By FITSNEWS || So there’s a billboard at the corner of Harden and Taylor streets in downtown Columbia, S.C. – right across the street from Benedict College – congratulating U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn on his recent reelection to a twelfth term in the U.S. Congress.
Wait … Clyburn deserves congratulations? He’s a black Democrat who won a majority black district over a “Republican” candidate who compared gay people to Gremlins.
Anyway … what’s curious about this billboard? First of all it misspells Clyburn’s name “Clybrun.” (Oops).
Although we suspect Clyburn – who once sent pork barrel spending to the wrong congressional district – will forgive the oversight.
Second of all, it’s “a public service message from the Outdoor Advertising Association of America” – which raises all sorts of ethical questions.
Seriously … we get that this special interest is seeking to ingratiate itself with the powerful lawmaker (well, once-powerful lawmaker), but this sort of thing really ought to be reported as an in-kind campaign contribution. Especially seeing as Clyburn’s daughter is a member of the Federal Communication Commission.
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Don’t sweat FITS, other than stuffing the lead up your butt to protect him, you should be happy. “Clybrun” is the one candidate of yours that won, as those in your party whined about gerrymandering as an excuse….LMAO…
Yeah, FITS, your plethora of pro-Clyburn articles (all zero of them) are proof positive you’re in the tank for Clyburn!
Wait…
Any shot at sounding like an idiot, GT takes it. Correct or not (who are we kidding? GT’s never correct)
Nobody attending Benedict is going to notice the misspelling, so it’s all good.
This reminds me of an episode I recently had where some Political Science types put the fence posts for a 4 X 8 sign in the ground up side down. Pretty white tops driven into the ground and the flats sticking up. There really IS a difference. LOL
I missed it but then I’m not annal about misspelled words. Then again if I were paying for it I would be pissed.
No big deal floks.
Did somebody RELECT Jimmy again like they did the Swansea Mayor?
Ya’ gotta be very careful, folks, because there is a huge difference between “your shit” and “you’re shit”…..
Good one.
BTW does dyslexia affect more than reading, like my fingers while typing?
Edit:
It must I just had to edit finger to fingers.
dyslexia must lead not always the smoker one gets.
now, cut that out..!!
So when are you going to make good on your promise and give us the lowdown on the crashdown?
I’m involved in some deep research on the mysteries of the Devil’s Triangle. Anyway I’m still upset about getting burned on the ‘nonpareil spaceband’. My cousin is a Master Electrician who works on assignments at nuclear plants. He told me that he could help me design and build a device which would provide audio on certain cockpit controls, and which would allow me to fly in a complete blackout. I never thought to look it up because I had complete trust in him. If I die before he does he will try to include something about it in my obituary. Now I’ve got to find a way to outdo him, and my mind is blank.
the smoker you drink,the player you get
Not for typing because I have the same situation. That’s why I rely first on spell check, and then I edit my comment. After posting I edit again if necessary. It’s the proper use of grammar that I am getting delinquent on, but as long as I can get the point across and it makes sense.
What is hilarious to me is when comments are posted and show up right before a previous comment which ends up looking like it is a response to mine. A few times I’ve edited mine to avoid appearing stupid.
Murphy’s Law: Posts are only able to be proofread after uploading. There seems to be a proofreading force field applied before hitting the Post as button.
Actually, there have been about ten comments that I discovered were not posted because I was thinking about what else to add/edit, let them sit for a while, forgot about them, and closed out….
Only in an erection year
Winning against Republicans should be a sacrament.
Not knowing how to spell the name of the “winner” is the epitome of the Black Caucus knowledge base.
there’s that proud Southern education we’ve heard so much about.
they’re still selling Quaaludes there?
Reminds me of the “Theo Mitchell for Govenor” bumper stickers from his campaign back in the ’90s. Pitiful.