Racist South Carolina Teabaggers nominate Black guy over Strom Thurmonds' son.

[Soul Crusher]

Back to the real issues...I'm apprehensive about Scott as he was chairman of Charleston County board...they are known for being the most corrupt, wasteful, and clueless county board in the state.  Scott just has a decent voting record so he made the cut over Thurmond.  Thurmond is just a spoiled little rich brat that is the son of a racist Senator that served for way too long.

The point is that tea party people will weight other factors than race in who to vote for, unlike the insane claims of the left wing clown car like mons, blacken, benny, et al. 

[MCWAY]

Black SC Republican poised to go to Congress
Jun 22, 10:45 PM (ET)
By BRUCE SMITH
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Voters in South Carolina nominated a black Republican lawmaker for an open congressional seat Tuesday, rejecting a legendary political name and adding diversity to the national party.

State Rep. Tim Scott defeated Paul Thurmond, an attorney who is son of the one-time segregationist U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond. Scott, who won the runoff with 69 percent of the vote, is now poised to become the nation's first black GOP congressman since 2003.

Scott, 44, owns an insurance business and became the first black Republican in the South Carolina Legislature in more than a century when elected two years ago. Before that, he served 13 years on Charleston County Council and was elected chairman four times.

He's now the favorite in the coastal 1st District, which has elected a Republican congressman for three decades. He would become the first black Republican congressman since Oklahoma's J.C. Watts retired in 2003.

Scott grew up in poverty in North Charleston, his parents divorcing when he was 7. His mother, Frances, worked 16 hours a day raising Scott and a brother and Scott regularly introduce her at campaign events.

Scott also credits a mentor with helping him turn around his life at a time he was in danger of flunking out of high school. He said John Moniz, a conservative entrepreneur who ran a Chick-fil-A, changed his outlook on life.

Scott, who is single, later went on to graduate from Charleston Southern University with a degree in political science.

Earlier this year, Scott was campaigning for lieutenant governor, but changed his sights after U.S. Rep. Henry Brown announced he was retiring. The district reaches from near Charleston northeast along the state's coast to the high rise hotels of Myrtle Beach.

"This race is not really about winning the election," Scott told about 200 people gathered for a victory party in a North Charleston hotel. "It's about finding a way to bring us together so our country leads the world in every way possible."

Scott picked up key national endorsements, including one from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The Washington-based Club for Growth, which promotes reducing taxes, budget reform and free trade said Tuesday that donations from its members and political action committee totaled more than $313,000 for Scott.

Observers say the race may be a gauge of diversity in the GOP.

Scott promises to dismantle the new federal health care law he says costs too much and is unconstitutional. He promises to cut federal spending and simplify a federal tax code he says is the product of too much lobbying and too many lawyers.

In November, Scott will be strongly favored over Democrat Ben Frasier, who is also black.

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Another win for Sarah and the Tea Party. 

 

Am I missing something here?

White REPUBLICANS elect a black man to the GOP primary to the SC Senate seat.

Meanwhile, white DEMOCRATS are have been trying to kick out (and now refuse to support) a BLACK man, who won the Democratic nomination for that seat, fair and square.

Ain't that a kick in the head?

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Haley: Palin gave campaign 'amazing boost' (w/Video)
MSNBC ^ | June 23, 2010 | Staff

Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 2:49:51 PM by 2ndDivisionVet

Newly minted South Carolina GOP gubernatorial nominee Nikki Haley appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe this morning to discuss her victory in the state's primary. Asked about the impact that Sarah Palin's endorsement had on her once-longshot campaign, Haley said that the former Alaska governor's backing gave her "an amazing boost and a push of credibility."(continued)


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[240 is Back]

Romney endorsed Nikki Haley TWO MONTHS before Palin did.

Congrats to Palin for reading Romney's blog, recognizing his words were correct, and piggybacking his decision 56 days later once she was a legit threat!

"Me too!" in 2012

[Soul Crusher]

Romney endorsed Nikki Haley TWO MONTHS before Palin did.

Congrats to Palin for reading Romney's blog, recognizing his words were correct, and piggybacking his decision!

so are you on the Romney bandwagon now? 


240 - if its romney v. Zero - who do you vote for?

[240 is Back]

240 - if its romney v. Zero - who do you vote for?

You asked me this yesterday, remember?  Romney is a lib Rino dude.  he ain't that much diff than obama, with the exception of his people skills are actually worse.

His record----
Ran in mass as a lib republican
Didn't support reagan, didn't want to return to "reagan/bush"
Voted for a Dem for prez, supported a dem candidate in NH
Gave $ to PP.
Wrote romneycare
Abortion Stance: 'I Never Really Called Myself Pro Life"
once described himself as a supporter of strong gun laws
supported illegals/amnesty with sanctuary cities
Refused to back the iraqi surge
Considers non proliferation on nukes to be a "liberal position" - even tho REAGAN supported it

I could go on if you'd like.

Romney's a Lib Rino. Agreed, 333386?

[Soul Crusher]

yes

[MRDUMPLING]

Romney endorsed Nikki Haley TWO MONTHS before Palin did.

Congrats to Palin for reading Romney's blog, recognizing his words were correct, and piggybacking his decision 56 days later once she was a legit threat!

"Me too!" in 2012

Keep up...she was a legit threat from the beginning.  She pretty much led from the get go. 

[240 is Back]

Romney's a Lib Rino. Agreed, 333386?

yes

Props for your honesty.

Isn't it weird that the top 2 candidate for 2012 are palin and Romney, who both have histories of supporting liberal policy?

The people with far-right true lifetime conservative values are way behind the pack - and this is among the PRIMARy voters, who sway right.  Why is this?  Why did it come down to Romney, Rudy, huck and mccain in 2008 - they're about 3.5 libs out of 4 lol...

[240 is Back]

Keep up...she was a legit threat from the beginning.  She pretty much led from the get go. 

okay.  in that case, after Haley got romney's endorsement and led by a huge margin for sevreal months, Palin "chimed in". 

hardly a kingmaker.  hardly a gamebreaker.  More of a "me too!" policy.  But have we ever seen palin take any maverick position?  Or is it always "Whatever is popular in the party right now".

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okay.  in that case, after Haley got romney's endorsement and led by a huge margin for sevreal months, Palin "chimed in". 

hardly a kingmaker.  hardly a gamebreaker.  More of a "me too!" policy.  But have we ever seen palin take any maverick position?  Or is it always "Whatever is popular in the party right now".

Well at least she can pick winners.Obama cant even do that.EVERYONE he gets behind and campaigns for gets their ass kicked.

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okay.  in that case, after Haley got romney's endorsement and led by a huge margin for sevreal months, Palin "chimed in". 

hardly a kingmaker.  hardly a gamebreaker.  More of a "me too!" policy.  But have we ever seen palin take any maverick position?  Or is it always "Whatever is popular in the party right now".

I see your point...I just wanted it noted that she didn't get a boost from Palin or Romney.  She was already in the lead here in this state.  It's all good.  She lost my vote because of those two yahoos...other than that she doesn't seem half bad.

[240 is Back]

haley is pretty hot, isn't she? 

Let's face it, if you are a brunette MILF, you don't lose GOP primaries lol...

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haley is pretty hot, isn't she? 

Let's face it, if you are a brunette MILF, you don't lose GOP primaries lol...

She's attractive...she's no Palin though.     She does have great legs and perky boobies though.

You speak the truth on this one too!  What's even hotter is that she enjoys shooting, is a CWP holder, and wants even less gun laws here in SC.  Like I said, she isn't half bad, it just bugs me about the Romney and Palin endorsements.