South Carolina's next senator

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Alvin Green won the (D) nomination with no money, no speeches, no ads, no interviews, no nothing at all. He faces Jim Demint (R) in the Fall.

Green is unemployed and lives with his father.

People have been asking - Huh? Who is Alvin Green?

Finally part of his military records have been released -

"Again receiving low marks for ineffective leadership, Green also was rated as not knowing much about his duties or performing them effectively and not complying with minimum training requirements.

The reviewer also wrote Greene "required a daily to-do list" to perform basic duties and had a "consistent inability to follow instructions or maintain basic job knowledge." Most seriously, the reviewer wrote that Greene would represent "a threat to others" because of his inability to grasp the basics of military training.

In additional comments, the reviewer said she would not recommend Greene for promotion but did note his community service work and fundraising efforts for a holiday party. "While Alvin is a decent person, he lacks the basic skills necessary for promotion," the summary said.

Greene also objected to that appraisal, writing that corruption to his computer "can often make it impossible for me to accomplish tasks in a timely fashion" and said another airman "cursed me out and told me I am wanted out."

Six months after that evaluation, Greene was honorably discharged from the Air Force. A year later, he joined the Army National Guard, in which he served about six months before joining the U.S. Army.

Detailed records of Greene's Army service have not been released."



Looks like a sure thing for Green in the Fall. After all, we now know he's smarter than Demint.

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I think Green would fit in perfectly with the other asswipes we have already in the Senate for
50 years tenure


he could be one of them good old new boys
 

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Alvin Green won the (D) nomination with no money, no speeches, no ads, no interviews, no nothing at all. He faces Jim Demint (R) in the Fall.

Green is unemployed and lives with his father.

People have been asking - Huh? Who is Alvin Green?

Finally part of his military records have been released -

"Again receiving low marks for ineffective leadership, Green also was rated as not knowing much about his duties or performing them effectively and not complying with minimum training requirements.

The reviewer also wrote Greene "required a daily to-do list" to perform basic duties and had a "consistent inability to follow instructions or maintain basic job knowledge." Most seriously, the reviewer wrote that Greene would represent "a threat to others" because of his inability to grasp the basics of military training.

In additional comments, the reviewer said she would not recommend Greene for promotion but did note his community service work and fundraising efforts for a holiday party. "While Alvin is a decent person, he lacks the basic skills necessary for promotion," the summary said.

Greene also objected to that appraisal, writing that corruption to his computer "can often make it impossible for me to accomplish tasks in a timely fashion" and said another airman "cursed me out and told me I am wanted out."

Six months after that evaluation, Greene was honorably discharged from the Air Force. A year later, he joined the Army National Guard, in which he served about six months before joining the U.S. Army.

Detailed records of Greene's Army service have not been released."



Looks like a sure thing for Green in the Fall. After all, we now know he's smarter than Demint.

:toast:

Almost sounds like Barry Soetoro's resume?
 

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So you're saying it could be Demint's Waterloo? :look:

Trench

It's South Carolina, the laughingstock of the country. A state which produces "leaders" like Mark Sanford and Joe Wilson needs Alvin to improve it's image.

Green has no organization, so I've appointed myself his campaign chairman. I'm sure he won't mind...or even know.

Here's his first bumper Sticker -

VOTE FOR ALVIN GREEN, DECORATED ARMY AND AIR FORCE VETERAN

And his second -


ALVIN AIN'T BLACK OR WHITE. HE'S GREEN



And his third -

ALVIN GREEN HAS NO FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES

And the final kicker -

ELECT AN ORDINARY MAN. ALVIN GREEN IS AS ORDINARY AS THEY COME

Myself, I'll vote for him at least a dozen times.


He's a shoo-in. .
 
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ALVIN AIN'T BLACK OR WHITE. HE'S GREEN

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the others are funny


but this one :142smilie :142smilie
 

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Who?s Alvin Greene? State Asks After Vote
By MARK LEIBOVICH
Published: June 11, 2010

Mary Ann Chastain/Associated Press

Alvin Greene is the Democratic nominee for the Senate seat currently held by Jim DeMint, a Republican.

