The Post and Courier featured an article Monday stating that Tim Scott is unavailable for the debate forum for his 1st District US House seat. He's busy. And also they didn't offer him other dates.Paul Gawrych, who doesn't seem to need to follow any rules he doesn't like, has also declined, on the same day, to debate Peter Tecklenburg for the position of Charleston County Auditor, also claiming a prior commitment.And we all know that Peter McCoy was inconvenienced by the invitation to debate Carol Tempel for SC House smack in between the two really far apart areas that he and fellow legislators decided to call District 115. But at least he'll be at the debate on Thursday on James Island. And hey, if you live in Kiawah and Seabrook, come on down and visit your legislator.
So here's the deal:
 Bobbie Rose is running for the US House of Representatives against Tim Scott. Unlike Tim, she wants to talk to the voters in District 1. She'll be at the North Charleston City Hall at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 10/24.If you get there at 7, you'll also be able to meet Peter Tecklenburg, who is running for County Auditor against the conveniently busy Paul Gawrych.
 Carol Tempel is finally going to be debating incumbent Peter McCoy on Thursday, 10/25, at the James Island Town Hall, at 7 p.m. Unlike some candidates, Carol worked hard to collect the required signatures in order to run as a Petition Candidate for SC House 115. She deserves our support. If you know someone who does not know Carol, who may be undecided, take them along with you.
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At the Tempel Town Hall, I heard that Tim Scott had also refused to debate his opponent, Bobbie Rose. When I called his campaign office to confirm this, there was no one there, so I left a message. I figured they must all be out meeting with Scott's constituents, you know, to let us know what he's done for us over the past two years, and what we would like him to tackle should he get re-elected. And after all, we know Scott's not in the halls of Congress, as they have just "completed" the shortest work year the House has ever scheduled themselves. But to be safe, I also sent out an email, asking if this rumor was true.
Surprisingly, I did not get a reply. So let's assume that Tim Scott really does not plan on debating Bobbie Rose. It's my opinion that, since his hero Jim DeMint faced all those jeers at his first debate back in 2004 when he said unwed mothers should not be allowed to teach, and Sarah Palin had to field all those unfair questions by Katie Couric just four years ago, many of the radical right have opted to be selective about where and with whom they meet.
I may be wrong.
It may be that Tim Scott is busy doing the People's business.
So let's see what Tim Scott has been up to.
Well, he spoke at the Republican National Convention.
A black man who came up from poverty in South Carolina, he obviously had an important story to tell. They gave him two minutes.
Way back in April he received the Thomas Jefferson Award. This is awarded by the International Distributors Foodservice Association. They honor representatives who fight for "free enterprise". They do this by analyzing the votes of members of Congress. You might want to take a peak at the scores for 2009-2010.
At the very same time, Scott received the Defender of Economic Freedom Award from the Club for Growth. You know these guys; they're the ones who give big dollar support to folks like Tim Scott to cut taxes and regulation, in other words, "defend economic freedom."
Okay, so that was April. What's he done lately? Well, as I reported on a few weeks ago, Tim Scott was smiling at the cameras as he received the Standing Up for Seniors Award from the little known but warm-and-fuzzy-sounding fake-grass-roots group RetireSafe.
It's safe to say that there are people that know where Tim Scott is at all times. They are not us. Tim Scott reports to those who stand to make lots more money by assuring that he votes against the interest of the average worker, student, or senior. And then they give him awards for doing it.
They own PAC's, SuperPACS and those other fund-raising groups that are just known by their numbers, that are all ways of allowing big monied interests to give huge amounts to candidates without having to tell anyone who they are.
So I can see why Representative Tim Scott does not want to bother himself with a debate. Obviously, he is very busy. And it's okay that he doesn't need to sell himself to us, because, to be frank, we couldn't afford him.
 Hillary told us that "it takes a village", but for quite a few years now we have been hearing that all it takes is the wealthy, or as they call themselves, the job creators. But, in fact, they haven't been creating a whole lot of jobs, and when they have, they haven't done it alone. And Elizabeth Warren was the first in a long time to say it: "Nobody got rich on his own." And while the likes of Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Scott Brown and Tim Scott continue to vote for those with the deep pockets that are paying for those votes, women like Elizabeth Warren and Bobbie Rose are begging to differ. Fact is, the reason trickle down will never work, the reason tax cuts for the wealthy will not work, is that capitalism doesn't work if people can't afford to buy your product. Unfortunately, that one percent doesn't care. They don't care because their money is safe in offshore accounts, stacked in huge piles where they can come count it whenever they want, like Scrooge McDuck
Yes, Warren is right when she says the game is rigged. And along with dynamic women like Bobbie Rose, she will fight for a living wage for all of us, and will partner government with those businesses which will move us forward, through good and ethical hiring practices as well as industry that will promote 21st century needs for a clean environment and fuel efficiency. She will fight for the quality of our education, as well as the safety of our schools and roads. When Elizabeth Warren and Bobbie Rose vote on financial matters, they will not be voting so that the rich get richer. They will not be voting with a mind to pinching pennies on the middle class so that their wealthy constituents can stack up more profit. They will be voting with the understanding that, for America to succeed, we must all succeed. In many ways, America is still stuck in the 20th Century. We need women with vision like Elizabeth Warren and Bobbie Rose in the US Congress to move this country -- and the people who live in it -- forward.
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