Should Gamecocks go after Ellis Johnson?

It was a stupid mistake for Ellis Johnson to quit his job as de-facto defensive coordinator at South Carolina in 2011.

As the head coach of Southern Mississippi in 2012, Johnson was winless and he was immediately fired at the end of the season.

Now, one year since taking Auburn to the National Championship game, as DC, Johnson has been dumped by the Tigers.

Johnson's firing comes when South Carolina's DC Lorenzo Ward just posted an embarrassing performance, with a five-game drop-off in win total from 2013 to 2014.

If SC Head Coach Steve Spurrier were to hire Johnson, he could be spared to problem of firing Ward. Johnson had a title of assistant head coach while at SC and Ward was – in name only- the defensive coordinator. Johnson was the actual DC , but Ward was actually placed in the DC position after Johnson left.

If Johnson comes back to the Gamecocks, he could step back into the DC role, and Ward - who has a reputation for landing recruits - could be kept where he was before Johnson left.

Spurrier could also let Johnson hire his own D-line, linebacker and secondary coaches, after the current holders of those jobs are let go.

The X-factor would be the relationship between Spurrier and Johnson. Was it a clean break? Or does Spurrier harbor some understandable animosity toward Johnson?  Johnson bailed on SC, and left the team in the position 2014 turned out to be when Ward was put in a position over his head?

The fact is, Spurrier has to make some move with his defensive coaching staff, or fans will turn on him in droves. The 2014 performance of the D was hideous. But a lot of faith could be restored if Johnson comes back.
What will Spurrier do?

Nov. 29 - Football's BLUE MOON SATURDAY, as SEC falls to ACC

Can Clemson keep its assistants? SC had
THE WORST defense in the nation, among big D-1
schools. Clemson had a good D for an ACC-level program. 

So rare is it for so many ACC wins over the SEC in one day, Nov. 29, 2014, should be called Blue Moon Saturday.

Losing to the ACC is about as low as an SEC team can get. But it happened to Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, Saturday.

The last time all three of those teams lost to their ACC rivals was the year 2000.

The teams that lost need to put it in perceptive, and realize it is just a very rare occurrence. Things will look a lot better after the embarrassment wears off.
South Carolina can get back to its rightful place of beating Clemson – like it has for consecutive  five years - by firing its defensive coaching staff, and bringing in some competent assistants.

Clemson scored 35 points on the Gamecocks. That put South Carolina's defense in a category with UNC and Wake Forest, the worst of the ACC. The Gamecocks can never compete in the SEC with that poor of a defense.

South Carolina has one of the WORST defense in the country in 2014. It either gets fixed, or seasons like 2014 will be the norm at SC.

The Gamecocks' fortunes versus Clemson will likely be enhanced by the fact that Clemson's million-dollar assistant coaching staff is being broken up, with OC Chad Morris leaving to take a job at SMU.

Tiger DC, Brent Venables could be gone, too, but that is less likely. Much of his talent will be gone with the departure of DL Vic Beasley.

Florida, which lost to Florida State Saturday, has already addressed its problem, and the reason for losing to the ACC. The Gators fired Head Coach Will Muschamp three weeks ago. That's a sign the UF administration knows there is a problem, and is moving to correct it. Hopefully Steve Spurrier will do the same, in releasing his whole defensive staff.

The more complicated dilemma is for Georgia. Bulldog Head Coach Mark Richt wins just enough to give his faithful hope of bigger things, but then his teams lose inexplicable games, like losing to Georgia Tech in Athens, Saturday.

There are no clear cut answers for Georgia. The Bulldogs will be ravaged by the media if Richt is fired, because its a lot easier for the media to champion losses like Georgia's than it is for fans who put their heart and soul into their team.

And what if Richt is fired, and his successor is a total flop? If a new coach is hired, and cannot win nine or ten games a year, and tease fans with championship hopes like Richt, the program looks really bad for dumping him.

At any rate, the Blue Moon triggered a lot of speculation about job security in the SEC. Losing to the ACC looks bad, and the fans of those SEC programs have grown spoiled and not used to accepting it.

Blue Moon Saturday will lead to a Black Monday firing binge – of sorts - for many SEC coaches, even if the terminations don't take place on Monday after the game. Changes must, and will be, made.

Media lets Clemson's "We Want Spurrier" chant stay forgotten

The Gamecock and Clemson football clash has produced The Catch, The BRAWL, The Jad Dean Kick, The rout....but what about THE CHANT? In Head Coach Steve Spurrier's first four years at South Carolina, he posted a 1-3 record versus Clemson. So The Chant seemed to be paying off, but since he has gone 5-0.

Article about 2004 game alludes to "THE CHANT?"

In 2004, during the much-revisited and harped-upon SC at CU, BRAWL game, Clemson fans began a chant. They screamed: “We want Spurrier, We want Spurrier, We want Spurrier.” So many embarrassing moments for the Gamecocks are recounted by South Carolina's sports media, especially The State newspaper. Should a Gamecock player ill-advisedly run his mouth to guarantee a win or take an undignified verbal shot at an opposing player, the local pundits pounce. And the reaction is off-the-charts if Spurrier ever even hints at anything that can be considered controversial.

But that is not the case, or never has been, with Clemson's “We want Spurrier” chant. I remember it vividly, but I have NEVER seen any local media outlet broadcast or publish -afterward - any reference to that lusty orange-clad crowd begging to take on the Head Ball Coach. I just believe, based on experience and reality, that if the roles were reversed, “The Chant” would be a national story, relived until it was subdued by the coach to which it was aimed.

Perhaps it would be a good idea to solicit a response from the media. The State is expert at ferreting out informants to tell them some inside dirt on the program. Maybe there is a Gamecocks fan who was at the 2004 Brawl game who remembers the “We want Spurrier” chant. Maybe the media could find a Clemson fans, and ask him if he still wants Spurrier.

With so much that get retread and re-said as reporters look for something new to say about the Palmetto State classic, to track down the chant story would be something fresh and very interesting to fans of the game.

How many intangibles on the Gamecocks' side?

Will the Gamecocks flex their muscle at the right time again?

South Carolina travels to play Clemson this Saturday and which team do the intangibles favor?

The BIGGEST intangible Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney has going against him is a 5-0 losing strak versus SC.
With each loss to South Carolina, the pressure builds on Swinney exponentially.

When you are sitting under a five-game losing streak, every negative play is magnified, whereas you wonder if anything good that happens is going to be enough.

Another intangible is the game time. It is scheduled for noon at Clemson.

South Carolina has played at noon for two weeks in a row, and won both games.

