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Sunday, February 27, 2011

'Talking smack' won't save Haley or the people of South Carolina

I suppose our current governor is following in the footsteps of former governor Mark Sanford.

It was Sanford who coined the phrase "make noise" in regards to getting federal government support for dredging the Georgetown port. Now, Gov. Nikki Haley says she will "talk smack" toward unions looking to better the life of South Carolinians - to which Haley and Republican lawmakers perform the opposite.

"What you are seeing right now is a whole lot of political talk in D.C. and a whole lot of work in the states," said Haley, who was sworn in as the state's first female governor a little more than six weeks ago. "These governors get it. Washington, D.C., has totally lost the message. We are taking our governments back and giving it to the people."

Well, Nikki, you are now grouping yourself with the same rhetoric you just spoke against. So, "talking smack" is going to do what? Giving government to the people? You are TAKING IT AWAY, Nikki. Ask the children, who almost half live in some sort of poverty in S.C.

"The more heavy-handed the unions are with us, the more we are going to talk smack back," Haley said.

Please, I encourage you to "talk smack" with unions. Hey, how about start with me. Let's listen to your smack talk. So childish. What unions are doing now is not talking smack. They are fighting against governments that push anti-worker agendas. Talking smack is what teabaggers are known for.

Your position is that of a bully, knowing the law in the state is forcefully against unions. You'd rather politic with the positions unions stand on - those that empower workers, improve working conditions and increases wages - than actively solve the problems of this state. WE NEED JOBS. WE NEED REVENUE. WE NEED EDUCATION.

You'd rather call a presser and exclaim joy over cutting from children in the state. Laughable and truly sad all at the same time. 

Listen to your handlers, Nikki. Don't accept my challenge. I would hate to embarrass you in your first year as governor.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nikki Haley needs to focus less on bashing unions and more on the fact that her state had crumbling schools, mass child poverty...

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