http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/southcarolina/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:44:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416029/posts New population figures give a boost to the GOP By: Chris StirewaltPolitical EditorDecember 28, 2009 The 2010 census is sure to be controversial.Republicans will thunder about the community organizers who get hired to do the counting, and Democrats will wail that the homeless and migrant workers are undercounted.But in the final pre-count estimate just released by the Census Bureau, we already have a broad idea of where the results are headed and what they will mean politically.The numbers are cause for alarm for Democrats.Of the states gaining House seats -- Texas (three) and Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah... Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416029/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:44:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404044/posts A South Carolina House panel voted down a resolution Wednesday to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford, but the embattled Republican faces one more procedural hurdle before his survival in office is guaranteed. In their final meeting to consider the impeachment resolution, members of the special House subcommittee called Sanford's behavior "reprehensible," "arrogant" and "indefensible" - but six of the seven lawmakers on the panel concluded that the Republican's behavior does not rise to the constitutional level of impeachment. Sanford has been under scrutiny since June, when he left the country for five days to visit his Argentine mistress without informing his... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404044/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 22:09:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403012/posts Boeing plans to make all the parts for the 787 Dreamliner currently produced in the Puget Sound region at a second location so that the second final assembly line being set up in North Charleston, S.C., can operate independently.Local Boeing workers have long complained that only the vertical tail fin of the 787 Dreamliner is built in the Puget Sound region. But now even that small claim to uniqueness is going to be shared, as Boeing continues to turn the screws on the Machinists union after their two-month strike in 2008. The company said Monday it plans to use suppliers... Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403012/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:31:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399667/posts Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), a darling of the Tea Party crowd, credited that movement with blocking Democratic health care reform efforts and predicted the conservative activists behind the movement could ultimately thwart the passage of that bill and others.. "The only reason we don't have national health care right now is you - is the people outside of Washington," DeMint told a gathering of Tea Party activists gathered Wednesday night in Washington for the premiere of a documentary about the movement. "I think we do have a shot at stopping this thing," he said of the health care reform bill... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399667/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:00:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392805/posts COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces 37 ethics charges he broke state laws limiting official use of airplanes and involving campaign money. The details were released Monday by the State Ethics Commission. They came five days after the panel charged the governor without offering any specifics. Sanford's lawyers have claimed the charges involve minor and technical aspects of the law. The charges followed a probe into whether Sanford used state aircraft for personal and political trips, used pricey airline seats despite low-cost travel requirements and reimbursed himself with campaign cash. AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392805/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:50:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2389458/posts For 27 years Congressman John Spratt has gone to D.C. and cast thousands of votes on behalf of the people of upstate South Carolina. There may have been a time when Mr. Spratt’s representation reflected the values of this district, but that certainly isn’t today. The Fifth has changed over the years, but Congressman Spratt has not. Communities such as Rock Hill, Fort Mill, and other parts of the district have been overflowing with folks from Charlotte and even other parts of the nation seeking the benefits of an area shaped and nurtured on typical middle class American values: low... DumpSpratt.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2389458/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:21:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386766/posts Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican known for his efforts to block influence domestic immigration and health-care issues, has scored a foreign-policy coup by helping to compel the Obama administration to shift its stance on strife-ridden Honduras. After demanding for months that deposed Honduran President Mel Zelaya be restored to power, senior State Department officials now say they'll accept the outcome of Nov. 29 elections in the Central American country even if Zelaya doesn't reclaim his post. "We support the elections process there," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said Thursday. "We have provided technical assistance. ... These elections will... McClatchy Newspaper http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386766/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:27:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385270/posts I realize this is old news by now...but we really need to follow up and show our support when GOP officials take this kind of action against a big-government Republican. Please go to http://www.charlestongop.org/ and send Chairwoman Bennett a note of support. We've