And normally the fact that the game is at Clemson would be a major advantage for the Tigers, but South Carolina has played well on the road. Two of the Gamecocks' late-fourth quarter collapses on defense have been at home. All three have been at night.
And the team seems to play a little better on the road.
Clemson has not lost at home, but its tougher opponents have been on the road. And Clemson's last loss - at GT - was a midday start time. 

Another intangible in SC's favor is QB health. When Deshaun Watson was injured in an ugly Clemson loss at Georgia Tech two weeks ago, a season of anticipation to play a struggling Gamecock squad evaporated for the Tigers.

The Gamecocks, on the other hand, spent that Saturday defeating Florida, on the road.

And not only did USC beat Florida, The Gamecocks' once-putrid defense is actually getting some stops. It had four INTs last Saturday in a 37-12 win over South Alabama.

If Clemson QB Cole Stoudt has to play, as the Tiger's best option, how much will he by haunted by the game-changing INTs he has thrown this year?

If Watson plays how effective can he be, if he is still be affected by the severe injury he suffered at GT?

The Gamecocks have no such injury problems.

In that one day, what looked like a sure loss to Clemson, turned. That specter of bad luck seemed to envelope Clemson and the whispers of “Here-we-go-again” became audible.

Despite all of the things that don’t look good for Clemson, the odds-makers tell us the Tigers are 45. points better than South Carolina. But I would not put a lot of stock in that number.

Clemson may very well win the game, but it's going to take a lot of luck and plowing through some intangibles that as of late, seem to be on the Gamecocks' side.  

Does Dabo benefit from uncertainty of Watson's health status?

Dabo has to be under tremendous pressure
 to beat South Carolina. What looked like a
sure win could be fading into loss number six. 

The Columbia gossip website FITS News ran a headline after the Clemson at Georgia Teach game Tiger QB Deshaun Watson lost for the season.

that declared

The Clemson insider website “Shakin-The-Southland” on the Sunday after the GT loss, said chances did not look good for Watson to return.

That same day, South Carolina, left for dead, came back in miracle fashion and beat Florida on the road. The Gamecocks' defense - in a turn - actually held when most needed.

In one glorious Southern Saturday afternoon, the whole gridiron terrain in the Palmetto State tilted from one of gloom for the Gamecocks, to one with a glimmer of sunlight. Spirits for the Tigers, who had been licking their chops to get at the broken-winged birds, flat-lined. Its newly christened QB of the future was down, as SC got a major draft upward.

But then, out of the blue, Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney said “Not so fast.” Swinney said Watson could be back. The knee Watson injured at GT was not as bad as telegraphed by the Clemson-centric media.

The most cynical would ask: Is Swinney's prognosis for Watson merely self-serving, in an attempt to hold on to the hope TigerNation had embraced as SC stumbled.

A couple of weeks ago, 2014 looked like THE YEAR that Clemson would end its despised five-game losing streak to its hated in-state rival.

How cruel to take that dream away on an injury and a coinciding waking SC defense.

If Swinney can dangle the belief that Watson will be playing Saturday, so much of the mountainous stress will be lifted from the orange-clad, who are so fatigued with losing.

Now we're left with the latest (this Sunday) words from Swinney. Is he preparing us for a Watson-less Tiger squad when he praised the “confidence” of replacement QB Cole Stoudt?

And was Swinney downplaying the importance of the QB when he said being able to run the football well Saturday versus Georgia State was big.

Swinney also said Watson will be in a green jersey tomorrow (Monday Nov. 24) at practice and they “will see what he can do.”

Is Swinney just dangling the prospect to keep the optimism level high?

Keeping the option open on Watson also keeps the Gamecocks in the dark in game planning.

With there being strategic and morale advantages to leaving news on Watson concealed, with the pressure Swinney is under, why would he not use it to try to forge an edge? 

South Alabama a perfect win as Gamecocks prep for Clemson

South Carolina defeated South Alabama 37-to-12 Saturday.

It was not an overly impressive win but, The State newspaper claimed: “South Carolina didn’t put the

SC's defense had a good game versus
South Alabama. 

game away until the fourth quarter.” That's total rubbish. The game was never in doubt.

And while it was a sloppy performance, the easy win for the Gamecocks was a boost in perpetration to play Clemson.

In one regard, the Jags two quarterbacks were replicas of the two QBs who could play for Clemson.

The Gamecocks saw a passing quarterback in SA's Hunter Vaughn. The Gamecocks much-insulted defense intercepted Vaughn four times. Clemson has a passing QB in Cole Stoudt, and Vaughn and Stoudt are similar in their style of play. To play Stoudt helps the Gamecocks.

The Jags also played QB Bandon Bridge, who is less of a thrower, and more mobile. The Gamecock's D, the most suspect part of the team all year, defended Bridge well. His style of play is what the Gamecocks' could see if Clemson QB Deshaun Watson, who was injured last week versus Georgia Tech, can play.

The USC defense also held South Alabama out of the endzone time and time again, even after the Gamecock's offense turned the ball over.

The Gamecocks got some much-needed live action to help them get ready for the Tigers.

Also, it was a good day for USC to have its five turnovers. To get those out of your system when it does not hurt you, is a positive. Chances are, the Gamecocks were looking ahead to Clemson, and did not have their head in the game versus South Alabama. That was likely the cause for so much careless play. That will not be the case versus Clemson.

Another thing USC did that will help next Saturday at Death Valley is running a wildcat offense. Not only did Pharaoh Cooper run the wildcat, so did RB Brandon Wilds. And RB David Williams ran the wildcat, too. That has to have the Tigers thinking about all the possibilities it will have to defend. The same with SC QB Dylan Thompson catching a TD pass from Cooper.

While the Gamecocks were not so sharp, the team mixed it up to where your head was spinning after watching.

It was a good game and a no-stress win. It was exactly what the Gamecocks needed before trying to get the sixth straight win over the Tigers.  

State newspaper blames BRAWL on Gamecocks, witness says it was Clemson DE

It's a bizarre stretch, but David Cloninger, of The State newspaper, goes to weird lengths, in Sunday's

Tiger fans don't take losing to USC
very well. But Head Coach Steve Spurrier
has made beating Clemson a routine. 

paper, to try to blame the Gamecock's BRAWL with Clemson 10 years ago, on the Gamecocks.

Cloninger says Gamecock players: “watched SportsCenter, seeing a fight in an NBA game in Detroit the night before. 

Cloninger says: “the Gamecocks watched clip after clip of Pistons and Pacers players decking fans and each other.” and then Cloninger says Gamecock players: “talked about (the fight) at breakfast and on the bus to the game.”

