Spartanburg GOP to Host Sen. Jim DeMint

Senator Jim DeMint will be visiting the world famous Beacon Drive-in on August 20th, 2010 from 3-5 pm.

This event is being sponsored by the Spartanburg GOP and NEWS Radio WORD will be broadcasting from The Beacon as well.

It is very fitting that DeMint is making a stop in Spartanburg during his re-election campaign.

For those of you who don’t remember, during the intense battle for Spartanburg County Chairman in 2009, then chairman Rick Beltram said he would be sitting on his hands when DeMint comes to Spartanbug in 2010.  Why?  DeMint endorsed his opponent in the State GOP race that ended up not being as highly contested as was once thought.

Beltram lost the county GOP race, withdrew from state GOP race and has been working on embarrassing the local party since, forming his own Republican club and most recently staging a meeting to oust write-in candidate Jimmy McMillan from the State House 36 race.

Is it Political Irony or Political Payback?  You tell us!

Programming….

Sorry I have been away for the past few weeks.  My business has really picked up and keeping me busy.

I hope to have my quick interview on Gowdy’s win up in the next week with a few comments and the pictures.

In the mean time, make sure you check out the newly revised PoliticalVise.com.    It is coming along and gaining ground.  Hope to have some more of the new features loaded soon too!

Southwest To Service GSP and CHS

Southwest officially announced today that they would begin providing services to Greenville/Spartanburg (GSP) and Charleston International Airports (CHS).

In Southwest’s official press statement, they made it clear that they were not going to rely on government subsidies, settling the debate in the statehouse on whether or not a airlines subsidies bill should be passed to get low cost carriers to South Carolina.

“The airline’s service will not be dependent on pending legislation to provide air service subsidies.”

Southwest states that they plan on beginning services to GSP and CHS starting in 2011 and will not have to purchase new aircraft to begin servicing the area.

Needless to say, we are more than excited to see businesses not relying on the government to grow.  The moves they made 10 years ago and the optimization of their systems has allowed them to be extremely successful.

My wife on the other hand is not as happy.  Her travel crazy husband is already salivating at the new opportunities to see the world, more often, and cheaper!

Extra:
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines SC Press Release

Southwest Airllines is Coming to GSP

According to Sen. David Thomas in a Twitter post, Southwest Airlines will be arriving at GSP in the near future.

GSP is to hold a press conference at 2pm today to make a mjor announcement.

Fox Carolina has spoken with Sen. Thomas at the airport and he has confirmed it there as well.

New BMW X3 Causes Bomb Scare in NYC

With tensions on high in New York City, New Yorkers are keeping their eyes out for the least little thing.

This time, a brand new BMW X3, that will be built here in Spartanburg, SC, was the source of the scare.

Reports state that a BMW executive forgot to turn the car off before leaving it parked outside of the American Museum of Natural History.  The new X3 was wrapped in heavy camouflaging to disguise it from the public which further fueled speculation outside of the museum. As to what he was doing, some say he went for a stroll in Central Park while other reports claim he was having a picnic with a girlfriend.

Police knocked the rear windows out of the vehicle while trying to determine if the car was a threat to the public.

Extra:
Check out the new BMW X3 at MotorAuthority.com

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