Haley Previews Convention Speech: "We Deserve Better"
Governor will talk about roadblocks South Carolina has faced from federal officials.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley will be the first prime time speaker on the first night of the Republican National Convention in Tampa on Monday.
During a stop in Berkley County Friday, Haley said that she'll talk about South Carolina and her years-long friendship with Mitt and Ann Romney, but she'll also be firing at the Obama administration and federal challenges that state officials have faced.
The GOP ticket seemed to abandon the "fight Washington" theme with the selection of longtime U.S. House Rep. Paul Ryan as a running mate. But Haley's message of Washington obstruction will likely be revisited frequently by surrogates at the convention podium next week.
"We deserve better," Haley told a crowd of small business owners at a Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce event. "I do think that President Obama has done the best he can. I think he tried to do what he thought was right. But the truth is, we lost our credit rating, we're seeing unemployment at an all time high. We're seeing companies go overseas. We're watching the fact that we haven't had one balanced budget."
Beyond the broader talking points of failure, Haley will dive into the different issues where South Carolina has butted heads with federal regulators and the Justice Department over the past few years. They've battled over issues like Arizona-style immigration enforcement, an attempt to require voter ID at the polls this November and a National Labor Relation Board effort in 2011 to penalize Boeing for bringing thousands of jobs to a non-union plant in North Charleston, S.C.
"A governor in South Carolina passed a strong illegal immigration reform bill and the president stopped it. We said: 'You have to show picture ID to buy Sudafed, you have to show picture ID to get on a plane, why shouldn't you have to show picture ID to have the right to vote?' And the president stopped it. To have a company like Boeing want to create jobs, and have the president stop it," Haley said.
"We need someone who is going to help me — to help South Carolina. And we're not getting it."
The path and projected damage from Tropical Storm Issac continues to be a concern, Haley said. The storm is expected to reach hurricane strength late Monday and may impact the low-lying portions of the Tampa area where the Republicans will be gathering.
"I didn't know up until yesterday or today whether I would be going because the hurricane was on our mind and certainly a priority," she said, noting the impacts are also a concern for South Carolina. "And we're still talking about it day-by-day. I think we're going to need to watch for some tornadoes in the state, but other than that we should be OK."
Ken
6:25 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012
""We deserve better," Haley told a crowd of small business owners"
Yes we do, why don't you step aside Mrs Haley and let some who is actually interested in the lives of the people of this state actually get something done for us. All Haley does is shameless self promotion and court big business with promises of massive tax breaks to locate here while ignoring "the little people".
Right Here
6:56 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012
How about the new Inland Port? Or the fact that 13 of the fastest growing business in the country are located Upstate? Sounds like lots of job opportunities to me. I guess you're one of the "little people" that doesn't think business provides jobs. I guess you feel governments job is to provide for you, not provide opportunity.
Robert Kelly
8:40 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012
This is a serious question, not sarcastic. RH, can you tell me what are the 13 fastest growing companies in the US, located upstate, and what role Haley had in bringing them to SC? Maybe I have misjudged her effectiveness; I have been rather critical of her but I am willing to reconsider.
bob adams
8:10 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012
Good idea to let her speak on the first day, that way most of what she dribbles about will be forgotten by the end of the convention.
Jeffrey Sewell
9:11 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012
Haley’s Ethics – Style Trumps Substance
http://schotline.us/nikki-haleys-ethics-style-trumps-substance/
bob adams
9:41 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012
Right Here: many of us are waiting for the names of the 13 fastest growing business in the country that are in the upstate.
stanley seigler
12:58 am on Saturday, August 25, 2012
@bob adams: '...many of us are waiting for the names...'
as they say in the old country, 'dont hold yo breath'...very few if any statements here have any factual basis...kinda doubt RH will be the exception...
Eric Wood
11:05 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012
I would be glad to hear the Governor speak at the Convention, but if what she previewed here is what she is going to say, I am disappointed because some of what she said here is not factual, or are misleading. Let me point out a few things: 1). We have been shipping jobs overseas for decades and this president has asked Congress to pass legislation to take tax incentives away from companies that ship jobs overseas. 2).We lost our credit rating, according to the actual agency that downgraded it because our government, Congress in particular, seemed to not be able to address our debt and the credit agency that lowered it also said the bickering between both sides of Congress was the deciding factor. 3). No balanced budget, uhmm that is the work of the COngress, not the president. 4). the 3 big issues of head butting between SC and the Fed. Boeing, Immigration, voter id were examples of the federal government doing the job it is required to do. How about we get a speech that actually is factual. www.canigetawordin.com
Jeffrey Sewell
10:15 am on Saturday, August 25, 2012
Bingo. Partisan BS... All talk and no walk.
