Clyburn Lets the Cat Out of the Bag: His Daughter WILL Be Your Next Congresswoman...

Ha, Ha !! You Thought You'd Have a Choice When Jim Retires ........

I thought I had nothing to write about today..... but Jim always gives us something to chat about here. I came across a clip of Clyburn on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' with Joe Scarborough, and old Jim gave us a doozy of a comment.

They were interviewing him about the Jeremiah Wright - Barack Obama rift, and right off the bat, Jim talks about the progress he has made in his life, and how things need to continue to allow his daughter Mignon to 'take it to the next level'. Now , for those of you who don't get the translation there, we'll spell it out for you. Your next Congressperson will be Clyburn's daughter - you have NO CHOICE.

In case you're unfamiliar with his daughter, here's a brief synapsis of her accomplishments: she graduated college, tried to run a magazine that her daddy bankrolled, before it ultimately failed. then daddy got her a gig on the Public Service Commission at $77,000 annually for an essentially part-time job. Now, she's going to be your next congresswoman. Like we said - you have no choice - it is already bought and ready for shipping.

Like many congressional districts, the child or spouse of the former Congressman takes over, whether they're qualified or not. Clearly, Mignon Clyburn is not qualified to serve in Congress. She has not successfully worked in the real world, and would not be seriously considered for the job if her name were not Clyburn. But she does have her Dad's notorious taste for power.

There is no doubt that this scenario playing out would devastate the 6th District. This reminds me of something that I see in the car business all the time: The Idiot Son/Daughter who takes over the dealership. Dad works hard, is creative, and manages to build a successful business over the course of a few decades - the Junior comes along, takes over, and runs the store into the ground in two years. But they were the most qualified, right? After all, Hunior worked in the parts department in between frat parties while at State.... It's all the same, but instead, you will be stuck with someone in DC who will clearly be in over their head.

To quote the Maitre'd in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off', "I Weep for the Future". Here's the whole clip.

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24370382#24370382

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SC6 Marks Holocaust Rememberance Day.

Yeah, They're Right.... It Never Happened.

My calendar at work lists some of the oddest holidays I've ever seen. Did you know that today is Labor Day in Mexico? Yes, Labor Day in Mexico IS a contradiction, but I digress. Today is also Holocaust Rememberance Day, where we take a moment to think about the past, and to take a minute to think about the same things going on today.

Much as we might like to think that genocide ended in Germany in 1945, we all know better. Bosnia, Sunni/Shia and Darfur, the list of one group's attempt to systematically eliminate another continues on. Only by diligently watching the world will we ever keep this type of crime limited. Are we the world's policeman? No. But, there is plenty we can do to fight the good fight in the future.

By doing so, hopefully we can truly say "Never Again" and be right........

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Do A Little Dance, Make A Little Love, Get Down Tonight... Take the 1970's Music Quiz.

I kinda shot my wad last week with all of the political investigative work. Work has been pretty hectic, and there hasn't been anything in politics that really got me going lately. Jeremiah Wright again??? No thanks, I'll take a break....

Feeling like listening to some 'classic' music, and taking a test? Well, we have just what floats your boat !! My sister sent me this link to the 1970's Music Quiz. I took it and I got a 90 - i'm still protesting the two wrong answers... It's not all disco - there's some folk music , but NO LED ZEPPELIN or PINK FLOYD !! Not fair. What were these guys doing back then??

www.shegoddess.com/q/70s/index.aspx

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This Is How Far America Has Fallen Behind...

Need proof that America is doomed in the future? Look no further.... Here is a clip I got from Tom, everyone's Best Friend at MySpace. It's a kid singing that Beatles classic 'Hey Jude'.

What's the big deal? Well for starters, he's still in diapers, so he's no more than 3 years old. the other problem? HE'S FRIGGIN' KOREAN !!! He's a toddler that sings songs in a foreign language with no accent !! In America, we don't even try to teach kids a new language until they're 12 or 13 - when they don't care anymore....

It's pretty funny and cute, but when you take a second to think about it, it gives you the feeling that America may have already seen it's best days....

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=29222505

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The Curse of Reino Strikes Again !!!

What Does Roger Clemens' Downfall Have to Do With My Dog? More Than You Might Think ......

I have some bad juju , my friends... If I were you guys, I'd avoid me like the plague. Why? Because everything that is associated with me, even on a secondary level, is cursed. Need proof? Right after I got hired by a Roy Rogers restaurant, Roy died. I bought my first Les Paul guitar, then Les died a week later. Then there's Roger Clemens......

