Egg-Tooth: “I Was In The Pool”
S.C. WAYS & MEANS CHAIRMAN SWEARS ITS REALLY BIGGER THAN THAT
FITSNews – July 8, 2008 – We’ve got to hand it to our friends over at the Other Brooks Brothers for publishing perhaps the funniest South Carolina political picture … like, ever.
And while we’re sure S.C. Rep. Jeff Duncan (above, orange tie ) was referring to something other than the size of S.C. Ways & Means Chairman Dan “Egg-Tooth” Cooper’s, um, “unit,” in this picture, it’s important to remember that size isn’t everything, people.
You can be hung like a baby squirrel (or a peanut) and still get the job done. Of course, considering the staggeringly huge clip at which Cooper blows your tax dollars, it’s pretty clear he’s compensating for something.
Anyway, the whole point of the OBB article was to point out that Cooper is getting beaucoup Democratic love for his efforts to waste as much of your cash on totally useless crap as he possibly can – oh, and that the petty regionalism which holds our state back is alive and well up in God’s Country.
So which dyed-in-the-wool liberal is giving love to this so-called Republican? And what did he say?
Well, the quote was apparently given to Greenville News columnist Dan Hoover:
“Thank goodness for Dan Cooper; if not for him the Upstate would have very little clout right now,†says Kevin Mertens, the Greenville County Democratic chairman.
You know, somebody described South Carolina to us last night as a “feudal state,” and frankly it’s crap like this that demonstrates how squarely they hit the nail on the head.
To assume that “clout” in S.C. government in any way translates into better educated kids, higher income levels, more jobs or anything else even remotely worthwhile is flat out moronic.
“Clout” in South Carolina basically means that one redneck lawmaker will get a boat ramp named for his pappy and another one won’t. Or one redneck lawmaker will get his buddy a cush judicial appointment and another won’t. Or one redneck lawmaker will get some piece of unenforceable knee jerk legislation passed and another won’t.
For the people of the Upstate, the Midlands and the Lowcountry, however, not a damn thing changes.
We’re still poor, unemployed and stupid, and the special interests that run our government are still doing everything within their power to keep it that way …
“Clout?”
Comments
By blue collar with a college degree on July 8th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Hey will. I just found out that a manager at McDonald’s or Hardees or your favorite can make 45k without a college degree, now how is that for clout.
By Toyota Kawesaki on July 8th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Dear DJ Me thanks he was makn fun’s of them pickens A&M lovers with his um commints to Disco Dan Hoover.
By Not Sayin', Just Sayin' ... on July 8th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Give them credit – they haven’t given up all hope when you consider the blinding terror that they’re facing with the reality that, after decades of having their interests advocated by the likes of Riley, Campbell, and Wilkins (real clout), they now have no more “clout” that what fleeting power is wielded by the biggest fucking Hillbilly Tater in Universal history. Even worse, he struts around with that shit on his face that could only be considered a viable goatee, much less attractive, at Tater U. Anyway, you’re right that our system sucks, but considering how it has run in their favor for much of recent history, they have to be struggling to understand this strange, new era.
By Not Sayin', Just Sayin' ... on July 8th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Oh yeah, “hung like a baby squirrel” is priceless. And accurate, I suspect (ask Annette Young).
By MidnightConfession on July 9th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Willie, this sizing up tactic is a generic-male-competition-MO thing. Donnie Myers used it to spread misinformation about me — that I used it, but I am not a male, and have never used this reputation-destroying tactic. I promise, it would never enter my thoughts. Mande would agree, it IS NOT our recipe for disaster. Believe us, we have other recipes in our Repertoires for Worldwide Annihilation.
What is it with you male humanoids? It really IS all about ‘it’ — isn’t it???
By fitsnews on July 9th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Midnight,
Actually, Willie wouldn’t know about that. He’s hung like a whale, so worrying about that sort of thing probably hasn’t crossed his mind.
-FITSNews
By MidnightConfession on July 9th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Of Course.
[Translation: Par For The Course].
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