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• The Twelve Months of Mark Sanford, a Carol

  It's a little bit early, but i thought it would be nice to start a countdown of the final year (if that) of Governor Mark Sanford's employment by the state, so in the spirit of the holidays, I give you the twelve months of Sanford. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 2:08am EST
  by admin

• Sanford response to ethics charges: “No, no, no…”

  Columbia – Responding to the release of the 37 ethics charges released by the South Carolina Ethics Commission on Monday, Governor Mark Sanford wasted no time in answering the charges. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 1:28am EST
  by w.moultrie

• It snot the cop’s fault

  REAL NEWS from Island Packet [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:26pm EST
  by w.moultrie

• Pre-filed bills would change legislative process in Columbia

  Absent from most of the media attention, however, are a slew of proposals from State Representative Preston Brooks (R-Edgefield). Brooks, an ardent supporter of Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC2), appears to be attempting to change the legislative process in significant ways. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:30am EST
  by w.moultrie

• Sarah Palin “Rogue” book revelation: Mark Sanford fantasy

  Number of comments: 3
  Wasilla, Alaska — Among the many revelations in former Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's new book, "Going Rogue" are apparently intimate musings the Alaskan governor had about South Carolina governor Mark Sanford. [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:31am EST
  by w.moultrie

• Okay South Carolina, it’s your turn

  We hit the wall. It was bound to happen -- there's much going on, but sometimes inspiration is lacking. So, now we're giving you the opportunity of a (sort of sad) lifetime -- write a headline for theDiscust and we'll do the rest. [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 2:25am EST
  by w.moultrie

• Censured, Graham begs Charleston GOP for forgiveness

  Number of comments: 2
  Charleston – On Monday, the Charleston County Republican Party censured Sen. Lindsey Graham for "many of the positions he has taken that do not represent the wishes of the people of Charleston County SC, such as: passing a “Cap & Trade” energy bill, bailing out banks, and granting amnesty for" [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 2:38am EST
  by w.moultrie

• Henry Brown downplays Colbert candidacy

  Myrtle Beach – The competition for the Republican nomination is heating up in the First Congressional District of South Carolina. The big question everyone is asking, though, is 'Where is Stephen Colbert?' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:09am EST
  by w.moultrie

• Gresham Barrett visited by ghosts of founding fathers

  Number of comments: 2
  Washington – Having just settled down for a long autumn's nap following a marathon Congressional session on Saturday, Rep. Gresham Barrett was visited by a congregation of ghosts from America's past. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:31am EST
  by w.moultrie

• Exclusive: Joe Wilson’s lunch notes on public option plan

  Number of comments: 3
  Hilton Head – Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC2) announced on Wednesday that he would be introducing legislation requiring that Members of Congress enroll in the "public option" health care plan when and if it becomes law. ... theDiscust has obtained Wilson's notes from that meeting. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 2:26am EST
  by w.moultrie

• Sen. Robert Ford wins first SC governor debate

  Number of comments: 3
  Orangeburg – It was an unusual format for a debate and it had unexpected results. You wouldn't expect to have a clear victor in a two-party, ten-way debate, but the near unanimous verdict is that state Sen. Robert Ford (D-Charleston) was the hands-down winner tonight.' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 3:29am EST
  by w.moultrie

• Bauer proposes massive investment in “Andrébahn”

  Dillon – Fresh off of his official entry into the South Carolina gubernatorial election, Lt. Governor André Bauer began his issue roll-out this week with what he is calling his "big idea" to bring our state into the 21st century. [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 2:46am EST
  by w.moultrie

• SC’s top satirical website celebrates anniversary with self-promotion

  Charleston – In a shocking departure from tradition, a South Carolina-based satirical website, theDiscust, has eschewed the traditional hard-hitting Monday morning breaking news for a bit of self-promotion. [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 2:34am EST
  by w.moultrie

• SC to WA: “Suck it, loser!”