As if this NBA fight had ANYTHING to do with what happened on the field at Clemson.

Cloninger also implicates the Gamecocks when he says: “All the Gamecocks were thinking how a promising season had suddenly turned sour.”

As if the gamecocks' disappointment would make them fight.

Eventually Cloninger, using witness testimony, said Gamecock lineman Jabari Levey said he saw Tigers defensive end Bobby Williamson tackle SC QB Syvelle Newton. 

Levey said “I saw Syvelle on the field and the guy aimed a kick to the helmet. He kicked him in the face,” Levey said. “I was like, ‘Oh my God,’ and I pushed him, said, ‘Hey man, back up, what you doing?’

And anyone watching that game a decade ago can also remember Williamson punching Newton in the face as Newton was under the pile, pinned to the ground and defenseless.

William's assault of Newton was the reason the brawl started. It was only shown once at the end of the broadcast. After that the speculation has been that both did it, but USC seems to be made more culpable by the media, especially The State. The State's has a hate-hate relationship with Lou Holtz, and The State has always used the brawl to try to damage the stature of Holtz.

The State also insinuated that the announcement by Holtz of his retirement in 2004, made USC players more apt to brawl. There was NO speculation as to why Clemson would want to fight.

USC was wrong, no question, to participate. But it is absurd to think an NBA fight or a season turned sour is why the brawl occurred. It was ignited by Bobby Williamson of Clemson who punched Syvelle Newton in the face when the kid was confined and could not defend himself. It was a low act, and should be reviewed and placed in a clip, because of its significance in the brawl.  

Atheists on mission to out-Christian Christians

If competition breeds improvement, the Atheists are trying a new

approach.

The State newspaper is promoting an anti-Christian group.

The State says a: “newly organized outreach arm of the Freethought Society of the Midlands is collecting food, kitchen supplies, women’s clothing, gift cards and money this Thanksgiving season to help three organizations.” 

And The State says:  “Midlands Agnostics, Atheists & Secular Humanists, or M.A.A.S.H. will collect donations for Food Not Bombs, Harvest Hope Food Bank and Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands through the end of the month, said Matthew Facciani, one of the group’s organizers.”

I guess attacking Christians with hate-speech and bigotry – as so many Atheists do - was not working out for the Atheists.

Facciani, also said: “I think (giving) is a kind of secondary goal, to share that non-religion have morals and want to help out as much as religious people do.”

Thinking that collecting a few canned goods is going to prove your morality, may show that there is a it of a dis-connect with reality here.

Atheists, or non-Christians, in the Soviet Union, China and NAZI Germany accounted for millions of deaths. Part of the reason the murderers felt justified, was their lack of faith in God. 

And Hitler – an occultist - was humanitarian to his own kind. And that was the intent of Stalin and Mao. Just like many modern-day liberals. They embrace the people who think as they think, but vilify any thought not in line with theirs. Their goal is to eliminate opposition to their ideology, just as they are trying to banish God. Any "help" plan can become dangerous, especially when The Divine is not a part of the equation.

Anyway, The State says “The items may be dropped off at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia.”

Turn Obama into Barney Fife to enforce his made-up immigration law

Turn Barack Obama into Barney Fife 

Republicans, and those in elected office or law enforcement, who

oppose Barack Obama's legally weak executive order, have recourse.

But it could be piece-meal and complicated. If there is a cohesive effort, Obama's hand could be forced so that he looks like the foolish and absurd imperialist he is.

Law enforcement officers can ignore Obama's capricious edict to try to make the illegal, legal. They can make Obama sue them.

Local sheriff's can act as if Obama's order never happened, enforce the actual law, and dare Obama to come after them with his “Justice” Department.

It will be like the time Andy (of the Andy Griffith Show) left Barney* in charge, and Barney put all of Mayberry in jail. 

Obama cannot arrest every sheriff in America. If he tried, if his hand was forced to do something absurd like that, the people may see what a fool he is. The GOP needs to FORCE Obama's hand.

As for impeachment, Clinton killed any chance for that. You would never get a single Democrat to convict – Clinton showed - so why bother?

Democrats have shown us they put greed and political ambition above the law, the Constitution and their country.

But if Obama's laws are ignored, he will be put on the offensive, and he looks bad no matter how it plays out.

*NOTE: This site apologizes to the family of the late Don Knotts, and all of those with warm memories of Barney Fife. Comparing Obama to Barney is simply used as an analogy to show the absurdity and ridiculousness of the president. No insult is intended to Barney or Mr. Knotts.

Obama's non-Americans live the dream, while our children suffer

Obama demands his definition of compassion from people he is damaging, daily

As President Barack Obama told us he will, single-handedly attempt to legalize millions of illegals, he used hard luck stories.

He told of people who illegally slipped into America, disavowing their own country, and made it big here in our country.

His illegal aliens came here and got degrees, jobs, honor and stature. It is similar to his own rise. He has constantly attacked America, and our institutions, yet we have elevated him to the highest post in the land.

But Obama's non-Americans are living the dream, while our children suffer.

We don't have jobs, the price of necessities, like food, energy and medical care have risen exponentially since he took our White House. Our salaries are down as hours have been cut and opportunity has been wipe out in Obama's miserable economy.

We don't go on vacations, we put off buying shoes and we don't have the money to go out to dine.

Our money goes to high utility bills and newly costly insurance premiums, that now cover little of our doctor bills.

It is in insult to see an elitist, out of touch politician like Obama stand before us and tell us we must take care of immigrants, who left their country, came to ours, and made it big.

And competent and responsible parents have the first responsibility to their own children.

It is reprehensible when a U.S. President takes the food from the mouths of your child to give to one who sneaks into America from their county to take what you need for your family.

This man is arrogant, hateful and insensitive to Americans. All the while he demands you pay to enhance his image as the redistribution king of our republic.  

Bad people control the country, we cannot let them prevail!

There is no border control. Our enemies
feel they are welcome to come in
and plot the killing of our people. 

If you love your country and its institutions, you must be a little demoralized.

Since late 2008, things have been going downhill in America.

The unemployment rate is exceedingly high, but the media and the Administration of President Barack Obama are lying about it. Healthcare costs have skyrocketed, and insurance, that costs more, seems to be worthless since Obamacare kicked in. 

On top of that, Obama is going to welcome at least five million illegal immigrants, and then millions more can attach to them to suck the blood out the U.S. Treasury, that is already $17 trillion in debt.

Chaos in the streets.
The country is in a mess. 

In Ferguson Missouri, justice does not fit with the myths of leftwing racial politics, so the National Guard is being called out to softly keep rioters from killing people and destroying property. But if they gave the hateful bands of looters what they deserved, there would be more turmoil. So they will not.