If you've been reading SC6 for awhile, you've met my dog, Rocket. How did I get the name? Well, Bobby got his brother at the same time, and he named his dog Ripken, after Cal Ripken - probably the greatest ambassador has ever had. So, I thought I'd name him after a baseball player too. Being a Yankee fan, it had to be a Yankee. So I decided on Rocket. It had the same letter as Ripken, it sounded cool, and he was a Yankee. At the time , Clemens' reputation was pretty spotless - he was a surefire Hall of Famer, and he seemed happily married back then. Keep in mind, this was only a year ago.

Almost immediately after gettign Rocket, Clemens' world started to fall apart. Steroids, testifying before Congress, looking bad on 60 Minutes, not getting resigned, and now details of a decade long affair with singer Mindy McCready , and McCready is not denying a word of it. Roger is definitely up Shit Creek folks - and it may be all my fault.

If would have named my dog Jeter, a National Enquirer article on Derek would probably have come out that he was a gay terrorist - and that he corked his bat. I'm going to re-name Rocket to save face for him. From now on, call him Hillary Obama....

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Recognize This 'American Hero' ?

When I got back to Hilton Head Sunday night, I found this doll on the coffee table. I couldn't recognize who it was, but the tag read 'American Hero'.... After a few minutes, I figured out who it was - John Kerry !!

Yep. Kerry, or as my brother Matt referred to him as "that guy who ran for President", got abused a little back in 2004 for his Swift Boat episode, and part of it was a doll. Lil Kerry even has a button that plays Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" when pressed.

Four years ago, he was goin gto be the answer to America's prayers - now most can't even remember his name. How quickly they forget.............

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SC6's Hidden Pleasure: Jamie, the Hudson Nissan Girl.

What exactly am I talking about with hidden pleasures? It's something not everyone gets to take advantage of, and one that you might not tell your friends about. Well, I'll share this one with you. Say hi to Jamie Simpson, the Hudson Nissan Girl...

I first saw her when Matt got cable TV, and I could start watching Channel 5 in Charleston again. Hudson Nissan used to be Northside Nissan, and Jamie does the ads for them. I'm not positive, but I think she's from the Upstate originally. Like most people from SC, she's made it to the big time... She's now in Atlanta, where she is on TBS' Movie and a Makeover, and she even has her own marketing company - smart girl. Before you get too excited, let me burst your bubble..... she's married. Dammit !

What makes Jamie so cool? Aside from her obvious sexiness, she's a little goofy. She delivers the commercials with a little giggliness - you swear she;s almost gonna start laughing during the ads. But, it does make her a bit more believeable. After all, this IS just a car dealership - it's not life and death. Don't tell my bosses I said that. I get to see Jamie every morning, right before I go to work, and I seem to be more chipper when I get there. It's that combo of cuteness and aloofness that i find almost irresistable, and honestly, she reminds me a lot of someone I miss alot - that other Southern Princess, Ms. X.

If you want to use Jamie or any of her spokespeople, stop by her website, http://www.jamiesimpsonmarketing.com/


here is a YouTube clip I found of here for a dealer in Nowhere, Ohio.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qzLipCjhgs






Here's a couple more shameless pics of Jamie.....

Why Hillary Clinton Is Bad For New York...

Curse of the Bambino? How About the Curse of Hillary Clinton ??

For those of you who have read this blog for awhile, you know I am a lifelong New York Yankees fan - the same back at you, buddy!! Anyway, being a fan, I have been very fortunate over my lifetime as far as my team's success goes. However, it has been 8 years now since the Yankees took home a championship. In Derek Jeter terms, that's like 150 years.....

To be honest, I don't think this will be the season the streak ends. They just don't have the pitching. Knowing that, I thought about how things got here - what happened to change things. The Yanks had won 4 of the last 5 titles, and suddenly, something happened in November 2000..... Hillary Clinton was elected Senator of New York.

Hey, if the Red Sox can blame 86 years of futility on trading Babe Ruth to pay for a stupid play, then I can blame this drought on the voters of New York electing a woman who never lived a day of her life in their state. That being the case, there is only one thing we Americans can do to end this - Hillary Clinton must be elcted President. It's the only thing I can think of to fix this.

