint already has term limits available:
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Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: Next up to walk the plank-

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:00 -0500

Andrew Sullivan:

A new poll shows a 43 percent swing against him in ten months. Why? Among other things, he believes Obama is a legitimate president. Moulitsas suggests:
If I'm Charlie Crist, I realize that I'm toast in the Republican primary. I note that a three-way race [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: She had to quit signing mid-line to press ahead with the great book signing problems of cities ahead on the tour

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:00 -0500

In Noblesville, Indiana Mrs. Palin gave her fans a taste of her governing style: she left with several hundred teabaggers holding unsigned books. Video and disgruntled fan comments here. [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: Another Christianist fatwa

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:14:00 -0500

Another A-list group of Haters has banded together to announce that the three great issues of Christianism- and, by extension, the Republican Party- are abortion, same-sex marriage, and religious liberty (i.e. same-sex marriage again).

The Manhattan Declaration, NYT religion editor Laurie Goodstein writes, is an [...]

Indigo Journal: The more things change...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:46 -0500

Earlier today, a reader sent me an interesting video clip of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-Hell) talking about national health care legislation in 1973. Unfortunately I can't embed the video here, but you can see it for yourself on a USC library website.

My reader said the clip had Thurmond [...]

FITSNews For Now: Boeing: It Does Look Phallic …

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:43 -0500

You’ll have to forgive Katy Stech at the Charleston Post and Courier … those new Boeing Dreamliner airplanes (which have yet to fly, btw) sure do look phallic.

Plus, it’s hard to find anybody, anywhere in South Carolina right now who’s not either fellating or tossing [...]

Cedar Posts and Barbwire Fences: Harry Jones Shoots the Messenger

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:00 -0500

In a desperate move to shore up support among the BOCC, Mecklenburg County Manager Harry L. Jones, Sr. has fired the Mecklenburg County Auditor who spelled out the latest of accounting irregularities and bad news earlier this week.

Here is the memo:

Changes in Internal Audit Management

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FITSNews For Now: Only Larry Grooms Can Rescue America … Or Something

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:01:29 -0500

Number of comments: 3

As much as we respect his intellect (usually) and support the vast majority of votes he’s cast in the South Carolina Senate, there’s a reason that State Senator Larry Grooms is still a fringe (and some say “Stepford”) candidate in the 2010 GOP gubernatorial race.

And [...]

SUNLIT UPLANDS: Outing Priests and Bishops

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:50:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

One of my wisest brothers in Christ must surely be Terry Nelson at the Abbey-Roads blog. Following is his post on plans by homosexualists to "out" closeted homosexual priests and bishops. Were such efforts aimed at the defiantly heterodox, we would rejoice that "all" [...]

The Palmetto Scoop: TPS can’t find District 45 [UPDATED]

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:48 -0500

EDITOR LOOKS EVERYWHERE, CAN’T LOCATE DISTRICT THAT RECEIVED MILLIONS IN STIMULUS CASH

The South Carolina Republican Party asked folks across South Carolina to help them find Congressional District 45. And The Palmetto Scoop answered.

I looked high and low, all over the state, but couldn’t locate it. I even [...]

FITSNews For Now: (Help) Milking A Story

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:00 -0500

Number of comments: 5

For someone who prides himself on having zero integrity or credibility, our founding editor has nonetheless managed to amass quite a bit of both over the past few years.

Alright, alright … Sic Willie obviously has no integrity … who are we kidding!

But it’s hard [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: Equality = mendacious :: equality = lying, untruthful

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:43:00 -0500

Anaconda's spewing b.s. again:

To us, “equality” means exactly what its definition implies – a level playing field for all that doesn’t discriminate based on race, gender or sexual orientation. Is such a position considered “progressive” for a state like South Carolina? Who knows. We honestly don’t [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: "Paging Doctor Freud...paging Doctor Freud..."

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:28:00 -0500

"I meet with the gays here and there. They were in my house two weeks ago. I don’t mind gays. But I don’t want ‘em stuffing it down my throat all the time," - Utah Senator Chris Buttars, explaining his opposition to allowing same-sex couples to adopt children.h/t Andrew [...]

Wolfe Reports: Sanford officially on the chopping block

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:16:35 -0500

Gov. Mark Sanford’s getting his neck stretched over the tree stump as legislators will be meeting next week in what’s called an ad-hoc committee to consider impeachment. Local Rep. Jim Harrison will be chairing it, according to Rep. Alan Clemmons and the [...]

Seeding Spartanburg: Toward a More Civil Discourse

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:53:46 -0500

Wanted to share a recent editorial by USC President Harris Pastides that ran in The State newspaper on Wednesday because I think he is right on! Toward a More Civil Discourse "If we dig in our heels, close our minds, and clench our fists, we cannot be an enlightened society." That is SO true [...]

