S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley did not attend the “loserbration” held on Saturday evening in downtown Columbia, S.C. by Mitt Romney – the candidate she endorsed in the Palmetto State’s contentious “First in the South” presidential primary.
Why not? According to the governor’s office, Haley was celebrating her 40th birthday (which actually took place the previous day) [...]
Mitt Or Nikki: Who Bailed On Whom?
SC 2012: A Lioness Roars
We first met Leslie Roper Gaines on a rooftop in Charleston, S.C. in late 2006 while she was hosting an event for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (then her presidential candidate of choice).
She was hard to miss …
The Upstate blonde bombshell – who rocked a tight LBD (little black dress) and four-inch heels – immediately [...]
Winning Women In The “Good Ol’ Boy” State
Greenville, SC (January 22, 2012) — They say, “Behind every great man, stands a great woman.” Yet when it comes to Newt Gingrich’s historic, come-from-behind win in South Carolina, there stand two. Ruth Sherlock and Leslie Gaines took over the reigns of Gingrich’s SC campaign in October and built a strong grassroots organization. “We knew [...]
Congratulations, South Carolina!
YOU ELECTED ROMNEY, “JUST OLDER, AND FATTER”
South Carolina Republicans voted en masse last weekend for former U.S. Speaker Newt Gingrich – giving the rotund “Republican” a resounding victory in the state’s pivotal “First in the South” presidential primary.
According to the latest numbers from the S.C. Election Commission, a total of 243,153 South Carolina Republicans (or [...]
Kenny Bingham Statement On Gingrich Email Smear
Friends,
Let me say up front, I personally support Newt Gingrich.
HOWEVER… I am writing you as a fellow Republican concerned about a shocking barrage of fake emails that are being circulated across our State.
History is repeating itself. In 2000, a last-minute smear campaign poisoned our Primary and tarnished South Carolina’s reputation. While there were suspicions about [...]
SC Attorney General Investigating Gingrich Smear
ALAN WILSON, SLED TO LAUNCH PROBE INTO FAKE EMAILS
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office will investigate the two-pronged email assault leveled against former U.S. Speaker Newt Gingrich on the eve of the 2012 South Carolina GOP presidential primary, FITSNews has learned.
“They are looking into it as we speak,” a source close to Wilson tells FITS.
Sources [...]
Robo Call Attacks Ron Paul In SC
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul was bashed by a social conservative group regarding his views on marriage in a recorded phone call to South Carolina voters placed just hours before they go to the polls.
“Ron Paul refuses to support an amendment that would define marriage as the union of one man and one woman,” the robo-caller [...]
Sic Willie Accused Of Dirty Santorum Trick
NOT THE FIRST TIME, WON’T BE THE LAST
This story is a lot like that scene from Back to the Future when Doc Brown realizes that the Libyans have found him …
You know … because he stole their plutonium in order to generate the 1.21 gigawatts necessary to power the flux capacitor in his DeLorean DMC-12 [...]
Jenny Sanford Slams Newt Gingrich
FORMER FIRST LADY QUESTIONS GOP CANDIDATE’S CHARACTER
Former S.C. First Lady Jenny Sanford blasted ex-U.S. Speaker Newt Gingrich on Thursday as an unacceptable choice for the Republican presidential nomination – both ideologically and individually.
Sanford made her remarks in response to allegations from Gingrich’s second wife, Marianne Gingrich, regarding Gingrich’s suggestion that they have an “open marriage.”
“It [...]
Tom Davis To Announce 2012 Endorsement
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE SENATOR TOM DAVIS MEDIA ADVISORY
South Carolina State Senator Tom Davis will announce his endorsement for the 2012 First in the South Presidential Primary on Sunday, January 15, 2012. Details to follow.
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(Editor’s Note: The above communication is an email from an elected official. It does not necessarily reflect the editorial position [...]
Ron Paul Within Striking Distance In South Carolina
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul has moved into third place in South Carolina’s “First in the South” presidential primary, and is now within striking distance of “Republican” frontrunners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.
Meanwhile, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum has seen his support take a precipitous nose dive.
According to a new American Research Group (ARG) survey, Romney [...]
Rick Santorum Wades Into Crazyville, SC
Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign has taken nearly $20,000 in campaign contributions from Blue Cross/ Blue Shield, a company whose South Carolina leaders have been integral supporters of a government-funded campaign to prevent teen pregnancy.
Is that especially controversial?
Not in most states, but this is South Carolina – where tax dollars are spent on [...]
