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Jake Knotts Censured by Lexington County Republican Party Over Nikki Haley Remark
WLTX
by Tony Santaella
6/10/2010

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Lexington County, SC [WLTX] – The Lexington County Republican Party has voted to censure State Senator Jake Knotts over his remarks calling GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Nikki Haley and President Barack Obama ragheads. The party passed the resolution by a 25-7 vote Thursday night at a special meeting. Knotts was not present for the event. Even though the vote was not close, there was tension in the meeting between those in favor of the resolution and those who supported Knotts.

On June 3, Knotts said during a broadcast of the online talk show "Pub Politics" that quote, "we already have a raghead in the White House, we don’t need a raghead in the Governor’s mansion"…

Knotts also questioned her religion in comments made to a newspaper reporter, suggesting she wasn’t a Christian. Haley has said before that she is a practicing Methodist…

Earlier in the day, the Greenville County Republican Party Chairman said he would introduce a resolution to force Knotts from the Republican Party. Related Story: Greenville GOP Chairman Wants Knotts Out

^{"I cannot sit idly by and watch our Party be torn apart by Senator Jake Knotts’ bigotry," Haddon said in a statement. "At the next state executive committee meeting, I will move for his expulsion from the South Carolina Republican Party. This is the harshest penalty the Party can impose, and it is more than justified in this situation.}
^{"I also call upon all Republicans endorsed by Senator Knotts to refuse his endorsement, and all Republicans who have endorsed Knotts to withdraw their endorsements. I especially call on our great congressman, Rep. Joe Wilson, to withdraw his endorsement of Senator Knotts, and on Roxanne Wilson to resign as Knotts’ campaign manager. The comments made by Senator Knotts are inexcusable and cannot be tolerated by our Republican Party."}