  Number of comments: 1
  It's true that South Carolina isn't perfect, but there are a lot of ways we're better than Washington. [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 4:32pm EDT
  by admin

• Boeing success a tribute to ass-kissing

  North Charleston – Officials in Washington admitted today that of all the cities vying for the new Boeing plant, North Charleston sucked up the most. [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 10:31pm EDT
  by a.phosphate

• SC Attorney General’s office repels zombie attack with graveyard sex

  Number of comments: 3
  Columbia – Addressing earlier accounts that one of his key staffers was engaging in intercourse with a stripper in a cemetery, Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that his office had successfully turned back an invasion of the undead. [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 2:05pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• SC Asst. AG busted in cemetery with stripper; brought sex toys “just in case”

  Number of comments: 2
  REAL NEWS from The State [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 11:45am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Halloween canceled in the Upstate

  Number of comments: 2
  Citing a concern about witchcraft, gay-oriented television shows and declining math scores across the state, leaders confirmed that local law enforcement, school officials and clergy will work together to get the word out that the Upstate will be Halloween-free in 2009. [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 1:28am EDT
  by a.phosphate

• Baptists battle Pope for Episcopal souls in SC

  Number of comments: 4
  Mt. Pleasant – The recent decree from the Vatican opening the door for Episcopals to enter into communion with the Catholic has been met with resistance from South Carolina's Baptist establishment. [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 12:26am EDT
  by a.phosphate

• College of Charleston testing applications via Twitter

  Number of comments: 6
  Charleston – One of the country's oldest colleges is turning to one of the world's newest technologies in an effort to attract more technologically 'hip' students. The College of Charleston is currently testing a process that would allow students to complete part of their initial enrollment application via twitter. [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 4:04am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• SC’s anti-anti-psychotic stance pays off

  REAL NEWS from the Myrtle Beach Sun News [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 4:00pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Special Report: FITSnews — bought and paid for

  Number of comments: 4
  FITSNews has a well-earned reputation for playing favorites among palmetto state politicians. The slant is unapologetically conservative, but frequently launches scathing attacks on Republican candidates and office-holders, leading to speculation that his opinions are for sale. [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 2:38am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Throwdown Thursday: Mark Z. Barabak of the LA Times

  As most of you know, one of the primary missions of theDiscust is to internalize our dysfunction here in South Carolina. We know we have problems, but they're our problems. We have plenty of qualified people here in the state to discuss/lampoon our problems, and we certainly don't need some [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 1:58pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Sanford’s impeachment fight previews fight for unemployment benefits

  Number of comments: 2
  Columbia – With State Rep. Greg Delleney's announcement on Tuesday that he will be introducing an impeachment resolution when the Legislature reconvenes next week, Sanford watchers are already looking ahead to an even tougher fight for the soon-to-be-former governor: filing for unemployment benefits. [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 3:09am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• The time Lindsey wore his progressive suit and made mischief of one kind, and another

  The Right called him "Wild thing!" and Lindsey said "I'll speak my mind!" so he was sent off without their support. That very night in Lindsey's office the red walls turned blue, and blue, and blue until his agenda filled with climate change ...' [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 2:56am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Shunned by NFL, Limbaugh looks to Fantasy Football

  Number of comments: 1
  Charleston – Still stung by rejection in his effort to buy into the NFL via the St. Louis Rams, Rush Limbaugh has set his sites lower and is looking to invest in a fantasy football league run jointly out of South Carolina and Maryland. Limbaugh contacted the Über League of [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 4:50pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Photoshop Friday — Antique Map Edition

  This week we're going with an oldie but goodie. Really old actually. The original document is a map from 1861 obtained from the Library of Congress archives. The photoshop work was highlighting South Carolina while reducing the visibility of the less-important neighboring states and partially obscuring them with our state' [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 4:30pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• RNC launches SC-specific GOP.com website

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  Washington – Following yesterday’s glitch-plagued re-launch of GOP.com, the Republican National Committee (RNC) today launched several state-specific versions of their flagship website, including one solely for South Carolina residents. [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 3:20pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Citadel professor involved in plot to destroy the moon

