South Carolina had a chance to seize one of its few competitive advantages a decade ago when so-called free market supporter Mark Sanford was elected governor. While limited in his ability to push through structural reforms by a tyrannical state legislature, Sanford did have an opportunity to appoint
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S.C. fortunate son Carroll A. "Tumpy" Campbell III is facing harassment allegations after his ex-fiance - Charleston, S.C. television reporter Tracey Amick - broke off their relationship last month. According to an incident report filed with the Charleston Police Department, Amick accused Campbell
Read story »By FITSNews || Already a favorite of fiscal conservatives, S.C. Rep. Tim Scott received an endorsement from the other end of the GOP spectrum on Tuesday when S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell (RINO-Charleston) waded into a crowded GOP First Congressional District race to endorse Scott. "The federal
Read story »By FITSNews || It's official ... S.C. Rep. Tim Scott is no longer running for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Instead, the former Charleston County Councilman and first-term state lawmaker will seek the First Congressional District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Henry Brown (RINO - Hanahan).
Read story »By FITSNews || For those of you who've never had the distinct displeasure of making his acquaintance, former Columbia, S.C. lobbyist (and current First Congressional District candidate) Carroll A. "Tumpy" Campbell III is quite possibly the dimmest bulb to ever run for public office in South Carolina. Not
Read story »S.C. State Senator Chip Campsen (R - Charleston) and former House Majority Leader Jimmy Merrill (RINO - Daniel Island) will both reportedly enter the race to replace U.S. Rep. Henry Brown in the U.S. Congress, sources tell FITS. Both candidates were making calls Monday and Tuesday to line up financial
Read story »U.S. Rep. Henry Brown (RINO - SC 1) will not seek reelection to the U.S. Congress in 2010, a decision that sets the stage for a competitive battle for the GOP nomination - as well as a competitive general election which could feature a third party candidate. Brown - a former state lawmaker from Hanahan,
Read story »We really should have seen it coming ... after all, how else would a self-important "redneck aristocrat" whose sole claim to fame is "who his daddy is" approach running for the U.S. Congress - one of many positions for which he is woefully unqualified? Yeah ... "Fragile: Handle With Care." Of course,
Read story »Life's dilemmas don't always have clear answers ... sometimes you've got to go with your gut, make a tough choice, and be willing to take the good with the bad. For example, it pains us to the core to have to "show some love" to former La Socialista (a.k.a. The State newspaper) editorial page editor
Read story »If the only reason - and we mean the only reason - that anybody would ever vote for you had to do with your name, why would you ever want to mess that up? Seriously, "Carroll A. Campbell III" may have a whiff of Simpsonville to it, but in South Carolina it passes for distinguished - plus it's got
Read story »They might not be the reigning mens' doubles champions, but two South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidates are members of a controversial "whites only" country club that continues to make national headlines as GOP officials across the country deal with the growing perception that they have a
Read story »There's an old expression about an apple "not falling far from the tree," but in the case of Carroll A. "Tumpy" Campbell III, it frankly doesn't apply. Not only that, we're not even sure that the distance between Tumpy's apple and the tree of his late father - former S.C. governor Carroll A. Campbell,
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