By FITSNews || Last September, we wrote a story describing how U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett missed a vote censuring his South Carolina colleague – U.S. Rep. Addison Graves “Joe” Wilson – because he was too busy schmoozing with a bunch of liberal, pro-bailout lobbyists at a South Carolina Chamber of (Cough) “Commerce” fundraiser.
Forgotten about that?
Here’s a refresher.
Obviously we didn’t (and don’t) give a rat’s rear end about Barrett missing the Wilson vote, but we did (and do) feel it was important to remind people of Barrett’s proximity to these so-called “business leaders.” Seriously, beneath their “captains of industry” veneer, these people are nothing more than big government apologists who consistently sell out small businesses (the real job creators in this state) on behalf of their bureaucratic BFF’s.
Oh, and “too big to fail” tax breaks that nobody else gets.
Anyway …
“It’s no secret that the Chamber will be endorsing Barrett in the 2010 GOP gubernatorial primary,” we wrote at the time.
Well, on Tuesday the S.C. Chamber of (Cough) Commerce formally endorsed Barrett, no doubt as payback for his flip-flop on former President George W. Bush’s TARP bailout.
You know, it’s sad. It used to mean something when the biggest “business” lobby in the state weighed in on the Republican gubernatorial contest.
Now?
All it means is that voters should run like hell from the candidate they’re endorsing.
Of course the Chamber’s endorsement of Barrett makes sense – after all, his “jobs plan” includes plenty of new bureaucratic positions (just no tax cuts or reductions in spending).
“Bailout Barrett” and the S.C. “Chamber of Communism” … that’s a combination that should keep South Carolina broke and out of work for a long time to come …
By Vonce McLure March 9, 2010 at 7:40 pm
You might enjoy this article!
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703580904574638023317184770.html
By Tiger Dan March 9, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Your reasoning only further defends Barrett’s TARP vote.
After all, the SC Chamber of Commerce is made up of businesses, not banks. So why, then, would they care so deeply about a vote for a bill ostensibly for banks? Perhaps because they wanted to stay in business. If TARP hadn’t passed, many more companies would have failed and countless more people would be out of jobs. It’s strange
to have wished that the bill failed, leading to greater economic loss to real people, just because it offended your sensibilities.
In any case, I tend to care a lot about the endorsement of the business community — the people who actually create and provide jobs.
By FRIEND OF FITS... March 9, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Tiger Dan…you don’t know what you are talking about (or covering for barrett).
http://southcarolinasccoc.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/external/wcpages/aboutus/scc_board.aspx
8 banks that took bailout money from Barret. Facts are stubborn things…Barrett even admitted that he changed his vote for them and now they are trying to pay him back…
By Conservative Republican March 10, 2010 at 1:26 am
“All it means is that voters should run like hell from the candidate they’re endorsing.”
If one iw a conservative SC Republican, that’s a great guideline. “Run like hell” from the Shameber position!!! Right on Will!!!!!
By WorkingTommyC March 10, 2010 at 6:20 am
The fascist government of 1930s Germany (http://mises.org/books/vampireeconomy.pdf) did everything they could to destroy small businesses by making it too expensive for them to survive despite the class warfare reforms against larger businesses they had promised in order to get the support of small businessmen.
Larger businesses were preferred and protected by the Nazis because they were easier to control–they had more employees with a centralized control structure already in place.
Small businesses are antithetical to control-freak governments. Bureaucracies in businesses and other organizations (including governments) do not necessarily reflect the mission statement. They represent what the members of the bureaucracy want more than anything else. Just as the Republicans never do anything about abortion when they’re in power in order to keep the issue alive to keep getting votes, many bureaucracies pay lip service to their mission but work against it behind the scenes.
In the case of the Chamber of Commercism, they’re obviously coming under control of the activists who represent businesses that profit from government intervention and bail-outs or otherwise believe in the fascist relationship between govt. and corporations.
