{"id":4123,"date":"2010-05-26T00:20:07","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T04:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1boringoldman.com\/?p=4123"},"modified":"2010-05-26T00:39:41","modified_gmt":"2010-05-26T04:39:41","slug":"see-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1boringoldman.com\/index.php\/2010\/05\/26\/see-south-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"see south carolina&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/fitsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/sic-mark-and-nikki.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Who are these people, you ask? Well you know the guy on the left. It&#8217;s the now famous <strong>Mark Sanford<\/strong>, current Governor of South Carolina. And that pretty lady on the right? She&#8217;s <strong>Nikki Haley<\/strong>, a front-runner for Governor of South Carolina the next time around. That leaves Will Folks [AKA Sic Willie], the founder of the Conservative blog <strong>FitsNews<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">So what&#8217;s up with this trio these days. We know about Governor Sanford. His wife is divorcing him and writing books about forgiving him that are less than forgiving. Meanwhile, he and his Argentine girlfriend are spending time together in Florida working on their relationship. And Will Folks? Well, he wrote a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitsnews.com\/2010\/05\/24\/will-folks-letting-the-chips-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>blog post yesterday<\/strong><\/a> that had this line in it: <\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div align=\"justify\">Several years ago, prior to my  marriage, I had an inappropriate physical relationship with Nikki.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div align=\"justify\">He and his site support Nikki Haley in the Governor&#8217;s race, as do both Sanfords. He claims that her opponents were going to gradually leak this story, so he revealed it himself. Well Nikki and her campaign didn&#8217;t think he was so courageous and flat out denied the story. In the last day, accusations and stories have been flying around like buzzards over a fresh road kill. Here are a few compiled by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitsnews.com\/2010\/05\/24\/the-haley-story-what-others-are-saying\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FitsNews<\/strong><\/a>:<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/thefix\/governors\/nikki-haley-denies-affair-alle.html\">Washington Post &ndash; Haley Denies Affair Allegation<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/right-now\/2010\/05\/nikki_haley_tea_party_favorite.html\">Washington  Post &ndash; Nikki Haley, tea party favorite, denies extramarital affair<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-503544_162-20005753-503544.html\">CBS &ndash; Nikki Haley, Palin-Backed Candidate, Denies Affair  With Blogger<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2010\/05\/24\/will-folks-sc-blogger-i-h_n_586990.html\">Huffington Post &ndash; Will Folks, SC Blogger: I Had Affair  With Nikki Haley, Republican Candidate For Governor<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/bensmith\/0510\/The_Haley_story.html\">The Politico &ndash; The Haley Story<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/bensmith\/0510\/Haley_accuser_was_on_payroll.html\">The Politico &ndash; Haley Accuser Was On Payroll<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/newsfeed.time.com\/2010\/05\/24\/could-south-carolina-be-facing-the-love-guv-2-0\/\">Time &ndash; Could South Carolina Be Facing The Love Guv 2.0?<\/a><\/strong>  <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com\/2010\/05\/24\/rising-gop-star-in-sc-denies-affair-allegations\/?fbid=vDpNwSFWo4i\">CNN &ndash; Rising GOP star in SC denies affair allegations<\/a><\/strong>  <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/firstread.msnbc.msn.com\/archive\/2010\/05\/24\/2326730.aspx\">MSNBC &ndash; Another sex scandal in S.C.?<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/news\/99465-sc-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-denies-affair-allegation\">The Hill &ndash; S.C. GOP gubernatorial candidate denies  affair allegation<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/newledger.com\/2010\/05\/the-latest-attack-on-nikki-haley\/\">The New Ledger &ndash; The Latest Attack On Nikki Haley<\/a><\/strong>  <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.talkingpointsmemo.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/i_did_not_have_sexual_relations_with_that_man.php\">TPM &ndash; I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Man!<\/a><\/strong>  <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/campaign-spot\/55957\/has-nikki-haley-been-hanging-around-wrong-kind-folks-update-apparently-not\">National Review &ndash; Has Nikki Haley Been Hanging Out With  The Wrong Kind Of Folks?<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redstate.com\/erick\/2010\/05\/24\/its-a-rule-of-nature-hot-women-dont-have-affairs-with-ugly-poor-guys\/?utm_source=twitterfeed&#038;utm_medium=twitter\">Red State &ndash; It&rsquo;s a Rule of Nature: Hot Women Don&rsquo;t Have  Affairs With Ugly Poor Guys<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wonkette.com\/415599\/rumor-political-blogger-had-sex-with-lady\">Wonkette &ndash; Rumor: Political Blogger Had Sex With Lady?