- Ten Toes In: Why Trump Accounts Make Sense for North Carolina's Small Businesses
- Remnant Called -
- Former Moms for Liberty Chairs in South Carolina Address Massive Departure from Organization
- Same Job. Two Résumés. Graham and Norman Make Their Case for the US Senate
- Beyond the Monuments - Finding the Forgotten Grave of Dicey Langston
- Greenville County Holding Public Meetings on 1% Transportation Sales Tax Referendum
- The Myth of Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils
- AIPAC Lobbyists Grip on Congress
- Hunting Island's Lighthouse Was Built to Outsmart the Atlantic's Shifting Shoreline
- South Carolina Gas Tax Climbs From Near Bottom Nationally to 30th in 2026
- Briefing Notes from the Ukraine and Persian Gulf Wars
- Thurmond and Murkowski Won as Write-Ins. Is This Year’s Senate Race Really the Same?
- Equipping the Persecuted: Weekend Terror Alert Helped Avert Wider Massacre as Slaughter of Christians Continues to Ravage Nigeria Unchecked by Government
- Crime Stoppers Luncheon Remembers Greenville’s Fallen While Honoring Those Who Continue to Serve
- Trump Administration Announces $167 Million to Build Rural Care Sites, Upgrade Health Technology, and Strengthen Prevention Across South Carolina
Political
Michele Bachmann: ‘We Cannot Afford the Government We Have’
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- By Thomas C. Hanson
Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann told a town hall meeting Aug. 16 that “we are committing the next generation to a life of involuntary servitude financially to the state.
“We cannot afford the government we have,” Bachmann said, adding “you cannot spend more money than you take in. It is a simple fact of life.” She said that “the Tea Party movement is something the left definitely fears, and it should.”
Bachmann, who represents Minnesota’s sixth district, was introduced by Betty Poe, chairman of the Greenville County Republican Party, at the event at the TD Convention Center, formerly the Carolina First Center.
Perry Packs Ham House
- Details
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Wilkins Gives Strong Endorsement
Texas Gov. Rick Perry drew the largest crowd ever assembled at Tommy’s Country Ham House in Greenville, Saturday morning. Tommy Stevenson has fed thousands of political activists through the years, but this was literally a packed house with no more standing room available.
The crowd inside the restaurant was estimated at more than 300 seated and another 200 standing and more than 100 outside unable to get inside.
Perry had made an appearance on Main Street the night before accompanied by the mayor until a sudden rain storm drove the candidate and his aides back on their bus.
SC Association of Counties Elects New President
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- By Press Release
The South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC) elected officers for 2011–12 at its 44th Annual Conference, held July 31 – Aug. 3. The SCAC also elected two new board members and reelected three board members.
Elected PRESIDENT was Greenville County Council Member Joseph B. Dill.
“It is a great honor for me to be elected as your president,” said Joseph B. Dill. “Under the outstanding leadership of our past president (Chester County Supervisor R. Carlisle Roddey), we have weathered another challenging year. With your help, I look forward to continuing where he left off.
House Investigators Crack Down on NLRB
- Details
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Subpoenas Issued in NLRBs actions against Boeing in South Carolina
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued a subpoena to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon Sunday, August 7th, as part of its investigation into NLRB actions against the Boeing Company.
The NLRB recently challenged a decision by Boeing to locate a jetliner assembly operation in South Carolina, a Right to Work State, instead of at a union shop in Washington state. The subpoena was issued after the agency defied Chairman Issa’s requests for documents related to the Boeing case.
Greenville Republicans Commend Congressmen for Opposing “Deal”
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- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Executive Committee Cheered for Faithful Five
The Greenville County Republican Party Executive Committee broke into loud applause at the mention of the names of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation and unanimously passed a resolution commending and encouraging the delegation that has stood together on principles and opposed all the “deals” proposed by President Obama and Congressional leaders that did not deal effectively with the nation’s fiscal problems.
Sen. DeMint and Rep. Gowdy Will Be Guest Speakers in GOP Luncheon
- Details
- By Press Release
Greenville County Republican Women’s Club along with Upstate Republican Women’s Club will hold luncheon with guest speakers Senator Jim DeMint and Congressman Trey Gowdy on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at The Poinsett Club on 807 East Washington Street in Greenville, SC.
Please make reservations as soon as possible to ensure that you will have a place. We had a waiting list for the Gingrich event in March. You will pay for your ticket when you come to the luncheon on August 31st unless you purchased a ticket at the July luncheon. When you arrive at the luncheon on August 31st - there will be a check-in table for those with tickets to check-in and there will be several check-in tables for those that are paying for their tickets. Please plan to pay with a check made payable to GCRWC so it will make the check-in easier for you and the people waiting. Please note that since we had visitors that made reservations in March and did not pay - they will be asked to pay for their tickets in advance and pick up their ticket when they check in.
New Congressional District Plans Require Washington Approval
- Details
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Thanks to Lyndon Johnson, Attorney General Eric Holder Can Overrule State Decision
State Senator Phil Shoopman briefed the Greenville County Republican Party Executive Committee on the new congressional district boundaries drawn by a senate committee on which Shoopman served. Lines must be redrawn after the census each 10 years, to equalize the population in each congressional district.
Due to population growth in the Palmetto State, the state will now have 7 congressmen instead of 6. Five of the six districts are now represented by Republicans.
The senator used the map of congressional districts and chart shown on Page 16 of this issue to illustrate his message.
- Democrats Fighting Voter ID Law
- Attorney General Visits RINO Hunt
- Huntsman Launches Upstate Campaign in Greer
- Michele Bachmann: “We will Never Retreat from Principles Given to us by Founding Fathers”
- Member of “Spartanburg Six” Faced Music in Greenville
- Former Governor Sarah Palin Coming to Greenville
- Upstate Republicans Buck Party, Help Kill School Choice Bill
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