Monday, May 24, 2010

Claim: Haley had "inappropriate physical relationship"

Posted by Greg Hambrick on Mon, May 24, 2010 at 8:47 AM

Will Folks, South Carolina's top political blogger, is claiming this morning that he had an "inappropriate physical relationship" several years ago with gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley.

Haley, a Statehouse representative, recently climbed into the lead in the GOP primary. Folks makes clear that this alleged relationship was prior to his own marriage, but he seems to suggest that it was an indiscretion on the part of Haley, who has been married for 14 years and has two children.

It is what it is, and aside from the Haley family — Michael, Nikki, Rena and Nalin — I feel no need to apologize or explain myself to anyone.

Folks claims he was forced to admit the alleged "relationship" because the news was destined to be published this week. He says he will not make any further comment about the alleged relationship.

The Post and Courier reports that Nikki Haley has denied Folks' accusations, quoting from a campaign statement:

"I have been 100% faithful to my husband throughout our 13 years of marriage. This claim against me is categorically and totally false.

"It is sad, but not surprising, that this disgraceful smear has taken form less than a week removed from the release of a poll showing our campaign with a significant lead. It is quite simply South Carolina politics at its worst.

Haley canceled a TV appearance scheduled for this morning in Columbia. She is expected to be on WTMA talk radio in Charleston this Friday.

It appears that the Columbia Free Times was at least one of the outlets working on the story. They've quickly put together a piece from an anonymous source claiming to have received a confession from Folks last summer and the mystery man says it was confirmed by a former Haley staffer who now works for rival gubernatorial candidate Gresham Barrett. The staffer, B.J. Boiling, declined to comment for the Free Times story, but there were several people willing to say they'd heard the rumor.

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southern avenger seethes with jealousy

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Posted by Mario Delgado on May 24, 2010 at 10:44 AM

How to fornicate:
1. Move to South Carolina
2. Run for office
3. Get elected

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Posted by Emptyk on May 24, 2010 at 10:48 AM

What a colossal stink this BS is!

I'd better quit bragging about me and Nastassja Kinski before I get us BOTH in trouble!

Will has shown me the error of my ways!!

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Posted by Tommy C on May 24, 2010 at 1:26 PM

"Would you believe I was married to Barbara Mandrell...in my mind?" (Sam Shepard's play "Fool for Love") I'm sure that Will is very attractive...in his own mind...on moonless nights...during blackouts.

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Posted by Stella on May 24, 2010 at 1:56 PM

Go to "Sic Willies" website to see a picture of Ms. Haley's alleged paramour.

http://www.fitsnews.com/about-2/sic-willie…

Can't see Haley hooking up with a pasty Ben Rothlisberger look-a-like.

And this gem from Folks own website:

"Speaking of which, the most controversial and highly-publicized incident involving Folks was his September 2005 guilty plea on a first offense criminal domestic violence charge. He swears to this day he didn’t do it..."

More Doublespeak.

"I didn't do it." = "I plead guilty."

Why would people question his credibility?

Scumbag with an ax to grind?

You decide.




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Posted by I P Yuengling on May 24, 2010 at 3:17 PM

...and here's a picture of Ms. Haley's husband next to Will Folks... http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/comm…

Not a huge difference there, IP Yuengling.

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Posted by Morbo the Annihilator on May 24, 2010 at 3:59 PM

OK Ricky,

I'll bite.

She's clearly got a thing for pasty bald white guys.

More appealing, already.

At least she wasn't hanging with a tattooed "biker" type, like Jesse James.


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Posted by I P Yuengling on May 24, 2010 at 4:50 PM

I really dont care if she shagged a dog in the middle of Interstate 26; her politics still suck

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Posted by JoeMama on May 26, 2010 at 8:19 AM

Irrefutable new evidence:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=962QSNvF1zE…

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Posted by Rex1234 on May 28, 2010 at 12:16 AM
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