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Nikki Haley Ping
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Posted on 06/06/2010 4:57:52 AM PDT by Def Conservative
South Carolina's famously rough politics are testing a relative newcomer who is hoping tea-party support will help her succeed embattled Gov. Mark Sanford.
State Rep. Nikki Haley has emerged from the back of the pack over the past month to take the lead in the polls ahead of Tuesday's Republican gubernatorial primary. Her message of limited government has resonated with voters, as well as the endorsements from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and one of the state's most popular political figures—the governor's ex-wife, Jenny Sanford.
But Mrs. Haley is navigating allegations of marital infidelity made by two men, one an influential blogger and the other a powerful lobbyist. She also has been questioned about her 1996 conversion to Christianity, and a political rival this week used an ethnic slur to challenge the Indian-American candidate's loyalty to the U.S.
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I think it’s a fair question.
Women who tend to be successful and the main breadwinners in their marriage are more likely to be involved in affairs. Especially those that are as physically attractive as this woman.
Evidence????
lol.
So nowadays any fairly attractive woman should be asked guestions about her fidelity before she runs for office?
Sheesh, maybe we should just become the party of Helen Thomas and Sonya Sotomeyer so we won’t have this problem
Yeah, he's a legend in his own mind. I don't think 'influential' means what they seem to think it means.
More likely than what?
Men who tend to be successful and the main breadwinners in their marriage?
Women who aren't main breadwinners?
Non-politicians?
Do you have any facts to back this up?
In general, any woman who begins to outshine her husband is going to be more likely to cheat on her husband.
As it stands now in more than half of current marriages someone has cheated. I honestly think it’s always been that way but people only began after the women’s lib movement made divorce acceptable.
And its also undeniable that the woman’s lib movement also encouraged this trend towards more women cheating on their husbands just as it encouraged women to do things like go into politics. The same kind of world view that would lead a woman to want to try to run for public office or become a CEO is the same impulse that would make her more likely to cheat.
Where do you get your “facts” from about attractive women?
She just put it all on the line, right there. Her political opponents in both parties will be scrambling to find evidence of "something".
This confirms my belief that there is nothing there. No way she would dangle the bait of her resignation in front of all her haters if there was anything out there to be found.
Until all of this garbage started coming out, I was planning to support her on the issues. These idiot Bauer supporters who are trying to trash her have turned me into a "broken glass" Haley supporter.
Russ Cassell on WORD in Greenville summed it up pretty well. These smears originated within the Andre Bauer campaign. First they called her a whore, when that backfired, they called her a two timing whore, and when that backfired, they called her a ‘raghead.’ The good ole boys are desperate to knock her out of the running.
Still believe in keeping them "barefoot and pregnant", huh?
Gary Hart did the same exact thing.
And, of course nobody learned anything after watching how THAT turned out!
I've also heard that posters on internet forums who assume that women are likely to be cheating on their husbands once they become successfull have a documented lower average IQ than posters at Democratic Underground.
Those darn white conservative racists!
I would think that it is the men who are husband of those women that are more likely to cheat, simply to affirm his sense of masculinity.
Is this your opinion or can you cite any research to back it up?
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Nikki Haley Ping
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I’ve voted for and supported women in the past. In fact, the main driving factor in me becoming Republican in what was then a one party state was that our female state Senator was running for governor in the primary that year.
Having said that, I prefer female candidates who are demure, have grace and charm and who run as ladies and not as these sort of second-generation feminist candidates that all female candidates in the country seem to be.
I agree and I like Nikki's chances in this fight against two redneck 'good ole boys' ...
Knotts calls Haley ... rag-head
Jake "Boss Hogg" Knotts Will "influential blogger" Folks
You’re right. She needs to go insult redneck good ole boys. That’ll take her real far in South Carolina.
I honestly can’t say which dog I like in this fight. My wife’s ties to Charleston make me like Bauer. However, her family was also a Citadel family and so that gives me a positive view towards Barrett.
“Helen Thomas and Sonya Sotomeyer”
I hate to be a quibbler, but Sotomoyer is practically Gina Lolabrigida compared to that b*tch Thomas.
Nikki Haley took on the SC GOP corrupt establishment 'good ole boys network', beat 'em straight up, and then in a last measure of desperation the redneck boys have resorted to the worst of politics. Go Nikki!
Just looking at Hoggs and Folks pictures make me think I would not trust either of them.
Kinda looks like Angie Harmon. I’d hit it...
Video: Nikki Haley v. Jake Knotts
Glad to see the code is working :-)
“Women who tend to be successful and the main breadwinners in their marriage are more likely to be involved in affairs.”
Wow, talk about cynical.
Maybe successful women should be questioned about their affairs during job interviews, too. </sarcasm>
The WSJ is taking a turd and trying to make it not stink and appear shiny.
How 'bout some facts?
The "political rival" is Jake Knotts.
As to the "ethnic slur," see the second paragraph.
'Nuff said.
I reckon Mr. Knotts is stricken with fear over Nikki's candidacy and what that may mean for him politically. She is most definitely a "clean house" type of person.
One picture is indeed worth 1000 words! I sure can´t picture somebody as smart and attractive as Haley getting within touching distance of the ¨influential blogger” (who looks like he has social diseases, a lot of them, too); and as for Mr. Good Old Boy, he could have come straight from central casting. And I´m sure he acts it, too: thuggish, corrupt and lazy. The type who gives the South a bad name.
Has anyone ever asked Obama about his supposed conversion from Islam to Christianity? I don't remember it.
Yes, thank you. I was going to send you a note but then I realized....he’ll see the ping. : )
You got that right. Check out the first video I linked in reply #29.
Wow. That is some well thought out political analysis, there./s
I guess I now understand the thought process behind the 97% support that Obama receives from the black community.
Even though Bauer has been accused of being behind the smears of Haley, I am not holding that against him as the basis for my vote... since there is no proof. His record of immaturity as Lt. Gov. is more than enough to convince me that he is unfit to lead this state through the gathering storm.
As for Barrett, how is that TARP working out for you? He not only voted for it despite overwhelming opposition from his constituents, but has arrogantly stated that he would do it again. After watching the performance of the Democrats during Obamacare, he seems to have a lot more in common with them than with principled conservatives.
I am thankful that you will not be voting here.
I'm voting for Nikki Haley ... end of subject.
Maybe you should look at policies and plans rather than family ties in deciding whom to vote for?
Nikki Haley crushes Bauer at the SC Gubernatorial Debate (I can't believe this ("one night stand?!) was a topic at the debate for the Governor of South Carolina! Outrageous!)
maybes, but have you seen the guy who claimed this?? He’s ugly. She’s not, far from it. If she’d had an affair with a hunk, that’d be believable.
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