  Number of comments: 2
  Charleston – Continuing a Citadel tradition of hotheaded gun-jumping, a professor in the military college’s physics department, John Richardson, assisted in bombarding the Earth’s moon with a giant shell disguised as a research satellite. [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 1:52am EDT
  by c.smith

• NCAA moves Clemson/Carolina game to Georgia

  Number of comments: 6
  Indianapolis — The NCAA announced today that the annual football clash between South Carolina's two biggest schools will be moved to Athens, Georgia, in response to the ongoing conflict between the state legislature and the NAACP over the confederate flag issue. [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 3:37am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Sanford wins lesser-known Nobel “Piece” prize

  Number of comments: 1
  Stockholm – In sharp contrast to President Obama's surprise victory this morning taking home the coveted Nobel Peace Prize, South Carolina governor Mark Sanford was the heavy favorite to take home this year's Nobel Piece Prize and his selection surprised nobody. [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 11:31am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Photoshop Friday — Gubernatorial Race Logo Edition

  Number of comments: 2
  Hey all, Sometimes I’m feeling a big more visually creative than editorially creative, so to that end, I’m introducing a new feature, Photoshop Friday @ theDiscust. Following up on this week’s poll (if you haven’t voted, pop over and do it now), I thought I’d kick off our first Photoshop Friday with [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 2:36am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• In the name of the Father, the turn, and the holy river…

  REAL NEWS from WMBF [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 1:46am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Who’s your Governor (choice) now?

  Number of comments: 3
  In around six months, South Carolina will divide into R's and D's and pick our Governor Candidates, and in about a year and a month, we'll choose between those two. That makes this, my friends, what may be your only opportunity to pick from the entire announced field (plus André,' [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 2:23am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• DeMint denies foreign intervention, claims Honduran getaway with male companions

  Number of comments: 1
  Washinton, DC – Senator Jim DeMint is denying claims that he was countermanding U.S. policy towards Honduras during a trip there this past weekend, saying instead that he was just taking a break with a three male companions from Congress in the Central American hot spot. [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 2:30am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Democrats symbolically killed instead of Bambi

  Number of comments: 1
  REAL NEWS from the Greenwood Index Journal. [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2009, 5:55pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Graham disses Beck, fellow Republicans pile on

  Number of comments: 6
  Washington – On the heels of Sen. Lindsey Graham's public rebuke of conservative commentator Glenn Beck, scores of Graham's fellow Republicans have joined in and expressed their distaste for the Fox News star. [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 3:10am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Ken Burns’ National Parks documentary to highlight DeMint’s contributions

  Number of comments: 3
  Washington, DC – An upcoming segment of Ken Burns' documentary, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" will prominently feature South Carolina's Senator Jim DeMint.' [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 2:41am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• 13 “po-po’s” (1 in ho garb) grab 1 john + $3

  REAL NEWS from the Anderson Independent Mail. [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 11:45pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• South Carolina beats Gators (well, just one of them, but he was really big [not Tebow])

  REAL NEWS from WCIV [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 3:38pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Liberal keeps support for DeLay in the closet

  Number of comments: 1
  Columbia – Martin Bell attended Berkeley in the 1960's, is a proud card-carrying member of SCETV and flies to San Francisco every year to attend the Gay Pride Parade wearing a Speedo, chaps and not much else.' [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 12:51am EDT
  by s.caramel

• Coca-Cola introduces “Throwback Coke” with real cocaine

  Number of comments: 3
  Anderson – The Coca-Cola company, headquartered in nearby Atlanta, has chosen Anderson as a test market for their latest product, Throwback Coke. [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 2:41am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Exclusive GOP Debate Footage

  click on the video for a larger view [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 3:49pm EDT
  by admin

• Exclusive GOP Governor Debate footage

  The South Carolina Republican Party has found a new direction thanks to the inspired leadership of their new fundraising champion Joe Wilson. It's going to be an exciting campaign. [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 3:14pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Wilson claims he fought to get MLK Day recognized as state holiday

