SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR’S NATIONAL AMBITIONS ON THE RADAR AGAIN
|| By FITSNEWS || S.C. governor Nikki Haley used to be a Confederate flag supporter … and in the initial aftermath of last month’s tragic church shooting in Charleston, S.C. she had her finger in the air like the rest of the Palmetto State’s politicians (waiting for the big corporations to tell her what to do).
For more on Haley’s flag history click here …
And for more on the corporate campaign that turned momentum on this issue click here …
But none of that matters. Haley is the South Carolina governor who brought down the flag (never mind the 94-20 vote in the S.C. House of Representatives or the 37-3 vote cast in the State Senate).
And her national star – which has waxed and waned – is solidly on the upswing.
“The last Republican governor who took on the Confederate flag in South Carolina lost his job. Nikki Haley may get a promotion,” wrote reporter Ben Schreckinger of Politico.
“Haley’s decisive action to drive the final removal of the banner from statehouse grounds quickly and relatively cleanly in the glare of the national spotlight proved a well-timed audition for higher office ahead of the 2016 Republican veepstakes,” Schreckinger continued, breathlessly. “The fact that the issue at hand aligned perfectly with Haley’s brand – a squeaky-clean, pro-business image that transcends her party’s gender and ethnic liabilities – only helps.
Wait … “squeaky clean?” Transcends “ethics liabilities?”
LOLz.
Somebody should have probably done a little research before writing that.
Still, there’s no denying that “National Nikki” is back … in a big way. And while we can (and will) quibble over the motivations and machinations behind her flag conversion, she ultimately wound up on the right side of the issue – and handled herself exceedingly well on the national stage.
And while some lawmakers may be loathe to admit it … her involvement in the debate mattered.
Even her tears.
Politico isn’t the only outlet touting Haley’s reemergence on the national stage.
“The 43-year-old second-term governor managed to do what no other Palmetto State politician ever could: unify the state Legislature on the hotly contested issue of the flag,” Melissa Clyne of Newsmax noted.
Not everyone is thrilled with Haley, though.
Writing for The Aerogram, Rohin Guha takes exception with the governor’s
“You’ve totally buried every trace of who you are underneath an anglicized moniker and a fabricated persona that bears no resemblance to the woman your parents raised you to be – all to appease close-minded folks in the state that elected you to be its leader,” Guha wrote.
“I am not here to celebrate you lowering the Confederate flag because, Nikki, you were so slow to action,” Guha added.
That’s true. Although in fairness, Haley did have to wait for crony capitalist corporations like BMW, Boeing, Michelin and Volvo (a.k.a. her kitchen cabinet) to tell her what to do.
Again, we don’t begrudge Haley for that. Prior to the “Holy City Massacre” we were indifferent about the flag, too. And while we didn’t have to wait on the corporations to tell us the right thing to do, we can overlook that.
What can’t be overlooked about Haley?
The litany of ethics issues in her background. Her utter lack of fiscal conservative bona fides. And yes the sex scandals, too.
In other words, all the major issues impacting Haley’s vetting on the national stage before the flag flap … still exist.
Has she improved her stock? Absolutely. Indubitably.
But she’s still got an uphill climb when it comes to landing on a national ticket … or earning a cabinet appointment in a “Republican” administration (assuming there ever is one again).
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Actually the true rock star here is Jenny Horne. All Nimrata had to do was sign a paper.
Jenny Horne – A proven liar from Dorchester County who made up a story about her heritage in a debate about heritage. She’s not a decedent of Jefferson Davis, but that with some snot blowing and some crying got her national attention.
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I think this is where that number comes from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WTdTwcmxyo
Oh Hell you hear southerners say that kind of stuff all the time.
So?
Prove she’s not…
Meanwhile your flag has been taken down rebel.
She is a disgrace.
Jenny Horne – the man in her excites the woman in me
Not really, just had that line in my mind for a few weeks and thought this would be the right time to use it
However, the man in her still rings true
You mean this Jenny Horne?
She’s gonna git burned on that Jefferson Davis thing and go back to proposing cheer team bills.
