All Her Life, Nikki Haley Was the Different One

New York Times ^ | June 13, 2010 | SHAILA DEWAN and ROBBIE BROWN

[reaganaut1]

The Times and other leftists clearly see Haley as a threat. Why shouldn't Indians vote Republicans? Most are willing to educate themselves, work for a living, and take care of their own family. My wife and I are of Indian origin, and we are.

The story about the beauty pageant is a little amusing. It does not surprise me that she has been a contestant. She is lovely.

[PGR88]

A perfect example of why I dislike the NY Times - in the very first sentence, they find it necessary to state Haley is “neither white nor male.”

Their racism pervades everything they do.

[Tax-chick]

If the New York Times wasn’t against her, I’d be worried.

I’ve known lots of Indians - in school, business, church - and they would seem to be natural conservatives. There’s no place in the Democrat party for people who want to work hard, succeed in meaningful careers, and take care of their own families.

[MissEdie]

She’s got my vote!

[Obadiah]

I totally agree, but from the posted clip it seems that they write a fair piece about Haley which, for the NYTimes, is a feat. But you are correct, with liberals it's ALWAYS about race — always. They are quick to ascribe racism to Republicans (the angry white male stereotype) but in fact it is liberals who are the most race conscience people ever. But you got to hand it to the Times, Haley is most certainly a rising star.

[Travis McGee]

[Wiser now]

Somebody correct me if I’m wrong, please, but aren’t Indians considered Caucasion?

[seamusnh]

Oh, how the left would rally to support this candidate if she were a liberal and had a D next to her name: the Democratic Party, NOW, academia, the mainstream media... I love it when a conservative candidate happens to be a woman or a minority as the Democrats have trouble attacking anyone who is not a white hetersexual male....

[SueRae]

For the NY Times, this was not bad. Aside from a snide comment at her dual relgious faiths(the rest of the article seems ok.

I think the South Carolina voters will be pleased with her leadership in office. I hope she does VERY well.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Of course, it’s all about race and gender.

Nothing to do with politics.

[Tax-chick]

No, Indians are not Caucasian.

[Pollster1]

A perfect example of why I dislike the NY Times - in the very first sentence, they find it necessary to state Haley is “neither white nor male.” Their racism pervades everything they do.

Few things in politics are less important than a candidate's sex, skin color, or eye color for that matter. I am completely indifferent to those peripheral details when voting. To the Dems, that makes me a racist.

[Past Your Eyes]

I suppose at age 5, she can be forgiven for singing that horrible song.

[Scanian]

Under the old, 3-race system of classification the peoples of the Subcontinent were included under the Caucasian category but nowadays they are given a special category by anthropologists.

[Scanian]

I really don’t get the “lovely Nikki” stuff. I took a close look at her official portrait and, to be honest, “hard-looking” is the most accurate thing I could say about her appearance.

[AzaleaCity5691]

She’s white.

Indians are part of the white race and if she wasn’t passing as white she wouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the South Carolina governor’s mansion.

[Tax-chick]

the old, 3-race system of classification

Shem, Ham, and Japhet?

[Scanian]

Caucasian, Negroid, Mongoloid

[ken5050]

Sh***y attempt at a hatchet job...maybe it'll sell a few more papers..NOT...so that Punch can pay Carlos Slim his 14% interest payment..

Wonder who has a better long term future..Haley or the Slimes..?

[ken5050]

RE the focus of the dual faith marriages...whilea majority fo the TImes’ readership is predominantly secular, in the NYC metro area, the number of interfaith marriages (predominantly Jewish-Christian/Catholic) is astounding..