Andre Bauer

A big gaffe by South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer might have people wondering if there's something in the water in the SC state house. First, Gov. Mark Sanford went and had one of the strangest political sex scandals in recent history when he confessed to his love for a Brazilian mistress at an awkward press conference. Now, Bauer goes and compares poor people to stray animals because they both "breed." At a town hall meeting, Bauer told the story of how his grandmother instructed...Read Full Story

Fmr. Lt. Gov. André Bauer is planning a run for Congressby Eric DonderoSouth Carolina has a new congressional district thanks to the 2010 census. The 7th includes the area north of Charleston up the coast. There are a whole slew of what might be considered 2nd tier candidates. From MBTeaParty.com:Murrells Inlet realtor Renee Culler; Myrtle Beach publishing businesswoman Debbie Harwell; Florence attorney Jay Jordan; Myrtle Beach area businessman Jim Mader; Horry County Council Chairman Tom...Read Full Story

A hardline libertarian message sells at least in the GOPFrom Eric Dondero:Libertarians cheered two months ago, when South Carolina Lt. Governor made some politically incorrect statements in a speech highly critical of welfare moochers. And after garnering enormous criticisms from the liberal media and the leftwing blogosphere, Bauer stood his ground. From Fitnews.com: "Government has bred a culture of dependency, and there’s absolutely no one in government with the courage to stand up and say...Read Full Story

image / Associated Press. That's Bauer in the purple. At a recent town hall meeting, South Carolina's Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer criticized the children of poor families, using an impressively dehumanizing metaphor and flunking basic causality in the process. From the State (h/t TPM): GREENVILLE - Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer has compared giving people government assistance to "feeding stray animals." Bauer, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor, made his remarks during a...Read Full Story

South Carolina Lt.-Gov. Andre Bauer, a candidate for governor, made a comment which basically compared the poor to stray animals during a town hall meeting on Friday. During a discussion of subsidized school lunches, Bauer said the following:"My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit feeding stray animals. You know why? Because they breed. You're facilitating the problem if you give an animal or a person ample food supply. They will reproduce...Read Full Story