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Thu Jan 07, 2010 at 06:57:12 AM EST
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After a bit of a lull in the news cycle, the SC political scene is heating up again as we head into peak primary season and the beginning of the 2010 legislative session. Here's a look at what's bubbling in the blogosphere this week:
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Fri Aug 14, 2009 at 12:06:31 PM EDT
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There's been plenty said and written about the shady nature of political operatives in South Carolina and their relationships with bloggers. NVB has an intelligent, to-the-point missive on the subject here. I really hate to be the guy who bitches just for the sake of bitching about something, and I obviously don't have much in the way of standards on my own blog. In fact, it's mostly inane stuff my girlfriend doesn't want to hear about during dinner. But I'm very upfront about that. I'm not a member of any association of bloggers, I would never try to gain media credentials for any event, and I don't consider it "covering" an event if I write about something I attended or researched. I also don't have any ads on my blog, and I clearly could never use my visitor count to impress any political candidates looking to reach an audience. And yet, even with my low standards, Adam Fogle's The Palmetto Scoop makes me look like a pro simply because I attribute everything that goes onto my site before I click that "Publish" button. If it's original, I think that's clear. Usually because it's wandering and only partly coherent. If it's from someone else, it gets a link and (I hope) a mention of source. That's still important, no matter how much changes about media, information and communication, because when you take something it's stealing. There are no "if"s, "and"s, or "but"s about it. So here is another example of Fogle's blog, ostensibly the online mouthpiece of Richard Quinn and Associates clients, plagiarizing. 
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Tue Jun 23, 2009 at 10:15:10 AM EDT
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Astute readers - or anyone who's spent more than 20 seconds on our respective sites - know that Will Folks and I share very little in common aside from marrying over our heads and getting great kids in the bargain. Our other common love is blogging and the possibilities of new media. That's why I happy to join Will in announcing the formation of the SC New Media Association. Our mission is simple: to advance and defend the rights of bloggers - no matter who they are or what they’re blogging about. I'll be filling some as yet unspecified leadership role in the organization, but the key thing is that this is non-partisan, and in fact, not limited to political bloggers at all. Sign up for more information here.
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Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 09:17:42 AM EDT
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Blogging will be a bit light on my end for the next couple of days because the Kelly clan is taking a little Easter/spring break vacation. But a few acknowledgements are in order that I didn't want to miss putting out there. First thanks to everyone who supported, promoted, tweeted and blogged "Sanfordville." You played as big a role in the success of the event as those who braved the wind and the cold to come out and lend your voice to calling for Mark Sanford to stop playing politics with the stimulus money. It's not often that a governor has to publicly acknowledge a demonstration like this personally, and you not only forced him to do that, but he also actually uttered the word "Sanfordville." A big thanks also to those of you who nominated IJ as one of SC's top political blogs on Chris Cilliza's The Fix blog on The Washington Post. Others from SC are FITSnews, Palmetto Scoop, Political Net News, Wolfe Reports and SCHotline. We're especially happy to be on that list as the only unabashedly progressive site and the only one not staffed or funded by political consultants. You can view the full 50-state list here. Finally, though, thanks to all of you who read and contribute to IJ. We've been at this just over six months now. In my previous blogging life, it took me about two years to get to the level of visitors and readership we have here. A special thanks to Snead, Atlas and Finx as our most faithful writers. Over the next few months, we hope to add more video, liveblogging and webcasting to the site, and please let us know that else we can do to make the site better for you.
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 at 08:08:15 AM EDT
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UPDATE: Via AHN President Barack Obama will answer questions from the public on Thursday during a town hall meeting that will be held on the White House website. The town hall, called "Open for Questions," begins at 11:30 am ET. The President will answer questions from the East Room, where an audience of about 100 people, including nurses, teachers and small business owners, will be present. The public has until 9:30 am ET on Thursday to submit questions and vote for others at whitehouse.gov/OpenForQuestions. The most popular questions will be asked during the town hall, but the live audience can ask follow-up questions afterwards. Vice President Joe Biden's chief economist, Jared Berstein, will facilitate the event. As of 7:00 am on Thursday, the White House had received 78,615 questions for the town hall, which comes two days after Obama held his second press conference since assuming office.