Christians are being bludgeoned and the moral are attacked routinely, simply for favoring light over the darkness of the degenerate.

In Columbia, two men, ages 20 and 17, were convicted this week of killing, in 2013, the single mother of four children. Neither will get the death penalty. That is tantamount to getting away with it, and it just serves to encourage more murder.

Homosexuals, through activist liberal judges, have redefined – and cheapened - the institution of marriage against the will of the people. The bitter, hateful and aggressive aftermath, of rubbing their enemies' face in their “victory' is indication of the caliber of people the gay lobby and their supporters are.

Is there good news? The Republicans trounced the very unpopular and liberal Democrats in the Nov. 4 election. But in the two weeks after, the GOP seems a bit timid toward challenging Obama, who the people are solidly rejecting.

The media is ignoring the Republicans' win, and sadly, early on, it seems the Republicans are being influenced by the media's tepid characterization of their win.

Americans want to see results. We have been in a six-year depression. There is a “can't-do” attitude of malaise bleeding from our federal government. We have national leaders who see us at our worst, forgetting what a bright, shining people we are when opportunities are opened.

Americans suffer well, but we also get tired of it after a while. If you think the world is upside down, you are not the only one. A majority are like you. But there are powerful forces pushing you back. They want you to think all is lost. They want you to quit fighting.

But Americans never quit fighting. This Obama-Democrat nightmare is fleeting. It will not last. Do not let them fool you. The failure of the left is not going unnoticed. The elections prove that. And no matter what it takes, we will overcome the cloud of melancholy hanging over us. Keep your eyes on the prize. Push onward and upward. The damage of bad people can only last so long. We will thwart them, and undo some the disaster of a very ugly period in our Republic. We have to for the sake of our children. So many have fought for us to have a future, we cannot give up on the people depending on us to take back this ailing nation, and restore it to its best.

Redefining marriage is a hollow and dangerous “victory”

The "victory" of the homosexual marriage lobby
is as much a hatred toward traditions that made
this country strong. 

If you look at Facebook, or Disqus' comments over gay marriage, it's supporters are aggressively

taunting the people who do not agree with them.

Liberals and Democrats are not taking their “victory” with grace.

South Carolina, after a valiant fight to defend the people finally fell victim - Tuesday - to a small gaggle of political political special interests. 

Activist judges in the Federal Fourth Circuit Court gave government endorsement to marriage to people who define themselves by their sexual practices.

So-called "legal" gay marriages can begin Wednesday. 

So many of the hateful and offensive comments, for those not in favor of redefining marriage, are from bigots who hate Christians. Others claim that now they can love or marry whoever they want. They had those options before there was an assault on traditional marriage.

The thrill for the pro-gay lobby seems to be spiking the football.

So many times the media bases its success on getting a person fired or removed from office.

It seems the homosexual lobby's intent was simply to tear down an institution that has served as a foundation to make this country strong.

In the end, one winner was SC AG Alan Wilson. He fought the redefining of marriage until the end. Gov. Nikki Haley was also on the right side.

Both secured political backing by fighting for the will of almost 80 percent of South Carolinians. That is how many did not want to see the definition of marriage changed.

In the long run we'll have to do whatever we can to soften the impact, and harm, redefining marriage will have on us. And it still may end up at the US Supreme Court, where it could be overturned.

Also: the homosexual population is only from two-to-three percent of the population. And a lot of practitioners in that lifestyle are not keen on monogamy. Therefore, after the novelty wears off, the actual influence of the law change will be minimal.

But the impact it has on our culture, when special interest can tear down an institution, is substantial.

Let the homosexual community, and their band of liberal Democrats celebrate. But like so many things of the flesh, and not spiritual, the “victory” will be short-lived, while the damage caused is indelible.

If you want to call this a “win” for anything, it is a win for the further weakening of our society.

But it is a hollow accomplishment indeed.   

Is Foley's job on the line with Gators next hire?

Florida AD Jeremy Foley has gone 1 for 3 in his
football coaching choices. 

Blame it on Steve Spurrier in a complicated way, but could Jeremy Foley's next hire at Florida be his last? 

Foley got his job as Florida's athletic director in 1992. He did not hire Steve Spurrier, who moved the Gators from mediocre to national powerhouse status.

Spurrier made Foley's job easy in the 90s by winning SEC Championships and eventually a National Title. But Spurrier spoiled Florida football fans, who loved the high from his success. Before Spurrier, never had Gator fans seen so many wins, and such stature for the football program. When Foley was faced with the task of replacing Spurrier, a Gator legend, he did not do so well. Foley hired Ron Zook on the heels of Spurrier, who posted a 122-27 record.

There was a rumor that Foley instructed Spurrier to send him a resume when Spurrier expressed a little interest in coming back to Florida before Zook was hired. The word is Spurrier told Foley to “Go look at your trophy case if you want to see my resume.” Zook posted a 23-14 record was unceremoniously fired after three seasons.

Foley's next football hire was better. With Tim Tebow leading, Urban Meyer was able to win two an unbelievable two National Titles, going 65-15. But the stress of a head coaching job in the SEC was too much for Meyer, so he left for a more comfortable assignment at Ohio State. While Meyer was a home run hire for Foley, by any measure, replacing him with Will Muschamp was another failure.

Muschamp was fired Sunday with a 27-20 record. It has to be stated that Foley has done well with Florida's basketball team, hiring Billy Donovan, who has won two NCAA titles. And, to round out the Big Three sports, Gator baseball is very well respected.

But football in the SEC, and in the South, is king. And Florida fans demand to sit on that throne their share of the time. Because of Spurrier, they will not accept less. That is why Foley has very little margin for error in his next hire. He has gone one for three since spurrier left. Going one for four is only a 25 percent record of success. Muschamp's winning percentage was higher than that, and look what Foley did to him.

Could Brad Lawing become the Gamecocks' defensive line coach job?

There is a load of speculation surrounding the destination of fired Florida Head Coach Will

Brad Lawing coaching Jadeveon Clowney at USC. 

Muschamp. But he's not the only Gator coach valued as an assistant. Brad Lawing is Florida's defensive line coach. He came to Gainsville after leaving SC for personal reasons. He is a great DL coach. One of the best.

Muschamp, a high-quality defensive coordinator is sought-after and being mentioned as a defensive coordinator for many programs, including South Carolina's. Current DC Lorenzo Ward could be replaced because of the Gamecocks' implosion on D this season.

But maybe the most disappointing position on the Gamecocks' weak defense is the defensive line. From game one of 2014 - a defensive debacle versus Texas A&M - Head Coach Steve Spurrier mentioned coaching in reference to the D-line.

