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Hugh Leatherman Is Making More “Precious Moments”

HOW THE MOST POWERFUL POLITICIAN IN THE PALMETTO STATE SPENDS HIS CAMPAIGN FUNDS || By FITSNEWS || The most powerful man in South Carolina is making some more “precious moments,” and once again he’s using his campaign war chest to do so. Senate president Hugh Leatherman – whose vice grip on the…

HOW THE MOST POWERFUL POLITICIAN IN THE PALMETTO STATE SPENDS HIS CAMPAIGN FUNDS

|| By FITSNEWS || The most powerful man in South Carolina is making some more “precious moments,” and once again he’s using his campaign war chest to do so.

Senate president Hugh Leatherman – whose vice grip on the banana republic of South Carolina was completed last spring – is once again shelling out big bucks to a Missouri-based firm that sells cutesy figurines.

According to his latest S.C. State Ethics Commission (SCSEC) filings, Leatherman paid $9,112.50 to “Precious Moments” on July 17, 2014 – ostensibly for “constituent Xmas ornaments.”  On November 14 of last year he paid another $9,487.50 to the same company for “constituent gifts” – and on December 7, 2013 he paid $8453.47 to the company, also for “constituent gifts.”

What is “Precious Moments?” Ummm … here you go.

Add it all up and it’s roughly $27,000 worth of payments to the company over the last fourteen months … on top of what we previously reported him spending.

What gives?

“That’s a rather odd thing for a grown man to spend money on,” one source told FITS.

Indeed … very odd.

Leatherman’s campaign expenses are worthy of scrutiny in light of the recent indictment of former S.C. Senator Robert Ford on an array of ethics charges – including improper use of campaign funds.  Ford maintained his innocence – claiming some of his questionable purchases were really gag gifts for constituents.

Hmmmm ….

Dubious campaign spending isn’t the only scandal the 83-year-old has stared down in recent years.  Two years ago we reported on several controversial transportation contracts his company was receiving – income he failed to disclose on his various statements of economic interest.

Will anyone call him out for any of this?  Of course not … the diminutive Democrat-turned-“Republican” is simply far too powerful.

He’s pretty much the God of this state until he dies or becomes incapacitated …

RAPID REACTION

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11 comments

Halfvast Conspirator February 9, 2015 at 4:39 pm

He probably trades them on the Bradford Exchange

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G.O.B. February 9, 2015 at 4:46 pm

Ebay, Amazon???

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Rocky February 9, 2015 at 4:46 pm

Can you get them depicting gay couple? Like maybe a Flip and GT.

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tomstickler February 9, 2015 at 4:58 pm

Pro tip for indictment: The “Precious Moments” website does not collect the South Carolina sales tax. If there is no evidence that Leatherman or his campaign paid the legally required “use tax”, someone has committed tax fraud. Unless a campaign is a tax-exempt entity.

You know; Line 26 on your SC1040? It was enough to send Capone to Alcatraz.

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Timmy Tebow February 9, 2015 at 5:12 pm

Precious and few are the moments we two can share!

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TontoBubbaGoldstein February 9, 2015 at 9:06 pm

…and if he can’t find his way back home
oh it wouldn’t be fair..

Reminds TBG of a joke/PRO TIP:

A guy says to his friend, “I can’t remember if the doctor told me my wife has AIDS or Alzheimer’s.”
His friend says, “It’s simple. Drive her to the other side of town and put her out. If she finds her way home, don’t f**k her.”

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Don't be a pu**y February 9, 2015 at 9:08 pm

“don’t f**k her.”

Going Big T on us now eh?

Pffffttt…what a shame.

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Mike at the Beach February 9, 2015 at 9:45 pm

Fuck fuck fuck fuck. Fuckity fuck fuck. Happy now? ;-)

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Doc February 9, 2015 at 5:27 pm

At least Leatherman buys his trinkets in this country. You can’t say that for Alan Cueball Clemmons and his $30,000.00 for ties. That money went to Taiwan. Wanna guess if SC Sales Tax was paid on those. And before you ask, no, they did not go to constituents.

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Bookeeping for shysters 101 February 9, 2015 at 9:07 pm

Is he allowed to use campaign funds for Depends when he shits himself on the floor?

Isn’t a pile of poo in his shorts while moderating a “precious moment” too?

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Nevermore February 10, 2015 at 8:33 am

Sen. Leatherman aka the Wee Tyrant believes that these figurines serve as a reminder of him because they are approximately the same height as he is.

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