It's no surprise that out country is in a state flux when such things you can depend on just aren't happening. The recession of '91 and '92 - remember how crappy those Yankee teams were? Now the Yankees seem to be pretty average, and SURPRISE - the economy is starting to sputter again. In it's simplest terms, as the Yankees go, so goes America.

If you want America to truly be at it's best, you need to do two things. Get Hillary out of the Senate. This will allow the Yankees to win again, thus causing America to get out of the recession. It's all related.... It the Circle of Life.

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Engineers Are Schmucks, and Here's the Proof.

Ever have to deal with an engineer in business? I have. Generally speaking, they are the worst profession to deal with as customers. Why? Two reasons: First they, don't think, they KNOW they are smarter than you. Secondly, and more to the point, is that they don't believe anything you say, no matter how steeped in fact it may be. You need to scientifically prove to an engineer why things are the way they are. Want to piss an engineer off? Tell them 'that's just how it is'. Watch them turn purple......

This is soemthing I got e-mailed. It's a check to Verizon Wireless from an engineer who had to show how smart he was. The dollar amount came to 536.49, but the putz had to put the amount in algebraic terms. So, the guy's smart enough to know Pi, but he's too stupid to pay his phone bill for at least 4-5 months !!

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Kids Fighting to the Death For Candy? It's Must Be the Striped Bass Festival !

Greetings from downtown Manning, SC !! I just got back from my third Striped Bass Festival Parade. The weather was pretty nice (just a tad warm), and the place was PACKED with people. At the end of the parade, the crowd was 5 or 6 people deep. Not bad for a local parade.

I came down with 6th District Chair Tommy Grimes, and Tom was a busy guy today. On the parade, we drove with Moye and Bobby and Jean-Claire Gibbons. About halfway through, we saw SC Legislature candidate Britton Pruett, who had already gone through once. So, we threw her in, slapped the car magnet on the side, and whammo! She took a second trip. No one said politics was fair.......

The funniest part of the day had to be the Obama booth. Apparently, the kids at Manning High School were asked to volunteer at the Festival. What a lot of them didn't know was that they would be working at Barack Obama's booth. Many left, and some parents wouldn't even let their kids work there. It would be interesting to see who's idea this was, and what relation they have to the campaign. I was going to get volunteers from the local Senior Center to work for John McCain, but I was overruled. Here's some pics..

Green Dragons are cool....

Someone is holding The Pig against his will....

Nice float from Manning High..

My best pic - the crowd in front of the Courthouse...

Britton Pruett, on the campaign trail...

The most dangerous gang in Clarendon County !!

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Quality Is In the Eye of the Beholder.

The Honda Accord Is a Winner, But It's Brother the Acura Is a P.O.S. ??

Quality. What is good. Like in politics, we each judge a car's quality individually. But it is funny how our eyes can fool us. Very often, we see two things that are similar in almost every way, but one is judge superior - often on name alone.

I read a Consumer Reports article today, the topic being their readers reviews of different cars, and their quality. Get ready for a big surprise.... Toyota and Honda were viewed as the highest in quality. Toyota got a total score of 189, Honda got a 140. Ford finished third (112 pts.), and Chevrolet came in fourth with 110 points. The oddities are how the same cars built by these manufacturers finished much lower.

While Honda finished second, it's Acura brand finished dead last, with a paltry score of 8. Mercury had the 4th lowest score of 22, and Buick barely beat that with a 25. What's the odd part? Aside from minimal trim and badge stuff, an Acura is a Honda, A Buick is a Chevrolet, and a Mercury is a Ford !!! Same engines, same bodies, just a different emblem on the hood !!

I know Moye drives a Buick, and I doubt he'd give it a 25, or trade it in for a Chevrolet.. So what's the reason they get worse scores? Perception. Consumers get used to a brand, and even if the quality is improved, most of them still view it as crap. Mercury, Buick and Acura have a huge uphill climb. Brands like Hyundai often beat Mercedes-Benz in customer satisfaction and quality, but put them next to each other, and we all know which one you'd take home.

Want to see how your car did? Here's the link:

http://editorials.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=435679

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Congressional Power Rankings: House Majority Whip Clyburn Is Only Number 30 ??

Deer Park, That's Good Water.. Call Him House Majority Jipped !!

I was taking a trip along Congress.org - the top info directory on Congress, when I came across a most interesting tidbit. The Power Rankings.

