CBS Unveils It's Newest Reality Show.......Rock Star : Jim Clyburn !!

Jim is seen here, performing his own version of Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me".....



CBS Reality Show king Mark Burnett held a press conference today to announce his newest installment to the Rock Star Reality Series. This year, the show will have a new twist: rather than give aspiring singers a chance to front a major rock band, political wannabes will have a chance to be on the staff of incoming House Majority Whip, James Clyburn.

" In a lot of ways, politicians ARE Rock Stars... Drugs , Sex, Perversions, screwing other people - these are all the same things, right?" explained Burnett. Whipmaster Clyburn will have one enjoyable perk: working next to Megababe , Brooke Burke. "Man, that chick is Banging!! I would've done this for free. Hey, is Dave Navarro still married to Carmen Electra?". When he was informed they broke up, Clyburn was quoted as saying one word: "S**t".

Joining Clyburn on the panel are Political Analyst James Carville, MTV News Host Kurt Loder, and former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, who still has nothing better to do. They will whittle the contestants down to a final winner, who will spend the next six months making coffee, blowing up balloons, getting lunch for the staff, and testing the congressman's mail for Anthrax. Knowing the potential for extremely low ratings, Rock Star: Jim Clyburn has decided to only have 4 contestants. They are:

1. Todd: A recently dismissed page of Rep. Mark Foley's staff, Todd is looking forward to earning a trip back to the Hill.
2. Destiny: A college sophomore who currently supplements her college education by waitressing at a restaurant known for their chicken wings and skimpy outfits.
3. Ja'Ron: The Howard University Junior lists his heroes as Martin Luther King Jr., Miles Davis, and , um......... Rep. Cynthia McKinney.
4. Amy: The Yale freshman set a Guinness World Record by reading Ann Coulter's book an amazing 675 times....... Good luck , honey.

Those are the combatants, the judges are ready, Jim's practicing cracking his new whip, Brooke is as hot as usual......... Let the games begin!!

My Open Application for Gov. Sanford's Chief of Staff...

Dear Gov. Sanford,
I read that you were looking for a New Chief of Staff, so I would like to put my name into the hat for your consideration. While it may be a safe bet to pick someone that you know and trust, like Tom Davis, I disagree. I can't tell you exactly why, but I disagree.

If I look familiar, it's because I've seen you on the campaign trail all the time. Not like the stalker/get a restraining order type, just a big fan.. You might remember me at the VFW hall in Goose Creek in 2004 - I kept trying to stuff a copy of my tax incentive plan in your jacket. Or last year at Sparkleberry Swamp - I was the one who flattened Clyburn's tires.. Like I said , I'm a big fan.

I do have leadership experience in politics too. I, uh.... Well, I was Vice President of the Republicans for Tommy Moore at USC - Salkehatchie. You see, it was Rush Week, and I was pledging Delta Upsilon Mu, so I thought the whole thing was a fraternity prank. I mean, did that group really exist? I spent half the Fall semester waiting for one of my DUM brothers to tell me the whole thing was a joke! Next thing I know, I'm getting congratulations from Jakie Knotts for getting 47% of the vote in Colleton County......Sorry.

All that aside, I think I'm an ideal guy for you. I shop with coupons, I haven't paid for lunch in years, and I still drive the same 85 Nissan Pulsar that I had in high school.. With a little work, I think I can get the State budget down to zero in about 3 years.

There are my qualifications. You can send a message in the comments if you want to have a meeting sometime. Congratulations on your victory, and I look forward to leading your team for the next 4 years.

Sincerely,

Mike

Rudy for President !!!! NOW I'm Excited !!

I heard the big news........ Rudy is running for President ! Finally, an ordinary Joe running for office. This is what America needs - a guy who worked in the mines, earned his way through junior college, worked his way to Notre Dame, and overcame his physical limitations to make their legendary football team.

Yes, Rudy is a true inspiration for all of America, and..........uh, what Rudy are we talking about?? Giuliani? Oh....... That's cool too.

