Given the fact that he’s running ads on this website like there’s no tomorrow (well, Google is actually running ads on his behalf), a reader asked us the other day if there wasn’t “something nice” we could say about S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster.
Hmmm … let’s see … well, we obviously can’t credit his prosecutorial skills, or his Craigslist crackdown skills or his choice of after-hours hangouts. And based on his “Ten Point Plan For Prosperity” (which includes such gems as “unless our children are able to read, they cannot learn”), he’s sure shaping up to be a real dud in the gubernatorial race, too.
So … is there “something nice” we can say about McMaster?
Sure … sure there is.
Henry McMaster likes to smoke pot … or at least he liked to smoke pot “back in the day.” And unlike some politicians, Henry admittedly inhaled. “Big-time,” in fact.
Now while this might be cause for concern in some political circles, the whole “Henry McMaster Marijuana” thing actually gives us a little hope for the guy … as in he might not be as big a douche bag as we thought he was.
Of course it does raise the legitimate question of whether or not Henry had sufficient brain cells lying around in that near-empty noggin of his to devote to such extracurricular activities, but we’ll let next week’s GOP gubernatorial debate up in Newberry begin the process of deciding that.
Seriously, people … if Henry can make it through his Richard Quinn-prepared talking points without drooling on the index cards, it’ll be a victory.
In the meantime, we long for a time when a politician smoking a little marijuana from time to time isn’t considered scandalous.
From a national embarrassment standpoint, it sure beats popping caffeine pills …
By Nyet September 16, 2009 at 11:56 am
“a reader asked us the other day if there wasn’t ‘something nice’ we could say…”
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People! When will you learn to be careful what you ask for?
By cant say September 16, 2009 at 11:59 am
Man that pic looks great! brings back old times…. what a shame!
By Toyota Kawaski September 16, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Why did you post a picture of some Schwag?
By Rebel September 16, 2009 at 12:59 pm
FITS, surely there must be some old State newspaper articles on Operation Jackpot, MuckMaster’s defining moment in the dazed and confused 1970s/early 80s. And there are most definitely a lot of folks still around who were there…
By The Dude September 16, 2009 at 4:59 pm
You gotta’ give Henry some credit for, several years back, pointing out that “Though Democrats may be for beer and girls, Republicans are for cold beer and hot girls.”
The statement was made before a Boys State audience when Henry was State GOP Chair–in response to a comment by State Democrat Chair Dick Harpootlian that Democrats were for the lottery and, therefore, lottery scholarships, which would “buy a lot of beer and girls.”
By Workin' Tommy C September 17, 2009 at 8:16 am
Well, at least he wasn’t breaking the law when he was smoking pot.
THAT would not be good for someone who is the attorney general.
By Sue September 17, 2009 at 10:50 am
That’s kale.
By Mary September 27, 2009 at 11:28 pm
The article did not say he liked to smoke pot “big time”. Get your facts straight.
By Mary September 27, 2009 at 11:30 pm
And he called it a marijuana cigarette that he may have occasionally taken a few puffs of. Not all politicians deserve irrelevant scrutiny. This man is actually a dignified person who cares about the state. Don’t believe everything you read.
By Rick Quinn (not really) May 28, 2010 at 7:24 am
Hey Sic,
Come down to the office, your checks been here for three days dude.
This from the top, “Good work Sic.”
Oh yeah, almost forgot, got another job lined up for you.
We’ll discuss it with the boys from Starboard Comm. tomorrow at lunch.
Again, great work and the checks nice too; you earned it! Its waiting for you at the front desk.
Rick