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Post And Courier: Thomas Ravenel Announcement Imminent

Former South Carolina statewide official and reality television star Thomas Ravenel is expected to formally declare himself as an independent candidate for the United States Senate this weekend. According to reporter Schuyler Kropf of The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier, Ravenel told him he plans on making a “large announcement”…

Former South Carolina statewide official and reality television star Thomas Ravenel is expected to formally declare himself as an independent candidate for the United States Senate this weekend.

According to reporter Schuyler Kropf of The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier, Ravenel told him he plans on making a “large announcement” prior to attending a political event in Greenville, S.C. on July 4.

“A copy of Ravenel’s schedule says he plans on attending the Red White and Blue Festival in Greenville on July 4,” Kropf reported.

An independent candidacy … announced on Independence Day?

Sounds like somebody’s aiming for a big national splash …

FITS wrote recently of Ravenel’s likely entry into the race, noting that the new father and star of Bravo TV’s Southern Charm  reality television show was “already drawing double-digit support in a general election matchup against (incumbent U.S. Senator) Lindsey Graham and Democratic nominee Brad Hutto.”

That’s according to a pair of polls we’ve seen … neither of which factored in the expanded universe of voters a celebrity candidate like Ravenel is expected to attract to the polls.

Obviously “T-Rav” still faces an uphill climb … as a big part of his celebrity is tied to the bad boy antics that landed him in federal prison for ten months back in 2007 on drug charges.  Of course since then he’s had a baby girl and appears to have settled down.

Stay tuned … things are once again about to get very  interesting in South Carolina politics.

 

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143 comments

Lindsay July 2, 2014 at 12:49 pm

Holy Christ if he gave birth to a baby then I’ll even vote for him.

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Daft July 2, 2014 at 12:55 pm

THOMAS RAVENEL RENOUNCES HIS CITIZENSHIP

“After carefully weighing my options and not wanting to put my freedom in jeopardy every time I visit my family or friends I’ve decided to renounce my American citizenship and live where I can be free.”

https://www.fitsnews.com/2011/10/28/thomas-ravenel-renounces-his-citizenship/

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Will Folks aka Sic July 2, 2014 at 1:12 pm

Yeah … I left that post up … must be a conspiracy on the part of FITSNews to sink the Ravenel candidacy. LOL.

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Gregory Geddings July 2, 2014 at 8:17 pm

Fuck the ass-backwards hat, why are you wearing a toga?

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TontoBubbaGoldstein July 3, 2014 at 8:36 am

…why are you wearing a toga?

Grand Tango finds the new avatar fabulously HAWT, in a homoerotic Greco-Roman way.

See ode posted at http://scdigest.blogspot.com/.

*TBG thinks it’s a beach towel,

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Jim July 3, 2014 at 2:26 pm

Hat is to cover the baldness. Toga to hide his man boobs.

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Mike at the Beach July 2, 2014 at 8:53 pm

Spiking it wouldn’t have mattered- you’d be seeing it in October either way…

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Fleet July 2, 2014 at 9:47 pm

Isn’t he living free off this daddy’s money now?

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Smirks July 2, 2014 at 12:59 pm

Welcome to TRAVNews, all T-Rav, all the time!

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Will Folks aka Sic July 2, 2014 at 1:13 pm

Thomas Ravenel = Hits. Hits = Money. That’s the free market, Holmes. I wouldn’t expect a socialist like you to understand it, though.

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24/7 Smirks commenting too! July 2, 2014 at 1:18 pm

If you really want to piss him off, tell hi you just made a nickel off his post. ($.05 x 4000 smirks comments=$200 clams he’s put in your pocket)

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Squishy123 July 2, 2014 at 1:26 pm

As T-Rav’s campaign manager I expect Will to donate any proceeds earned from this article back into the campaign.

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T-Rav Fan July 2, 2014 at 6:22 pm

I’ve been meaning to get with you, I’ve got this idea for a campaign theme song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtwT492YDvg

TontoBubbaGoldstein July 2, 2014 at 10:58 pm
Squishy123 July 2, 2014 at 1:29 pm

I doubt Will gets 5 cents per comment or hit, more like 5 cents per 1000 hits.

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24/7 Smirks commenting too! July 2, 2014 at 1:30 pm

Don’t ruin my hyperbole dude. Killjoy.

:)

euwe max July 2, 2014 at 7:55 pm

a good connection can get you a rock for $3.

Smirks July 2, 2014 at 1:45 pm

I can only go by what the other commenters here say, and it seems like an overwhelming number of them don’t care for these posts either. I can only assume that (1) the commenters are just a vocal minority or (2) some other arrangement makes these posts worth it.

