The latest editorial cartoon from award-winning TPS contributor Mike Beckom tackles Clemson’s embarrassing loss at USC Saturday.
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The latest editorial cartoon from award-winning TPS contributor Mike Beckom tackles Clemson’s embarrassing loss at USC Saturday.
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SC AG: STATE COULD BECOME TERRORIST TARGET
South Carolina’s top law enforcement official made a trip to the Naval Brig in North Charleston Monday to see first hand the facility that could house suspected terrorists from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba [...]
REANIMATED PRESIDENT OFFERS ‘NEW FACE’ FOR REPUBLICANS
There is no arguing that things have gotten pretty bad for the Republican Party. Not only is the GOP in the minority, but across the country, party faithful are actually working to shrink the party by purging moderates and independents.
Things have gotten so bad [...]
STATE PARTY TO GET NEW TOP STAFFER
The South Carolina Republican Party has a new top staffer, The Palmetto Scoop has learned.
SCGOP Chairman Karen Floyd has named parliamentarian Todd Kincannon the party’s new executive director. Kincannon, a Simpsonville native who practices law in Columbia, has served as parliamentarian [...]
RETAILERS LOOK TO EXTEND ‘BLACK FRIDAY’ SALES TO INTERNET
If “Black Friday” wasn’t enough to stimulate your inner-Capitalist, then you’re in luck because Monday is “Cyber Monday” — the online equivalent of the year’s best shopping deals.
A conglomeration of retailers and, well, [...]
SENATOR SAYS CONGRESS SHOULD CUT WASTEFUL SPENDING TO HELP FUND WAR EFFORT
Speaking on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham took some of his Congressional colleagues to task for using the War in Afghanistan to deflect away from out-of-control spending at home.
TOWN OF SALLEY CELEBRATES PIG INTESTINES FOR 44TH YEAR
Nearly 25,000 people turned out to the tiny town of Salley on Saturday to celebrate, of all things, pig intestines.
The 44th Annual Chitlin’ Strut featured a parade, beauty pageant, talent show, tractor show,' [...]
GAMECOCKS BEAT TIGERS TO HALT SERIES DOMINANCE
It was the game that football fans across South Carolina had been waiting for all season: the Palmetto Bowl. And for the University of South Carolina faithful, it didn’t disappoint, as the Gamecocks routed No. 18 Clemson, [...]
SCORNED FIRST LADY CONTINUES TO RAISE PROFILE
Jenny Sanford has spent the majority of her time as South Carolina First Lady in her husband Mark’s shadow — at least publicly, anyway. But that all changed when the governor disappeared for five days and admitted to an affair with [...]
TROOPERS TO GIVE OUT COUPONS FOR GOOD DRIVING BEHAVIOR
The next time you get pulled over, it could earn you some free Chick-fil-A food — that is, if you live in the Lowcountry and are wearing your seat belt.
Police in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties are teaming up [...]
SC2 MOVES FROM SMART CAR TO OLD RED VAN
Another day, another new ride for South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer.
First, the man known across the Palmetto State as “SC2″ tooled around town in a sleek Jeep Wagoneer woody. Then Bauer traded up for [...]
A TIME TO GIVE THANKS, REMEMBER HOLIDAY’S ORIGINS
As Americans take time today to gather with friends and family to give thanks, I want to express my gratitude to the thousands of individuals who visit The Palmetto Scoop every day and keep this the best place for news and political [...]
ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD FEATURED 3 ANCHORS, UNFORTUNATE HEADLINE
A pair of executives at an Alabama television station have been suspended after what can only be described as an “epic billboard fail” by in Mobile, Ala. television station WPMI.
The electronic billboard had a photo of three anchors pictured next to [...]
N. CHARLESTON EVENT ALREADY SOLD OUT
FOX News Channell hosts Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck will be coming to South Carolina in January when their ‘Bold & Fresh’ tour makes a stop in North Charleston. But if you don’t already have tickets, you’re [...]
