Have you ever tried reading the contributions reports of candidates running for office? They can easily be found on the website of the State Ethics Commission. Inspired by the P & C's report of contributions made to State Senator Robert Ford and his challenger Dwayne Green, I tracked down the senate district number (42) and scrolled through both lists of contributors. [See Green Passes Ford in Senate Race Cash ]
Although I said months ago that Dwayne Green, husband of Toya Hampton-Green of the CCSD Board of Trustees, planned to be mayor of Charleston someday, I must now qualify that by admitting that Green wants to replace State Senator Robert Ford first. I don't know Sen. Ford, nor have I followed state politics closely enough to know if he is vulnerable to this challenge. But what I do know is that the Greens have been enjoying the perks of being Charleston's young black "power couple." Toya's election to the school board after representing CCSD for a local law firm was well bankrolled by local Democrats, and she won despite lack of support from District 20, the constituent district she represents (oops, I mean the one she lives in, since she claims that she represents the WHOLE county). Strangely enough [sorry, the sarcasm just slipped through] the Greens' child was a winner in Buist Academy's "lottery." Readers of this blog will understand that we are using the word "lottery" loosely here.
Toya-Hampton Green has been one of the most vocal critics of CCSD's allowing the new Charter School for Math and Science to use the Rivers building, so I certainly should not have been surprised to see the name of Alice Paylor, present attorney for CCSD, as a contributor to Dwayne Green's campaign.
Cozy, isn't it?
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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3 comments:
As crazy as Sen. Ford is, I can't imagine voting for Dwayne Green, esp. now that I know about Alice Paylor's contributions. One big happy family, huh?
Dwayne Green is the candidate financed by wealthy white Republicans that went to Porter Gaud with him. Say what you will about Robert Ford but he is his own man.
Joe Riley and Joe Darby don't own Robert Ford. I am a Democrat and I consider a vote for Robert Ford to be the lesser of two evils.
No matter who Dwayne Green is I would not vote for him because of the poor job his wife is doing in on the school board. She shows contempt for the children of downtown Charleston by voting against the Charter School for Math and Science. If there is any chance that Mr. Green is advising his wife (for instance in her vote against Dr. McGinley) then his judgement is not to be trusted.
What a rude article on the Greens. They are as nice as they can be and you calling them a 'power couple' is just a criticism of their hard work. I also cannot get over your continued insinuation that Buist spots are handed to some people. But wait, they're black, that goes against some arguments you anti-Buist people make - oh, wait, they live in District 20 - I thought Buist didn't take care of their black District 20 kids.....
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