http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/sc-news/ en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:24:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070267/posts 8/28/2008 - CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFPN) -- More than 130 Charleston Air Force Base Airmen deployed from here Aug. 27 to a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia to support operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Members of the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Operations Support Squadron and 437th Maintenance Group will fly and manage missions in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan. The squadron will assume control of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from the 14th Airlift Squadron based out of Charleston AFB, who will return home. Lt. Col. John Lamontagne, the 15th AS commander, said there was no... Air Force Link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070267/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:24:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070188/posts presented to you by the South Carolina GOP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtzb0Krz-9Q youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070188/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:45:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069827/posts National Hurricane Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069827/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:10:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069278/posts FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) - Austin Swarner left high school to care for his mother while she fought a losing battle with cancer. Tony Brown wanted to begin supporting himself and left two classes shy of a diploma. Haelee Holden got tired of trying to make it through school while flipping burgers until 1 a.m. But the U.S. Army, eager to fill its ranks amid wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, doesn't see them as dropouts. They are recruits who only need a GED before they're ready to begin basic training. And so, the Army formally opens its first prep school... My Way News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069278/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:41:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068199/posts Democrat Bob Conley may use cardboard cutouts of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham if he won't commit to debates. Conley's campaign manager Lee Griggs said Monday the campaign may resort to cutouts if the first term Republican won't show up for public discussions. WCBD-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068199/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:35:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067026/posts Make sure to let the ACLU of South Carolina know that Communism as a goal should be their last priority, that they should focus more on defending the Second Amendment, and the rights of the unborn. We are certain that they will ignore your requests, but hey!….they are asking for it. We can only blame ourselves if we don’t answer with our suggestions Stop the ACLU http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067026/posts#comment Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:56:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066730/posts Five Beaufort County residents who came in contact with a stray cat are under the care of a physician after the cat tested positive for rabies, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control said today. “The stray cat had been in the Lady’s Island area for some months and was being fed by several people. The cat became ill and was taken to a veterinarian,” said Sue Ferguson of DHEC's Bureau of Environmental Health. “The cat was euthanized and tested positive for rabies.” Ferguson said once the rabies virus reaches the brain, the disease is fatal to humans and... The State [Columbia, SC] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066730/posts#comment Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:17:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066686/posts Republican Sen. John McCain enjoys a 16-point lead -- 51 percent to 35 percent -- among Southern voters over rival Democrat Sen. Barack Obama, a new poll by Winthrop University and ETV shows. And, the further into the South you go, the larger McCain's lead grows, the poll of likely voters in 11 Southern states shows. Likely voters in the Deep South -- those in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and South Carolina -- preferred McCain by a 25-point margin, 56 percent to 31 percent. Southern voters said what they want most in a president is honesty, experience and shared values.... Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066686/posts#comment Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:41:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066504/posts When it comes to John McCain’s running mate, several political observers are saying U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham shouldn’t be counted out. “I don’t think (his selection is) out of the realm of possibility,” said state Republican Party chairman Katon Dawson. He added that “it’s very exciting and a compliment to Lindsey Graham to be on the short list for vice president.” The Island-Packet, Hilton Head, SC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066504/posts#comment Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:19:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063508/posts --Snip-- On this date: In 1863, Federal batteries and ships began bombarding South Carolina's Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor during the Civil War, but the Confederates managed to hold on despite several days of pounding. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063508/posts#comment Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:51:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062762/posts U.S. Rep. Henry Brown on Thursday defended a bill that would help future homeowners on the undeveloped southwestern end of Kiawah Island qualify for federally subsidized flood insurance. Brown, R-S.C., said he introduced the bill last month at the behest of the town of Kiawah Island, and that "I had no idea there was a developer" connected with the legislation. The Post and Courier http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062762/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:51:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062645/posts Federal agents have arrested five additional House of Raeford Farms employees and continue to search for others as part of their investigation into alleged immigration violations at the company's Greenville poultry plant. On Wednesday, Victor Cruz-Soto, Daniel Badillo-Baca, and Nain Zarate-Camarero were indicted on charges of using counterfeit IDs to gain employment, identify theft, and making a false statement to a federal agency, according to federal records. The three men were arrested in July. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Federico Torres-Perez and Juan Francisco Martinez-Olivares last month on similar charges. The plant's human resource manager, Elaine Crump, was... thestate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062645/posts#comment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:13:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061582/posts View This E-mail As A Web Page The American people are telling our elected officials: "Drill Here and Drill Now!" But five Republicans-in-Name-Only (RINOs) are siding with the NO NEW DRILLING CROWD in Congress and basically betraying American families suffering severe financial hardship because of the high price of gasoline at the pump. You've probably already heard the news. Five RINOs are trying to strike a deal with the devil and they're calling it a "compromise." But like last year's so-called attempted "compromise" on amnesty for 12-20 million illegal aliens... it is NO SUCH THING! In actuality, it's a complete and... http://www.cfiflistmanager.