| CARROLL CAMPELL "Tumpy" III, Announces Republican Primary Run Against Henry Brown The press is buzzing Swing State Project: SC-01: The lackadaiscal Henry Brown, fresh off of barely beating Linda Ketner last year, is facing a primary challenge from a young go-getter with a prominent (if laughable) family name: Carroll "Tumpy" Campbell III. (His father was SC governor in the 1990s.) Many in the local GOP are worried about the safety of the seat in Brown's idle hands, and this early announcement may be done with the hope of goading Brown into retirement. WMBF NEWS in Myrtle Beach also announces young Thurmond is considering running in the primary against Brown as well. |
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The National Scene
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From Dick Richards, 4/22/09
I recommend we all read "Our Enemy the State" by Albert Jay Nock. All we have had is going to go. What do we want in its place?
Henry Brown goes both ways!!!!
March 3, 2009 by therealdeals
“I was against the economic stimulus bill before I was for it,” is what I’m thinking Henry “The Haircut” Brown (R-SC) was saying following the announcement at MUSC that
the Hollings Cancer Center had earned a National Cancer Institute designation (a very big deal).
Anyhoo, The Haircut was asked by WCIV about SC Gov. Mark Sanford’s current public position that he may turn down some of the monies from the economic stimulus bill
coming to South Carolina.
Brown, who voted for all the corporate bailouts but against President Obama’s stimulus for the little guy, responded with, “It would actually go back and be distributed to
other states. I think it would be penalizing South Carolina not to take it.”
You can watch it here.
It looks like Ol’ Henry will be spreading around more than just candy bars throughout District 1 for the next two years.
A Message to Republicans
Melissa Dickens, Horry County
I'm sick to death of hearing all you bunch wine about this majior problem we're facing and you can't come up with something better for the poor class.By the way
they are the ones who wear cheap clothes and don't live in big fancey houses and drive the most costly thing off the lot.Why not cut your pay check in half and see if
you can live like this.In other words the middle class and the poor class have took the pay cut but I ink it's time for the congess and the seantors take a pay cut for
the country and I would vote yes to that.The america people want to work have money and take care of thier familys and if you give us chance we will show you this.
So stop your wining and get yourself back to Washington and get to work and work as a team with the demoricates and solve this mess.Becaues thats why you get
pay the big bucks ok.I hope this helped if not then it was my time I wast not yours.
On The Stimulus Package and Its Effect on Small Business Owners
JoAnn
Folly Beach
Feb. 08
I am a small business owner on Folly Beach in Charleston. I would like to know what is in this stimulus package to help me. Where is my bail out and who is going to
save me as I continue to go under? There does not seem to be anything that will be helping me. I need a loan to consolidate my debt. I have been trying for 2 years now. If
it was hard before, now it will be impossible. Why is it the group of people in the same position are going to be the ones that get hit the hardest and get no help though this
very scary economic time? Why is know one helping me or even caring about what happens to me? I have been working hard for the last 10 years to build my business.
Now, in a years period of time I am wondering if I will be in business next year, next month, next week. Please, if there is something that I can do to save my career, if there
is something the state government can do to help, or ever the federal government.
JoAnn has another question on the State Scene link to your left
JoAnn, best I can tell, this is no windfall for small business - the backbone of the country and this state - but the stimulus package could be of some help. Here are some
of the categories covered:
- a tax credit for each employee hired
- crediting a five year verses two year look-back period for business losses on taxes
- contracts for new government projects
- tax breaks for capital expenses
- money for green companies
- additional funding for the Small Business Administration
A refund from the federal government for losses (bullet 2) and a small business loan may be just what you are looking for. In addition to making loans more easily
available through the small business administration, the plan eliminates certain fees.
It hardly compares to what the CEO's of the financial institutions get - or the U.S. Congress and their automatic raises and lifelong pensions !!
Immigration, March 10, 2009, Lindsey Grant:
Thank you for giving me an opportunity to read "Population Policy for a Depression." While I could quibble over minor matters, I agree thoroughly with the thrust of your
paper. Which brings me to what I believe to be the heart of your paper and should be the heart of a populationist movement: Population policy.
Yesterday, I gave a talk, "Population Policy: The Missing Piece of the Immigration Policy Puzzle," for the Chinese-American Association of Rossmoor (CA). Here is an
excerpt from that talk:
"In 1966, David Brower, then Executive Director of Sierra Club, declared, 'We feel you don’t have a conservation policy unless you have a population policy.' Today I say:
You don’t have a rational immigration policy unless you have a rational population policy.
"Since ultimately a nation’s immigration policy will tend to increase, to decrease, or to stabilize the size of a nation’s population, it seems logical to determine whether a
nation wants its population to increase, decrease, or stabilize before attempting to design its immigration policy. In a democracy, determining what a nation wants--what
its citizens want--is the responsibility of its elected representatives.
"Currently, our elected legislative and executive representatives seem inclined to design immigration policy without first establishing population policy, i.e., without first
determining whether its citizens want America’s population to increase, to decrease, or to stabilize. Such an approach seems to me both irrational and undemocratic. It
is like an architect designing a house for clients without asking them how many bedrooms, baths, or levels they want."
Personally, I don't believe we can state too often that America's current population policy is an ad hoc population growth policy, e.g., it requires families with three or fewer
children to subsidize families with four or more children; it encourages net inward migration of over twelve million annually. In other words, this nation has a population
policy; it simply is not openly acknowledged.
In my opinion, America needs more populationists--and probably a national populationist organization--reminding America of (a) what our ad hoc population policy is and
(b) what our population policy should be.
Again, thank you for giving me an opportunity to read and comment on your paper and thank you for all your work on behalf of rational population and immigration policies.
