Comments on: More Anderson County Craziness http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/19/more-anderson-county-craziness/ Unfair ... Imbalanced Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:45:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: George http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/19/more-anderson-county-craziness/comment-page-1/#comment-47835 George Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:50:58 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14419#comment-47835 PS GO Williamston Journal!!!!!!!!!111 PS

GO Williamston Journal!!!!!!!!!111

]]> By: George http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/19/more-anderson-county-craziness/comment-page-1/#comment-47834 George Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:48:55 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14419#comment-47834 Federal Grant my great aunt! Federal Grant my great aunt!

]]> By: StupidShouldHurtMore (SSHM) http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/19/more-anderson-county-craziness/comment-page-1/#comment-47752 StupidShouldHurtMore (SSHM) Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:31:02 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14419#comment-47752 Classic example as to why you should vet a story properly and not take information from a also-ran newspaper: Federal Grant Pays Consultant For Three More Years in Anderson County http://www.independentmail.com/news/2009/feb/19/federal-grant-pays-consultant-three-more-years-and/ That's a real news source folks. Don't worry, I won't hold my breath waiting for little Stanton at the Journal to amend his article ... or fess up to his promulgation of yellow journalism. Talk about STUPID SHOULD HURT MORE . . . sheesh. - SSHM Classic example as to why you should vet a story properly and not take information from a also-ran newspaper:

Federal Grant Pays Consultant For Three More Years in Anderson County
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2009/feb/19/federal-grant-pays-consultant-three-more-years-and/

That’s a real news source folks. Don’t worry, I won’t hold my breath waiting for little Stanton at the Journal to amend his article … or fess up to his promulgation of yellow journalism.

Talk about STUPID SHOULD HURT MORE . . . sheesh.

- SSHM

]]> By: James the Foot Soldier http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/19/more-anderson-county-craziness/comment-page-1/#comment-47724 James the Foot Soldier Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:49:25 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14419#comment-47724 Rabid? Sheesh - THAT's an UNDERstatement! Rabid?
Sheesh – THAT’s an UNDERstatement!

]]> By: Lee C. http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/19/more-anderson-county-craziness/comment-page-1/#comment-47683 Lee C. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:35:47 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14419#comment-47683 I love to see the Journal making the big time on Fitsnews. I hope Stan and Sic keep up the good work exposing the crookedness that has been going on for years in our county. I love to see the Journal making the big time on Fitsnews. I hope Stan and Sic keep up the good work exposing the crookedness that has been going on for years in our county.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/19/more-anderson-county-craziness/comment-page-1/#comment-47682 Jonathan Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:58:46 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14419#comment-47682 Sic, I'm afraid you paint a rather deceptive picture of Anderson! We are not some neo-Condederate colony, and there is more to Anderson County than Ron Wilson and the Williamston Journal. Just to offer some positives: Anderson has a growing base of active young professionals, some who graduate from Clemson and stay in the area. We have a strong retail corridor along Clemson Blvd. with most of the typical big-box retailers that other SC cities of a similar size lack. Downtown Anderson has experienced a growing economy as well with lots of small businesses--shops, restaurants, coffee shops, etc. Plus we are home to some "sharp tools' when it comes to pols too--Senator Kevin Bryant is part of the reform Republican group and gets A+ ratings from the Club for Growth. Just my two cents. Sic, I’m afraid you paint a rather deceptive picture of Anderson! We are not some neo-Condederate colony, and there is more to Anderson County than Ron Wilson and the Williamston Journal. Just to offer some positives: Anderson has a growing base of active young professionals, some who graduate from Clemson and stay in the area. We have a strong retail corridor along Clemson Blvd. with most of the typical big-box retailers that other SC cities of a similar size lack. Downtown Anderson has experienced a growing economy as well with lots of small businesses–shops, restaurants, coffee shops, etc. Plus we are home to some “sharp tools’ when it comes to pols too–Senator Kevin Bryant is part of the reform Republican group and gets A+ ratings from the Club for Growth. Just my two cents.