She is a low caliber psychopath. Very easy to see right through her, if you follow along.
My friend is also mentally ill. Gotta feel sorry for the kids.
Egads, if she’s low caliber, just think how badly a high caliber sociopath can manipulate the masses.
Hot damn!
An article that finally doesn’t contain “horrific, racially motivated.”
Taunting the rain gods are you?
Wonder how many South Carolina festivals and parades the Gypsy Queen will honor with her presence in the next 12 months
Right – she is a candidate for national office, no need to worry about local yokels
I heard she was going to ride main float in the parade at the Gaston Collard Festival wearing a Confederate Flag Bikini.
Sled will have to get a pope mobile type vehicle to ride her in the parades and buffalo to transport here around the state.
Robin, she hasn’t totally abandoned her Indian heritage. She is still very Indian when it benefits her politically and when she is shoveling it in at the Palace.
Rohin not Robin
Anybody know the name and location of the Hindu Temple her parents attend? I have read she attends a service their once a one just to honor her parents. I feel like there are people coming to town next week that would like the intel.
Just got an email that the people that need to know have already recon’ed the temple and the area around it.
^^^ I hope the hell SLED and the FBI take note of this shit.
That’s saying something when your own people are ashamed of you.
ROHIN GUHA?
Coming from a guy that left his Bengal home and lives the gay lifestyle of the Westside NY. The week in the life of Rohin linked below does not seem to honer honor his Indian background.
http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/the-banal-and-the-profane/05/15/the-banal-and-the-profane-rohin-guha/
Honer? Did you mean boner oh, honor?!
Fixed it.
Sorry, weak attempt at humor…
No. I’m a Bible Thumper, not a prude. Keep it up figuratively. ;-)
The deep unhappiness of the flag-worshipers and the GOPer Nikky haters will keep us others amused and entertained for quite a while I suspect.
She has hornswaggled and out-maneuvered both goobers and the big shots time and time again
I think it is you that has been Out-maneuvered and hornswaggled.
Look at her disastrous Legacy!
Look at the facts:
Nearly every appointment she has made was run out of office due to some scandal, her out right bribery by the Lex. Hospital and an engineering company for taxpayer ripoff services not needed, sell out of Charleston Harbor jobs to Savannah for probable illegal campaign contributions from Georgia Politicians, firing of DHEC officials that refused to let her allow Georgia to dump millions of cubic yards of dredge pollution onto SC shores, appointing her college roommates to big paying State jobs they were completely unqualified for, Twice investigated and should have been impeached by the Legislature in her first 6 months in office (if not for the GOP controlled Ethics Committee, she would have been gone), complaints by the SC Women’s Legislative Caucus about Haley’s sexual misconducts to Ethics Committees, sexual affairs with numerous people while her husband was away on military duty, going to India to attend Sikh religious ceremonies while pledging to be a Lexington Christian, pledging her allegiance to India, while knowing that the Sikh’s are considered Terrorist in Canada having blown up India Airliners traveling from Canada to India, killing hundreds of Innocent people, etc., etc., etc.
No buddy, it’s characters like you who keep this criminal in office. Your blind allegiance to the “Devil in Prada,” is what she counts on keeping her in office.
What a doofus, I’d never vote for a southern Republican. Their southern strategy has crammed the party with racists (note to the doofuses: “crammed” is not equal to the set theory “all”).
“firing of DHEC officials that refused to let her allow Georgia to dump millions of cubic yards of dredge pollution onto SC shores”
If this were not just more of your ravings I’d love to hear who was fired. There was talk in the news of one staffer, far below any “official,” but never any details.
You are so miss informed and obviously never read a newspaper or saw the news since Haley was elected.
Why don’t you do some research before you spout off your complete ignorance of the facts.
Yeah, you got nothing. Big surprise.
Name, or describe the position, of ONE person who got fired for opposing the Savannah River dredging.
I may be willing to believe it, but I sure never read about it.
“….she had her finger in the air like the rest of the Palmetto State’s politicians (waiting for the big corporations to tell her what to do.”
