Posts Tagged ‘Columbia’
Trump pulls out of South Carolina Tea Party Event
Donald Trump has pulled out of Speaking at the Columbia, South Carolina Tea Party event on May 19. This from Wesley Donahue: According to multiple news outlets — and broken by ABC reporter Jake Tapper — infamous businessman Donald Trump will no longer be seeking the presidency. The announcement comes the same week Trump is supposed to speak at a tea party rally at the State House on May 19. Per the release sent out May 4, “Columbia TEA Party is extremely proud to announce that Donald J. Trump will be the keynote speaker for its bi-monthly tea party meeting on May 19th in Columbia, SC. The location of the of the Columbia TEA Party bi-monthly meeting has been moved to the north steps of the South Carolina Statehouse grounds from 6:00-8:00 pm to accommodate for [...]
Sarah Palin to Endorse Nikki Haley for SC Governor | Politisite
Sarah Palin to Endorse Nikki Haley for SC Governor May 13th, 2010 | 2 Comments Nikki Haley at GOP Debate Nikki Haley is getting some interesting endorsements. First it was Jenny Sanford now Sarah Palin will be making the trip to South Carolina to endorse her at 5:30 pm on Friday. Haley, “It is a tremendous honor to receive Governor Palin’s endorsement,” “Sarah Palin has energized the conservative movement like few others in our generation. She has helped millions of Americans find the power of their voice. I am extremely proud that she has offered her support to my candidacy.” My understanding is that Palin is really here in person retrieve the winnings of a bet she won during the during the 2008 election. Time to throw in the Salmon and Crab legs for some [...]
Public Defenders- Scales of justice Tilted and Eyes Wide Open
NPR will be airing a program today on 'All Things Considered' (check your local area for broadcast times) that deals with indigent legal services and the Public Defenders Office in Detroit, MI. While this program deals with a specific city the problem of the poor receiving sub-standard legal services all over America. One wonders why there are so many poor in prison and the affluent seem to "get off' with lighter sentences or having their cases thrown out completely. The constitution seem to imply equal protection under the law and a blind lady with equal scales of Justice for all it's citizens. In reality the constitution just doesn't seem to apply and The Lady has her eyes wide open and the scales are leaning toward prosecuters to those who can't afford legal [...]
Fire Breaks out at The Village at Sandhill Brixx Wood Fired Pizza, Apartments Evacuated
By Albert N. Milliron Staff Writer, Iron Mill News Columbia, SC-- (IMNS)-- Shortly after 11:15 pm this evening a fire broke out in a ventilation system above Brixx Wood-Fired Pizza at The Village at Sandhill 486-11 Town Center Place in Northeast Columbia. The blaze caused the total evacuation of the building including the apartments above the restaurant as flames and smoke were seen coming from the ventilation system in the building. Several fire Battalions and rescue units were required to get the fire under control. Residents who resided in the building were evacuated successfully and no one was injured at the time. Fire crews were still working on full containment of the fire at 12:35 a.m. early Wednesday morning at the time of this writing. This is the second fire in [...]
Gov. Mark Sanford and Maria Belen Shapur Emails Exposed
Videos msnbc com Sanford Ive been unfaithfulsee larger video uploaded by politisite Photos Mark Sanfordsee larger image uploaded by politisiteCreated by politisite | add commentCreated by politisite | add commentCreated by politisite | add commentCreated by politisite | add commentCreated by politisite | add commentCreated by politisite | add commentCreated by politisite | add comment The State newspaper in Columbia SC probably knew about the Sanford Affair for months. The State Political reporter, Gina Smith, caught the Governor getting off a Plane from Argentina at Atlanta-Hartsfield Airport earlier in the day and had personal e-mails ready for publication shortly after Sanford's confession on national Television. The State has [...]