Hodges, others want to focus campaigns on global poverty and disease
A bipartisan coalition of South Carolina political, public policy and faith leaders on Wednesday launched the state leg of a national campaign aimed at ending global poverty and disease.
The ONE Campaign aims to encourage the 2008 presidential candidates to make the fight against disease and extreme poverty a key foreign policy issue.
At a news conference on the State House steps, former Democratic Gov. Jim Hodges said he is leading the state campaign because the issues are too important to ignore.
"South Carolina's position as the first in the South primaries gives a unique opportunity to set the tone on thus vital part of our foreign policy," Hodges said.
Republican and conservative activist Ashley Landess said ONE represents "the first time Governor Hodges and I have stood on the same side of an issue and it's because we both believe that united we can make a difference."
The ONE Campaign is led nationally by rockstar Bono of the band U2 and by former senators Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and Tom Daschle, D-S.D.
Are any SC Politicians doing anything for those suffering from poverty and disease in the Palmetto State?
Posted by: David | 11 July 2007 at 08:09 PM
The only thing that comes to mind is the chance our legislature gives to low-income blue collar workers to earn millions and millions of dollars gambling on the lottery.
Posted by: c. Judy | 11 July 2007 at 08:59 PM
Don't forget Thomas Ravenel's support for Columbia's small businesses and street vendors.
Posted by: David | 13 July 2007 at 09:37 PM