Posted on 06/10/2010 5:37:52 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Clyburn says S.C. Dem Senate candidate is a 'plant,' calls for probe By Michael O'Brien - 06/10/10 07:37 AM ET The man nominated as Democrats' candidate for Senate in South Carolina might have been a "plant," a high-ranking Democrat suggested Thursday.
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) called on the U.S. Attorney's office in South Carolina to investigate the circumstances that led to Alvin Greene winning the Democratic primary for Senate in the state earlier this week.
"There were some real shenanigans going on in the South Carolina primary," Clyburn said during an appearance on the liberal Bill Press radio show. "I don't know if he was a Republican plant; he was someone's plant."
The third-ranking House Democrat said he found it strange that Greene, a relative unknown prior to Tuesday, was able to produce the money to register and run for Senate, despite being unemployed. Greene allegedly tried to pay in cash, and Clyburn said he wondered whether or not an outside party might have funded that and Greene's campaign, in violation of federal campaign finance laws.
Despite having no real campaign or prior political support in the state, Greene won the primary to face Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) this fall with nearly 59 percent of the vote -- almost 100,000 votes.
The South Carolina Democratic Party called on Greene on Wednesday to drop out of the race after the Associated Press reported that the candidate is facing felony charges for having allegedly displayed pornographic images to a college student.
Adding to the pressure on Greene was Clyburn's call for the U.S. Attorney to look at the possibility that an outside party might have funded Greene's campaign beyond legally permissible limits, and without having disclosed the source of those payments.
"I would hope the U.S. Attorney down there would look at this," Clyburn said, pointing specifically to Greene's having allegedly tried to pay the fee to run for Senate in cash, despite being unemployed.
"I think there's some federal laws being violated in this race, but I think some shenanigans are going on in South Carolina," Clyburn explained. "Somebody gave him that $10,000 and he who took it should be investigated, and he who gave it should be investigated."
OMG- they called Greene the ultimate insult- a “republican”
It’s almost like he is from Chicago, or even Hawaii....
Let's face it. Either the dem voters in SC were too stupid or too lazy to find out who this guy was, or they were tired of the old dem politicians and voted for a new guy. Whatever the reason, it wasn't Republicans that made this guy the dem candidate; it was the dem rank and file.
Plants usually are green............
...or Kenya..........
Paying in cash . . . the ultimate sin.
Lol. Pass the popcorn this is gonna be good.
Hussein is a Saudi plant. Oddly Clyburn is not concerned.
Funny watching the Democrats practice racism against african americans. Another black caniddate they want to throw under the bus.
Jim Clyburn calling for the disenfranchisement of nearly 100,000 Democratic voters?
Call the ACLU!
You can make stuff like this up ping....
Will somebody please get Congressman Clyburn a fresh roll of tin foil? I think he’s getting messages from “the mothership” again.
......kinda like the Obama campaign in 08.
LOL, I was thinking likewise! Dems voting for an unvetted, unknown, unemployed black man with no real campaign. Gee, never seen that before.
Here’s a hint to explain what happened.
In 1998, Jesse Jackson won the Democrat primary in SC.
“House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) called on the U.S. Attorney’s office in South Carolina to investigate the circumstances that led to Alvin Greene....”
I always liked his music.
Maybe he go the cash from Democrat William Jefferson- LA......Or from Barry’s “STASH”........ Is it really that strange that an unemployed Democrat can suddenly come up with 10 grand cash?
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