  Columbia -- Seeking to discredit criticism that he is racially insensitive, Rep. Joe Wilson on Tuesday cited his efforts as a state legislator to get Martin Luther King Jr. Day recognized as an official South Carolina state holiday. [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 2:46am EDT
  by s.caramel

• Obama Youth camp discovered operating on old Navy base

  Number of comments: 1
  North Charleston – The lowcountry was rocked by another Obama scandal this week when officials discovered that secretly earmarked appropriations from the federal stimulus package were being used to train “Obama Youth.” [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 1:10am EDT
  by a.phosphate

• You can have my guns when you pry them from the cold dead Pontiac that I’m buried in

  REAL NEWS from the Saluda Standard-Sentinel [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 12:56am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• The Sanford Chronicles, Episode 1

  click on the video for a larger view More about The Sanford Chronicles [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 3:01am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• The Sanford Chronicles: Jenny Jenny, who can I turn to?

  Episode 1: Jenny Jenny, who can I turn to? finds our governor struggling with the eternal question: "Do I take this ginormous sack of money from the government, or do I fight against it a little while longer even though I'm pretty sure I'll lose in the end?" [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 2:55am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Racists distance themselves from Joe Wilson

  Laurens – Talk around the World Famous Redneck Shop has turned to politics this week, in the wake of the Joe "the Heckler" incident in Congress last week and accusations that he's a racist. Opinions varied somewhat, but the consensus seemed to be that Wilson, while having some legitimate racist-type [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 1:42pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Transexual fish get their drugs for free

  REAL NEWS from The State [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 4:03pm EDT
  by admin

• House to vote on resolution authorizing ‘timeouts’ for unruly Congressmen

  Washington, DC – In response to Rep. Joe Wilson's (R, SC-02) recent outburst during a presidential address to Congress,as well as to a growing breakdown in decorum in the House chamber, a vote has been schedule to institute some peace-keeping measures. The controversial proposal, if implemented, would put a number [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 3:13am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, a bag of weed and a gun

  REAL NEWS from WCSC [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 11:29pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Chasing the rabbit: A bad idea even when it’s not a metaphor

  REAL NEWS from WCIV [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 11:05am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Rep. Joe Wilson enters rehab after outburst

  Number of comments: 6
  Beaufort – Following his outburst during President Obama's address to Congress on Wednesday, Rep. Joe Wilson's office released a statement announcing that the Congressman would be checking himself into rehab to combat an unspecified "condition." [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 11:38pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Obama mind control experiment stopped by Dorchester County officials

  Number of comments: 2
  Summerville – A decision to not allow teachers to show Obama’s speech to the nation’s schoolchildren has been hailed as a “blow against tyranny” by Dorchester County’s school board. [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 12:18am EDT
  by a.phosphate

• 4th graders attack teacher over Obama speech

  Number of comments: 2
  Goose Creek – A group of students attacked their teacher Friday after she said her class would view President Obama’s address to the nation’s school children. [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 1:27am EDT
  by a.phosphate

• Sanford taps Keeney to fill Maguire’s slot

  Clemson – Moving quickly to avoid a conspicuous opening on the State Board of Education, Governor Mark Sanford has appointed Bridget Keeney to fill out the remainder of Kristin Maguire's term. Maguire's premature withdrawal was unexpected but Sanford expressed his belief that Keeney would have no problem assuming the position. [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 3:37pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Democrats trolling Craigslist for candidates?

  Columbia – Democrats are searching for someone willing to run against Sen. Jim DeMint for his Senate seat in the 2010 election and they appear to have taken a new tact in their recruiting efforts. Over the weekend, reports surfaced that State Senator Brad Hutto (D-Orangeburg), who had been contemplating [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 11:01am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Kennedy’s death to help with end to ‘Obamamare’ Bob Jones official says

  Number of comments: 3
  Greenville – Bob Jones University chancellor Paul Blankenship declared today that the death of liberal Senator Edward Kennedy “has now paved the way to an end to this ‘Obamamare.’” [...]
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 11:38am EDT
  by a.phosphate

• Bauer: If Sanford doesn’t step down, I’ll start driving again

  Columbia – Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer renewed his offer to stay out of the 2010 gubernatorial race if Governor Sanford chose to resign rather than face impeachment and threatened to begin driving again if the Governor chose not to. [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 11:38pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Some SC residents hoping for a hurricane

  Number of comments: 2
  Mt. Pleasant – As South Carolina approaches the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo next month, a number of coastal residents are hoping for a hurricane landfall this year. [...]
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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 4:14pm EDT
  by admin

• This is not funny, I need a job.