Edward C. Hartman, Author of The Population Fix: Breaking America's Addiction To Population Growth
Replacement Fertility + Zero Net Migration = Population Stability; www.ThePopulationFix.com
National: Senators' and Representatives' Record of Votes
Rep. Henry Brown Votes: http://www.themiddleclass.org/legislator/henry-brown-45
Other House of Representative Member Votes
http://www.themiddleclass.org/browse/legislators (enter Legislator's name)
Senator Jim DeMint Votes: http://www.themiddleclass.org/legislator/jim-demint-93
Senator Lindsey Graham Votes: http://www.themiddleclass.org/legislator/lindsey-graham-445
Thank you for giving me an opportunity to read "Population Policy for a Depression." While I could quibble over minor matters, I agree thoroughly with the thrust of your
paper. Which brings me to what I believe to be the heart of your paper and should be the heart of a populationist movement: Population policy.
Yesterday, I gave a talk, "Population Policy: The Missing Piece of the Immigration Policy Puzzle," for the Chinese-American Association of Rossmoor (CA). Here is an
excerpt from that talk:
"In 1966, David Brower, then Executive Director of Sierra Club, declared, 'We feel you don’t have a conservation policy unless you have a population policy.' Today I say:
You don’t have a rational immigration policy unless you have a rational population policy.
"Since ultimately a nation’s immigration policy will tend to increase, to decrease, or to stabilize the size of a nation’s population, it seems logical to determine whether a
nation wants its population to increase, decrease, or stabilize before attempting to design its immigration policy. In a democracy, determining what a nation wants--what
its citizens want--is the responsibility of its elected representatives.
"Currently, our elected legislative and executive representatives seem inclined to design immigration policy without first establishing population policy, i.e., without first
determining whether its citizens want America’s population to increase, to decrease, or to stabilize. Such an approach seems to me both irrational and undemocratic. It
is like an architect designing a house for clients without asking them how many bedrooms, baths, or levels they want."
Personally, I don't believe we can state too often that America's current population policy is an ad hoc population growth policy, e.g., it requires families with three or fewer
children to subsidize families with four or more children; it encourages net inward migration of over twelve million annually. In other words, this nation has a population
policy; it simply is not openly acknowledged.
In my opinion, America needs more populationists--and probably a national populationist organization--reminding America of (a) what our ad hoc population policy is and
(b) what our population policy should be.
Again, thank you for giving me an opportunity to read and comment on your paper and thank you for all your work on behalf of rational population and immigration policies.
Edward C. Hartman, Author of The Population Fix: Breaking America's Addiction To Population Growth
Replacement Fertility + Zero Net Migration = Population Stability; www.ThePopulationFix.com
National: Senators' and Representatives' Record of Votes
Rep. Henry Brown Votes: http://www.themiddleclass.org/legislator/henry-brown-45
Other House of Representative Member Votes
http://www.themiddleclass.org/browse/legislators (enter Legislator's name)
Senator Jim DeMint Votes: http://www.themiddleclass.org/legislator/jim-demint-93
Senator Lindsey Graham Votes: http://www.themiddleclass.org/legislator/lindsey-graham-445
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May 4, 2009
Will Henry Brown Defend Horry Fire
Starter?
Congressman Brown sent a letter to the Georgetown Times thanking
those who helped with the devastating fires in Horry County.
Brown fought for years to defend himself against the exact same
charge leveled against the originator of the fires in Horry County:
burning on a no-burn, red-flag day. He even spent $100,000 of
tax-payer money to beat the $4,000 fine.
We would expect him to do no less for a constituent ... unless of
course, it was all about special treatment.
Will Henry Brown Defend Horry Fire
Starter?
Congressman Brown sent a letter to the Georgetown Times thanking
those who helped with the devastating fires in Horry County.
Brown fought for years to defend himself against the exact same
charge leveled against the originator of the fires in Horry County:
burning on a no-burn, red-flag day. He even spent $100,000 of
tax-payer money to beat the $4,000 fine.
We would expect him to do no less for a constituent ... unless of
course, it was all about special treatment.
January 13, 2010
Dear Friends and Supporters,
I am deeply appreciative of all the encouragement I’ve received from hundreds of you
since Congressman Brown’s resignation. Because we have been partners in building
a better South Carolina, I wanted you to be the first to know that I will not be running for
Congress in 2010. Personally and professionally, 2010 is not the time for me to mount
a campaign.
Although I’m not endorsing anyone until I see each candidate's thinking as regards how
to make government work again, I ask my supporters to take a close look at Colonel
Robert Burton. He and I met over 10 years ago and worked together on affordable
housing initiatives in South Carolina. I find him to be a man of integrity, service and
leadership and will study his candidacy carefully.
My wish - and I'm sure yours - is that a candidate of uncommon wisdom, principles,
independence and leadership emerges victorious for this seat.
Very best regards,
Linda
Linda Ketner
yoursite@lindaketner.com
http://www.lindaketner.com
Dear Friends and Supporters,
I am deeply appreciative of all the encouragement I’ve received from hundreds of you
since Congressman Brown’s resignation. Because we have been partners in building
a better South Carolina, I wanted you to be the first to know that I will not be running for
Congress in 2010. Personally and professionally, 2010 is not the time for me to mount
a campaign.
Although I’m not endorsing anyone until I see each candidate's thinking as regards how
to make government work again, I ask my supporters to take a close look at Colonel
Robert Burton. He and I met over 10 years ago and worked together on affordable
housing initiatives in South Carolina. I find him to be a man of integrity, service and
leadership and will study his candidacy carefully.
My wish - and I'm sure yours - is that a candidate of uncommon wisdom, principles,
independence and leadership emerges victorious for this seat.
Very best regards,
Linda
Linda Ketner
yoursite@lindaketner.com
http://www.lindaketner.com
