HENRY McMASTER TRIUMPHANT IN S.C. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR’S RACE … “WHITES ONLY” COUNTRY CLUBS REJOICE
“Boy I Say I Say I Say!!!”
Get ready to hear a lot of that sort of talk on the campaign trail …
South Carolina “Republicans” have selected Henry McMaster – a less feathered, less politically correct and far less intellectually curious version of “Foghorn Leghorn” – to be their nominee for lieutenant governor.
The thick-accented (and thicker-skulled) former S.C. Attorney General and SCGOP chairman easily defeated Mike Campbell – son of former S.C. Gov. Carroll Campbell – in the GOP lieutenant gubernatorial runoff this week.
McMaster’s win was widely expected seeing as Campbell finished in third place two weeks ago and only earned a spot in the runoff after Pat McKinney – S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s hand-picked candidate for the post – dropped out of the race.
McMaster will now face centrist Democrat Bakari Sellers – a fourth-term lawmaker from Bamberg, S.C. – in the 2014 general election.
In fact the votes hadn’t been completely counted before Sellers issued a press release challenging McMaster to a series of debates.
“My opponent represents the status quo and is a decades long career politician who has been running for office for close to thirty years,” Sellers said in a statement. “This election is not about what was South Carolina was, nor what South Carolina is, it’s about what South Carolina can be. We have an opportunity to retire the ‘good-ole boy network’ in Columbia. Fresh leadership and fresh ideas is what I will bring to our great state as our next Lt. Governor.”
That could wind up being an interesting race … and not just because Sellers is more fiscally conservative than your typical Democrat.
Sellers also happens to be the son of a former civil rights leader.
McMaster? Ummm … yeah. He’s been a member of several “whites only” country clubs and debutante societies in his hometown of Columbia, S.C.
In fact here is a screen shot of McMaster’s name appearing in the 2008 directory of the Forest Lake Country Club – which was featured in a series of exclusive reports we published on these “whites only” groups. During the course of our investigation, FITS also uncovered McMaster’s membership in another “whites only” social club.
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Henry Mac is gonna look fabulous in that purple robe!
Hmmmmm, who are the four chicks from the hennery fanning his ass? We demand to know!
They are going to tickle his ass with those feathers.
— best of the week!
” “WHITES ONLY” COUNTRY CLUBS REJOICE ”
LMAO!!!! Very good Sic one!
I think the first debate should be on the Capital Building lawn, with the Confederate Flag out front and a burning cross behind the podiums.
Alan Wilson, Bobby Harrell make case in court
SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT VIDEO:
http://www.wistv.com/story/25855067/ag-wilson-speaker-harrell-to-make-case-in-court
There goes the budget for the Lt. Governor’s Office
In addition to the security detail there be a new translator detail
At every appearance there will be a SLED Agent on his left to keep Al-Qaeda at bay and on his right a translator to tell everyone what the fuck he is saying
THE SOUTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL ALAN WILSON IS AT A LOSS FOR WORDS…..”The attorney general’s office had no comment after Tuesday’s hearing at the South Carolina Supreme Court.”
Speaker Harrell, who came to court with his wife and children, said afterward: “The justices made it clear to us that, from what they’ve seen, the attorney general was simply trying to convict me in the court of public opinion because he can’t seem to get it done in the courtroom.”
It’s soooooo obvious that AG Wilson went down in flames, check the Wilson hair line index, it was a perfect indicator as to Wilson’s defeat, it works every time. If Wilson goes after many more public corruption cases, he won’t have a stitch of hair left on his head.
Of course Harrell was talking and carrying on like he won. He OWNS Jean Toal and she is going to protect his sorry ass no matter what. Poor Alan Wilson’s connection to the state’s second most political powerful person – Toal behind Leatherman – Toal’s senile muse – was Jakie Knotts who ALWAYS voted as Toal told him – but he f’ed up and lost his seat. So he is no good to Toal….. Pathetic situation in South Carolina.
Harrell did win, watch the video of the hearing.
LINK TO HEARING:
http://www.wistv.com/story/25855067/ag-wilson-speaker-harrell-to-make-case-in-court
The Supreme Court Justices seemed pretty pissed about AG Wilson’s stupid “Press Releases”, I’ll bet he doesn’t do that for awhile.
Any publicity is good publicity… especially when it has to do with corruption in South Carolina!
If you watched the testimony Harrell’s own attorney admitted that if they stayed Manning’s order that the AG could open another investigation based on the SLED report. He also could not explain the “where do we go from here?” questions from the court. In other words, this was reduced to a single battle and everyone in the courtroom, including the justices, acknowledged that this is simply an attempt to buy some time.
I watched the entire video twice and what I came away with was that the justices now realize that they have gotten themselves into a corner and the only way out will be to let the AG continue. Manning, on the record, asked for evidence and then refused to allow the AG to present the evidence, then ruled against him.
