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  • Why this Democratic Nikki Haley backer Is Endorsing Trump for President

    03/14/2024 8:52:04 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 30 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 14, 2024 | Andrew Stein
    It’s time for America to come together and make Donald Trump the next president of the United States. I was one of those who doubted he could pull off a second presidential victory and backed Nikki Haley. I was wrong — Trump is ready to be president again, and the country needs him. Indicted 91 times by biased prosecutors out to stop him, Trump has engineered a great comeback.
  • Inside Boeing whistleblower final moments — with John Barnett not seeming ‘depressed’ on night before alleged suicide: sources

    03/15/2024 6:49:33 PM PDT · by george76 · 16 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 14, 2024 | Steve Helling
    Boeing whistleblower John Barnett “didn’t seem depressed” at dinner on the evening before he was mysteriously found dead in his car ... Lawyers, family friends and witnesses all say the 62-year-old was upbeat about finishing off giving testimony against his former employer in Charleston, South Carolina, and raised suspicious as to whether he’d take his own life. An employee who works at the Holiday Inn where Barnett was found dead in the parking lot told ... seemed fine on the evening of Feb. 8.... He didn’t seem upset at all,” ... Barnett was due to give a third day of...
  • Lawyers for Boeing Whistleblower Believe He Was Likely Murdered

    03/13/2024 8:44:37 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 46 replies
    Daily Fetched ^ | March 13, 2024 | Jason Walsh
    The lawyers for Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who was found dead from a ‘self-inflicted wound’ inside his vehicle this week, have raised doubts he took his own life. Barnett was found dead just days after testifying against the airplane company. The Daily Mail reported: “Barnett’s death came during a break in depositions in a whistleblower retaliation suit, where he alleged under-pressure workers were deliberately fitting sub-standard parts to aircraft on the assembly line.” Barnett was reportedly found with a ‘silver handgun’ with his hand and his finger on the trigger, along with a suicide note. However, the contents of the...
  • Boeing whistleblower found dead in apparent suicide

    03/11/2024 8:40:05 PM PDT · by The_Media_never_lie · 46 replies
    The Hill ^ | March 11, 2024 | Nick Robertson
    A prominent Boeing whistleblower who reported on safety and quality control concerns in the company’s production line was found dead Saturday, according to South Carolina authorities. John Barnett, 62, died of an apparent self-inflicted wound on Friday, the Charleston County Coroner’s office said. He was found in his truck at his hotel’s parking lot.
  • Here We Go: SC Sheriff Says He Fears Constitutional Carry Will Turn State Into 'Wild, Wild West'

    03/09/2024 3:48:00 AM PST · by CFW · 82 replies
    Bearing Arms ^ | 3/8/24 | Cam Edwards
    Now that South Carolina has officially become the 29th state to adopt Constitutional Carry (and the 28th to have the law formally take effect, since Louisiana's new statute doesn't kick in until July 4th), the state's few pro-gun control voices are ramping up their fearmongering. Everytown for Gun Safety's South Carolina chapter is already predicting the new law will lead to more violence and less safety, while the state's most politically powerful sheriff says he's turning to the Almighty to protect the state from Constitutional Carry's effects. "Law enforcement agencies in South Carolina are bracing for what could happen as...
  • Watchdog sounds alarm as feds near approving 10-knot maritime speed limit

    03/07/2024 5:39:43 AM PST · by Red Badger · 48 replies
    Just The News ^ | March 6, 2024 10:48pm | By Ben Whedon
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has proposed a 10-knot speed limit for much of the Atlantic coast in a bid to protect the Whale population. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As the federal government nears final approval for a 10-knot maritime speed limit along the East Coast, the Southeastern legal Foundation is warning that such a move would adversely impact the economies of coastal communities. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has proposed a 10-knot speed limit for much of the Atlantic coast in a bid to protect the whale population. Violators could face up to $20,000 in fines and one...
  • South Carolina Lawmakers Pass Permitless Gun-Carry

