South Carolina Red Line

Researching South Carolina’s institutions, giving my opinions, ready to show receipts. SC state offices & schools are infested with "woke" policies & DEI.

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

1/ The UofSC College of Nursing (CON), including its dean, Jeannette Andrews, who is quoted in this article, has intentionally infused the nursing program with social justice and DEI, according to her own words. Andrews is co-author of a 2021 paper with UofSC nursing faculty describing the overhaul of the CON to expose nursing students to a curriculum that focuses on social justice and DEI through social determinants of health (SDOH).

SDOH are, everything and anything that impacts health, like transportation, housing, microaggressions, nutrition, pollution, racism, voting access, etc. It puts health departments, like SC DPH, in a powerful, centralized role for implementing global policies across our social sectors, funded by taxpayers.

[Moms for Liberty @Moms4Liberty]

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[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

Ferrara Candy is the latest example of the economic deals our state leaders commit taxpayers to, laid out in detail, with receipts. Great work.

[The Nerve @thenervesc]

1/ South Carolina taxpayers may be underwriting a much bigger incentive package for Ferrara Candy than many realize.

The state approved up to $85 million in bonds for infrastructure and site development tied to the project.

The total taxpayer cost could exceed $120 million. 🧵

[SCVotersCoalition @SCVotersCo]

Okay, without endorsing outright here’s a list:

Governor:
1) Most Conservative: Norman
2) Most Status Quo: Evette
3) Wildcard conservative: Mace
4) Wildcard: Reddy

AG:
1) Most conservative: Stumbo
2) Least baggage: Goldfinch
3) Wildcard: Pascoe

Com. Of Agriculture:
1) Most Conservative: Cody Simpson
2) Most Status Quo: Fred West
3) Wildcard: Danny Ford

All other positions are unopposed as far as I can tell.

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

@crystet @CCSCPatriot @jacklyn42495 @davidpascoesc My concern with all the elected, is that corruption prosecutions will only be sanctioned against those who are out of step with the SC uniparty agenda, the ones without collective power ties, the expendables. The public will see follow-through, but it won't be authentic.

[Ian Grenier @IanGrenier1]

New data (released to me after ~10 months of asking) shows 3x more SC kids had to repeat 3rd grade this year after failing the ELA SC READY exam, even as overall scores improved.

It's because of stricter retention rules the Lege passed in 2024 within a larger reading bill (1/2)

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

I only find positive statements and positive reactions about Pascoe. Again, I don't doubt his desire for judicial reform. But for anyone's political platform, those are words. Voters are fooled every election by words and emotion. And so I try to approach it from another angle, to evaluate history on a factual basis to determine bipartisanship or to get to the bottom of an issue. And I try to get reassurances from the source. But in this case, I came up empty-handed.

I used to trust, to believe. Now, I verify...or try to. When I hear emotional claims or promised and pledges, I instead run directly to seek out data. It's the only way to stop falling for campaign promises. We don't demand enough guarantees from the people we elect. We don't even try hard enough to understand their commitment to conservative values or to get them on the record with explicit, detailed promises on the many facets within issues and in ways that can be held up later when they backslide. We have nothing once they reneg on their contract with us.

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

I tried to ask him on the record, in his own words, on X so everyone could know his answer from him directly and no one could twist it. People urged me to call Pascoe, gave me his phone number, saying he's accessible. But I didn't want a private exchange. I wanted everyone to have the same information I did directly from the source, so I asked him.

Beyond that, I wanted our conservative political insiders to examine ALL the issues with him, on the record, one-by-one, and in a way that we could be comfortable that he would represent us as conservatives --and rule out GOPe or moderate Democrat. What remains is having to accept the assurances of others.

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

Republican super majority in SC means voluntary power-sharing with Democrats. Under that leadership, it is a fact that South Carolina now has a blue-state framework in many of its major state offices, among them three I've studied and documented: education, health/environmental control, and climate change/SC Office of Resiliency.

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

Nothing I read gives me reason to doubt his pro-prosecution, heavy penalty views. I just don't know how evenly he applied them. When I tried to dig into the details, I couldn't find bipartisanship. Maybe it's there, if someone could point it out. I'm not doubting, I'm trying to get some input from those who have details.
And corruption isn't the only conservative issue, but it is an emotional topic that people can agree on -- emotionally. And it's his main platform issue, so I tried to find answers myself and I asked him about it and got no reply. I can't ignore that I don't have answers to this. At best, it leaves me on the fence.

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

I don't know if they were partisan. I only care about facts when trying to understand someone's position. I'm not a political insider and don't know the people involved. As a voter, I did what I could to examine the facts. I wanted to make a judgement about Pascoe's anti-corruption position. I was trying to determine if he would likely go after BOTH parties as our state AG.

I looked up the names of those prosecuted for corruption when he was a Democrat. The main targets were Republican. There were, I believe two Democrats swept up with minor charges and I don't believe any major penalties were eventually applied to them.

If someone knows better, I'd love to hear the information.

