And some GOP leaders are “in bed” with the voucher scams. Face down in their bed. Roll over boys and wake up. Vouchers are dead.

Mr. Rich would never have allowed an interview with K.D. or anyone in S.C. unless he was feeling the pain - in his pocketbook.

“Howie” wants to buy the S.C. Legislature. But S.C. voters are too smart. A few have been suckered by his bought and paid for pimps.

But Lexington voters were way too smart. Big Jake and other Big Dogs will always rule this barnyard. Watch out little piggies.

Personal to Howie. Pack up your baggies and go home. You aint’ got a pigs chance at a bar-b-q of getting your voucher scam. Fact!

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So this business of “parental choice” or “freedom” or whatever, and this business about fixing our dropout rate, and this business about helping close the achievement gap — all of it is sketchy, at best.

Apart from all that, Mr. Rich comes off as a pretty nice guy in that video. I suspect he is a nice guy. He’s probably been painted somewhat unfairly by those who oppose his plans. On the other hand, the organization he supports — SCRG, which the state GOP seems to be pretty much in bed with (considering its chairman’s role in the video posted — employs some fairly dishonest and nasty tactics…..so maybe it’s hard, after all, to feel that Rich is a victim.

Anyway, I suspect that with all the money he’s put into SC politics, he could have paid for a bunch of scholarships for SC’s poorest kids. Of course, even that wouldn’t have meant that the state’s top private schools (like the one Mark Sanford’s children attend) or those located in one-private-school counties would have accepted those students.

Having said that, Katon Dawson and the rest of the butt wipes that call themselves the “leadership” of the GOP are “money loving, power hungry, narcissistic sycophants” that worship only those that are richer and more socially adroit than themselves. Katon’s fawning over the man is repulsive, especially as we all sit here in this near third world state, watching ourselves slide further and further behind in every statistic.

Katon and company have benefited handsomely while this state fails. We only know two things for sure; that the hard decision which will actually change SC will not be made (they prefer window dressing instead) AND the leadership worship those with money and power while showing over and over again that they could care less about the average South Carolinian.

Real problems facing public education in SC include (not necessarily in this order): poverty, latent racism and kaBrazillions of social ills sic(k) willie can’t understand with his silverspoonlicking upbringing.

Fix those problems and upgrade the shameful “minimally adequate” standard and then we might talk about your voucher scams.

The State newspaper continues to give honest and accurate insight into the real issues facing children and public education.

All sic(k) willie gives us is carpetbugger (no typo) propaganda.

BTW, sic(k) willie, how much is Howie and SCRG/VfSCscams/SCCfG, and AEIOU, etc. paying these days to support voucher scams?

Jakie said it best: “Howard Rich can bag up his baggies (of money) and he can move to another state because they are not going to make any headway in South Carolina against public education.”

The Big Dogs still control the barnyard. Little Pigs beware. Oink!

Howie must really be desperate if he gave K.D. an interview.

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P.S. Jakie is a Midland’s Elected Official who selects his words carefully. “Baggies” is a term used by drug dealers. Go figure.