Former Senate candidate Alvin Greene arrested

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: The Hill

The unemployed military veteran who won the South Carolina Democratic nomination to run against then-GOP Sen. Jim DeMint in 2010 has been arrested for trespassing in Myrtle Beach.

Police said Alvin Greene was arrested Friday for trespassing at an apartment complex. He was found wandering around looking “disoriented,” according to reports, and paramedics were called to the scene.

Greene remained in jail as of Monday.

In a stunning upset, Greene edged out former state lawmaker Vic Rawl in the Democratic primary despite spending no money on his own campaign. He lost the general election to DeMint by a large margin.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/316745-former-senate-candidate-alvin-greene-arrested-for-trespassing

[Ian David]

1. If he appeared disoriented, shouldn't he be in a hospital instead of a jail? n/t

[Kelvin Mace]

2. Well, his useful days are over

so, we must be sure to thoroughly discredit the guy in case he talks.

Jail with mental problems works nicely.

[Berlum]

3. Dude was a Stooge

[Tom Ripley]

5. +1000

[niyad]

6. that was my thought, as well.

[Comrade Grumpy]

9. No, this is America.

[Botany]

4. The amazing Mr. Greene a man w/:

no job
no home
no web site
no ads
no experience
no campaign staff


and yet he "won" the democratic primary for senate in South Carolina over a man w/
20 + years of experience who was known to voters in S. Carolina. Republicans love their
"voting machines."

[Freddie Stubbs]

11. Did the guy with 20 + years of experience have state-wide name ID?

Did the guy with 20 + years of experience spend a significant amount of money to so that Democratic voters knew who he was?

[Botany]

17. From what little I know about it he ran a normal campaign and yet lost ....

... to somebody w/no background or who even ran 1 campaign spot on TV.

[Freddie Stubbs]

19. Then perhaps we should look at the actual facts rather than "what little" you know

Vic Rawl raised and spent less than $150,000 for his campaign:

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032071&cycle=2010

When you have to pay for staff salaries, consultants, and fundraisers, that doesn't leave a whole lot of money for contacting voters, does it?

[chuckstevens]

7. Jim DeMint

I'll never understand why an investigative reporter never bothered uncovered the trail vote fraud in that Democratic Primary and DeMint's role in the whole outcome.

[former9thward]

10. Maybe there was no trail.

Do you really think the South Carolina Democratic party was too stupid to investigate? They couldn't find the trail that you know exists?

[chuckstevens]

14. Do you Really Think....

Do you really think the Democratic voters in South Carolina elected Alvin Green over a well known Democratic Congress who was expected to give DeMint a run for his money?

[former9thward]

15. So you, an anonomous internet poster, are smarter that the Democratic Party.

Not just in SC but the entire nation since the national party would have investigated also. And you are also clearly smarter, without a bid of evidence, than the guy "who was expected to give DeMint a run for his money". Because clearly he either didn't investigate or did not care according to your theory. Not every election that does not go the way you want is stolen. Not everything in life is a conspiracy.

[chuckstevens]

18. You're entitled to your opinion!

However, you're tone from the first reply really sucks! Who is it that thinks they're smarter than everyone else? You sort of remind me of Sean Hannity. Most people in South Carolina and the rest of the nation believe there was something fishy about Alvin Greene and that whole election. So please spare me any more of your "holier than thou responses." Feel free to disagree all you want, but lose the attitude, would you?

[BlueManFan]

8. What a shame....Clearly he would have been a perfect fit in the senate.

[undiegrinder]

12. "Greene Sleaze"

There ! ... now there's even a working title for this pre-mixed, just-add-watertight-evidence documentary that's just sitting on the shelf waiting for the right investigative reporter to give it a stir and then serve it up.

The Alvin Greene story is among THE most ignored political scandals of recent years ... (right up there with Todd Palin's pimping -- http://tinyurl.com/ko22koc ).

How was it possible that the winner of the 2010 North Carolina Democratic Primary was THIS guy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=IDb7l0AAvUY&t=24

[Enrique]

13. Jim DeMint started the recession

just saying...

[Kingofalldems]

16. So exactly what is the point of this post?

[Freddie Stubbs]

20. The problem in 2010 was that Democratic voters did not know the truth about Mr. Greene

We shouldn't make that same mistake twice.

[Kingofalldems]

21. I love that story.