NATION'S HIGHEST DROPOUT RATE COSTS SOUTH CAROLINA $100 MILLION ANNUALLY FITSNews - August 16, 2007 - According to a report released today by the S.C. Policy Council, having the nation's worst public schools costs our state about $100 million annually. We know it's pretty shocking that South Carolina's
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It’s Not A Sock Puppet But …
... LEATHERMAN'S NEW "MARIONETTE" IS PRETTY FUNNY FITSNews - August 16, 2007 - We were cruising through the Reform SC website today when we stumbled upon a hilarious image of State Sen. Huge Government Leatherman playing with his new toy (and our state's new Treasurer) Converse "Sock Puppet" Chellis.
Read story »Sympathy For The Fausto
CARMONA'S STRONG PERFORMANCE LIFTS FARTKNOCKERS' FORTUNES FITSNews - August 16, 2007 - With just two weeks left in the 2007 regular season, the FITS Fartknockers are solidly in third place in the Great Santini League fantasy baseball standings, and could challenge league leaders "Croon Crew" and "Notorious"
Read story »The Sock Puppet Showdown
OUR NEW REPORTER WAS A NO-SHOW, BUT WE STILL GOT THE SCOOP ON THE "SOCK PUPPET'S" FIRST DAY FITSNews - August 15, 2007 - Unfortunately, our intrepid new reporter "Socky" got sidetracked (above) on his way to today's big showdown at the S.C. Budget and Control Board meeting, leaving the staff here at
Read story »State Budget Board Live-Blogging
S.C. COMPTROLLER GENERAL IS SPORTING SOME SWEET WHITE BUCKS, PEOPLE! FITSNews - August 15, 2007 - Imagine trying to fit the entire population of Mexico City into a room the size of a sardine can and you have some idea what it's like trying to get into a S.C. Budget and Control Board meeting. It's pretty
Read story »Cast Your Votes For The “Palmetto Power 50?
WHO ARE THE PALMETTO STATE'S TOP POLITICAL PLAYERS? FITSNews - August 15, 2007 - We figured since GQ magazine just released it's list of the 50 most powerful people in Washington, D.C., somebody ought to put together a similar list for the Palmetto State. And who better to do it than us, right? Clearly,
Read story »Why We Hate Mitt Romney So Much
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH JESSICA ALBA, BUT YOU'RE WELCOME FOR THE PICTURE FITSNews - August 14, 2007 - For months now, people have just assumed that we're getting paid by somebody to bash former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. And we wish we were, because that would be money we could spend on stuff
Read story »Van Horrible
'JUMP' ROCKERS REUNITING ... AND IT FEELS SO BAD FITSNews - August 14, 2007 - So legendary '80's rockers Van Halen are reuniting, with Eddie's son Wolfgang Van Halen on bass guitar. Great. Because what everybody wants to see this fall is a drugged-out dad and his tubby offspring struggling to remember
Read story »Amy Winehouse Is A Wuss
YOU CALL THAT A DRUG COCKTAIL? FITSNews - August 14, 2007 - We have no idea who Amy Winehouse is, but apparently she's quite famous ... and not just because she looks like the celebrity offspring of Cher and Andre the Giant. Winehouse is also famously going to rehab after reportedly taking a drug cocktail
Read story »Hurricane Prep
IS SOUTH CAROLINA READY? FITSNews - August 14, 2007 - It's been 18 years since South Carolina suffered a direct hit from a major hurricane, a Category Five beast by the name of Hugo which slammed into our coastline just above Charleston in September, 1989. Hugo caused $10 billion in damage (then a U.S.
Read story »Converse Chellis Is Reporting For Duty
"SOCK PUPPET" READY TO DO BIDDING OF HIS BIG GOVERNMENT BOSSES FITSNews - August 13, 2007 - S.C. Treasurer Converse "Sock Puppet" Chellis will attend his first State Budget and Control Board meeting on Wednesday, where it is widely anticipated that he will join House Ways & Means Chairman Dan "Egg-tooth"
Read story »Everything And Nothing Is Happening
SO TODAY IS JENNIFER CONNELLY DAY FITSNews - August 13, 2007 - Sure, White House "brain" Karl Rove announced his resignation, the Republican presidential candidates announced that they are going to debate on YouTube and former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson announced that he was dropping out of the 2008
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