T-Rav will plead guilty!
August 31, 2007 | Filed Under Top Shelf News | Leave a Comment
The State is reporting that Thomas Ravenel will plead guilty to cocaine charges. Read the story and the plea agreement here.
First Round | August 31, 2007
August 31, 2007 | Filed Under The Shot | 2 Comments
THE STATE
- Analysis: GOP reeling from host of scandals
- Thompson to make bid official, tour S.C.
- Clinton, Giuliani lead in S.C., poll shows
- Brownback to march in Chapin parade
- Richardson returning to S.C. for events
- Clinton collects more endorsements from women
- Warthen | Ozmint: “I need the Legislature’s help on this; somebody’s going to get killed” at Corrections
- S.C. told Barnwell is safe
GREENVILLE NEWS
- Actress stumps for Obama in Greenville today
- State agencies ordered to report spending online
- School district gets funds to handle disasters
- Edwards visits, denounces special interests
- Inglis touts hydrogen at Mauldin town hall meeting
- Two Dems: Don’t fund endless war
- Fred Thompson to announce Sept. 6
- Councilman resigns coaching after sex charge
POST & COURIER
- Sanford to shine light on expenses
- Study challenges beliefs about Hispanics, jobs
- New state gang law could be used to prosecute 5 in Beaufort County
- North Charleston crowd keeps questions friendly
SHJ
- Edwards urges area Democrats to lead post-Bush social changes
- Turner lets her star power shine on Obama’s behalf
OTHER NEWS
- Justice Dept. Probing Whether Gonzales Lied
- Shape of Pivotal Senate Race Hinges on Warner Decision
- Warner to announce plans at UVA
- Bush to Offer Proposals To Ease Mortgage Crisis
- Reid Opens Door to Pact With Antiwar Republicans
- Police Release Audio Of Senator’s Arrest
- Judge: Same-Sex Couples Can Wed in Iowa
- Panel Will Urge Broad Overhaul of Iraqi Police
- U.S. Cites ‘Secrets’ Privilege as It Tries to Stop Suit on Banking Records
- Court: No new 527 rules needed
2008 | REPUBLICANS
- Thompson In the Race, Will Announce Formally in Sept.
- Fred’s Wait
- News: Thompson’s Campaign Theme
- Iowa + Gay Marriage = Candidate Statement
- Midnight Riders
- Music to His Ears
- McCain, Thompson plan visits to Rock Hill
- Underdog Paul inspires political passion
2008 | DEMOCRATS
- Hillary jokes Bill looked into No. 2 job
- Unions back Clinton, Edwards, Huckabee
- Edwards welcomes union endorsement
- Activist sues over loss of delegates
- Democrats Turn From Big Donor Who’s Fugitive
- Use of Bundlers Raises New Risks for Campaigns
- What Women Want
Garcia rides a Duiped
August 30, 2007 | Filed Under Random Fun | 1 Comment
So a couple days back we were driving down Rosewood when we pulled up right behind some shirtless redneck on a moped. And it wasn’t one of those blinged out mopeds like this:
It was a beat-the-hell-up moped like this:
We looked closer at the long-haired shirtless man and it was Gamecock badboy Stephen Garcia.
Now you know why we call it a duiped right? Because that’s what people drive around after they get a DUI and their license is taken away. So, we are wondering…did Garcia get stripped of his license after his two arrests?
Mr. Delusional Clemson Tiger Fan
August 30, 2007 | Filed Under Random Fun | Leave a Comment
From one of those fun email forwards, just to anger half our audience:
Bud Light Real Men of Genius
Announcer: Today we salute you, Mr. Delusional Clemson Tiger Fan.
Backup singer: Mr. Delusional Clemson Tiger Faaaaaan!
Announcer: Season after season, year after year, you rank your team among
the nation’s elite, only to find that pollsters don’t even rank you as one
of the best teams in the ACC.
Backup singer: Why aren’t we number ooooone?
Announcer: You scramble to make futile attempts at damage control when,
with your quiver-lipping coach at the controls, you lose to Duke or Wake Forest.
Backup singer: Cry like a babyyyyyyy!
Announcer: Inevitably, you’ll bring up the past, and boast of the mythical
national championship you bought with illegal recruits over 25 years ago.
Backup singer: Those were the daaaaaays!
Announcer: You’ll perpetually ignore that your stadium’s nickname is a blantant ripoff of LSU’s Death Valley
Backup singer: We not only cheat, but we steal toooooooo!
Announcer: Go on, ignore that home bitchslapping to your archrival in last year’s regular season finale and believe that you’ll defeat your bowl
opponent with striking ease, only to lose yet another post-season matchup.
Backup singer: Peach be damned - we belong in the BCSSSSSSS!
