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Simply amazing to me that some will always play the race card. Playing the race card is racism in its most pure form. Think about it.
Sanford had an affair, and while I thought it was a poltical and personal mess, he didn't send someone to the hospital, clinging for their life, the way Benjamin did after his night of partying. Benjamin was simply not responible and lack of responsibility is a human issue that pays no attention to race.
Once again, some people started their tirade right after Benjamin won the election and before the accident even happened. For someone so interested in "statewide politics" who had nothing to say about Coble's mishaps or Sanford's sinful deeds, it's quite interesting that as soon as Columbia elects its first Black mayor, they all of a sudden have something to say about politics elsewhere in the state. Can we say "thinly veiled"? And of course, there's no official source that says that Benjamin was "partying" and getting drunk the night he won, but someone chooses to believe it anyway, and in all of this, justify Sanford's deeds by comparison. Sanford was the joke of the national media for a good month or so; placed the state in the worst light that it's been in for a while. Not only did he have an affair, he used taxpayer money to see his mistress who lives on another continent in another hemisphere and lied about it. That is ultimate fodder for a person who's so concerned about "statewide politics" but you did not see one single, solitary comment about it on any of the multiple threads about the fiasco on the SC board. It's so clear that no "card" even needs to be played here.
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A well written opinion piece about the current situation and the need for the Columbia PD to let another agency handle the investigation:
City police should step down from Benjamin case - Opinion - TheState.com (http://www.thestate.com/2010/04/25/1257630/city-police-should-step-down-from.html?pageNum=2&mi_pluck_action=page_nav#Comme nts_Container - broken link)
A well written opinion piece about the current situation and the need for the Columbia PD to let another agency handle the investigation:
City police should step down from Benjamin case - Opinion - TheState.com (http://www.thestate.com/2010/04/25/1257630/city-police-should-step-down-from.html?pageNum=2&mi_pluck_action=page_nav#Comme nts_Container - broken link)
Didn't Benjamin request another agency lead the investigation to avoid the appearance of favoritism? How is it his fault if the current police chief refuses to ask another agency to step in? Being the mayor elect (and therefore not yet the police chief's boss), I don't understand how you can blame Benjamin for who's running the investigation.
I agree that it would be best to let another agency handle the investigation, primarily because there are many people who have rushed to judgment on this accident and will not believe any investigation findings that don't support their conclusions based on early media reports, pure speculation and an apparent hatred for all things Columbia.
Simply amazing to me that some will always play the race card. Playing the race card is racism in its most pure form. Think about it.
Sanford had an affair, and while I thought it was a poltical and personal mess, he didn't send someone to the hospital, clinging for their life, the way Benjamin did after his night of partying. Benjamin was simply not responible and lack of responsibility is a human issue that pays no attention to race.
Talk about editorializing! There is no mention anywhere that Benjamin had a "night of partying"; where in the world do you come up with these out and out lies? Your hyperbole is beyond unbelievable.
Talk about editorializing! There is no mention anywhere that Benjamin had a "night of partying"; where in the world do you come up with these out and out lies? Your hyperbole is beyond unbelievable.
If you had bothered to read any of the multiple stories (Google listed over 125 articles), you'll know Benjamin was out until his last interview at 11:00 pm and then out until sometime in the morning with friends. Numerous witnesses have said such and also said he was drinking (though Benjamin has said he drank water).
If you want to try to change the facts, call your local news media that is reporting it.
At this point, going on a week after the accident, if Benjamin has nothing to hide, why doesn't he or the police department just come out and say he is innocent of any wrong-doing? Pretty simple to clear up, right?
If you had bothered to read any of the multiple stories (Google listed over 125 articles), you'll know Benjamin was out until his last interview at 11:00 pm and then out until sometime in the morning with friends. Numerous witnesses have said such and also said he was drinking (though Benjamin has said he drank water).
If you want to try to change the facts, call your local news media that is reporting it.
At this point, going on a week after the accident, if Benjamin has nothing to hide, why doesn't he or the police department just come out and say he is innocent of any wrong-doing? Pretty simple to clear up, right?
Blogs should not be relied upon as gospel/news sources, no matter how much you want to believe them. The legitimate news media are reporting that both the Columbia police and highway patrol questioned Benjamin shortly after the crash and found no evidence that alcohol played a role in this accident. Do you want a thorough investigation or a rushed one? What if the investigation finds that Benjamin was not at fault, or that he was at fault but his negligence was limited to not turning on his headlights in the early morning hours?
Once again, some people started their tirade right after Benjamin won the election and before the accident even happened. For someone so interested in "statewide politics" who had nothing to say about Coble's mishaps or Sanford's sinful deeds, it's quite interesting that as soon as Columbia elects its first Black mayor, they all of a sudden have something to say about politics elsewhere in the state. Can we say "thinly veiled"? And of course, there's no official source that says that Benjamin was "partying" and getting drunk the night he won, but someone chooses to believe it anyway, and in all of this, justify Sanford's deeds by comparison. Sanford was the joke of the national media for a good month or so; placed the state in the worst light that it's been in for a while. Not only did he have an affair, he used taxpayer money to see his mistress who lives on another continent in another hemisphere and lied about it. That is ultimate fodder for a person who's so concerned about "statewide politics" but you did not see one single, solitary comment about it on any of the multiple threads about the fiasco on the SC board. It's so clear that no "card" even needs to be played here.
Why did anyone need to comment on it in a thread? The media dug up every piece of dirt anyone could want to know, true or not, and put it out there for public consumption. So far the media's treatment of the accident matches their coverage on his candidacy. They act like they are scared they might offend him.
For someone who claims they are such an avid follower of statewide politics, who had absolutely nothing to say about Coble or Sanford (and there was PLENTY to comment on), to all of a sudden jump in when Columbia has elected its first Black mayor (before the accident even took place) says more than enough. Combine this with incessant rants on the general politics board here, and it's not hard to see through the thin veneer at all.
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If you had bothered to read any of the multiple stories (Google listed over 125 articles), you'll know Benjamin was out until his last interview at 11:00 pm and then out until sometime in the morning with friends. Numerous witnesses have said such and also said he was drinking (though Benjamin has said he drank water).