SUBCOMMITTEE HOPES TO ISSUE REPORT BY CHRISTMAS
A South Carolina House Judiciary subcommittee Tuesday held the first of at least four meetings into the possible impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford.
The seven-member panel met in Columbia to discuss a [...]
OPERATIVE SENDS CARD TO GOP VOTERS WITH BOGUS MESSAGE FROM DISGRACED GOVERNOR
“Greetings from Argentina!”
That message is written across the front of a post card featuring a scantily-clad woman that was sent to Republican voters in Michigan earlier this month.
On the reverse, the card features a message that [...]
6-YEAR-OLD PRODIGY LEVELS OPPOSITION
Years of mediocre football seasons at the University of South Carolina can be blamed on a few things, not the least of which has been recruiting.
Sure, the Gamecock coaching staff can always land a few high school standouts that turn into college stars, but consistently putting together [...]
TPS COVERS EVENT AS IT HAPPENS FROM COLUMBIA
The Palmetto Scoop is at the Blatt Building on the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse where a seven-member House Judiciary Subcommittee is holding the first impeachment hearings against Gov. Mark Sanford.
The panel is considering a resolution [...]
CONGRESSMAN BLOGS ‘ANALYSIS’ OF SELF, GOP OPPONENTS
Just when you thought Congressman Bob Inglis couldn’t get any more odd, think again.
The man known for his exotic taxpayer-funded vacations, his goat-laden Christmas cards and his disco dancing parties took the crazy one step further Monday by [...]
REP AIRS STATEWIDE AD DEFENDING SENATOR AGAINST MISLEADING ATTACKS
Thousands of readers on The Palmetto Scoop learned earlier this month that the group attacking Sen. Lindsey Graham for working to expand domestic alternative energy resources is actually a front group for big oil companies.
And [...]
COMMISSION RELEASES 17-PAGE COMPLAINT AGAINST GOVERNOR
A panel that has been investigating Mark Sanford said Monday that they had found 37 instances in which the disgraced governor broke state law.
The South Carolina Ethics Commission released a 17-page [...]
SC POLITICO RESPONDS TO ATTACKS ON REDHEADS
A recent wave of anti-Ginger persecution has reached a new low after a 12-year-old California boy was reportedly beaten because of his red hair.
The assault took place last [...]
JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE TO MEET TUESDAY AT 1 P.M. IN COLUMBIA
South Carolina lawmakers are wasting no time taking up an impeachment resolution that seeks to remove Gov. Mark Sanford from office.
A five-member Judiciary subcommittee will meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss the bill, which was [...]
GRAHAM: LEGISLATION ‘SHOVELS DIRT ON GRAVES OF HOPE, CHANGE AS CAMPAIGN SLOGANS’
Thirty-nine Senate Republicans weren’t enough to stop a bill creating a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. health care system from moving forward [...]
EDITOR LOOKS EVERYWHERE, CAN’T LOCATE DISTRICT THAT RECEIVED MILLIONS IN STIMULUS CASH
The South Carolina Republican Party asked folks across South Carolina to help them find Congressional District 45. And The Palmetto Scoop answered.
I looked high and low, all over the state, but couldn’t locate it. I even [...]
AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER BREAKS GROUND IN PALMETTO STATE
The world’s largest aircraft manufacturer has officially landed in the Palmetto State.
Boeing broke ground on it’s much-anticipated 787 Dreamliner facility in North Charleston on Friday, a venture that will bring thousands of jobs [...]
FATAL WRECK COMES 1 WEEK BEFORE POP STAR’S ‘GAME CHANGING’ SC SHOW
A tour bus for music star Miley Cyrus overturned in Virginia Friday, killing one person, a week before the 16-year-old pop singer is slated to perform [...]
JOBLESS NUMBER TIES STATE’S ALL-TIME RECORD
South Carolina’s state unemployment rate rose sharply in October, tying the all-time high of 12.1 percent set in May and June of this year.
