Something’s Brewing May 12, 2008
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LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY FROM PRIMARY, THINGS START HEATING UP
FITSNews - May 12, 2008 - With the first round of State House elections less than a month away, things are beginning to heat up considerably in the South Carolina political world. Specifically, it appears that the tug-of-war for the heart and soul of the S.C. Republican Party is beginning to take concrete tactical dimensions …
Always Good Advice May 11, 2008
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BECAUSE SOMETIMES JIGGLING THE HANDLE ISN’T ENOUGH
FITSNews - May 11, 2008 - We have no idea what environmental nuisance this guy is protesting against, but we’re definitely thinking about staging a “No Mega-Dump” protest of our own outside of the FITSNews bathroom.
Why? Because our founding editor should be on the Department of Homeland Security’s terrorist watchlist the way he blows up bathrooms.
Seriously, somebody open a window in here!
Echo Chamber - The Revolving Door
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DESPICABLE DAVIS AT IT AGAIN …
FITSNews - May 11, 2008 - More often than not, the root of all evil in South Carolina politics can be traced back to one of two men - lobbyist/ consultant Warren Tompkins or lobbyist Richard Davis.
The former is a “Republican” who has whored his GOP ideals on countless occasions to preserve the state’s failed status quo, while the latter is a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat who probably never had any ideals to begin with.
This week it was the devious Davis making headlines after he hired a former state environmental regulator to head up his lobbying firm’s “Environmental Services Division.” From the Greenville News:
Art Braswell, former director of solid waste for the state Department of Health and Environmental Control, said he left DHEC midway through an effort by MRR Southern LLC of Raleigh, N.C., to put a landfill in Gray Court in northern Laurens County and joined a consulting group which has MRR Southern as a client.
Just a coincidence? Yeah … right.
Of course as much as we’d love to rip Davis a new one for his flagrant “influence purchasing,” it’s really not his fault. Until the S.C. General Assembly upgrades our state’s bullet-riddled ethics laws to prohibit this sort of revolving door quid pro quo , Davis and other lobbyist goons are totally within their rights to snatch up as many former state employees as they want.
Taxachusetts Turns On Its Own May 10, 2008
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STATE LAWMAKERS SET SIGHTS ON HARVARD’S $34 BILLION ENDOWMENT
FITSNews - May 10, 2008 - If there is an epicenter of politically-correct, big government “blow-hardism” in America, it’s Harvard University. Only at Harvard is it OK to invite former Iranian dictators to speak, yet snub Ronald Reagan. And yes, they’re one of our advertisers (not to mention the alma mater of Sic Willie’s papa ), but that doesn’t mean they don’t deserve every bit of this ironic twisting of government’s knife in their backs:
Massachusetts lawmakers desperate for additional revenue are eyeing the endowments of deep-pocketed private colleges to bolster the state’s coffers by more than $1 billion a year, asserting that the schools’ rising fortunes undercut their nonprofit status.
Legislators have asked state finance officials to study a plan that would impose a 2.5 percent annual assessment on colleges with endowments over $1 billion, an amount now exceeded by nine Massachusetts institutions. The proposal, which higher education specialists believe is the first of its kind across the country, drew surprising support at a debate on the State House budget last week and is attracting attention in higher education circles nationally.
It really is difficult to contain our glee on this one. Seriously, these elite private havens birthed the voracious, unsustainable beast that is big government, and now that beast is looking to feed on them in its “hour of need.” Talk about poetic justice.
Ordinarily, we oppose government plunging its grubby paws into new pockets, but in this case we hope they get every red cent they can. It would serve Harvard and the rest of those left-wing ass-clowns right.
Mystery Babe From “Nailed” Set May 9, 2008
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WE FEEL GOOD, TOO, PEOPLE
FITSNews - May 9, 2008 - So who is this chick? We’ve examined the musical chairs cast of the film “Nailed” and we can’t find her anywhere.
She’s obviously from Hollywood, though, because she’s talking on her cell phone, and we don’t have any of those in South Carolina yet.
And no this isn’t one of those gay-ass Perez Hilton “blind items,” where we really know the identity of the mystery woman and we’re just trying to manufacture some incredibly lame suspense.
Anyway, check out the pics and let us know if you recognize her … (more…)
Myanmar’s Junta Sucks
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COUNTRY’S MILITARY LEADERS ARE SEIZING, BLOCKING RESCUE SUPPLIES
FITSNews - May 9, 2008 - You would think that Myanmar’s government would want to do everything it could to speed up rescue efforts to its cyclone-decimated country.
Except not really:
Myanmar’s military leaders seized aid shipments headed for cyclone survivors and told the top U.S. diplomat there Friday that they’re not ready to let in American aid workers despite warnings the country is on the verge of a medical catastrophe …
The U.N. World Food Program said two planeloads of supplies containing enough high-energy biscuits to feed 95,000 people were seized Friday, prompting the world body to say it was suspending aid flights …
Myanmar’s government acknowledged taking control of the shipments and said it plans to distribute the aid itself to the affected areas.
Yeah, because if you can trust anybody it’s a third-world military junta about to see a massive influx of international relief aid. Hell, don’t be surprised if those energy biscuits aren’t up on E-Bay already.
Seriously, screw these people. If they don’t want our help, then we’ll keep our hundreds of millions of dollars to ourselves. After all, we’re sure this guy and this guy won’t have any problem figuring out a way to spend that money.
Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing, Baby
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JENNIFER ANISTON AND JOHN MAYER “HOT AND HEAVY BUT IN THAT VERY COOL WAY”
FITSNews - May 9, 2008 - To understand just how toxic John Mayer CD’s are to a male’s music credibility, consider the fact that Sic Willie was abruptly uninvited from a leading indie rock festival this summer after organizers spotted a Mayer disc in his Jeep recently. Sic pleaded that the disc was “a gift from some chick,” but we all know the truth, people. He secretly grooves to John Mayer every chance he gets.
Which makes Sic not unlike Jennifer Aniston (she of the world’s most anti-climactic lesbian kiss), who is getting a hastily-arranged private concert from her new boyfriend on the set of her upcoming film:
“Everything was changed at the last minute so John could do this for her. He’s crazy about Jen.”
Awwww … and here’s more on their budding relationship:
The pair have fast-tracked their romance says an insider, “It’s hot and heavy but in that very cool way.” The insider on the set adds, “John isn’t going to hide his adoration and he’s telling everyone what a cool chick Jen is.”
We hate to be Dudley Downers here, but the only way this is going to end for Jennifer is at the bottom of a Kleenex box and a ten-gallon drum of ice cream. To borrow a line from Tyler Durden, John Mayer may indeed “sing faggoty songs,” but he’s plowing through the A-list celebrity kitty like a wheat thresher. There are generic brand batteries that will outlive this “relationship.”
