Shame on Carol Fowler for this one
July 31, 2007 | Filed Under State Politics, The Chaser
Written by The Shot
Sanford endorses Tim Scott, who could be the first black statewide elected official since reconstruction, and rather than congratulate him, the Democrats respond with this attack.
Democrats pride themselves on being the party that represents African American values, but every time a Republican tries to advance the ball for African Americans, the Democrats have some snoody comment.
Shame on Carol Fowler and the SC Democratic Party for this press release. Instead of congratulating Tim Scott, they call him a “lame endorsement.”
Columbia, SC - South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler today released the following statement in regards to Governor Mark Sanford endorsing Charleston County Councilman Tim Scott as his choice to replace State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel.
“If the Governor were serious about having credible input as to who would serve as South Carolina’s State Treasurer, he would have asked Mr. Scott to serve as interim State Treasurer. By making this last minute, lame endorsement after most of the legislators have already decided on who they would support, the Governor has done nothing for Mr. Scott and nothing for the state of South Carolina. Instead, the Governor, as we’ll see Friday, has shown again how irrelevant he is to the South Carolina legislature.”
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Just think he is in his last term . We are so lucky he will be out of office where he belongs
“but every time a Republican tries to advance the ball for African Americans,” maybe I am just a blind partisan who sees Sandford’s stunts and gimmicks as politically motivated, but since this appointment has not a chance of winning -not because he is black, but because of the ineffectively late timing and lack of push by the governor for it - he has not contacted my Sen. or Rep. to vote on behalf of Scott there are only max 180 voters in this race you’d think calling them would be a good idea? If Sanford was a altruistic in getting more representation for blacks as he says he is, isn’t it fair that he would make the appointment for a black person to something he has the power to do instead of making a half-hearted endorsement come press time for a position this impotent executive has no chance of influencing one way or another. Becasue Sanford is the one chosing to claim the mantle of ‘getting the ball rolling for African-Americans’ as you so aptly put it, then I think Fowler has brought up a legitimate question.
The lady makes some very good points. As my grandpappy used to say, “If the shoe fits, wear it.”