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Lee Bright: Guns-A-Blazing

S.C. Sen. Lee Bright (R-Spartanburg) has an interesting fundraising appeal going in his campaign for the U.S. Senate. He’s giving away an AR-15 rifle … “Sending Lindsey Graham back to the U.S. Senate to work with President Obama would be a recipe for disaster. That’s why I’m counting on the…

S.C. Sen. Lee Bright (R-Spartanburg) has an interesting fundraising appeal going in his campaign for the U.S. Senate.

He’s giving away an AR-15 rifle …

“Sending Lindsey Graham back to the U.S. Senate to work with President Obama would be a recipe for disaster. That’s why I’m counting on the support of pro-gun patriots just like you — and why my campaign is giving away a brand-new AR-15,” Bright says in a fundraising message. “I know the anti-gun media may hate it. I know the political talking heads may sneer as they continue blaming guns and law-abiding gun owners for the acts of thugs and madmen. But I am THE pro-gun, pro-Constitution candidate in this race for the U.S. Senate — and I can’t think of a better way to get that word out than by giving away a brand new AR-15.”

Hmmmmm …

Bright’s campaign suffered a major setback last month when his disastrous personal financial history became public knowledge … yet despite this debilitating, emasculating revelation he somehow seems to have retained the support of what’s left of the “Tea Party” movement in South Carolina.

And we’re sure they will eat up this gun gimmick …

Bright is one of four candidates challenging liberal incumbent U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in this June’s GOP primary. Charleston businesswoman Nancy Mace, Upstate social conservative Richard Cash and Orangeburg attorney Bill Connor are the others.

Will any of them emerge as a credible alternative to Graham?

We’ll know a lot more about that in a week when their fundraising totals are released …

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38 comments

euwe max January 23, 2014 at 8:26 pm

How about a Republican Theater owner having an AR-15 night? Everyone comes locked and loaded.

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SCBlues January 23, 2014 at 8:50 pm

The fact that there are folks that actually voted this moron into office tells you about all you need to know about the Republican Party in South Carolina.

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Scrappy January 23, 2014 at 10:26 pm

Good point!

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TontoBubbaGoldstein January 24, 2014 at 12:49 am

Alvin Greene says “Hi”.

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SCBlues January 24, 2014 at 8:26 am

Alvin Greene has held elected office in SC? News to me.

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GrandTango January 24, 2014 at 8:54 am

But Alvin was the BEST the democrats had to offer as a Senate candidate…or he would not have won the primary. You can’t deny that…

And that’s even more incriminating regarding the legitimacy of the democrat party than your attack on Bright…

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TontoBubbaGoldstein January 24, 2014 at 9:58 am

Alvin Greene has held elected office in SC? News to me

No, he was elected by Democrats to be the challenger to Jim DeMint.

Republicans ( and other South Carolinians from the right side of the IQ Bell Curve) thwarted Mr Greene’s bid to win the general election.

Thanks for playing.

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Norma Scok January 24, 2014 at 1:21 pm

A an “F-U” vote, I think I actually voted for Greene.

Tom January 24, 2014 at 9:52 am

SC voters are amazing. Alvin Greene as a Senator would have been about as bad as it could get. And still the voters of SC managed to find a worse choice.

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venomachine January 24, 2014 at 8:22 am

It says a lot about the dude who ran against him as well.

Sometimes you hold your nose and pick the lesser of two weevils.

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SCBlues January 24, 2014 at 8:27 am

I find it hard to believe that the holding of nose would be sufficient to allow most folks to vote for Bright.

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venomachine January 24, 2014 at 9:48 am

You must have your cranium deeply implanted in the silica, because that’s the way it is for 99% (I’m being generous in not saying 100%) of all elections.

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SCBlues January 24, 2014 at 1:58 pm

Yes – I agree – you are correct – but I still think I would need to hold more than my nose to consider voting for Bright.

Matt January 24, 2014 at 8:02 pm

So very true. Sadly he is just one of many examples of this!

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Deo Vindice SC January 23, 2014 at 8:54 pm

A wonderful republicon from SC, a shoe in for sure! More destruction too come, been there, done that, YAWN!

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Punch Twinkle Toes Fatboy! January 23, 2014 at 9:56 pm

I have to hand it to ole crazy eyes, he at least gets in there and tries to bloody up the gay boy a little.

Whereas Ms. Linsdey gives a wink and a nod to the lefties, Lee Bright offers up an AR-15 and tells them, “Go fuck yourselves.”- Crazy as shit, but I like it.

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Ha Ha January 23, 2014 at 10:30 pm

Silly idea,silly candidate.

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Low Country, Midlands, UpState January 23, 2014 at 11:16 pm

Hell, my bud, The Observer, aka TO, pulled this stunt while an undergrad at Clemson. Just goes to show how not so bright “Not So Bright” Lee Bright is. It took “Not So Bright” until he was 43 years old to copy TO at 21 years of age.

Note: I checked 34 points of IQ at the sign-in to post this; I’m thinking anything over 100 is a waste of talent and effort for this purpose. If “Not So Bright” has trouble with interpretation, please have him contact TO. He’ll assist on my behalf.

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Norma Scok January 24, 2014 at 1:27 pm

Caulfield says “Hey”.

