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Wilson “disappointed” in president’s address

January 29, 2010 By

Besides President Obama, many eyes were on Congressman Joe Wilson Wednesday night for the president’s first State of the Union Address. Last year, Wilson received national attention for his “you lie” outburst during Obama’s health care speech. This time without an outburst, after the State of the Union Address Wilson gave his thoughts.

“I was disappointed. I was looking forward to him talking about a budget freeze and I was hoping it would be significant and substantive. But, by delaying it another year, that makes it even less meaningful,” says Wilson. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Military, Politics & Government

Grooms: Voter ID bill “secures the ballot box”

January 29, 2010 By

After two days of partisan debate in the Senate, a compromise was reached on the Voter ID bill. Currently, South Carolina, along with 18 other states, does not require a photo ID to be shown at the voting polls. This week in a 36-2 vote, the Voter ID bill was supported by a bipartisan majority. The bill sets up a new early voting process and requires photo ID to vote.

Berkeley Senator Larry Grooms, Republican, says South Carolina cannot turn blind to voter fraud.

“We just need to secure the ballot box. There’s instances of voter fraud in this state, we have the chance to fix it, but our buddies, or friends of ACORN are saying ‘no, we are going to filibuster the bill,’ cheat and happen and let the chips fall where they may, it’s just not right,” says Grooms. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislature, News, Politics & Government

GOP hopefuls square off over Bauer’s comments, Sanford, TARP (Audio)

January 29, 2010 By

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski provided a challenging and entertaining debate for South Carolina’s GOP gubernatorial candidates Thursday night in Charleston. The debate was heard over WCBD and certain other NBC stations, sponsored by the South Carolina Republican party. 

Scarborough referred to Governor Mark Sanford as his good friend, who he said he knew from Sanford’s days in Congress. Scarborough introduced Sanford who was in the audience, looking back at the candidates and smiling politely as they were asked to weigh in on the Sanford controversy.

(Candidates on Sanford MP3  9:54)

Candidates on Sanford

On the subject of whether they sided more with Senator Lindsey Graham or with Senator Jim Demint, Henry McMaster said he “refused to take the bait.  “I believe in Ronald Reagan’s admonition, and that is to speak ill of no fellow Republican,” said McMaster.  “I was party chairman for nine years and spent a lot of time trying to build this party.  The last thing I will do is drive a wedge in it, ’cause that’s precisely what the democrats want us to do.”

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Filed Under: News, Politics & Government, Uncategorized

House Democrats continue stall on state’s rights resolution (Audio)

January 29, 2010 By

In the South Carolina House Thursday Democrats continued to attack the resolution that would endorse state sovereignty. The House passed a similar resolution last year. The Senate passed its own version this month. A time limitation was invoked for addressing amendments to the resolution–three minutes for and against each amendment. Apparently in order to use more speaking time, Democrats began speaking against their own amendments.

Richland Representative James Smith held the podium for much of Thursday’s session, calling the resolution a waste of time that should be spent on pressing issues like the budget.

(Smith on states’ rights  MP3  2:31)

Smith on states’ rights MP3

Smith served in Afghanistan as a member of the National Guard. 

Smith was referring to Spartanburg Senator Lee Bright.  Bright said it was disapointing that Smith would use such a personal attack as to say that he(Bright) is not a patriot.  On the point of Americans rising up in civil obedience if necessary, Bright said that patriots are supposed to protect the country, but said that he does not think that the U.S. is at a point where it’s necessary for citizens to rise up against the federal government.  He questioned that, in his pursuit of rights, if Martin Luther King. Jr. was not actually guilty of treason, as any Americans who would be brought to a point of civil disobedience.  Bright said that the health care plan is an erosion of rights since it would penalize those who don’t purchase health care, for the first time in U.S. history. 

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Filed Under: Legislature, News
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