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"Like many South Carolinians, Karen and her husband are avid hunters," Floyd Spokesman Hogan Gidley said.

So long and farewell from Politics Rocks. Thanks to all the readers, anonymous comments, and just everyone who participated, read, liked, and hated my blog! It's been since the middle of November 2005 when I started this thing and it's time it comes to an end! Who knows, I may start up a Doughnuts & Politics blog next, but as of right now, I will take a break. Feel free to check out my Sports Talk Rocks blog and comment on there, but for now, the 2 blogs below will be my last ones on here. Also, scroll down and learn who your Senators are! (Thanks to everyone who helped out and gave me suggestions for the look alikes)

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Top Ten List: Top Ten Biggest Losers In The Mark Sanford Fanclub (**Updated)

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1. Mark Sanford - SC Governor
2. The Herald Journal Editorial Staff- Spartanburg, SC Newspaper
3. Richard Eckstrom - SC Comptroller General
4. Katon Dawson- SC GOP Chair

5. Jason Miller - Sanford's Deputy Chief of Staff For Coalitions/Strategic Planning
6. Joshua Gross - Director of SC Club 4 Growth
7. Joel Sawyer - Current Press Secretary to Mark Sanford

8. Ralph Norman - Former Candidate for U.S. House District 5

9. Karen Floyd - Former Candidate for SC Superintendent of Education

10. Sunny Phillips - SC GOP Fundraiser

There's been some changes to this Top Ten List from a few months ago, but still, you know these are some bad losers when Former Press Secretary Will Folks can't even crack the Top Ten. He normally would finish in the top two of almost any other list such as this, but with some of the rising stars that have popped up in the Mark Sanford FanClub, he still remains off the list. The Herald-Journal Editorial Staff was at the #10 spot, but now has been moved up and cruising along just fine at the #2 spot. Thanks to their 1,027th makeout session over the last year with Mark Sanford in this editorial story from last week, it's safe to say their #2 spot is nowhere near in jeopardy. Jason Miller is a newcomer just recently added to the list. If there has ever been a public official more unequipped to be Governor ... Mark Sanford is your man. If there ever has been someone as clueless to support that, Joshua Gross fits that description. He got bumped and is sitting comfortably in the #6 spot. I won't get into the other recieving vote names or honorable mention names, but I will inform you on one more change in the Top Ten List. Sunny Phillips! Yes, I know her heart was crushed 3 months ago when she didn't make this list but now she can go home, pop open a beer and party on! Sunny, you were an honorable mention last time, this time you made the list! Congratulations! I present to you the Top Ten: Biggest Losers In The Mark Sanford Fanclub starting off the year 2007!

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3 Possible Outcomes For Mark Sanford's Next 4 Years As South Carolina's Governor

Scott Baio from "Charles In Charge" -------- SC Governor Mark Sanford

After reading dumb idea # 1,587 from Mark Sanford the other week, I would love to ask for a recall of his position as Governor, but since that won't happen .... I'm going to predict 3 possible outcomes that will take place over the next 4 years, and which one I would like to see happen.

1. He stays the Libertarian course and just drives the Governor's office into the ground and proves why the Legislature should have the amount power that it does. This could involve continued income tax cuts for the super wealthy, continued pushing school vouchers to help you guessed it ..... , and/or trying to shrink government to the size of a borderline dictatorship.

2. He could do all those things in option number one, plus fight strongly against the Legislature even going as far as helping opposing candidates campaign against the elected Senators in their re-election primaries in 2008. If he is really able to get Katon Dawson and some others on his side, it could potentially swing some R's to switch parties. Don't think that's not a possibility, because it def. is.

3. (This is the one I would like to see) Sanford could change course, he could work with the Legislature, he could learn that investing is important, and he could really focus on bringing jobs to South Carolina! If Sanford could pull this off, then every sentence about his political career years later would start off with, "But no matter what, he was the one who helped make South Carolina ............"

Now, I know that seems so improbable as to be near impossible for that to happen, but it's his only chance to be remembered as a great Governor. If he could pull it off, he could still be remember as a Carroll Campbell . Think about it, as of right now, he will be remembered as the Governor that brought pigs into the Statehouse! No one wants to be remembered for that! No matter how bad he screws up things for the rest of his time as Governor, if he can compromise and get the Legislature to rally behind him and land a couple of solid deals bringing some industry into this state, he would be forever remembered as a great Governor! What does he have to lose? Why not give it a shot? This is a genuine outreach to try and help the Governor. This is our state and I still care! And you should too!

Dear Abby,

Dear Abby,
I never thought I would write to you, but I need some advice. A few months ago, www.SCHotline.com removed Politics Rocks from their "Blogs and Websites" list on their website and have not placed it back on there ever since. I really don't feel bad at all for challenging Karen Floyd and making fun of her campaign manager/SCHotline owner's, Mike Green on a regular basis, but I wish I wouldn't have been removed from the site.

