The Alvin Greene story gets better by the day. Here are some excerpts from a weekend story in The Wall Street Journal:
"Puzzle Roils South Carolina Contest"
"South Carolina Democratic Party Chairwoman Carol Fowler said that during the filing period in March, Mr. Greene walked into the party's Columbia headquarters and handed her a personal check for $10,400. She asked for a campaign check instead and he soon returned with a check from a new account with 'Alvin Greene for Senate' hand-written in the upper-left-hand corner. Mrs. Fowler said she tried to dissuade him from running."
"Mrs. Fowler asked Mr. Greene to withdraw this week after he won the primary when she learned of the pending criminal charges, but he has refused."
So I guess Mr. Greene is just a concerned citizen-a veteran who is doing his damndest to find a paying job out of the service-who miraculously saved up 10 grand from his military pay and decided to use it to try and win the primary and get to Washington to set things straight, if the South Carolina electorate gives him a chance.
"Democratic State Rep. Todd Rutherford went to Manning, SC on Thursday to meet Mr. Greene for himself. 'It was like talking to a child,' Mr. Rutherford said. 'It became very clear to me that this guy is special. If there's a joke, he's not in on it.'"
"Mr. Rutherford, who is black, said several of his family members voted for Mr. Greene because they weren't familiar with either candidate and they thought Mr. Greene had the more African-American name."Edited by: Van_Slyke_CF