Uncle D
11:29 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012
Eric Wood with an excellent post. I live in Columbia and have to deal with her lies and her self promotion every day.
Jeffrey Sewell
1:13 am on Saturday, August 25, 2012
Interestingly and outside of the lamestream media in South Carolina, it would appear (no poll required) Haley fools very few. As a former donor and supporter I can only speak for myself and tell you that she is without any doubt the most corrupt, empty vessel of a governor the state has ever known. She is not a Republican or a conservative and definitely not a patriot. She is and again, in my opinion, serves without any party or conviction of principal other than one serving self...
Tom
6:29 am on Saturday, August 25, 2012
Hey, would everyone just take a deep breath, relax, stop the dart throwing, and contemplate the glorious opportunity all of us and our children have deciding who is going to help us pay off the 16 TRILLION in actual debt this country owes and how we're going to pay for the UNFUNDED mandates (estimates range from 40-60 TRILLION)? It doesn't matter if you're Democrat or Republican. Tea Party or Black Panther. Muslim or Christian or Atheist or Mormon or Wicca or Hindu. Somehow, this train wreck has to be fixed. Stop with the name calling and start offering solutions. Go ahead - lay them out there. Republican or Democrat. Bottom Line: We need to do something different. In the Congress. In the Senate. With the Presidency. Period! Btw, are any of you previous posters receiving a stipend from some government entity and you're worried about losing it or are you here because you're upset about sending lots of money to the city, county, state, and federal governments and not happy about how they spend it? Be honest. Just curious.
Robert Kelly
8:57 am on Saturday, August 25, 2012
Tom, fair questions. Disclosure, yes I am a retired (42 years) government scientist receiving an annuity. What to do?
No more foreign invasions. No more tax incentives for outsourcing. No more treating capital gains as preferred over honest wages in the tax sense. Most importantly, a rational tax system that actually figures out how much is the right amount. We in fact have very low taxes, and many of us expect great services. Paying for these services has to be part of the equation, no "no new taxes" pledge which boxes legislators into ridiculous ideology-driven corners when negotiation should be mandatory. Everyone says cut waste. Please identify that waste so we can cut it. Throwing marijuana users into prison seems absurdly wasteful and expensive as an example. A national debate among the elected representatives with no pre-conditions (Grover Norquist style) on what our priorities are, and how to pay for them, should be expected of a republic with the educational level and resources we have. But why do we keep electing ideological idiots? Maybe solving that last question would be a good start.
stanley seigler
10:28 am on Saturday, August 25, 2012
@Tom: '...posters receiving a stipend from some government entity and you're worried about losing it...'
we (wife and i) have a daughter (spoiled only child) with classic autism...tho we can presently handle the 24/7 support required...we are very concerned re the 'slings and arrows of an outrageous bureaucracy' when we are not here...and
currently most concerned re the, at best, programs of benign neglect provided those not as fortunate as our daughter...ie, 'the least among us'
programs for her and all with disabilities are woefully under funded...and are being cut further to provide tax breaks rich folks and corporations.
re: 'not happy about how they spend it?'
definitely not happy with inefficiency, fraud and gaming the system...butbutt;
these issues are not addressed...all the debates are about cutting programs and raising taxes...
from specific question...small pic to the big pic:
re: who is going to help us pay off the 16 TRILLION in actual debt this country owes and how we're going to pay for the UNFUNDED mandates
we are to pay off the debt (long term) by investing (short term) in our country...thus creating jobs...thusthus growing the economy...BTW
under Clinton (budget surplus) we were on our way...'oh the places we were going'...then along comes the failed GOP, free market, policies (budget deficit) that led to 1929 and 2008..
Right Here
9:55 am on Saturday, August 25, 2012
re: Robert Kelly, Bob Adams.
Sorry it took so long. Some of us work for a living.
Stanley Seiger, you can start breathing again.
