We’ve thought for some time now that State Sen. Vince Sheheen wasn’t quite ready for prime time.
He’s a nice guy, a smart enough guy and he comes from a family with a proud legislative tradition (although we’ll let you be the judge whether or not that’s something to be proud of).
Anyway, when Sheheen gave the Democratic response to Gov. Mark Sanford’s State of the State earlier this week, we were eager to see whether or not he had matured beyond “bumpkin stature.”
Oh, and whether or not his political rhetoric had evolved beyond spouting off the same old anti-parental choice talking points that educrat apologists have been using for more than six years now … all the time running our public schools further into the ground, mind you.
Sadly, it appears Sheheen hasn’t made much progress on either front, which of course lent itself capably to some richly-deserved derision.
From The Voice:
Ouch … sometimes the truth of one’s own words hurts, people.
By SBE January 17, 2009 at 10:17 am
There is a new gal on the state board of education, named “Rose Sheheen”. Is this person related to Vincent Sheheen? If so, this stinks to the high heaven. How can someone appoint a relative?
Anyway, I am just asking.
By Mike Honcho January 17, 2009 at 10:48 am
My favorite part is where he talks about taking his kids to the same elementary school that he went to.
It’s good to know that the nephew of the former Speaker and son of the former director of the Commission on Higher Ed. is just regular people. Especially considering that he could have become a lawyer/legislator fighting for the special interests. Oh, wait…
By Todd January 17, 2009 at 11:36 am
Vincent didn’t say “um, um” but about half as many times as Sanford did. Did Sanford read the speech before he gave it this year?
By BIN News Editorial Staff January 17, 2009 at 12:45 pm
sic(k) willie and the Voice for Voucher Scams seem to have an affair going.
Vouchers are dead in SC. The Voice for Voucher Scams has been exposed as one of Howie’s front “groups.” IF you can call a webpage and a paid consultant a group.
By Fashizzle January 17, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Hey BIN…where were you this week on that $700 million school district slush fund? School choice means freedom for parents and children. You’re nothing more than a front group for the educrats. Jeez…with all that cash they’re hiding they could at least get you your own website.
By BBeltBuckle January 18, 2009 at 1:04 pm
“dead?!”
so are the going to end the HOPE, LIFE and Palmetto Fellows scholarship this year?
I hope that vote is a roll call.
By baker January 18, 2009 at 11:52 pm
FITSNews and Mark Sanford and SCRG keep talking about educational “freedom” and “choice” and choice as a way to drastically improve things.
Yet, time and again (and again and again….) it is pointed out the Mark Sanford’s plan, the so-called Put Parents in Charge, guaranteed NOTHING to our state’s poorest families — the ones whose kids, in general, are most challenged, most in need, most likely to drop out of school and bring our state’s achievement statistics down. Those families MIGHT get money through scholarship-granting organizations (SGOs), or they might not. And if they did get money, then what? Does Sanford’s plan guarantee they’d get into the school of their “choice”? Could they get into the school his kids attend, Heathwood Hall? Could they get into the one or two private schools operating in many rural counties? Would they have transportation to schools well outside their neighborhoods?
Educational freedom, eh?
By Scott January 20, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Baker,
Transporting those poor kids to our public schools has really helped them out, huh?!?!
Why are you so afraid of school choice? Afraid it might work like it has elsewhere? Hmmmm….
By Whippersnapper June 14, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Nice spot the “School Choice” people put together. Sheheen is going strongly against the Zeitgeist on this issue. He’s toast for the November election. Perhaps the only area where he could get the upper hand on Haley would be a EAR FLAPPING CONTEST. Does anyone think he’ll challenge Haley to such a Dumbo contest?
By KAREN September 16, 2010 at 8:51 pm
sheheen is an idiot, a retard