Posted On: Friday - August 15th 2025 4:01PM MST
In Topics: General Stupidity Humor Political Correctness
It started with an unfathomably stupid move, the arranging for "cheap" labor for the harvesting of rice and cotton. The results of that stupidity will probably be with us through the life of this nation. We're into more recent news in this post.
(Note: Dashcam imagery. All rights reserved - not part of Mr. McLeod's official campaign portfolio.)
The South Carolina Low Country is not sending their best... to the Governors mansion up the Interstate in Columbia. Though he came from Florida, Mark Sanford held a seat in the same 1st Congressional District (Go South Carolina!) - represntin' Charleston and down the coast through Beaufort and Hilton Head, up toward Georgetown, and inland through Moncks Corner, both before and after he was Governor of the State.
Gov. Sanford, in that executive position from '03 through '11, was a decent enough Conservative as most have been in the Deep South*. Unfortunately, he got himself embroiled in a People magazine style scandal by having an extra marital** affair with a woman named Maria Belen Chapur. She sounds sexy going by the name alone, and I even removed the accent mark! She was no illegal alien, this Miss Chapur, but she did live down in Argentina, where the Governor of the SC went surreptitiously while his family and good folks in the State were to believe he was out hiking on the Appalachian Trail. I remember reading "We were without a Governor for a week and didn't know it!" I've got no problem with that. That's the sign of a Conservative State. The State got over it, and Mark Sanford continued on as Governor, and then represented that District 1 again.
A couple of years later there was elected a real piece of work, one Nancy Mace, discussed, with a short bio., here 2 1/2 months back in the post Nancy Mace enters photo of her privates into Congressional record to protect women's privacy. Uh, yeah, now she's running for Governor, for the GOP.
Now another Low Country gentleman, one Mullins McLeod, running for the Democrat nomination for the Governorship, has been in the news lately. The GateWay Pundit, always good for some gossipy style stories, reports “I’m Superman, Godd**n It…I’m Gonna Kick Your F**king Teeth In!” – South Carolina Dem Gubernatorial Candidate Goes on WILD Tirade As He’s Arrested in His Underwear (VIDEO). Yes, there is video - it's an hour long. I'm sorry that I don't have the time to put into watching that. Now, were it Nancy Mace in this story, I could find it in me to squeeze a viewing into my busy blogging schedule.
I don't know where they're getting these people. The thing is, South Carolina and most of the Deep South States don't have the madness that one sees in your Californias, New Yorks, and now Colorados and such. The people, Black! or White, at least, are generally more socially Conservative and don't go for the complete madness. However, some individuals do get a bit wild and wacky - I have not even gotten to a prospective Senator Grahamnesty primary opponent, an interesting character named Andre Bauer. Another time...
The only reason I started this post to begin with, however, is just this one quote from a SC D-squad member who, as the rest of the party feels obligated to admit, wants to be rid of Mr. Ranty McUnderwear (and socks too...) The quote from one Christale Spain in the GP article:
“After reviewing the transcript of the dash cam footage from his recent arrest, it is clear that Mr. McLeod is navigating profound challenges and should focus on his mental and emotional well-being instead of a campaign for governor."Now that's a new one! I mean, "has gone off the deep end" is a nice idiom we all know and love. There are many others. What's this...? "navigating"? "Profound Challenges"? Nah, he's just nuts. So is that Mace lady. Is "navigating profound challenges" the new "one fry short of a happy meal"?
PS: Peak Stupidity wrote a bit about the current SC Governor Henry McMaster in Part 2 of our series When Henry replaced Nikki. He spent a year as Governor after being appointed when Nikki was appointed UN Ambassador. (we speculated here, in the 3rd post, that Trump may have been pretty wily with that move.)
McMaster then won the elections in '18 and '22, so he cannot run again per term limits.
* Yes, Nikki Haley was generally a Conservative, having grown up most of her life in the State, but her NeoCon ways and lust for power detracted from that.
** It wasn't the first marital affair that was the problem but that extra one was.
Comments:
Adam Smith
Saturday - August 16th 2025 10:48AM MST
PS: Greetings, Achmed!
That was a fun video. (Thanks.)
https://mcleod-lawgroup.com/attorneys/w-mullins-mcleod-jr/
https://www.distinguishedcounsel.org/members/w-mcleod/34367/
He is facing misdemeanor charges for disorderly conduct.
(I love that he didn't tell the cops his name.)
"ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑒𝑛𝑑"
"𝑛𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠"
"𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑦 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑙"
Perhaps Mr. McLeod isn't really 𝑛𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠 but was simply 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑.
But seriously? Since when can't a Southern Gentleman go walking around after dark in his underwear and flip flops while exercising his first amendment rights in an unapproved manner?
What kind of clown world are we leaving to Keith Richards?
(Happy Saturday!) ☮️
That was a fun video. (Thanks.)
https://mcleod-lawgroup.com/attorneys/w-mullins-mcleod-jr/
https://www.distinguishedcounsel.org/members/w-mcleod/34367/
He is facing misdemeanor charges for disorderly conduct.
(I love that he didn't tell the cops his name.)
"ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑒𝑛𝑑"
"𝑛𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠"
"𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑦 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑙"
Perhaps Mr. McLeod isn't really 𝑛𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠 but was simply 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑.
But seriously? Since when can't a Southern Gentleman go walking around after dark in his underwear and flip flops while exercising his first amendment rights in an unapproved manner?
What kind of clown world are we leaving to Keith Richards?
(Happy Saturday!) ☮️
Also, yeah, I was probably too harsh on this guy. Maybe I'll go back and watch the video.
Happy Sunday, Mr. Smith.