After Retired City Workers’ Benefits Cut, Whetsell Machine Goes On Full Attack

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David Hucks is a 12th generation descendant of the area we now call Myrtle Beach, S.C. David attended Coastal Carolina University and like most of his family, has never left the area. David is the lead journalist at MyrtleBeachSC.com

It appears the City of Myrtle Beach is attempting to solve a personnel problem, by employing a political solution.

Myrtle Beach Mayor Brenda Bethune remained silent to local media Tuesday, choosing instead to work the phones through her powerful political consultant Walter Whetsell and his Horry County political machine.

The Whetsell Attack Team Includes:

Myrtle Beach Mayor Brenda Bethune

Tom Rice – Trump Impeacher

Tom RIce

Stephen Goldfinch, S.C. State Senator

Alan Clemmons
Heather Ammons Crawford (L) with a candidate she wants to make judge – Alan Clemmons
Case Brittain
Case Brittain – New to the team

Attack Dog – Sam Vetter

Currently living in a cottage on Mayor Bethune’s property

WHAT HAPPENED WITH CITY RETIREES TUESDAY?

Retired Workers Held Rally at Ted C. Collins Tuesday asking that promised benefits be re-instated.

Bethune chose to terminate 30 year promises the city made to retirees. Their health benefits (as promised when hired) end this coming January.

Bethune and Whetsell realized this was a politically dangerous move, but chose to do it anyway as the City of Myrtle Beach is currently operating at its debt ceiling. They had to cut costs, and they believed breaking these 30 year promises to city retirees was their best move.

HOW WHETSELL RESPONDED? – FAKE FACEBOOK ACCOUNT

Walter Whetsell
Attacks through this Fake Account have continued since

HO DID NOT GET IN THE MUD

Ho had not even commented on the city workers’ plight, when Bethune and Whetsell went on attack.

As a business owner in the downtown area for over 30 years, Myrtle Beach Mayoral Candidate Gene Ho knew many of these city workers personally. His comments were not aired until 10 p.m. Tuesday night. Even then, Ho did not attack Bethune. Ho only expressed sympathy for his friends.

BETHUNE/WHETSELL ATTACKS CONTINUE

Another attack was posted on Facebook today about tickets that Gene Ho received from long time friend Stuart Axelrod attending a Pelican’s Baseball game last night.

MR. MCNASTY – Sam Vetter

Vetter works for Whetsell. He has been assigned Bethune’s personal aide during this employee crisis, living in a cottage on her property. It is his job to take the attention off Bethune and get it on Ho.

It was Vetter that went after a former councilman in the last election cycle with a nasty mailer insinuating the councilman’s lack of character.

ATTACKING PEOPLE PERSONALLY WHEN IN TROUBLE – A BETHUNE/VETTER MOVE

When Luke Rankin found himself in trouble in 2020, Bethune and her team went on the attack, calling Rankin’s opponent a wife beater, having no character. These were all political lies used to protect the local delegation and the Whetsell Machine.

QUESTIONS SURFACE ABOUT PELICANS

Meanwhile, whispers continue about Bethune and her relationship with Mike Snow, which has caused a breach of trust between her and her current husband.

These attacks by the Whetsell machine on Gene Ho will only increase as we approach the Nov. 2nd election.

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