WASHINGTON ? For a few hours this week, it looked as if South Carolina might ditch its never-fail reputation for political scandal in favor of a genuine history-making event.

There was Nikki Haley, a lawmaker of Indian descent, beaming on election night with her husband and children after taking a major step toward becoming the first female governor of the state. It was a feel-good image to obscure the stain of a campaign marked by ethnic slurs, accusations of marital infidelity and yet more national marveling over how a single state can produce a string of political embarrassments as long as the Appalachian Trail.

But then, the television cameras started rolling on Alvin Greene?s overgrown lawn.

?Yeah, it?s been pretty nonstop for a few days,? said Mr. Greene, 32, in a phone interview Friday.

Because everyone wants to know how Mr. Greene, an unemployed Army veteran who had been completely unknown until Tuesday, inexplicably defeated a heavily favored former legislator and judge to become the state?s Democratic nominee for the Senate ? and the state?s latest political circus act.

Mr. Greene had just a few peaceful hours to savor his victory in the tiny, ramshackle home he shares with his elderly father along a quiet highway in Manning, where he has been bunkered since election night. Then, The Associated Press reported that Mr. Greene was arrested in November and is facing a felony obscenity charge; he is accused of showing pornography to a University of South Carolina student. He had been discharged ?involuntarily? from the Army and showed no signs of having waged an actual campaign in recent months ? no advertising, no staff, no money.

Mr. Greene, who declined to comment on the obscenity charge, would not say how he came up with the $10,440 to register his candidacy. Representative James E. Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina and the House majority whip, suggested that Mr. Greene was a ?Republican plant? and that the circumstance reeked of the ?shenanigans? that have become the state?s trademark.

?We have embarrassment fatigue here,? said Dick Harpootlian, the former Democratic chairman of the state. ?If there is an embarrassment equivalent of post-traumatic stress disorder, South Carolina has it.?

Even casual observers across the country can recite the recent litany of Palmetto State political antics. The Republican donnybrook between John McCain and George W. Bush in 2000 left more scars than any presidential primary campaign in recent memory. Gov. Mark Sanford?s public swoon over an Argentinean mistress ? an affair he carried on while claiming to have been hiking the Appalachian Trail ? remains a spigot of late-night punch lines (while Mr. Sanford remains the state?s governor).

The Republican primary campaign to succeed Mr. Sanford featured two operatives claiming to have had extramarital affairs with Ms. Haley (who strenuously denied the accusations) as well as a Republican state senator dismissing her with an ethnic slur.

Now comes Mr. Greene, adding Democratic balance to the state?s Republican-dominated scandal sheets of recent vintage. Mr. Clyburn immediately called for someone to investigate Mr. Greene?s candidacy ? who paid for the campaign, who was behind it, how did he ever win?

Mr. Harpootlian, a former district attorney, wants to know why Mr. Greene had not filed any papers with the Federal Election Commission, and Don Fowler, a former Democratic National Committee chairman from South Carolina, said he suspected that someone tampered with the voting machines.

?There is something genuinely mysterious about this whole thing,? said Mr. Fowler, whose wife, Carol, the current chairwoman of the state?s Democratic Party, has called for Mr. Greene to step aside.

Mr. Greene said he had no intention of doing so. He said the whole gambit has been his idea, that he paid the entry fee and that his was ? and remains ? ?a self-managed campaign.? He said he would challenge his Republican opponent, Senator Jim DeMint, to a debate in September. ?It will be one hour. Live. On a major network,? he proposed.

Mr. Greene said he was determined to go through with this, which would seem to belie the somewhat shell-shocked demeanor he has projected in several interviews over the last 72 hours. ?Can I end this?? Mr. Greene asked in the middle of a brief interview with a local television station in front of his house Wednesday. It might as well be his campaign?s official motto, or wish, at least as far as leading Democrats are concerned.

