Having driven to Sarasota on Saturday and back on Sunday, I just could not drag myself back behind the wheel to drive to Gallivants Ferry last night for the Stump Meeting. Besides, we were having a birthday party last night for my son-in-law. Sorry, Russell; I said I’d try to make it but I couldn’t. (I said that when I ran into her at the Clyburn fish fry.)

I thought briefly at one point during the day about asking whether any of y’all were going and could report back to us, but I I didn’t think of it early enough.

So here’s the best I can do for you: Ex-blogger Laurin Manning, now working for the Vincent Sheheen, provided the above video of her guy speaking at the Stump.

Couple of things strike me: He seems to be getting into his stride as a speaker. And Dick Harpootlian may have had it wrong that he doesn’t have the fire in the belly enough. Of course, I think maybe Dick started figuring that out back when Vincent unloaded on his guy, Dwight Drake.

Anybody else have a report from the Stump? Apparently, only the Myrtle Beach paper covered it. You can find slightly more comprehensive video (2 minutes of it) on that site; I saw no imbed code.