  I've gone through all the usual channels, and I've tried to be cute and clever, but nothing seems to be working. Somewhere out there is a job for me and I need to find it. So, here goes the more direct approach. [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 12:04pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Mark Sanford: The Recap (so far)

  When we launched theDiscust three months ago, we knew we'd be devoting a lot of ink to Governor Sanford. He was uptight, uninteresting, frugal -- there's a lot to ridicule in there. We had no way of knowing how far he would go to keep us from writing those stories.' [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 3:22am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Michael Jackson seen at cock fight

  Number of comments: 5
  Red Top – Sheriff Al Cannon confirmed that LAPD officials positively identified via fingerprints Michael Jackson’s presence at an illegal cock fight on a farm in the rural town. [...]
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  Posted: August 19, 2009, 1:01am EDT
  by a.phosphate

• Maria overshadows Jenny yet again

  Number of comments: 3
  Buenos Aires – One day after South Carolina's First Lady Jenny Sanford made a splash in the pages of Vogue magazine, her husband's lover Maria Belen Chapur is set to appear on the cover of the Argentine edition of Elle magazine. [...]
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  Posted: August 18, 2009, 2:07am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• The Sanford Chronicles

  If you're like most of the rest of the world, you've been fascinated by the Sanford-Sanford-Chapur affair and you want to know more. Of course, you probably think that Governor Sanford has said so much and in such an uninhibited way that there couldn't possibly be any more. Well... yes' [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 1:34am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Video Preview: “The Sanford Chronicles”

  Number of comments: 1
  If you're like most of the rest of the world, you've been fascinated by the Sanford-Sanford-Chapur affair and you want to know more. Of course, you probably think that Governor Sanford has said so much and in such an uninhibited way that there couldn't possibly be any more. Well... yes' [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 1:22am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Michael Vick hired by Gamecocks

  Columbia – Contradicting published reports that he'd signed a deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, Gamecocks head ball coach Steve Spurrier announced yesterday that the USC has officially hired former Atlanta Falcon star Michael Vick despite Vick’s 18 month prison stay for dog fighting and gambling. Vick himself seemed pleased to' [...]
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  Posted: August 14, 2009, 10:31am EDT
  by a.phosphate

• Glenn Beck prevents tragedy in attempted mass bridge jumping

  Number of comments: 5
  Greenville – Authorities prevented a near disaster on Thursday when dozens of Glenn Beck's loyal viewers lined up on the Liberty Bridge and appeared to be preparing to jump. [...]
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  Posted: August 14, 2009, 3:08am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Lizard Man Merges with Chupacabra

  Mayesville – Scrape Ore Swamp's Lizard Man announced to day an impending merger with the Chupacabra, a lizard-like terror developed in Puerto Rico. The Lizard Man is a moderately famous three-fingered, nine foot tall, scaly green resident of Lee County. Puerto Rico's Chupacabra is a well known sucker of goats [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 10:30am EDT
  by t.bledsoe

• Homeschool colleges the next big thing in SC

  Columbia – Think you need to fork over thousands of dollars a year to get a decent job in the worst economy since the early 1980s? Think again, says Curt LeBlanc of the SC Homeschool League. [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 12:25am EDT
  by a.phosphate

• Movement aims to replace SC flag

  Andrews – South Carolina's iconic flag has survived over two and a quarter centuries and a nationality change, but if a coalition of christian denominations gets it's way, it's days may be numbered. [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 2:57am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Sanfords visited red light district, SLED agents claim

