LOOKS LIKE ITS TIME FOR A SWEAR JAR IN THE S.C. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FITSNews - May 18, 2007 - It's no big thing for us to us to call "bullshit" here at FITSNews. We do it everyday. Of course, ever since our mothers started reading the blog we've had to start calling it "bullsh*t," because inserting that
Read story »Archive for May, 2007
Oh Dear Lord No
DEMPSTER'S MELTDOWN BRINGS OUT THE BABY IN SIC WILLIE, EARNS PITCHER PRAISE FROM S.C. POLITICIANS FITSNews - May 17, 2007 - Call them the tears of a clown. Thanks to Chicago Cubs' reliever Ryan Dempster, our very own Sic Willie has been sobbing uncontrollable man tears all afternoon. That's because
Read story »Mark Sanford Is A Roman General
WAXING PHILOSOPHICALLY, S.C. GOVERNOR TELLS WASHINGTON POST HIS GOAL IS TO "GO BACK TO THE FARM" FITSNews - May 17, 2007 - We weren't there, but at some point during his recent interview with S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford, we're pretty sure Washington Post political reporter Chris Cillizza contemplated slitting
Read story »Hillary Wants To Teach The World To Sing
CLINTON WANTS VOTERS TO SELECT HER CAMPAIGN THEME SONG FITSNews - May 16, 2007 - With Bill Clinton it was Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow)." Now his wife Hillary's presidential bid is about to acquire its own musical accompaniment. According to a video press release sent out by
Read story »Oprah Has Six Toes
WELL, IT COULD BE A REALLY BIG BUNYON FITSNews - May 16, 2007 - Our friends over at TMZ, Tyler Durden and Splash News Online are all having a field day today because Oprah Winfrey ... let's see if there's a nice way to say this ... um, apparently has six toes. Either that or she's got a bunyon the size
Read story »Reserved For The Governor
DEBATE SEATING SNAFU SPILLS OVER INTO LEGISLATIVE FIGHT FITSNews - May 16, 2007 - We'll grant you this - the fact that a couple of State Senators got booted from a row of seats "reserved" for S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford at last night's GOP Presidential debate probably isn't newsworthy. Well, no more newsworthy
Read story »Get Outta My Seat, Little Digger!
CANDIDATES CHUCKLE WATCHING SOUTH CAROLINA POLS FIGHT OVER SEATS AT PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE FITSNews - May 16, 2007 - We were late to the big 2008 GOP Presidential debate in Columbia tonight (we thought it was at the Kroger Center) so we missed what may go down as one of the funniest moments in South Carolina
Read story »S.C. Representative Wins “Handily”
VICTORY TEMPERED BY LACK OF AGE-DEFYING HAND CREME FITSNews - May 15, 2007 - S.C. State Rep. Catherine Ceips may have won a runoff election for an open S.C. Senate seat, but she won't be starring in a Palmolive hand soap commercial anytime soon. Seriously, is it just us or has the Beaufort Gazette
Read story »Lifting The Hood On Workers’ Comp
AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION REFORM FIGHT AT THE S.C. STATE HOUSE FITSNews - May 15, 2007 - Let's face it, dissecting workers' compensation reform isn't the sexiest chore we've ever undertaken here at FITSNews. It's got nothing to do with Paris Hilton, first of all, and a lot to do
Read story »Gay People Evidently Aren’t Sending Flowers To The Falwells
FORMER TELEVANGELIST'S DEATH EVOKES ANGRY RESPONSE FITSNews - May 15, 2007 - We've never been huge fans of Jerry Falwell. Then again, nor have we ever had much of a problem with gay people. And if there's one thing we encourage above all else, it's people speaking their minds and telling it like it
Read story »S.C. First Lady Favoring Romney?
JENNY SANFORD RUMORED TO BE "ACTIVELY SUPPORTING" FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR BEHIND THE SCENES FITSNews - May 15, 2007 - S.C. First Lady Jenny Sanford is "actively supporting" Mitt Romney in the upcoming GOP Presidential sweepstakes, sources tell FITSNews. While Mrs. Sanford hasn't formally endorsed
Read story »CBS Can’t Take A Friggin’ Joke
TWO MORE RADIO HOSTS FIRED AFTER PRANK CALL TO CHINESE RESTAURANT FITSNews - May 14, 2007 - If you have a sense of humor, CBS is not the place to apply for a job these days. Less than a month after firing radio host Don Imus for an off-color remark about the Rutgers' women's basketball team, the network
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