Well, whatever. We all come here because we get something out of it. If that something disappears, we’d leave.

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TontoBubbaGoldstein July 2, 2014 at 2:08 pm

If that something disappears, we’d leave.

Meh.
The titty pics disappeared and we’re still here….

euwe max July 2, 2014 at 7:53 pm

It’s like getting married – the same old pussy every fucking night!

TontoBubbaGoldstein July 2, 2014 at 8:04 pm

It’s like getting married – the same old pussy every fucking night!

Obviously you had a better experience with marriage than did TBG!

euwe max July 2, 2014 at 8:18 pm

You have to recycle the pussy!

SCBlues July 3, 2014 at 3:21 am

“You have to recycle the pussy!”
You boys need to cut back on your boner pills – really.

euwe max July 3, 2014 at 11:33 am

If you gals would wear burkas, we wouldn’t have to deal with these totally involuntary surges of lust.

You’re doing it to yourselves by walking around all curvy and shit.

Tootles July 3, 2014 at 11:35 am

Since you’re gay, what did you expect when you married a woman?

Mike at the Beach July 3, 2014 at 8:16 pm

…or the married guys’ Playboy subscription. Same centerfold, month after month after month after month…

rufus July 2, 2014 at 3:40 pm

WaaaaaaaaaWaaaaaaaa. Smirksy, enough with the crocodile tears. Just leave already!

The Colonel July 2, 2014 at 7:32 pm

I’m having fun with them Smirks, how often can you call a potential senator a douche bag? Wait, that’s silly isn’t it, the answer is 99.999% of the time…

Mike at the Beach July 2, 2014 at 11:08 pm

Potential senator? Hell, I call seated senators douchebags almost every week (US and State). Am I going to catch trouble over that?

Smirks July 2, 2014 at 1:21 pm

If you want to run a site that chases washed up hack reality TV show stars, that’s cool, it’s your site.

I believe in the free market enough to find another site for political commentary and news.

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Sandi Morals July 2, 2014 at 1:28 pm

LMAO!!!
You must be a fun filled lollipop ,triple dipped psycho!!! Quit being so thinskinned like Obama!!!
Grow up BOY. :-)

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whatajoke July 2, 2014 at 3:32 pm

Smirks, you commie! You’ll always be lurking around the comment section of this website, littering it with your arrogant, uninformed replies…and you know it!

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Smirks 24/7 commentary July 2, 2014 at 4:20 pm

lol….he’ll never leave here in a million years…the promise is as empty and Grand Tango’s blog

Thomas July 2, 2014 at 7:51 pm

why…so…serious…LoL

hit the road karl smarx and don’t come back…ever

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Mike at the Beach July 2, 2014 at 8:52 pm

Now Smirks, don’t listen to the angry peanut gallery! You know that most of us come here for the wacky FITS blogosphere community debate as much as the “news.” The constant stream of Ravenel stories is a perfect example of how we make this work for our own purposes- taken at face value, they clearly demonstrate that the only two people in SC who don’t know that Ravenel is pissing in the wind are Will and his self-important friend. Yet, the real fun is that the main thrust of whatever exposure FITS gleans for Ravenel with this slobbering coverage is a kajillion biting (yet wholly accurate) zingers every time a new Ravenel diary entry pops up, ridiculing his boy and dropping his “serious candidate” aura down even lower than it is now (which is a real feat). As I often say, FITS is my ten minutes of daily Zen (although all of the Ravenel pieces have pushed my number up around 15 minutes here lately). Free pseudo intellectual entertainment, brother.

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TontoBubbaGoldstein July 2, 2014 at 10:49 pm

Yet, the real fun is that the main thrust of whatever exposure FITS gleans for Ravenel with this slobbering coverage is a kajillion biting (yet wholly accurate) zingers every time a new Ravenel diary entry pops up, ridiculing his boy and dropping his “serious candidate” aura down even lower than it is now (which is a real feat).

“Poor little T-Rav…he was born with a silver spoon in his nose.”

Mike at the Beach July 2, 2014 at 10:50 pm

That just never gets old. It would actually fit pretty well on a bumper sticker or yard sign.

euwe max July 4, 2014 at 8:13 pm

I want everyone to know how sorry I am I got caught.

Mike at the Beach July 5, 2014 at 12:21 am

Zackly.

euwe max July 5, 2014 at 12:58 am

“Poor George. He can’t help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth,”

T-Rav July 2, 2014 at 2:19 pm

Every time I take a hit it costs me money.

