HARPER'S MAGAZINE PICKS THE BRAIN OF OUR FOUNDING EDITOR FITSNews - October 17, 2007 - So it's not an illustrated narrative of Pickett's Charge or an artist's rendering of the Great Chicago Fire, but the pages of Harper's Magazine (America's second-oldest continuously published magazine) have nonetheless
Read story »Archive for October, 2007
Why Is Ellen Crying?
DOGGIE DUST-UP BRINGS OUT THE BABY IN DEGENERES FITSNews - October 17, 2007 - As hardcore animal adoption advocates ourselves (not to mention famous lesbians), we were a little befuddled by the recent Ellen DeGeneres' tearfest over a doggie adoption gone horribly wrong. Apparently, Ellen gave her adopted
Read story »FITSNews Exclusive – McCain Says Romney Too “Inexperienced” To Be President
ARIZONA SENATOR BLASTS FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR'S FITNESS FOR OFFICE FITSNews - October 17, 2007 - Arizona Senator John McCain hadn't been aboard the Straight Talk Express for more than five minutes this morning before he provided yet another compelling example of why the bus bears its name. In
Read story »Looks Like Somebody’s Doing Some Corresponding
LOCK YOUR DOORS, S.C. LEGISLATORS - SIC'S ON A LETTERHEAD STEALING RAMPAGE FITSNews - October 17, 2007 - If you happen to live in S.C. House District 71 and receive a letter in the next few days purporting to be from State Rep. Nathan Ballentine - a letter that reads "Dear Doofus, My Name is Heywood
Read story »The Six Million Dollar Morman
HARPER'S MAGAZINE WRITES THE BOOK ON ROMNEY'S RECONSTRUCTION FITSNews - October 16, 2007 - "Gentleman, we can rebuild him. We have the technology." We'll admit it ... we got a little jealous reading "Making Mitt Romney: How To Fabricate A Conservative," the monumental treatise by Ken Silverstein of
Read story »Rock On, Rox
COLORADO SURGES INTO FIRST-EVER WORLD SERIES FITSNews - October 16, 2007 - There's been little point to living since the epic collapse of our fantasy baseball team two weeks ago, but we figured we'd come out of mourning long enough to congratulate the Colorado Rockies on making the 2007 World Series
Read story »So The Governor Didn’t Get Arrested
SORRY, S.C. LEGISLATORS - NO "CUFFS ON THE GOV" FOR YOU FITSNews - October 16, 2007 - Much to the chagrin of certain South Carolina legislators, the Governor of South Carolina did NOT get a warrant sworn out against him this morning. Instead, the Charleston trial lawyer who got the Palmetto State all
Read story »Hear Ye, Hear Ye
MEET JOSH GROSS, THE NEW MAN BEHIND FRED THOMPSON'S SOUTH CAROLINA MICROPHONE FITSNews - October 16, 2007 - In an announcement that was heralded by the trumpet blasts of Ben Hur (you gotta click to listen), Fred Thompson's presidential campaign has named former S.C. Club for Growth Executive Director
Read story »Conservationists Rip State Ports Authority
COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE SLAMS STUDY BY DISGRACED ECONOMIST FITSNews - October 16, 2007 - We're not necessarily rabid conservationists here at FITSNews, and we certainly don't think South Carolina's non-competitive Port of Charleston should be "contained," but it's difficult to argue with anybody
Read story »Trial Lawyers Set To Go Nuclear Against Sanford
WILL A WARRANT WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW FOR THE GOVERNOR'S ARREST? FITSNews - October 15, 2007 - S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford will have an arrest warrant sworn out against him tomorrow for allegedly intimidating public officials, according to an e-mail obtained exclusively by FITSNews. The e-mail, which was
Read story »So The Pretty Boy Cheaters Are Pretty Good
YES, EVEN BETTER THAN SIC WILLIE'S BELOVED COLTS FITSNews - October 15, 2007 - As much as it pains us to the core to admit it, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are the best team in the NFL right now. The Pats' 48-27 demolition of the previously undefeated Dallas Cowboys proved that beyond a shadow
Read story »Fairfield Frame Job
HOW THE S.C. PUBLIC EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENT DEALS WITH CRITICISM FITSNews - October 15, 2007 - When we were first leaked the story of Fairfield County School Board Chairwoman Annie McDaniel, we thought we were being handed an open-and-shut case of public school corruption - something we feast on with
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