Wolfe Reports: In defense of the BCS

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:49:55 -0500

Slagging the Bowl Championship Series these days is like being a fan of Nirvana in 1992. Rarely has trying to be a rebel looked so mainstream. Yeah, kid, you want a playoff. Woo. But, really, the bowl system and the BCS is pretty, pretty, pretty [...]

FITSNews For Now: The Meaningless(ness) Of Flags

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:33 -0500

Number of comments: 10

“Y’all have stirred up a hornet’s nest now,” a friend of ours emailed our founding editor today, referring to a story we posted Thursday regarding the Confederate flag.

Actually, we have Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mullins McLeod to thank for that, as we were [...]

New Wars: Problems of Weapons Procurement

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:06:00 -0500

Number of comments: 5
Much of the difficulties replacing worn-out stocks of weapons lately has been blamed on our ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Nowhere is this clearly revealed than with the British military, specifically in the RAF, as Strategypage points out: Facing large budget cuts, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) is reducing its personnel [...]

The Palmetto Scoop: Boeing has landed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:02:39 -0500

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER BREAKS GROUND IN PALMETTO STATE

The world’s largest aircraft manufacturer has officially landed in the Palmetto State.

Boeing broke ground on it’s much-anticipated 787 Dreamliner facility in North Charleston on Friday, a venture that will bring thousands of jobs [...]

The Palmetto Scoop: Miley Cyrus bus overturns en route to NC, 1 dead

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:08:26 -0500

FATAL WRECK COMES 1 WEEK BEFORE POP STAR’S ‘GAME CHANGING’ SC SHOW

A tour bus for music star Miley Cyrus overturned in Virginia Friday, killing one person, a week before the 16-year-old pop singer is slated to perform [...]

FITSNews For Now: Duncan: We Can’t Fight “Politically-Correct” War on Terrorism

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:54:11 -0500

Number of comments: 8

By Jeff Duncan

The act of terrorism at Fort Hood reminds us all that regardless of what the Obama/Pelosi Team or the elite media call it we are at war with Islamic fascism. Americans must rise up and remind our elected officials, Republican and Democrat, that [...]

SUNLIT UPLANDS: Jesse Jackson? Color Him Ridiculous!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:52:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Day Gardner, National Black Pro-Life Union Comments on Remark Made By Jesse Jackson at Congressional Black Caucus Reception:

At a reception, held by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Foundation as part of a series of events revolving around the 25th anniversary of Jackson's' [...]

The Blogland of Earl Capps: "You Lie" seems to be contagious

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:37:00 -0500

The disease is spreading to Virginia, infecting a Hampton City Council member:

Councilman George Wallace has issued a public apology to a person he interrupted at last month's council meeting in which Wallace accused the man of lying.

During Wednesday's City Council meeting, Wallace read from a [...]

FITSNews For Now: We Officially Know Who Leighton Meester Is Now

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:28:49 -0500

Number of comments: 3

It’s been an autumn of enlightenment here at FITS. First we figured out who Taylor Swift was (thank you, Kayne West), then we discovered Gossip Girl (courtesy of the Palmetto Family Council’s righteous indignation). That led us to Blake Lively and, today, [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: Governor Sanford's policy Tourette's syndrome

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:10:00 -0500

In time for the Boeing plant groundbreaking, Governor Mark Sanford has an op-ed in The Post & Courier arguing the Boeing success means SC should not rest on its laurels.

Fair enough. What's his solution? Barking the same old same old: Tort reform, so that SC workers can't' [...]

FITSNews For Now: South Carolina: Fat Is Getting More Expensive

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:59:24 -0500

Number of comments: 6

We already knew that South Carolina was among the fattest states in America, but how much is all of that extra weight costing us?

According to a new report by our friends at the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, within the next decade 48.1% of South Carolinians [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: Teabaggers start their own RINO hunts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:53:00 -0500

Long, excellent article excerpt:

After emerging out of nowhere over the summer as a seemingly potent and growing political force, the tea party movement has become so rife with internal feuding over philosophy, strategy and money that some supporters fear it will disintegrate before realizing its full [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: A new final solution, but really bad for business.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:33:00 -0500

In a shrewd move to preserve market share, the ex-gay organization Exodus is opposed to the Ugandan legislation to make being gay a death penalty crime. Their reasoning is that if all the gays are killed, there'll be nobody to convert.' [...]

FITSNews For Now: The Louisiana (Vote) Purchase

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:27:31 -0500

Number of comments: 9

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana) is one of four swing votes in the upcoming Senate deliberations on President Barack Obama’s socialized medicine proposal.

As such, she’s “solid gold real estate” for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid – who cannot afford even a single democratic defection if he [...]