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The Colonel July 2, 2014 at 6:10 pm

You think maybe the announcement will be that he plans to marry the mother of his currently illegitimate child? Hell, what else could he have to say, we already know that he drinks while he drives, violates FEC regulations and is a convicted drug dealer…

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southmauldin July 2, 2014 at 6:30 pm

You probably need to rethink that one Will. Smirks is one of the few posters on here with a reasonable, well thought analysis on your stories. Without guys like him, you are stuck with the Big Ts and the Sandi Morals of this world. He’s no socialist if you ‘ve read his posts – he seems to be an independent with a Libertarian streak. I disagree with him half the time but welcome his posts. You should too.

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euwe max July 2, 2014 at 7:51 pm

Hits = Money
—–
so how much do you get for an ounce of yayo in SC?

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TontoBubbaGoldstein July 2, 2014 at 11:02 pm

Hits = Money

Not always, amigo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sd4qU4bXkU

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euwe max July 3, 2014 at 11:40 am
euwe max July 2, 2014 at 8:28 pm Reply
Mike at the Beach July 2, 2014 at 8:57 pm

Ho-leeeeeee-shit that’s funny! Yet ANOTHER Ravenel angle I have missed. I am truly too busy these days to be on my game. The similarities are eerie…that’ll be Ravenel one day, mumbling about about winning “his way” and why the little people just don’t get him. Awesome.

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TontoBubbaGoldstein July 2, 2014 at 11:04 pm

TIGER BLOOD!!!!!!!

BEETCHEZ!!

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Bobby July 2, 2014 at 11:06 pm

I imagine their are lots of different things you could put on the site to just get hits…although then it would FitsXXXNews

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Jim July 3, 2014 at 2:31 pm

Will does things for money. Bring him a $50 and he’ll meet you out back.

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Sandi Morals July 2, 2014 at 1:23 pm

LMAO!! A ‘socialist’!!!!
SCOTUS b-slaps Obama and the ‘boss’ b-slaps Smirks!!!
Read it and weep dude!

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vicupstate July 2, 2014 at 2:48 pm

Glad to see you on the T-Rav bandwagon. He won’t be the only one of your candidates losing on Nov. 4th.

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TJ July 3, 2014 at 8:40 am

Smirks, just accept that this site has gone from a “marketplace of ideas” to a “flea marketplace of ideas” and do what I do- check in for the snark and to see how much bigger Haley’s butt has gotten. Hasn’t anyone told her that for every pound she gains on her butt she loses a point in the polls?
If it help Sic earn a nickel, well, I can live with that…

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TontoBubbaGoldstein July 2, 2014 at 1:09 pm

…the expanded universe of voters a celebrity candidate like Ravenel is expected to attract to the polls.

Which name does not belong?

A) Ronald Reagan
B) Jesse Ventura
C) Thomas Ravenel
D) Fred Thompson
E) Al Franken

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The Colonel July 2, 2014 at 7:36 pm

Jesse Ventura, he’s the only one with any combat experience though Reagan did serve in WWII.

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TontoBubbaGoldstein July 2, 2014 at 9:09 pm

…also the only one who could rock a feathered boa….

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The Colonel July 2, 2014 at 10:08 pm

I said combat experience, I wasn’t talking about Nam, I was talking about the WWE…

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Thomas July 2, 2014 at 9:11 pm

Admiral Fred Thompson commanded a naval task force during the Cold War. In fact, if not for his bravery, we would not have the magnetohydrodynamic drive from the Red October Russian Submarine.

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euwe max July 2, 2014 at 7:49 pm

TBG!

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well-i-am into it July 2, 2014 at 1:09 pm

Good for Thomas. I support his decision. Didnt think he could muster the guts to jump in….but heartening to see someone in SC has the courage to stand up against the two established parties that have totally lost their American values. Great for our state and our country for the voters to have an option to express their disgust with Dems and Republicans.

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Sandi Morals July 2, 2014 at 1:17 pm

Ya know what, I kinda agree.
I believe in redemption of the human soul.
Thing that could make him an interesting candidate is that he appears to be running as a candidate to post a win against the two established political parties-UNLIKE ‘traitor’ Tom Ervin who is running to elect a DEMOCRAT as governor of SC.
I wouldn’t vote for him based ONLY on the ‘issues’ HOWEVER one can only wish him well in his journey to contribute in a positive way to his community and state.

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well-i-am into it July 2, 2014 at 1:45 pm

We, as voters, also have failed at our solemn responsibility to vote the best person into office based on ‘issues’, as you straightforwardly put it…or to consider radical change as a meaningful way forward to drive our society out of this political impasse. We have voted along party lines for too long and have suffered the consequences. Maybe its Thomas now….or there is another brave General around the corner, waiting to be inspired by Thomas’s fall and rise…to tell an true American story. My old bones hope so.