Announcer: So crack open an ice cold Bud Light, oh Emperor of Excuses, and know that when you don’t finish in the top 25, you most likely won’t be there at the start of next season, either.
Backup singer: Mr. Delusional Clemson Tiger Fannnnnnn!
Anheiser-Busch, St Louis, Missouri
The First Round | August 30, 2007
August 30, 2007 | Filed Under The Shot | Leave a Comment
THE STATE
- Clyburn sees woes for GOP
- Richardson campaign returns to S.C.
- Romney will take questions at Adluh
- Emergency personnel join Giuliani team
- Theodore now part of Dodd campaign
- In a wall of words, defiance still echoes
- Clinton collects more endorsements from women
- Romney bus tour set to begin
- Budget shortfall a wake-up call on risky budgeting
- Suit asks court to consider Budget and Control Board with open mind
GREENVILLE NEWS
- Bauer now thinking about Senate challenge
- Universal health care gets a boost
- Charter school financing studied
- Obesity taking a toll in South Carolina
- Sanford reserves judgment on prisons charges
- First responders form group for Giuliani
- Inglis: Troop surge working
SHJ
- Changes announced to state prisons’ victim notification system
- Spartanburg Democrats set to host Edwards at rally tonight
- Giuliani representatives hear area first responders’ concerns
P&C
- Fear not motive for Graham
- Notification system to be expanded
- Court reinstates suit challenging video poker ban
- Curbing crime must involve community as well as police
- Demand Barnwell answers
SC AP
- Romney launches two-day SC bus tour
- Theodore joins Dodd’s team in SC
- Clyburn predicts fallout for GOP following Idaho senator’s arrest
- S.C. prisons director announces e-mail victim notification system
“Unfortunately, the admin found some corruption on the drive that was leading to performance issues. He is in the process of rebuilding the /home file tree. The admin currently estimates about 3 hours before it’s back up. All your data will be fine and will be brought back up as soon as possible.”
What does that mean? We have no idea. But it’s why you are only getting half The First Round this morning. We will see about getting the rest to you ASAP!! BOO COMPUTERS!
Romney showing some online love
August 30, 2007 | Filed Under 2008 | Republicans, The Chaser | Leave a Comment
Just a few weeks back Romney had problems answering questions from snowmen, but today he’s showing the netroots community some love by asking us to help create new online ads for his campaign.
From call days that net $6 million to these type internet gimmicks, the Romney team is proving to be the most innovative and creative team on the trail.
Run Romney Run
August 30, 2007 | Filed Under 2008 | Republicans, Top Shelf News | 3 Comments
Now this is a great ad. The Romney team is obviously trying to contrast Mitt’s vigor with McCain’s age and Thompson’s laziness. Check it out:
Choices and Consequences | Why Corrupt GOP Officials Should Not Seek Re-Election
August 29, 2007 | Filed Under The Chaser, Top Shelf News | 2 Comments
[Tim Cameron]
The greatest piece of wisdom I received in my education did not come from Aristotle or Socrates, but rather from my high school weightlifting instructor Coach Dodd.
Coach Dodd believed one philosophy governed all things in life. That philosophy was “choices and consequences”. In Coach Dodd class you didn’t have to lift weights or even dress in gym clothes for class. If you wanted to sit in the corner of the weight room at Marietta High School wearing blue jeans and talking to friends, Coach Dodd wouldn’t even say anything to you. But the consequence for that action would be getting a lower grade at the end of semester.
Choices and consequences transcend high school gym class and can be applied to all aspects of life. Let’s just pretend you’re a U.S. Senator from Idaho, who happens to be named Larry Craig, and you choose to illegally solicit some gay sex in public restroom. Well your consequence will be total disgrace, censure from your colleagues, and (hopefully) eventual resignation.
Now imagine you’re Senator Ted Stevens from Alaska and you recently choose to take money under the table funding for an extensive personal home renovation from Veco Corporation, an Alaska-based oil services company that has long been embroiled in bribery investigations involving state legislators, in exchange for using federal tax dollars to fund projects benefiting Veco Corp. Your consequence in this case will be having the FBI invade your home one night, and having federal authorities begin to build an airtight federal indictment. It remains to be seen if Sen. Stevens will get an extended stay at one of our nation’s fine federal prisons, but if authorities act quickly, he might just get to share a cell with Michael Vick.
Most importantly, imagine you’re one of the many great Republican leaders, whose life is both moral and virtuous. But you choose not to do anything about these corrupt officials. Instead you choose to sit back and give them the benefit of the doubt. You say to yourself “I’m going to wait for a conviction” or “but I’ve been friends with him so long”. The consequence for this inaction will take place in November when the voters go to the polls and start to wonder if they should vote for another Republican official who could be just another corrupt Republican like those other officials they’ve read about in the news.