The SC justices, mainly Toal and the angry brother, interrupted Waters each time he was about to make a valid argument. Their strategy will backfire. #3-2 for the AG.
Take that to the bank SCOOTER (othewise now known as Jr.)
Ashley Landess, president of the S.C. Policy Council, which has raised issues with Harrell’s conduct, said that a complaint she gave to Wilson’s office should not matter. Justices implied that her complaint should have been taken to the House Ethics Committee.
“The complaint had about as much relevance to the process as if I had taken a coloring book in there,” she said. The attorney general, she said, should be able to investigate anyone. Harrell has been accused of using his campaign funds for personal use, including funds that paid for office-related trips on his personal airplane. She said she was surprised at the justices’ tone toward the attorney general.
“The speaker of the House is the most powerful elected official in South Carolina,” Landess said. “If anyone owed the public a little more explanation, it was Bobby Harrell.”
South Carolina is one of just two states that elects judges in the Legislature. Most recently, Harrell openly supported Toal over Justice Costa Pleicones for the chief justice position this year. Before Tuesday’s hearing, a good government advocacy group had asked both judges to recuse themselves from the case, which they did not.
That issue and Manning’s decision – which surprised many – rankled the policy council and others. “We do not any longer have confidence in the independence and integrity of our system,” Landess said.
I heard the entire hearing, and it sounded like Jean Toal was hung up on whether Manning had the authority to do what he did, and that ends it, and the Deputy A.G. didn’t do a good job explaining that the issue is not whether Manning has that right, but whether he was right to do it. Particularly in a what was initially supposed to be a SECRET hearing, not just a closed hearing. Also, he did not do an adequate job about the lack of criminal “evidence” presented to Manning. It is in the official record that Manning was offered one example, and waived it off. How can they kick this because Manning had no “evidence,” when Manning burped on the offer? Fix seems to be in, but sounded like two justices might not be in on it.
The poor showing by the AG might be a dog and pony show for the cheap seats – but I agree… on the surface, the decision was made before the hearing by Bobby and Toal… and maybe Wilson too.
Bakari has openly tapped too much blond hair, blue-eyed tail behind his fiancé’s back to make it through statewide scrutiny.
Bless your racist heart.
Damn bitch, how many race cards do you have in your purse?
Do you prefer your politicians to commit adultery with Hispanic women?
I actually prefer them to do it with south american women, mark sanford style.
It’s not a secret that Bakari prefer blondes… well except when he wants to project a “sista” for a wife. Bakari doesn’t fall from his idol, Steve Benjamin.
As Chris Rock stated the levels of success for a black man, Big Car, Big House, White Woman.
Just saying when you have so openly screwed lots of women who are clearly not your hot as hell African American fiancé, it’s idiotic to subject your life to the scrutiny of a statewide campaign. Discretion would have been good. But this is a guy who hasn’t even tried to hide the steady stream of girls he’s bedding while in Columbia. If you’ve ever seen his fiancé, you know she’s pretty damn classy and hot —– nothing like the white trash he hooks up with around town. And his fiancé seems way too smart to stick around when all the girls and stories start surfacing. Shitty for him to expose her to what is likely to come out about him during the campaign.
So you’re saying you’re not a racist for saying the black guy shouldn’t be running for office because of the white chicks he’s slept with behind his fiancee’s back, because you think his black fiancee is HOT? Your last name wouldn’t be Thurmond, would it?
There are a number of people who take part in this forum who have no idea what the term “racist” or “racism” really means.
Hell, boy, theys a lot um here whut lak Dale Jr. bettern his daddy. Junior’s a much better racist!
Hey, leave me out of this one! I’m having to screen my calls now.
There are also people who are so racists they don’t know they are racists, and then their are the race baiters. Race baiters may or may not be racists, but they use the racism of others to further their political agenda. But why don’t you enlighten us as to your definition of a racist or racism.
Then maybe we can explore whether you are a racist, race baiter or both.
What about racist master baiters?
They don’t jerk off to black chicks
Ah, Sic, you hypocrite. Shall we get started on the all black clubs and such. NAACP – the Jack and Jill Club that Deandra Benjamin so proudly posted on her South Carolina Judiciary website? Even for you, this is a low blow. And Unnecessary.
I am a member of the NAACP and am a straight up honkey!
Probably just because you prefer the company of black women and figured this would be an excellent pick up line.
His moniker IS his pickup line…
AG ALAN WILSON’S INFAMOUS QUOTE IN HIS PRESS RELEASE AGAINST HARRELL
AG Wilson states:
” Also, “The General Assembly did not intend for the fox to guard the henhouse.”
hahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!……HO HO HOHOHO!!!! …HE HE HEHE!!!!
https://www.fitsnews.com/2014/05/20/press-release-alan-wilson-announces-appeal-bobby-harrell-ruling/
Self-fulfilling prophesy?
