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		<title>By: Tompkins Floods State With Illegal Robo-Calls &#124; FITSNews For Now</title>
		<link>http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/01/02/new-year-new-name-same-scumbags/comment-page-1/#comment-23976</link>
		<dc:creator>Tompkins Floods State With Illegal Robo-Calls &#124; FITSNews For Now</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 14:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] The automated &#8220;robo&#8221; calls, which attack several State House challengers in an effort to protect incumbents in the S.C. General Assembly, have been traced back to Tompkins&#8217; firm on several fronts - most notably the fact that they were voiced by Becky Fleming, an employee of Tompkins&#8217; First Tuesday Strategies firm. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] The automated &#8220;robo&#8221; calls, which attack several State House challengers in an effort to protect incumbents in the S.C. General Assembly, have been traced back to Tompkins&#8217; firm on several fronts &#8211; most notably the fact that they were voiced by Becky Fleming, an employee of Tompkins&#8217; First Tuesday Strategies firm. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: FITSNews Exclusive - The Real Shady Money &#124; FITSNews For Now</title>
		<link>http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/01/02/new-year-new-name-same-scumbags/comment-page-1/#comment-21943</link>
		<dc:creator>FITSNews Exclusive - The Real Shady Money &#124; FITSNews For Now</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 05:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Tompkins&#8217; firmÂ - which is basing its entire &#8220;pro-incumbent&#8221; campaign offensive this year on the criminalization of legal campaign contributionsÂ - has been retained by the S.C. Senate Republican Caucus to manage its soft money account,Â which could dump asÂ much as half a million dollarsÂ into contestedÂ State Senate races. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Tompkins&#8217; firmÂ - which is basing its entire &#8220;pro-incumbent&#8221; campaign offensive this year on the criminalization of legal campaign contributionsÂ - has been retained by the S.C. Senate Republican Caucus to manage its soft money account,Â which could dump asÂ much as half a million dollarsÂ into contestedÂ State Senate races. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Something&#8217;s Brewing &#124; FITSNews For Now</title>
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		<dc:creator>Something&#8217;s Brewing &#124; FITSNews For Now</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 14:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] status quo in place is a group led by veteran &#8220;Republican&#8221; consultants Rod Shealy and Warren Tompkins - who have formed an allianceÂ this year to try and beatÂ back the rising anti-establishment, [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] status quo in place is a group led by veteran &#8220;Republican&#8221; consultants Rod Shealy and Warren Tompkins &#8211; who have formed an allianceÂ this year to try and beatÂ back the rising anti-establishment, [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Echo Chamber - The Revolving Door &#124; FITSNews For Now</title>
		<link>http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/01/02/new-year-new-name-same-scumbags/comment-page-1/#comment-21175</link>
		<dc:creator>Echo Chamber - The Revolving Door &#124; FITSNews For Now</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 15:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] of all evil in South Carolina politics can be traced back to one of two men - lobbyist/ consultant Warren Tompkins or lobbyist Richard [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] of all evil in South Carolina politics can be traced back to one of two men &#8211; lobbyist/ consultant Warren Tompkins or lobbyist Richard [...]</p>
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		<title>By: GOP Consultant Bails On Republican Challenger &#124; FITSNews For Now</title>
		<link>http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/01/02/new-year-new-name-same-scumbags/comment-page-1/#comment-19465</link>
		<dc:creator>GOP Consultant Bails On Republican Challenger &#124; FITSNews For Now</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] FITSNews - April 30, 2008 - Yup, that&#8217;s &#8220;pond scum&#8221; in the picture above, which sort of summarizes our thoughts on veteran &#8220;GOP&#8221; consultant Warren Tompkins. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] FITSNews &#8211; April 30, 2008 &#8211; Yup, that&#8217;s &#8220;pond scum&#8221; in the picture above, which sort of summarizes our thoughts on veteran &#8220;GOP&#8221; consultant Warren Tompkins. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: The Gutting Of Academic "Accountability" In South Carolina &#124; FITSNews For Now</title>
		<link>http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/01/02/new-year-new-name-same-scumbags/comment-page-1/#comment-8405</link>
		<dc:creator>The Gutting Of Academic "Accountability" In South Carolina &#124; FITSNews For Now</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] In fact, that probably would have happened years ago had the company that administers PACT not been represented by one of the state&#8217;s most powerful lobbyists, J. Warren Tompkins. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] In fact, that probably would have happened years ago had the company that administers PACT not been represented by one of the state&#8217;s most powerful lobbyists, J. Warren Tompkins. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Cotty will not seek re-election &#187; The Palmetto Scoop</title>
		<link>http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/01/02/new-year-new-name-same-scumbags/comment-page-1/#comment-6783</link>
		<dc:creator>Cotty will not seek re-election &#187; The Palmetto Scoop</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] November. The statement reportedly came at a meeting with his consulting firm, the newly-renamed First Tuesday Strategies, where he said he would be &#8220;taking a new [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] November. The statement reportedly came at a meeting with his consulting firm, the newly-renamed First Tuesday Strategies, where he said he would be &#8220;taking a new [...]</p>
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		<title>By: fitsnews</title>
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		<dc:creator>fitsnews</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Calhoun,

Sic Willie tactically brilliant? Our asses.