BULL! If Haley would have come out one day earlier in support of taking down the battle flag it would have been a mistake. It allowed a Sunday service at Mother Emanuel AME first. Only a fool would begun this battle without evaluating freinds and foes. By waiting she was able to get the support of most of South Carolina’s most powerful political figures behind her literally making sucess inevitable. If corporate support helped bring that about then it was wise of her to wait. Sen.Shaheen was first and introduced and sponsores the Bill, but it was Haley who was critical.
Her public statement was not the beginning of her intent to remove the flag. She had to speak to supporters and advisors. She had to know who would be an ally and who would be an enemy on this issue. She waited to public announce her intentions out of respect for those that were murdered, but that does not mean that she wasn’t preparing for what was to come while she waited.
And Sheheen supported lowering the flag in his campaign against Haley. He took the risk to take the moral stand that she wouldn’t and didn’t, then or now.
She did the political thing. This time is just also happened to the the right thing.
William Garrison, Abraham Lincoln
Garrison was an abolitionist early on. Lincoln never was and never did, but he got into a position where he could make a difference and fully took advantage of the opportunity. Both deserve praise, but Lincoln was more criticle.
What a great closing chapter to your book this will make will!
If Will had of kept out of trouble, he could have held on to Haley’s skirt hem and road to the White House.
Very interesting thought. Gives good context to the style and prose.
Nikki’s action was ‘horrible and racially motivated’. The nation deserves her…….and Trump.
They both have balls……more than I an say for the others!
The nation could do worse like Hillary and anybody.
LMAO at the butt-hurt right-wingers who have sung Haley’s praises on national comment boards for years. They have literally helped to propel the individual they now detest.
You forget to say that you were laughing at the liberals that after 5 years of bemoaning her are now singing her praises.
I’m certainly not singing her praises. Saw straight through her immediately. Hopefully, she will be selected as a VP candidate on a losing ticket before being relegated to Fox News as a part-time commentator.
Damn, he left out horrific massacre and I was hoping to enjoy a drink at lunch…
brought to you by the NRA. their next day banner on The State site didn’t go down well – blaming the church ladies for not packing heat. so they hired haley to turn it into a flag issue. actually semi-brilliant. any time shithead rednecks feel threatened – which is most of the time – their response is to buy more guns. watch sales go up like bottled water ahead of a hurricane. meanwhile zero mention that the kid didn’t kill anyone with a flag, it was a gun that he shouldnt have had.
As a human being, don’t ever be afraid to change your opinion when confronted with new evidence. Trump/Haley 2016 You go girl!
Th are some super bad people coming to the state next week, I dont think she will be around to add to the ticket 2016.
If she endorses the right person and they win South Carolina, she will be a high cabinet level member. I don’t see VP.
Oh and Your favorite person becomes Governor Will.
Haley’s importance is not as competent department head, but as a spokesperson and vote getter. They need her on the ticket especially after Trump’s statements.
She could make 15% of blacks and race guilty whites vote Republican. That pic above is worth a half a million votes alone. Put her on a ticket with a Hispanic like Rubio or Bush with his Hispanic wife and record and the election is won.
Knowing Bush took down the Confederate flag in FL I believe he is wasting his money coming to SC seeing 60-70% of the people in SC polled desired the flag to stay up. Trump for president.
You haters have accused Haley of everything up to murdering the Pope and she’s still beating you getting on the short list for VP. My ‘sources’ tell me she is going to easily beat out Hillary. Haley wins! Haley VP 2016! LMAO!!!!
You flip flop more than the cook at IHOP on National Pancake Day.
I have always supported Haley. She’s going to be one of the most powerful women in politics.
The lying socialist tax lover troll Flip is at it again!
flip
they all are dumbass
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a day ago
She’s an opportunistic bottom feeder that works just to improve herself. I was wrong about her. Should have voted for Ervin.
Fake posts made by Rocky and Buzz. Those two are always trying to hijack my s/n.
You wanted to vote for Ervin! Hahahahahaha! Don’t lie now, too late!