The State Employment Security Commission (ESC) reported Friday that 262,956 [...]
ALABAMA TV STATION LEARNS TWITTER, BILLBOARDS DON’T MIX
A trio of of television anchors in Mobile, Ala. have learned the hard way that Twitter and electronic billboards don’t mix very well.
A reader e-mailed me the unintentionally humorous photo above of a billboard for WPMI-TV.
Next to the image of [...]
USPS TO SHUT DOWN ‘DEAR SANTA’ LETTER DELIVERY
Over the 52 years that he’s been trying to steal Christmas, Dr. Seuss’ “Grinch” has been played by everyone from Boris Karloff to Jim Carrey. But it appears that this year, it may be the U.S. Post Office (USPS) starring [...]
LAUREN CAITLIN UPTON CONTINUES TO PLAY OFF PAGEANT MELTDOWN
Just when you thought the 15 minutes of infamy were up for the South Carolina beauty queen who became an international celebrity by melting down during the Miss USA pageant, think again.
Former Miss Teen South Carolina [...]
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SAYS $40 MILLION IN STIMULUS CASH HAS CREATED 155 JOBS… IN FAKE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
What began Wednesday as a radio gimmick on Keven Cohen’s WVOC-AM radio show has turned into a full-fledged campaign by the South Carolina Republican Party to expose the federal government’s lies about [...]
PANEL MOSTLY MUM AFTER MARATHON CLOSED-DOOR MEETING
Less than a day after lawmakers introduced a bill to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford, the South Carolina State Ethics Commission says there is “probably cause” for several charges against the disgraced governor.
The [...]
SENATOR: ATTORNEY GENERAL ‘MAKING BAD HISTORY… FUNDAMENTAL MISTAKE’
South Carolina’s top member of Congress Wednesday confronted U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about his decision to send accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-conspirators to New York to be tried in civilian court.
11 MEMBER BOARD PICKS STERN TO HEAD BOARD OF DIRECTORS
One of the key leaders in the tireless effort to revamp the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SPA) has been elected to a two-year term [...]
RHODES AGAIN DEFEATS MCBRIDE WITH 55% OF VOTE
Former mayor of Myrtle Beach Mark McBride came up nearly 500 votes short of ousting the man who defeated him in 2005.
John Rhodes was re-elected to a second term as mayor Tuesday with [...]
ASTRONAUT BRESNIK WILL BECOME FATHER IN OUTER SPACE
When the Space Shuttle Atlantis docks at the International Space Station Wednesday morning, the crew will be bringing with it an indelible symbol of South Carolina’s military school.
That’s because U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Randy Bresnik, who is one of [...]
OFFICIALS DOWNSIZE STATEHOUSE TREE DUE TO ECONOMIC RECESSION
South Carolinians who pass by the State Capitol this holiday season will be able to relate to poor Charlie Brown and his tiny wooden Christmas tree.
State officials Tuesday announced that this year’s official Statehouse tree [...]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESPONDS TO POSSIBLE ‘PAY TO SAY’ SCAM
A day after The Palmetto Scoop shed light on a Clemson University professor’s possible “pay to say” scheme, the head of the South Carolina Press Association is speaking out.
On Monday, TPS reported that professor Dave Woodard [...]
STATE REP FILES RESOLUTION TO REMOVE DISGRACED GOVERNOR
A South Carolina representative has taken the first step toward impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford.
State Rep. Greg Delleney (R-Chester) introduced a resolution to remove the governor from office on Tuesday, the first day [...]
MIKE GREEN SAYS STARBOARD FIRM ‘PAID HIM TO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR OPPOSING SIDE’
A 38-year-old advisor to Congressman Gresham Barrett’s gubernatorial campaign has been arrested in Myrtle Beach for engaging in dirty campaign tricks.
Mike Green, who works for the Columbia-based political consulting firm Starboard Communications, was arrested for [...]
