The Palmetto Scoop

CLEMSON WHOOPS UP ON USC BASKETBALL, 98-87
To call University of South Carolina head basketball coach Darrin Horn’s first season disappointing is probably a bit premature, but 11 games into the season and that appears to be where things are headed.
With a disgraceful early loss to the College of Charleston and close wins over far inferior [...]

S.C. POLICY COUNCIL: BAUER’S SENIOR SHIELD PROGRAM MAY INTERFERE WITH PRIVATE SECTOR
The Senior Shield program created by Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer came come under heavy fire last month for improperly using state funds. And one of the most damning condemnations was published Sunday by South Carolina Policy Council Communications Director Bryan Cox in the [...]

GOVERNOR MAKES DRUDGE REPORT FOR DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
It’s been a goal of mine for a while now to get The Palmetto Scoop onto the massively influential Drudge Report. TPS has been linked to by practically every other important news site, but Drudge eludes me.
So imagine my disappointment when Gov. Mark Sanford was on Drudge [...]

A NEW YEAR’S HORN ON YOUR PHONE… MAKE IT STOP, ALREADY
In what might just be the most annoying idea of all time, some jackass went and created a New Years Horn application for the iPhone. Basically, you download it, install it, and then you have a countdown clock to 2009 on your [...]

FAMOUS REVEREND SWITCHES MEMBERSHIP TO SPARTANBURG CHURCH
Perhaps the most famous preacher in American history, the Rev. Billy Graham, has switched his church membership from Dallas to the First Baptist Church of Spartanburg. Why is this a big deal? Because it’s Billy Graham, that’s why.
Mr. Graham joined First Baptist Dallas during his first [...]

SOUTH CAROLINA REPRESENTATIVE DEAD AT 74
A long-serving member of the State House of Representatives died Saturday after suffering a heart attack at his Gaffney home.
Rep. Olin Phillips (D-Cherokee) was found unresponsive by his wife about in the early morning hours and was taken to Upstate Carolina Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Phillips was a [...]

NC MOM SNAPS PICTURE OF DAUGHTER’S LIFE-SAVING ANGEL
Earlier this week, The State newspaper published a photo of an “angel” that reportedly saved a young girl’s life at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. And by angel I don’t mean a really nice person, I mean the type with wings and halos that hang out in Heaven.
And [...]

IT TRULY IS A WONDERFUL LIFE
The most joyous day of the year is upon us. Today we celebrate the birth of Christ by spending time with family, friends and loved ones.
For me, on this Christmas day, it is important to remember the valuable lesson from “It’s a Wonderful Life” (last 10 minutes [...]

QUASI-CELEBRITY SUES OVER COLUMBIA CRASH
Nearly one month to the day punk rocker Travis Barker of the band Blink-182 sued a pair of companies that he claimed were responsible for a deadly September plane wreck in Columbia, disc jockey DJ AM — aka Adam Goldstein, who was the only other survivor — is following suit.
Being that [...]

SCGOP CHAIR PICKS UP ENDORSEMENT FROM NEW MEXICO COUNTERPART
The political pundits have billed South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson as the “southern” candidate in the race to head the Republican National Committee.
And while that is true, Dawson is quickly proving that his appeals extends far beyond Dixie. Today, Dawson picked up a major endorsement [...]