I consider my website smart enough, good looking enough, and doggone it .... people just like it. Granted, I'm not as smart as some of the other bloggers on here, and I don't use big words in my blogs. However, as I like to say, it's not the size of your words that count, but how loud the people scream in reaction to them! I really want to continue fighting the good fight, but I just don't know if I can do it anymore. If www.SCHotline.com wouldn't have damaged my heart like the way they did, I wouldn't even be thinking about retiring!

Abby, why did www.SCHotline.com remove me from their list? Did they have someone better come along to replace me? Did they just get super mad at me for supporting Jim Rex in the Superintendent of Education Race? Even though the boys running SCHotline are gutless and spineless, I'm still embarrassed to admit that I only lasted 2 months with them! Was it my fault or was it theirs?

Please help:
Signed Michael Reese from SC,

2006 Blogger Of The Year Award - Gervais Bridges

Monday, January 16, 2006

Campbell Adds Acute Accent Mark To Campaign Signs; Bauer Responds With Umlaut
Violation of time-honored language rules upsets some

B & P News - Columbia - In a new brand of political gamesmanship, Lt. Governor-candidate Mike Campbell this week added an acute accent mark to his Campbell’s Soup-style campaign signs. Lt. Governor Andre Bauer responded with his own new diacritical mark -- a prominent umlaut.“This is clearly a case of accent-mark envy,” said Bauer in a telephone interview with B & P News. “We saw this last election when Leventis put a tilde over his N. It wasn’t even pronounceable.” Campbell responded to the claim of diacritic envy by saying, "Is not," and then offering, "He started it."While the exchange between the Bauer and Campbell camps seems to have stalemated for now, some people -- including Governor Mark Sanford -- worry that political candidates are using too much discretion with their signs.“What is up with the ‘V’ in Lovelace? It’s a weird blue shape, like maybe a slice of pizza," noted Sanford. "He’s a doctor -- what if he goes to administer an IV and he inserts an ‘I-blue pizza’ instead? Sounds like malpractice to me.”Some South Carolina voters are also wary of the trend, and prefer candidates who opt for more traditional signs."I've always liked Jakie Knotts 'cause he sticks with plain ol' letters," said Lexington resident Duke Murray. "Not all them fancy vowels and whatnots."Educators agree that the signs could send the wrong message, especially to our schoolchildren.“I’ve always worried about politicians taking our liberty,” said Dreher High English teacher Jessamine Flowers. “But now, they’re taking liberties with the language I love to teach.”

This Is Interesting ....

Herald Journal: It's Time To Remove Michael Smith

2004, November Elections: The Herald-Journal Editorial Page endorsed all Republicans running for political office.
2006, November Elections: Endorsed 1 Democrat out of 7 Statewide Races (even endorsed Karen Floyd and Mark Sanford)

With a majority of the population currently placing vast amounts of confidence in newspapers and their editorial opinions, as citizens, we cannot allow these newspapers to mislead and be deceptive. We, the undersigned, ask the Herald-Journal Newspaper (Spartanburg, S.C.) to get a new Editorial Page Editor. Unfortunately, Michael Smith has been and still maintains a big delusional and extreme conservative view. His radical stance should come to an end now, and the Herald-Journal Editorial Page should get back to the sensible center.

You Know, This Sounds Like The Kind Of Stuff People Think Up While .....

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TV Actor Dylan McDermott ---- SC Governor Mark Sanford

Truckers Say Sanford Idea To Back Up Traffic 'Silly' - Greenville News

After reading the article from the link above, it really makes you scratch your head asking yourself ...... was Mark Sanford smoking weed when coming up with that idea, or was it his new Strategic Planner who he hired for $106,000, Jason Miller that came up with it (while smoking weed)? I mean COME ON! Setting up weighing Stations on hwy 17 to back up traffic! It's been over a month since you guys won re-election and this is the best idea you could come up with? I've come to a conclusion .....

They've given up before ever starting the new term. The Mark Sanford team look and act like a losing basketball team with an 0-25 record, and they have to play the best team in the state with a 25-0 record. They know they're not going to win before the game even starts, they've given up before the jumpball ever takes place so what do they do instead ...... they don't take the game seriously and do everything in their power to put on a circus show! They rant and rave at the officials when they're down 80-30 in the 4th quarter, they do dumb things to try and get technical fouls, they yell and probably even tell the reporters after the game that they could have won if they just didn't keep putting the score up on the scoreboard. And yea, I'm sure they probably "accidentally" have water jug tip over behind the bench too at some point.

