Calling it a “historic” and “new” day and flanked by nearly all of South Carolina’s congressional delegation, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) on Monday to fill outgoing Sen. Jim DeMint’s senate seat. Scott said he
After South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who is of Indian descent, appointed Rep. Tim Scott on Monday to Jim DeMint’s Senate seat, both were asked about and reflected on how Republicans can appeal to a broader demographic. When Scott replaces
LosAngeles Times: Rep. Tim Scott, a freshman tea party Republican, will become South Carolina’s first black senator, Gov. Nikki Haley, announced Monday, appointing the congressman to fill the seat left vacant by Jim DeMint. Haley was joined by Scott and
UPDATE: Haley has announced Tim Scott as DeMint Successor. (AP) SC Gov. Haley to announce Sen. DeMint’s successor By SEANNA ADCOXAssociated PressCOLUMBIA, S.C.South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is announcing a replacement for U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint. Haley spokesman Rob Godfrey
While South Carolina voters would prefer that Governor Nikki Haley appoint comedian Stephen Colbert to the US Senate in place of retiring Senator Jim DeMint, their second favorite choice is former South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford. Sanford was married
On Monday, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said she will not appoint a “placeholder” to replace Sen. Jim DeMint, who is leaving the Senate next month to head the Heritage Foundation. “As I continue to consider the impending U.S. Senate
In the Age of Obama, celebrity trumps all. How else can you read a new poll saying South Carolina residents want Gov. Nikki Haley to pick Stephen Colbert to replace departing Sen. Jim DeMint? Colbert, who plays a mock Republican
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said Friday she would not appoint herself to outgoing Senator Jim DeMint’s Senate seat, dispelling rumors that she would do so. “I will not take the appointment myself,” Haley said. After DeMint announced on Thursday
With today’s surprise announcement that Sen. Jim DeMint would resign his Senate seat, all eyes have turned to South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley who will name a replacement. While the state has a deep bench of conservative politicians, Rep. Tim
A South Carolina newspaper reports that SC Democratic Party chairman, Dick Harpootlian, compared Gov. Nikki Haley to Adolph Hitler’s wife, Eva Braun. S.C. Democratic Chairman Dick Harpootlian, never a loss for a quick quip, tossed a few stinging one-liners at the
Monday it was California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton comparing Paul Ryan to notorious Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. Yesterday, a Kansas delegate — Pat Lehman, Dean of the Kansas delegation — compared Republicans to Hitler. Well, if it’s Wednesday and
The Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) has initiated a multi-pronged strategy to ensure the re-election of Barack Obama. First, add more voters onto the rolls who are likely to re-elect Obama, whether they are legally eligible or not. And, second,
Tom Barrett, Scott Walker’s challenger in the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, told CNN this morning that he didn’t ask President Obama to stop by the state to rally Democrats in his support. “We understand he’s got a lot going on,”
Progressives are once again slurring South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. This incident comes by way of Phil Bailey, Political Director of the South Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus, via Twitter. Oh yes, he wrote it not once, but twice: When confronted
Virginia Senator Jim Webb, a Democrat who is not running forreelection, said at at a Washington, D.C. breakfast that Obamacare would be PresidentBarack Obama’s “biggest downside politically.” The legislation, he continued, “cost Obama a lot of credibility as a leader.”
Even as political speculation swirls that South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley may be on Mitt Romney’s shortlist as a vice presidential candidate, rumors rise in South Carolina that members of the state legislature may be looking to impeach her. The
The list of potential vice presidential picks for presumed Republican nominee Mitt Romney is narrowing dramatically. First, Marco Rubio begged off, stating he wouldn’t be on the ticket; now, South Carolina Governor and Mitt Romney backer Nikki Haley is saying
Ohio AG Mike DeWine has shifted his support from Mitt Romney to Rick Santorum, reading the tea leaves, which suggest that momentum in the state is moving toward Santorum. “To be elected president, you have to do more than tear down
In heaping scorn on Mitt Romney’s presidential prospects, George F. Will points to Romney’s poor record at winning votes. He points out that Romney has won 5 out of 22 elections in which he has run, making a batting average
During a trip to India a few years ago and after observing the New Delhi traffic, I devised a great idea for Tata, the Indian car maker: manufacture the cars so that once the car is started the horn turns
One of the Old Media’s favorite ways of attempting to hide the ideological track of a story is to somehow forget to mention which party someone in the news hails or to whom they owe their fealty. In this case,
Gov. Mitt Romney picked up a big endorsement from Nikki Haley, the governor of South Carolina, the state hosting a critical vote just after the New Hampshire primary in January.
A South Carolina man is accused of threatening the life of Gov. Nikki Haley on Facebook, but he claims he was only making a point about free speech. “I hope someone murders you before I do. How’s that for freedom
– Party hostess Sally Quinn: However, I will pray this Sunday. I will pray that we as Americans, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Atheists, Agnostics and others can come together to end prejudice, discrimination and hatred. Violence is not more a
You guys, I listened to this nine times, speakers up, headphones even to cut down on outside noise pollutants, and I’m still not sure what Sharpton is saying. I’ve tried to transcribe it below. “But first, Governor Nikki Haley …