Lawing left South Carolina after the 2012 season. Deke Adams came from North Carolina and took over for Lawing. Adams immediately showed signs of under-performing in the handling of All-World talent Jadeveon Clowney. But there was so much talent on the Gamecocks' D-line in 2013, Adams was able to get by.

In 2014, the D-line has looked soft, poor tackling and unable to shed blocks. It's nowhere near the level of play needed to win in the SEC.

Not sure if Lawing's personal issues that he was experiencing in Columbia have passed. But if there is any chance of getting Lawing back on the Gamecock sideline, hiring him is a no-brainier.

Lawing has a a long history at South Carolina and he would be a welcome addition to the Gamecock defensive staff. Hopefully someone from USC has already been on the phone to Lawing to see if he has any interest in coming back home. If so, throw the bank at him.  

Firing of Muschamp intended to embarrass him

You're FIRED with two games left in the season. 

Florida fired Head Football Coach Will Muschamp Sunday, after the Gators surrendered a touchdown lead with less than a minute left in the game versus South Carolina Saturday.

USC won 23-20 in OT. 

No one is surprised that Muschamp was fired. The Gators have been struggling most of the year, and Florida does not suffer losing very well, since Steve Spurrier brought the program to National Championship prominence.

But to fire Muschamp with games remaining is a way to embarrass him. It's a knee-jerk reaction from an administration that could not control its anger.

And while firing Muschamp may serve the revenge nature of Gator-Nation is is not the kind of thing that will represent the program well as it looks to replace Muschamp.

At South Carolina, Head Coach Steve Spurrier has to have felt like firing his defensive coaching staff after it has collapsed and lost at least three football games. 

But Spurrier has remained big about it, despite the call from fans to terminate the root of the problem. Spurrier has bitten his tongue. He has shown respect and restraint. That is the big-boy thing to do. It is professional.

You have to believe Spurrier will make defensive coaching changes at he end of the year. Otherwise the program's season-ticket sales - and interest level - will take a major hit.

But by holding off, and not reacting quickly and violently, as Florida has, Spurrier has elevated the stature of himself and the USC program. 

Florida has done nothing but look small, and petty in kicking Muschamp like it did. There will likely be repercussions as the Gators look for the next hopeful to take Muschamp's place in their firing squad. Who would want to work for such vindictive people? 

Are SC's roads really bad, or is the media inventing a crisis?

South Carolina has one of the most
cohesive interstate systems in the
nation, thanks to taxpayers who bought it.

So often politicians and the media present a crisis, then force the people to address it.

Are the media and legislators trying to make the state's roads a bigger problem than they are, to extract money from taxpayers?

The State newspaper has an article in its Sunday newspaper where it is wringing its hands over money to pay for roads.
But in your experience, do you find the roads that bad?

Raising gas taxes, a sales tax, and an eventual property tax increase are funding mechanisms The State is pushing to get more of your money to expand government.

As South Carolina attracts more population, fleeing from liberal and failed rust belt states, traffic is a problem.
But the common idea is that if you are bringing in more taxpayers, tax revenues should expand, to pay for the government systems needed to accommodate those new residents.

We just had an election in which the media tried to highlight ethics in politics as a crisis.

The media promoted ethics reform, along with Democrats, because it is basically an admission that Republicans, who are the majority statewide, are corrupt. But evidently, the voters do not see it that way.

From pollution, climate change, education and race, liberals are always trying to make their issues, that are not really a crisis, seem that way. But they downplay the true threats to us, like militant jihadists, over regulation and violent criminals.

In places where there are dirt roads, like Lexington County, the people on those roads certainly see roads as a problem, and they should have a way, with their political leaders, to look at fixing that problem. Just like all of the congestion in the Town of Lexington is obviously a problem.

But a gargantuan tax on everybody is not the answer. Reasonable solutions, that require thought and ingenuity, could solve the problems. Smart and efficient planning is why politicians are elected. They are not elected to bleed us dry, and collect large sums to fix an invented crisis. 

Gamecock's season – Clemson chances - change in one Saturday afternoon

Of course three, late fourth-quarter collapses meant that the Gamecocks' goals had to be lowered. It's
down to trying to win six games to get bowl qualified.

And down 17-10 with less than 30 seconds left against Florida Saturday, it looked bleak for the Gamecocks. But after a miracle, South Carolina beat the Gators 23-20 in OT.

Maybe it's not what you expected, but after one of the most unexpected wins ever for the Gamecocks, fans can get excited again.

There is a SC game next week against UAB. But the chances of beating Clemson at Clemson on the Saturday after Thanksgiving did not seem doable for South Carolina.

The miracle in The Swamp changes everything. Not only did the Gamecocks win one in the fashion it been losing games, Clemson lost to Georgia Tech 28-6.

Clemson is eerily similar to Florida. The Tiger's offense has struggled, while the defense has won games.

Saturday South Carolina was marginally effective against Florida's D early, until QB Dylan Thompson went into a funk. Thompson went 22-for-41, but he waltzed into the end zone for the winning TD in overtime. That made up for all the overthrown passes and incompletions.

This win changes everything. Bowl hopes looked non-existent for the Gamecocks. But the win over Florida has to be a tremendous confidence lift for the struggling Gamecocks.

Just as the loss for Clemson is not the way you want to be heading into the lat two games.

If you're a Gamecock, hold your head up high. The past does not matter. Today is a thing of beauty, and it's what makes college football such a wonderful game, and worth all the heartache.

Because of today, South Carolina can look to the future with a smile. All is not lost.  

We must push back against the myths and cultural dangers of gay marriage

The aggressive homosexual lobby pushed a hate
campaign against Chik -fil-A, but the people, by
large majorities, do not want to redefine marriage
based on sexual habits.  Almost 80% in S.C. oppose. 

Basing identity on sex habits does not give the right to redefine marriage

Bert Easter and Ed Madden were one of the first gay couples to fight to redefine marriage based on their bedroom habits in South Carolina. A decade ago they applied for a Richland County marriage license to make a statement, boasts The State newspaper, as it exalts the homosexual move to force the redefinition of marriage based on sexual habits.

But contrary to the misinformation campaign of the homosexual movement, no one is stopping gays from loving whoever they want – or in a secular fashion – marrying that person.

But claiming your bedroom habits as a civil right should never entitle a group of leftwing political lobbyists to change the definition of marriage.

The definition of marriage is a man and a woman becoming a family. The government got involved with a special designation for tax purposes. And families are the most healthy way to strengthen our culture.