Who's Skin Did I Get Under THIS TIME ??

I had an interesting day over at Devinely Southern.. Frank's been fawning over the likely naming of Jim Clyburn as Majority Whip. With his new title, Frank feels that the bridge over Lake Marion is a done deal now. Being one who loves to throw salt into the open wound of stupidity, I have been discussing it back and forth over the weekend, and I was even joined by the Queen of the Blogosphere herself, Laurin Manning, in the demerits of the project.

Now , I love discussing the finer points of politics with Frank, because he continues to try and defend the indefensible. I think there is mutual respect, although our views differ, and I think there are different motivations. There are politicians I respect, and some I don't. And then there are those I disagree with on a point or two. In my opinion, the only way to earn respect is to credit that person where he/she is right, and criticize them where they are wrong.

Frank has an apparent love affair with Old Jim. In his mind , Jim can do no wrong. No doubt, Jim is a role model for any young African -American especially. However, that in no way means that everything that he comes up with is right. As kids, we all idolize our parents, but when we get older, we find their flaws. In the end, we keep the good, throw out the bad, and become our own people. This is what I have tried to instill into all young people like him.

The discussion of the bridge between us caused a friend of his to think the fur was flying, so I explained that it wasn't, but that I felt Frank was defending the indefensible in the hopes of getting on Clyburn's staff. All of a sudden, the entire posting was gone, including Clyburn's letter to his fellow Congressmen - the whole thing!! Did I touch a nerve, or is someone else reading his blog, and they didn't like it? Is one of the Whipmaster's henchmen keeping tabs on us??

Hey, maybe something else happened, but it sure doesn't look like it from my end. I don't think I really insulted anyone, or exposed some big secret going on. Sure, I'd like to work my way up the ladder, but I wouldn't turn myself into a Stepford Wife to do it. I've got my own brain, and we all do. In the end, you get more respect for your independent thought than for being a dominatrix's submissive partner.

The Morning News Loses the Only Reporter I Liked...

It is a dark week for readers of the Florence Monkey Nuts , as Political Reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski will be leaving us. Yes, Marisa is moving on to greener pastures, as she leaves the Pee Dee for a larger paper in Indiana. That's a good thing, because working at the News is a fast track to poverty.

We'll miss little Marisa, because she was the only one at the paper that wrote anything positive about me. Also, she is such a cutie !! Believe me, I was looking forward to getting on Council, if only to shoot the fecal matter with her.

So, Bon Voyage, Marisa! Best of Luck in your new job!

Pelosi Names the Dems Top Priority for Next Year....

" My top priority for the next year........ Is for SOMEONE to pull my finger !"

SC6 Names the Top 10 Rock/Metal Songs of My "Golden Years".......

To kick off our new focus while I am thoroughly disgusted with all things political (we'll see how long it lasts), SC6 presents topic that always gets a lot of comments - Heavy Metal !! Just in case your were wondering, I'm the guy on the left, circa 1984.... kidding!!

I've been pondering my favorite songs of the Rock/Heavy Metal Era, or what I call The Golden Years. That fabulous time when the only magazines worth reading were Circus and Hit Parader. Where my closet consisted solely of concert shirts, Levi's 501's and flannels. When every girl in my neighborhood looked like Joan Jett, and we had no idea Freddie Mercury or Rob Halford were gay.

To qualify, the song needs to be between 1981 (about when I hit puberty, because kids CAN'T ROCK) and late 1991 ( when I finished college and life got serious). That takes the Alternative revolution and Classic Rock out of the contest. We're talking purely the Heavy Metal era. This takes a lot of the Neo Glam bands out of the loop - sorry, no Poison, Faster Pussycat, Enuff Z'nuff or Cinderella here. So, let's take a trip back in time........

