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Two examples of “good old boy” politics in South Carolina have ended in fizzles … but the soap opera that defines the Palmetto State’s ass-backward, inbred political scene continues to produce fresh drama.
First, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s successful attempt to strong-arm [...]
SC Soap Opera Updates
“Hotline Guy” In Hot Water
Jeffrey Sewell – a.k.a. “that Hotline guy” – is back in the news for putting his foot in his mouth, news that will come as a shock to absolutely no one even remotely familiar with South Carolina’s resident “slow Zebra.”
The editor of the once-influential website SC Hotline (which now draws fewer than 2,500 unique visits [...]
Today’s Tunage: Whatcha Got?
We’ve featured Brother Ali on “Today’s Tunage” previously … but this song goes out to SC Hotline editor Jeffrey Sewell, who Tweeted earlier this week that “REAL white people” don’t like rap.
Um … really? Ali isn’t just white – he’s an albino. Which makes him really white. And not only does he like rap – [...]
Will Folks: Homo Lightyear
Earlier this week, our founding editor Will Folks (a.k.a. Sic Willie) was the recipient of several late night Twitter messages from SC Hotline editor Jeffrey Sewell. These messages – sent by the Ascot-wearing politico using his trademark “lol” staccato – not-so-subtly called into question Folks’ sexual orientation.
“U r gay!” one of them proclaimed.
Now, in a [...]
X’ing Out The Ladies
We know that you’re not supposed to pick on the “special” kids in class, but sometimes it’s just too easy …
Of course as much fun as we’ve had at the expense SC Hotline editor Jeffrey Sewell over the years, we were always under the impression that he had a sizable appreciation for members of the [...]
SC Website: Clyburn Is Pelosi’s “Boy”
We’ve called U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn plenty of unflattering things on this website … from a “poverty pimp” to a “raider of Bill Cosby’s sweater closet” (which he is).
But we’ve never called him a “boy.”
There’s just something eerily “1960s Mississippi” about that particular designation, and while we think Clyburn is a socialist who deserves every [...]
Mr. Irrelevent
Once upon a time, the website SC Hotline was South Carolina’s version of The Drudge Report – a news aggregator that drove the state’s political debate and occasionally broke some real news.
Today, it’s been relegated to the dust-bin of the internet - a sad, sorry place inhabited by a handful of old school Palmetto politicos [...]
The Sybian Candidate?
For those of you who don’t follow the hugely-influential political consulting career of SC Hotline founder Jeffrey Sewell, he apparently has a “live one” in a Lexington County (S.C.) State House race.
Yeah, we know. Don’t you wish you wielded that sort of influence?
Anyway, it looks like homeboy has even produced a video featuring his candidate [...]
That Hotline Guy Is More Popular Than Ever …
If you are like most South Carolina politicos, you stopped reading the website SC Hotline several years ago … assuming you ever read it at all.
If you were smart, you probably also stopped taking editor Jeffrey Sewell’s phone calls several years ago … unless of course you enjoy drunk people slurring unintelligible observations and laughable [...]
Prejean Starts Blogger Fight
Ordinarily, we could give a rat’s rear end about the back-and-forth between an Internet has-been (SC Hotline) and never was (Wolfe Reports).
Combined, these S.C. political websites receive in a month the amount of traffic we get before 9:00 a.m. each day, which we attribute to the fact that we’re talented and they’re not.
Oh, and humble [...]
This Is Pathetic
How bad has it gotten for SC Hotline?
The website has gone to the dogs … literally.
Shortly before noon yesterday, SC Hotline editor Jeffrey Sewell blasted out the equivalent of an “Amber Alert” for a pair of Jack Russell puppies owned by former WIS news anchor Heather Hoopes-Matthews.
Here it is:
Heather Hoopes-Matthews is looking for 2, 8 [...]