I was hoping this was going to be a piece about Charlie Rangel.
Molly Spearman wins.
I did not know your father inciting a riot against SC Highway Patrolmen and trying to harm them made you a civil rights leader
He’s not his daddy. He’s a different person, just like most of us on here are not our fathers. It’s a different time we live in.
The nut doesn’t fall far from the tree. Sellers got elected off his daddy’s actions, he’s stayed in office not for what he’s done in office, it’s that voting for an incumbent repeatedly is the SC way.
This was the first time I have ever voted for Hinray in a primary. He may not be the brightest bulb, but when compared to Campbell, he is Einstein. And just because you continue to call Bakari a centrist doesn’t make it true. McMaster 57-43 in November.
He has Santorum’s endorsement – how can he lose?
So the guy in his fourth term in the State House casts stones at McMaster because he’s been “running for office for close to 30 years?” I would be willing to bet that Sellers will still be in some elected office 20 years from now…
Is this a pro-McMaster post, or an anti-Democrat post?
No, I think most folks would interpret it as it was written (an anti-hypocrisy post).
It’ll be the same office that he occupies right now, I doubt SC residents outside his district are dumb enough to elect him to any other position.
I hope Bakari wins. The establishment Republicans such as McMaster are what has ruined this state and allowed such rampant corruption to flourish. As a whole, I am not happy with either party, but 9.5 times out of 10, it will be one or the other of the two who wins a given race. Since the people of SC, in their ever-present zeal to be “positive” by voting “Yes” on anything put before them in a referendum, decided to piss away one means of choice, this will be the last time we will be able to elect a Governor from one party and a Lt Governor from another. The people of SC felt that it was the right thing to do with Nick Theodore two times. I think it may be the right thing to do this time, if Sheheen does not win.
AG Alan “Strange” Wilson
“COLUMBIA – South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal describes as “strange” the way in which State Attorney General Alan Wilson handled allegations of ethics violations against House Speaker Bobby Harrell.”
“The press releases, the public statements, the fact that the attorney general has consistently commented about allegations of criminal activity involving Mr. Harrell, has severely prejudiced him. It has severely clouded the atmosphere of all of this case.” …
Waters later attempted to talk to the justices about the press statements but Toal cut him off. …“You don’t need to go there,” she said.
She is protecting Harrell with all her might. There’s more behind the curtain. But then again, she has gotten what she wanted from Harrell, so she might just sell him out. She has got to keep the Lexington Mafia from talking too much. Especially Jahue Moore and Jakie Knotts. They are the two that could sink her…. and I hope they do.
His first statement was how much he loved Haley all the while hes thinking I hope this self serving witch wins or my dumbasss is back to shucking and jiving..with the rest of the losers.
Henry “Foghorn Leghorn” McMaster will make a great Lt. Gov. Being an old geezer himself will help in the Office on Aging as well. Best wished Henry.
South Carolina needs to stop calling itself the “reddest state in America”, with the election of former democrats, like molly spearman and liberal repubs like McMaster, not to mention the over bloated, bureaucratic shit show it calls state government, this state is far from “red.”
SC isn’t a “Red” state. It’s a royalist oligarchy and has been since 1607. It’s politically no better than a small European dutchy. Don’t get me wrong – I love this state. But one survives here and advances by cultivating and supporting one’s friends. Most of the people who do wrong in this state are merely trying to impress the oligarchs, whom, btw, they don’t. It’s about the power of friends, and the oligarchs remaining “comfortable.”
The only other system which would work is anarchocapitalism. We’re small enough for that to work, here.
I think John Courson sounds more like Foghorn Leghorn.
McMaster is the “status quo”, what is Sellers? From what I can tell he’s doing nothing more than riding his daddy’s coattails and done nothing while in office except come off as a black Andre Bauer. He wants to get rid of the “good ol’ boy network” and bring in more of the network like what we’re seeing at SCSU and Columbia city hall.
John Land IS foghorn – quit confusing the issue. +1 on sellers
We Want More Poster Boy For Midlands Corruption James R Metts Stories So We Citizens Can Vent Our Disgust And Anger Of Lost Trust Against Corrupted Police, Politicians, And Did I Say Police?
Who cares about McMaster…we want Mayor Benjamin stories!
Show us your selfies you ugly sacks of shit Smirks and Tango and Ewe Max and Nitrat and Corruption in Columbia and Pronto, BubbleButt and Goldsmith…LoL
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Apparently Mayor Benjamin has no problems with the founder of Forest Lakes
Country Club, he paid about 70,000 for a lot in Woodcreek from him.