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061582/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:05:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060022/posts FORT JACKSON, S.C. - A new national cemetery, which will be adjacent to Fort Jackson, is scheduled to open in the fall and will be named the "Fort Jackson National Cemetery." Columbia, S.C., is one of four sites nationwide where national cemeteries are being built and the land for the 585-acre facility was donated by Fort Jackson "(The) VA is keeping its promise to our nation's veterans by building this new shrine, said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake. "The Columbia area deserves a magnificent, lasting tribute to the service of its military veterans." Construction began earlier this... Military.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060022/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:30:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059701/posts Here are the misguided Senators who joined the Gang of 10. Please let them know what you think of their actions. I've included their contact information and the press releases bragging about their participation in the gang of 10. Sen. Lindsey Graham:http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/ Email:http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EmailSenatorGrahamSenator Graham Press Relases Contact: Wes Hickman (202) 224-5972 or Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 Date: 08/01/2008'Gang of 10' Introduces Bipartisan Energy Proposal WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) helped draft and signed on to a bipartisan energy proposal that enables our nation become more energy independent.  The proposal, New Energy Reform Act of 2008 from the... http://www.senate.gov/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059701/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:06:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059553/posts Deputy Charged In BeatingGREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. -- An 18-year-old was punched 13 times in the face by a deputy, and it was all caught on tape. The deputy, Brian Tollison, has been fired and had been charged in the incident. WYFF was exclusively given excerpts from the video that was recorded on the deputy's dash camera on May 15. The video shows Tollison, who was working undercover, trying to take a driver into custody after he pulled him over in the Judson community. In the video, a back-up deputy appears to hold onto the teen while Tollison hits him. When... WYFF http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059553/posts#comment Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:16:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056277/posts WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Friday he’s leading a new, bipartisan “Gang of 10” senators who’ve drafted a comprehensive energy bill that would lift decades-old bans on offshore drilling and nuclear-waste reprocessing. The New Energy Reform Act of 2008 is a bid to bridge the divide between Democrats and Republicans who spent July accusing each other of neglecting the impact of record gasoline prices on their constituents. “There is no greater problem facing average Americans and small businesses today than high fuel costs and our nation’s dependency on foreign oil,” Graham said. “Our proposal is not perfect, but... The State http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056277/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 16:35:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055715/posts Asking for animal shelter donations instead of presents for his 11th birthday was “no biggie” for Mac Gandy, but it makes him a hero to the Florence Area Humane Society. Mac decided after a visit to the shelter in early July, a couple of weeks before his birthday, that he wanted to help the animals in need of a good home. “I felt bad for them,” he said after he and his mother, Michelle Gandy, delivered the food, cleaning supplies and other items he’d collected. “It always tugs at his heart,” his mother said. The Gandys aren’t sure exactly how... Florence Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055715/posts#comment Sun, 3 Aug 2008 14:06:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055716/posts Asking for animal shelter donations instead of presents for his 11th birthday was “no biggie” for Mac Gandy, but it makes him a hero to the Florence Area Humane Society. Mac decided after a visit to the shelter in early July, a couple of weeks before his birthday, that he wanted to help the animals in need of a good home. “I felt bad for them,” he said after he and his mother, Michelle Gandy, delivered the food, cleaning supplies and other items he’d collected. “It always tugs at his heart,” his mother said. The Gandys aren’t sure exactly how... Florence Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055716/posts#comment Sun, 3 Aug 2008 14:06:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050611/posts -- A South Carolina senator is fielding negative reactions after he posted a picture of Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden with a controversial comment on the state legislative Web site. S.C. Sen. Kevin Bryant said he "wanted to make people think." But after the public reacted negatively to the image, Bryant said he will take it down. The image shows bin Laden and Obama with the text: "the difference between Obama and Osama is just a little b.s." WYFF.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050611/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:27:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050307/posts COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A Republican state senator from South Carolina is being criticized for a post on his blog that shows photos of Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden wearing similar clothing, along with a line that states the difference between the two is "a little B.S." The image was posted on Sen. Kevin Bryant's blog on Friday without an explanation from the politician. It appears to be a photo of a T-shirt, with images of bin Laden and Obama wearing turbans and the words "OBAMA" AND "OSAMA," with the "B" and "S" each highlighted in red. The American-Arab... WIS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050307/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:05:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049226/posts Expect to see this one on the cable shows this week:South Carolina State Senator Kevin Bryant (R-3rd District) is drawing fire for posting this image on his blog kevinbryant.comThe AP published an article about the photo of the t-shirt on Bryant's blog. However, it can't be posted to FR.So far, Bryant's not apologizing. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049226/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:49:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048760/posts ABC News' Jan Simmonds reports: Republican vice presidential prospect Gov. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., told reporters today that removing the Confederate flag from the grounds of South Carolina's Statehouse would not be a priority during his final years in office. ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048760/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:48:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048457/posts URL only posted..... 2008 © Copyright by The Times Examiner. The Times Examiner [Greenville, SC] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048457/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:53:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048311/posts “The Appalachian voting bloc will be critical in the … 2008 presidential election,” former Democratic National Committee executive director Mark Siegel says. Yet his broad statement comes with its own geopolitical caveat: location. “It all depends on what part of Appalachia you are talking about,” says Siegel. “If they live in Pennsylvania and Ohio, then, yes, without a doubt they are the key voters. If they live in West Virginia, then no, because for the Democrats that is not a state that is in play.” Appalachia is not a single state but a region that has its own unique frame... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048311/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:23:24 GMT