laurens senator named new majority whip
in yet another completely unsurprising move sen. danny verdin was named the new state senate majority whip during a republican caucus meeting today.
verdin essentially carried out the role in an unofficial capacity during the general election by serving as majority leader harvey peelers henchman and chaperoning meetings with republican candida...... [Show More]
lets face it the only reason la socialistas scaledback editorial page even exists anymore is to provide overpaid government employees in south carolina with a forum for bitching and moaning about not getting as much money as they ...
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musc whining doesnt mention virgin islands trip fitsnews...... [Show More]
it was only a few short weeks ago that stunninglooking fox nfl sideline reporter charissa thompson deblonded herself for a more lisa loebiantype camera presence . its not that she looked horrible with the cat glasses and the brunette locks but it was an extreme transformation that seemed to have a distinct purpose now people will take her more seriously.
that didnt last too l...... [Show More]
unemployment high taxes and wasteful spending are big problems. however the primary issues that must first be addressed are accountability and transparency.
the most serious problems cannot be solved until voters trust you to solve them. trust can only be gained through accountability and transparency thus they must be addressed before all others.
is there any wonder why voters distrust ou...... [Show More]
im more of a checkers guy myself but anyway..
as the 118th regular session of the south carolina general assembly approaches im starting to see some story lines develop that might not make the frontpages of your newspaper but are certainly going to have some impact on the house of representatives.
tonight is part one of three.
over the next few weeks ill share the ...... [Show More]
sc senator asks caucus to give stevens the boot may inadvertently help rival
for better or worse republicans are making alaska sen. ted stevens the official scapegoat for all of the partys current failures. while thats probably a little unfair he certainly deserves a good bit of the blame.
after all the guy was responsible for more than 3.4 billion worth of wasteful pork ...... [Show More]
state rep. files formal protest over 211 vote loss
despite that sweet ride from last years folly beach christmas parade likely paid for with taxpayer funds rep. wallace scarborough isnt riding off into the sunset just yet.
fitsnews and the indigo journal are both reporting that the ousted rep ublican8 221 filed a formal protest today with the state electio...... [Show More]
sc policy council report this week will keep roll call voting in news opponents angry
a number of people have asked me over the last few days why the palmetto scoop hasnt been following the recent power struggle over at the statehouse between the entrenched establishment and well everyone else.
the answer is twofold one fitsnews has done a pretty good job covering it and two ...... [Show More]
boys will be boys Post Source: nathansnews.com Posted: Nov 07 2008 13:47:50
so another blog already let the cat out of the bag about the inside baseball that went on at the gop caucus meeting today but i felt the need to write from my perspective this morning.
since ive got to work with these boys i better just talk in the hypothetical sense or better yet surely i had to have taken a nap during yesterdays meeting because ...... [Show More]
barring some unforeseen circumstances when the results come in tonight the republican party will still keep its majority status in the south carolina house of representatives.
as i mentioned back in may there have been several inside the chamber races going on these past few months as new leadership emerges in the house of representatives for next session.
earlier ...... [Show More]
since our little website has been called pornographic by two different senatorial candidates already this year we got to wondering what the current definition of pornography is. which were guessing in this era probably depends on what the definition of is is since it has to do with sexual relations.
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zack and miri have the right idea...... [Show More]
someone wants voters to think powersnorrell really likes teh gays abortion
ive been doing my best to stay out of the extremely nasty senate district 16 race because im trying to play nice with hairtrigger blogger will folks and his client rep. mick mulvaney . but the latest bit of trash thrown at democrat mandy powers norrell this one apparently from a third party...... [Show More]
meet john vierdsen Post Source: www.palmettoscoop.com Posted: Oct 27 2008 15:48:45
columbia jou rnalist8 217 wes wolfe behind tps no. 1 most wanted
a weekends worth of polling and months of speculation about the identity of the palmetto scoops most wanted anonymous blogger john vierdsen has come to end.
