CAMPAIGN SCHOOL DUST-UP HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR HOUSECLEANING IN SC HOUSE GOP CAUCUS
|| By TAYLOR BROWN || Both The (Columbia, S.C.) State Newspaper (here) and The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier (here) have reported on the South Carolina House Republican Caucus campaign school debacle … but they only have a small part of the story.
Yes, they’re correct in theorizing Will Folks – the founding editor of the site you’re currently reading – offended several lawmakers with his scheduled presence at the event. Folks’ antics are legendary, and it’s not difficult to imagine his participation ruffling some feathers. But was this the real reason the school was cancelled? No. The plug was pulled on this even due to fearmongering, petty jealousies, and greed. Who did this? According to my sources, a pair of caucus henchmen and S.C. Rep. Phyllis Henderson.
All of this began when S.C. House majority leader Bruce Bannister and up-and-coming S.C. Rep. Kirkman Finlay had a great idea to get more Republicans elected – and to pull the veil back on campaigning by giving possible candidates the opportunity to talk with some of the best political minds in the state.
I believe, as they do, that we need more Republicans in all levels of government.
Unfortunately two caucus lackeys – staffer Chris Slick and consultant Robert Cahaly – disagreed. Protective of their turf, sources tell me these two caused an uproar when they downright lied about the particulars of this event to several members of the legislature.
Why on earth would they do this? Apparently because they weren’t included in the planning of this event – and felt it might undermine their control. So what did they do? A few legislators told me they intentionally deceived them – and then lied when they got caught. Moreover, they threw their own bosses – Bannister and Speaker of the House Jay Lucas – under the bus to cover their own asses.
Isn’t it supposed to be the other way around? Aren’t staffers and consultants supposed to take bullets for their employers instead of pushing them into the line of fire?
Should these individuals be allowed to continue in their respective positions? I don’t think so. Neither do several influential members of the S.C. House. In fact I’ve been told Slick and Cahaly are likely to be fired during the holiday season – which would make this a Merry Christmas indeed.
Personally, I was threatened to keep quiet about what I know of this event. I was informed that these insiders had “stuff” on me. I was even threatened that people close to me should “be careful.” I am not intimidated by these childish threats, nor am I staying quiet. The Caucus and the voters deserves to know the truth, FITS readers deserve to know the truth, and reporters at the State and the Post and Courier deserve to know the truth.
Ronald Reagan often spoke about the Eleventh Commandment. Well, the behavior of Henderson, Slick and Cahaly needs to be roundly condemned as a violation of that commandment. Their behavior proves to me that they are not on the team – and not to be trusted.
Their clients – and the rest of the S.C. General Assembly – need to know that when they speak, they may not be telling the truth, and, worse, they may be abusing the trust people placed in them to achieve their own ends, no matter the cost.
Taylor Brown is a 20-something Wofford College graduate who somehow got sucked into politics at an early age. She is easily won over with Rush’s fast food, wine, and spirited political arguments.
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NO ONE FUCKING CARES. Want hits? Make something up about Gamecock football.
You mean like how they lost to The Citadel? Oh wait……..
Any more vacated wins?
Both The (Columbia, S.C.) State Newspaper (here) and The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier (here) have reported on the South Carolina House Republican Caucus campaign school debacle
Very Telling…
FITS News is just an echo for the Liberal Establishment media..They are full of liberal Yankees, sent down here to promote the hate, and anti-Patriot nature of the Democrat Party…
Good lord, your reading comprehension sucks. Then again, you didn’t really read it all. You just have your copy and paste response ready no matter what the substance.
I was very SPECIFIC in my assessment, and took content from the article for support, dumbass.
Why is it that REALTY pisses you off more than anything else? …Is it because you continually lie about who, and what, you are..and you think no one else knows?
“REALTY” ????
Huh???…WTF are you talking about…idiot?
I mean…who cares?
Yep.Now this is news.Impeachment material.Treason?
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I agree, you should be tried for treason.
You’re going after the military types that did this, right?
The need for a housecleaning in the South Carolina State House has nothing to do with the stupid “Campaign School” – it has everything to do with the donkey and elephant excreta that has been stinking up the place for years.
Best comment you ever made.
I’m bangin’ your neighbor’s mom, and she gives me nice things.
Still not clicking on your spammy scammy links.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Ahhh… the world of politics…dirtier than a Waffle House shitter at 5AM on Sunday morning.
Men’s or Women’s room?
Men’s and Women’s designations excludes all the rest. Why can’t restrooms be a safe space for everyone?
Don’t you dare insult Waffle House that way
Scattered, “all the way”
Are we still talking about the Waffle House bathrooms? Scattered on the walls? Covered on the toilet seat? Smothering you with the aroma? I don’t think you even want me to go beyond chunked.
You rather nicely explained it all…Maybe a bit too much.
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Great stuff. How do you administer it?
Sounds like experience talking !
If you think that’s bad, you should see TARevolution’s trailer! LMAO!!!
What has six legs and 14 teeth?
Night shift at the Two Notch Road Waffle House.
Finally something I am in complete agreement with from Ms. Millennial. What a dunce that Henderson is. Someone should tell her Deminted left the building, so should she. Greenville is way beyond her and she’s reportedly going to draw a well-founded Primary candidate in the upcoming. And in cahoots with Slick and Cahalay, two other giant scumbags that take the elevator up to work in the morning, just to get in to the gutter. Why anyone would hire these douchebags remains a mystery.
Your statement needs up-voted at least 1000 times. Dead on.
