Noting how the Palmetto State "has a history of rowdy politics" and that Rep. Joe Wilson (R) has made himself "the latest in a legendary line of South Carolina politicians who appeared to revel in renegade behavior," the Washington Post's Philip Rucker and Ann Gerhart turned to South Carolina Democratic operatives Don and Carol Fowler to smear Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) in their...
REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. 1. A Black Man Became a Walking Red Herring Last Night 2. Joe Wilson: Great American Hero! Bob Bennett: Unrepentant Fool 3. Are the Fowlers Just Generally Dirtbags? Because Carol Fowler Sure Seems To Be. 4. The conversation we wish Obama and Rahm were having tonight 5. Obama’s DC voucher hostages...
Carol Fowler, Chairwoman of the South Carolina Democrat Party , like her husband, is a dirt bag. “Once again a South Carolina Republican has embarrassed our state,” Fowler said in a statement, making a nod to scandal-plagued governor Mark Sanford. “Never has any member of Congress shown such disrespect for the president during a speech.” Really? You want to go there? We caught...
Carol Fowler, Chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, issued the following statement about the Gov. Mark Sanford's Op-ed: "Mark Sanford's vague apology in Sunday's papers is fine as far as it goes, but he doesn't say what he's apologizing for. Turning his back on the people of SC? Abandoning his family? Dumping his responsibilities for [...]
Sens. John Ensign , David Vitter and Larry Craig may have escaped their own sex scandals relatively unscathed, but it appears the imbroglio South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford put himself in is not going to go away anytime soon. In fact, the situation is just getting worse. On Wednesday, The State , a South Carolina newspaper that helped to break the story of the governor's affair, reported that twelve...
(CNN) — South Carolina Democratic Party chairwoman Carol Fowler said Saturday that Republicans in the legislature should form a bipartisan committee to investigate Gov. Mark Sanford "Mark Sanford deceived us– the only way now for South Carolinians to feel confident they are being told the truth is for the General Assembly to pursue every recourse [...]
In my continuing coverage of what the States say about qualifying candidates for office, Justin Riggs at yourfellowcitizen.com followed up on a previous report in which South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler FAXed him a self-ascribing certification of eligibility (meaning that he certified himself to be eligible) from Barack Obama. PDF document: Barack Obama Eligibility Certification to...
Don Fowler, you may recall, was featured in a video I posted just over a week ago. He was laughing about the hurricane headed for New Orleans, citing it as evidence of God favoring Democrats. Now his wife, Carol Fowler, has stuck her own foot in her mouth. Earlier today, Fowler the Mrs. said that John McCain has chosen a running mate whose "primary qualification seems to be that she hasn't had...
The Politico reports that South Carolina Democratic Chair Carol Fowler apparently can't think of a legitimate criticism of Sarah Palin, so she has turned to personal smears : South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate " whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.” The...
Just sent over from her office, SC Democratic Chairman Carol Fowler responds to her comments earlier today that Sarah Palin's "primary qualification seems to be that she hasn't had an abortion": I personally admire and respect the difficult choices that...
Just got off a McCain campaign conference about South Carolina Democratic Party Chairwoman Carol Fowler's statement that Sarah Palin's 'primary qualification seems to be that she hasn't had an abortion.' On the call, Fowler's fellow South Carolinian Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of John McCain's closest associates, called on Barack Obama to publicly reject Fowler's comments. 'I think that would be incumbent...
Here's the response from South Carolina Republicans to South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler: SCGOP's Dawson: Obama & Fowler are eager to smear, not ready to lead COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson today released the following statement in response to Carol Fowler's assertion that Sarah Palin's "primary qualification [for Vice President] seems...
The S.C. Democratic Chairwoman, Carol Fowler, stated today that Gov. Sarah Palin's only qualification for the office of V.P. under the Republican ticket is that she hasn't had an abortion. Update: Hot Air has run with this also, though they seem surprised at "sexism" coming from a women. This has nothing to do with sexism. It is a member of the far left using sexism as a tool to further the...
Does Gov. Sarah Palin have the Democrats completely and utterly rattled? What on earth is going on? Politico's Jonathan Martin reports that South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler told a Politico reporter today that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., had chosen...