We should be sick to our stomachs every day for re-electing Mark Sanford to a 2nd term as Governor. The man is simply not up to the job. Even if he really wanted to be or cared to be an effective Governor, he ... could ... not ... do ... it. There's really no reason for me to even talk about his "idea" that he came up with. Jake Knotts warned us back in July on here when I interviewed him, he told us it would be a sad day for South Carolina if Mark Sanford was re-elected. He told us it would be nothing but crazy and absurd political stunts. Mark, you're losing 80-30 in the 4th quarter, stop attempting tomahawk jams from the 3point line and stop shooting half-court shots, they're almost impossible to do and it's not going to get you back in the ballgame. Please put the subs on the bench in and see if they will display good sportsmanship and make a few good plays in the remaining minutes!

Here's what Sen. Jake Knotts told us back in July!

"The P in my vocabulary, stands for people! Not politics, not party, and not partisanship. It stands for people and their problems and problem solving. And when we get a Governor in the Governor’s office that says that I’m going to listen to the people and I’m going to be there for the people, then we will have a good Governor in South Carolina!" - Jake Knotts

I Present To You The 2007 SC State Senators

South Carolina State Senators

Richland, SC - John Courson --- Joe Don Baker (TV Actor)

Williamsburg, SC - Yancey McGill - Edwin McCain (Singer from Greenville, SC)

Richland, SC - Joel Lourie ----- Bob McGrath (Sesame Street)

Berkeley, SC - William Mescher ------- Sitting Bull

Chester, SC - Linda Short - Molly Shannon (Saturday Night Live)

Abbeville, SC - Billy O'dell - Frank Perdue (Famous Chicken Manufacturer)

Clarendon, SC - John Land - Foghorn Leghorn (Cartoon Favorite)

Pickens, SC - Thomas Alexander - Ray Bolger (The Wizard of Oz)

Spartanburg, SC - John Hawkins - Dan Patrick (ESPN)

Rock Hill, SC - Wes Hayes - Dennis Haskins (Saved By The Bell)

Jasper, SC - Clementa Pinckney -------- Samuel L. Jackson

Greer, SC - Lewis Vaughn ------- George Lindsey (Goober Pyle)

Myrtle Beach - Dick Elliot ----- Ted Knight (CaddyShack)

Charleston, SC - Robert Ford ------ Ossie Davis (TV Actor)

Dorchester, SC - Randy Scott ---------- Donald Rumsfeld

Newberry, SC - Ronnie Cromer - Tom Tancredo (Congressman from Colorado)

Georgetown, SC - Ray Cleary - Charlie Gibson (ABC News Anchor)

Charleston, SC - Glenn McConnell -------- Buddy Holly

Horry, SC - Luke Rankin --------- Will Proctor (ClemsonQB)

Greenville, SC - Mike Fair - Paul Gleason (TV Actor, "Breakfast Club)

Florence, SC - Hugh Leatherman - Yoda (Star Wars)

Orangeburg, SC - John Matthews - Sherman Hensley (The Jefferson's)

Greenville, SC - David Thomas - Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years)

Orangeburg, SC - Brad Hutto - Russell Crowe (TV Actor)

Spartanburg, SC - Glenn Reese - Troy Donahue (TV Actor)

Gaffney, SC - Harvey Peeler - Chuck Connors (The Rifleman)

Lexington, SC - Nikki Setzler --- Jack Nicholson (The Joker)

Marion, SC - Kent Williams - Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus, The Matrix)

Laurens, SC - Danny Verdin --------- Roger Moore (007)

Greenwood, SC - John Drummond ----- Lou Holtz (Football Coach)

Darlington, SC - Gerald Malloy - Steve Harris (ABC's "The Practice")

Greenville, SC - Ralph Anderson --- Richard Pryor (Comedian)

Sumter, SC - Old School Phil Leventis - Tucker Carlson

Aiken, SC - Greg Ryberg -- Jed Clampett (Beverly Hillbillies)

Charleston, SC - Chip Campsen -- Paulie Walnuts

Hilton Head, SC- Scott Richardson - Ed Harris (TV Actor)

Lexington, SC - Jake Knotts -- Boss Hog (Dukes of Hazzard)

Spartanburg, SC - Jim Ritchie ----- Wayne Rogers (M.A.S.H.)

Richland, SC - Kay Patterson -- Steven Urkel (Family Matters)

Kershaw, SC - Vincent Sheehen -- Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller)

Berkeley, SC - Larry Grooms ---- Curly Howard (3 Stooges)

Pickens, SC - Larry Martin ----------- Granny Clampett

Anderson, SC - Kevin Bryant --- John Cessarich (WYFF News)

Aiken, SC - Tommy Moore ----- Bill Parcells (Dallas Cowboys)

Richland, SC- Darryl Jackson -------- Cartoon Favorite, Droopy

Lancaster, SC - Chauncey Gregory ------ Woody Harrelson