by William Moultrie

Hawaii – The political operatives of the world breathed a collective sigh of relief this morning when news of Rush Limbaugh’s survival of a rumored heart attack began to filter into the media. Limbaugh, 58, is a central figure both in right-wing fundraising that he spearheads, and in left-wing fundraising where he is vilified. Read the full story

REAL NEWS from The State:

Roland Corning, an assistant attorney general, was pulled over by officer Michael D. Wines at 3:15 p.m. Monday, according to a Columbia Police Department report.

Wines is married to Megan Wines, who also works in the attorney general’s office. Wines called his wife during the incident to verify Corning’s identity.

Megan Wines then reported the incident to Deputy Attorney General John McIntosh, who relayed the information to Attorney General Henry McMaster, according to Trey Walker, spokesman for McMaster’s office.

Less than two hours later, Corning was no longer employed with McMaster’s office, Walker said Tuesday.

Wines wrote in his report that two people were in the car – Corning and an unnamed 18-year-old female, an “employee of Platinum Plus Gentlemen’s Club.”

Earlier, Wines had witnessed the Ford Explorer that Corning was driving pull into a secluded portion of Elmwood Cemetery that Wines had “received past complaints in ref. to illegal activity, i.e. sex acts and drug abuse,” Wines wrote in the report.

And the best part:

“At that point I asked if there was anything illegal in the vehicle, which he stated no and gave consent to search,” Wines wrote.

The search revealed a sex enhancement drug and some sex toys. According to the report, Corning told Wines he had a prescription for the medication and the other items were always in the car “just in case.”

Read the rest in The State.

REAL NEWS from the Myrtle Beach Sun News:

South Carolina’s attorney general says the state has reached a $45 million settlement with drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. over the company’s marketing of an anti-psychotic drug.Henry McMaster’s office said Friday that the agreement is the second-largest settlement deal in state history.

Read the rest in the Myrtle Beach Sun News.

by William Moultrie

Charleston – Still stung by rejection in his effort to buy into the NFL via the St. Louis Rams, Rush Limbaugh has set his sites lower and is looking to invest in a fantasy football league run jointly out of South Carolina and Maryland. Limbaugh contacted the Über League of American Football’s (ULAF) co-commissioner, Brian Barrie, about the investment on Thursday. Read the full story

by William Moultrie

Anderson – The Coca-Cola company, headquartered in nearby Atlanta, has chosen Anderson as a test market for their latest product, Throwback Coke. Read the full story

REAL NEWS from The State:

Some male fish in parts of the Pee Dee are developing female characteristics, possibly because they’re being exposed to birth control pills and hormone treatments that are seeping into U.S. waterways.While the problem has been found in other parts of the country, the Southeast – especially the Pee Dee River basin in North and South Carolina – had the highest rates of male fish with female characteristics, federal researchers have found.

It was not clear why, but in Bucksport, a small community near Conway, 10 of 11 largemouth bass examined were considered intersex, research has found.

Read the rest at The State

by William Moultrie

Beaufort – Following his outburst during President Obama’s address to Congress on Wednesday, Rep. Joe Wilson’s (R-02) office released a statement announcing that the Congressman would be checking himself into rehab to combat an unspecified “condition.” Read the full story

by William Moultrie

Washington, DC – South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint entered the second day of his hunger strike on Tuesday, and vowed not eat again until President Obama’s health care proposal is defeated. Read the full story