They rank all 535 members of the House and Senate, based upon their influence, ability to pass legislation, and a slew of other data. Now, it is pretty standardfor many of them. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the Top Dog - pun intended. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is No. 2 , so one would think that Majority Whip Jim Clyburn would be Number 3, right? Not quite. He isn't number 3, or number 4 , or 5, or even Number 10. He's Number 30. Yep, thirty - three zero !!

It might be a bit understandable that he's behind crucial committee chairs like Charlie Rangel, David Obey, Harvey Waxman and John Conyers. After all, Clyburn has never had a chairman or key leaership position on any committee, except for heading the Congressional Black Caucus. But, he beat Rahm Emanuel for the Whip spot last year, and Emanuel is ahead of him (No. 10). He's even behind useless mouthpieces like John Murtha (13th) , Maxine Waters (18th), and my favorite hyphnated Congresswoman, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (24th).

How can a guy whose sole job is to organize the party to unite on their votes, be ranked so low? Well, it looks like his influence is not as high as he would like to believe. It makes sense. After all, the Democrats have been unable to really do much in the 1 1/2 years since they assumed command of the Capitol. It appears that his failure in that job has caused him to drop to a position much lower than he should be.

Knowing Clyburn's lack of experience in actual leadership seems to be showing. How did he get the job then. My guess is that , much like Greg Brady getting the Johnny Bravo gig - he fit the outfit. More bluntly, he fit the Democrats rainbow leadership goal than others who may have done a better job. They had the woman, the white guy, the hispanic, and they needed an African-American to complete the coalition. Clyburn , having more ambition than Lucifer, gladly shopped for and accepted the job.

It was pretty stunning to me to see Jim ranked so low, but Congress.org is an independent group. No doubt Clyburn ranks himself a lot higher than that - but he's always had an exaggerated sense of self. Just another example of him making himslef out to be more important than he actually is.

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Want to hang Out With Your Favorite Political Blogger? Then Come Out to the Striped Bass Festival In Manning This Saturday.

They Ain't Great Eating, But They Sure Are Pretty....

Want to do soemthign different this weekend? Go to a local festival. There's lots of food, plenty to do and see, and it's soemthing DIFFERENT !! I'll be down in Manning for the Striped Bass Festival this Saturday.

I'll be in the parade for the second time - my first was in 2005, when I went with Bobby ad Snoop, and I tossed out about 500 Mike Reino for Congress pens. I still have about 1000 left - you never know when I might need them again... Overall, I think is my third or fourth parade here.

Manning does it right. They have tractor pulls and mud bogs, boat flotillas, music and the festival, and it's stretched out all over the county. The weather is suppose to be pretty nice. The hottest and the coldest days I've spent in SC were both at the Striped Bass Festival, so 82 degrees and sunny should go over great.... Hope to see you there.

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Pennsylvania Recap: Hillary's Last Dance.

Hillary Is Still THAT FAR Behind........

Tie for parting thoughts on Pennsylvania. First, I was pretty close - alot closer than I usually am. I thought Clinton would win by 12, so ten pts isn't a bad call. Now, should Hillary fans be getting excited, and Obama rooters get worried? Nope.

I had to explain it all to Charles at work. He's 24, he's black, and he LOVES Obama. There was no way Clinton was going to lose Pennsylvania. It is a tailor made state for her. How? Let's count the ways.. Pennsylvania is:

Old

90% White

Union

Her Dad Was Born There.

Obama Isn't the Right Fit.

Despite all of this, Obama still managed to cut about 15 points off od her lead, and it looks like she'll only get a net gain of about 9-10 delegates. That is way too little ground to make up. The way the Dems award delegates makes it almost impossible for Clinton to catch up. If there were winner take all primaries - like the General Election, and the way the GOP does it - she might have some chance. But they don't, and the sand is about out of the hour glass for Hillary.

The primaries are not like Boxing, where you can get your butt kicked for 11 rounds, then deck your opponent with one mighty swing at the very end. It's more like Horse Racing. If you're 10 lengths behind at the final pole, you're going to lose - no matter how fast you're running at the end. Yeah, it'll go to the convention, and Clinton will try to show that she wins the big states to attract delegates, but she has no more gift states for her, like Pennsylvania was. Each will be a dogfight, and Obama has shown that he can close almost any gap by primary day.

Enjoy the win, Hillary. It's probably going to be your last one.......

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Breaking Local News.... Florence County Official Indicted for Embezzlement of Funds.