AMTRAK TRAIN COLLIDES WITH CAR TRYING TO BEAT CROSSING ARM
A tragic train-car wreck near the small town of Hardeeville left four people dead Monday.
Authorities said an Amtrak passenger train struck a car carrying three adults and a [...]
The latest editorial cartoon from award-winning TPS contributor Mike Beckom tackles the lack of embarrassing news about South Carolina this week. [...]
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TEENY-BOPPER CONCERT CONFLICT MAY HAVE CAUSED EARLY START
It’s the biggest football game of the year in the Palmetto State, but Clemson and South Carolina fans were universally outraged by Monday’s announcement that the Nov. 28 matchup between the two teams in Columbia would [...]
ARRESTING OFFICER, WHO WAS RECENTLY ARRESTED, FAILED TO SHOW IN COURT
The disgraced, suspended mayor of the troubled town of Atlantic Beach had two of the criminal charges against her dropped last week on a technicality.
A judge absolved Retha Pierce [...]
PROFESSOR MAY BE RUNNING ‘QUOTES FOR HIRE’ RACKET AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
When former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich allegedly tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat, he was brought down by the “pay to play†scandal. Well, here in South Carolina, we have an equally venal [...]
CLEMSON, USC SPENT COMBINED $18.7 MILLION ON TRAVEL
If you’ve ever wondered how much money state government agencies were spending on travel, then you’re in a luck.
A 146 page annual report released Friday by Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom detailed the in-state, out-of-state, and non-state employee travel expenditures [...]
GAMECOCKS COME CLOSE TO TOPPLING TOP-RANKED GATORS IN COLUMBIA
For three quarters of football Saturday, it seemed as if the University of South Carolina could do the impossible: Knock off the unbeaten, No. 1 Florida Gators.
But, in the end, it was [...]
SOME FUNNY DEVIL PHOTOSHOPS SC’S 1ST BOEING PLANE
No one will argue that’s there’s a lack of creativity out on the “Left Coast.”
A lot of the time, the result is some existential thing that no one can understand. But the above Photoshopped image landed in my inbox this [...]
U.S. Congressman Bob Inglis is finally admitting what voters in South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District have known for years: He’s a bum.
Inglis made the candid admission to the Greenville News Thursday while taking shots at the Republicans' [...]
CURTIS LAVELLE VANCE SENTENCED IN SLAYING OF SC NATIVE
The man who killed Arkansas television anchorwoman and South Carolina native Anne Pressly will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
A Pulaski County, Arkansas jury Thursday sentenced 29-year-old Curtis Lavelle Vance (above) to [...]
THINK TANK UNVEILS CAMPAIGN TO CREATE ECONOMIC GROWTH
One of South Carolina’s top think tanks has unveiled a brand new effort to bring sound, economic growth to the Palmetto State.
The South Carolina Policy Council kicked off their “Unleashing Capitalism” campaign in Columbia Thursday night.
Guests including Gov. Mark Sanford, Sens. Tom Davis [...]
FMR. VP’S PHOTO SHOWS UP ON JAIL’S BOOKING PAGE
The former Vice President of the United States was apparently a recent inmate at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Horry County.
Al Gore’s photo was briefly posted [...]
CONGRESSMAN SAYS COUNTY GOP’S DECISION TO CENSOR SENATOR WAS WRONG
Congressman Joe Wilson Thursday joined former South Carolina GOP chairman Katon Dawson in defending U.S. Lindsey Graham against a group of Republicans who would see his ouster for working toward [...]
RNC’S INSURANCE PLAN COVER’S ELECTIVE ABORTIONS
Poor Michael Steele. The Republican National Committee chairman is less than a year into his term and he just can’t seem to get things right.
First, Steele got into a very public spat with conservative talk show host Rush [...]
GOP LEADERSHIP BEGINS PLANNING FOR PROCEEDINGS
The 2010 regular session of the South Carolina General Assembly is still two months away, but beginning next week, lawmakers will have the ability to pre-file legislation.