  Number of comments: 3
  Amsterdam – SLED agents assigned to secretly follow the governor and his family reported today that Governor Sanford and his wife Jenny left their four sons in a hotel while they cavorted in Amsterdam’s steamy red light district. [...]
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  Posted: August 07, 2009, 4:57pm EDT
  by a.phosphate

• Russian sub snagged by Charleston trawler, incident ensues

  Mt. Pleasant – Snatch, long a mainstay on Mt. Pleasant’s picturesque Shem Creek among the area’s shrimp boats caused an international incident yesterday off South Carolina’s waters. [...]
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  Posted: August 07, 2009, 12:56pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Gitmo detainees to be held on floating prison on SC’s lakes

  Santee – House Majority Whip Henry Clyburn announced that an agreement has been reached to end the long controversial holding of terror suspects on Guantanamo Bay. The plan will involve housing the 200+ detainees on a state of the art “floating Alcatraz” Clyburn said. [...]
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  Posted: August 07, 2009, 11:45am EDT
  by a.phosphate

• Biden in SC for alcohol detox, Secret Service agents reveal

  North Charleston – Vice President Joe Biden’s arrival for a weeklong vacation at Kiawah Island yesterday is actually a cover story for the Vice President’s stay at a North Charleston alcohol and substance abuse treatment center, theDiscust learned. [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 3:26pm EDT
  by a.phosphate

• Desperate for attention, Sarah Palin takes to stalking SC tourists

  REAL NEWS from the Greenville News [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 10:50am EDT
  by admin

• Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) In No Health Insurance Horror

  Number of comments: 1
  A cautionary tale of Stilton cheese and health care reform [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 3:06am EDT
  by t.bledsoe

• Shame on you Jon Stewart

  Number of comments: 3
  SPECIAL COMMENTARY: Like the rest of the country, South Carolinians rely on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to provide insightful analysis of news and politics, but lately, the fair and balanced coverage we've become accustomed to has taken a nasty twist.' [...]
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  Posted: August 05, 2009, 3:22pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Cash for clunkers funds opposed by legislators, governor

  Oconee – The wildly successful cash for clunkers program is being opposed by the state’s legislative leaders. The program, paying up to $4500 for qualifying cars to reduce the price on new automobiles ran out of funding last week. [...]
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  Posted: August 04, 2009, 2:30pm EDT
  by a.phosphate

• Obama “Birth”day rally planned at South Carolina’s “African Village”

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  Sheldon – "Birthers" from around the country are gathering for a planned "party" in honor of "President" Barack Obama to be held at Kingdom of Oyotunji African Village. The "village" is a self-proclaimed "independent" nation that claims it is not part of the United States and thereby not subject to [...]
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  Posted: August 03, 2009, 2:48am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Google’s new South Carolina data center already full

  Goose Creek – Google's multi-million dollar data center, opened less than a year ago here in Berkeley County is apparently full and no longer accepting out-of-state information. [...]
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  Posted: July 29, 2009, 1:55am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Fed up with Sanford, SC moves while he’s away

  Number of comments: 5
  North Augusta – In a startling and unanimous agreement across economic, racial, and political lines, the entire population of South Carolina has agreed to relocate to an undisclosed location while Governor Sanford is away on vacation. [...]
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  Posted: July 27, 2009, 2:46am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Mark Sanford announces 2012 Presidential bid in Munich beer hall

  Munich, Germany – South Carolina governor Mark Sanford stood on a table today in the renowned Bürgerbräukeller to declare his candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2009, 3:29pm EDT
  by t.bledsoe

• Obama citizenship issue turns town meeting violent

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  Seneca – Mayor Vern Spalding tried to keep the town’s monthly meeting on track, but issues surrounding President Barack Obama’s citizenship turned the ordinarily quiet meeting into a brouhaha that resulted in a dozen arrests, thousands of dollars in damages and two resignations from city council. [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2009, 11:28am EDT
  by a.phosphate

• SC will end tax free weekend, Obama-like thinking

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  Columbia – South Carolinians have become dependent on the annual tax-free back to school shopping weekend in August. Too dependent say some. Others in key leadership positions say that they don’t want SC to become a haven for an “Obama-like” mentality that everything is free. [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 11:40pm EDT
  by a.phosphate

• DeMint launches hunger strike to combat Obama health care proposal

  Number of comments: 5
  by William Moultrie Washington, DC – South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint entered the second day of his hunger strike on Tuesday, and vowed not eat again until President Obama's health care proposal is defeated. [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 2:18pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Colbert for Congress? SC native won’t rule it out.

