Establishment Corruption (2/9/2023)
Just wanted to point out the absolute corruption of these people who are attempting to steal the Horry County Republican Party from We the People. They obviously don't think very much of anyone outside their little circle of power hungry rinos. Not just us who are part of the grass roots conservative movement, but they look at you with disdain as well.
A little history. Two years ago (a few months before I joined the party), a convention was held in the county (they're held every 2 years). At this convention, party leadership is elected, and two years ago, Roger Slagle, our current chairman, was duly elected by the people. The power hungry rinos, who have had control prior, were not happy about this, so they took very drastic measures to undermine the duly elected chairman and his team. Several of them would show up at meetings not to contribute, but to frequently disrupt and weaponize Robert's rules of order to make it look like these meetings were poorly run. We even held a hugely successful Straw Poll event in May 2022, with Michael Flynn in attendance, and they did what they can to undermine that. They failed.
Anyway, shortly after being unseated, several of these false Republicans sprung into action by forming a secret underground group called the GOP Pirates. Heading the group was Reese Boyd, their anointed chairman and the guy Roger Slagle defeated handily at convention. Several others of their inner power circle were involved, and this went all the way up to the office of Lt. Governor Pamela Evette. That's right, Henry McMaster's right hand, who is likely running for governor in 2026, was involved in this corruption. These pirates were caught in this blatant corruption thanks to one of them who became a whistleblower.
Another person involved was Don Bowne. He runs this "red hat" operation, but does very little to act like a conservative. (I called him out recently for just that, and he backed down, not wanting to justify his position.) Knowing he and his group have been exposed in these actions which can only be viewed as deplorable, one response was to run a "Pirate Cruise" to raise money for his cronies in the false party. Then, there's this, what you see in the attached picture. Apparently, the people voting against your choice qualifies as "taking something away" from you. I think not. The people voted. Don and his friends have been trying to circumvent that vote. The only way you get to "take it back" is at the county convention. Not by being a sneak. Not by cheating. (Which, by the way, they got caught attempting to do at the last convention).
His dressing up like a pirate and doing these Pirate themed events is not only showing disdain for us on the grass roots conservative side of the party. It's showing disdain for you. For voters. For anyone that could possibly come between them and power.
It's time to put an end to this corruption! It's time for people who haven't been active to finally take a stand against this! Show up at county convention! Don't let them steal it!