…Maria.
As soon as word of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s adulterous affair with an Argentinian mystery woman hit the streets, Indian American gubernatorial candidate Nikki Randhawa-Haley pulled any association with him off of her website. Sanford who? Never heard of him. Did you check under the bus?
Hmmm, just a week ago some were intimating how close a professional relationship the two had:
Since there’s no question who S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford is backing for governor 2010, the only real suspense left is this: at what point does First Lady Jenny Sanford start getting jealous?
Seriously, Sanford’s abiding affection for third-term Lexington Representative Nikki Haley continues to manifest itself, as the governor blasted out an e-mail to several thousand of his closest friends this morning telling them Haley was “worth getting to know.” [Link]
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p>So what does this all mean for Haley? Much of it will have to do with how people react to Sanford. I mean, he messed up real bad, but its kind of refreshing that he has gone off script. People might forgive him and remember the “good stuff” (not familiar enough with SC politics to know what that is) Haley’s camp issued a statement:
Unlike much of the rest of the state party, Haley has aligned herself with Sanford and his fiscally conservative agenda.
On Wednesday, she tried to parse the governor’s policies from his personal travails. She said she and Sanford shared the priority of “treating taxpayer dollars responsibly and changing the structure of state government so it is accountable to taxpayers.” However, Haley said she is also working to promote trust in government. “Obviously, the governor has fallen far short in that regard and that is extremely unfortunate,” she said. [Link]
In the end, I think that her agreeing with Sanford that turning away $700 in federal stimulus was the right thing to do, may hurt her more than his affair.
agreed.
Wow, fitsnews seems like one classy joint! And that’s even without this gem:
But, thanks to Sanford, at least the GOP might now understand what it means to find empathy with an unwise Latina.
The street where much clandestine love happened is named Republica de la India. Exoticization?? Discuss.
Reminds me of a great story I heard about someone in a meeting with a bigwig. The person is asked a question by the big boss, and begins to ramble on and it becomes obvious they don’t really know what they’re talking about. As the boss presses them further, obviously not impressed, everyone to the left and right of the person begins to shift slowly away from him – as if the boss had rolled a grenade down the table towards him – great visual.
I’ve been so curious to learn more about Nikki Haley – this is an interesting tidbit. It shows she’s pretty smart at least, and also that Sanford’s not going to survive politically.
Fitsnews.com is a right-leaning website that follows South Carolina politics. On this item, Meet the Bindi, you can read how some posters are getting ticked off that Haley’s Republican primary opponents are trying to make her Indian background a negative issue. There seems to be a generational and regional divide among voters in SC. Younger Republican voters that live near its cities seem to dismiss ethnicity, while the Republican Old Guard feel there is still plenty of mileage in playing the race card. Granted, one blog post is not representative of the whole state, but I think we will see some very interesting things during the course of their primary.
Argentina is the happening place ! Wonder if Sanford also got the “baile hot” that Ms Andrea Rincón treated Clinton to down there .
Poor Nikki. I hope this doesn’t hinder the opportunity to have the second far-right South Asian American governor in the US.
I don’t understand the recent trend among desi politicians of renouncing their background and religions to become “white” and assimilate in order to run as REPUBLICANS! Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley do NOT make me proud and I do not want them to represent the South Asian diaspora in America. There are so many SA local politicians in NJ and CA who are Democrats and embrace their culture; why don’t we get behind them as a brown community and support them so they can stand at a level where people start considering them for major political positions?
Just wanted to say a big huge CONGRATS on the book! I look forward to reading it, and I love your blog and your column. Can’t wait for the new blog
I already hate her. SHe’s a white boi lover. At least jindal married a brown.
“I already hate her. SHe’s a white boi lover. At least jindal married a brown. “
I hope you’re being sarcastic. These type of comments are disgusting. Tolerance has to work both ways.
Props to Sanford for f*cking an Argentine girl…they’re darn sexy; If I was him I would have had affairs not only with an Argentine girl, but Brazilian, Persian and Afghani girls…deeeelicious
And what are Desi girls – shredded cabbage?
The Desi connection in the affair?
From: http://www.thestate.com/sanford/story/839350.html
That’s why she’s so hot!!!