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Fact Checking The South Carolina Debate

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Debates, Democrats, Edwards, Hillary, South Carolina

Looks like all the candidates played fast and loose with the facts, and FactCheck.org is on top of it…
Clinton falsely accused Obama of saying he “really liked the ideas of the Republicans” including private Social Security accounts and deficit spending. Not true. The entire 49-minute interview to which she refers contains no endorsement of private [...]

January 22nd, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

The Confederate Flag on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By John Tomlin | Related entries in Democrats, History, South Carolina, United States, Video

Yesterday, there was a Martin Luther King Jr. Day rally outside of the State House in Columbia, SC. All three of the Democratic Presidential Candidates were there and each gave a speech. Accross the street from the rally, a group of confederate flag supporters were demonstrating their cause throughout the whole event. I spoke to [...]

January 22nd, 2008 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Fred Thompson Is Done

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Fred Thompson, South Carolina

He’s running 3rd in South Carolina today, and this is where he HAD to win. I don’t care what his campaign says below about finishing a strong 2nd. He had to win in order to get any major bump for the next contests.
Now his campaign hasn’t explicitly said he’s out, but they’re already making gestures [...]

January 19th, 2008 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Chuck Norris Tells America How to Vote

By John Tomlin | Related entries in Huckabee, Republicans, Satire, South Carolina, Video

Yesterday, Chuck Norris appeared with Mike Huckabee at Clemson University. It reminded me why YOU DONT F*CK WITH CHUCK!

Obama has Oprah, Edwards has Tim Robbins, Fred Thompson has The National Right To Life Committee… but Huckabee has Chuck Norris.
God help us all.

January 19th, 2008 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

Mitt Romney’s Really Cute Baby Grandson

By John Tomlin | Related entries in 2008 Election, Discuss, Romney, South Carolina, United States, Video

Yesterday I went to a Mitt Romney rally at the University of South Carolina. At the very beginning, the former Massachusetts governor/ champion of family values displayed his unbelievably cute baby grandson to the crowd.

Sorry for the sarcasm, its just my nature. Anyway, what do you think…was Governor Romney using the child as a [...]

January 17th, 2008 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

Fred Thompson Interrupting a Questioner and Talking About BBQ

By John Tomlin | Related entries in 2008 Election, Fred Thompson, Republicans, South Carolina, United States, Video

Hello from South Carolina!! Yesterday I saw Fred Thompson at a BBQ restaraunt in Columbia named “Sticky Fingers”. (The sauce was amazing). Anyway, the former Senator from Tennessee explained why he is the “Clear Conservative Choice” and seemed pretty excited about the ribs. Towards the end of the appearance, he was a little annoyed by [...]

January 16th, 2008 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Big Week For Republicans

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Michigan, Nevada, Republicans, South Carolina

Michigan. South Carolina. Nevada. A lot will be decided this week, including whether or not Ron Paul can turn a good showing in Nevada into a media story. My prediction? Nope.
First, on Tuesday the 15th, there’s Michigan:
Arizona Sen. John McCain holds a slim lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney heading into the Republican primary [...]

January 14th, 2008 | Permalink| 7 Comments »

The Obama Boom Hits South Carolina

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Hillary, South Carolina

Double digit leads are the name of the game this week for the junior Senator.
From Rasmussen:
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in South Carolina shows that Barack Obama has opened a double digit-lead over Hillary Clinton in the January 26th Primary Election. It’s Obama 42% Clinton 30%. John Edwards attracts 14% of the vote and [...]

January 7th, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

Obama Getting Close In South Carolina

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Edwards, Hillary, Polls, South Carolina

A shift is happening, and with Hillary going negative the shift could be even more pronounced in the coming days.
From Rasmussen:
New York Senator Hillary Clinton’s lead over Illinois Senator Barack Obama in South Carolina’s Presidential Primary has disappeared. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race shows Clinton with 36% of the vote while [...]

December 6th, 2007 | Permalink| 2 Comments »