I think it is great to see Senate Republicans seeking the resignation of Sen. Craig, but they shouldn’t stop there. Other Republicans including Sen. Stevens, Rep. Don Young, and Rep. John Doolittle are currently facing pending federal investigations. These men will become the center of the Democrats effort to label the GOP the “party of corruption”. This could result in consequences lasting well beyond 2008. Corruption is a strong label, and if it is attached to the Republican Party, we will likely face electoral losses for the next several cycles.
I realize that asking these men to resign while facing legal trouble might be a little too much to ask. But Sen. Stevens, Rep. Young, and Rep. Doolittle are all up for re-election in 2008. All these men will likely be re-elected, but at what cost? The GOP leadership needs to begin to pressure these men to not seek re-election next year. The party apparatuses (RNC, NRCC, NRSC) need to threaten to pull funding from their re-election efforts and to assist in fundraising efforts for credible primary challengers. The President, Vice-President, and members of Congress should also travel to these primary challengers’ home districts to assist in fundraising efforts if necessary.
Our party can choose not to clean up our act, but the consequence for this inaction will be the voters taking the GOP to the cleaners in 2008. Even more problematic is fact most, if not all, of these allegedly corrupt officials will be re-elected in 2008. This means that we will be dealing with the same problem (and possibly a few federal indictments) next election cycle. This will give the Democrats another two years to cement the “party of corruption” label into the minds of the American voter.
There are choices and consequences, and it is time for the GOP to make a choice. Act now and suffer loosing a few Congressional seats next year, or face the consequence of loosing numerous Congressional seats for years to come.
I’m for Larry Craig. Not Larry and Craig.
August 29, 2007 | Filed Under Random Fun, The Chaser, Top Shelf News | Leave a Comment
What exactly did Senator Larry Craig do? It’s all pretty darn weird. Check out this recreation.
And we hear the new Republican slogan is: I’m for Larry Craig. Not Larry and Craig.
First Round | August 29, 2007
August 29, 2007 | Filed Under The Shot | 1 Comment
NEW MEDIA
- Redstate | New RightRoots launches
- Bluey | Being ‘Poor’ Ain’t What It Used to Be
- Michelle Malkin | The Larry Craig mess
- Captain’s Quarters | What Exactly Is The Crime?
- Hot Air | Experts say: Pakistan is America’s second worst ally
THE STATE
- In a wall of words, defiance still echoes
- Ask Romney anything Thursday at Adluh Flour
- McCain jokes with Leno about campaign
- McCain’s S.C. office to open this week
- Frist to visit S.C to raise awareness about global poverty
- Council might require reports from vets
- S.C. trails nation again
- Opinion | Budget shortfall a wake-up call on risky budgeting
GREENVILLE NEWS
- Greenville SAT scores improve
- McCain to launch four-day tour in Upstate
- Things are looking up for McCain
- Candidate to visit Simpsonville
- Laurens schools SAT scores fall
- Residents want I-73 built farther west
POST & COURIER
- More students pass AP exams statewide
- Cameras may join city’s crimefighting arsenal
- Presidential hopefuls to visit Lowcountry
- Uniform under scrutiny
SHJ
- Bauer possibly a challenger for Inglis, Graham?
- Announcement of Giuliani’s first responders today
- Inglis pushes energy reform
OTHER NEWS
- Democrats Say They Will Press Gonzales Inquiries
- GOP Leaders Want Craig Inquiry
- A Scandal-Scarred G.O.P. Asks, ‘What Next?’
- Senator Johnson: ‘I Am Back’
- Bush Wants $50 Billion More for Iraq War
- Bush May Fight for New Attorney General
- GOP Steps Up Web Presence With Veteran of Yahoo, MSN
- Congressman Offers Revisions to ‘No Child’
- U.S. Releases Group of Iranians Held in Baghdad
- Colonel Is Acquitted in Abu Ghraib Abuse Case
2008 | REPUBLICANS
- G.O.P. Plans Early-Primary Penalties
- Romney throws Craig under bus
- Some Balk at Giuliani Role in 9/11 Ceremony
- McCain Is Eligible to Receive Public Financing
- Campaign Ads Go Do-It-Yourself
- Romney Focuses on Economy, Pledges to Cut Income, Company Taxes
- Huckabee, Brownback tell of cancer scares
- First-tier Republicans skip cancer forum
2008 | DEMOCRATS
- Florida Vows To Go Ahead With Jan. 29 Primary
- Leading
Clinton - Obama supported by Wilder
- Edwards: Tough truths must be spoken
- Obama sometimes tells Democratic groups what they don’t want to hear
- Firefighters Endorse Dodd as Transport Union Picks Clinton
- Edwards, Kucinich woo machinists union
- Kucinich is right on healthcare
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