Can T-Rav Rebound? May 17, 2008
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POST AND COURIER: RAVENEL STILL HAS POLITICAL PLANS
FITSNews - May 17, 2008 - It’s been less than a year since a high-profile cocaine bust ended former State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel’s political career … or did it?
This afternoon, the Charleston Post and Courier is teasing an exclusive interview with Ravenel in which the once-rising star of the South Carolina Republican Party hints that his political career may not be over:
The former state treasurer, who is scheduled to check into prison by May 29 after pleading guilty to a federal cocaine charge, says that he wasn’t an addict and that he hopes to run for public office again.
Wow … could we be possibly be looking at a white version of Marion Barry here?
As we’ve made clear on several occasions in the past, T-Rav is a friend and former client of our founding editor. That means we’re generally disposed to giving him the benefit of the doubt, but this seems … well … let’s just use the word ”unexpected” coming from him now. Of course, as the initial shock of T-Rav’s arrest subsided over the last few months, we’ve pondered whether or not his change of behavior combined with people’s capacity to forgive could result in a potential political rebound …
We’ll reserve judgment on that until we read the Post and Courier story, and hopefully we’ll get a chance to hear Ravenel give us some of his thoughts on the matter as well … stay tuned …
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Can T-Rav Rebound? Sure. As a political consultant. Felony convictions among SC political consultants are pretty common, and they don’t seem to matter among some candidates.
Rod, sic(k) willie and T-Rav can start their own company:
Cheat’Em, Beat’Em and Snort, LLC.
By the way, sic(k) willie. The BIN News Editorial Staff has checked our contact and client lists carefully. We don’t have any convicted cocaine users on our list of friends and clients. Actually, not one of our friends or clients have been convicted of anything. Did you read T-Rav’s SLED interviews? No comments from you?
Our friend Thomas has been handed a severe and discriminatory punishment, do not be surprised if a presidential pardon is not only in order but awarded.
Will,
On a personal level, I like Thomas. He espouses conservative ideals, ran as a conservative, and once on the budget and control bd., voted like one. Therefore he was no rino (republican in name only) like many of the gop office holders in Columbia, Washington and even the county seats. Especially the county seats. This being said, I could probably never vote for Tom in the future, because he so blatantly violated the public trust. Like so many “rich kids” including the Speaker of the House, they think that they can make their own rules. By the way, I’ll not vote for an incumbent in Columbia or Washington on June 10th. At least the incumbents on my local ballot I find to be unworthy of my vote as a conservative republican.
Ron
He’s got money, he’s a Republican and he is really not that smart politically - EFFECTIVELY he’ll be our next governor as soon as he chooses.
I said from the beginning that this would not bring down the reputation of Ravenel, but probably bring up the reputaton of cocaine and fromt he comments that emerged from so many excited to defend him against those liberal scumbags who would criticize him, I found (to my disappointment) I was right.
Is it foolish it of him to bring it up now as he heads to jail - probably - will it effect him in the future politically? Not at all - this is South Carolina.
Um, no?
for writers who frequently complain of south carolina’s stupidity, you’re not bucking the trend with this article. we should all wish mr. ravenel and all the other cokeheads in our state a quick and permanent recovery, but to elect him to office again - ever - would be another episode of faulty judgment. if you really believe (like me) that south carolina can do better, then stop plugging your cronies (so to speak) and go out and find some new political talent that voters can proudly support.
~quintus
Screw the second chance bulls**t.
Ravenel is a millionaire who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth (or nose, as the case may be), and should have known better. He’ll get through this just fine and go back to his downtown mansion and the privileged lifestyle that he takes for granted.
This will all be forgotten in a few years, but voters shouldn’t forget. Of course, stick an (R) after his name and the right-wingers will vote for him again, as they would for Satan himself before they would vote for a Democrat. Give me some hardworking, law-abiding honest Joe from a trailer park who has had to struggle to feed his family as my State Treasurer anytime.
Oh, and this is a perfect example of the different set of rules those in the corrupt “good ol’ boy” system have. How else could Thomas’ old coot of a daddy, the allegedly respectable and much beloved hick “Cousin Arthur,” learn about this secret investigation and warn his son about it? Take his f**king name off of that bridge.
q. Amen brother. In a perfect world you have the answer. But this is S.C. politics we are talkin about and there are no fresh faces. Jeff S. could be right, let Bush give him complete absolution, pat him on the fanny and send ole Tommy back into the fray.
Quintus,
Capital letters at the beginning of sentences and in proper nouns would render your argument so much more persuasive…
dead.
BIN-
“Cheat ‘Em, Beat ‘Em and Snort” … is actually pretty funny.
It’s too bad we’ve all had to listen to your paid, anti-school choice pablum on a daily basis to get to this rare gem of a comment.
-FITSNews
OK, All You Bloggers (and those you rep)
Get in line and pee in the jar…then we’ll see who is real…by the way, make that retroactive pee for your entire life.
Exactly Point.
That white stuff has been flowing around and up many, many noses for as long as I can remember being able to vote. This punishment does not fit the crime. By my calculations, half of that Statehouse and their lawyers have known how to get a hold of a bump or two to motivate their stabled but illegal fillies since at least the early eighties.
being the only self claimed democrat, i think that thomas should have been severely punished. i think that the only reason why he can rebound is because we live in south carolina, and face it people, we are roughly 99.99% republican.
to me, it would be unfair if thomas rebounded and somehow got into the 2012 presidential race because barrak obama has been under a lot of fire for using drugs in the 70’s. heck, everyone was high in the 70’s.
anyway, i got beef with BIN. just to let you know.
I’m not saying I’m any better than Tommy Boy, but I don’t hold a public office…
Why is it that I get the feeling that Jeffrey S. and the rest of the crew would be screaming about liberal judges appointed by rinos being soft on crime if this were a poor black guy from the hood serving this “severe and discriminatory” sentence?
Who cares about the past — he’s some good eye candy! And this blog is proof that just a little eye candy can lead to more, and be as addictive as a little nose candy!
Reggie, if someone was high in the 70s, I think you have to overlook that. How else could someone have endured that decade?
See post #3. The early reporting ensures that 7 months of the sentence can be served by Christmas, 8 months by 20 Jan 09. Can he rebound? Yes.
i agree with reggie that thomas’s punishment should have been a lot more sever. However, just because he has money, and has a high ranking position in our state, he gets to wiesel around the consequences, and make his name even more popular than ever before.
By the way, who cares if everyone was high in the 70’s. The fact is that it is illegal to do so now, and that those who break the law are supposed to recieve consequences.
P.S. sic willie, thank you for comming to our current issues class. you really kept the topics interresting, and i really enjoyed your visit. I hope to see you again soon. thanx
Should the government make something you might do a crime if that action doesn’t violate another person’s right to life, liberty, or property through force or fraud?
Did you mean ‘Relapse’ or ‘Rebound?’
Relapse - likely.
Rebound - um, no.
1st, thanks rachel
2nd, as for mr. Capps (#19), is it not obvious that the afro sucked up all of the dangerous vapors from LSD, crack, and pot? hmmmmm…
Unless he gets a pardon, doesn’t he have to wait 15 years from the day he completes his sentence — including any parole or probation — before he’s eligible to hold office?
Can anyone say George W?
He SHOULD take it all the way to George W. Wouldn’t you if you were set up in the most slip-shod investigation SLED has ever effed up?
#27 Heck yeah!