Revenge is a dish best served cold, but that lesson appears to have been lost on South Carolina’s planter aristocracy, which wasted no time in trying to “even the score” against our founding editor this week.
We emphasize the word “trying,” because their maneuverings strike us as nothing but knee-jerk amateurism.
It all started on December 23, when FITS broke the news that leading Republican gubernatorial candidate Henry McMaster was (is) a member of Forest Lake Country Club, a private “whites only” establishment that continues to make national news after SCGOP Chairman Katon Dawson opportunistically resigned his membership there to run for Chairman of the National Republican Committee.
A week later, on December 30, we revealed that another potential 2010 gubernatorial candidate – Carroll A. “Tumpy” Campbell III – was also member of the club.
Obviously, pissing off the richest, most well-connected people in the state is invariably going to result in some backlash, but we honestly expected a bit more that this from these blue bloods.
From the Indigo Journal:
We’ve known all along that Rich White Republicans are some seriously vindictive people. But since he revealed that a couple of the GOP’s 2010 gov-hopefuls are members of Katon Dawson’s favorite country club, they’re turning on Bad Boy Blogger Will Folks in a big way.
No self-respecting club like Forest Lake is going to admit the likes of Will. But since – like yours truly – Folks seriously married up, someone threw his wife a wedding shower at the club back in May.
Apparently that’s enough of an association for the Old Boys Club to yell, “Nanna nanna boo boo” at Folks.
Never mind the fact that the party in question took place months before anybody knew they still had “Whites” and “Colored” water fountains at a Columbia golf and dining establishment.
Sic’s response to all this?
“I guess this is what passes for ‘gotcha politics’ in the world of golf course gossip and trust fund intrigue these blue bloods live in … Whoever leaked this needs to have another mint julep and get over it.”
No doubt.
It goes without saying that our founding editor is among the larger assholes on the planet, but this strikes us as a bit of a reach on the part of the blue bloods.
Of course, the real fun will begin when Mrs. Sic finds out that she’s been dragged into the middle of this mess.
Seriously, people. These Ralph Lauren catalog models have no idea how much they just bit off …
By reprobate January 2, 2009 at 2:58 pm
http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/01/02/thats-the-spirit/
Send this picture in with your membership application.
By CL January 2, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Come on, Mr. Folks. You are really asking the public to believe your bride-to-be did not know something was amiss when she looked around the CC and saw only white people?
By a bit confused January 2, 2009 at 3:28 pm
You broke this story? I read it in The State months ago.
Here’s the link
http://www.thestate.com/local/story/531216.html
By GnuBerry January 2, 2009 at 3:37 pm
I don’t see anywhere what the “blue bloods” did to “strike back.”
By Mike Honcho January 2, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Is Tim Kelly a blueblood?
I would buy this story if it were posted on the RQA ‘news’ site – but the Indigo Journal?
By Spicoli January 2, 2009 at 5:57 pm
a [whole lot] confused,
Don’t you think this an odd story for the newspaper to even be reporting on, while their resident cartoonist mixes and mingles @ the same joint for Warthime?
By James the Foot Soldier January 2, 2009 at 6:04 pm
TOTALLY confused:
FITS didn’t break the news that the FLCC is all-white – that’s been public knowledge for DECADES – to anyone with 2 eyes (that aren’t crossed) and a functioning brain. Simply because the wizards at “The State” (and apparently the “Indigo Journal as well) just happened upon this in August 2008 doesn’t mean they “broke” the story – it just demonstrates how clueless they are in their investigative journalism skills.
The true break in the story (courtesy of FITS) is the gubenatorial names on the directory. I for one love the irony that the candidates were “outed” by one of their fellow members – or a bartender these bluebloods stiffed with 10% tip after 10% tip…..
My suggestion to confused: Stick with “The State” – that rag appears to be the fastest speed that your buggy can drive.
By Gen. Longstreet January 2, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Is my name in that book? I’ll be Nathan Bedford Forrest’s is — or Mr. Gillon’s, for that matter.
By fitsnews January 2, 2009 at 6:33 pm
ABC-
James is correct.
We broke the story of two gubernatorial candidates being members of this particular club.
-FITS
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By RD Neck January 19, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Bluebloods? Are you serious? Does anyone know anything about FLC? It’s cheock full of the biggest bunch of white trash rednecks in Columbia. Joey Taylor? Katon Dawson? Tumpy Campbell? Log cabins, car parts, and hamburgers…