Here is the list you asked for, and the link:
The list takes into consideration each company's three-year growth percentage and increase in revenue and jobs over the past three years. Thirteen businesses from the Upstate made the list. They include:
No. 25 - Wireless Communications, Greenville
No. 666 - OTO Development/Palmetto Hospitality Fund, Spartanburg
No. 998 - Southern Tide, Greenville
No. 2049 - Human Technologies, Greenville
No. 2310 - Cargo, Greenville
No. 3026 - Customer Effective Solutions, Greenville
No. 3178 - Fortis Readers, Greenville
No. 3363 - Regional Finance, Greenville
No. 3505 - M33 Integrated Solutions, Greenville
No. 3862 - Website Pipeline, Greenville
No. 3854 - Insurance Applications Group, Greenville
No. 3864 - Ogletree Deakins, Greenville
No. 3952 - JH Global Services,
Simpsonvillehttp://taylors.patch.com/articles/magazine-ranks-upstate-businesses-among-fastest-growing
stanley seigler
11:39 am on Saturday, August 25, 2012
@Right Here: '...you can start breathing again.'
thanks for the facts...and agree businesses create jobs...but have to add with the help of our government.
BTW my comments were inappropriate...
Robert Kelly
11:39 am on Saturday, August 25, 2012
RH, thanks for the prompt response. Not to be too picky since you clearly went to a lot of effort already, but the other question I asked was what role Nikki Haley played in recruiting these companies. I have never suggested we do not have successful companies in this state, only that I questioned the current governor's effectiveness and priorities.
bob adams
4:31 pm on Saturday, August 25, 2012
Thank you for giving us the names. I would like to point out that some of those named were here prior to the present Gov. election, therefore I see no relationship to any policies of hers for them being on the list.
Other points of interest might be as follows.
A company that starts with 10 employees and within one yr. has grown to 20 employees can and should be designated as having doubled in size of its work force, & therefore should be mentioned in the fastest growing.
A number of those on the list have locations outside of SC which is included in the growth of same, and does not benefit SC. Nor should that growth be attributed to Gov haley
Robert Kelly
10:15 pm on Saturday, August 25, 2012
Back to the news article topic...Haley Previews Convention Speech;
Monday activities have been put off because of Isaac. OK, so I am not a fa of Gov Haley, and not a fan of Mitt Romney, but you have to admit that this is ironic for the GOP after the horrible remarks of GOP stalwarts Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell who said previous catastrophes (including Hurricane Katrina) were God's punishment for the wicked ways of the people who lived there. How will they explain this disaster? Maybe raising the relative taxes on the middle class to favor the rich does not please Christ? Maybe taking away Medicare coverage to cover the cost of unjust wars does not please God? Maybe Christ was more of a socialist than the GOP wants to admit? Anyway, Gov Haley apparently has lost her spotlight event. That is too bad because she is telegenic, and first term governors who are pretty really go over big with the GOP faithful, until someone asks them questions and the shallowness is revealed. Has she lost her chance for a Fox News job? Maybe Mitt (until he flip-flops and changes his name to "Timm") can find another way to thank her for her support. Maybe Secretary of Commerce?
Jason Rogers
11:28 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012
I would like to point out a few things: first, the main reason that SC has been able to attract some large businesses here is by offering ridiculously low business taxes to lure them in (for example, letting Amazon get away with not collecting sales tax like all the other buisnesses). These tax incentives are the reason that SC remains a poor state, yes I said POOR state. We get nearly half our funding from the federal govt which allows us to still function while not collecting enough taxes from businesses. Then Haley publicly comes out saying that we do not need the federal govt sticking its nose into SC's business while we get all that federal funding and Haley perosnally asks Obama for funding for the Port of Charleston. The hypocrisy is overwhelming. Second, as Eric stated earlier most of the comments she uses to defend her attacks on Obama are simply untrue or greatly misleading.
stanley seigler
12:10 am on Monday, August 27, 2012
@Jason Rogers: '...The hypocrisy is overwhelming...'
indeed...but not unique...SC gov just kowtows to the T-GOP line...which makes it difficult to understand the SC T-GOPs vitriol...
TaterSalad
12:06 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
The seats are full, the people are riveted to find out the "truth" of Barack Obama and his hate for America as it is!
A powerful movie and the truth about Barack Obama that has never been exposed to the public. The government does not want you to watch this movie!
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/08/22/a_powerful_movie_115175.html
bob adams
1:03 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
Tater Salad It is a movie and like the ones done by Mr. moore has one goal, to make money for those that made it, and maybe some awards no more no less.
It will be loved by those that dislike Obama, hated by those that like him, but understood only by those with the ability to reason.