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Sandi Morals July 2, 2014 at 1:55 pm

Excellent post. You may have ‘old bones’ however your mind sure is sharp. Thanks for contributing.

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Puking Now July 2, 2014 at 2:34 pm

Go blow each other. Ravenel is a joke and a spoiler at best and you both know it. Do not forget that he has not changed by his own admission and his American values include breaking American laws and then dis-owning his country when the government treats him fairly by holding him to the same standards as his fellow citizens.

Mike at the Beach July 3, 2014 at 9:59 pm

Puking Now (below) is on the right track. Ravenel is not a case study in the redemption of the human soul. His recalcitrance is a thousand miles from the remorse required for redemption in the public eye, anyway, and besides, he firmly believes he needs no redemption. His initial public apology after his drug bust was for defense purposes (and has since been pretty effectively nullified by his position that he did nothing wrong and was a victim). The DUI thing? Not guilty of any wrong doing again. He claimed he was absolutely not guilty, and his proof was the fact that if he was guilty he would told us (“That’s what Thomas Ravenel does,” as so he humbly worded it). Of course, a few months later he slinks back up to NY and pleads guilty. He eventually quit the silly TV gig, but only after making an absolute jackass-grade fool of himself for months. This is why he strikes such a negative chord with so many people- if he were genuinely on some kind of redemptive journey through public service, some folks would buy into that. That, however, is not where he is.

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TontoBubbaGoldstein July 2, 2014 at 1:12 pm

TBG requests…nay, DEMANDS(!) that all future pics of T-Rav have him on a boat.

The current pic is causing TBG’s OCD is acting up

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Waiting for the whites... July 2, 2014 at 1:19 pm

It’s a low blow to post pics of him feeding his newborn….I don’t have the heart to hit him when Will does it….I think the bastard knows that.

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euwe max July 2, 2014 at 7:48 pm

There’s probably adderall dissolved in that formula.

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Wisdom Is Experience July 2, 2014 at 1:22 pm

Sic wants a job with the feds. Good luck, Sic. Ravenel has to defend his drug conviction and his daddy being tipped off about the FBI watching his son. And need I mention all the others high rollers that do drugs in Ravenels circle. Obama’s NSA will provide Graham info to use in that regard. Not do not get me wrong – Lindsey screams a need to be thrown under the bus and into a prison cell. But Tommy Boy has to overcome even his fathers record and connections. But one thing is for sure, Grahams weak spot is his pro illegal and pro amnesty advocacy. If used hard and strong, it will give him two black eyes and also knock a few of his teeth down his throat.

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Travis Worthlee July 2, 2014 at 8:05 pm

Thank you for acknowledging us fellow high rollers.

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Squishy123 July 2, 2014 at 1:24 pm

I think I speak for everyone in SC not with a last name of Ravenel or Folks by saying, “Who gives a fuck?” I mean besides the little slut he knocked up.

He’s doesn’t stand a chance in hell and even he’s smart enough to know it. Why doesn’t the guy do something positive with his life and get a job that’s not been handed to him? The guy is 30 years late in growing up.

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guest July 2, 2014 at 1:51 pm

This is a non-political comment. Just wanted to say that is a sweet picture of a proud dad holding his daughter.

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Squishy123 July 2, 2014 at 2:40 pm

Are you T-Rav’s grandmother?

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Bible Thumper July 2, 2014 at 2:45 pm

No. Baby daddy momma.

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guest July 2, 2014 at 3:37 pm

Neither, just liked the picture

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Soft Sigh from Hell July 2, 2014 at 5:43 pm

I find it hard to be enraged when a happy baby is in view.

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Agnostic July 2, 2014 at 6:27 pm

That’s because you have a soul, shame on you.

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euwe max July 2, 2014 at 7:47 pm

pussy!

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just another guy July 2, 2014 at 2:02 pm

My question that I have not seen answered is he even a US Citizen and a Citizen of South Carolina. I thought he revoked his citizenship, correct?

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Gomer Rav July 2, 2014 at 2:19 pm

Once you’ve sold out your own integrity there is no shame in making a complete fool of yourself if it somehow feeds your habit for attention and puts a few more bucks in your pocket. You see, I will make a great politician. I’m for sale, I’m for sale, I’m for sale.

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Bible Thumper July 2, 2014 at 2:38 pm

———That’s according to a pair of polls we’ve seen ———

Double digit eh! How did Graham and Hutto poll?
Graham ———- 59%
Hutto ————– 31%
Ravenel ———- 10%

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Get Real July 2, 2014 at 3:38 pm

Thats a junk poll on its face.

Hutto,by just being the Democrat,will easily poll in the lie to mid forties even if he just sat at home.

