ludicrous moments in south carolina politics

true stories from the facepalmetto state. DMs open for submissions.

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(2026)

[Acyn @Acyn]

Rep. Norman: January 6th was an issue that was made up in the first place.

Reporter: Made up?

Norman: That was a staged thing from day one.

Reporter: The riot was staged? Your Republican colleagues barricaded themselves in their chamber. You think they were acting?

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@RepAdamMorgan Hey Adam, when are you going to take the "Rep" out of your twitter handle?

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South Carolina Republican leaders insist they don't want to re-draw Congressional districts at mid-decade, then change their minds a day later when Donald Trump calls them on the phone and tells them to do it. (2026)

[Nick Reynolds @IAmNickReynolds]

Looks like members of the @SCFreedomCaucus now formally calling on SCSU to be defunded in the budget, per a letter I was just sent.

They’d been expressing this on social media since yesterday, so somewhat expected.

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Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette gets invited to give a commencement speech at SC State University, records a campaign video taunting students who protested this selection, then immediately backs out of the speech and complains about "DEI" and "tenure." (2026)

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Sumter Index-Journal with the scoop: https://t.co/BEBnxFq71r

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State Sen. Billy Garrett claims that a student who identified as a cat was demanding a litter box in a public school bathroom. The school district superintendent has no idea what he's talking about. Garrett says he heard it from someone's grandma. (2024)

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Charleston lawyer Mullins McLeod announces his campaign for governor while shirtless and screaming in the backseat of a police cruiser (2025)

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State Sen. Lee Bright opposes a bill to remove the flag of slavery and secession from Statehouse grounds, calling the effort a "Stalinist purge." He gives a speech about it on the Senate floor but gets distracted and starts complaining about gay people. (2015)

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State Rep. Luke Rankin proposes naming a road after the right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. A professor replies to the news on Facebook, "This level of dick riding needs to be studied." Rankin calls his employer and demands that they punish him for it. (2025)

[Luke S. Rankin @THELukeRankin]

DEVELOPMENT ‼️

This evening, I spoke directly with USC Union leadership regarding Professor Brandon Simpson’s inappropriate remarks surrounding Charlie Kirk. Following our conversations, the university has taken decisive action by removing him from all classroom-facing responsibilities. I appreciate the swift response from the administration in addressing this matter and ensuring the integrity of the classroom environment is upheld.

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(2025)

[Rep. Nancy Mace @RepNancyMace]

Wikipedia has turned into Woke-ipedia.

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Bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Spring Valley High School in Columbia and tells the assembled students, "Play sports programs instead of video programs." Governor Carroll Campbell bestows on him the Order of the Palmetto, the state's highest civilian honor. (1992)

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New York real estate investor Howard Rich uses a network of shell companies to evade campaign finance limits and pump hundreds of thousands of dollars into South Carolina state legislative races, backing candidates who support private school vouchers (2008 - 2013)

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Isle of Palms businessman Rom Reddy represents himself in a court case over an illegal seawall he had built outside his mansion, loses, and launches a political action committee called "DOGE SC" (2025)

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Update (2025)

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State Rep. RJ May III, a leader of the "South Carolina Freedom Caucus," derails discussion of a bill to establish Women in Hunting and Fishing Awareness Day by demanding that the law define women as "individuals whose sex at birth was female.” (2023)

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Governor Mark Sanford carries two piglets named Pork and Barrel through the State House and gets pig manure on his shoes, his coat, and the floor. Sanford spokesman Will Folks is left to clean up the mess. (2004)

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Erskine College, a private Christian school, establishes a Charter Institute to approve new public charter schools and begins siphoning off public funds on a per-pupil basis in accordance with state law. (2017)

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After an investigation finds that State Treasurer Curtis Loftis failed to account for $1.8 billion in state funds, Loftis yells at senators and threatens to publish sensitive state budget information online (2024)

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State Rep. RJ May III, a leader of the "South Carolina Freedom Caucus," derails discussion of a bill to establish Women in Hunting and Fishing Awareness Day by demanding that the law define women as "individuals whose sex at birth was female.” (2023)

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In a recorded interview with Sacha Baron Cohen, Congressman Joe Wilson supports arming preschoolers with guns to prevent school shootings. “Our founding fathers did not put an age limit on the Second Amendment," Wilson says. (2018)