Voted for Haley and proud of it. All you got are fake posts by the two biggest liars on the site.
No real conservative is for Haley these days. Prove you are full of shit.
I had nothing to do with any of that, but the fact is that anyone can “hijack” anybody’s “s/n”. 50 people could use “pogo”, “flip”, “f.c” or any of your fake “s/n’s”, all day long, and there’s nothing you could do about it, except whine about being “hacked” and all your other bullshit. So suck it up, Sybil. Others are playing your game, better than you. And it is sure as hell entertaining to watch it happen.
No problem.Been busy all day.Haven’t been on. My ‘sources’ told me it wasn’t you.
My ‘sources’ told me it was not Buzz or Rocky.
The two of them are so much alike, they should be best buds 4-ever. Liars, self-centered, greed mongers, etc, etc.
It will be temporary, as she remains at best, of ordinary intelligence, incompetent at managing the parts of government the Governor controls, and certainly corrupt (though no crimes since becoming Gubner?). Whatever, she did us a huge favor in doing whatever had to be done to remove the battle flag.
You forgot another member of her Kitchen Cabinet; GE and Jeff Immelt, with whom they continue to lobby to move their corporate headquarters to Greenville.
Yeah – everybody has already forgotten Walter Scott – did you see where Nikki Haley’s SLED screwed up the investigation – bet the white cop gets off – THEN there will be rioting.
I hope it gets so bad in Charleston and Columbia after he beats the charges she has to call out the National Guard to control her people she has sucked up to. I would go around offering then Steak-Out plates to trade for MRE’s to pack in my oh shit pack.
Can’t stand Haley, but it is nice to see Flip turn against her and rage at her getting spotlight! LMAO!!!
Always have supported Haley. She is going to go far, even making pResident one day. Got new info from my ‘sources’ telling how Hillary is planning to brainwash voters into electing her using tainted gummy bears. Bye bye Hillary!!!!
So you are saying if the people elect Haley she will just be a Resident? Oh my!!! You do hate America! You hate our democracy and our constitution! LMAO!!!
How many black baby girls will be named Nikki or Haley?
I don’t know. How many do you have?
Sorry the joke was there and I couldn’t control myself
Lol. Mine already have names. Just not my last name.
Maybe Nikkisha or Haleyniqua.
The Haley obsession (most recently surpassed only by the Ravenel obsession) is pretty damn bad when the positive national press here drives you to dig up some whiny-ass nonsense about Nikki selling out to whitey from an obscure online site self-described as “A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news.” Lame.
Motivations notwithstanding, Nikkie is killing this thing and it’s driving the Haley haters absolutely bonkers. Entertaining…
She has definitely shown herself to be a master politician.
Notice, you did not say Statesman/woman!
How quickly we forget her Savanna River sellout, her destruction of emails (Hillaresque), her incompetent appointments, he DOR Breach, her DSS child murders! Need I go on???
Some of you treat her as SIKH’s gift to the masses. Excuse me while I throw up.
Well stated!
Fools and dolts never let the facts get in the way of a what they want to believe is the truth. That the most incompetent Governor in SC History is not their Lord and Savior’s “Joan of Ark.”
Its not Nikki Haley doing anything – its her “handlers” Haley can’t even speak without somebody telling her what to say. Did you see her on TV during Charleston Tragedy-she tried to “talk on her feet” a couple of times and it was a disaster!!
Politicians: bullshit artist, pathological liar, crook, narcissist, a person who acts in a manipulative and devious way, typically to gain advancement within an organization.
Yes. Shitty governor, in general. A fraud, in many ways. But for sure, a master politician.
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I know a lot of former Haley supporters that would not give her the time of day, now or later. That —– made her bed. Let her lie in it.
She’s the sikh Sarah Palin
Look at how many clueless idiots support Palin. Haley’s got a career in milking idiots for all they have.
Not only that, Palin and her are tight. No doubt, Palin shared some of her techniques for m(b)ilking the terminally stupid masses just by showing up here and there (“look at me”). They throw money at Palin just for showing up because she lets them think she “might” run fot Prez, something she thankfully seems to have figured out that she is not suited to be. Here’s hoping Nikki figures out the same and soon.
