SCGOP “Purity Pledge” Proponent Steps Down

[Are_grits_groceries]

The South Carolina Republican official who insisted that candidates for public office sign a “purity pledge” before being placed on the ballot has resigned from his post, sources tell FITS.

Laurens County GOP chairman Bobby Smith – whose controversial pledge became the latest in a long line of national embarrassments for the Palmetto State – gave up his seat late Wednesday during an emergency meeting of the county party’s executive committee.
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http://www.fitsnews.com/2012/03/15/scgop-purity-pledge-proponent-steps-down/

Well, they sure got rid of him in a nanosecond.
They don't want any part of a purity pledge. Have to be able to wander the Appalachian Trail.

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Stepped down? Why? What scandal is about to break?

What have the R's been accusing the D's of lately? That's always a big clue.

[Are_grits_groceries]

3. I don't think they liked his pledge and

the fact he was really pushing it. There could be a scandal brewing, but I think that was one step too far for them. Who knows what else he was planning? They wanted no part of it.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

2. does this mean SC Republicans can look at porn again?

And to think, South Carolina was THIS close to putting an end to dirty thoughts.

[Are_grits_groceries]

5. I don't think they ever quit.

They would continue looking and tell people it was research into what to avoid. They are all ethically and morally challenged.

[malaise]

4. ROFL

[aikoaiko]

6. I am 99.44/100% pure.

[Fawke Em]

9. You're Ivory soap!

[zbdent]

7. maybe he couldn't pass the purity pledge he proposed ...

kinda like Damien approaching a church in "The Omen" ...

[saras]

8. He forgot the hypocrisy clause in the purity pledge