“giant scumbags that take the elevator up to work in the morning, just to get in to the gutter”
Excellent!
if they would school these assholes on ethics and if any of them could pass the class, they would have my vote, R or D i really would not care, for once it would be nice to be able to vote for somebody that i would not feel the need to hide my valuables if they came into my house.
Nice work, Taylor.
THIS is the kind of reporting that makes supporters of the Fourth Estate proud!
Doing work for the people!
“Be as a thorn in their sides”
Rend them as dogs rend a carcass… tear at them with your claws… gnaw their bones with your teeth… .leave their rotting corpses in the public square, and let their bones be bleached by the noon-day sun!
Bring back the gibbet.
I won’t believe anything they claim to have on you, but just in case, Will you release all your E-mail and phone records?
There’ll be a housecleaning alright and in that good fight—every voter NOT allowed to vote
And you gutless RINOs who knee-jerked with Haley to trash patriots’ flag—have a slice of goat
Think we don’t know the 20 who stood FOR the flag?…better know we are lifting them up
And the rest of you scum who showed voters your bum will be out on the curb with a cup
That includes you tax and BORROW senators as well like tricky (the other Nikki) Setzler, too
We’ll light you up like I-Lie-To-Cons-And-Rip-The-Flag-Joe Wilson—lying days are through
Take taxpayer-paid Hawaii vacations & payday lobbyist money—eat the fat and the lean
November of 2016 is near and the Tea broom is here—we WILL see our house cleaned !!!
“patriot’s flag?”
That would be the American Flag. They did not such thing.
The reason the ah “buzzman” flunked out of Remedial English has a too familiar ring
It was his incessant writing of nonsense sentences like…”They did not such thing ”
And when the gutless SC House AND Senate members were canned in November 2016
Ole buzzman said…hey the flag rippers are on the curb with a cup–what does it mean ???
I thought that flag was some sort of middle eastern flag soccer flag. I only see them at Beachwear Stores run by Israelis.
Is that you Mande?
Shalom thought peace was a Saturday night special and that patriots’ shed blood past was to be ignored
And if he doesn’t bend his knee at the Golgotha cross he’ll no doubt go where God has folks like him…stored !!!
I excelled at English. Flunked math, repeatedly. As usual, your comment is off the mark and full of shit.
Everyone makes typos. But since I use them to pick at people, myself, I can’t fault you for it too much.
I do it with more style, nuance, elan, and panache, though. Plus far less asshattery, jerkfacery and bugfuckery.
The ah buzzman only excelled in loving himself and being an ingrate toward patriots-past
But now he did love Flag-Ripping-Joe Wilson and–next year–we hand Buzz AND Joe their… !!!
So you’re telling us a slick bannister was involved in this downhill slide?
Am I reading that right?
Political consultants run SC. These two, Slick and Cahaly, are not particularly good at what they do, but others run the state by pulling the strings of their elected “bosses.”
SC politics is the devils playground. There will always be a place for you as long as you are willing to lie, cheat and steal.
Dear Taylor,
I understand people are threatening you with false accusations. I hope you don’t mind me telling you what to expect and giving some kind advice.
EXPECT:
1.Expect your enemies to spead rumors about the existence of pictures. That gives a lie credibility and gives “legs” to the story for the media.
2. Expect you enemies to sign meaningless affidavits without specific dates times or places. Remember, you can’t prove a negative.
3. Any long phone calls at night to an employer or co-workers will be regarded as proof of guilt.
4. They will want you to turn your private life inside out by demanding your phone and email records.
5. Expect the accusers and media to demand you put aside everything else (campaign, family etc..) to defend yourself.
ADVICE:
1. Stick to the same course of action you planned before the accusations. That is one of their goals – to get you off track.
2. Deny false accusations in a general fashion. Don’t stoop to weedy swamp of specific details. It just lengths the story. The press will investigate the details. No memory is perfect.
3. Don’t turn over any of your personal records (phone, email etc..) I just lengthens the story.
4. By successfully following the above, you shift the burden of proof to the accusers. The press will be investigating their statements.
Sincerely.
Nikki
if you are really nikki, and i really wish you where, i want to give you a heart felt fuck you cunt, for denying the poorest of our citizens healthcare. may cancer graze long and slowly on your putrid body. other than that, happy holidays.
The “poorest of our citizens” get Medicad, dolt. Medicare expansion would provide coverage to people up to 133% of the poverty rate.
This includes healthy adult single men earning $15,654 or a family of four with an income of $32,252.
i am from bamburg county, you are not, hey asshole dude pretending to be the cunt, you interest me no more.
I believe you mean “Medicaid”, not “Medicare expansion”
Bullshit. The press never really investigated allegations of sexual affairs and hookups by Nikki. Not even close.
I’m not sure why any House candidate needs a “consultant.” I wrote my own campaign material, did my own scheduling, made my own ad buys, raised my own money, and pretty much ignored everything the state party and its “experts” advised me to do. If one knows his/her audience, and has a handful of talented and committed volunteers, paying a “consultant” is a waste of money. It ain’t rocket surgery.
Did you win?
56%-44% against an incumbent.
Did you run on local/state issues or national?
The key issues all had statewide application. It was 1994, fwiw.
I didn’t know Wofford was a 2 year School.
If this reporter is going to plagiarize Hunter S. Thompson’s titles, she needs to step up her game. Sorry, this article isn’t “Gonzo” reporting by any rational measure. No knives, guns or irrational drug-induced babble about the death of the American dream.