also linked to her e-mail at removerinos.com . I have a feeling that the same tidal wave that's going to wash the Dems out of office is also going to be sweeping a bunch of RINOs out to sea..... The State http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385270/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:46:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384152/posts CHARLESTON, S.C. – Republican leaders in a South Carolina county have censured their own U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham for working with Democrats on a climate bill and other legislation. The Republican has often worked with Democrats in Congress, but Charleston County Chairwoman Lin Bennett says his work on climate legislation is the last straw. The party resolution passed Monday says Graham has weakened the Republican brand. Bennett expects a similar resolution to be introduced at the state GOP convention next year. AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384152/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:36:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383211/posts Last week, FITS published an in-depth report about how liberal special interests were the real driving force behind a new “conservative” advertising campaign aimed at protecting embattled U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. The massive radio and television blitz – which features RINO State Sen. John Courson as its spokesman – has been bombarding the state’s airwaves all week. The ads portray Graham as “fighting to protect South Carolina,” of course they conveniently neglect to mention that the climate change legislation he is currently drafting with President Barack Obama and Democratic Sen. John Kerry is likely to significantly raise South Carolinians’ power... FITSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383211/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:53:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2381190/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2381190/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:47:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379289/posts Though Republicans oppose the so-called "public option," Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., is proposing the requirement to draw attention to the plan's alleged flaws. Republican Rep. Joe Wilson proposed an amendment Wednesday that would force all members of Congress to receive health insurance coverage through the government-run plan proposed in the House's reform bill. Though Republicans oppose the so-called "public option," the South Carolina gadfly -- who gained notoriety for shouting "you lie" at President Obama during his address to Congress two months ago -- is proposing the requirement to draw attention to what he sees as the plan's flaws. "They... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379289/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:00:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376889/posts James Galyean is a candidate running for South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District. Prior to that time, Galyean was an Assistant United States Attorney and also has some pretty direct connections to the War on Terror. It was Galyean who helped helped write both the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and the Military Commissions Act of 2006. As a result, he has a bed of knowledge and massive amounts of contacts that others do not. And his contacts are telling him that, protestations to the contrary from the Pentagon, Barack Obama has every intention of sending GTMO terrorists to the Charleston,... Red State http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376889/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 22:28:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373254/posts A deputy assistant attorney general who said he was on his lunch break when an officer found him with a stripper and sex toys in his sport utility vehicle has been fired, his boss said Wednesday. Roland Corning, 66, a former state legislator, was in a secluded part of a downtown cemetery when an officer spotted him Monday, according to a police report obtained by The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act. As the officer approached, Corning sped off, then pulled over a few blocks away. He and the 18-year-old woman with him, an employee of the Platinum... SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373254/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:11:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372299/posts ORANGEBURG, SC (WIS) - An Orangeburg County highway was shut down for hours Tuesday after deputies stopped a man who they say had a rifle and seven live improvised explosive devices in his car. Authorities are also searching the man's motel room. Orangeburg County Sheriff Larry Williams says Mark Kerron of New Jersey is "the real McCoy" WISI10 TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372299/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:53:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2371722/posts While a congressional races are drawing national attention, I wanted to let everyone know about another CONSERVATIVE candidate running for SC 4th Congressional district. His name is Jim Lee. His website jimleeforcongress2010.com Jim needs our help. Especially from the local SC constituency. He is not a Lawyer, not a career politician, and adheres to true Conservative values. He is running against the incumbent, Bob Inglis who has abandoned Conservative values by voting for TARP, sided with the Democrats on the Joe Wilson incident, amongst many other non conservative issues. Jim Lee has already committed to the New Contract with America... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2371722/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:08:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369408/posts CHARLESTON, S.C. — Behind closed doors, business and local government leaders in South Carolina are working to deliver an electrifying jolt to the economy of this genteel city — at the expense of Washington state. Already the site of side-by-side factories that produce two thirds of the fuselage for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, Charleston is in a tight race with Everett to be the location of a second final-assembly line for the new jet. "It's a huge deal," said Pat Barber, a well-connected Charleston businessman who owns a trucking company that specializes in oversize loads and could win a lot of... Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369408/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:36:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369525/posts The Anti-Defamation League is up in arms over two South Carolina Republicans’ revival of an old stereotype. Peter Beinart asks: Is calling Jews thrifty really so offensive? This week, in an act of vicious anti-Semitism, Edwin O. Merwin Jr. and James S. Ulmer, chairmen of the Bamberg County and Orangeburg County, South Carolina, Republican parties, respectively, co-authored an op-ed in which they accused Jews of taking good care of their money. “Jews who are wealthy,” they wrote, “got that way not by watching dollars but instead by taking care of the pennies and the dollars taking care of themselves.” Then... The Daily Beast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369525/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:07:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368543/posts Hundreds of people have been arrested in Texas and around the country what officials say is the largest single strike at a Mexican drug cartel in the U.S WASHINGTON (October 22, 2009)—U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder calls the arrests of more than 300 people in a series of drug raids in Texas and across the country the largest single strike at a Mexican drug cartel operating here. Holder said at a news conference Thursday that the arrests over the past two days were aimed at the U.S. operations of the La Familia cartel. Click here to find out more! Holder... kwtx TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368543/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:17:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366869/posts Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) will appear as the special guest at a fundraiser next week to benefit South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint's 2010 re-election, according to a copy of the invitation obtained by the Fix. The event, which will be held on Monday in Charleston at the home of Sheila and Bill Prezzano, features a number of power players in Palmetto State politics including money men Dick Coen, Bill Hewitt and O.L. Thompson as well as former Gov. Jim Edwards, former Rep. Tommy Hartnett and Republican National Committeewoman Cindy Costa. Hosts for the event are expected to donate... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366869/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:12:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365535/posts SNIPPET: "Steven Cucuzzella, of North Charleston, pleaded guilty in federal court to sending a threat by mail to destroy the Naval Brig near Charleston. Another charge of threatening to kill former President George W. Bush was dismissed." (AP via GREENVILLE Online) via GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365535/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:51:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363201/posts Market Street Saloon scammed out of $510 in latest, boldest counterfeit case It was dark, the alcohol was flowing and dozens of Alexander Hamiltons and Andrew Jacksons were making their way into a downtown bar's cash register Friday night. It wasn't until the next day that a manager at the Market Street Saloon realized that someone scammed the business out of $510 by passing bogus $10 and $20 bills. Charleston police said the incident is the most brazen of several counterfeit cases to hit the city recently. In the last two weeks, eight businesses from West Ashley, James Island and... The Post and Courier http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363201/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:38:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357431/posts It is being reported this morning that US Senator Lindsey Graham will hold a Town Hall meeing Monday Oct 12 at 6:15pm at Timmons Arena on Furman Univ, Greenville SC. No signs or materials will be allowed in Timmons. News Radio WORD, Greenville SC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357431/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:27:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2361194/posts During the process of the impeachment of Bill Clinton, Lindsey Graham was the only Republican joining all the Hyde Committee Democrats in voting "nay" on Article Two, perjury in the Jones deposition. He killed it, a double-cross of Henry Hyde without doubt. This article had the best evidence against Clinton of any of the three articles of impeachment. As I remember, the judge in the Jones case had said that Clinton committed perjury. The extreme egotist, Lindsey Graham seems willing to do anything to attract special attention. He is nothing if not a shameless self promoter as the record shows.... Fox News, NY Times Op-Ed (10/11/2009 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2361194/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2360119/posts Sen. Lindsey Graham working with Sen. John Kerry on climate bill Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina publicly announced his support for climate legislation on Sunday in an op-ed column with Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts. "Our partnership represents a fresh attempt to find consensus that adheres to our core principles and leads to both a climate change solution and energy independence," the two senators wrote in The New York Times. "It begins now, not months from now — with a road to 60 votes in the Senate." Graham's support is a major win for climate supporters, who... Politica http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2360119/posts#comment Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:08:25 GMT