Wolfe Reports: Crist supports FSU keeping Bowden

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:15:22 -0500

Number of comments: 1

We’ve been leery of U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio, because he seems like, oh, a competent version of Gov. Mark Sanford, but you can put the nail in the coffin of Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist, Rubio’s opponent in the Republican primary. Why might [...]

The Palmetto Scoop: SC unemployment hits 12.1%

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:04:06 -0500

Number of comments: 3

JOBLESS NUMBER TIES STATE’S ALL-TIME RECORD

South Carolina’s state unemployment rate rose sharply in October, tying the all-time high of 12.1 percent set in May and June of this year.

The State Employment Security Commission (ESC) reported Friday that 262,956 [...]

FITSNews For Now: Make It A Rugby Weekend

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:47:55 -0500

Number of comments: 10

There’s no college football game being played at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. this weekend. And even if there was, it would no doubt result in yet another University of South Carolina loss.

So why not use USC’s bye week to check out one of the Southeast’s [...]

Snead 303: Friday Morning Cinema

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:15:00 -0500

Anna Deavere Smith on Bill Moyers Journal
While politicians and the media war over "the public option" and "bending the cost curve," acclaimed actress-playwright Anna Deavere Smith and her one-woman play LET ME DOWN EASY give voice to questions of life and death, sickness and healthcare.
Part 1
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Eye of Polyphemus: Star Trek: The Next Generation-- "The Inner Light"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:05:00 -0500

“The Inner Light” does not need much introduction, does it? It is the most personal episode since TOS’ “The City on the Edge of Forever.” not surprisingly, those are two of only four trek episodes to win Hugo awards for Best Dramatic Presentation. It is such a [...]

Eye of Polyphemus: Linda Vojtova

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:49:00 -0500

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Patrick's Place: The Mailbag: Inside TV

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:24:15 -0500

Number of comments: 2
Mika asked a few questions about what happens behind the scenes in TV, so I figured I’d answer a few of them here and a few more in a future post. I also thought they might answer some questions you’ve asked to yourself as well. If you have any, leave [...]

New Wars: Sea Links

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:14 -0500

Number of comments: 6
US Navy Lockheed Martin pitches light warship concept for Gulf radar picket. USS Ford honors president who kept us on an even keel. Logistics Concerns for Missile-Defense Warships. Navy’s new missile blows something up. More. MDA announces next 6 BMD ships. States’ fight over carrier to intensify. More. Naval War College Review Articles on China’s DF-21/ASBM. Navy suspends [...]

The Voice for School Choice: School Choice Helps Rural Students (VIDEO)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:38 -0500

Video: The Voice’s Neil Mellen discusses how school choice helps students in rural schools.

Students attending rural public schools are among the most academically at-risk of all children – particularly in South Carolina.

That’s the conclusion of a new national study released by the Rural School and Community Trust, investigating [...]

Patrick's Place: Turning 40: I Got Skills!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:17:32 -0500

Last year, Esquire published a list of the 75 Skills Every Man Should Master. Some of them are no brainers, like #2: “Tell if someone is lying.” That’s a great skill to have, and that’s one I’ve got a pretty good handle on. Some of them seem remarkably random and pointless, like [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: Being gay is like being a smoker: you can quit any time, and over and over and over

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:59:00 -0500

Cross posted at Truth Wins Out

Here we go again.

My roommate's brother tipped me off to an "ex-gay" situation happening here in my backyard in Augusta, Georgia. Apparently this morning, the local NBC affiliate aired [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: Somewhere, Jesse Helms has just done a spit-take

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:39:00 -0500

Pam's House Blend has a whopper:

NC: Rep. Virginia Foxx claims GOP led on civil rights in the 60sby: Pam SpauldingThu Nov 19, 2009 at 21:55:52 PM EST
Ah, it's pathetically ignorant, perpetually re-elected NC U.S. Congresscritter Virginia Foxx opening her trap again to contribute batsh*ttery to the [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: SC GOP faces the 21st century, and turns its back

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:28:00 -0500

One of the more interesting features of South Carolina's political culture is the debate within the state legislature over what to do about Governor Mark Sanford.

The Christianist hothead Greg Delleney wants to impeach him, and the sooner the better.

The charge will be something along the lines [...]

Waldo Lydecker's Journal.: Here's one of those better ideas they say they have. Let's get it on Twitter and shoot it out to the kids!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:46:00 -0500

E.J. Dionne says the Republican strategy in Congress is simple: draw their paychecks and vote no against everything. Create a traffic jam and a sort of legislative road rage. An example (emphasis added):

Republicans are using the filibuster to stall action even on bills that most of [...]

SUNLIT UPLANDS: Will 2010 Be the Perfect Storm?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:21:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

From American Thinker
By Bruce Walker

Seven different indicators suggest that 2010 will be a very tough year for the Obama administration's plans to turn America into a People's Republic. If some of these indicators pointed one way and others pointed [...]