    03/07/2024 4:09:55 AM PST · by CFW · 26 replies
    TheReload ^ | 3/6/24 | Jake Fogleman
    Palmetto State lawmakers officially became the latest to do away with permitting requirements for public gun-carry. The South Carolina Senate passed H. 3594 by a 28-18 vote on Wednesday. The measure will allow adults eligible to own a handgun to carry it in public, openly or concealed, without a permit. It now heads to the desk of Governor Henry McMaster (R.), who has pledged to sign it into law. The bill’s passage clears the way for South Carolina to become the 29th state to adopt permitless carry and the 27th since 2010, in what has arguably been the most successful...
  • Trump Scores 6th Straight Primary Win With Triumph Over Nikki Haley In Michigan

    02/27/2024 10:10:01 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 39 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 02/27/2024 | Nathan Worcester
    Former President Donald J. Trump has soundly defeated former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in Michigan’s Feb. 27 Republican presidential primary, notching his sixth-straight primary victory as he marches towards the GOP nomination.The Associated Press called the race for Trump right after the last polls closed at 9 p.m. ET.The result is another blow to Ms. Haley, coming days after a double-digit defeat in her home state of South Carolina. Despite this, she has vowed to stay on through Super Tuesday on March 5, when numerous delegate-heavy states will hold their primaries.Ms. Haley campaigned in Michigan on Sunday and Monday...
  • Ryan Binkley suspends 2024 campaign, leaving GOP race to Trump and Haley

    02/27/2024 9:23:40 AM PST · by rdl6989 · 25 replies
    New York Post ^ | Feb. 27, 2024 | Diana Glebova
    And then there were two, officially. Longshot Republican presidential candidate Ryan Binkley suspended his campaign Tuesday after failing to crack 1% of the vote in any early state contest. The 56-year-old Texas pastor and businessman was the last GOP candidate in the race apart from Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, and threw his support behind the 45th president after announcing the end of his presidential bid.
  • Nikki Haley supporters in Michigan want her to CONTINUE her campaign after 20-point loss in her home state so she can 'pick up the pieces' if Trump implodes: 'It's going to be hard for him to run for president from jail'

    02/26/2024 11:24:06 AM PST · by knighthawk · 74 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | February 26 2024 | GEOFF EARLE
    It had been almost exactly 24 hours since Nikki Haley lost to Donald Trump in her home state of South Carolina by a 60-40 margin, and supporters who packed a Michigan hotel ballroom encouraged her to continue the fight so she can capitalize on any calamities that befall the frontrunner. ‘I think maybe she’s there in case something happens – she can pick up the pieces,’ said Dale Morgan, a retired chiropractor who came to see Haley after voting for Trump in 2020.
  • Koch network stops spending on Nikki Haley's presidential campaign

    02/25/2024 3:10:34 PM PST · by janetjanet998 · 89 replies
    NEW - Koch network stops spending on Nikki Haley's presidential campaign after her loss in South Carolina — Politico
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham booed at Trump South Carolina victory speech

    02/25/2024 4:35:32 AM PST · by rightwingintelligentsia · 38 replies
    Axios ^ | February 24, 2024 | Erin Doherty
    Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was booed during former President Trump's remarks Saturday following his projected South Carolina primary victory. The big picture: It's not the first time the South Carolina senator, who has relatively low approval ratings in his state, has faced an unfriendly Trump crowd, particularly in his home state. Graham was met with boos from the crowd while appearing on stage beside Trump in Columbia after he was projected to beat former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. "I love him, he's a good man," Trump said. "We have a highly opinionated group of people here." Graham during his brief...
  • Nikki Haley says 'I'm a woman of my word' as she STAYS in the race after crushing loss to Trump in her home state: Defiant Republican refuses to drop out because most Americans disapprove of both Biden and Donald

    02/24/2024 7:45:00 PM PST · by libh8er · 91 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 2.24.2024 | Nikki Schwab
    Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley told supporters Saturday night in Charleston that she was staying in the presidential race - despite being trounced by former President Donald Trump in her home state of South Carolina. Haley suffered a quick embarrassment in the state she governed from 2011 to 2017 - with the Associated Press calling South Carolina for Trump at 7 p.m. on the dot - the moment Palmetto State polls closed. By the time she stepped onstage around 8:30 p.m., Trump was leading her by about 20 points - with Haley hovering just below 40 percent - as returns...
  • Trump wins SC primary moments after polls close, deals Haley crushing blow in her own state: ‘Bigger win than we expected’

