Exposing Obama’s Anti-Sanford Rally … But Why?
Just a few short weeks ago, The Palmetto Scoop blog was bashing S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford on a daily basis over his refusal to “take the money,” i.e. his portion of the federal bureaucratic bailout funds that were allotted to South Carolina under the federal “stimulus.”
In fact, the Scoop’s editor – Adam Fogle – was the public face for a secretive group called the “S.C. Taxpayers’ Alliance” that ran television ads opposing the governor’s position on the stimulus funds.
At the time, attacking Sanford was apparently in the best interests of Fogle’s employer – the political consulting firm of Richard Quinn & Associates.
Today? Not so much.
After all, if Sanford is forced to resign his office over the fallout from his extramarital affair, it would elevate S.C. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer to the governor’s office, which just wouldn’t do for The Scoop’s No. 1 homey (and Quinn’s No. 1 client) – S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster.
Not surprisingly, then, The Scoop is now all of a sudden working every possible angle it can to provide political cover for Sanford – which includes exposing this afternoon’s rally calling for Sanford’s impeachment as an “Obama operation.”
According to The Scoop, today’s “Impeach Sanford” rally is allegedly a production of “Organizing for America,” President Barack Obama’s grassroots political organization.
Now don’t get us wrong – we have no doubt whatsoever that Obama’s people are actively participating in (and possibly even organizing) today’s “Impeach Sanford” rally. They’re probably also helping drive people to the “Impeach Sanford” Facebook group, which currently has almost 6,000 members.
We just think it’s funny that a few short weeks after leading the charge against the governor, The Scoop is suddenly interested in exposing those who are attacking him.
Of course, that’s the problem with being a paid political mouthpiece … you gotta go where you’re told, even if that means pulling a painfully obvious 180-degree turn.
Comments
By 1+1=3 on July 9th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
It only became a dem rally when the last republican got his call from jenny
By Pat Hendrix on July 9th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Yeah, Obama has aggrssively moved to intervene in the political machinations of SC government. Give. Me. A. Break.
Considering what he has on his plate, and the fact that SC is a conservative backwater lost to a one party tyranny of stupidity, I am sure he and his adminstration has expended great effort in sitting Andre Bauer.
Heavy is the head that wears the tin-foil hat.
By Joe on July 9th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Fogle turns more 180’s than Linda Blair’s head did in “The Exorcist.” His website is a joke.
By SCCON on July 9th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Where do you find “tin-foil” these days?
And is the stuff all that heavy?
By Pat Hendrix on July 9th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Sorry, SCCON, did you prefer “tinfoil” to “tin-foil”? Seems a little pedantic, don’t you think?
In looking for the average weight of said aluminum hat, I would suggest you ask some of your fellow conservative travelers that believe in birth certificate conspiracies, Manchurian-islmo plots and the like. They can be found in abundance right here at fitsnews.
By Toyota Kawaski on July 9th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Pot calling the kettle black kind of like you We Willy sucking eggs for your Yankee Hero Howie “I’ll Buy Your Ass” Rich. Same thing once again great job Fits/Fits Gals?/Man-d.Now i will take my ball and go home.BTW its been like 22 hours $ents we got a story on Rep.Hailey
By anonymous on July 9th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
S.C. Gov. Sought ‘Light’ Schedule for 2008 Trip to Argentina
meetings for him in Buenos Aires in June 2008, but he repeatedly emphasized his desire to keep a “light” and “low-key” schedule in his three days there
asked his staff to arrange for him to peel off to Buenos Aires,
“The governor has decided he didn’t want to do that (hunting trip) the full time but wanted to make some calls in Buenos Aires,”
email records show, a commerce employee explained to the U.S. Embassy in Argentina that there was no need for the governor’s visits with Argentinian officials to be lengthy or formal.
“The Governor is perfectly content with meeting for a drink, or something to that effect” …”but would prefer that Friday be a little more low key.”
Sanford’s itinerary for Friday, June 27 indicates he planned to do self-guided sight-seeing, but he has since admitted he spent it with his girlfriend …in the June pre-planning, Graham asked the Argentinian-based U.S. officials about connecting the governor with a real estate broker on that Friday.
State Sen. John M. “Jake” Knotts Jr. (R), a vocal critic of Sanford, said the trip to Argentina was “totally uncalled for.” …”He connived a way to use the taxpayers’ money to get to see his ’soul mate,’ as he calls her,” Knotts said in an interview today. “He called and he orchestrated the Argentina trip. There was no reason to go to Argentina except to waste the taxpayers’ money and use a deal about a hunting trip. We’re not in the business of going hunting whenever we’re looking for jobs.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/09/AR2009070902226.html
*******
By anonymous on July 9th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Read the Commerce papers with the article. Sorely lacking in specific itinerary info: Dates, names of meetings, participants.
A trip to Scandanavia cancelled when he had to leave Europe early once. Does that mean Maria was there waiting, but if Gov. couldn’t go, no other staff needed to.
Like the 5 day bird hunting of Joe Taylor in the June 08 trip to Brazil. It was a 6 day trip and 5 were so Joe could bird hunt and Mark go to Argentina?!?! Why are we paying for all those extra nights of hotels for bird and “bird” hunting?!?
Twice, TWICE, Mark came home early because of Sofa store fire & Horry Co fires. Didn’t that give him a clue SOMEBODY in govt might need to know how to get in touch? Of course, we know Joel Sawyer knew where he was and was in touch the whole time.
Read the “report”. It’s amazing what Commerce is allowed to get away with. You guys in the press are getting there, but use more common sense to follow some of this stuff to the bitter end.
Why is SC the only state in the Union to have an office in China?!? At what cost?!?
____________
By fred on July 9th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
I do not know who this Pat person is, but he or she is certainly a disagreeable and pompous sort. I surely hope I am never so unfortunate as to share a dinner table with him or her or whatever. That would certainly be worse than water boarding. Probably worse than hanging.
Pat, being right or wrong on a subject is slightly less noteworthy than your habit of being so…nasty.
By 1+1=3 on July 9th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Why is SC the only state in the Union to have an office in China?!? At what cost?!?
Is this why Maria speaks Chinese? Part of the long term plan?
By Charles_Pinckney on July 9th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Anonymous – “You guys in the press are getting there, but use more common sense to follow some of this stuff to the bitter end.”
Speaking of bitter, you sound like an ex-employee with an ax to grind.
By Interloper on July 9th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Nonsense! If President Obama’s organization had been involved, 3,000 people would have shown up, not 30.