As the uproar continues over claims by conservative blogger Will Folks that he had “an inappropriate physical relationship” with South Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley, the case keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. Haley categorically denies Folks’ claims. Her opponents deny that they had any part in the matter (wink wink). And, according to a reporter at The State newspaper in Columbia who talked to us on condition of his anonymity, many in S.C. political circles also doubt Folks’ story. Rumors swirling in Columbia include stories of Folks being paid by one of Haley’s foes to wreck her campaign; Folks being blackmailed into lying about Haley; Folks having “some kind of breakdown”; and Haley asking Gov. Mark Sanford to investigate Folks’ connections with her opponents.
Folks initially said he would have no more to say about the alleged relationship after yesterday’s claims. Today, however, Folks claims to have four-and-a-half years worth of voicemails, e-mails and text messages from Haley. Although he doesn’t detail what is included in the communications, he tells readers to “stay tuned.”
This is where I would usually bemoan how many people actually care about politicians’ sex lives, but the fact is that in South Carolina it’s a very hot topic, especially coming after Sanford’s public affair with his Argentinian “soulmate.” The saddest part of the story, in my mind, is that even though Haley is part of the Sanford-TeaParty wing of the S.C. GOP, statements and behavior by her main opponents, Lt. Gov. Andre “Still not gay” Bauer, and Atty. Gen. Henry “Yo’ Guvnah'” McMaster, reveal Haley as by far the most sane of the bunch.
Folks said he and Haley had their “inappropriate physical relationship” in 2007, while he worked for her, writing speeches and press releases. Obviously, I have no idea whether Folks and Haley had sex, and, again, I find it ridiculous that anyone would think it should be a political issue. Now, I know physical attraction can be a funny thing, but — and I’m just sayin’ — take a look at these photos of Haley and Folks and tell me if you think it’s likely that these two hooked up.
This article appears in May 25-31, 2010.
It will only hurt her because she is a Conservative.
Liberals don’t share Conservatives’ fascination with other people’s sex lives and they were’t going to vote for her anyway.
What do the pictures have to do with why they would or wouldn’t have had an affair? As far as I can tell, they’re both ugly as sin.
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Stop spamming, psycho.
Let me rephrase that.
Liberal VOTERS are not as fascinated as Conservative VOTERS with other people’s sex lives and Liberal voters were not going to vote for her anyway.
That is why I believe that a story like this would hut a Conservative candidate more than a similar story would hurt a Liberal candidate.
I don’t CARE how a candidate satisfies his or her libido as long as it is not done with taxpayer money and doesn’t interfere with his or her job.
While you are blaming Mr. Grooms for writing about it please remember that it was a Conservative Republican who came forward to release the accusation.
Mr. Griffin:
The Governor Sanford incident was newsworthy, not because he had a girlfriend, but because he disappeared with her for several days leaving South Carolina wondering what had become of their Governor.
HE ABANDONED HIS POST and no one knew where he was. It would have been news worthy even if he had gone alone.
I would feel the same way about President Obama if he did the same thing.
Well at least that hypocrit Larry Craig isn’t back at it again under the Men’s stalls for God sake. That’s a republican for you: Preach and harp that everything is a sin, then it’s found out they have been doing it all along.
Sad fool Griffin to keep blaming Obama for everything. Now a lie about him cheating. May God strike you dead for such trash.
Griffin is a child spammer, and a whining liar. Listen to this unholy trash he has spilled out about our President. Another psychotic Glen Beck fantasy.
President Obama is doing just fine for our country and we are proud of him. These lies and slander won’t affect him.