-FITSNews</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Calhoun,</p>
<p>Sic Willie tactically brilliant? Our asses.</p>
<p>-FITSNews</p>
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		<title>By: Calhoun St. Coffee</title>
		<link>http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/01/02/new-year-new-name-same-scumbags/comment-page-1/#comment-6407</link>
		<dc:creator>Calhoun St. Coffee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Blossom,

I appreciate the long, thoughtful reply.  But I stand by my previous assertion:  Will Folks is, in many instances, a &quot;hired gun&quot; for his clients.  Basically, he can nail opponents with embarrassing stories, spread rumors, and write lengthy opinion pieces...for pay!...while hiding behind the comic facade of the FITS girls.  It is tactically brilliant but intellectually dishonest.

There is a fine line between a &quot;blogger&quot; and &quot;propagandist,&quot; and at times Will has crossed that line.

Oh, yeah.  For the record, I&#039;m not a Ron Paul supporter, but thanks for the humorously shallow attempt at a witty comeback.  It&#039;s a lot easier to discredit your opponent than address his argument, but I guess Will already knows that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blossom,</p>
<p>I appreciate the long, thoughtful reply.  But I stand by my previous assertion:  Will Folks is, in many instances, a &#8220;hired gun&#8221; for his clients.  Basically, he can nail opponents with embarrassing stories, spread rumors, and write lengthy opinion pieces&#8230;for pay!&#8230;while hiding behind the comic facade of the FITS girls.  It is tactically brilliant but intellectually dishonest.</p>
<p>There is a fine line between a &#8220;blogger&#8221; and &#8220;propagandist,&#8221; and at times Will has crossed that line.</p>
<p>Oh, yeah.  For the record, I&#8217;m not a Ron Paul supporter, but thanks for the humorously shallow attempt at a witty comeback.  It&#8217;s a lot easier to discredit your opponent than address his argument, but I guess Will already knows that.</p>
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		<title>By: Blossom S. Bridges</title>
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		<dc:creator>Blossom S. Bridges</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Calhoun,

I think that your first paragraph addresses the problem with &quot;The Shot.&quot; Nobody really knows the specifics of who owns/runs/writes for The Shot because it changes so much.

Will, to the delight of MILF&#039;s and cougars everywhere, has posted his picture along with his biography for all who visit this site to see who he is and why he is qualified to write what he does.

Yes, he does own his own business. Yes, he does write this blog. All this information is presented in the biography. As I mentioned earlier, it also features a very flattering photograph of him.

I fail to see how this disclosure is doing a &quot;great disservice&quot; to his clients. He is providing a very refreshing outlook and much-needed nuanced approach to the questionable behavior known as &quot;South Carolina Politics.&quot; Who he advises and what he says is none of our business. Should you feel that his &quot;view&quot; is conflicted, there is a very easy solution...simply stop reading.

I highly doubt that you are mounting a crusade to rid the Internet of harmful and biased reading material. If you believe that you can do this, I&#039;ll go ahead and tell you that I&#039;m not voting for Ron Paul and anything you say cannot change my mind...sorry.

Thanks for your time. Ta-ta for now...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Calhoun,</p>
<p>I think that your first paragraph addresses the problem with &#8220;The Shot.&#8221; Nobody really knows the specifics of who owns/runs/writes for The Shot because it changes so much.</p>
<p>Will, to the delight of MILF&#8217;s and cougars everywhere, has posted his picture along with his biography for all who visit this site to see who he is and why he is qualified to write what he does.</p>
<p>Yes, he does own his own business. Yes, he does write this blog. All this information is presented in the biography. As I mentioned earlier, it also features a very flattering photograph of him.</p>
<p>I fail to see how this disclosure is doing a &#8220;great disservice&#8221; to his clients. He is providing a very refreshing outlook and much-needed nuanced approach to the questionable behavior known as &#8220;South Carolina Politics.&#8221; Who he advises and what he says is none of our business. Should you feel that his &#8220;view&#8221; is conflicted, there is a very easy solution&#8230;simply stop reading.</p>
<p>I highly doubt that you are mounting a crusade to rid the Internet of harmful and biased reading material. If you believe that you can do this, I&#8217;ll go ahead and tell you that I&#8217;m not voting for Ron Paul and anything you say cannot change my mind&#8230;sorry.</p>
<p>Thanks for your time. Ta-ta for now&#8230;</p>
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