By Cooter Brown March 10, 2010 at 7:20 am
Mercie! Da Chamba of c-c-c-ommunist! Why naught jest pretend dat ye dispise dese peoples jest fer th’ sake ov appearances? Dis boy haz a brite future– behind him!
By Ynotfirst March 10, 2010 at 7:21 am
http://www.scribd.com/doc/25723982/World-Government-Scheme
check out the bottom left corner for the NWO and the Chamber of Commerce’s role.
Remember the banks are at the heart of the NWO and yep it is fascism.
By Toyota Kawaski March 10, 2010 at 8:18 am
Yes Darling Nikki we are still here for your LOUssssing effort
By Tiger Dan March 10, 2010 at 9:26 am
Speaking of facts, could you point out the eight banks on the SC Chamber of Commerce’s board that took TARP funds (or, for that matter, the eight banks on the board in general)?
I’d hate to see you waste your time on this impossible task.
By fred March 10, 2010 at 11:59 am
Hey, Just saw that Vincent Sheheen was also endorsed by the Chamber! The Barrett nod was article-worthy, but the Sheheen endorsement was… not?
By V March 10, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Let’s see – excellent work, comparing the sc chamber of commerce to nazis and claiming that theyre part of some new world order conspiracy. Some great opposition barret has.
By WorkingTommyC March 11, 2010 at 12:14 pm
V:
If the shoe fits . . .
I’ve never mentioned nor believe in a “conspiracy.”
It’s just everyday fascism, dude–not necessarily Nazi style but very similar.
Hey, I’ve got an idea for you: read a book.
Here’s a late Christmas present from me to you:
mises.org/books/vampireeconomy.pdf
WARNING: Don’t read it if you’re afraid of horror stories and eating your words.
By V March 12, 2010 at 1:35 pm
WorkingTommyC -
Rather than reading a book, you should read the other posts on this message board because while you compared the sc chamber of commerce to fascists (any nazis by implication), another post (Ynotfirst on March 10th, 2010 at 7:21 am) claimed that theyre part of a new world order conspiracy.
Opposition can be and was plural in my sentence.
I stand by my statement, and would argue that its a little paranoid to be calling the sc chamber of commerce fascists and it indicates what the supporters of baretts opponents think.
By Boz Martin May 27, 2010 at 4:46 am
Hey Will!
Um … I know you’re kind of distracted and all, man, but there’s a lot of stuff goin’ on that might need some special attention. You’ve got part of the story here on the state level with this article, but what about the spot where all the nastiness of this boil on the ass of public service in SC is really coming to a head.
Barrett has, by his own admission, taken money from ONE local SC Chamber of Commerce head that I know of for sure, and of course, there’s some talk of something similar happening up in Spartanburg. The article on the Myrtle Beach situation just kind of died on the vine after your recent revelation, but it is crucial to understanding what he’s up to. Likewise, because Repubs care about all this nunya-bidness stuff to an inordinate degree, the revelation of the affair, bootie call, or whatever, is distracting people down here at the beach pretty bad too, from the REALLY important shit where our immediate situation is concered. Important enough that some people on here are repeatedly warning me that my LIFE is in danger for even talking about it!
AND BARRETT IS SMACK DAB IN THE FUCKING MIDDLE OF IT!!!!!
You want to take this dipshit out, politically, I suggest a little more concentration on “ChamberGate” here in the land of SUN FUN, like pretty soon, and you might just get ahead of the Feds on it. Not to mention maybe getting an exclusive on Barrett and/or his cohorts possibly having a hand in bribing a Justice of the SC Supreme Court, and how that may be the cause of the delay in the decision on the MB helmet law. Election rigging may be in the mix too, btw.
Juicy, juicy stuff, my fried. Not love-juices juicy, but still juicy as hell.
OK. That’s all I wanted to say, for right now.
gnite
By Boz Martin May 27, 2010 at 4:49 am
Meant to say, “my friend”, not “my fried” … but if you ARE a little fried right now, that’s entirely understandable.