Great news for Democrats: Senate candidate facing obscenity-offense felony
posted at 2:30 pm on June 9, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
Dave Weigel called Alvin Greene the “the kind of opponent candidates dream about,” but he didn’t know the half of it. Jim Geraghty noted that the new Democratic nominee to run against conservative stalwart Sen. Jim DeMint in South Carolina hadn’t filed any paperwork with the FEC on fundraising, but perhaps he just didn’t want to get in any more trouble with the law than Greene already faces. The Democratic nominee isn’t just “wholly unserious” — the AP reports that he’s been charged with a felony obscenity offense that could get him five years in prison:
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. …
Records indicate Greene showed photos to a woman and talked about going to her room at a university dorm.
Um … wow. Just … wow. The Associated Press had better be sure of its reporting, because if this turns out to be another Alvin Greene, they’ll have to have their checkbooks handy. They did call and ask for a response, but Greene told them he had no comment.
I guess this eliminates the whole family-values campaign, then?
Assuming this is true, Greene hasn’t yet been charged, but he had to put up a bond to get his release after the arrest. Didn’t the state Democratic party do any sort of background check on their candidates? This is exactly the kind of scandal that can not only eliminate any chance of beating DeMint but will also resonate through the down-ticket races as well.
Again, assuming this is true, does the party have any way to get Greene off of the ballot? He won an open primary, which unlike conventions, are usually the final word in nominations. I’m sure that South Carolina Democrats are frantically checking the answer to that question right now.
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This just in: DU is blaming Diebold and Republican crossover voters.
playblu on June 9, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Probably thought that the felony charges were a RECOMMENDATION for higher office. As for background checks, my guess is that Dem’s don’t want to do them anymore. Out of sight, out of mind. Besides, the White House doesn’t do ‘em, so why should they at the state party level?
GarandFan on June 9, 2010 at 3:53 PM
South Carolina just keeps on giving.
indy8 on June 9, 2010 at 3:55 PM
they were of Helen Thomas
Wade on June 9, 2010 at 3:55 PM
The Democrat Tent has room for more felons? WOW!
TN Mom on June 9, 2010 at 3:56 PM
I would have to believe there was more to it than “showing a picture”. In any event, we still have values in the South. We like it that way and we could care less if you find moral values “scary”.
Guardian on June 9, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Oopsy.
mustng66 on June 9, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Maybe Chris Hansen has him on tape..;-)
macncheez on June 9, 2010 at 3:57 PM
Some, but his military service also works against him. According to ABC, he was involuntarily forced out, though there’s no explanation on why.
Esthier on June 9, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Dude looks like he could be Samwell’s cousin.
crosspatch on June 9, 2010 at 4:03 PM
Hey, he’s just starting out as he means to go on… they are coming in pre-felonized.
Queen0fCups on June 9, 2010 at 4:07 PM
I’m glad you brought that up since the ABC News link has the headline “Alvin Greene Shocks South Carolina Democrats with Primary Win, Felony Charge” and an embedded video of Nikki Haley. Nobody can confuse Nikki Haley and Alvin Greene, can they?
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So why embed a Nikki Haley image in an Alvin Greene Felony Charge story?
ExpressoBold on June 9, 2010 at 4:08 PM
Maybe a pic of Strom Thurmond in a vulnerable pose?
honsy on June 9, 2010 at 4:10 PM
Is it really necessary? Nothing a good cry and apology on television won’t fix.
Caper29 on June 9, 2010 at 4:16 PM
Background check?
Harvard and Columbia can’t hide his grades if he never attended.
viking01 on June 9, 2010 at 4:21 PM
Oh sweet lord, this is perfect. Why the hell not? Dude seems a lot like the average dem to me, let them send one of their own to the capitol.
PS: nothing racist intended, see Giannoulis
abobo on June 9, 2010 at 4:25 PM
Alvin Purple was a more successful color, it would appear.
needtoknow on June 9, 2010 at 4:43 PM
Get caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.
RINO in Name Only on June 9, 2010 at 4:46 PM
wow, not only did Taitzmas get cancelled but now we have Greene Tide to look forward to :-)
DaMav on June 9, 2010 at 4:49 PM
Why bother. DeMint isn’t going to lose. The democrats should save their money in SC and help Blanche Lincoln.
SouthernGent on June 9, 2010 at 5:09 PM
That is not a Bug. It’s a feature.
antisocial on June 9, 2010 at 5:31 PM
Something like this happened to a Republican Senate candidate in Illinois, and that’s how Barack Obama got elected to the Senate. The rest is history.
Does this mean DeMint will be our next President?
Steve Z on June 9, 2010 at 5:32 PM
I’ve sat on a few boards that sent soldiers home it is usually drugs, or misconduct of some sort say failure to adapt, or several Article 15′s (minor but punishable crimes)or even not passing your PT test and being fat.
LincolntheHun on June 9, 2010 at 5:36 PM
Opps
huh ?
William Amos on June 9, 2010 at 5:49 PM
Rising star in the Dem Party with a resume enhancer like that. It won’t be long before Bill pays him a visit for some pointers.