]]> By: Anderson is fighting back http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/19/more-anderson-county-craziness/comment-page-1/#comment-47678 Anderson is fighting back Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:42:10 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14419#comment-47678 If you really dig into this article and the contract, Mr. Scott's buyout is based on a 50 hour work week! You heard that right. Mr. Scott will be paid $162.00 per hour for 50 hours per week. That includes vacation weeks, sick days, 15 paid holiday's that anderson county employees get, and while he is in session doing the peoples work. This guy must never sleep. It also states that he gets paid for his travel and expenses. That alone could cost us another several hundred thousand dollars. We in Anderson are embarrassed. Thank God, we have a council in place now that has the gonads to stand up to the former establishment. We will get through this. I just hope someone goes to jail for this. But I doubt it. If you really dig into this article and the contract, Mr. Scott’s buyout is based on a 50 hour work week! You heard that right. Mr. Scott will be paid $162.00 per hour for 50 hours per week. That includes vacation weeks, sick days, 15 paid holiday’s that anderson county employees get, and while he is in session doing the peoples work.

This guy must never sleep. It also states that he gets paid for his travel and expenses. That alone could cost us another several hundred thousand dollars.

We in Anderson are embarrassed. Thank God, we have a council in place now that has the gonads to stand up to the former establishment. We will get through this. I just hope someone goes to jail for this. But I doubt it.

]]> By: Standaman http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/19/more-anderson-county-craziness/comment-page-1/#comment-47677 Standaman Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:35:52 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14419#comment-47677 P.S. I do appreciate your crediting the reporter whose work you cite. That's more than the rest of the local media in the Upstate are doing. P.S. I do appreciate your crediting the reporter whose work you cite. That’s more than the rest of the local media in the Upstate are doing.

]]> By: Standaman http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/19/more-anderson-county-craziness/comment-page-1/#comment-47675 Standaman Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:31:53 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14419#comment-47675 Just a couple minor corrections. Senator Scott's travel expenses are not estimated at $65-$70,000 a year. That was the average level of his invoices to Anderson County prior to this new contract. The point being that Scott would have needed five years at an already exorbitant rate of pay to obtain what he will get for one year of not working, should the new County Council (hopefully) decide to kick this contract out the window. And in defense of the Journal, which BTW is the ONLY paper in the county with the balls to print this type of investigative work,the cannon mentioned is of significant historical value, and belongs to the town. But the reason it made top of the fold is simple, basic journalism - there was art work to go with it. So before we lose sight of the real issue, which is the fact that Home Rule has done nothing to root out the good old boy system but only put suits on the good old boys, and start stomping rednecks and rebels just for the hell of it, stay on target. Corruption is the story here, and there is plenty of story to tell. Just a couple minor corrections. Senator Scott’s travel expenses are not estimated at $65-$70,000 a year. That was the average level of his invoices to Anderson County prior to this new contract. The point being that Scott would have needed five years at an already exorbitant rate of pay to obtain what he will get for one year of not working, should the new County Council (hopefully) decide to kick this contract out the window.
And in defense of the Journal, which BTW is the ONLY paper in the county with the balls to print this type of investigative work,the cannon mentioned is of significant historical value, and belongs to the town. But the reason it made top of the fold is simple, basic journalism – there was art work to go with it.
So before we lose sight of the real issue, which is the fact that Home Rule has done nothing to root out the good old boy system but only put suits on the good old boys, and start stomping rednecks and rebels just for the hell of it, stay on target. Corruption is the story here, and there is plenty of story to tell.

]]> By: Cooter Brown http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/19/more-anderson-county-craziness/comment-page-1/#comment-47665 Cooter Brown Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:05:53 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14419#comment-47665 Nice Cannon! "Miss Annie Lee," tho' ain't a veri intimidatin' name fer a big ol' gun! Reckon dey caint be too dangerous wit a girlie cannon... Nice Cannon!
“Miss Annie Lee,” tho’ ain’t a veri intimidatin’ name fer a big ol’ gun! Reckon dey caint be too dangerous wit a girlie cannon…

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