Here’s The Talley-Tenenbaum Ad
INEZ’S MAILING NEGLECTS TO MENTION TALLEY’S SPONSORSHIP OF VOUCHER BILL
FITSNews – June 23, 2008 – As we reported earlier today, former Democratic Superintendent of Education Inez Tenenbaum is endorsing Republican candidates through her “Rise SC” organization – and evidently violating our campaign laws in the process.
We have now obtained one of these mailings – sent on behalf of S.C. Rep. Scott Talley in a contested GOP Senate runoff in Spartanburg, S.C. – which clearly qualifies as “express advocacy” under current campaign law.
FITSNews has also learned that ethics complaints are in the process of being filed against Tenenbaum’s organization as well as current State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex, whose improper campaign activities have similarly broken state law.
What is perhaps most interesting about Tenenbaum’s mailing on behalf of Rep. Talley, however, is not its origin or legality, but rather its content. Specifically, the mailing attacks Talley’s opponent, Lee Bright, for supporting “risky (school) voucher schemes.”
This accusation apparently ignores the fact that just last year, Talley himself co-sponsored an amendment to a House Bill (H. 3124) that would have provided school vouchers to students in “unsatisfactory” public schools.
Wait, what? Talley endorsed “vouchers?” Yup, it’s true …
Specifically, language from Talley’s amendment said that the “Department of Education shall issue a check to the independent school” receiving the “educational opportunity scholarship” based on a percentage of South Carolina’s base student cost.
Last time we checked, that’s a “voucher.”
The amendment – which we here at FITSNews supported – was ultimately defeated via a series of procedural votes, but Talley is on the record not only sponsoring the “voucher” amendment, but also voting for it.
Anyway, just something to keep in mind as you take a closer look at Tenenbaum’s mail piece attacking Talley’s opponent for being a “voucher supporter.”
Comments
By Jimmy on June 23rd, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Somebody call the waaaaaaaaambulance – Will’s got his panties in a wad again.
By REAL news on June 23rd, 2008 at 2:30 pm
The real story is how Sic is on Lee “not very” Bright’s payroll. Just like he is on Tom Davis’s payroll, Nikki Haley’s payroll, Tim Scott’s payroll, Mick Mulvaney’s payroll, Murrell Smith’s payroll and Shane Martin’s payroll.
And let us not forget he is also still on the governor’s payroll, SCRG’s payroll, Club for Growth’s payroll, Reform SC’s payroll, Rod Shealy’s payroll, the Manufacturer’s payroll, the anti-ports payroll and the anti-environmental payroll.
Perhaps a good story would be who is NOT paying Sic “Wee” Willie
By REAL news on June 23rd, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Oh and let us not forget the fact that SIC BEATS WOMEN.
Each of these candidates is illegally employing A FELON.
By fitsnews on June 23rd, 2008 at 4:45 pm
“REAL News,”
Just so you know, you can avoid typing the word “payroll” over and over again by simply rephrasing your sentence.
Perhaps something along the lines of “Sic is on the payroll of …” and then list all of those people.
You’d still be lying, but at least your wrists wouldn’t be as sore.
-FITSNews
By Motoring Man on June 23rd, 2008 at 6:40 pm
REAL news is just jealous! Keep up the good work! Success does have its detractors.
By Jimmy on June 24th, 2008 at 6:57 am
Being unavoidably lame has its detractors, too. But, remember – even Trekkies have friends.
By rick on June 24th, 2008 at 7:09 am
So real news, do you have the substantiating proof or are you just another blowhard with an ax to grind. You made the aligation, now its time to put up or extract your head from the darkness it now resides in.
By purpleminded1 on June 24th, 2008 at 8:50 am
So, Rick, (#7), do you ask Sic if he has substantiating proof for all the stuff he writes?
By haha on June 24th, 2008 at 8:56 am
Maybe Sic Willie would like to tell us who his employeer is…..
He definately has an adgenda for someone that has no political aasperations….
By purpleminded1 on June 24th, 2008 at 9:03 am
HaHa, you are right.
Full disclosure, Sic, please.
Word is, you are on the payroll of many of the above listed names
in #2.
By John Steinberger on June 24th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Note how Inez uses the language of Al Gore with the “risky scheme” phrase. She’s just a garden variety Socialist who wants to keep our children down and keep our population dependent on the government.
I doubt someone of her ilk will hold any sway over the conservative voters in the Upstate!
By Sexy Beast on June 24th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Im voting for Scott. I like him the best. Besides, he is clearly smarter than Lee, IMHO.
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