Tag Archives: Nikki Haley

Nikki Haley: $971 and some shampoo

Posted on18. Jun, 2010 by Tim Kelly.

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The State has “40 Things To Know About Nikki Haley” today, but two facts from the story tell you all you really need to know about her.
One, the sum of Haley’s legislative accomplishments:
Haley has introduced 13 bills since entering the state Legislature in 2004. One has become law – exempting salon employees who only shampoo [...]

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Nikki Haley: Civil War Was About Tradition vs. Change

Posted on15. Jun, 2010 by Tim Kelly.

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Doc Rodgers has uncovered a fascinating video of presumptive GOP nominee Nikki Haley discussing the origins of the Civil War. The video is apparently from an interview Haley did with the Sons of Confederate Veterans, apparently seeking their support.
None of that pesky slavery talk for our Nikki. She says the Civil War was, well, [...]

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Sheheen, Haley lead new poll; Bauer surging?

Posted on28. May, 2010 by Tim Kelly.

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A new InsiderAdvantage/Statehouse Report poll shows Vincent Sheheen and Nikki Haley leading their party primaries – but the big surprise in the data is the strength of Lt. Governor Andre Bauer on the GOP side.
Sen. Sheheen has a nine-point lead over Dr. Jim Rex (26%-17%), while Sen. Robert Ford garners 12%. Still, with just days [...]

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Folks Messages Expose GOP Consultant Subculture, Lack of Hair

Posted on26. May, 2010 by Tim Kelly.

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UPDATE: We’ve gotten our “Tims” confused. As a commenter points out, Boling and Pearson weren’t part of The Shot. We stand corrected.
Here’s what we can say for sure about l’affair Folks, or as we like to call it, Wikki: the state’s GOP political operatives are scumbags.
The round of text messages published on FITS this morning [...]

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Wikki Day 2: In defense of Will Folks

Posted on25. May, 2010 by Tim Kelly.

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As the Wikki scandal moves into Day 2, Will Folks in hinting at the existence of a data trail to bolster his contention of “an inappropriate physical relationship” with Mark-Sanford-In-A-Dress.
One reason for Team Haley’s reticence to call for the post’s removal or pursue a legal remedy against our founding editor could be that Nikki Haley [...]

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Wikki Fundraising

Posted on24. May, 2010 by Tim Kelly.

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What better way to capitalize on a scandal than to make some dough of it? Red State has launched a fundraising appeal for Nikki Haley:
Well, Sarah Palin and RedState are not going to abandon Nikki Haley just because some blogger claims he stole her toenail clippings or something.
But time is short. And Nikki Haley is [...]

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Ahhh, South Carolina is pure comedy gold

Posted on24. May, 2010 by Tim Kelly.

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Yep, this blog has been all but dormant lately as we try to figure out how to do this and still make a living. But, once again, South Carolina’s politicos have been thrust into the spotlight (heh, I said thrust) with “an inappropriate physical relationship.”
Look, I’ve called Nikki Haley “Mark Sanford in a dress” for [...]

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