And this year that means one thing: The impending impeachment proceedings against Gov. Mark Sanford are [...]
ATTORNEY GENERAL LAUNCHES WEB VIDEO DEFENDING FREEDOM OF RELIGION
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has released another web video in his campaign to become the state’s next governor. And this time, on the heels of a controversial federal court ruling, McMaster is talking about [...]
THORPE: IN ORDER TO SLOW SPENDING, WE MUST SLOW RISE IN CHRONIC ILLNESS
While many politicians and pundits in Washington are squabbling over reforms to the insurance industry, one group is working to make sure that the topic of prevention plays an equal role in the health care [...]
FMR. ‘HOOTIE’ FRONTMAN BECOMES FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN BEST NEW ARTIST AT CMA AWARD
South Carolina native Darius Rucker became the first African American to be named best new artist at the Country Music Awards during a [...]
MICH ZAIS LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN, HAS SECRET WEAPON
There’s another Republican contender in race to become South Carolina’s next State Superintendent of Education… and this one has a secret weapon that could give him a significant advantage.
Mick Zais, the President of Newberry College and a decorated officer in the [...]
FMR. SCGOP CHAIR SAYS REPUBLICAN CRITICS NEED TO LOOK AT BIG PICTURE
One of South Carolina’s most beloved GOP leaders is coming to the defense of Sen. Lindsey Graham after a county Republican Party censured the senior U.S. Senator for working toward a bi-partisan alternative energy solution.
Katon Dawson, [...]
BILL FOLKS GETS ‘PUNKED’ BY LIKELY DOCTORED PHOTO
The man who likes to bill himself as South Carolina’s “top blogger” may want to re-think that title after getting “punked” into “reporting” on an image that was likely doctored.
Bill Folks of FITSNews.com blogged Wednesday [...]
SC-BORN NEWSWOMAN KILLED IN OCT. 2008 AT LITTLE ROCK HOME
A jury in Arkansas has convicted a 29-year-old man in the October 2008 murder of South Carolina-born TV news anchorwoman Anne Pressly.
Curtis Lavelle Vance was found guilty of [...]
D.C. PEDESTRIAN DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY VICE PRESIDENTIAL CONVOY
Few people, including the Wonkette, had any idea that Vice President Joe Biden has a motorcade. But on Wednesday morning, that fact was confirmed after news broke that Biden’s motorcade [...]
19-YEAR-OLD DANZIEL CHAPMAN CHARGED WITH 3 COUNTS OF MURDER
Police have arrested a 19-year-old Walterboro man and charged him with three counts of murder after a horrific drive-by shooting in the Lowcountry town Monday night.
The State Law [...]
ALLEN ADMITS CULPABILITY, HINTS AT OTHERS INVOLVED
A former Republican Party activist has admitted to her part in an illegal robo-call scandal that muddied the waters of last year’s State House District 81 primary.
Ginny Allen, the former Aiken County GOP [...]
COUNTY COUNCIL REQUESTS THAT GOODSTEIN LEAVE PETS AT HOME AFTER ‘ACCIDENT’ COMPLAINTS
Most people would assume that bringing pets into a $13 million courthouse would be a bad idea. A circuit court judge, certainly, would know this.
But that isn’t the case in Dorchester County, where Judge Diane Goodstein [...]
UNFORTUNATE PHOTO WITH EVEN MORE UNFORTUNATE HEADLINE APPEARS ON SCHOOL’S WEBSITE
There’s something weird going on in the world of women’s college sports. It could be that fans are losing interest or that the NCAA is trying to increase attendance, but there’s been a recent push to raise [...]
AMERICA THANKS VETERANS FOR DEFENDING FREEDOM
Individuals across America are taking pause today to honor those brave souls who have answered the call of duty and served their country.
What began as Armistice Day marking the end of World War I 91 years ago today has now become a [...]
FIRST LADY ENDORSES STATE REP TO PICK UP WHERE HUSBAND LEFT OFF
South Carolina’s first lady has confirmed what many in the state already knew: State Rep. Nikki Haley has been chosen as the heiress to Mark Sanford’s governorship.