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Bible Thumper July 2, 2014 at 3:57 pm

Of course, but why didn’t fits reveal their poll numbers? He saw the poll. What’s the results? He must be hiding them because releasing them wouldn’t help T-Rav’s credibility.

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Mike at the Beach July 3, 2014 at 8:48 pm

I believe you and Get Real are both right, and here’s one more angle- even though it’s obviously very unlikely, let’s just say for the sake of diagramming the argument that Ravenel’s 10% is a legit number. As mainstream candidates, Graham and Hutto are both already within a few points of where they will end up (especially Graham, who has the most name recognition). Ravenel and his 100 fans statewide haven’t seen any of the following ads yet:

1. Get thee behind me America! I renounce you thrice! Maybe with a nice screen grab of his since-spiked FaceBook page with the full promise to leave the good ol’ US of A. That’s gonna play super-hot with the red-state, Joe Sixpack, core of the R party!

2. Montage of booking photos (hard drug possession with intent, DUI, and maybe even a dummied up one for the FEC stuff). The Andre wing of the R’s (old folks) will really dig those. That may fire up a couple of trailer chics from Pacolet, but won’t play that well for him in most of the state.

3. For the highbrow/serious pol set, maybe a quick collection of some of TR’s silliest foreign policy and defense misstatements and positions. Sprinkle some domestic stuff in as well. The dope legalization piece will really grab the “head shop vote” for him- you know how reliable those folks are at the polls.

4-26. Selected quotes and pontification from the reality TV gig douchebaggery and juvenile behavior (self-explanatory).

When the smoke clears (and no, there will be no debate at which Ravenel could tweak any of this) his alleged 10% has moved to somewhere much closer to 2%. Even that number is embarrassing for the state, but it won’t be the first or last time we embarrass ourselves, no?

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Bible Thumper July 3, 2014 at 9:08 pm

I disagree. In the primary, Graham never mentioned his opponents. By mentioning his opponent, he only gives him credibility. Even in a good ad, more than 10% will disagree or believe it is unfair. Any attack when T-Rav is near 10% would be counter productive.

Mike at the Beach July 3, 2014 at 10:02 pm

OK, so I did exaggerate a bit for satire’s sake, but trust me. A few ads will pop up here and there, and depending upon how they test, they may even play a bit. You’re right, though, in a general sense. He’s not worth a big spend (or the mention of his name) in an overall ad strategy…

cuvinny July 2, 2014 at 3:56 pm

Where did that poll come from? I seriously doubt Ravenel (a Republican) is getting is 10% from Democrat block

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Bible Thumper July 2, 2014 at 3:58 pm

See Get Real respomce.

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Mike at the Beach July 3, 2014 at 10:42 pm

Optimistically referring to the number 10 as “double digits” is akin to real estate agents saying prices in a neighborhood start “in the $300’s” (meaning they start at $399,999).

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Bible Thumper July 3, 2014 at 11:39 pm

Since Will Is making every effort to pump T-Rav up as much as possible, the poll he saw was probably close to 10%, but double-digits sounds a lot better.

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Red on the 70's show July 2, 2014 at 2:49 pm

If he is elected I MAY RENOUNCE MY CITIZENSHIP just to get away from all the dumbasses.

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Tunes'n'News July 2, 2014 at 3:04 pm

Please. Stop.

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BIN News July 2, 2014 at 3:46 pm

T-Rav running? What a joke. A bad joke.

And sic(k) willie pimping that he drives around in his Land(ress) Rover listening to Cato tapes. sic(k) willie needs to grow up and realize only a fringe group of Teabuggers gets sucked in by that foolishness.

And we all saw how they “rallied” (not) around Mace, Conner, et.al.

And what a staged photo. T-Rav better have asbestos underwear…

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Squishy123 July 2, 2014 at 3:58 pm

Where was baby mama during this? Out back on a smoke break?

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TontoBubbaGoldstein July 3, 2014 at 11:14 am

Where was baby mama during this? Out back on a smoke break?

Tried not to laugh…

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William J. Hamilton July 2, 2014 at 4:02 pm

There are times, even in the festering snakepit that is South Carolina, where being able to read makes you an intellectual, when it is good to be a Democrat. There are things worse than losing. Alvin Greene was one such thing. Here, before us, another. The greatest wonder of politics is that however bad and currupt it is, the voters always get precisely what they deserve.

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Sigh July 2, 2014 at 4:11 pm

To jump into a race based on someone else’s poll? TRav is being taken for a ride. I suspect certain folks will be getting paid, however. It’s sad when his friends feed into this. Forewarned.

