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OBAMA YOUTH VIDEO COMES FROM NOWHERE, GOES VIRAL, SCARES THE HELL OUT OF EVERYONE
It’s not quite Halloween yet, but with Rocktober set to begin tomorrow, it’s close enough to make a months old YouTube video’s sudden emergence onto the national news scene appropriately scary.
The video entitled “Sing for Change” — which featured 22 children, aged [...]
GEORGE BAILEY POSSIBLY GOT AN EDUCATION SHORTLY BEFORE TAKING OVER BUILDING & LOAN
At some point prior to taking over the Bailey Building & Loan Association in Frank Capra’s 1946 film “It’s a Wonderful Life,” former South Carolina Rep. George Bailey may or may not have completed high school.
For years, Bailey, who is running to take [...]
AND MOST OF ALL, AMERICAN FREE MARKETS NOT SOVIET-STYLED SOCIALISM
The Palmetto Scoop’s editor and I traded barbs yesterday over the bailout. As I continued to offer soundbytes as to why the bill was full of baloney, I realized that Adam Fogle was right. This is not the time for speeches (e.g. Nancy Pelosi) or soundbytes [...]
GARREN HEADS TO COURT IN GREENVILLE ON CHARGES OF UNREASONABLE FORCE, VIOLATING CIVIL RIGHTS
The trial of a South Carolina trooper who allegedly rammed his cruiser into a fleeing suspect last year began today in Greenville. According to the Associated Press:
Federal prosecutors say Lance Cpl. Steven Garren intentionally hit Marvin Grant when he was running [...]
ONLINE TRICKS, ROUNDHOUSE KICKS, GAS STICKS, ANGRY HICKS
The news cycle was absolutely dominated today by the failed bailout bill. There wasn’t really room for anything else. At The Palmetto Scoop, however, our biggest story was the rumored firing of Clemson head coach Tommy Bowden.
But, believe it or not, there were a bunch of [...]
C-SPAN WILL AIR GRAHAM V. CONLEY, BROWN V. KETNER
ETV and The State newspaper are reporting that a pair of scheduled South Carolina Congressional debates will air nationally on the cable television network C-SPAN next month.
The 1st Congressional District matchup between Rep. Henry Brown and Challenger Linda Ketner as well as the U.S. Senate debate between [...]
FUNDERBURK WAS ‘JUST CURIOUS’ WHEN HE SENT OUT CHAIN EMAIL
I don’t know what kind of moron would send around a chain email saying that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is the anti-Christ and then claim he was curious about it’s factual accuracy. But, then again, I don’t spend a whole lot of time in [...]
HOUSE KILLS PLAN TO INTERVENE IN MARKETS 228-205
The U.S. House of Representatives rejected the proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street by a vote of 228 to 205.
The partisan split showed 140 Democrats and 65 Republicans voting for the legislation, while 95 Democrats 133 Republicans voted against it. While the bill could be brought [...]
REPORTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE FUEL HOPES THAT HEAD COACH WILL BE CANNED
Rumors are circulating around Clemson University that head football coach Tommy Bowden may be on his way out. School officials have reportedly scheduled a press conference for this afternoon or tomorrow, at which time a replacement will be named.
The claims stem from reports [...]
BURRELLES LUCE SAYS POST AND COURIER WILL SOON TAKE TOP SPOT
It is very difficult in South Carolina to make a conscious effort to move a newspaper’s content to the left and still expect the readers to stay loyal. Not only are print newspaper subscriptions rapidly dying out, but folks get tired of reading editorial [...]
