State GOP chooses representative to RNC

The S.C. Republican Party has chosen its national commiteeman, one of three unpledged representatives to this summer's Republican National Convention.

Drew McKissick, a political strategist from Columbia, will replace Buddy Witherspoon, who resigned his position to run against U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Under GOP rules, each state has a national committeeman and committeewoman as members of the Republican National Committee. They, and the state party chairman, can vote for whichever Presidential candidate they want.

The state's national committeewoman, Cindy Costa of Charleston, endorsed McKissick's bid, as did local Republicans Cleo Steele, Tom Swatzel, Glenn O'Connell and Lois Eargle, according to McKissick's Web site.

"I want to congratulate Drew on his hard fought victory," said S.C. party chair Katon Dawson in a news release. "Drew has worked for more than two decades to defend the conservative values we hold dear and to strengthen the Republican Party in South Carolina.  I am proud to serve with him."

McKissick, Costa and Dawson will join the state's pledged delegates, who are bound to vote for either John McCain or Mike Huckabee based on the results of the state Republican primary last month.

Comments

[rick campbell]

wow another white guy in the republican party....this is news?....jees!...what a huge tent you republicans must have...maybe he could meet me at the GAP outlet to buy some more khakis and button down collar shirts with red ties...or maybe he could meet me at church and explain to me why he calls himself a christian and still enjoys pulling for the party that enjoys torturing people...or maybe he could tell me what happened to "the rule of law" that republicans love to identify with, except when it comes to one of their own...or maybe he can explain how lindsey graham can get away with "don't ask don't tell"...or maybe why jim demint thinks that 20 year old aluminum tubes are weapons of mass destruction...if he can not answer one or a portion of any of these questions then he truly can call himself a republican...worthy of his party?

[J E Bonsignor]

Rickie me boy get real..There you go again making up dumb half-witted statements which just incite the morons such as yourself. Your self styled hate mongering machine is at work again and to me it just doesn't cut the mustard..Insinuating one of the United States finest members of the Senate Lindsey Graham is some how gay, what a blasphemous comment, I know your too stupid to apologize, therefore I will not dare to ask you to do so. As for Senator DeMint he makes more sense than Teddy Kennedy a real confused disoriented soul... Rickie me boy you don't know how to be civil and act like a decent human being. There is simply no hope for you, you are a race baiter, obnoxious, a purveyor of half truths, mixed up, and a person without a clear logical judgement...My, my Rickie me boy, you are badly in need of BRAINSTROM II, take it begezzit, you need it.

[rick campbell]

...and yet again the blabbering idiot can NOT answer one question....not one...

[J E Bonsignor]

I can't answer your question, because they make no sense,ramble on, you are confused about the subject, plus you're saying nada (nuttin), other than I HATE HATE HATE. So what is there to answer, only you are in need of help and I answered that question by telling you to take BRAINSTORM II. There really isn't more I can say... nightie night Rickie me boy...

[Eric]

Rick Campbell the Moron still spreading lies. There have been more minorities in the Bush admin than ANY OTHER admin in history. Argue that, you lying turd.

[rick campbell]

eric,
instead of trying to hide behind your one name moniker and spew what little education you have ...try and back up your uneducated rant with some facts...and here is a fact for you...how many republicans were minority or female running for president?...do you have that figure handy?