See the original post below the jump.
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Thu Feb 19, 2009 at 09:28:22 AM EST
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The Palmetto Scoop's "editor" is up in arms about this stimulus plan and he has all but written he is counting on its failure. That's the only good thing about losing a political race, you get to fling poo and blame everything on the sucker who won. In his own words, "It is now our turn to dissent against the majority and throw stones from outside. Like an alcoholic who has reached rock bottom, there's nowhere to go but up." Remember, this is the same cheerleader who fully supported bailing out Wall Street back in September and criticized politicians who actually stick to their principles (no matter how wacky) like Jim DeMint. I try to take his squeals with a grain of salt. For one thing, I can't believe the little turd actually gets paid to do this. Maybe one day someone will drop a piano on me and I can sit around pushing envelopes and writing blog posts all day. I could only be so lucky. But now he's calling people liars. That's just plain rude. I expect no less from this penal colony native, but it's still ugly to see, so I feel the need to rebuke a few of his statements. If you're already bored, you might as well skip the rest of this. Otherwise, take a trip with me down the Richard Quinn and Associates rabbit hole...
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Mon Feb 09, 2009 at 19:26:37 PM EST
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While conservative pay-per-blogs like FITSNews have created their own niche in the SC political scene, Governor Mark Sanford's gushing admirers aren't necesarily on his payroll. The anonymous conservative blog, The Garnet Spy, (aka this guy?) scored an EXCLUSIVE!!!! interview with SC1 over the weeked and gushed about it so much on Twitter (seriously, six tweets in 2 days), I just felt like I should help spread the word. So do me a solid and go check out Charlie's interview with my second favorite governor for some really heavy stuff like: Spy: What’s the most important message you want the citizens of South Carolina to hear? Gov. Sanford: That change is in their collective hands. To get the kind of reforms passed that are needed to move our state forward, it’s going to take people across this state making noise to their elected leaders about the need for those changes. And stay tuned for Part 2!!!!#!@!@!! Seriously, this is exciting stuff. With our governor giving interviews to semi-anonymous bloggers, its no wonder our state is in such good shape. When he grants me an interview, it's time to move.
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Mon Feb 09, 2009 at 18:50:20 PM EST
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Late as usual... at least I'm consistent. Last week I told you about a disappearing post at The Palmetto Scoop. TPS "editor" Adam Fogle has a long history of making shit up and having to retract posts, but this time he not only erased a post, he wrote a new, shiny, I'm-sorry-and-I-promise-it'll-never-happen-again post. Now hopefully the majority of computer users are smart enough to see through TPS' obvious biases, but just in case you missed out, let there be no doubt that Adam Fogle has no interest in "reinventing and redefining the Palmetto State’s political scene" except in those rare cases in which it suits his political masters. The sad part is that this kid came across some information that could actually be useful to the general public, if its true, and he was obviously forced to back down in the face of pressure. Instead of showing a pair of testicles, TPS showed its true color: yellow. Perhaps a more mainstream media member could take Fogle's fumble and run with it. Or maybe the original post was nothing but bull shit. It wouldn't be the first time for the Quinn family pet.
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Tue Feb 03, 2009 at 17:10:56 PM EST
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All you ol’ school bloggers out there know that today is an auspicious day in the blogosphere: Blogroll Amnesty Day (or B.A.D. for short). Originally started as a cruel blogroll purging event by a few national Liberal blogs; over the years, B.A.D. has morphed into a day for celebrating ‘small’ blogs across the sphere. As all bloggers know, links=power. The more sites you have referring traffic to your blog, the louder your voice grows. Therefore, on this day, bloggers are invited to post links to five blogs you like and that have smaller traffic than your own site. The purpose is to expose your readers to new writers and build a stronger sense of community among progressive bloggers. Now, I have no idea how much traffic any of the sites I enjoy following regularly on our IJ blogroll get. So instead, I’m just gonna highlight five recent posts from sites I like, which I feel don’t get the attention they deserve. - First up, our friend Mattheus Mei over at Leonardo's Notebook has a fantastic post breaking down Mark Sanford’s spin-game against the Employment Security Commission. After reminding readers that Sanford’s Department of Commerce is responsible for workforce training and job creation in SC, he lists the real questions South Carolinians should be asking about our state’s staggering unemployment figures.