Just off the news wire..... Florence County Voter Registration director Michael Young will be indicted for embezzlement. It's a little different than your usual public official skimming money. Young was retired from the railroad (probbaly CSX), and he collected more than $40,000 in disability benefits from them, while working on the Voter Registration and Elections Commission Board , and having a voting machine consulting business - all at the same time. Young sure was busy......

I don't know Mr. Young. I dealt with Russell Barrett at the elections board when he was director. Barrett was a top notch guy, and he even won an honor as the best elections board director in the state. It looks like we took a step back with his successor. Sure, he didn't cheat taxpayers, but we need more honesty from our public officials.

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Happy Birthday to William Shakespeare !!

Bill Would Have Been 344 Today.... But Doesn't Look a Day Over 250...

I just had a co-worker suggest doing a blog entitled "Hamsters: Fuzzy Pet, Or Homosexual Toy"..... Maybe i'll get back to that one. Today is William Shakespeare's birthday, so to celebrate, I've got a quiz on the bard, courtesy of MSN....

http://encarta.msn.com/quiz_309/shakespeares_world_quiz.html?GT1=27004

I got six right.... but then again, I am well read..

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Happy Earth Day and National Administrative Professionals (NOT Secretary) Day !!

Happy Earth Day, which is also what would have been my Mom's 80th birthday ! Today is when we take 1/365th of our lives to focus on making the Earth a better place. About the only thing environment-related that I could think of was to put $30 of gas in my tank - hey, it was PAST the E.... I had to gas up !!!

Anyway, try to do something green today to help the earth last a day longer before she burns up from something else....

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Shatner Goes Schizophrenic !!

What do you do when you're William Shatner? When you're so cool, no one else on the planet is even on your level? You start talking to yourself , of course! Here's a clip from the '96 MTV Movie Awards, where Shatner is playing TJ Hooker, Capt. Kirk and himself as the host of Emergency 911 - his forgotten treasure.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0koAyILY-hM

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SC6 Consumer - Babe Alert. The Gorilla Gripper.

The Gorilla Gripper - Nice Tool, Even Nicer Chick in the Commercial.....

Judging by the lack of comments on the last few posts, none of you are interested in discovering how much of a crook their Congressman may be. Fine. I'm here to entertain you guys, so I'll take it back to what you like - Tools and Hot Girls...

Ever have a problem picking up drywall or plywood, especially by yourself? Of course you have. Well, those days are over, thanks to the Gorilla Gripper. It makes lifting that crap nice and easy. In fact, even the babe in the ad can do it herself. Check it out.....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRmCpP9tiek

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SC6 Investigates, Part 3: Who Is Fulbright & Jaworski, And What Do They Want From Jim?

On to Part 3... We've already discussed how Jim Clyburn has lost his popularity as far as donations go, and how some companies seem to be in a quid pro quo agreement with the Clyburn Camp . Today, we have a combination of the two.....

I bring you Fulbright & Jaworski of New York City. Who are they? They're a law firm, actually based in numerous areas worldwide, but we are focusing on the New York office, becaus that's where the stink is coming from. F&J has many specialities, but the New York branch is listed as such. " The New York office serves a broad client base including large publicly-held corporations, investment banking and brokerage firms, venture capital and leveraged buy-out firms, investment funds, private equity and institutional investors, life science, high-technology and other emerging growth companies, privately-held companies, partnerships, individuals, estates and charitable organizations and foundations. "

So, in short, they are a law firm that represents Big Business. Go to their website, and it's pretty surprising at some of their work: NYSE, SEC and NASD Investigation protection, Discrimination and Sexual Harrassment suit defense, EEOC and NLRB law for businesses. So, they essentially are exactly NOT what Clyburn has spent his entire career fighting for - or at least what he SAYS he's fighting for. Sounds a bit hypocritical, don't you think?

How much support has Clyburn received from F&J? Well, he got doantions from 19 , YES 19.. different attorneys from F&J - all from the New York office. Of them, almost NONE of them has EVER donated money to a federal level candidate, except for an occasional NY Senator or two.

So, what does a big NY Law Firm want from a Congressman from rural South Carolina? Sorry to let you down a bit on this one, but I don't know. I don't have the tools to find this one, but I can tell when something stinks worse than the Fulton Fish Market!! Maybe The State or a local TV station can take a few minutes out of their busy schedule, and ask Clyburn a rare probing question... Like a good St. Bernard, I can only take you to the frozen guy in the Alps, dig a small hole, then start barking.

WOOF, WOOF, WOOF !!

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