OT: SC Governor's race
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Bet all the coastal guys would be all for drilling along hwy 11. And no lip service response necessary.
This is true. Henry was the first politician to endorse Trump (that had any real clout). Trump was so appreciative, he told him he could name the position he wanted in his new administration. He chose governor of South Carolina. He's not a career politician, he's a career statesman. If he wanted to dip his feet in the DC sesspool, he could have, but he chose to stay here bc he's always only wanted to serve our state in any capacity he could. He's not a Bernie Sanders who leaches off the govt. And he's not a Lindsey Graham whose opinion changes with public opinion.
As far as offshore drilling is involved:
https://www.postandcourier.com/news...cle_b4162f12-f614-11e7-b5bc-1b205b230114.html
This is actually is a very personal subject for him and has already talked to Trump about this. Whether or not he decides to listen is another matter.
And also, who's kicking ass and taking names right now in the UN? Who is getting a fierce reputation nationwide, and even globally? Some people are already calling for her to be on the ballot in the future. Nikki Haley sure as hell beats Hillary Clinton as the first female president ever. I'd love for SC to be represented in the White House.
Templeton's campaign team gave her poor guidance and created a terrible strategy. They have run more than one campaign into the ground in past 10 years. She could have been strong 2nd place, but her team mishandled her and her messaging.
Many scientists and environmental experts say it will be decades before the full front brunt of the damage will be known. Many species will suffer a longterm impact. Is there oil still visible? No, but it's also not as if it never happened.
https://www.niva.no/en/publications/environmental-effects-of-the-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill
I would hope that you're right in that the industry has learned and is safer now (I have my doubt$). I'm not sure if exploration and drilling have any real difference between them in the end. If companies explore and find enough oil that's economically viable, then they are going to drill. With the way the market is trending now in both oil and alternative energy sectors, the environmental impact and risk might not be worth the squeeze.
Property owners in
Clarksville, Tennessee. They owned property on the Gulf Coast. Also it was all over the news. Where were you?
You talking about being close minded and a lack of tolerance is a hallmark of liberalism. You should watch Fox News. You might learn something.
Tucker Carlson? Sean Hannity? Nah I will pass.
Before you say anything i dont watch Maddow or Cooper either.
I call McMaster “A Door Stop”.
Thats about what I see him good at doing.
And noone willing to caucus with Democrats in 2018 is worthy to lead the Great State of South Carolina.
I wanted Smith to be a Conservative Democrat, in case the Republicans screwed up their nomination.
Hes a Gamecock, I can get over that. But a military man talking about banning military style rifles is a red flag... and I hope this State wont allow someone with that low an intellect into the Governors office. And since McMaster is a “Door Stop”...that leaves Warren as the last man standing.
As a combat veteran, he has probably seen how dangerous a civilian with a combat weapon can be the general population or the unarmed/unaware.
As a veteran, one of the last things I want to see is a moron with a real assault weapon or one of the military mock-ups that has been modified- might as well teach them to make IEDs and detonators. Unfortunately we have entirely too many morons, hero wannabes, crazies and even terrorist sympathizers walking the streets. If we actually required folks to have some training, it wouldn't be so bad. I support the second amendment, but weaponry has progressed too far for morons to have immediate access without some screening or training.
If you are a veteran you know how many assault type weapons are freely available on a military post- zero. You know about the controls on range munitions - every round and kilo of explosive is accounted for. You also remember the safeguards/range protocols used to keep morons from hurting bystanders. This is with people that should know what they are doing and have been vetted to some extent and have been dry fire practicing- now let's give every Bubba with $500 a modified military style weapon-and a couple of 30 round clips- no thanks.
I am an Army Vet.
A semi-auto rifle should not be banned because of how it looks.
Thats shallow and intellectually dishonest.
Bubbas are the backbone of this country and will be first in line to defend it when it next comes time to do that. If we can keep it from falling apart.
Have you ever noticed what States a large portion of our volunteer military hail from?
There is a reason we have a second ammendment and its not to protect hunting.
Though I can sympathize with your view, we are talking about the Governor of South Carolina.
The slope can be slippery on both sides of the debate, but I fall on the side that to take something away in SC you need to show me a chronic problem in SC that cant be solved another way.
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The governor of South Carolina can't ban assault weapons, can't marry gay people, can't make abortion illegal, can't do much of anything in this state. So, why are you people crying about all this?
