Comments on: Floyd unveils plan for SCGOP’s future

By: Will

Will — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:05:55 +0000

Karen Floyd???

Give me a break……….

She did absolutely nothing on County Council, Spun her wheels at her corporate job and does nothing but look nice and leave a mess behind for others to fix.

Thank goodness I’m an independent. Voted for John Anderson in 1980 and haven’t regretted it one bit. Was a big Perot supporter till he got wacko. Voted 3rd party last two prez elections and damn proud of it.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:37:03 +0000

That is hilarious…the whole business of political blogging is based on hearsay and rumors! But I do remember this coming up in 2006 when she ran against Staton–she was trying to say he was the RINO but he pointed out that she gave money to many state and national Democrats…check Earl Capps’ blog circa 2006…

By: Bill A

Bill A — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:25:59 +0000

Herald Journal archives only go back to 2005.

If Karen had given any money at all to any candidate prior to 1998 then those records would appear in the FEC database.

Here on the internet we don’t respect hearsay.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:05:24 +0000

If Rachel is correct she is A RINO and she should not head the Republican party. Anyone who ever gave to Clinton is not a Republican. We need to purge all RINOs from the Party. Time to get back to our roots.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:29:48 +0000

Yes she donated to GOP causes since 1998. If you look I was talking about prior to 1998. Some of us have been involved in politics prior to 1998 and know a thing or two. You guys just need to ask around–it’s pretty common knowledge in Spartanburg (where I am) that Karen used to support Democratic candidates. It was covered in the Herald-Journal back in 1998 when she was running for county council. I remember back that far–others do too. She was a corporate exec at Flagstar and gave money to people like Clinton and Hollings. She is/was friends with Inez Tenenbaum and suppoted her during her first race. Dick Hapootlian, who I think was the Democrat chair in 1998, told the paper that when Floyd worked for him that she attended several fundraisers in DC for the Democrats and Clinton. So take it for what it’s worth, or ask around, or whatever. But this stuff is pretty common knowledge for anyone who has a memory that lasts longer than ten years.

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:22:57 +0000

Rachel,

Where can I find those records? If you have the truth lead me to the website.

By: Adam Fogle

Adam Fogle — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:39:44 +0000

Thanks Bill.

Rachel = Owned.

By: Bill A

Bill A — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:57:16 +0000

Go to this site:
http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/advindsea.shtml
Enter “Floyd, Karen” in the search field and press the “send query” button.

See for yourself how Karen K. Floyd, a resident of spartanburg SC has donated thousands of dollars to republican committees and candidates as far back as 1998, and that no contributions exist in FEC records before 1998.

I would advise other commentors to not make claims about “public records” which can be definatively falsified with a spare 5 minutes and a google search.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:44:02 +0000

Neil–check public records. You will see Karen Floyd donated a lot of money to a variety of Democrats in the 1990’s including Clinton, Hollings, Tenenbaum, and Glenn Reese. She attended a DSCC fundraiser along with Dick Harpootlian in 1998 in Washington DC. Just saying that these are not lies–ask anyone who knew her prior to her being elected to county council in 1998 and they will tell you she was supporting Democrats.

By: G. Mitchell

G. Mitchell — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:15:40 +0000

Clearly Warren Tompkins and friends can’t find another candidate so they choose to make up things about Karen. Get a life guys!