To expand that designation to homosexuals is more of political grandstanding that meeting any actual crisis or need.

According to a recent study, less than three percent of the population is homosexual.

And if you talk to any gay man, who is being honest, he does not practice that lifestyle because he wants to settle down and start a family. It is the availability of many like-minded partners, and frequent encounters that draws many homosexual men to their sexual identity.

Aside from that, according to a study reported by Dr. Laura Schlessinger on her nationally syndicated radio show, 70 percent of homosexual men said they were sexually molested by an adult male before age 10. Strangely these victims of abuse did not consider their molestation a violation or a crime.

While the truth about the gay lifestyle and their sexual histories are ignored by the media, is is very pertinent information as we face an increasing assault from homosexual activists who now have Democrat-activist judges ignoring some ugly facts about the homosexual community.

Your acceptance of having sex with one of the same sex is not what entitles you to civil rights. Being an American has that covered. And government-recognized marriage is not a civil right.

We as a nation, if we turn our heads to this onslaught from the gay community, are not doing a good job of protecting children, who could end up in the household of adults much more likely to use them as sexual objects.

While it is extremely politically incorrect to point out these facts, we are obligated to.

No matter how loudly the gay supporters yell in hatred against us, we must push back.

Even as Homosexual marriages are taking place, we must NEVER quit the fight against it.

We need to have the courage to acknowledge the reason why gay marriage is not good.

Expanding a gay culture is dangerous to our civilization as we already have abortion eliminating our progeny.

Homosexuals cannot not naturally reproduce. They will have to incorporate someone else's child to play house. That will not be healthy or good for our society, as there are already too many broken homes. There is no good reason to equate homosexuality with male-female married couples.

Did Ellis Johnson cost Gamecocks its championship titles?

What if Ellis Johnson stayed at Carolina?
Lorenzo Ward was able to slip by for a  couple
years with talent developed by Johnson and Co. 

When Ellis Johnson was hired as South Carolina's defensive coordinator in 2008, it was with the unspoken understanding he was coming back home to finish his career.

When hired in 2008, “It's obviously a great situation for me,” Johnson said. “I was raised (in South Carolina) as a young person, and I was raised as a football coach in the high schools, colleges and universities. I've always had getting back to the state on the major college level in my sights.”

Under Johnson, the Gamecocks' defense got progressively better. It was to the point, USC was able to land the top defensive prospect in the nation. Signing Jadeveon Clowney from Rock Hill was monumental, because the Gamecocks were used to being snubbed by the best. There were other defensive recruits that Johnson and his staff pulled in too. Johnson's staff took that talent it recruited and got the most from it. And that was a departure from the many busts that had come to Columbia to underwhelm in the past.

By the 2011 , SC was winning on defense. The team held eight of its last 10 opponents to 16 points or less. And after QB Conner Shaw replaced Stephen Garcia, the Gamecocks lost only to No. 8 Arkansas.

But just about the time Johnson was hitting his stride, when he had the Gamecock cupboard full and well-developed, he announced he was taking a head coaching ob at Southern Mississippi.

At the time, only the most-oblivious Gamecock fan could be happy with that news. But how do you deny a man the chance to chase his dream?

Sadly, Johnson's dream led to a nightmare, not only for him, but for USC's football program.

Johnson went 0-12 at USM and was immediately fired, after one year.

And while Johnson was tanking with the Golden Eagles, his replacement, Lorenzo Ward, was soaring with Johnson's players and the residue of Johnson's staff's still at South Carolina.

For the first six games of 2012, only one team (at Kentucky with 17) scored more than 10 points on the Gamecocks. But then the flaws began to manifest.

The Gamecocks gave up 23 points in a critical loss at LSU. Then the /Gamecocks fell apart, surrendering 44 points at Florida.

The next week, if not for a game-winning, rag-dolling-fumble of Tennessee's QB by Clowney, SC would have lost to the Vols.

That was the day South Carolina was defenseless to stop Tennessee’s offense. The Gamecocks gave up 35 points to Tennessee, a team that only scored three points on them the year before in Knoxville. The Tennessee game was a hint of the Lorenzo Ward trademark incompetency.

As 2012 played out, SC beat a struggling Arkansas team, and finished out the year with wins over non-SEC competition.

But in the Outback Bowl, even after Clonwey's famous “The Hit” Ward's D let Michigan march down the field on take the lead late in the fourth quarter (sound familiar.) If not for a miraculous drive by Shaw, with a courageous TD pass from Dylan Thompson, SC would have been beaten by a five-loss, middling Big 10 opponent. The Gamecocks finished the 2012 season at 11-2.

The question is: Would the Gamecocks have beaten LSU with Johnson as defensive coordinator? The answer is probably “Yes.” And the hangover at Florida the next week would not have happened and eliminated all chances for Gamecock titles that year.

By 2013, most of Johnson's influence had seeped from the defensive unit and Defensive Line Coach Brad Lawing, one of the best in the country, left too. Deke Adams, from UNC, was hired by Ward to replace Lawing.

With coaching ability gone, a lot of the player talent was still there, even if was not being developed very well. Kelcy Quarels, Victor Hampton and Clowney were as good as defensive players get in the SEC.

In the home opener, Clowney was heavily criticized for seeming to be tired and out of condition, when it was actually a case of being mis-positioned, to where he was over-running plays, on a tortuously hot night in Columbia.

In the first five games of 2013, the Gamecocks gave up 25-to-41 points and lost at Georgia, 41-30. The Gamecocks had given up only seven points to Georgia a year earlier.

The defense recovered in the second half of the 2013 season, over mostly marginal competition, but a loss at Tennessee, when the defense could not get a stop, was devastating. Ward's defense let the hapless Vols move down the field and score with less than a minute left. That major upset of the Gamecocks knocked the team out of a shot in the SEC-Championship Game, and the National Championship, if it would have won in Atlanta.

Now, there is no question that South Carolina's weakest link is the defense, and a staff that is lost, that probably should not be employed by a respected SEC program.

In hindsight, Gamecock fans are left to wonder what would have happened if Ellis Johnson would have meant it when he said he was coming back home to stay? You can only imagine.

Chances are, Spurrier would have reached that goal of championships and making history at USC.

As it is, Spurrier is faced with uncertainty, and more rebuilding after a bad hire has allowed what took so long to form, has been torn down.

AG Alan Wilson secures his future in redefining marriage fight

Wilson appealing to teen
voters at LHS. His career
opportunities look bright.

S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Thursday, formally appealed a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel against the law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

Wilson has been unwavering in the face of a one-sided media assault against him, in favor of the homosexual lobby, that represents a very small portion of political special interests.

