JESUS JUST LOVES THIS SORT OF THING …
For those of you who don’t know him, Bob McAlister is a South Carolina political consultant with a pretty simple schtick.
Ready? Here goes: “I’m a Republican, but I support (insert massive tax or spending hike).”
McAlister has peddled that basic formula for years … laughing all the way to the bank.
One reason he’s gotten away with it for so long? McAlister is a devout social conservative – shamelessly promoting his faith at every turn (including using the Christian “fish” as his corporate logo).
Curious, then, that McAlister worked so hard to elect liberal Columbia, S.C. attorney William Hubbard to another term as a trustee at the University of South Carolina.
Hubbard is a lawyer for Nelson Mullins – which as we noted in this story is where his loyalties lie (they sure as hell aren’t with the University).
But the fact that McAlister backed another self-interested status quo sellout is hardly news … he does that every week. What’s interesting about the Hubbard case is the extent to which it exposes McAlister to allegations of hypocrisy on the social issues he so breathlessly touts.
For those of you who missed our big story on all this, in addition to a soon-to-be reelected trustee Hubbard is the incoming president of the American Bar Association – a group that supports taxpayer-funded abortion (and a host of other socially liberal policies).
Yet during Hubbard’s candidacy, the “religious right” in South Carolina made nary a peep about his advocacy on behalf of such a far left organization …
Seriously, at a time when ‘Onward, Christian Soldiers’ should have been blaring from every belfry … the Palmetto State’s social conservative community decided instead to sing “Kumbaya’ with this Godless leftist.
All thanks to McAlister …
Again, we’ve got nothing against people making a living. In fact if we know McAlister like we think we do, he’ll secretly love this story.
“Thanks for the free advertising,” we can hear him guffaw as he visualizes the mad stacks of cash that will undoubtedly accrue to his bank account.
And why not? Every socially liberal candidate who comes before the S.C. General Assembly surely must acknowledge the value of purchasing a “true believer” for their campaign – especially one who can single-handedly silence an entire movement.
We know what that says about McAlister … but more importantly, what does it say about the so-called “social conservative” movement in South Carolina?
Exactly …
13 comments
A “true” Christian would eat all the fish himself!
“True” Christians don’t survive politics.
At least not in SC.
True.
Gezz. It is all about the money. Bob makes a ton of money, and I mean a lot of money, off Leatherman, the Ports, USC, Manufactures Asso, ..you name it and he makes money off of them.
At the top rungs of SC’s power structure there is never quibbling about money. Everyone gets their fair share (which is a lot) as there is a never ending supply of tax dollars.
USC throws off a ton of money and Bob got his so Hubbell is re-elected. That is how it works.
He drinks from the froth well of money that Leatherman has in his lair. Drinking the liquid initiates one to the Order of the Scum of Florence. And exquisitely crafty bush with the morals of a turd and the insatiable need to appropriate every tax dollar possible.
Don’t forget his ties to the Indian Casino business. Word is starting to get out that McAlister and another consulting firm are on retainer for the Catawba Indian Tribe. Hard to pound your chest as a Christian conservative when you oppose the Christian right on one of their key issues in SC.
Is that pink shirt indicative that old Bob is part of a demographic that the Christians tell us are most certainly going to burn in hell?
If a person supports or helps/takes business from/work with/votes for/is seen with/rides in an elevator with/shares a bus with/talks to or knows a person who is a Democrat or deemed by FITS to be ‘liberal’ then the first person cannot be a christian, and is likely a “christian” or just a Pagan. Excellent story FITS, chock full of hard hitting platititudes, unsupported conjecture and unrelated thoughts, that aren’t cogent or interesting.
You just now figuring out republicans are mealy mouthed liars using religion as a means to an end. Funny to hear you criticizing them when you are no different.
Separation of church and state…what a novel idea!
It’s called an ichthus.
Fits, is the assumption here that you can’t possibly be a Christian unless you’re also a mouth breathing right-wing loony?