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welp July 2, 2014 at 10:50 pm

His “friends” are manufacturing this for the sole purpose of capitalizing monetarily on his campaign. Let’s say T-Rav sinks 15–20 Billion into this race. He still likely only garners 9-11 percent of the vote, and W. Folks becomes a millionaire! Whoooo-hoo.

That still Lindsey winning about 68 points to 24 points for Hutto and The rest for T-Rav.

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TontoBubbaGoldstein July 3, 2014 at 11:13 am

If Miss Lindsey gets 68%, TBG will let Grand Tango suck your…

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Could Happen July 2, 2014 at 4:12 pm

Maybe TRav is a “joke” personally,but he could still influence the Senate contest.

Hutto should be able to ,at least ,to match Sanders showing against Lindsay of 44%.

There is a Libertarian running He will likely get a percent or two.So,if Ravenel can get around 10%,not out of the question given Grahams problems among all sorts of usual Republican voters here in SC.

All of a sudden ,a sure thing is a horse race.Not saying thats how its gonna go down,but its more than a remote possibility.

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CNSYD July 2, 2014 at 4:19 pm

“a celebrity candidate” The last one on the national scene was Obama. That fits (pun intended) T-Rav.

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Soft Sigh from Hell July 2, 2014 at 5:56 pm

Smirks has a high “impact factor” of late. His posts often trigger a lot of howls. Thus, he wins of course. The hit hound* howls.
.
*or “hind” as Mencken might have put it.

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euwe max July 2, 2014 at 7:34 pm

I’ve often thought I could hear the final gasps of Republicans, falling from their chairs, crushing their little dogs beneath them…. just as I hit the enter key.

Veins throbbing, teeth gritted, bloody sputum slowly oozing down their chin as white-knuckled, they try to choke out the apex of all epithets – their entire being concentrated into the single most vicious mental act of their impotent lives – directed at the screen that mocks the core of their being… even as their eyes finally cloud over, and they pass on into their final reward – eternal torment.

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Mike at the Beach July 2, 2014 at 6:43 pm

I think the funniest line in this latest Ravenel blowjob is actually from the lame ass P&C…”a copy of Ravenel’s schedule says…”

Who in HELL cares where this clown is going? That was rhetorical; about 2-4% of registered voters, that’s who. He’s no more likely than Obama to draw above 10% in November. Note to Ravenel fans and other readers potentially unable to recognize sarcasm and other literary devices- Yes, I know BHO isn’t running in November. That is the point.

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euwe max July 2, 2014 at 7:26 pm

I’d write the same fluff if T-Rav would drop a spoon of crank in my shirt pocket, and wink as he patted it home. Hell, I’d say he was the coming of Christ if it was pure!

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Its A Great Day in SC! July 2, 2014 at 9:30 pm

Everything says you’re right,but I remember reading the same stuff about Mark Sanford.Yeh, he didnt commit a federal crime,but the howls of outrage were deafening and a short time later?Hes elected to Congress.So here in South Carolina?I would say that his chances of winning are remote but I can see him getting a lot more than 2% of the vote!Maybe even double digits.

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Mike at the Beach July 2, 2014 at 10:49 pm

I hear you, and your comparison is somewhat on the mark but misses by just a bit in most political observers’ estimations. You’re right about the felony status- OPP isn’t a crime yet (well, of sorts, but not really). Of course there were howls, and here in the Bible belt there was much stone throwing, wailing, and gnashing of teeth attendant to Sanford’s bizarre tailspin. However, pols who’ve been caught with their penises out are a dime a dozen. Federal cocaine trafficking? That’s the big leagues. Then, you pile the mounds and mounds of genuinely pompous, tone deaf, self important nitwittery Ravenel has spouted- stupid articles on foreign policy wherein he mangles military information, renouncing his citizenship (I can’t *wait* to see the final ads on that- I’ve seen some early editing on one featuring screen grabs from the original FB post and it looks like it’s pretty well done), the TV show, the out of wedlock baby, the “I’m not guilty” DUI followed by the guilty plea, and all of the general douchebaggery and most folks would say that the Sanford-Ravenel comparison just isn’t valid . For all of his warts and eccentricities, Sanford has a real statewide (somewhat dimnished, obviously) following and a history of service. Ravenel has his greatly-diminished last name and the 7 months he spent as Treasurer before Uncle Sam knocked on his door.

I didn’t buy any steaks on my Graham bet that he would kill everyone on night-one, and I’m sticking to my no-way-Ravenel-breaks-10% bet as well. Only a nuclear-grade mishap from the LG camp could deliver that, and I don’t think that’s coming. I simply suggest that he should let other folks fix the problems we’re facing, as he so eloquently stated: “No, let someone else fix these problems. In fact, don’t even fix them. Americans like locking everybody up. Have at it America.”