#10 - Ratt: Lay It Down

Ratt is close to a Glam Band, but they can actually play (CC Deville couldn't hold Warren Di Martini's jock). Sure, 'Round and Round' was a bigger hit, but Lay it Down has always been my favorite. like I said on a previous post, their Behind the Music was a little cliche, except for Robbin Crosby's bout with HIV.

#9 - Rainbow: Stone Cold

Somewhere in my closet, there is a copy of the moldy oldie. After Deep Purple broke up, Ritchie Blackmore took his Stratocaster and started Rainbow. The major additions to Rainbow were drummer Bobby Rondinelli ( a friend of mine) and singer Joe Lynn Turner. I wore this album out for a couple years, before Rainbow broke up - Blackmore is not known to be easy to get along with.

#8 - Motley Crue: Dr. Feelgood

Sometime between 1981 and 1989, Mick Mars took some guitar lessons, because Dr. Feelgood was a real kickass album, and I was not a real big fan before then. It seems that kicking drugs has a positive effect often of rock bands. As Tommy Lee put it, "We got along better, we felt better, we played better - Hey, that's important." Smart boy, Tommy....

#7 - Iron Maiden , Flight of Icarus.

So many songs, which one to choose??? When most bands sang vaguely about demons, drugs or other bland topics, Bruce Dickinson and the boys were talking about Bible stories, Cowboys and Indians and the Revolution. And how many other bands had a mascot?? Eddie Rules!

#6 - Guns 'n Roses, Paradise City.

For about 4 years, G'nR ruled the planet. Appetite for Destruction came on like the intro to 'Welcome to the Jungle', and a band like no other was here. Paradise City is a song that still holds up over the years, thanks to Slash's Heroin- fueled solo's. Unfortunately, Axl Rose's pursuit of making EVERY song an epic turned him into an asshole, and Guns called it quits. Slash, Duff and Matt Sorum continue on with Velvet Revolver, and Axl is in a psych ward in Vienna, talking about how he killed Mozart.

#5 - Living Colour , Open Letter to a Landlord

no, Vernon Reid was not the most talented guitarist I've ever heard, but Living Colour could rock, funk, jazz and metal out like no other. Corey Glover showed he could sing even better than he could act ( he starred in Platoon), and the fact that Heavy Metal could make room for African-Americans who spoke their minds was a major step. A top selection in my tape deck for about 3 years.

#4 - Metallica, One.

I left this picture of bassist Cliff Burton on the post, because even though he died in 1986, before And Justice for All came out, his handprint was all over the album. This was a band still grieving, still angry, and it showed. It declared the American Dream dead, and it's use of Dalton Trumbo's film, Johnny Got His Gun, added a dramatic aspect that pushed Metallica out of the pack, and set them up for the superstardom that followed with 1991's Black Album.

#3 - Judas Priest, You've Got Another Thing Comin'.

Okay, so MAYBE I wasn't paying much attention to Rob Halford's wardrobe selections while in High School... Sexual preference aside, no one rocked better than Priest. Like Iron Maiden, I could pick from a dozen tracks, but this one chugs along like a freight train, and like most Priest songs, has a solo that you know every note to. As Rob would say, "OH YEAH!"

#2 - Ozzy Osbourne, Over the Mountain.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the next Governor of California! Hey, don't be surprised if it happens. Ozzy is the grand old man of Metal, but for everyone my age back in the early 80's, Randy Rhoads was the be all and end all of guitarists. He and Ozzy had one of those classic collaborations until Rhoads tragic death in 1982. Ozzy's music suffered for a decade, until he found Zakk Wylde. Ozzy continues on, still making great music and television. SHARON !!!!!!!!!!! Tha fufmi dug shy onna cahpo agin!!! Translation? The F'ing dog shit on the carpet again.

#1 - Faith No More - Epic.

It has been 17 years since this song came out, and it is STILL in my CD changer!! When Mike Patton joined the band, and they made The Real Thing, they unknowingly influenced a generation of artists. Up to that point, NO ONE mixed Rap and Heavy Metal together - Anthrax and Public Enemy came years later. Though guitarist Jim Martin was not a master guitarist, his solo was probably the most tension laden, angst-ridden solo ever made. Faith No More followed with another great album with 1992's Angel Dust, but Patton's continued toying with his Mr. Bungle project brought Faith No More to an end. But they live on in my car still !