Because of his fight to uphold the definition of marriage - that about 80 percent of South Carolinians agree with him on – Wilson will be sitting pretty.

Often courage against bullies on the left bode well for elected officials in the long run.

Look for Wilson to be a very popular candidate for future elected offices after his terms as AG are over.

Wilson's father is U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson. Could he be cutting his teeth to follow his father in Washington DC?

And if a well-supported candidate, with true Conservative credentials, were to run for a US senate seat in S.C. could he beat an incumbent that does not thrill the base of the GOP in South Carolina?

That one is unlikely since they both employ the same consultant. 

Regardless, Wilson is doing the right things for his future, no matter how you hear media and activists portray it.

Just look at the Nov. 4, election results if you want to know what pleasing the media will do for you.

Wilson is working for the people and we will not forget his effort.   

Conservative South Carolina being governed by liberal judges?

Do we need a legislature, when the
courts do as they please in regard to the
Constitution and law? 

South Carolina voters are not as “stupid” as some in the Obama Administration say we are.

We know Conservative ideology, when followed, produces positive results. But despite our votes for Republicans, in overwhelming numbers, our left-tilting courts are undermining the wishes of the voters.

It's time for the state's legislators to take a look at these courts, and other appointed governing bodies, to see that the will of the people is being done.

The S.C. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state does not provide a “minimally adequate” education to children in poorly performing districts.

Technically the court is aligning with Democrat politicians, and activists, to blame a lack of money for underachievement and failure.

But in most every poorly performing district, teenage pregnancy and single parents are at much higher rates than more successful districts. Where Democrats rule, the importance that sound moral decisions have on success, seems to take a backseat. Other social factors, like dependency on government, plague areas of our state that never seem to do any better academically, despite giving them more and more money.

In his dissent, SCOSC Justice John Kittredge wrote: “I view the Court’s decision as a policy opinion on the state of public education in South Carolina, in direct contravention of what this Court said it would not do in Abbeville I — act as a ‘super-legislature.’”

And he is 100 percent correct. It is the court trying to overwrite policy.

The S.C. Supreme Court, also on Wednesday, with the stroke of a pen, revoked the life sentences of 15 young murderers because their victims were killed while their murderers were juveniles.

The SCOSC said the juveniles have less capacity for mature decision-making, so they get a “get-out-of-jail free” card. Soft-on-crime liberals only spur more violence and murder. We any ill afford any more.

And it's not just judges. The S.C. Board of Education has let leftwing propaganda get into our high school courses. Our students are being taught a negative view of U.S. history, that omits important historical figures and events in an Advanced Placement U.S. history course. The course is being reviewed with no assurance – based on its affection for Common Core - the SC Education Board will find in favor of America. The course, critical of the U.S., does not mention U.S. founding fathers, civil rights leaders and military heroes.

Also on Wednesday , a lone federal judge (Gergel) stuck down a South Carolina constitutional provision that defined marriage between a man and a woman. That definition of marriage was supported by almost 80 percent of the South Carolina's voters.

So it's not just a state problem with leftwing activist judges. As Republican numbers are lifted by our voters, for federal offices, we need an effort to better vet judges to make sure the Constitution is their guide, not leftist political whims.

Media's uncontrolled hype not doing Gamecocks' Dawn Staley any favors

Basketball season is yet to start, and Columbia's other liberal newspaper, The Free Times, declares

It is rare indeed for local media to
bestow so much hype on a
Gamecocks sports team. Dawn
Staley should be wary. 

USC Womens Basketball Team is ready for the Final Four.

The other newspaper, The State, says: “This year’s Gamecocks worth the wait for Dawn Staley?”

Did I fall asleep, only to wake up in a fair-media sports town?

The State pumping up a Gamecock sports team? How bizarre is that? Isn't The State always laughing at USC for having high hopes? 

For years columnists at The State, in mid-August, mocked USC fans with a “Hope Springs Eternal” epitaph, as if fans are ridiculous to hope for gridiron wins.

So what gives now?

A suddenly cheerleading sports reporter for The State said: “ I honestly don’t think that even (Staley,) as competitive a person as I’ve ever known, would have dreamed she’d have this kind of talent on one team.”

This is a newspaper that has a columnist named Ron Morris compare Football Coach Steve Spurrier to a child rape cover-up at Penn St. because Spurrier used a basketball player for football. That player is now in the NFL.

The Free Times – that wrung its hands over the declining number of Black MLB players – is now expert about wins and losses.

Free Times' Chris Trainor, in its ode to Staley, fawns over Staley's jet-black hair and point-guard hands like an awe-struck school girl.

Trainor proclaims the Lady Gamecocks (that seem to be stuck at the Sweet 16) are now a “bona fide national power.”

That's strange since Columbia media has an across-the-board edict that declares it unprofessional to say anything positive about the local program. 

Even as Spurrier produced one of the winningest programs in the nation in the last four years, it is taboo to give him credit for that.

You have to pull for Staley because she is likable and a very good basketball coach. But should the media be so giddy, and sure Staley will reach hoops nirvana?

Susan Walvius, Staley's predecessor, took the Gamecocks to the Elite Eight for the first time – and only time- in school history without nearly the fanfare or talent Staley is said to have.

The local media, no matter how hopeful it suddenly is for a USC program, is doing nothing but setting a very high standard. The same was done last year, and the Lady Gs did not meet the expectations.

No matter how much the media has attached itself to Staley's success, is it not doing her any favors by declaring such success before even one official game is played.

Basketball season is long, with lots of obstacles and competition. Just because the media so wants something to be true, to act as if already is, is folly, for sure.

Let's hope Staley ignores the “experts” who are acting as if she already has. Staley will have to be totally focused on her job, and hope for some luck, to get to where the media has already placed her. 

Wilson digs in to block redefinition of marriage by activist courts

In vowing to keep fighting, SC Attorney General Alan Wilson refers to a recent court victory against the homosexual lobby, that is working to redefine government-recognized marriage. 

STATEMENT FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL ALAN WILSON

(COLUMBIA, S.C.)   South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson released the following statement:

“Today's ruling comes as no surprise and does not change the constitutional obligation of this Office to defend South Carolina law, including, but not necessarily limited to, appeal to the Fourth Circuit.  Therefore, we will immediately appeal to the Fourth Circuit.

“Also, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld traditional marriage.  Therefore, we have opposing rulings between federal circuits, which means it is much more likely that the U.S. Supreme Court could resolve the matter at the national level. We believe this office has an obligation to defend state law as long as we have a viable path to do so.

Why not give South Carolina's budget surplus back to taxpayers?

The state of South Carolina will have a budget surplus of $283 million to spend when they go into

session in January.

