10 thoughts on “Nothing like openness and transparency, eh?”

1. Scout December 19, 2011 at 8:16 pm

   Her statement essentially telling the committee what to conclude before they ever started investigating is certainly disturbing.

   Did she really think this was an OK thing to do, or did she know it was wrong and was just too stupid to cover her tracks, or is it that she just thinks the rules don’t apply to her?

   I don’t know which answer upsets me more. None of the options are very good.

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2. `Kathryn Fenner December 19, 2011 at 8:42 pm

   @ scout–I think she thinks everything she does is the right way to do things. She shows no signs of any kind of self-questioning. It’s like all those people who love to say, “it’s just plain old common sense” to any number of things that I find debatable or capable of different points of view. She shoots from the hip and that’s her story and she’s sticking to it.

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3. Burl Burlingame December 19, 2011 at 9:38 pm

   I like the way the Gov. snarls “Merry Christmas!” as she makes a run for it.

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4. Karen McLeod December 19, 2011 at 11:16 pm

   And what’s new about Gov. Haley here? She was all that before elections, is that now, and will continue to be that for as long as she can get away with it.

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5. Juan Caruso December 19, 2011 at 11:39 pm

   Regarding transparency, does lawyer Vincent Sheheen carry a handgun like many SC lawyers?

   P&C: Do you own a gun, whether it’s a handgun or other type of firearm?

   Sheheen: “Yes, several.”

   Haley: “I don’t own a gun, but I am a CWP (concealed weapons permit) holder, and I’ll tell you why I don’t own a gun, because this is part of the problem. We have so many regulations in this state, still as a CWP holder you have to go through SLED checks, you have to go through fingerprinting, yet there are still places you still can’t carry. So I could carry here and then go across the street and be breaking the law. It’s very hard to be a CWP holder and be within the rights of the law. I think we need to make sure that our regulations aren’t so strict that CWP holders can’t carry and really protect themselves.”

   We still don’t know about Vincent, do we? My how transparent he is!

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6. Cotton Boll Conspiracy December 20, 2011 at 12:46 am

   @ Kathryn – You’re right on with your assessment. I genuinely believe she doesn’t think she’s done anything wrong.

   Unfortunately, there are still a whole lot of people in the state who, incredibly, would agree with her.

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7. Ralph Hightower December 20, 2011 at 7:21 am

   She is Richard Nixon made over.

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8. Silence December 20, 2011 at 9:26 am

   To paraphrase:

   Statler: “There’s nothing like a little openness and transparency.”

   Waldorf: “And that was nothing like them.”

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9. Burl Burlingame December 21, 2011 at 9:29 pm

   And here’s some more South Carolinians for the rest of the country to assume about:

   http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2011/12/21/sc-man-dies-after-eating-ounce-of-cocaine-out-of-brothers-butt/

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10. Brad December 22, 2011 at 11:56 am

    You have to understand, Burl, that family is very important to us here in SC. Of COURSE he tried to help his brother out…

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