Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Haley doesn't have to resort to name calling

Haley vs. Media: WACH Fox Edition

I'm risking a biting rebuke from the governor's Facebook page, but I'm going to go ahead and comment. You see, Columbia's Fox affiliate has demanded an apology from Gov. Nikki Haley following an insult that was posted on her Facebook page following a story on the late-night news that followed a salacious post by blogger Will Folks about an alleged affair. All of that followed a silent response last summer from Haley's gubernatorial campaign that followed Folks' original affair claim that followed a coordinated cover-up between Folks and the Haley campaign that followed at least a professional relationship between the governor and the blogger.

According to Haley's office, we're supposed to ignore all ofthis drama, even though the consequences couldn't be more dramatic. Folks explicitly dared the governor to sue him for libel by printing what is likely the most tawdry 281 words of his forthcoming memoir last week. When the blogger first made the claims last spring, Haley vowed she would leave office if Folks could prove the affair. She proceeded to avoid any questions about the alleged affair or the text exchanges between Folks and campaign manager Tim Pearson (now the governor's chief of staff). Folks hasn't proven the affair, but the texts prove he was working with the Haley campaign to dodge questions about the affair, until he came forward on his own.

WACH Fox of Columbia reported on Folks' latest affair post in a weekend broadcast. The governor