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Horry County Candidate Busted In Bribery Scheme

COUNTY COUNCIL, STATE SENATE CANDIDATE IMPLICATED IN ELECTION-RELATED PLOT A candidate for a county council seat (and a State Senate seat) in South Carolina is in jail after allegedly trying to bribe his opponent into paying him to drop out of the race. Dick Withington – who is running for Horry…

COUNTY COUNCIL, STATE SENATE CANDIDATE IMPLICATED IN ELECTION-RELATED PLOT

A candidate for a county council seat (and a State Senate seat) in South Carolina is in jail after allegedly trying to bribe his opponent into paying him to drop out of the race.

Dick Withington – who is running for Horry County council district four – is accused of attempting to bribe the incumbent, Gary Loftus, in exchange for a promise to exit the election.  According to our sources, Withington told Loftis that if he paid him $20,000 he would forego his candidacy.

Withington filed for the county council seat on March 16.  Five days later he also filed paperwork to run for S.C. Senate district 34 – the seat being vacated by liberal “Republican” Ray Cleary.

According to our sources, Loftus went to the Horry County police department and told them what happened.  At that point, police gave the incumbent councilman $5,000 in marked bills.   Loftus proceeded to arrange a meeting with Withington, telling him he would give him a downpayment of $5,000 in exchange for Withington dropping out of the race.

Withington met Loftus, took the money and headed back to his car – at which point Horry County police officers surrounded him and locked him up.

In fact he’s still locked up …

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Ah, Horry County … what would we do without you?

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43 comments

Rocky Verdad March 29, 2016 at 8:31 pm

Buzzman – you’re insight is needed here.

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Buzz Martin March 29, 2016 at 9:55 pm

Here it is. Just posted it elsewhere in this thread:

I knew it was just a matter of time before Dick just lost it completely. I haven’t seen him in several years. The last time I did, he was doing his usual stunt of running for two elective offices at the same time, and spouting total nonsense to anyone who would listen.

I believe he is insane, or suffering from some form of dementia. Hate to think what going to prison will do to him. It’s sad to see minds deteriorate that way.

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Rocky Verdad March 29, 2016 at 10:14 pm

Is he related to Flip Pogo Sandi Tango?

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ed March 29, 2016 at 10:50 pm

Boz inferring somebody is ‘insane’ is precious.

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Rocky Verdad March 29, 2016 at 10:56 pm

You stalking me, priceless.

ed March 29, 2016 at 10:58 pm

Go fuck your daughters like Ted does ya fucking drunk!

Flip March 30, 2016 at 9:29 am

Wow you’re a pervert, asking Rocky to pull a J-Dug?

Rocky Verdad March 30, 2016 at 11:10 am

Or a Sandi M.

Trumpism March 30, 2016 at 9:36 am

Not nice ed.

Flip March 30, 2016 at 9:39 am

You are ed.

Trumpism March 30, 2016 at 9:43 am

You’re Flip.

Flip March 30, 2016 at 9:50 am

That I am.

Rocky Verdad March 30, 2016 at 11:10 am

That’s it – I’m sueing. Don’t you live on a country lane in Ohio next to the DeWine compound. I’m in my car in an hour.

Flip March 30, 2016 at 9:30 am

He’s got first hand knowledge with crazy insane stalker boy Pogo harassing him all the time.

Mike at the Beach March 29, 2016 at 11:43 pm

No worries there…he won’t see a prison unless he climbs the bench during his plea allocution and pisses in the judge’s face.

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Flip March 30, 2016 at 9:28 am

“I believe he is insane, or suffering from some form of dementia.”

I believe that about most politicians though.

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Lone Ranger March 29, 2016 at 9:19 pm

Ummmm…Kemosabe…guess Will’s too busy lying about sleeping
with Haley to give us the REAL RINO news today

But let’s just help the lax Libertarian out with a
link:

http://www.wistv.com/story/31594656/house-proposes-9m-for-teachers-in-high-poverty-districts

now go back to sleep, Will, and…stay !!!

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Ah Kenny-Line-My-Pockets-With-State-Contracts-Bingham and
Wes RINO Hayes—two gutless stump money libs at the prom

Arrogant and self-serving and payday-grubbing and
flag-ripping—not worth the gunpowder to blow them where they came from !!!

