Posted on 06/10/2010 9:22:07 PM PDT by Libloather
Mystery SC Candidate's Bizarre Keith Olbermann Interview
What the hell? At this point, it's the only reaction we can have to Alvin Greene, the unemployed veteran who beat out a much more-qualified opponent in the South Carolina Democratic Senate primary. Watch his halting Countdown interview for yourself.
It wasn't much different than other interviews he's given on television and in print. These are all marked by a frustrating vagueness about every aspect of his almost non-existent campaign. Tonight he told Olbermann his campaigning consisted of door-to-door canvassing and a couple of "informal meetings." When Olbermann asked how, given his lack of a website and fundraising, anyone in the state knew enough to vote for him, he said: "I think they heard of my name when I was campaigning across the state to pass the word on. Just by word of mouth. I got the word out, you know."
Many people are concerned he's a Republican plant, meant to derail any Democratic challenge to Republican Jim DeMint. Which is strange logic: If the Dems' favored candidate couldn't even beat some random dude, how was he supposed to beat a popular incumbent? When asked about SC Congressman James Clyburn's call for an investigation into whether his was a puppet campaign, Greene told Olbermann, "I've always been a Democrat and I always will be a Democrat and support Democrats." But throughout the interview he paused at great length after each question, apparently being fed answers by someone offscreen. (Olbermann later said it was his lawyer, according to Mediaite.) And he refused to comment on his sexy felony charge.
On the surface, there seems to be literally nothing to Alvin Greene the Democratic Senate candidate. Every interview and profile has so far only deepened this nothingness, begging us to fill it in with our own conspiracy theories—he's a plant! Someone's tricking him! Watching his performance on Olbermann, lobbing almost perfect non-answers at Olbermann's hard-hitting questions, you can't help but wonder if maybe Alvin Greene really is just some random dude.
You can vote A) for somebody that’s running or B) against somebody else that’s running. I’m guessing the primary voters picked B) .
Are you kidding?
He has absolutely zero clue as to what's going on - the GOP thugs who decided to use him as a plant
Now THAT'S funny!
This happened before in SC in the early 90s...a GOP strategerist paid a working class black stiff to run to hopefully increase white turnout low country..Congress race
don’t know if it worked but he got caught and was persecuted and paid a fine
who knows but there is precedent of malfeasance
but why now?
DeMint’s seat is as safe as Fort Knox baring a big scandal
Shrimp: According to Pvt. Benjamin Buford ‘Bubba’ Blue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLkNPjbaPTk&feature=related
I don’t see where this guy is any worse than Al Franken.
Worst movie ever made.
Classic!
From the evil link:
“Supervisors of his from the Air Force and the Army both said he was incompetent”
Yet you clicked on it. What does the Admin Moderator have to do with anything? Blame Bush while you're at it.
I didn't know it was a link to DU when I clicked on it. You didn't warn anyone.
It is customary on Free Republic to warn freepers that you are linking to that site.
I am not the only one on this thread who complained.
Show a little courtesy.
How old are you - ten?
***** Breaking News ******* Look who was in CAE...
FORMER BUSH ADVISOR TO ADDRESS SC REPUBLICANS IN COLUMBIA APRIL 24
The man affectionately known by former President George W. Bush as “Turd Blossom” will be the featured speaker at this year’s South Carolina Republican Party Silver Elephant Banquet.
The SCGOP announced on Thursday that Karl Rove, the former top Bush aide and “architect” of the 43rd presidency, would be addressing Republican Party activists at the annual event in Columbia on April 24.
“Americans are fed up with ultra-liberal policies and Karl Rove has proven repeatedly that he knows how to defeat Democrats,” said SCGOP chairman Karen Floyd.
Previous Republican speakers at the Silver Elephant include Ronald Reagan, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, George Allen and Mike Pence.
You can purchase tickets to the event beginning at $100 on the SCGOP’s website by clicking here.
Source: http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2010/03/26/karl-rove-to-headline-scgop-silver-elephant-banquet/
As Paul Harvey used to say: Now you know the rest of the story...
Yawn. Alinskyism again. Accuse your opponent of your own bad behavior.
In fact, when the Democrats did the exact thing they are accusing the Republicans of in SC, in Vermont in 1998, the press treated it as a big laugh.
As your mouse pointer rolls over a link, it is customary that the URL shows up at the bottom of your screen...LL is not responsible for you clicking on a link without first determining whether or not it's something you want to see. For example, you can choose whether or not to click here on your own.
Once you decide to click on a link, YOU live with the consequences.
And what if I was and you linked me to some pornography without warning me?
DU is a cesspool of bad language and frankly I believe that when you go there your computer gets infected with viruses.
Show a little courtesy when you want people to see the crap that is over there. There very well may be young children who are freepers.
Who Olberman..if so I agree~!
As for the guy; I suspect he really is the “joe blow” he says he is, and that HE ACTUALLY DID campaign (and that the State Rep. Probably did not at all, considering it ‘in the bag’ on N.R. alone-which apparently he did not have except among SDP insiders/activists..)! HAHA and LOL is all I have to say to the Democratic Party at this point! -J.S.
Scott Lee Cohen in Il for Lt gov.
Dems are getting beat by ubnknowns left and right
He is the perfect Democrat.
1.) He is black, so any criticism of anything he says or does is racist, not based on policy or performance.
2.) He is a walking void and a blank slate, so the mind numbed politically correct Democrat masses can project onto him their own fluffy “thought” clouds.
3.) He only answers a question after his lawyer (or someone else behind the scenes) has approved what he says.
4.) The media won’t dare criticize anything about him. (See #1.)
The only issue I can see at this point is that he will need some schooling on reading from a teleprompter, but after that he is tailor made for Democrat political “work” ...
So - you are ten. Be very careful. The internet is a very dangerous place.
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