Surprise SC Senate candidate has charge pending

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's surprise Democratic nominee to challenge U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint is facing a pending felony charge.

Court records show 32-year-old Alvin Greene was arrested in November and charged with showing obscene Internet photos to a University of South Carolina student. The felony charge carries up to five years in prison.

Greene said he had no comment when asked about the charge Wednesday and hung up on a reporter.

The unemployed veteran posted bond after his arrest. He has yet to enter a plea or be indicted.

Read more: http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_8545/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=7sAFDYPI

[Jennicut]

1. Oh boy. Only in South Carolina.

[qb]

2. Showing obscene pictures to an adult is a felony? Who knew?

:shrug:

[Dr.Phool]

11. Must have been pics of Nikki!

[Ian David]

3. Oh, noes! Boobies and penises! My heds exploded!

THAT is the worst they can pin on a Democrat?

"Hey, lookit this picture of boobies... heh heh..."

[undeterred]

4. Why is this guy running for office?

Did he really think this wouldn't come out?

[Freddie Stubbs]

5. It didn't come out until he won the primary. Perhaps even he didn't think that would happen

[Ian David]

15. He might not have even remembered filing to run. n/t

[Ian David]

10. Oh, come on... who here hasn't ever showed porn to someone, sometime?

Heck, it was the first thing my dad showed me when he got his first AOL account.

[HillWilliam]

13. So was there any good stuff?

Your post was useless without pics :rofl:

[Ian David]

16. Not really. Just chicks pooping on each other. Dad's into some weird stuff. n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

19. i like this take on the classic...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgJGNPPxQ2Q

[MineralMan]

6. Oh, for pete's sake.

This will probably trump the BP disaster. Terrific!

[saigon68]

7. Especially on the "Insider"

Stay tuned at 6:30 PM

[brooklynite]

8. In all seriousness, there is a question for DSCC and the State Party to answer...

Specifically, "were you paying attention?"

From what I can tell, there was a perfectly inoffensive candidate (Victor Rawl) who had modest fundraising success and at least one newspaper endorsement. Who wasn't watching when Greene came out of nowhere to win last night?

I personally do not have a lot of warm, fuzzy feelings for the job Bob Menendez and J.B. Poersch are doing at DSCC, notably being blindsided by the lackluster Martha Coakley campaign and having to scramble at the last minute to trepair the damage (using money out of my pocket that could have gone elsewhere). I didn't for a minute expect DeMint to lose, but forcing the Republicans to play some defense would have helped tie up resources they can now use elsewhere.

[glinda]

12. Can't he be replaced on the ballot?

[Ian David]

9. Amazing how this surfaces AFTER he won the Primary, huh? n/t

[Ian David]

14. They've already thrown him under the bus, and he isn't even CHARGED yet.

South Carolina Democrats Try to Push Nominee Out
The South Carolina Democratic Party is now trying to push Alvin Greene (D) -- their newly-minted Senate candidate who basically didn't campaign -- out of the race after it was revealed that he was "recently charged with disseminating, procuring or promoting obscenity after showing obscene photos to a University of South Carolina student."

A statement: "We are proud to have nominated a Democratic ticket this year that, with the apparent exception of Mr. Greene, reflects South Carolina's values. Our candidates want to give this state a new beginning without the drama and irresponsibility of the past 8 years, and the charges against Mr. Greene indicate that he cannot contribute to that new beginning. I hope he will see the wisdom of leaving the race."

More:
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/06/09/south_carolina_democrats_try_to_push_nominee_out.html

[awoke_in_2003]

20. I wouldn't be surprised...

if the charges were filed by a state party operative

[activa8tr]

17. I guess there's not any hope, and wasn't any hope of

taking our esteemed Senator Jim away from the Senate.

Geeze, I thought we were trying to keep a Demo controlled Senate.

[Ian David]

18. Meanwhile...

Florida State Senator Caught Looking At Porn During Session (VIDEO)
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Last modified by Mnemosyne on May-04-10 02:44 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4366374

Sen. Mike Bennett Caught Looking at Porn on Senate Floor (Fl.)
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[alp227]

21. Hmm, the student might have been 17 at the time. Or the student complained.

So this is non-penetrating rape? What's that law? :shrug:

Meanwhile, George W. Bush still has pending war crime charges that are MUCH worse than scarring a college student for life over some obscene photos.