Friends, Let me say up front, I personally support Newt Gingrich. HOWEVER… I am writing you as a fellow Republican concerned about a shocking barrage of fake emails that are being circulated across our State. History is repeating itself. In 2000, a last-minute smear campaign poisoned our Primary
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Nikki Haley’s “Wilburgate” Timing
Was then-S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley still being paid by an engineering firm when she allegedly leaked damaging information about one of its competitors to the office of her predecessor? Many South Carolina politicos are asking that question in the wake of our explosive report earlier this week about Haley's
Read story »Bingham Outburst Hits YouTube
You've heard about the epic outburst from S.C. Majority Leader Kenny Bingham (RINO-Lexington) ... now you can watch it for yourself. Last week, a red-faced Bingham strode to the podium of the S.C. House of Representatives and ripped S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley a new one – saying that the governor went
Read story »Sources: Haley Leaked Dirt To Sanford On SC Lawmakers
It's not a smoking gun, but it's close ... Multiple sources are confirming to FITS that in early 2009, then-S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley provided the administration of former Gov. Mark Sanford with dirt on "several members of the Republican leadership" in the S.C. General Assembly. Included in this treasure
Read story »Bad Veto Mojo
Let's begin with two painfully obvious points ... 1) S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed less than 1 percent of the FY 2011-12 state budget, the largest spending plan in South Carolin history. In fact, even if the "Republican-controlled" General Assembly had approved Haley's paltry $213 million in proposed
Read story »Angry SC Lawmakers Rebuke Haley, Override Vetoes
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's chickens came home to roost on Wednesday ... or at least her "Trikki" attempts to take credit for a pair of non-existent budget cuts did. Angry legislators in both the S.C. House and State Senate vigorously rebuked Haley for lying to them - saying her office went back on its
Read story »SC’s Fake $146 Million “Tax Cut”
It's curious to see how S.C. lawmakers and Gov. Nikki Haley are patting themselves on the back for what they - and the mainstream media - are referring to as $146 million in "unemployment insurance tax relief" included in the state budget. That's a funny way of describing this particular government
Read story »Amazon Debate Ratchets Up … Again
For the second time in a month, the S.C. House of Representatives is poised to vote on a sales tax "safe harbor" exemption for online retailer Amazon.com. Last time, the vote went poorly for supporters of the exemption - which was promised to the company by the administration of former Gov. Mark Sanford
Read story »Kenny Bingham: SC Should “Fix” Amazon Mistake
By Kenny Bingham || It is not uncommon for the S.C. General Assembly to make some mistakes. What is even more uncommon is for us to fix them. This week the state House of Representatives will reconsider what is potentially one of the most important economic development opportunities for the South Carolina
Read story »Amazon: Back Again
Members of the S.C. House of Representatives will get another chance to vote on a controversial sales tax "safe harbor" exemption for online retailer Amazon.com - part of a deal that was negotiated between the company and the administration of former Gov. Mark Sanford last December. S.C. Majority
Read story »The Brian White Coverup Begins
One day after he was elected chairman of the powerful S.C. House Ways and Means committee, S.C. Rep. Brian White (RINO-Anderson) became the latest high-profile Republican to be ensnared by a campaign finance scandal. White - who beat out S.C. Majority Leader Kenny Bingham (RINO-Lexington) for the
Read story »Nikki Haley: Borrowing To Pay For Borrowing
It's not "robbing Peter to pay Paul," but it's close ... S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley wants to borrow $180 million over the next two years to alleviate the pressure of a $972 million debt that our state currently owes to the federal government for unemployment benefits paid out during the recent recession. It's
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