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tomstickler March 29, 2016 at 9:36 pm

Withington called me, asking my support in running against Goldfinch in the Republican primary for Senate District 34. I spent a February afternoon with him, but decided our differences on issues were too great to work.

A little more flavor here: http://www.dickwithington.com/

At least he was pissed at me enough to scrub my name from his website!

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CorruptionInColumbia March 29, 2016 at 10:11 pm

Thank goodness for small mercies!

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ed March 29, 2016 at 10:45 pm

So you were involved in the crime? Interesting.Did you come up with the ‘bribe’ scheme?

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Flip March 30, 2016 at 9:27 am

Sounds like something Pogo would do.

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Trumpism March 30, 2016 at 9:34 am

I have heard of this Pogo.Na.Surprised tomstickler apparently involved himself in this felony?

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Flip March 30, 2016 at 9:35 am

In Pogo’s felony? Nah Pogo hates tom so he wouldn’t want him as an accomplice.

Trumpism March 30, 2016 at 9:38 am

Why do you think tomstickler apparently implicated himself?I am praying for him.

Flip March 30, 2016 at 9:39 am

Is tomstickler actually Pogo? No I don’t think tom is hateful enough to be that guy. Not sure why Pogo implicated himself though. Probably because he’s not very smart.

Krazy Kat March 30, 2016 at 10:04 am

It seems a bit “wordy” to me.

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Buzz Martin March 29, 2016 at 9:54 pm

I knew it was just a matter of time before Dick just lost it completely. I haven’t seen him in several years. The last time I did, he was doing his usual stunt of running for two elective offices at the same time, and spouting total nonsense to anyone who would listen.

I believe he is insane, or suffering from some form of dementia. Hate to think what going to prison will do to him. It’s sad to see minds deteriorate that way.

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shifty henry March 29, 2016 at 10:27 pm

“I believe he is insane, or suffering from some form of dementia.”
Buzz, one of the first warning signs is when a person begins to repeat himself.

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ed March 29, 2016 at 10:52 pm

ohhhhmyyyyyy! Brilliant!….Brilliant!

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shifty henry March 29, 2016 at 11:53 pm

I couldn’t stop myself!

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Buzz Martin March 30, 2016 at 11:57 am

You know what? That’s OK. It WAS funny.

shifty henry March 30, 2016 at 12:03 pm

ok, ya’ got me (chuckle) ..!!

Buzz Martin March 30, 2016 at 11:58 am

You know what? That’s OK. It WAS funny.

shifty henry March 30, 2016 at 12:03 pm

— and you are a good sport!

Trumpism March 30, 2016 at 9:35 am

That was funny!

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truthbetole March 29, 2016 at 10:57 pm

Horry, what the fuck????

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Tazmaniac March 30, 2016 at 7:44 am

Tried to Horry himself out, what a Dick.

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Vincent Lehotsky March 30, 2016 at 9:03 am

Typo Alert
Loftus / Loftis
And what’s this misuse of the word “Liberal” next to the word Republican ?
The word Liberal is used quite often in the Bible. All in a good sense. Jesus using the word many times. I suppose Ray Cleary is a holy man, from what I just read.
As for Dick, he must repent …

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Trumpism March 30, 2016 at 9:42 am

I agree.When in Boz’s world of bizzare and inconceivable conspiracy theories, he believes ya to be unstable/insane, it is indeed time to repent and find the the good Lord Jesus Christ.

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Flip March 30, 2016 at 9:55 am

“it is indeed time to repent and find the the good Lord Jesus Christ.”

I agree. Go to church on Sunday and after the sermon is over go see the pastor, he can help you.

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Rocky Verdad March 30, 2016 at 11:11 am

Maybe his id Ed can ask for forgiveness.

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Buzz Martin March 30, 2016 at 12:02 pm

pogo, you and Lehotsky being chummy revives the theory that often came up on the old S.N.O.B. — that you and that particular nutjob are one and the same. Wouldn’t surprise me a bit.

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Vincent Lehotsky April 2, 2016 at 1:30 pm

No Comment.
However, he was once my campaign manager.
I ran against Tom Rice.
I think the No Commented One did not vote for me.

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