Comments on: In Re: Ports http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/12/24/in-re-ports/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:58:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SC Ports Chairman To Break Silence | South Carolina News Press | South Carolina Breaking News Headlines | SC http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/12/24/in-re-ports/#comment-218576 SC Ports Chairman To Break Silence | South Carolina News Press | South Carolina Breaking News Headlines | SC Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:36:06 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=36385#comment-218576 [...] This website has had a satisfactory share of run-ins with S.C. State Ports Authority (SCSPA) authority Bill Stern in a past. In fact, it’s protected to contend that we have been among his many assertive critics in new years – even after a first editor had a extensive sit-down assembly with a multimillionaire two years ago. [...] [...] This website has had a satisfactory share of run-ins with S.C. State Ports Authority (SCSPA) authority Bill Stern in a past. In fact, it’s protected to contend that we have been among his many assertive critics in new years – even after a first editor had a extensive sit-down assembly with a multimillionaire two years ago. [...]

]]> By: Lenny http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/12/24/in-re-ports/#comment-80371 Lenny Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:24:23 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=36385#comment-80371 Sounds like the S.C.S.P.A. hired Viewpolitik for a little PR work. Sounds like the S.C.S.P.A. hired Viewpolitik for a little PR work.

]]> By: Red http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/12/24/in-re-ports/#comment-80365 Red Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:41:54 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=36385#comment-80365 Well let's put the enlightening, intellectually stimulating conversation on the shelf, where it belongs FITS. If Stern has such a grasp of the issues and is so smart, then why has he allowed our port system to exist today as a cobbled together inefficient , under-utilized business. He has failed to find a way to ship trains in and out of Charleston. Stern has pushed for the building of the most expensive public container terminal in the U.S. with no direct rail access. He has no clue of how he will ever get enough business to utilize our state's existing 3 container terminals - much less the brand new one at the navy base. He has intentionally undermined our state's best chance to have a private terminal built in Jasper county. If he is as smart as you seem to think he is, then he is either a poor leader incapable of getting important things done for our state, or he doesn't have the taxpayer's best interest at heart. Next time you sit down with him, can you ask him to please resign? Well let’s put the enlightening, intellectually stimulating conversation on the shelf, where it belongs FITS. If Stern has such a grasp of the issues and is so smart, then why has he allowed our port system to exist today as a cobbled together inefficient , under-utilized business. He has failed to find a way to ship trains in and out of Charleston. Stern has pushed for the building of the most expensive public container terminal in the U.S. with no direct rail access. He has no clue of how he will ever get enough business to utilize our state’s existing 3 container terminals – much less the brand new one at the navy base. He has intentionally undermined our state’s best chance to have a private terminal built in Jasper county.

If he is as smart as you seem to think he is, then he is either a poor leader incapable of getting important things done for our state, or he doesn’t have the taxpayer’s best interest at heart. Next time you sit down with him, can you ask him to please resign?

]]> By: fitsnews http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/12/24/in-re-ports/#comment-80339 fitsnews Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:22:51 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=36385#comment-80339 CNSYD, We are not principals in the ports debate, nor did we claim to be. Read the story closely - we merely stated that a debate among principals took place in our living room, and that this conversation followed from the Stern-Sic summit. Our founding editor was indeed in the room for the follow-up discussion (he was, in fact, the recipient of some rather colorful language from one of the "principals" as a result of that discussion, which was not attended by Stern) but we never at any time claimed to be principals in the ports debate. -FITS P.S. - FWIW we don't get Christmas bonuses, we give 'em. CNSYD,

We are not principals in the ports debate, nor did we claim to be. Read the story closely – we merely stated that a debate among principals took place in our living room, and that this conversation followed from the Stern-Sic summit.

Our founding editor was indeed in the room for the follow-up discussion (he was, in fact, the recipient of some rather colorful language from one of the “principals” as a result of that discussion, which was not attended by Stern) but we never at any time claimed to be principals in the ports debate.

-FITS

P.S. – FWIW we don’t get Christmas bonuses, we give ‘em.

]]> By: CNSYD http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/12/24/in-re-ports/#comment-80327 CNSYD Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:46:27 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=36385#comment-80327 I understand that you are trolling for a Christmas bonus but please expalin how FITS is a "principal" in the port debate. This would imply that FITS has some sort of life or death authority over the ports. He may have opinions but they are no more than that. I understand that you are trolling for a Christmas bonus but please expalin how FITS is a “principal” in the port debate. This would imply that FITS has some sort of life or death authority over the ports. He may have opinions but they are no more than that.

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