Sporty1946 on June 9, 2010 at 6:17 PM
We got a republican candidate for House District 15 who spent over 5 years in federal prison. He has multiple arrests and convictions. I believe the only elected office he can hold is, as a representative in the House.
No one knew about it before the primary. The seat he is running for is as safe as Rangel or Clyburn’s.
lonestar1 on June 9, 2010 at 6:50 PM
What Sterom Thurmond & Helen Thomas did in private should not be a subject for public gossip and speculation.
Red State State of Mind on June 9, 2010 at 7:24 PM
What’s the big eff’ing deal? This just means Greene has the requisite moral values required to be a member of the liberal political class, right? Do we expect anything less at this point? Apparently the progressives don’t. Heck, he’ll probably win some kind of vanguard award for this crap-o-la.
MsUnderestimated on June 9, 2010 at 7:37 PM
For all you broad brushing, Northern culturists, please know that this is not a “SOUTHERN” thing.
This is a “Black Race Profiteer Machine” thing.
For at least the last twenty years, lower-class blacks all over the United States have been encouraged to become MORE separate, more different in behavior, more divorced from mainstream norms with regard to speech, manner and dress.
This tragic cartooning of legitimate cultural heritage by an entertainment industry only infantilizes its acolytes—witness the exaggerated clumsy body language, clown pants, and goofy hats worn sideways.
Children do not engage in politics, and so one of the saddest aspects of black pop culture is the wholesale depoliticization of the black population, especially young adults, as aided by race profiteers like James Clyburn and Jesse Jackeson, two of our own from South Carolina. So this scum, Greene, is just par.
Another sad consequence of this surrender of politics to pop culture has been a dearth of LOGICAL black leadership at a time when it could not be more needed to TRULY UNITE this land so that we can function as one to solve VERY REAL, VERY FRIGHTENING PROBLEMS on the horizon as “AMERICANS”, ALL.
So, trolls, save your ballad of “ain’t that just like retarded Southerners?”.
To all those who would vote for him, this Greene fella is a friggin’ rock star.
seejanemom on June 9, 2010 at 8:14 PM
No background checkers available for the dems, they are all occupied with Sarah Palin.
Zorgon on June 9, 2010 at 9:01 PM
What is this nonsense you’ve just posted? Good grief.
Narutoboy on June 9, 2010 at 9:13 PM
Interesting that you should recall that episode (among a few others) of NJ Democrat electioneering. From the AP story:
If I may ask, does not the US Constitution require members of the US Senate to have attained at least the green, young age of 35 years? Sounds like SC Democrats many have themselves a semi-truck-sized “loophole.”
ConScribe on June 9, 2010 at 10:13 PM
Senators have to be at least 30 years old.
Pythagoras on June 9, 2010 at 10:55 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
greggriffith on June 9, 2010 at 10:56 PM
Will Daddy hold a fundraiser for the Democrat facing felony charges from South Carolina?!
TN Mom on June 9, 2010 at 11:26 PM
Thanks for answering. Sorry, SC Dems! Not that y’all would need help from me anyhow.
ConScribe on June 9, 2010 at 11:41 PM
I think he embodies the dhimmicrat party perfectly. Anybody who doesn’t vote for him is a raaaacist.
Mojave Mark on June 10, 2010 at 12:43 AM
You guy’s are so silly. Haven’t you learned anything by now? It’s Bush’s fault.
ChiTownPizza on June 10, 2010 at 3:13 AM
Talk about Dems vetting their candidates what kind of vetting did they do on President Obama’s close associates and political friends in Chicago? Especially a Mr Rezko.
Herb on June 10, 2010 at 8:58 AM
This is why I won’t take my family to protests where Dems will be present. They are violent, unpredictable, and the news media completely ignores them when they get out of hand.
jediwebdude on June 10, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Obama can’t support this guy, can’t support Sleestack, can’t support Landrieu looks like he might be lonely this fall.
jpmn on June 10, 2010 at 1:05 PM
It could be the girl was still 17? I haven’t seen a great deal of detail about the charge. If merely sending a naughty picture amongst at least 18 y.o.’s is a felony, there are scads of possible felons out there.
As a SC conservative, I don’t think the Repub’s will be hearing quite as much from Dem’s about Nikki Haley’s accusations. There was no concrete proof with hers. Apparently there is strong evidence with Greene to secure an arrest warrant.
Dear God (or Higher Power for other believers),
Thank you for Alvin Greene. :)
Please bless us with more Dem’s like this on the national level.
PalmettoPatriot.
PalmettoPatriot on June 10, 2010 at 1:09 PM
With a “record” like this, he’s a shoo-in to get a lot of Democrat votes!!
Khun Joe on June 10, 2010 at 1:24 PM
Wow, looks like troubled times ahead for the Democrat party. What’s that German word for enjoying all this?
carbon_footprint on June 10, 2010 at 4:03 PM
James Clyburn, Democrat Congressman from South Carolina, is now saying that this man was a Republican plant. Clyburn is a nut.
I will have to admit that South Carolina politics this year have been something the entire country has been interested. I just wonder if Mark Sanford is going to move to Argentina and live with his mistress after he leaves office.
SC.Charlie on June 10, 2010 at 5:52 PM
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