This can't be good

[pintobean]

Surprise SC Senate candidate has charge pending

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — 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.
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The unemployed veteran posted bond after his arrest. He has yet to enter a plea or be indicted.

Records indicate Greene showed photos to a woman and talked about going to her room at a university dorm.
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hNyH1XTKf1Adc_-fGBAefXf8YYEQD9G7T67G0

[Blue-Jay]

1. Oh boy. SC Democrats really picked a winner.

[EC]

2. If this were true, why would he put his name in the hat

and run? Didn't he learn anything from the Edward's debacle?

[mikelgb]

5. Um have you seen this guy's quotes?

He's not quite there. This is a failure of the Dem party.

[tridim]

3. It's illegal to show porn to another adult?

Since when?

[blondeatlast]

4. A felony, no less. I'm in trouble, I guess. nt

[pintobean]

6. Maybe she or the people in the photos

were under 18.

[blondeatlast]

9. "Maybe" is a looooong way from guilty. nt

[pintobean]

18. I didn't insinuate that he was guilty

I stated a possible reason for an arrest. I'm a firm believer in presumed innocence.

[blogslut]

19. The charge indicates otherwise

Disseminating, Procurring or Promoting Obsenity

If he had shown a dirty picture to a minor it would have been an entirely different charge.

I don't know the particulars of the case but I imagine we'll soon find out.

[pintobean]

20. Yes, I read

post #17 too. The article I linked to was vague on the charges.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

11. Err, I think if it's unsolicitied...

it can be a form of harassment. Like flashing. Depending on the circumstances.

[blogslut]

13. Ahh, the slippery slope of obscenity law

You see, there's the rub. A person can be charged and then it's up to a jury of peers to determine whether or not, according to community standards, if the material is, indeed, obscene.

[dorkulon]

16. It's certainly creepy as hell

if unsolicited. Also probably not a very successful strategy to meet women.

[sandnsea]

7. This is a complete set-up

I wonder if anyone will investigate and figure out how Republicans managed to pull this off. They're going to need SC to go back Republican if they have any hope at 2012. Rat fuckers.

[Imajika]

12. What do you mean go back?

South Carolina already is Republican. There is no real chance a Democrat is going to beat Jim DeMint. While this reflects poorly on the S.C. Democratic Party, it doesn't amount to very much considering no Democrat was going to win this seat anyway.

[blondeatlast]

8. Or it could be trumped up ratfucking. That's where I'm putting my money. nt

[Angry Dragon]

10. He sounds like he would fit in with the republicans

[kma3346]

14. If Lieberman could do it, why can't Vic Rawl?

Run as an independent, that is. It sounds like he would have a good chance of winning.

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/campaign/101017-sen-demint-less-than-a-shoo-in-for-reelection

Sen. DeMint less than a shoo-in for reelection

By Jack Bass - 06/02/10 11:14 AM ET

Despite South Carolina’s national image as along the reddest of the red states, Senator Jim DeMint is less than a shoo-in for reelection. Three recent polls show him approval rating in the 48-52 range, barely ahead of President Obama in the state, with voters indicating significant concern about DeMint’s seemingly greater interest in stimulating a national ultra-conservative movement than in South Carolina issues and interests.

Republican-leaning independents hold the key, and DeMint is facing an as-yet little known Democratic challenger, but one with strong credentials. Many South Carolinians are embarrassed by the state’s national image that flows from Republican hi-jinks. They range from Gov. Mark Sanford’s Argentine “soul mate” on the Appalachian Trail to Rep. Joe Wilson’s “You lie”—and those are only the highlights. This disenchantment, especially among independent voters, is combined with the highest state unemployment rate in the southeast.

After wealthy Rock Hill attorney and political novice Chad McGowan failed to gain traction after filing for the Democratic nomination last October and dropped out in February, a more experienced challenger, still little known, is beginning to dig in. Vic Rawl, six years older than DeMint at 64, served eight years in the legislature and another twelve as a state circuit court judge before stepping down to a law practice that focuses on mediation and arbitration. He is heading to Washington Thursday in response to an invitation from the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee.

One element in Rawl’s favor will be reminding especially older voters of the 38 years when South Carolina was simultaneously represented in the Senate by Republican Strom Thurmond and Democrat Fritz Hollings. No matter who was in the White House, South Carolina’s interests were taken care of...

[dorkulon]

15. Was DeMint in any danger of losing anyway?

Nice how we get to find out AFTER the primary.

[blogslut]

17. Here is the case

http://www4.rcgov.us/publicindex/PICaseDetails.aspx?County=40+&Casenum=I881105&CourtType=L&CaseType=Criminal&CourtAgency=40120&LastName=Greene&FirstName=Alvin

The charge is: Disseminating, Procurring or Promoting Obsenity