Honorable Mention to a Band that Didn't Even Exist: Spinal Tap. Any Heavy Metal fan who didn't see and love this movie should have his head examined by Lemmy Kilmeister with a corkscrew! One of my all-time favorite movies. Oh my God.... They're playing Paradise City on a Harley commercial, with a bunch of SHEEP?? Well, at least it's a Harley ad.

Well, those are MY picks. I'm sure there are ones I forgot, so add your picks if you choose - my memory is a little fuzzy from that decade!

SC6 Pays It's Respects to Jack Palance.....

" I Crap Bigger Than You "
Jack Palance in City Slickers.

One of my favorite things was to recite lyrics from bad 80's song in Jack Palance's voice. Try it sometime , it's pretty funny. For example....

"They told you..breath.. don't you ever come around here. Don't wanna see your face... breath.. you better disappear.. The fire's in their eyes.. breath. and their wartime's been declared, so beat it....breath....just beat it.

Jack played bad guys better than anyone, but anyone my age remembers Jack for the TV show, "Believe It Or Not". Tough guy, funny guy - Jack Palance.

Nancy Pelosi Makes First Prediction for America...........

"America, You're doomed....... You're ALL DOOMED!!!!!!"

House Speaker Nancy Pelosigeist II.

Personally, I don't like her new , shorter hairstyle. Too dikey.

Okay, the Dems got their wish - they run the House and Senate. If they learn from the GOP's mistakes (Pork and Waste), it could be a long trip back. I don't think it'll work out that way. Dem or GOP, Congress loves the Other White Meat with a passion. Since I have no choice anyway, this may be a good thing for '08. If the Dems blow it, then they will lose everyting back in '08. Be careful what you ask for.....

Race and Politics Have a Long Way to Go in Florence....

So, what happened Tuesday? I haven't picked up the totals from the Election Commission office yet, but here's what I can tell from watching the results come in...

I did pretty good in the districts that I needed, but not the 85-90% I needed. Meanwhile, the other districts that are black majority went almost exclusively for my opponent. In short, all the whites voted for me, and all the blacks went the other way. In a 60-40 black district, it was 59-41, so I would first like to thank the 30 or so people that viewed this race by more than our skin pigment.

It's pretty sad that in this day and age, people still vote this way. Another problem was voter apathy. After 16 years of no Republicans running for this seat, you would think that more than 30 or 40% would show up and vote. Okay, it's official.... People in District 3 are not allowed to complain anymore - you had your chance, and you blew it.

The last one was actually a bit funny to me. The absentee ballots came in, and the close 400 vote race more than doubled to a 900 vote romp. I'll tell you one thing: there are a lot of invalids and dead people who voted this past Tuesday. Ever see 23% of a candidate's total votes come from absentees before? Me neither, but I lost anyway, and not only because of this, so why complain?

I've spent the past 3 years pounding my head against a wall to change things , but it has been an abject failure. I haven't cracked that nut one bit, and I've only exposed myself to slander and criticism. I'm more concerned with enjoying life now than building a political career. In short, I am done with running for office for the forseeable future. I got a lot of help financially this time, so it's not about the money I spent. I am just really tired, and I have nothing to show for it. It's time to work from behind the scenes and let them take the heat.

The good part is that SC6 will get pretty good now. Less concern about not getting people mad will make it more fun, and more real. Enjoy!

The Big Day........ Here at Last!!

Election Day is finally here, and we've done all we can. The signs are up at all the polling stations, I used every brochure that I had, and we contacted over 90% of the voters on our calls. All I can say is......

"Vote for Mike Reino, and all your wildest dreams will come true."

Sgt. Hartmann Returns to "Motivate " You to Vote Tuesday....