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Smirks January 24, 2014 at 12:10 am

Probably some shitty cheap one, no doubt. What a stupid fucking gimmick, but shit, he’s just pulling a page out of Haley’s book. It is no different from wearing your religion on your sleeves and an American flag pin on your lapel, use whatever symbolic horseshit you can muster to get the dumb vote.

Save your money for a charity, not some self-serving shitstain of a politician.

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EJB January 24, 2014 at 7:01 am

Nothing against you personal but I’ve noticed how people
call stuff like this “gimmicks”, call him stupid and moron, doesn’t know his
butt from a hole in the ground and all that derogatory stuff but yet there he
sits and here we sit. You, nor I, could get elected dog catcher and he is a
state senator. You, nor I, could raise $5,000 dollars and yet that financial “dim
bulb” has raised so much more. I haven’t changed my mind, he will implode, he
will do poorly compared to the other candidates but he IS doing far more than
you or I could ever hope to do. He is due that much credit, I would like to see
people attack him for his policy short comings because stupid he ain’t.

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shifty henry January 24, 2014 at 9:54 am

Agreeing with his getting out there and going for it. So far Shifty hasn’t seen any commentator here doing the same. But we each have our reasons for “staying home.”

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Norma Scok January 24, 2014 at 1:20 pm

I’m not about to let the public have a look at my taxes and see where my millions come from.

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shifty henry January 24, 2014 at 2:10 pm

I don’t want the public to know where my millions went. Although, I would like to know for myself!

oops! achoo.... January 24, 2014 at 3:50 pm

but officer, I swear its confectioner’s sugar….

Original Good Old Boy January 24, 2014 at 1:26 pm

He may not be stupid (I’ve never met him) but he seems to have an acute lack of shame. He seems to be particularly qualified in that regard.

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SparkleCity January 26, 2014 at 11:58 pm

That slime is in it for the money and an attempt to bail his sorry ass out of bankruptcy.

That’s his game plain and simple

He is just one step behind that slime ex-govenor and his wife from Virginia.

Tic-Toc,Tic-Toc,Tic-Toc Lee………..

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Comrade1917 January 24, 2014 at 7:15 am

USSA’s collapse is forthcoming – get your AR, HK or FN NOW.

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Chairman Mao January 24, 2014 at 9:37 am

I’m going with a shotgun, sidearm and cover. Reaching out to people at 300 yds plus who I don’t know are intent to harm me seems a bit much.

Really though, if done right I won’t be worry about any of it, I’ll be in a remote place watching it all unfold on a big screen from a comfy place.

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EJB January 24, 2014 at 9:54 am

Arm up with what you are comfortable, you’ll find comrades
in arms that will fill in where you are weak; as you will fill in for them, you got a shotgun, buddy up with a rifle man. Knew a guy that offered to get me some grenades (20 years ago), stuff’s out there.

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Spartan January 24, 2014 at 8:25 am

Typical political pandering.

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Nölff January 24, 2014 at 8:44 am

God and guns are great tools for politicians.

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GrandTango January 24, 2014 at 8:51 am

Just a question that may help explain FITS’ recent posting pattern:

Is Bright kicking Mace’s @$$ in polling numbers and fundraising????

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Inciteful January 24, 2014 at 8:59 am

He’s trying to build a list of gun rights folks from which to raise more money. Interesting approach. Makes you wonder what other groups he could interest with what other prizes? Some ideas:
TARGETED GROUP: PRIZE:
Neurosurgeons Authorization to transplant a cockroach brain into him to raise his IQ.
Hairdressers Style his wfe’s to get rid of her “flying nun” big hair look.
Accountants Complete his unfiled tax returns for the past 7 years.
Business managers Teach him how to run a trucking company.
District 34 voters Find a candidate more appealing than SC’s most
self-serving trial lawyer to run against him.
Any other ideas?

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Pay Me Damnit January 24, 2014 at 10:17 am

Sounds like $1500 bucks a creditor might like to find in the mail – a drop in the bucket.
Maybe Bright needs to stay elected for the personal protection it provides from his lenders

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Philip Branton January 24, 2014 at 11:02 am

Dear “General Lee” Bright, we want to applaud you from the bottom of our SPAWAR Atlantic hearts for this act of political Psyops. You can stump on God and Guns all you want too but from what we remember Jesus did not have a trigger finger, As for your pandering to the voter base here in the great State of “Fits”, the last time we checked, both Dems and Repubs are SLAVES to foreign OIL and have no choice at the pump between LOCAL energy and foreign OIL. Do we need to ask you why you have not raised the Incinerator issue with Senator Lindsey Graham since he went to Iraq and Afghanistan how many times.
Finally, Mr. Bright, when are you going to come down here to SPAWAR Atlantic and take a look around if you want to be our Senator. You are going to need to know what we are ….WHAT? (Fist poundzzz….!!) (Spit)

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Norma Scok January 24, 2014 at 1:24 pm

What is with you and the SPAWAR crap? I’m pretty sure that you don’t speak for them.
Since I spend some time around those parts occasionally, let me know who yu are so I can laugh at you in the parking lot.

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Cecil January 24, 2014 at 1:49 pm

All of Graham’s challengers are idiots Everyone of them have allied themselves with the far right and the crazies in the senate. They are giving the election to Mr. Sexy Pants on a silver platter.

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