The coronation came [...]
AUTHORITIES LOOKING FOR BLACK BMW IN DEADLY SHOOTING
A 20-month-old girl is among three people killed Monday night during a drive-by shooting in Walterboro.
Police say six more people were injured when a car pulled up to a stop sign on McDaniel Street and [...]
RNC CHAIRMAN SAYS WHITE GOP VOTERS ARE AFRAID OF BLACK PEOPLE
The Republican National Committee’s first black chairman has a message for white voters: Fear me not.
While speaking on NewsOne’s “Washington Watch,” Michael Steele was asked how the Republican Party could reach out to [...]
STATE REP. SAYS SUNSET LEGISLATION WOULD SAVE SC AT LEAST $2 MILLION ANNUALLY
The independent government organization tasked with overseeing public education standards in South Carolina would be disbanded under legislation created by State Rep. Bakari Sellers (D-Bamberg).
Sellers said Tuesday that he planned to introduce a bill next [...]
DISTRICT JUDGE SAYS CHRISTIAN LICENSE PLATES VIOLATE 1ST AMENDMENT
You can call it an activist judge making an unfortunate ruling or a victory for First Amendment rights, but U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie Tuesday said South Carolina’s “I Believe” license tag was [...]
AMERICA HAS BEEN HELD HOSTAGE BY FOREIGN CARTELS FAR TOO LONG AND IT’S TIME WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
Our nation stands at a crossroads as many significant issues have been ignored for decades. Among them is energy independence and passing along a cleaner environment to future generations.
As [...]
MAN SUSPECTED IN 11 MURDERS SERVED AT PARRIS ISLAND
The man who police say raped and murdered at least 11 women and buried their remains at his home near Cleveland, Ohio has South Carolina ties. And investigators are looking into whether he may have any victims in the [...]
MEN FACE LIFE IMPRISONMENT
More than a dozen South Carolina drug dealers have pled guilty to federal drug trafficking charges that could land them in prison for the rest of their lives.
U.S. Attorney Walt Walkins said Monday that the charges against 17 drug dealers, all of whom are [...]
WITH HER MONOLOGUE
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve watched Saturday Night Live. The show passed its best days years ago and the top-shelf talent has long since moved on to bigger and better things… never to return.
This weekend, however, I managed to check out most of the show.
The [...]
GOVERNOR WILL TRY TO USE POLITICAL CAPITAL TO PAY LEGAL FEES
He can’t seek another term as governor, and he himself admits that he has no political future, but Mark Sanford still has a lot of money in his campaign account.
According to financial records, the governor has $1.7 [...]
97 PERCENT OF BUSINESSES HAVE COMPLIED WITH LAW
A law that went into effect in July to crack down on illegal immigration has been used against 16 business in South Carolina, according to the Greenville News.
The new law stipulates that businesses [...]
NEW MEXICO PLAYER GETS VIOLENT WITH UNSUSPECTING OPPONENTS
Like most men in America, I’ve never really been a fan of women’s college soccer. I don’t mind the men’s version of the game, but that’s where I draw the line.
It appears, however, that the genius promoters at the NCAA have found a [...]
TRILLION-DOLLAR ‘REFORM’ BILL PASSED 220-215
Democrats railroaded President Barack Obama’s sweeping socialist health care “reform” bill through the U.S. House Saturday night by a slim five vote margin.
The trillion-dollar legislation passed 220-215 with only one Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana, voting [...]
TPS DISCOVERS WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM… AND WHY
Have you heard the radio ads attacking U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham?
Or have you seen the Halloween-themed television ad claiming that Graham “supports a national energy tax called cap-and-trade”?
Did you [...]
WORLD REFLECTS ON THE END OF COLD WAR, COMMUNISM IN EASTERN EUROPE
By autumn of 1989, the end of the Cold War and Communist rule in eastern Europe was a foregone conclusion.
