As South Carolina's attorney general and Bob Dole's state chairman, I took offense at Andrew Ferguson's unremarkable remarks about the senator's recent visit to Charleston ("Campaigning with Bob Dole and the Pips," Mar. 11). He referred to former governor Carroll Campbell, Gov. David Beasley, and me as " the Pips behind Gladys Knight."
Cute. But not at all accurate.
Ferguson apparently doesn't like to let the facts get in the way of a good story. Yes, it is true that we, along with many other GOP leaders, toured the state with Sen. Dole, standing with him and echoing his themes of conservative leadership for America. And yes, it is true that after the senator's overwhelming victory in South Carolina, we put him on a "Midnight Train to Georgia," where he continued to sweep southern primaries.
However, if Ferguson had been honest in his description of the enthusiastic reception Dole received from huge crowds of cheering South Carolinians, he would have compared Dole's performance in the state to Bruce Springsteen, not Gladys Knight.
This, of course, would make Gov. Campbell, Gov. Beasley, and me the E Street Band.
CHARLES MOLONY CONDON, ATTORNEY GENERAL, CHARLESTON, SC