Alvin Greene, the Democratic party’s U.S. Senate candidate from South Carolina, was indicted Friday on felony charges for showing pornography to a South Carolina college student.
That’s bad news for Greene, and Democrats generally. But all hope is not lost. Last night, according to the Columbia Free-Times, Greene gave a 23-second speech to the South Carolina Democratic Party executive committee. After the speech, a new Greene aide stood and spoke.
“I would like to say that Alvin isn’t being short with you -– my name is Georgean McConnell and I’ve been working with Alvin -– and we have a speech committee and so forth and so I didn’t want him to get into no debates tonight or anything, because it’s really not fair since he’s been very cooperative with us.”
McConnell works at the University of South Carolina School of Music in the Center for Southern African-American Music as the gospel music ambassador. She went on to describe Greene as a quick learner and a knowledgeable person.
“So I think, in a very short time, you’re going to be seeing a very different Alvin Greene,” she said.
Read the whole Free-Times account here. According to the AP, Greene’s opponent, incumbent Sen. Jim DeMint, has raised more than $3 million.