With just a handful of hours left before the polls open, we've brought back out favorite gunnery sergeant, and the Tony Robbins of politics, Sgt. Hartmann.....

sc6: What say you, gunny?
Sgt: What's your name, Sweetheart?

sc6: Uh, that's not important. Word is that there is a good chance of the Republicans sweeping all of the state offices in South Carolina. Why is that?
Sgt: Because we kill every living thing we see!

sc6: Right. Is this the death knell for Democrats in SC?
Sgt: Their days of getting votes from Old Mary Jane Rottencrotch are OVER!!! How tall are you?

sc6: I dunno, maybe 5'8''.
Sgt. I didn't know they stacked s**t that high. You sure you're trying to squeeze an inch on me?

sc6: I might be. Any advice for those thinking of staying home.
Sgt. You are worthless pukes! You are no more than lowlife, scum sucking maggots!! Get the f--- out of my polling station!!!

sc6: Well, I'll end it there. Thanks again, Sgt. Hartmann. By the way, any questions for us?
Sgt: Yeah, did your parents have any kids that lived???

sc6: Thanks again....

GET OUT AND VOTE !!!!!

And Now, a Break From Politics..........

Republican or Democrat, everyone loves puppies!! Don't ask me what breed they are, just enjoy and have a nice day!

One Cent Makes Sense.... And Chickens of Candidates.

I had a post on this months ago, so I won't go into the issue of the State Infrastructure Bank, but I read an advertisement for the penny tax increase. It includes a list of singatures of those who support the tax, and I am listed on it. I spoke of the good and bad aspects of it, but on the whole, Florence County will benefit from it, so I signed it.

The odd part is that the other three candidates for County Council are in favor of it as well, but somehow, their names are absent from it. So much for putting your signature where your mouth is. Sure, I know a lot of people who disagree with the tax, and I respect that. However, it seems to me that if you are in favor of an issue, you will have the guts to show your support, and take the criticism that may come with it. It's a good thing that the men in the room back in 1776 didn't worry about it.

Politics is a funny thing. Just say what everyone wants to hear, even if you can't do it, and don't dare take a stand for anything seems to be the order. It should come as no surprise that I was the ONLY candidate to sign the petition , along with EVERY sitting member of County Council. I hope that the voters look at this and see that candidates need to have specific ideas and stances on issues, not just tag lines and slogans. Two days to go, back to work!!

Will the REAL Al Bradley Please Stand Up .....

Florence County Council Candidate has double knocking on doors for him.

I thought I had seen it all. After all, I did run against Gary McLeod, so I didn't hink it got any stranger than that. However, the insanity going on in this race is unlike anything I've been involved with in politics.

When I was a kid, there was a TV show called "To Tell The Truth". It had three contestants, all claiming to be the same person, and the panelists ( Peggy Cass, Kitty Carlisle and somebody else) would ask the questions, then vote on who they felt was the real person. District 3 needs to have it's own TTTT.

My opponent, Al Bradley, apparently is too busy to knock on doors this campaign season, so he is having someone else do it for him. Normally this might not be a big deal, but the problem is that this guy is telling voters that HE is Al Bradley. How do I this? Because people I know have noticed that the guy who they talked to is not the guy in the newspaper. A friend of mine had Bradley No.2 in his house for at least a half hour. I have seen this man myself when he came by my house during the Primary. He is about the same height as Bradley, but he is darker skinned, and he wears glasses. He is apparently a better talker than Al also. Maybe they should have nominated the other guy.......

Time for more advice: First, Know What House Your Opponent Lives In. If i hadn't seen the guy myself, including his Black Ford Taurus, I probably wouldn't make much out of this. Secondly, Don't Say You Are the Candidate if You Aren't. Next time, try " Hi, I'm ________, and I'm here on behalf of Al Bradley". See... Now you're not a big liar. Easy enough??

