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News Flash: A South Carolina Lawmaker Got Something Done!

PROPS TO ERIC BEDINGFIELD, GOOD SAMARITAN || By FITSNEWS || It’s exceedingly rare when a member of the S.C. General Assembly accomplishes anything other than the mindless expansion of a corrupt, secretive, dysfunctional and chronically ineffective government. Seriously … we’ve been covering the Palmetto State legislature for years and it’s…

PROPS TO ERIC BEDINGFIELD, GOOD SAMARITAN

|| By FITSNEWS || It’s exceedingly rare when a member of the S.C. General Assembly accomplishes anything other than the mindless expansion of a corrupt, secretive, dysfunctional and chronically ineffective government.

Seriously … we’ve been covering the Palmetto State legislature for years and it’s the same sh*t every year: More money, bigger government, worse outcomes.

One lawmaker who has consistently stood against this nonsense?  S.C. Rep. Eric Bedingfield.  In fact “Beds” – as his friends call him – was one of only a handful of S.C. House members to vote against that chamber’s $427 million gas tax hike earlier this month (despite tremendous pressure from “business” leaders in his Greenville County, S.C. district).

In addition to being one of only a few consistent free market advocates, Bedingfield is also an accomplished political operative – helping lead U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney to a hard-fought 2010 victory over veteran lawmaker John Spratt.  More recently, Bedingfield has been working in South Carolina on behalf of U.S. Senator Rand Paul.

Anyway, regardless of what you think of Bedingfield’s political orientation (or choice in candidates)  … it’s hard not to appreciate a guy who stops and helps out a motorist in distress.  Which is what “Beds” did earlier this week for a woman who had a flat tire on the way to pick her mother up at the airport.

“At least 50-60 cars passed me trying to figure out how to get the tire changed on my moms minivan,” Upstate resident Kelly Walker wrote on her Facebook page.  “This really nice dressed man stopped and helped me out.  Turns out he is from the SC House of Representatives.”

Take a look …

(Click to enlarge)

bedingfield tire chage

Nice work, “Beds.”

Politicians love to talk about “getting things done.”  It’s nice to see one of them actually get something done.

(Pic: Via FB)

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15 comments

Palmetto Man May 1, 2015 at 9:51 am

Awesome. Shows he is a real American who has empathy for others.

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Dan Ruck May 1, 2015 at 9:57 am

He didn’t actually change the tire for her, huh? Not if he was in a suit, I bet. But he made sure she knew what a hot shot he is.

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Fuck Ruck May 1, 2015 at 12:31 pm

No good deed goes unpunished around you.

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Diogenes May 1, 2015 at 10:06 am

Nice gesture on his part, but you gotta wonder if the flat tire that the lady had might have been attributable to the poor roads that she is forced to drive on–the ones Bedingfield votes against the money to repair.

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Broken Window Fallacy May 1, 2015 at 10:37 am

At least now she gets to buy a tire from one of the tire manufacturers in SC.

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TSIB May 1, 2015 at 2:00 pm

Indeed. Perhaps his plan is to personally ride to the rescue of everyone whose car is damaged by driving on the roads he refuses to fix.

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Mike at the Beach May 2, 2015 at 12:57 am

Reeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaach…

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Diogenes May 2, 2015 at 9:09 am

Or Reeeeeeeeeeeetch…. as it applies to the state of the roads in SC. There, fixed it for you.

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Centrist View May 1, 2015 at 10:24 am

Eric Bedingfield & Ulysses S. Grant: Separated @ birth.

http://mrnussbaum.com/images/fifty_dollar_bill.jpg

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shifty henry May 1, 2015 at 10:40 am

good one — how about “James Robertson Justice”, the British actor?

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idiotwind May 1, 2015 at 11:45 am

holy shit. not just that the resemblance is remarkable but how the hell did you come up with that name? can you google “who looks like this?” ??

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shifty henry May 1, 2015 at 11:52 am

Wikipedia or google images…

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Its Time May 1, 2015 at 11:00 am

Deliberately ignored is the fact that it was his refusal to fix roads that caused the problem in the first place.

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GrandTango May 1, 2015 at 11:27 am

Hmm….Are my eyes failing me…or did the ALWAYS mindful of party FITS, forget to specifically reference Mr. Bedingfield’s party affiliation???

I guess it’s just an honest oversight…LMAO…right FITS…

PS: If this MoFo paid you to post this… I remind him to look at the tombstones in the FITS-love graveyard: Ravenel, McCain; Mace; Ervin; Sheheen, Hutto……

Be careful who you lay with, bro….

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TSIB May 1, 2015 at 1:59 pm

Next time I hit a pothole, I’ll know who to thank.

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