YORK COUNTY CHAIRMAN GETS MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF VOTE
South Carolina has elected a new member to represent them on the Republican National Committee. York County GOP Chairman Glenn McCall won a landslide victory over incumbent Drew McKissick Saturday at the State Republican Convention in Columbia.
The vote was an estimated 402-172 in McCall’s favor, [...]
TODDLERS DO BATTLE AS COUNTY PARTY CHAIR ENMESHES SELF IN TRUTH AND DISCLOSURE CONTROVERSY
Following the uproar over the discovery that the new third party group South Carolinians for Truth and Disclosure appears to be a coordinated front by consultant Terry Sullivan to protect his firm’s clients, Spartanburg County GOP Chairman Rick Beltram took the group [...]
POST AND COURIER GETTING MAJOR NATIONAL LOVE
A Charleston Post and Courier story about actor Bill Murray being sued for divorce by his wife Jennifer over allegations of drug addiction, abandonment, adultery and physically abuse is gaining major national press, once again putting South Carolina on the map for nothing good.
The Murrays married in 1997 and [...]
DOCUMENTS REVEAL SOUTH CAROLINIANS FOR TRUTH AND DISCLOSURE IN VIOLATION OF ETHICS LAW
A new third party group established to combat the half truths and lies that arise during the course of an election appears to have fallen into its own trap after records show they coordinated with campaign consultants and failed to file proper disclosure [...]
MSM RIPS WITHERSPOON FOR BASING CAMPAIGN ON INTERNET CONSPIRACY
I swore I was going to stop giving coverage to reactionary Buddy Witherspoon, who is “challenging” Sen. Lindsey Graham in the upcoming GOP primary, but this is too good to pass up.
Some of the mainstream media are finally starting to pay attention to Witherspoon’s “campaign” [...]
MCCALL VS. MCKISSICK HEATS UP WITH LESS THAN THREE DAYS TO GO
The heated race for the RNC Committeeman seat from South Carolina has entered the final 72 hours before voting takes place at Saturday’s State GOP Convention in Columbia. And the showdown between sort-of incumbent Drew McKissick and challenger Glenn McCall is gaining some [...]
SANFORD GETS BASELESS NO. 1 SEED, GRAHAM MAKES FIELD
I think this is possibly the most amazing thing I have seen from a mainstream media network in a long time.
In a stroke of genius, MSNBC has created a “Veepstakes” Bracket Challenge where users can pick a winner from a field of 32 potential running [...]
I’LL ONLY ASK FOR $10,000 TO USE MY SLOGAN(S)
I know the folks with the Columbia Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau are avid readers of The Palmetto Scoop, as are a number of City Council members including Mayor Bob Coble, so I would like to pose this offer to them directly:
I heard y’all have decided to [...]
HONORING THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE
During America’s nearly 232 year existence, thousands of incredible men and women have laid down their lives to protect our freedom. Today we honor those great souls and pray that we can live up to the gift they gave us with their sacrifice.
To complement the above [...]
NEWSPAPER SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON GOVERNOR’S ‘ACTIVE ROLE’ IN DEVELOPMENT DEALS
According to e-mails and letters obtained by The State newspaper under the Freedom of Information Act, Gov. Mark Sanford was “involved heavily” in multiple development deals between the state and contractors — something that critics claim usurps the bidding process laid out by state law [...]