Now, between this and the post from a couple weeks ago, is there ANY doubt that this man is not fit to be on Council? He is ethically challenged, paranoid and a little lazy. It's bad enough that the only specific plans he has mentioned is reducing the car tax - 4 months after I did. The last thing Florence County needs is a Councilman who won't add anything and can't handle his campaign professionally. Harry Logan........ does this merit any critiquing yet?

Sanford/T-Rav/Eckstrom Tour Ends When Bus Runs Out of Gas !!!

The Campaign for Fiscal Conservatism came to a sudden halt this afternoon when the bus transporting them ran out of gas, and none of the candidates were willing to pay for filling it back up.

A large crowd gathered outside of Shaw Lumber in Florence, as the three candidates discussed why each of them couldn't pay for the gas. The notoroiously frugal Sanford claimed that his staff took off with his jacket and wallet and were already en route to the next stop. Ravenel had concerns that by paying for the gas, he would be accused of "Buying the Election" by Grady Patterson troll Trav Robertson ( apparently, Patterson does little accusing since his infamous State interview). Meanwhile, Eckstrom simply said, "I've had enough trouble with vans this year, thank you."

At last check, the three were involved in a Paper / Rock / Scissor marathon to settle the dispute. By the way, I'm pretty sure the story about Sanford's jacket is true ! Such is life on the campaign trail.......

The Morning News Is a Good Paper.........FOR ME TO POOP ON !!!

Just kidding.... Or , as Triumph would say, " I kid, I kid". I've been holding this post back a couple weeks on the off chance that I might have had a shot at an endorsement. Well, it was made official today........... and I didn't get it. Que sera! The whole scenario gives you an idea of how little the press knows about the candidates they interview - and maybe how much work I need in getting my message across.

The endorsement is different from other papers, such as The State, where several Editors interview you. The Morning News is solely the decision of editor Harry Logan - and Logan isn't exactly a real big fan of mine. It's kind of a love/hate relationship. Not to make too much out of that, I'll focus on the reasons given.

First off, FMN stated that neither myself, nor my opponent seemed to grasp the importance of countywide zoning or planning. I've been intimately working with zoning and planning for years. I guess that court case with WalMart I've been involved in for the past 3 years doesn't count. Well, the problem is that FMN seems intent on inflicting it's will on the rest of the county. Florence County is not just the city of Florence. Johnsonville, Pamplico and Timmonsville are much more rural areas, and to try to fit that square peg into the round hole is not paying attention to the opinion of the rest of the county. So, right or wrong, I didn't agree, so Strike One.

The other two reasons are funny. The other guy seems to have a better understanding of Economic Development affecting other areas more than I did, according to FMN. I might believe this if the other guy could point directly to anything that he had done that has created a single job. On the other hand, I wrote a tax incentive plan that eventually became the Jobs Creation Act of 2005, and has helped add tens of thousands of jobs. I guess it's not important what you really know, but what game you talk.

Lastly, since the other candidate was on the School Board for three years, he is more experienced with budgets. Does anyone out there NOT work with budgets?? I've been doing budgeting since college. of course, in business, you can't fake a budget shortfall in order to raise the millage. If the Board can show me where they ever actually cut something from the previous year, I'll respect what they do more.

Despite not really saying anything good about me, FMN only gave him a "slight edge" in their endorsement. It did make me realize that I haven't done a great job of showing what I've done to get here, and why I am the better choice. The potential of each of us wasn't taken into account much. The other guy will be an oky councilman - I have the potential to be a GREAT councilman - one who can affect real change in the County. I wasn't expecting to get the endorsement, but you always hope for a suprise. then again, I'd gladly trade a surprise today for a surprise on Tuesday!

Excuse Me While I Blow My Own Horn..... TOOT, TOOT !!

Well, it IS October ! You know, sometimes you have expectations on he campaign trail. Some good and some bad. We've had a gameplan from Day 1, and we've stuck to it with pretty good success. Well, we deviated from it a little tonight, with no expectations, and it turned out to be one of those nights that make you glad you run.