I wrote to him on X, asking for his thoughts about my concerns as a voter, but got no response.

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

This is my honest take, if you're interested in one person's position. I haven't voted yet. I'm on the fence. I've looked deeply into how a few of the SC systems run and want GOPe out as much as anyone. People (conservatives) I trust point to Pascoe as "the least bad option."
I'm not as hung up on the party switch as I am several other considerations, among them the Harpootlian association. I'm having trouble reconciling how Pascoe will stand firmly in the conservative-values camp while Democrat + lawyer funding and friendship are at his foundation. Logic and some reading tell me I could, at best, generally expect moderate Democrat results on most issues, but strong conservative positions on abortion, criminal prosecution, a few others.

I'm more deeply troubled by SC conservatives' focus on corruption and not enough digging into other platform areas, securing on-the-record, public pledges on conservative issues across-the-board. Not campaign slogans, not canned speeches with a little Q+A, real policy examination that a party-switcher should undergo. His conservative insiders may be assured, but the public may not be.

Months ago, seeking to reassure myself, I wrote to Pascoe publicly and politely on X about what I thought were a few conservative voter sticking points. I was interested in any Democrat corruption probes he may have undertaken, since I only found Republican names. I'm supportive of corruption being rooted out regardless of party and hoped to see those results. He wouldn't respond to this potential voter. Shortly thereafter, he did respond to claims from big-account influencers on other topics.

And the party switch can't be brushed aside, especially the timing. I saw one post in which someone claims he/she vetted him for "four years." My thought: Four years! A man of principle would have switched much earlier, out of principle, not election timing. And right up to the end, Pascoe enthusiastically supported Democrats who oppose conservative interests.

For years, we've watched conservative legislators and political insiders on social media bitch and moan about RINOs who are really Democrats and party switchers who keep pulling the old switcheroo after election. Pleas to overlook this now ring hollow. As for the list of famous party-switchers: each person must be judged individually.

You mention Mollie Spearman as a party switcher. She oversaw the period when equity, social emotional learning, and super-charged (Marxian-linked) culturally relevant pedagogy were injected into our K-12. Also, under her, our personalized learning program was designed by Freireans for use in Profile of a South Carolina Graduate. She's not a good example of a party switcher that benefitted SC. In fact, she's the perfect stereotype of a party-switcher who fooled us.

I've found there's no benefit to questioning SC politics publicly (conservatives are as close-minded and tribal as Dems!) but these are my thoughts and concerns, leading up to voting day. Maybe others share my hesitation and we can talk about it openly and head to the polls with more confidence.

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

@CCSCPatriot @jacklyn42495 @crystet @davidpascoesc He has prosecuted Democrats for corruption? I wasn't aware of this. I had only heard about the Republicans.

[Yuri Bezmenov's Ghost @Ne_pas_couvrir]

Ok.

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

4/ University of South Carolina College of Education is arguably the champion of teaching critical consciousness to our future teachers via culturally relevant pedagogy. This is from 2020, but it's just as relevant today. I've collected a stash of docs on this particular topic. Say the word @SCFreedomCaucus and I'll prioritize report on it. But, frankly, there's more!

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

@AAGDhillon The current MSU president a DEI enthusiast, just accepted a job at red state Clemson University, SC. Let's hope he doesn't bring his DEI program with him.
https://t.co/fVP6H6v4Kb

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

1/ Meet Kevin Guskiewicz: Clemson’s New President, passionate DEI advocate.

[Moms for Liberty @Moms4Liberty]

Woke Ed: Follow the Paper Trail: SEL, SPLC & Explicit Classroom Materials in Classrooms https://t.co/PE7shXL6L7

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

4/ University of South Carolina College of Education is arguably the champion of teaching critical consciousness to our future teachers via culturally relevant pedagogy. This is from 2020, but it's just as relevant today. I've collected a stash of docs on this particular topic. Say the word @SCFreedomCaucus and I'll prioritize report on it. But, frankly, there's more!

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

1/ Clemson isn't the only red state whose president was cheerleading DEI. Univ of Alabama's former president oversaw a decade-long program that he now justifies in the weakest of terms. Why do red states turn blue? Because citizens don't fight back when progressives roll out the red carpet for radical academics & bureaucrats.

[John Sailer @JohnDSailer]

Wow! This is Stuart Bell's first public response about his DEI record, and it's totally vacuous. (You can see why, he's asked the softest of softball questions: "I presume that you are not a stooge for the DEI agenda..?")

A few Qs @josh_hammer should've asked:

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

3/ It’s not a one-off. South Carolina State University’s Department of Education Chair also specializes in critical pedagogies and social justice. https://t.co/cDOWgYthKj

[South Carolina Red Line @SC_RedLine]

7/ SCSU’s Department of Education, which prepares teachers for South Carolina’s K-12 classrooms, recently named Dr. George Johnson as chair. His research and teaching center on equity pedagogies, social justice education, critical race theory, and culturally relevant pedagogy. The dean praised his leadership as creating an “upward trajectory” for the department.
https://t.co/HdqXjRhmlz