  Number of comments: 3
  Charleston – It's been well over a month since the movement to draft Charleston native Stephen Colbert to run for Congress launched their website, and the host of Comedy Central's Colbert Report persists in his lack of denials. Colbert would be vying for 1st District septuagenarian Henry Brown's (R) seat. [...]
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  Posted: July 20, 2009, 2:06am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Governor’s e-mails reveal soft spot for luxury cruises, puppies

  Columbia – In a probe of 2,900 pages of emails taken from the Governor’s office last week, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford shows himself to have a clear grasp on brevity in governmental matters, but also reveals that he has an affinity for puppies and luxurious vacations. [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2009, 1:16pm EDT
  by Watkins Varnadore

• Kids: Drink ’em if you got ’em, as long as you didn’t buy ’em

  REAL NEWS from WIS10–Columbia [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2009, 11:06am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Sotomayor tied to Mexican mafia

  Number of comments: 2
  Washington, D.C. – Senator Lindsey Graham dropped a bombshell on the confirmation hearings of Obama Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor during questioning today. [...]
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  Posted: July 15, 2009, 4:43pm EDT
  by a.phosphate

• Stimulus dollars create stem cell research center in SC

  Greenville – Federal stimulus dollars have trickled into a little known program at Clemson University which will create the nation’s largest stem cell research center. Almost two and a half million dollars have been appropriated for the project. [...]
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  Posted: July 15, 2009, 1:36am EDT
  by a.phosphate

• Activist uses South Carolina Constitution’s ‘God Clause’ to oppose Bauer

  Number of comments: 3
  Greenville – Robert Jameson is on a mission to keep Governor Mark Sanford in office. Jameson, a longtime follower of Fred Phelps, the Baptist pastor from Kansas who is notorious for protesting at the funerals of homosexuals and fallen soldiers, believes that Lt. Governor André Bauer is not eligible to [...]
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  Posted: July 14, 2009, 1:24am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Local publisher creates entire publication just to find a job

  Charleston – Rumors have been circulating for weeks now that an area publication exists entirely to provide a job-seeking forum for a single person – himself. We sought to track down this individual and get to the bottom of the story, but as it turns out, he was right here [...]
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  Posted: July 13, 2009, 4:19am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Pornography clause in stimulus ruling causes little concern

  Columbia – An unusual clause in the state supreme court’s now-famous stimulus package ruling will allow the funds to be used for the creation of higher quality pornography billboards along the interstates that carve their way through South Carolina. [...]
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  Posted: July 13, 2009, 3:51am EDT
  by a.phosphate

• Confused Fox News viewers stage “Pee Party”

  Canadays – A dozen or so disgruntled South Carolinians gathered at Colleton State Park on the Fourth of July to protest the Obama administration's economic policies by urinating into the Edisto River. [...]
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  Posted: July 13, 2009, 3:41am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Mark Sanford to Sarah Palin: “Grow up.”

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  Columbia – Governor Mark Sanford marked his return to work this week by sharing his thoughts on the abrupt resignation of Alaska governor and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2009, 12:07am EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Eight busted for filming people not having sex in Myrtle Beach

  REAL NEWS from the Myrtle Beach Sun News [...]
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  Posted: July 06, 2009, 11:22pm EDT
  by w.moultrie

• Hillary to Jenny: “Stand by your man!”

  Sullivan’s Island – theDiscust recently obtained emails exchanged between former first lady Hillary Clinton and South Carolina's first lady Jenny Sanford. We obtained the emails last week, but we held them until now to achieve greater drama. [...]
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  Posted: July 06, 2009, 11:02am EDT
  by a.phosphate