I was told by a member of the African-American community in Florence that my candidacy was being talked about, and that there was a lot of consideration for voting for me, based mostly on the job I do. However, I needed to get out and let them find out about my ideas. I backtracked to attend the Delta Theta Sigma Sorority Alumni Meet the Candidates Forum in Florence tonight, and I absolutely KICKED BOOTY !!

My opponent had another event, so he spoke his two minutes and left - and I took the opportunity and ran with it. I was creative, I was positive, I was an innovator, and I spoke to everyone on a common level - all the stuff I usually do wrong! There is one thing we candidates look for when we speak - the up and down headshake. It lets us know that we are making sense, that we are connecting with them - that we might really get their vote. To get that from a group of black sorority sisters is golden, and it was all over the room.

I had answers for everything tonight, ideas for Education that School Board members never thought of, ideas to bridge the gap between council and the community and local groups' benefit. It was a beautiful thing to have people coming up to me afterwards, thanking me for running, and seeing that my cards didn't end up in the trash.

It showed me that there is a lot of common ground between almost all of us, even though our approaches might not exactly meet. If we get that magic 20% of the African - American vote - and we can - than this race can make history. Cross your fingers!!

All Quiet on the SC Democratic Party Front

"Sorry Folks, the Party's closed..... The Jackass outside should've told ya. NYUK, NYUK, NYUK!!"

- Marty Moose, in National Lampoon's Vacation.

Trolling through the SC political blogosphere, I've begun to notice something. The left leaners among us are noticeably absent lately. Don't believe me, take a quick gander, and here's what you'll find:

LaurinLine: The literal Queen of the Blogs, is spending the last weeks of Election Season making improvements to her website. I like the changes already. What once was a blog that you only had an inkling that leaned left, has gotten angry and partisan.

Devinely Southern: Frank? Frank?? FRANK!!!???? The Two peas in a pod post is now two weeks old. I think Frank got stuck in DC, and didn't realize that the Capitol shuts the power off when they leave.

Dems in the South: On hiatus to help Robert Barber. DITS ha spent the past month sweeping up the ashes of Barber's restaurant, and making attack ads on Andre Bauer. Note to staff: make at least one positive ad FIRST before you go negative. It's like making your first single a ballad - you end up looking fruity.

Crack the Bell: Tim is still working , but the bent has gone a bit more National, the only recent post being that Mark Sanford's approval rating might not be correct.... but Tommy Moore is a builder, a product of public skoo's, from a mill town, and........... aw, forget it!

Not Very Bright: NVB is as consistent a blogger as I've seen, and he makes some compelling arguments, but his last post was a few days ago, on a trip to Alaska. I guess Michael Ray Ellisor's numbers are about as good as Gary McLeod's, and not meriting time to hit on Joe Wilson.

Exception: Politics Rocks. Ah, young Michael is coming fast and furious, even if the posts look like this.... Oct.29: KAREN Oct30: FLOYD Oct 31: SUCKS!!

Sanford - Moore Debate on WPDE.... Moore's Evil Twin, Stuttering Tom, Appears !

I have this stray cat that I feed on my porch a couple times a day. This morning after I fed him, I found it regurgitated on the porch, only to disappear later. I imagine the noise he made puking up that Cat Chow sounded a lot like Tommy Moore in tonight's debate.

Mark Sanford has never had a reputation as a great public speaker, but Tommy Moore made him look like Bill Clinton tonight. Moore stuttered and stammered his way through the hour long debate, but I guess it is a little difficult to stay focused when you're telling half truths the whole time. The tired, 'out of touch' attack , even when supported by the disallowed cheering by Moore's RINO buddies in Myrtle Beach, was weak, uninspired and meritless in what was definitely a home game.

My suggestion is for Moore to intern for Howard Stern, where can spend his time making Howard's baked potato, and interviewing B-list stars like Raquel Welch. It's debates like tonight that make you wish it was a law that you have to watch a debate in order to vote.