Since he never laid a hand on the camera crew, we can’t very well issue a Schmuck Alert, but we here at the Lenslinger Institute would like to recognize the brother of South Carolina Lt. Governor Ken Ard for setting back the image of Southern Men at least a couple of decades. Not since Billy Carter upchucked on those Bicentennial cupcakes has a Governor’s brother made such an unabashed ass of himself. (Somewhere in Arkansas, Roger Clinton is feeling pangs of regret over that Playgirl spread he bailed on.) Anyway, senior staff met overnight on the matter and while Sammy Ard won’t be granted full Schmuck status, we did agree he’s an egregious dill-weed…

I’m not sure what WIS-TV’s Jody Barr expected to find at the auto body business owned by Sammy Ard last week, but chances are ‘unhinged dullard’ wasn’t written on his reporter’s notepad. That’s about what he and his photog found though as none other than the Lieutenant Governor’s brother rushed out to identify himself.

At least I think that’s what he said. Truth is, even a Southerner like myself had to play it back twice to understand the man. Locals will no doubt grow sick of the sound after Lt. Governor Ken Ard’s opponents run it into the ground come re-election time. That is, if he makes it that far. Currently, he’s facing a state grand jury investigation into how he funded his campaign. Seems Sammy donated the maximum amount and testified before the grand jury – one day before showing his true color to the evening news. Nice move, bro. With family like you, your brother won’t need any political enemies.