information obtained by tps reveals that obj ective82 21 columbia jou rnalist8 221 wes wolfe formerly of the freetimes and ...... [Show More]
as the national democratic wave rises to katrinalike proportions ait is even battering the coast of south carolina which might elect itselfa a liberal democratic congresscritter in the 1st cd ....... [Show More]
the refs didnt help Post Source: www.palmettoscoop.com Posted: Oct 19 2008 21:02:25
referee tackled usc qb on purpose during lsu game
whenever your team loses in football its easy to blame a lot of external factors. one of the usual suspects is often the officiating crew.
after a series a bad calls during last nights 2417 loss to defending national champs lsu theres no doubt that university of south carolina fans had some reason to gripe about the ...... [Show More]
governor sanford has requested that the general assembly returning to columbia for an emergency session on how to deal with the budget crisis should forego the general reimbursement pay they get mileage food hotel etc since he claims they are responsible for the mess to begin with.a this is why i like sanford.a now honestly i dont necessarily agree with that.a yes the legislature ...... [Show More]
budget cuts Post Source: www.theretiredmillionaire.net Posted: Oct 18 2008 04:59:05
after growing government by more than 2 billion over the last four years all that taxpayer strangulation finally caught up with s.c. lawmakers today. in proposing 331 million in additional cuts to deal with declining state revenues leaders of the house ways means handed out spreadsheets to members today with the following budget reductions department of education 88.5 million ...... [Show More]
mande wilkes at fit news claiming a certain bicuriosity has named some of her favorite liberals.a guess whata two lesbians topped the list.a
yes the brain rachel maddow and her serious sarah palin glasses on steroids has made the list.a
and speaking of sarah palin next on mandes list of liberal lesbian love muffins is ever so much fun camille paglia.a if you do a lit...... [Show More]
spokesman letter is old news not important please look away now
the palmetto scoops exclusive story about mark sanfords backdoor efforts to block offshore oil exploration in south carolina apparently didnt go over too well in the governors office. so in usual sloppy sanford style he hastily threw together an attack on tps and attempted to downplay the signifi...... [Show More]
basketcase jw found this amazing article on the typography of mad men finding very small errors in detail which for an expert on fonts must be maddening. author mark simonson also addresses the age of props and some other details. fascinatin g
basketc ase and committed slatteryophile shelly let us know that john slattery is campaigning doortodoor for barack obama in virginia.
bryan batt h...... [Show More]
readers send info on plagued public access station
on friday the palmetto scoop posted a story about some behindthescenes ramblings that had arisen from a recent shakeup at etv. i asked you the reader to send me any information on the hidden but growing mess at south carolinas largest taxpayerfunded governmentowned public access television and radio station.
and respond you ...... [Show More]
breaking bowden fired Post Source: www.palmettoscoop.com Posted: Oct 13 2008 16:01:50
head coach canned after dismal start to tigers season
the palmetto scoop caught a lot of flak from sports fans for publishing reports over the last two weeks that clemson university head football coach tommy bowden would fired. but we trusted our sources and today vindication.
at a late morning news conference officials announced that bowden had been fired and assistant ...... [Show More]
sweet Post Source: mandewilkes.com Posted: Oct 12 2008 02:29:49
some of you may have noticed a reader comment on a recent post of mine outlining the myriad ways in which im wrong about the perils of high fructose corn syrup hfcs. well i receivedaeven more helpful information from the corn refiners association cra in an email that followed the comment.
incidentally the cra has been on my radar for several weeks. it recently rel...... [Show More]
educrats in the news Post Source: thevoiceforschoolchoice.wordpress.com Posted: Oct 10 2008 09:33:58
bureaucrats in underperforming richland and lexington school districts congratulate themselves on offering public school cho ice transfer options already mandated by federal law.
with 82 percent of public schools failing to meet federal performance goals jim rex again resorts to handing out faux awards to needy public school administrators.
despite a whopping 11...... [Show More]
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