Mama said that you can’t hurry love (you’ll just have to wait) … but we’re not quite sure what Mama would say about this.
Republican S.C. Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom and Kelly Payne – a former GOP candidate for State Superintendent of Education – appear to be “reunited” less than ten months after news first broke of their “affair.” At least that’s what we’re gathering from Payne’s Facebook page, which shows a picture of her and Eckstrom (above) along with the notation that Payne is now “in a relationship.”
A spokesman for Eckstrom, however, tells FITS that he and Payne are not dating.
So … what’s up with Payne’s Facebook page?
“Good question,” the spokesman said. “I don’t know.”
Payne was divorced at the time of the “affair,” while Eckstrom was separated from his wife – leading some to conclude it really wasn’t an affair, but rather a pair of consenting adults doing what consenting adults are prone to do.
Also – and this is the only thing that matters as far as we’re concerned – Payne is AMAZING at the job taxpayers pay her to do, which is teaching civics to high school students. In fact, she’s turned her Dutch Fork High School classroom into the state’s preeminent forum for political talk – hosting dozens of public officials including Gov. Mark Sanford, Rep. Nikki Haley, Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Speaker Bobby Harrell and Superintendent Jim Rex. She’s also welcomed top reporters like Jim Davenport of the AP and John O’Connor of The (Columbia, S.C.) State newspaper.
To her credit, unlike most liberal educators Payne has never attempted to inject her own conservative beliefs into the classroom – always letting her students form their own opinions about the guests they welcome while at the same time encouraging them to volunteer on behalf of candidates they support.
Speaking of which, Payne was by far the most substantive candidate for State Superintendent, and would have made the best Republican nominee in our book.
Meanwhile Eckstrom is also doing the job taxpayers pay him to do – and doing it well.
He is one of only a handful of S.C. Republicans who has never voted in a manner inconsistent with his fiscal principles, and while other “conservatives” have rallied around the transparency issue as a way to promote their own political self-interest, Eckstrom has been doing much of the heavy-lifting on that front.
Accordingly, if these two want to reward themselves with some consensual boot-knocking … then by all means, they should knock themselves out.
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By sclawboy October 5, 2010 at 11:53 am
Vomit
in
mouth
By Alphonse October 5, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Nice picture of Kelly and her dad.
By BadabingBadabong October 5, 2010 at 12:42 pm
ohh richey..
drive…
my…
minivan..
By bottomline October 5, 2010 at 2:15 pm
What the hell is wrong with these people?
By Counselor au pair October 5, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Imodium must work wonders!
By Jeffy01 October 5, 2010 at 3:46 pm
2 ugly dudes. geesh.
By Ain'tGaySays October 5, 2010 at 4:38 pm
Geez, well he Ain’t Gay… Yahoo! Let’s have a beer Richard, oh damn sorry CRE gotta go to that damn AA meeting, say hey to ur uh…
By barney fife October 5, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Did she have substance? Sure. Did she have experience? NO Way! The SDE spends a couple of Billion per year. Come on!
Mick Zais is the man!
By Alabaster II October 5, 2010 at 5:23 pm
So they appear to be reunited; what is the latest with Mark and his Argentine friend?
By eggaday October 5, 2010 at 6:06 pm
She’s also welcomed top reporters like Jim Davenport of the AP and John O’Connor of The (Columbia, S.C.) State newspaper
did she have you yet Sic??????
By MARK October 5, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Eckstrom is an okay, honest sort of guy. I’ve never caught him in a lie or cheating the state like most politicians do. And yes, he votes conservatively and honestly on the B&CB. Good.
He’s in his 60s or 70s; let him have a personal life. The girl is gorgeous and seems to be a nice person, too.
By BIN News Editorial Staff October 5, 2010 at 9:59 pm
Yawn. This is what to(xic) willie passes off as news these days?
One of them escaped his minivan scandal.
The other one lost her shorts in the primary.
Who cares? Not our Funding Editor.
But anyone who believes (xic) willie’s claim that she doesn’t inject her wacko political views into the classroom has swallowed way too much chewing gum which has clogged their minimal thought processes.
The worst part is she has used her “it kids” for her (attempted) political gain. Has she taken voucher scam money from Howie?
How much?
By ChasTown October 6, 2010 at 9:18 am
Bin
Sounds like someone didn’t get an invite to speak to the it kids. haha
By Murphy's Law October 6, 2010 at 9:43 am
Ha, ha, I always wondered if that cheerleader in my middle school class back in the 1970′s who was sleeping with my friend’s grandfather (who coached at our school) lived happily ever after…I guess so?
By bogart October 6, 2010 at 10:44 am
DeMint is going to be pissed,this is an unmarried female teacher sleeping with her boyfriend.Get her out of the classroom and replace her with a cheating politician.
By snakeMD October 6, 2010 at 11:03 am
Looks like just another happy couple in the good old U. S. of A. “What the world needs now, is love sweet love….”
All together now, second verse is same as the first…follow the bouncing ball….
By Politics Rocks October 6, 2010 at 12:00 pm
They were both at the Spartanburg Realtors BBQ at Barnet Park … which is in Spartanburg, last night. I wouldn’t say I noticed them “together,” but they were both there.
By Certain Truths October 6, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Eckstrom’s divorced. Who cares.
By AnotherFineMess October 6, 2010 at 1:37 pm
They have a right to pursue this relationship if they want, but I gotta tell you this looks like a father/daughter picture……
By bogart October 6, 2010 at 5:48 pm
Hey Fits,did Eckstrom ever get a divorce? I don’t think he did.She was pushing him to get one,but I don’t think he ever did.
By N.K. October 6, 2010 at 7:52 pm
We are often are own worst enemy. We often poison ourselves with comfortable lies that end up causing more damage than we realize both spiritually and physically. The Truth will Set you Free….
By Wow October 6, 2010 at 7:53 pm
Wow
By joe October 7, 2010 at 8:10 am
Merry Christmas Robert Barber. Hope ya smart enough to check his status out.
By Darth October 7, 2010 at 12:37 pm
So where does Eckstrom stand on cock fighting? Barber’s old clients want to know.
By joe October 7, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Liar or Lobbyist? Dick or Cock? No difference. Either way we’re screwed.
By Dave October 13, 2010 at 8:49 pm
Anyone ever heard that Payne formerly had a relationship with a twenty-something year old college student about six years back? Nothing illegal here, but it seems as if she jumps back and forth between age groups!
By marcus wilby October 21, 2010 at 4:52 pm
BARF.