?Sad,? Mr. Clyburn said, referring to the spectacle that Mr. Greene has become on the cable and YouTube circuits.

Even in Manning, a town of 4,000 where everybody knows everybody, nobody seems to know Alvin Greene. ?He just all of a sudden shows up and ? boom!? said L. G. Mathis, 61, the owner of L. G.?s Cut and Style, a barber shop downtown.

It is another embarrassment for South Carolina, said Carl F. Jackson Jr, a graphic designer at a local newspaper, The Clarendon Citizen. ?Anybody who got beyond eighth grade is a little astounded by this,? Mr. Jackson said, adding his own theory of how Mr. Greene had won. ?Maybe voters thought it was the singer, Al Green.?

When asked in a phone interview Friday whether he was having ?fun,? Mr. Greene quickly answered yes, before asking for clarification.

?What do you mean by fun??

Without waiting for an answer, Mr. Greene said he was not interested in ?fun,? or signing autographs (which he has yet to do) or indulging any of the trappings of his unlikely celebrity. He is interested in sticking to the issues that are important ? jobs, education, justice ? and to conveying why he is ?the best candidate for the United States Senate in South Carolina.?

Before elaborating on why he was, Mr. Greene excused himself, saying that he had to finish another interview.
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Just looking as a outsider, I think he measure up with some of the best Senators we have in Congress.

I dont see a huge differance.
 

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Let there be no mystery about how Mr. Greene accumulated his 100,000-plus votes. Here's the full story behind Greene's canny three-pronged strategy to beat his well-funded primary opponent Vic Rawl.

1. Roughly a third of Al's votes came from soul and pop music lovers who believed they were voting for sexy Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Al Green, nee Albert Greene. Green, who was a superstar who sold millions of records in the '70s, also evoked sympathy from voters who remembered he was once doused by his girlfriend in a sea of boiling grits. When citizens heard Al's signature song, Let's Stay Together, on the radio, they took it as a compelling campaign theme. Here's one woman's explanation of her vote.

2. Another 300,000 or so votes came from Democrats convinced they were casting their ballots for the Reverend Al Green, who, in service of his ministry, recorded many Gospel hits beloved by black and white audiences alike. (Hat tip to Bob Adels.) This association had the added benefit of mitigating the damage from the prospect that Alvin Greene might be jailed for showing dirty pics to a college coed.

3. The final chunk of pro-Greene-ers were folks who thought Rep. Al Green (D. Texas) had carpetbagged over to South Carolina to capitalize on the "If Rand Paul can be a Senator, so can I" craze.

Cleverly, Alvin never staged any rallies or campaign events or gave any interviews, thus avoiding probing questions from investigative journalists about his true identity.

Though Greene wouldn't tell post-victory interviewers how he raised the $10,500 filing fee to run in the primary, here's the scoop on that: Every now and then Alvin gets a sizeable, misdirected royalty check meant for soul singer Al or Rev. Al, who, it turns out, are one and
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Here is the opposition. Dement

I think at this time I would have to favor a vote
for Al Green .

Just putting all things equal.

The Cheney photo may have turned the tide for me though, as I threw up in my mouth a little.
 

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I think this is one of them things that will show the american ppl are fed up with the right wing conservative Dick Cheney models and vote his ass out.

GO AL GREEN !

I got to get a prop bet on this election.
 

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I think at this time I would have to favor a vote
for Al Green .
Well, ya gotta admit, the dude's got mad pipes Scotty. I'd vote him based on that alone...

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Trench
 
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In all seriousness, how this all came about is kind of important. I understand fun, and think watching this dufus is funny, but the fact that he is apparently a legal and viable (in some ways) candidate has to be concerning and worth looking at.

I assume the dems had nothing to do with it, could see repub concerns trying to make something like this happen, and would like to know the real story.
 
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