A Wall Street Journal article published Monday detailed much recent political scandal among Republicans in the South in an article titled "Political Woes Dog Republicans Across the South."
Here are some highlights around just one of those officeholders:
- SC Republican State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel has been indicted for distributing cocaine. He was Guiliani's SC State Chairman.
- SC Republican State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel's father in 2000 called the NAACP, the National Association for Retarded People. He recently said that he wasn't sorry for the remark, but apologized to any of the retarded who might have been offended.
- SC Republican State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel is currently in a 30-day treatment program while still holding his job with a temporary suspension.
- SC Republican State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel's fellow officeholder Republican Lt. Governor Andre Bauer who has been given $90,000 a year for a driver and security detail has been pulled over twice for speeding without even being ticketed when he was going at least 101 miles per hour.
- SC Republican State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel's indictment was followed only days by a no-contest plea by a Republican state representative on charges of threats against his ex-wife's boyfriend.
- SC Republican State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel's former fellow officeholder, the Republican Commissioner of Agriculture was has been sentenced to federal prison on charges related to cockfighting and corruption.
The Wall Street Journal Article
I’m Bruce I use my real name in Yahoo Mail although I know I don’t have to. Throughout most of last year I worked at the FBO (Owens Field) where Andre Bauer kept his Moony Aircraft. I helped Azalia Leonhardt pull out his aircraft many times.
ReplyDeleteWhat’s not known about this story is it’s NOT Andre Bauer’s first mishap. In August of last year I was attending to the Athletic departments King Air on an early afternoon flight when I was watching an aircraft on approach. As it got close I looked in horror as I noticed the landing gear was UP!
I quickly got on the FBO’s radio and called to the person at the line desk,AIRCRAFT LANDING NO GEAR DOWN! NO GEAR DOWN?. At about 2 feet from touchdown Andre pulled up so heard the aircraft strike the runway. Both myself the Pilot from USC’s Athletic department heard and saw the “Strike”.
He (Andre Bauer) went around the landing pattern and this time safely landed. He taxied so fast down to his storage hanger he could have taken off again right then. Following this he locked his aircraft in the storage hanger and forbid anyone from seeing it or inspecting it.
Later that day both the Airport manager (Jim Hamilton) and the FBO manager Kelly Hamilton) told me this: “Andre Bauer’s plane did not strike the runway!” (Wink Wink). even though I saw it do so and heard it too. What bothers me is IF the Airport managers had reported the Aircraft Strike? according to the Law? this accident (yesterday) might not have happened after Andre Bauer got his pilots license pulled for not reporting the Aircraft Strike? in August himself.
Some people just feel they live by a different set of rules.
ReplyDeleteTrafficking is not limited to the substantive offenses of purchasing, possessing, and selling large amounts of controlled substances. Conspiring and attempting to do those acts also constitute trafficking. The part of the trafficking statute pertinent to this case is as follows: “Any person who knowingly … attempts[] or conspires to … purchase … ten grams or more of cocaine … is guilty of a felony which is known as ‘trafficking in cocaine.’” S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-370(e)(2) (2002).
ReplyDeleteProsecutors and defense attorneys for former South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel want more time to review materials in his case on a federal cocaine charge.
ReplyDeleteThe 45-year-old multimillionaire developer has pleaded not guilty to one federal count of possession with intent to distribute less than 500 grams of cocaine.
Ravenel is free on bond. He has been in a New Mexico rehab facility for several weeks. He resigned as treasurer last month.
Jury selection had been scheduled to begin next month.
If the request is granted, the trial for Ravenel and co-defendant Michael Miller would be postponed until November.
Ravenel faces up to 20 years in prison if he's convicted.