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Congratulations, Jim “Clybrun”

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?…

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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24 comments

GrandTango November 13, 2014 at 10:23 am

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…

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Smirks November 13, 2014 at 11:22 am

Yeah, FITS, your plethora of pro-Clyburn articles (all zero of them) are proof positive you’re in the tank for Clyburn!

Wait…

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BadTango November 14, 2014 at 7:40 am

Any shot at sounding like an idiot, GT takes it. Correct or not (who are we kidding? GT’s never correct)

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EBT for the masses November 13, 2014 at 10:25 am

Nobody attending Benedict is going to notice the misspelling, so it’s all good.

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RogueElephant November 13, 2014 at 10:32 am

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

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idcydm November 13, 2014 at 10:48 am

I missed it but then I’m not annal about misspelled words. Then again if I were paying for it I would be pissed.

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Bible Thumper November 13, 2014 at 10:54 am

No big deal floks.

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City Slickster November 13, 2014 at 10:58 am

Did somebody RELECT Jimmy again like they did the Swansea Mayor?

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shifty henry November 13, 2014 at 11:08 am

Ya’ gotta be very careful, folks, because there is a huge difference between “your shit” and “you’re shit”…..

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idcydm November 13, 2014 at 11:14 am

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.

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euwe max November 13, 2014 at 3:22 pm

dyslexia must lead not always the smoker one gets.

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shifty henry November 13, 2014 at 3:46 pm

now, cut that out..!!

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euwe max November 14, 2014 at 6:26 am

So when are you going to make good on your promise and give us the lowdown on the crashdown?

shifty henry November 14, 2014 at 2:22 pm

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.

9" November 14, 2014 at 6:16 am

the smoker you drink,the player you get

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shifty henry November 13, 2014 at 3:59 pm

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.

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Tazmaniac November 13, 2014 at 4:15 pm

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.

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shifty henry November 14, 2014 at 1:53 pm

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….

Halfvast Conspirator November 13, 2014 at 4:01 pm

Only in an erection year

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euwe max November 13, 2014 at 3:20 pm

Winning against Republicans should be a sacrament.

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Nobama November 13, 2014 at 4:39 pm

Not knowing how to spell the name of the “winner” is the epitome of the Black Caucus knowledge base.

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euwe max November 14, 2014 at 6:24 am

there’s that proud Southern education we’ve heard so much about.

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9" November 14, 2014 at 6:18 am

they’re still selling Quaaludes there?

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Town Crier November 14, 2014 at 11:50 pm

Reminds me of the “Theo Mitchell for Govenor” bumper stickers from his campaign back in the ’90s. Pitiful.

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