Obviously, I’ve been AWOL from the blog for a while, and I’ve struggled all day with what to write about the passing of my friend, Rod Shealy. No words are adequate to capture his outsized personality, his genius and his generosity. I can only offer random thoughts:
- Rod wasn’t nearly as devious as he wanted you to think he was.
- He was a whole lot smarter than you, but he’d be damned if he’d let you know it.
- He never did know the words to “La Bamba.”
- He had more fun working than anybody has a right to.
- He’d give you the last $10 he had in his pocket. I know this because he gave it to me more than once.
It sucks that I can’t write more. But I’ll miss my friend.
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Daddy Wilson Took Abramoff Money; Boy Wilson Still Ignoring Ethics Law
Posted on 14. Jul, 2010 by Tim Kelly.
While we’re up to day four of lawbreaking by AG candidate Alan “Daddy’s Boy” Wilson, Rob Miller has today called on Joe “You Lie” Wilson to come clean about his own association with disgraced GOP bagman Jack Abramoff.
Jack Abramoff
Notably, most of the elected officials entangled in the Abramoff scandal have either gone to jail, lost re-election, or retired.
“By taking money from convicted felon Jack Abramoff, Congressman Joe Wilson is showing us that he represents everything that’s wrong with Washington,” Miller said. “Congressman Wilson should return his dirty money and come clean on his ties to Abramoff.”
You have to wonder if Baby Wilson is trying to “clean” some of his own funding since he’s taking so long to file his latest disclosure with the state Ethics Commission.
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Daddy’s Boy Alan Wilson has a curious way of going about proving he wants to be South Carolina’s top lawyer – ignoring some of the most important laws he’d be expected to enforce.
It’s been three days since Wilson was supposed to file his latest ethics report – and we still don’t know just who is bankrolling Wilson’s campaign.
This isn’t the first time Daddy’s Boy has ignored state campaign finance law. Wilson delayed the disclosure of his Statement of Economic Interests far beyond the deadline and is the target of a lawsuit challenging his eligibility for office.
State Democratic Party chair Carol Fowler has weighed in on Wilson’s negligence:
“It’s the height of arrogance for Alan Wilson to skirt South Carolina’s transparency laws and then think he will be trusted to enforce them,” said Fowler. “We look forward to Mr. Wilson’s continuing to show voters all the reasons that he’s clearly wrong for South Carolina.”
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According to a release from Matthew Richardson’s campaign, the Democratic nominee for Attorney General has raised over $350,000 since launching his campaign in late March and now has more than $325,000 cash on hand. That’s an impressive single quarter haul for any statewide candidate and a welcomed sign for S.C. Democrats looking for strong contenders [...]
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In his quest to find out more about South Carolina’s mysterious Democratic Senate candidate, Ed Pilkington of The Guardian uncovers Alvin Greene’s rather unconventional approach to job creation here in the Palmetto State:
It is clear, too, in the course of the two hours I spend with Greene that he has some pretty wacky ideas that, [...]
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The Indigo Journal Greater Ballentine Bureau received its second robocall in two days from “Truth Squad SC” getting all up in Alan Wilson’s grill. The script went something like this:
“Truth Squad SC wants you to know. Disgraced Sen. Jake Knotts – who used a racial slur against Nikki Haley – endorsed four candidates in [...]
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The State has “40 Things To Know About Nikki Haley” today, but two facts from the story tell you all you really need to know about her.
One, the sum of Haley’s legislative accomplishments:
Haley has introduced 13 bills since entering the state Legislature in 2004. One has become law – exempting salon employees who only shampoo [...]
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8:20
The Executive Committee votes overwhelmingly to reject Vic Rawl’s protest and uphold the U.S. Senate primary election results. Alvin Greene remains the Democratic Senate nominee.
8:15
Roll call vote now being called in Executive Committee session on motion to reject Rawl’s protest request. It’s not looking good for Rawl supporters…
8:10
Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter speaks in favor of denying [...]
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While throngs of national media descend upon SCEA HQ today to cover the Vic Rawl protest hearing, a grassroots effort is underway across the Palmetto State to recruit a viable progressive candidate that S.C. Dems can rally behind this fall.
A group of former Linda Ketner staffers from her ‘08 congressional bid have started a [...]
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