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Sr. Senator July 2, 2014 at 11:29 pm

I will bury his ass in negative ads providing enlightenment as to his true character.

I may be queer, but I ain’t no coke snortin, lying, despicable, baby daddy son of a bitch.

Nor a GD skunk! Thanks, Fritz.

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TontoBubbaGoldstein July 3, 2014 at 11:10 am

T-Rav is tall, has executive hair, name recognition and $$$ to buy ads.

Also, MPAI.

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Mike at the Beach July 3, 2014 at 3:48 pm

True enough on all counts, mi amigo. If you’ll permit me, a 30-second rebuttal:

Tall with executive hair: True of almost all modern pols (not that useful really, especially when you’re widely known as a narcissistic douche). See Mitt Romney (and he wasn’t even a douche).

Name recognition: True again, but almost entirely negative. Scratch that- entirely negative. See prior point regarding widely known douchebag status.

Money: True yet again, but cash is not enough. Tea party wackos have proven that a few times over.

Stupid people: You are batting 1.000! Yet, luckily enough for those of us who can read, most genuine morons (especially the Republican-leaning ones) don’t vote.

The smart money says Ravenel only breaks 10% if some 17 year-old underwear model dude falls out of LG’s closet between now and November, or Graham swallows some other grenade. Extreeeeeemely unlikely.

TontoBubbaGoldstein July 3, 2014 at 4:21 pm

*TBG (all in good fun) invokes the Fairness Doctrine*

Tall with executive hair: True of almost all modern pols (not that useful really, especially when you’re widely known as a narcissistic douche).

Rebuttal : Obama was elected POTUS…twice.

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See Mitt Romney…

Rebuttal : Came in second to Obama.

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Name recognition: …entirely negative.

Rebuttal: “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.”
-attributed to Phineas T. Barnum.

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True yet again, but cash is not enough.

You’re probably right on this one…although TBG would say “not enough cash”. If T-Rav could outspend Miss Lindsey 5 or 10 to 1…he could make it interesting.

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some 17 year-old underwear model dude falls out of LG’s closet between now and November… Extreeeeeemely unlikely.

C’mon man! Have some faith.
Stranger things have happened.

Mike at the Beach July 3, 2014 at 5:34 pm

True enough, buen amigo! If you’re feeling froggy, jump on the steak bet. Several of my buds down here have already paid up on the LG one-night kill, and one or two have come back for more on the Ravenel bet. Traditionally, I’ve been a Thoroughbred’s kinda dude, but here lately we’ve been hitting NY Prime on 28th North. Not that we would ever bet on the outcome of an election, of course, in case that’s not legal…

Tess-toss-tyrone July 3, 2014 at 7:59 pm

If people thought he was running, they’d show up in droves (actually buses) to vote for him.

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Tired and Retired July 2, 2014 at 7:05 pm

“Birth of daughter settled him down” [????]. Wasn’t Vito Corleone a family man?

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Travis Feekul July 2, 2014 at 7:42 pm

the man is a proven corrupt person

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Thomas July 2, 2014 at 7:49 pm

I’ll move to D.C and be the best Legislative Director there is. You can reach me here.

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Travis Worthlee July 2, 2014 at 7:58 pm

Sorry old friend, we’ve shared some high times but my present masters won’t let me endorse you. But you know. Call me. Maybe.

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nitrat July 2, 2014 at 8:39 pm

OH, yes, having a little bastard baby does wonders for the reputation of a middle aged coke head.

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Sailor July 3, 2014 at 7:19 pm

No! He’s probably going to adoopt her.

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Sailor July 3, 2014 at 7:20 pm

Edit: adopt. Fingers are faster than brain.

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Tess-toss-tyrone July 3, 2014 at 7:57 pm

He gonna marry hurr soon ezz he find out who dah daddy izz.

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Slartibartfast July 2, 2014 at 8:47 pm

William: Is there any way that I can sign the petition ON Line?? My printer turned to puke dust from neglect.

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Happy Thoughts July 3, 2014 at 8:07 am

How far society has fallen…it used to be that you at least ameliorated the shame of having a child out of wedlock by making the women you squirted your seed into honest by marrying her. Now, the acceptability of bastard children among the hoi polloi has actually trended upward into “high”(pun intended fully) society.

More signs of the decline of any sense of morality in the country. Hedonism is celebrated here in the land of Honey Boo Boo.

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Slartibartfast July 3, 2014 at 5:26 pm

“How far society has fallen”

Perhaps we should be asking, “How far down does the hole go?” But in any case, I do not exist to tell other people how to live their own lives. I don’t have to accept and implement their bad ideas in mine, however.

