STEVE SPURRIER PICKS THE WRONG WEEK TO CRITICIZE GAMECOCK FANS FITSNews - October 22, 2007 - We've always liked and respected South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier (above, checking out that girl's, um, technique). He's always seemed like a take-no-prisoners, make-no-excuses kind of a guy
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Bayou Bobby
LOUISIANA VOTERS ELECT JINDAL GOVERNOR FITSNews - October 21, 2007 - The fact that Louisiana Congressman Bobby Jindal is the first Indian-American ever elected governor (of any state) is pretty cool, but last night's landslide victory for the fiscally conservative, pro-school choice Republican is notable
Read story »At Least There Was A Cool Fly-Over
NOT MUCH ELSE TO CHEER ABOUT AS GAMECOCKS FALL TO VANDERBILT FITSNews - October 20, 2007 - We're not including any pictures from today's University of South Carolina football game, because when you lose to Vanderbilt it's just too painful. Even if the Gamecocks had beaten the Commodores 17-6, we'd still
Read story »“Secret Backdoor Earmarks” – Just Say No
U.S. SENATOR JIM DEMINT NEEDS A NEW NAME FOR HIS ENEMA ... ER ENEMY FITSNews - October 19, 2007 - You know, every time we see a news story about U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) railing against "secret back door earmarks," we can't help but chuckle a little bit. Like his buddy Mitt Romney (pictured
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HE IS RED, WHITE & BLUE, PEOPLE FITSNews - October 19, 2007 - So yeah, Sic Willie officially dropped out of the 2008 presidential race yesterday and endorsed Stephen Colbert, but we never said anything about who the FITS gals might be favoring ... That's right people, our coveted 2008 presidential
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RELIGION, SEXUALITY AND THE ROMNEY REVERSAL FITSNews - October 19, 2007 - Before we get too deep into this, it's worth mentioning that we opposed last year's gay marriage ban in South Carolina on the simple grounds that it's up to God, not the government, to judge people. That's why when we bash former
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NOW WE KNOW HOW MANY HOLES IT TAKES TO FILL THE ALBERT HALL FITSNews - October 18, 2007 - If you've never listened to the song "A Day In The Life" by The Beatles, you probably won't get the whole "Albert Hall" reference. Which is fine, because the point of this article isn’t figuring out how
Read story »Another Brick In The Wall
SOUTH CAROLINA FALLS FURTHER BEHIND ... AGAIN FITSNews - October 19, 2007 - Last month it was Virginia kicking our asses, this month its Florida (again). South Korean-based shipping company Hanjin and the Jacksonville Port Authority announced this week that a new $360 million container terminal would
Read story »Sic Drops Out, Endorses Stephen Colbert
HIS OWN EXCESSIVE CAMPAIGN BURN RATE, COLBERT'S "TRUTHINESS" COMPELS SIC WILLIE'S DECISION FITSNews - October 18, 2007 - We know a lot of politicos are focusing on another candidate's decision to drop out of the presidential race, but the real news related to the South Carolina presidential primary
Read story »Rachel McAdams Is Single
GREATEST DAY EVER? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT FITSNews - October 18, 2007 - In the annals of human civilization, there are some days that just stand out for the hope and inspiration they provide to all people, everywhere. Like the day polio was eradicated, or the day that The Notebook came out on DVD. Today
Read story »Mitt Romney’s S.C. Campaign Manager Can Read
FETCHING COFFEE, DRY CLEANING MAY ALSO BE AMONG HIS WEIGHTY RESPONSIBILITIES FITSNews - October 18, 2007 - When our story from yesterday about John McCain taking the Smack Talk Express to Mitt Romney ended up on Time Magazine's website (they love them some FITSNews, apparently), we couldn't help but
Read story »FITSNews Exclusive – Clinton’s Claflin Crackdown
WOULD-BE "STUDENTS FOR BARACK OBAMA" TOLD ATTENDING HILLARY PRESS CONFERENCE WAS "PART OF CLASS" FITSNews - October 18, 2007 - Students at Claflin University, a historically black college in Orangeburg, S.C., are accusing the school's administration of prohibiting them from forming a "Students for Barack
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