The media is already running to Democrats to ask where to spend the money.
"Clearly roads would be at the top of that list,” says Sen. Joel Lourie, D-Columbia, who's on the Senate Finance Committee. “I think also we need to look at an issue like the Department of Social Services.”

That report came from WSPA-TV in Spartanburg.

There is always a spending frenzy over new government money taken from the taxpayers and given to the government. But why would you go to a Democrat to ask how to spend excess tax payments from the people? 

Democrats are the reason we waste too much now, and they have nothing to do with budget surpluses. Democrats should be asked how to make up for deficits, because they most likely cause those.

Maybe there is a Republican out there who will suggest giving the money back to the people they took it from, if they took too much. Imagine that.

Christian vs secular answers: A tale of two marches in Columbia

Last Saturday there were two marches in Columbia.

All some groups ever do is march, and it
just gets worse. 

One was a protest against guns, with references to Taoism, a civil rights anthem and support from Columbia’s Unitarian Universalists.

The second march included at least 200 Christians, praying for the healing of our culture that has become sicker as the influence of God is forced from the public square.

The 350-word anti-gun story in The State newspaper, was by-lined by Sarah Ellis. The 200-word report on the Christians bore no byline, but there were photos by Ellis.

The anti-gun protesters, who parrot the same old rhetoric, has seen violent crime become more prevalent in many of the communities from which the anti-gun activists hail.

During the anti-gun march, about 100 marched through downtown Columbia, chanting and pleading for “gun sense” and peace with members of Unitarian Universalist congregation.

The Peace Walk, sponsored by Columbia’s Faith Coalition on Gun Violence, brought together members of the interfaith community as well as law enforcement and civil rights activists.

Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook, joined the crowd in singing the civil rights anthem “We Shall Overcome” before walking to the State House.

Among the marchers were the usual array of coalitions, including one called: People United to Take Back Our Community. One group, according to The State travels around to support movements against gun violence and “injustice.”

Mostly these marchers advocate for gun laws and “reaching out to and understanding troubled youth and strengthening unity within communities to promote peace.”

These have been marching for decades, but solutions are elusive, despite their shrieks. 

The second march - The Stand rally - featured 200 people and pastors and congregations from Christian denominations from around the state.

Speaking was Dr. Kevin Baird of Legacy Church in Charleston. He is the director of the S.C. Pastors Alliance, which organized the rally. “We as pastors are here to say that we will not be silent. We will not be forced into some corner or closet.”

On the State House lawn, the marchers sang Christian hymns as pastors prayed for an end to societal ills, including abortion and the redefining of Christian marriage. They also prayed against the assault on religious liberties and persecution of their free speech.

Baird said the American culture is at a “tipping point.” And he is correct.

“Our sins are numerous, and no political party is exempt,” Baird said. “We intend to not only defend our values, but we intend to recover and restore our values.”
No public officials, like the police chief stood with Baird, according to The State's report. 

But maybe the Anti-Gun March should incorporate some of the values of The Christian March, and perhaps they will quit losing ground year after year.  

State newspaper pushing Obamacare, despite looming court ruling

Obamacare, passed only by Democrats,
remains highly unpopular. And majority
Republicans are calling for repeal.

The State newspaper, Tuesday, is bragging that Obamacare's “federal insurance marketplace

enrollment period begins Saturday.”

The State's Joey Hollemen calls the chance to sign up a “major step forward from last year,” and says the sign up “works well.”

But last Friday the US Supreme Court agreed to hear a case objecting to Obamacare insurance subsidies in states – like South Carolina- that did not set up Obamacare exchanges. 

The insurance subsidies are being challenged as illegal, but they are a major provision of Obamacare.

The government subsidies were devised to give people forced to buy insurance the money to pay for it. The legality of providing the extra government money in states that do not have their own insurance exchanges is being challenged. Only 16 states set up exchanges, the other 34 refused. The court is not likely to hear the case until the spring of 2015, but a ruling against Obamacare could gut it. 

Despite the dubious nature of Obamacare, The State's Holleman tells us to give the Obama government all of your vital personal information “and you get a list of dozens of plans available through the marketplace....”

“The website gives a rough estimate of the tax subsidy available based on age and income,” Holleman gushes. She tells us “a 36-year-old with $25,000 income in Lexington County would qualify for a $123.86 per month tax subsidy...” 

Holleman announces “There are 126 plans available in South Carolina this year...” and the “window shopping also makes it relatively easy to check each plans’ provider network.”

And if “the window shopping confuses you more than it helps you,” Holleman advises you to go “to signupsc.org to find out about local enrollment events or to get an appointment with a (government) trained navigator.”

But it may be a better idea to wait. 

In June, the US Supreme Court sided with companies that had religious objections over the Obamacare's requirement to provide birth control coverage, that could fore them to pay for abortions. That court's ruling forced the administration to adjust the regulations.

Based on the uncertain nature of Obamacare, it is extremely irresponsible for the media to lead insurance customers to a government system that has not been cleared by the courts.   

Liberals construct a new myth, warn demographics will save them

America is much better
off with the GOP
in charge. 

Liberals have always constructed fables, that deal with class, work ethic, education, race, male-female relationships etc, to attack

people who do not share their absurd, anti-American ideology.
In the wake of the electoral beating Democrats took on Nov. 4, liberals have invented a new pattern of convenient myths to rationalize their most-recent rejection by the American people.
The following is a FB quote on the New York Times website from KD Patterson.
Patterson, in addition to Christian and white male bigotry (common among liberals) warns that demographics will rescue the Democrat Party.

"The primary reasons the GOP won this time around are gerrymandering, voter suppression, and low voter turnout. Barely a third of the eligible voting electorate participated in last week's elections. Long-term demographics are against the GOP, which serves only rich white regressive Christian male interests at the expense of everyone - and everything - else. The past two presidential elections have rather vividly shown that when the majority of citizens bother to vote, the Democrats win. They also tend to win in the cities, where the nation's levels of wealth and education are highest. Having said this, it is also clear that the two-party system is irrevocably broken. The mid-term elections make it abundantly clear that we are far from electing our best and our brightest. So long as large segments of the electorate remain apathetic and those who do bother to vote continue to put regressives and zealots in high positions of power, we will continue our rate of national decline. Given the quality of the people the GOP has chosen to represent their interests, I fully expect us to embark on a fast track to the bottom." KD Patterson, liberal. 

Ironically, suppressed participation in Obama's workforce is a cause of celebration, it is the excuse-du-jour for their abysmal showing at the polls. Liberals are extremely comical right now, as they try to deal with their defeat.