More specifically, we should be reminding ourselves, “Do I vote for the people who only screw cute College-aged ladies, or the ones who have been screwing me for years?”

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Tess-toss-tyrone July 3, 2014 at 7:56 pm

Wouldn’t it be nice if the choice was broaden to include competent statesmen?

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Slartibartfast July 3, 2014 at 8:28 pm

“We’d all ride like kings.”

Mike at the Beach July 2, 2014 at 9:27 pm

Only in his reality would catching a DUI, loudly proclaiming innocence (in third person, no less) prior to quietly pleading guilty months later, participating in a ridiculous reality TV show based upon debauchery and douchebaggery, and knocking up a girl around 30 years his junior qualify as appearing to have “settled down.” That’s a lifetime of stupid in just about one year. I know my life must be genuinely boring in you guys’ reality, but that’s okay.

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former spook turned wordsmith July 2, 2014 at 10:28 pm

I love to think I can turn a phrase, and therefore am happy to mete out kudos to fantastic quips like “based on debauchery and douchebaggery” Oh bravo MTB, a former poetry teacher of mine said “let the words tell” to ‘say more with less’ he would be proud too.

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Mike at the Beach July 2, 2014 at 10:59 pm

Thanks, friend. As a reformed intel guy myself I can only tell you that as we say here in the Redneck Riviera, “it is what is…”

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former spook turned word smith July 2, 2014 at 11:15 pm

Yeah, we had conversed – on here – before, re: that and our new careers as esq. I not so humbly admit I have been exceptionally mediocre in both fields. They still tell stories about me in the academies that start out – “so here’s what not to do…”

That aside, supposing Will by some festivals miracle helps pull off the pipe dream he selling Ravenel – at a premium price – and he gets say 18 points, and EVERY SINGLE ONE is from Graham, then Hutto loses by only 10 points? It seems like an amazing fools errand by Ravanel, who unlike Hutto, and I like Brad, is at least being a sacrificial lamb on behalf of the party. Is this just so Folks like folks can make some scratch.

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Mike at the Beach July 3, 2014 at 12:28 am

It’s a little bizarre, and I freely admit I can’t quite get my head wrapped around it. Of course, Occam’s Razor probably applies here- it could just be the obvious, elegant, simple answer with the fewest assumptions: Hubris on a scale that defies rational definition (and Will’s just hanging on for the ride- he’ll make a little bit a coin, get hits and exposure, and be not much worse for wear when Ravenel takes his whipping in November).

Silver Spoons July 3, 2014 at 8:01 am

People with more money than the know what to do with and no goals pick up strange hobbies to fill their time, sometimes spending some of their fortune on their weird proclivities. I submit exhibit A:

T-Rav

His hobby is politics, even though he’s not very good at it and it going to piss away a lot of money trying to be better at it.

It’s like a rich guy in his 60’s the runs out a buys a Porsche GT3 or something along those lines….he might even do a trackday once or twice…the but the fact is he’d get around the track just as fast in a Ford Fiesta.

Pareto July 2, 2014 at 9:54 pm

I think T Rav is great, keep up the T Rav news!

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Anon July 3, 2014 at 8:49 am

This is all about the benjamins and how much TRav’s friends and consultants will make off of him. I don’t understand how he doesn’t see this. It’s right there. In front of him.

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HD July 3, 2014 at 9:42 am

What started out as a silly vanity blog has turned into a – wait, it hasn’t changed at all.

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Beartrkkr July 3, 2014 at 9:43 am

Did you get the picture Fits? Now will someone take this foul smelling thing from my arms? Let’s go find some hookers and blow…

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Manray July 3, 2014 at 11:00 am

He is the perfect example of the three-ring circus that is SC politics. And people wonder why nothing ever changes….

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anonymous July 3, 2014 at 12:35 pm

We need to ask the Italian Pasquale Pellicoro, the Frenchman Pascal Etcheber, and the dude from Mt. Pleasant, Michael Miller, what they think Ravenel should do?

Ask the brain trust, what should Ravenel do? Run or not run? Hey, let’s get Pellicoro, Etcheber, and Miller on a conference call. Wouldn’t you like to hear that conversation now, I can hear it, they’d be sayin’ , DUDE! ….what, are you freakin’ crazy? ….DUDE! ….what are you thinking? ….DUDE! …what are you doing? ….DUDE! …stop taking the stupid pills ….DUDE! ………DUDE! ………DUDE! …..

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Tess-toss-tyrone July 3, 2014 at 7:54 pm

Lawd hab mussy!

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anonymous July 3, 2014 at 10:27 pm

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Tess-toss-tyrone July 4, 2014 at 10:27 am

Amenz!

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