The Soviet Union had abandoned its nine-year war with Afghanistan and had pulled out of most of [...]
USC DROPS TO 6-4 ON SEASON AFTER 2ND STRAIGHT LOSS
The narrative of yet another late-season collapse is becoming an all-too-likely a possibility for this year’s University of South Carolina football team.
The Gamecocks fell to 6-4 on the season after dropping their second straight game Saturday, [...]
TALK SHOW HOST TO VISIT WEST ASHLEY NOV. 19
Popular right wing talk show host Glenn Beck will be coming to South Carolina later this month as part of his “Arguing with idiots: How to stop small minds and big government” book tour.
Beck will hold a book signing [...]
NEW YORK BILL FIRST STEP IN BATTLE AGAINST PRE-EXISTING CONDITION DISQUALIFICATIONS
As the national battle over health care rages in Washington, the rights of patients to receive health insurance regardless of pre-existing conditions is slowly coming to the forefront of the debate.
That’s thanks in large part to one man, 37-year-old Ian [...]
SENATOR WILL ONLY SUPPORT CAP-AND-TRADE LEGISLATION IF DEMS COMPROMISE
As much as his detractors are trying to say otherwise, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is not supporting federal cap-and-trade legislation.
Graham made that crystal clear Thursday when he said he would [...]
13 DEAD, 30 WOUNDED AFTER SHOOTING AT FORT HOOD ARMY BASE
Officials say at least 13 people are dead and 30 are wounded after a gunman opened fire on the Fort Hood, Texas Army base Thursday.
A spokesperson for the Army originally said the shooter had been killed, but [...]
JUSTICES TO STAY OUT OF BATTLE BETWEEN SANFORD, ETHICS COMMISSION, LAWMAKERS
An ethics investigation of Mark Sanford will be made public when it is completed, after the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the governor waived confidentiality [...]
27% OF VOTERS ON LEFT LIKE GOP CONGRESSMAN IN PRIMARY
A poll of hundreds of Democrats in South Carolina showed a clear Republican winner in Tuesday night’s gubernatorial debate: Congressman Gresham Barrett.
Following the debate, the South Carolina New Democrats asked [...]
SEATTLE CARTOONISTS RESPONDS TO SCOOP SKETCH
The Palmetto Scoop’s award-winning cartoonist Mike Beckom made headlines Wednesday with his response to a Seattle Post-Intelligencer cartoon that played on regional stereotypes to attack South Carolina.
David Horsey, an editorial cartoonist for the Post-Intelligencer, published a cartoon Monday that asked, [...]
SCPC SAYS PUBLIC PAYING $3 MILLION ON 90 LOBBYISTS
South Carolina taxpayers are spending more than $3 million on lobbyists, according to a board member of the South Carolina Policy Council.
Deedee Vaughters penned a piece in the Aiken Standard this week claiming [...]
STATE REP. SLAMS CONGRESSMAN FOR TARP VOTE
Congressman Gresham Barrett is beginning to realize that it was a bad idea to play politics with a decision that could send detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to South Carolina.
Barrett sent an email to nine gubernatorial candidates Tuesday asking them to [...]
VEREEN PLEADED GUILTY TO HAVING SEX WITH ANIMAL FOR 2ND TIME IN LAST 2 YEARS
The Horry County man who pleaded guilty for the second time in two years to having sex with a horse will spend [...]
CONGRESSMAN: ‘IF IT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR AMERICAN PEOPLE, IT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR US’
If Congress decides to impose a government-run health care plan on Americans, then members of Congress will have to give up their cushy health care, under an amendment to be introduced by Congressman [...]
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES SPAR OVER GITMO DETAINEES
Democrat gubernatorial candidate Mullins McLeod did not mince words Wednesday in responding to Congressman Gresham Barrett’s request that he sign a letter to President Barack Obama demanding that suspected terrorists be kept out of South Carolina.
“With all due respect, I’d request that [...]
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