<\/a><\/strong>  <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5gAg1FiRdAg26lfqUqQ0kUjLNouvwD9FT9BVO0\">The Associated Press &ndash; SC governor hopeful denies  blogger claim of affair<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.free-times.com\/index.php?cat=1992209084141467&#038;act=post&#038;pid=11862405103707328\">The Free Times &ndash; Source: Folks Admitted To Haley Affair  A Year Ago<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thestate.com\/2010\/05\/24\/1300759\/haley-denies-affair-with-blogger.html\">The (Columbia, S.C.) State Newspaper &ndash; Haley Denies  Affair With Blogger<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.midlandsconnect.com\/news\/story.aspx?id=461024\">WACH &ndash; Haley denies affair with former Sanford aide<\/a><\/strong>  <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wistv.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=12531179\">WIS &ndash; Nikki Haley Denies Claim of Affair With Blogger,  Fmr Sanford Aide<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wyff4.com\/news\/23655742\/detail.html\">WYFF  &ndash; Haley Denies Inappropriate Relationship With Blogger<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.wspa.com\/news\/2010\/may\/24\/14\/sc-blogger-says-he-had-affair-nikki-haley-ar-206181\/\">WSPA &ndash; Nikki Haley Denies Relationship With Political  Blogger<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.counton2.com\/cbd\/news\/local\/local_govtpolitics\/article\/former_sanford_aide_claims_affair_with_nikki_haley\/140473\/\">WCBD &ndash; Former Sanford Aide Claims Affair With Nikki  Haley<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/charleston.thedigitel.com\/politics\/sc-political-blogger-claims-affair-rep-nikki-haley-21352-0524\">The Digitel &ndash; S.C. political blogger claims affair with  Rep Nikki Haley<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlestoncitypaper.com\/RockBottom\/archives\/2010\/05\/24\/claim-haley-had-inappropriate-relationship\">Charleston City Paper &ndash; Claim: Haley Had &ldquo;Inappropriate  Physical Relationship&rdquo;<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlestoncitypaper.com\/RockBottom\/archives\/2010\/05\/24\/a-few-notes-on-fits-v-haley\">Charleston City Paper &ndash; A Few Notes On FITS V. Haley<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div align=\"justify\">Says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/sarah-palin\/nikki-haley-in-oppositions-crosshairs-a-good-sign-for-nikki-and-south-carolina\/392492378434\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sarah Palin<\/strong><\/a>, one of Nikki&#8217;s big backers:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div align=\"justify\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" hspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" title=\"Haley and Palin\" alt=\"Haley and Palin\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/telegraph\/multimedia\/archive\/01644\/Nikki-Haley_1644206c.jpg\" \/>&#8230; When Nikki and I held her endorsement  rally on the steps of the beautiful and historic South Carolina state  house a few weeks ago, I warned her and her family that she would be  targeted because she&rsquo;s a threat to a corrupt political machine, and she  would be put through some hell. That, unfortunately, is the nature of  the beast in politics today &ndash; especially for conservative &ldquo;underdog&rdquo;  candidates who surge in the polls and threaten to shake things up so  government can be put back on the side of the people.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>     <\/p>\n<div><em>South Carolina: don&rsquo;t let some  blogger make any accusation against your Nikki if the guy doesn&rsquo;t even  have the guts or the integrity to speak further on such a significant  claim. And don&rsquo;t believe anything <strong><font color=\"#200020\">a liberal rag<\/font><\/strong> claims or suggests  unless the reporter involved has the integrity and the facts to report  to you so you can make up your own mind. For traditional media to rely  on an accusation via some blog entry is almost laughable, but I know the  seriousness of it because that&rsquo;s exactly what my family and colleagues  have had to put up with, every single day, for the past couple of years.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div align=\"justify\">Never one for precision, Sarah&#8217;s calling Fitsnews a <em><strong><font color=\"#200020\">liberal rag<\/font><\/strong><\/em> is priceless. Fitsnews is kind of silly, but a it&#8217;s not a <em><strong><font color=\"#200020\">liberal rag<\/font><\/strong><\/em>. In fact it&#8217;s not a <em><strong><font color=\"#200020\">liberal<\/font><\/strong><\/em> anything. It&#8217;s a Conservative blog founded by Folks, the former spokesperson for Governor Sanford. Governor [Appalachian Trail] Sanford, Joe [You Lie] Wilson, George [Rentboy] Rekers, and now Nikki [Will Folks] Haley &#8211; South Carolina is grabbing the front page with striking regularity. You reckon it&#8217;s a <strong>See South Carolina<\/strong> campaign by the Chamber of Commerce?  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are these people, you ask? Well you know the guy on the left. It&#8217;s the now famous Mark Sanford, current Governor of South Carolina. And that pretty lady on the right? She&#8217;s Nikki Haley, a front-runner for Governor of South Carolina the next time around. 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