Welcome to Thursday’s edition of the “post,” our daily assemblage of links worth looking at …
We’ve still got reports to come on S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford’s tax proposals and the 2011-12 S.C. House of Representatives agenda (both of which were released today), so stay tuned for those …
As usual, if you’ve got a link that [...]
Beltram’s Bloggin’
Former Spartanburg County (S.C.) GOP Chairman Rick Beltram – who was defeated last year in his bid for reelection – has decided to get into the blogging business.
Beginning on January 2, 2011, Beltram will begin publishing “Spartanburg For Real,” a blog that “will give you insights from the political scene in the Upstate of South [...]
McCall Leaning Toward SCGOP Run
York County (S.C.) Republican Party Chairman Glenn McCall is seriously considering a bid for SCGOP Chairman, sources tell FITS.
Along with Newberry Chairman Chad Connelly (another rumored candidate for the job), McCall is widely-regarded as one of the hardest-working county chairmen in the state. In fact, his stock is on the rise at the moment after [...]
Upstate Republicans To Assess Impact Of Blogs
Former Spartanburg County (S.C.) GOP Chairman Rick Beltram remains an insufferable, semi-literate blowhard – and we think the fact that he went off like Pouty McPouterson and formed his own political party after getting booted from the Spartanburg GOP is still pretty funny.
Having said that, Beltram’s “Piedmont Republican Club” is actually – and we can’t [...]
Potato Head Island
No man is an island … but a certain Mr. Potato Head lookalike is aiming to be.
Fresh off of his defeat at the hands of local Republicans, former Spartanburg County (S.C.) GOP Chairman Rick Beltram is starting a new political organization – the Piedmont Political Forum PAC.
“Some of us have been discussing a new vehicle [...]
Beltram Bows Out … (New SCGOP Poll Included)
There were definitely no flowers involved, but the man known in S.C. political circles as “Mr. Potato Head” is finally out.
Or rather “mashed.”
An era of ineptness and petty political infighting came to an abrupt end last night as former Spartanburg County GOP Chairman Rick Beltram – who bears a striking resemblance to the famous Mr. [...]
“I Am Going To Be On My Hands”
Spartanburg County GOP Chairman Rick Beltram has a way with words … although he probably never expected you to hear these.
Beltram, whose mouth has gotten him in trouble on numerous occasions in the past, has been caught on tape promising to withhold support for U.S. Sen. Jim Demint during his 2010 election.
Why would he do [...]
Beltram By Any Means Necessary
Spartanburg County GOP Chairman Rick Beltram is apparently willing to do whatever it takes to become the next Chairman of the S.C. Republican Party, whether that’s trashing both of his opponents or threatening Republican activists – and one U.S. Senator – who aren’t supporting his bid.
It’s all part of a three-way contest that many believe [...]
Who Is The Slow Zebra?
Every herd has one … a zebra that consistently falls behind the pack and becomes easy prey for lions, tigers, cheetahs and other predators.
And while South Carolina obviously has more than its fair share of “Slow Zebras,” we’ve picked eight of the very slowest to do battle against one another.
Think of it as “Survivor” for [...]
The Elephant Race Is On
The race to succeed Katon Dawson as SCGOP Chairman intensified today as Spartanburg businesswoman Karen Floyd was rumored to have entered the race and Columbia attorney Kevin Hall appeared poised to receive endorsements from both of the Palmetto State’s two U.S. Senators.
Meanwhile, sources tell FITS that a third candidate – Spartanburg GOP Chairman Rick Beltram [...]
The First Spitball
If you thought the race for chairman of the Republican National Committee was nasty, just wait till you see how things are done in South Carolina.
The state with the reputation for the nastiest campaigns in country might manage to outdo itself yet …
Still months away, the brewing battle for SCGOP Chairman saw its first anonymous [...]
Spartanburg Flap: Not Everybody Loves A Parade
It goes without saying that Spartanburg County, S.C. is home to the most divided, dysfunctional, ideologically-dyslexic group of Republicans in the entire country.
Things got a little bit better after several fiscally conservative reformers won posts in the recent GOP primary elections, but all that has done is spark a battle for control of the County [...]
