The Third Rail of Ron Paul
It was dark, and I was lost somewhere in the depths of West Ashley. Things were getting strange – a barren Home Depot across from an empty Lowe’s, two snarling dogs pulling a fat man in a wheelchair along the highway, and a wrong turn on a street that turned to dirt so fast I...
South Carolina primary, CNN debate, provide students with volunteer opportunities
Recent events have drawn media attention to both South Carolina and Charleston. Highlights include the Mike Huckabee Show filmed in the Sottile Theatre, a town hall with Congressman Ron Paul, the Steven Colbert and Herman Cain Rally, plus multiple CNN broadcasts featuring Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett. With the South Carolina primary shifting the political...
Saturday’s Republican primary: Not just for Republicans anymore
The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. To find your polling place, go to SCVotes.org. It’s Saturday. You’re tired from a long week, probably hung over, and ready to relax. Get off your ass! You have the fate of the nation in your hands. Okay, that might be a slight overstatement,...
Anderson Cooper broadcasts show live from Cistern, Clyde pays visit
A mass of students postponed partying Friday evening and gathered in the Cistern for a live broadcast of the nightly CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°. CNN has been broadcasting from the Cistern since Wednesday and will continue through the South Carolina Republican presidential primary on Saturday. The coverage, mainly political, has utilized a static...
Stephen Colbert to bring his candidacy to campus
Political satirist and Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert will bring his presidential candidacy to the Cistern Yard Friday. The event, humorously titled “THE ROCK ME LIKE A HERMAN CAIN: SOUTH CAIN-OLINA PRIMARY RALLY,” will begin at 1 p.m. in the Cistern. Gates open to the public at noon. On his show “The Colbert Report” Wednesday...
Well Suited Candidates
If you were President, what would you wear? You could wear a majestic red cape and tights to externalize your most Captain America qualities and save this country. Imagine a campaign commercial of a star-spangled candidate leaping from building to building. Zip! Zap! A flash of spandex; a lightning beam smile! The president will soar...
Debate offers opportunity for students to evaluate candidates up-close
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — More than 100 College of Charleston students were offered the opportunity to attend the debate here this evening, and those who took the opportunity will hear from the four remaining candidates in the Republican primary election as they make their final cases to the voters of South Carolina. Newt Gingrich, Ron...
Event cancelled as Huntsman announces he’s leaving race
Huntsman campaign officials have cancelled the former Utah governor’s scheduled Tuesday event at the College, Bully Pulpit series officials told the George Street Observer late Sunday night. Huntsman was scheduled to appear in a student town hall in the Stern Center Ballroom Tuesday. His appearance would have marked the first time a candidate had appeared...
CofC to host Paul, Huntsman during packed primary week
Congressman Ron Paul and former Governor Jon Huntsman will appear in the College of Charleston’s Bully Pulpit series this week, the George Street Observer exclusively confirmed Sunday. Their appearances come just days before the Jan. 21 South Carolina Republican primary. Huntsman, who is trailing in the polls entering South Carolina, will host a town hall...
Josh Brolin’s character from “W” comes to Crab House for meet-and-greet
Err, wait, is that… Rick Perry? Exactly five months ago, Texas Governor Rick Perry, whose cowboy swagger, Texas accent, and bumbling yet confident speeches are reminiscent of former Texas governor and president George W. Bush, stood in the Francis Marion Hotel and announced he was running for president of the United States. Much has changed...
Police wary of Occupy presence at Gingrich speech
Campus police were on alert after being warned of the presence of Occupy Charleston members on the Sottile Theater balcony during Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s speech on Monday. According to one public safety officer, they were given the tip by an “anonymous suited man” and subsequently moved several more officers upstairs to the balcony....
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