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Topic: Sen. Tim Scott returns to his roots at Stall High |
Sen. Tim Scott returns to his roots at Stall High
Post & Courier [Charleston, SC], by Robert Behre
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Posted By:Attercliffe, 2/20/2013 6:26:37 AM
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| U.S. Sen. Tim Scott gave a rousing motivational talk to hundreds of students at Stall High School in North Charleston on Tuesday, encouraging them to dream even bigger dreams. Scott, Stall High Class of 1983, returned to his alma mater to express his thanks for how its teachers and administrators helped put him on a path that led him to become South Carolina’s first black Senator. He used his homecoming to talk less about politics and more about the personal qualities and support system that helped him overcome life’s obstacles, including growing up in a single-parent home, failing
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Comments: Wish we had more leaders like Scott.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
strike3, 2/20/2013 6:32:55 AM (No. 9186146)
His resume looks good. Keep up the good work, Senator.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
janylou, 2/20/2013 8:10:57 AM (No. 9186329)
I hope more conservatives Americans get out there and motivate.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
jeffreyabigail, 2/20/2013 8:53:42 AM (No. 9186418)
Wait a minute. A black man is a Congressman in a primarily white district of southern, redneck, racist, tea-party Republicans? How can this be, Chris Matthews?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
TheMom, 2/20/2013 8:55:06 AM (No. 9186420)
We here in SC are so proud of Tim Scott! He did a great job as a US Rep and he will continue as a US Senator. God willing, we can elect another Senator with Tim´s character to replace Lindsey.
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