Who has the rights to that photo? Who took it?!?
The Sikh Terrorist from India is back in the National Spot Light.
Just another Sara Palin want-a-be, Koch Brothers Puppet.
The Democrats spy GOP Governor, elected by people without a clue.
That adorable little black face is going to generate some support and votes, that’s for sure.
And the flower. Don’t forget the power of the flower. They’re everywhere.
https://twitter.com/vbauerlein
I’m seeing a lot of girling things up around here.
Simply based on skin color?
I hope we’re not in the middle of a Ron/Rand Paul Peacenik invasion.
Cute now, but it looks like she’s going to be a big girl in a couple years.
She is just a race baiting witch. When the burning and killing start after the Neo’s and KKK comes to town next week it will be all on her. She would do well to gather her family and parent and leave SC for ever more. I hope she sleeps well at night.
Will it be on her when the Black Panthers show up… or is it just when white folks show up?
Both groups
The more I see the dregs and drek who hate her, the more I am inclined to like her.
That’s just because you aren’t exactly viewed as being very bright.
Being underestimated by common dullards carries no sting.
Squishy doesn’t even rate being deemed an uncommon dullard?
I don’t know if anyone has ever called me an “uncommon dullard” before.
Damn! I was just thinking the same thing.
The way Nikki speaks she should like a 20 something year old. Now look at her advisors ~
Could Nikki survive vetting by the national press?
Let’s hope not. But then Hildabeast hasn’t been doing badly considering that she is a compulsive liar, so it’s kind of hard to say.
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Sic ain’t no fool.
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This is a lovely sign and child but what does she know about a Flag? Just a photo shoot for idiots to read something into that is not true.
TRANSLATION: The dogs
is loose and chickens are coming home to roost as gutless RINOs try to trash
the Confederate flag
Like…I-Lie-To-Conservatives-Joe Wilson and
Stab-‘Em-In-The-Back-Nikki Haley…who do so like wax scum hypocrite and brag
That they’re just jerking their knee at the altar of PC
because their heads are so far up John Boehner for what THEY can get
And that–why of course I lied to conservatives to get my
worthless behind elected and you know they keep re-electing me yet
But these same scum led the PC crowd to trash Southern
Heritage and the valor of soldiers by jerking down the flag in SC
And when they AND OTHER RINOs get their political heads
handed to them next time around we can’t wait for their…who?…ME ???
You quote Aerogram? Who has ever heard of Aerogram?
And get off your high horse about crony capitalism. No one is more controlled by outside money more than Will Folks. Plus, does Kirkman pay you by the word or are you on retainer?
Perhaps when the “sealed” settlement with Lexington Medical Center is ultimately seen by the public and press she won’t be on anyone’s VP list. Don’t know why people continue to cover up for her. Her cabinet appointees have been failures and she’s nothing but a follower in a state where the governor has no real power. This is what we look for in a vice president?? I can’t imagine the possibility of her ever being VP and a heartbeat away from the presidency. God help us all!!
I think most of the egotists running for the Republican nominations ARE looking for a follower who can check off a couple of boxes in the gender/ethnicity area.
This (in addition to all of the lying, delusions of grandeur, general sociopathy) is what is wrong with this site:
“Haley’s decisive action to drive the final removal of the banner from statehouse grounds quickly and relatively cleanly in the glare of the national spotlight proved a well-timed audition for higher office ahead of the 2016 Republican veepstakes,” Schreckinger continued, breathlessly. “The fact that the issue at hand aligned perfectly with Haley’s brand – a squeaky-clean, pro-business image that transcends her party’s gender and ethnic liabilities – only helps.
Wait … “squeaky clean?” Transcends “ethics liabilities?”
“[E]thnic liabilities” ? “ethics liabilities”. And she’s squeaky clean when it comes to your allegations because you are a convicted domestic abuser and someone with a track record of making things up –– an individual with that reputation doesn’t get to make accusations of this sort without offering some plausible / substantial evidence.