- Jamie Sanderson is a former Chairman of the Georgetown Democratic Party and true-Blue blogger who focuses on politics from his neck of South Carolina. In particular, Jamie blogs frequently about the need for education reform in our state. Check out his latest post endorsing Peggy Wayne for Mayor of Georgetown in 2009.
- I love issue-based blogs. And one of the best written policy-focused sites in S.C. is Michael Rodger’s Take Down the Flag, which is dedicated to providing “a forum to inspire ordinary citizens to take action to take down the [Confederate] flag.” Read Michael’s latest post on conflict resolution here.
- For the latest on local grassroots activism in the Palmetto State, nobody does it better than the SC Progressive Network. Their SC Prog Blog, written by Becci Robbins, highlights a host of important progressive issues facing our state. Read Becci’s recent post on the risk State Rep. Delleney’s H.3245 bill could pose to abortion access in SC, especially for poor women in our state.
- Oh, no, I can only pick one more! Hmmm…I’ll go with some Lowcountry nepotism and a timely debate. Pop over to Xark and check out Dan Conover’s post discussing our nation’s policies on Michael Phelp’s drug of choice.
In honor of Blog Amnesty Day, I’ll open up this comment thread for B.A.D. nominations. Let us know which blogs you enjoy reading and leave a URL to your favorite sites to help spread the word and the "linky love."
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Tue Jan 13, 2009 at 14:22:56 PM EST
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 I didn't think Michelle Malkin could get more ironic than sending a correspondent who doesn't think correspondents should be allowed near war to a war, but then she posted some snark about P-E BO's transition office selling memorabilia. The feed that came across my Google Reader included the ad you see above. I didn't bother to click through. That's about as entertaining as Malkin could get. 2009 is turning into a fun year thanks to conservative shenanigans. Here's hoping they keep it up. It's easier to laugh when they aren't in charge.
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Mon Jan 12, 2009 at 08:16:42 AM EST
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Did Michelle Malkin's war correspondent just fire himself?
Sunday, while covering the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, Joe the Plumber told his fellow correspondents that journalists should not be allowed to cover war. Well, I think that's what he said: 
I’ll be honest with you. I don’t think journalists should be anywhere allowed war. I mean, you guys report where our troops are at. You report what’s happening day to day. You make a big deal out of it. I think it’s asinine.
Foreign press followed the plumber on his "15 Minutes of Fame in Israel" tour where he asked really incisive questions like "I have thousands of questions but I can't think of the right one." In fact, Joe wants to fire all "media" which apparently does not include himself, his newest get rich quick venture (PajamasTV, which sponsored the PR stunt) or Malkin, his biggest cheerleader: I think media should be abolished from, uh, you know, reporting. I like it, Joe. Let's start with you.
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Thu Jan 08, 2009 at 15:44:13 PM EST
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I find that the best way to avoiding getting angry about ignorance is to avoid it. That's easier said than done in South Carolina, and the Palmetto State blogosphere is no different. There are plenty of conservative bloggers to provide reading material that doesn't make me want to pull my hair out, so I try to limit my exposure to places like Mike's America, Sunlit Uplands and South Carolina Conservative. These people aren't interested in discourse and are completely unresponsive to criticism. Mike's and Sunlit in particular seem to be nothing more than WorldNetDaily repeaters and GOP parrots, but a recent post stuck in my craw. Since author Daniel J. Cassidy refused to publish my response to this post on his own site, I want to leave my rebuttal here.
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Tue Dec 23, 2008 at 16:21:01 PM EST
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Ken Rudin, NPR's Political Junkie, is getting a head start during the holiday slowdown with a preview of the 38 contests (2 in 2009 and 36 in 2010) for governor coming to a state near you. Of course, all of these are subject to change (see Blagojevich, Rod). It should be an interesting two years for state politics all over the country, especially in South Carolina where leadership from either side of the aisle is sorely missing. Here are some other interesting races...
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