    02/24/2024 6:37:49 PM PST · by MtnClimber · 115 replies
    New York Post ^ | 24 Feb, 2024 | Diana Glebova
    COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Donald Trump defeated GOP rival Nikki Haley in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, securing yet another win for the former president. The race was called almost immediately after the polls closed at 7 p.m., with Trump securing all 29 winner-take-all state delegates. With some 65 percent of the vote in, Trump was up by roughly 20 points. “This was a little sooner than we anticipated. And even a bigger win than we anticipated,” Trump said to applause on stage at the state fairgrounds in Columbia moments after the victory. “I have never seen the Republican...
  • Donald Trump WINS South Carolina 2024 Republican Primary: Nikki Haley handed a whopping defeat in her home state

    02/24/2024 5:21:31 PM PST · by Libloather · 86 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 2/24/24 | Katelyn Caralle, Sarah Ewall-wice, Nikki Schwab,
    Donald Trump took another step towards a general election rematch with Joe Biden by decimating Nikki Haley in her home state in the South Carolina Republican primary. The result was called just seconds after polls closed in an embarrassing night for Haley who has vowed to stay in the race even as her path to the nomination rapidly closes. Trump declared his swift victory at his Election Day party held on the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, saying with a smirk: 'This was a little sooner than we anticipated.' Trump's victory builds on the surging momentum he has built...
  • Trump to Black voters: 'Biden is a racist'

    02/24/2024 4:35:03 PM PST · by Eleutheria5 · 50 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 25/2/24
    During the Black Conservative Federation's annual gala in South Carolina, at which he received the "Champion of Black America" award, former US President Donald Trump declared US President Joe Biden "a very nasty and vicious racist," and claimed that Biden discriminates between Black and white people. "Joe Biden really has proven to be a very nasty and vicious racist. He's been a racist," Trump said. "Whether you like it or don't like it. I happen not to like it. Biden spent years palling around with notorious segregationist you know that." "I got indicted a second time and a third time...
  • **LIVE** ELECTION NIGHT IN SOUTH CAROLINA LIVE FROM THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN WATCH PARTY – 2/24/24 6PM ET

    02/24/2024 12:48:45 PM PST · by Lakeside Granny · 565 replies
  • Nikki Haley to Launch ‘7-Figure National Cable and Digital’ Ad Buy Ahead of Super Tuesday

    02/23/2024 11:50:03 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 78 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 02/23/2024 | HANNAH BLEAU KNUDSEN
    Presidential hopeful and Trump challenger Nikki Haley is reportedly launching a seven-figure national cable and digital ad buy leading up to Super Tuesday, Haley campaign manager Betsy Ankney told reporters ahead of South Carolina’s primary results. While poll after poll shows Haley down by double digits in her home state of South Carolina, she has made it abundantly clear she plans to remain in the race regardless of the results on Saturday. “South Carolina will vote on Saturday, but on Sunday, I’ll still be running for president,” Haley told supporters during a speech in Greenville this week, making it clear...
  • Is Nikki Haley About to Drop Out?

    02/20/2024 8:38:09 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 36 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 02/20/2024 | Matt Margolis
    Nikki Haley has yet to win a primary contest and is so far behind Donald Trump in the polls that it made little sense why she didn't drop out after New Hampshire. Many noted at the time, myself included, that she had no viable path to winning the nomination, yet she treated her second-place finish in a two-person race in New Hampshire as some sort of victory. She went on to lose big in the Nevada primary to "none of these candidates." As if that wasn't embarrassing enough, polls show that she is on the verge of losing big in...
  • Rep. Nancy Mace knocks ‘loser’ Kevin McCarthy over remarks she needs ‘help’

    02/19/2024 7:49:23 PM PST · by RandFan · 23 replies
    The Hill ^ | 02/19/24 2:47 PM ET | BY NICK ROBERTSON -
    Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) hit back at former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday after he said she needs help “to straighten out her life” last week, twisting the insult into a fundraising pitch. McCarthy went after Mace on Tuesday in a Capitol Hill visit. The pair have feuded after she was one of eight GOP members who voted to oust him from the Speakership in October. “I hope Nancy gets the help she needs, I really do,” McCarthy told reporters. “I just hope she gets the help to straighten out her life. I mean, she’s got a lot of...