Nikki Haley stumbles when asked about the Civil War and slavery

[lucas80]

Nikki is trying too hard to triangulate, and the frustration she showed at the question demonstrated a lack of poise when she whined, "What do you want me to say about slavery"?
https://apnews.com/article/haley-election-civil-war-slavery-a509ff9d7cc5e271c42592276b75735c

 

[THE_DEVIL]

This doesn’t really help her out

 

[Hawk_4shur]

As long as she's not in favor of slavery, like The Donald, it's just another word salad gotcha by our crack media.

 

[Sharky1203]

She's not fully wrong. Slavery was a factor not the sole reason.

 

[SA_Hawk]

Why are politicians getting questions on something that was eradicated by Republicans 160 years ago?

 

[MitchLL]

Not quite ready for prime time!

 

[Dr. Spaceman]

Why are politicians getting questions on something that was eradicated by Republicans 160 years ago?

What an interesting world you must live in

 

[RileyHawk]

She's not fully wrong. Slavery was a factor not the sole reason.

It was in the first sentence in her own state's declaration of cessation. This is a major gaffe on her part and exposes deeper issues with her candidacy.

 

[Huey Grey]

Why are politicians getting questions on something that was eradicated by Republicans 160 years ago?

Because Rs of today think that blacks have it too easy and wishy washy candidates like Haley don't have the nuts to tell them that they're wrong.

 

[Sharky1203]

It was in the first sentence in her own state's declaration of cessation. This is a major gaffe on her part and exposes deeper issues with her candidacy.

Well at least she didn't utter the N-word.

It is a gaffe, anyone wanna check with Corn Pop how big of a gaffe it is.

 

[Huey Grey]

Well at least she didn't utter the N-word.

It is a gaffe, anyone wanna check with Corn Pop how big of a gaffe it is.

Hard the be a gaffe when she can't even correct it later on.

 

[lucas80]

As long as she's not in favor of slavery, like The Donald, it's just another word salad gotcha by our crack media.

Maybe she has dementia?
Hard to call it a word salad gotcha. She's an experienced politician, and it was a town hall meeting. She was working very hard to talk around slavery for a reason.

 

[RileyHawk]

Well at least she didn't utter the N-word.

It is a gaffe, anyone wanna check with Corn Pop how big of a gaffe it is.

Not this time. But who knows what will be found out. Given this level of denial it's not a big leap to all kinds of racist actions.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

A leftwing plant asking about a war that happened over 155 years ago.

So dumb.

 

[Dr. Spaceman]

Well at least she didn't utter the N-word.

It is a gaffe, anyone wanna check with Corn Pop how big of a gaffe it is.

Are we supposed to believe you would be bothered if she did?

 

[Huey Grey]

This is just like her bullshit rhetoric about going after China. Did she forget that she loved China under Trump? She simply say whatever the dopes she's talking to want to hear.

 

[Huey Grey]

A leftwing plant asking about a war that happened over 155 years ago.

So dumb.

Maybe. But that plant made her look like shit.

 

[Sharky1203]

Are we supposed to believe you would be bothered if she did?

I don't care what you believe. That is your right to believe whatever you want.

 

[lucas80]

A leftwing plant asking about a war that happened over 155 years ago.

So dumb.

What do you know about the man who asked the question?
Has Nikki stumbled in the past when talking about slavery?

 

[DooBi]

Definite fumble by her.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

I guess the D smear machine has targeted a strong woman of color.

Deplorable yet so predictable.

 

[RileyHawk]

A leftwing plant asking about a war that happened over 155 years ago.

So dumb.

Are you proud of her answer?

Not that I expect an answer.

 

[DutchyFunStar]

Why are politicians getting questions on something that was eradicated by Republicans 160 years ago?

Teddy Roosevelt and those progressives split from the Republican party in 1912. And since then the Republican party has largely opposed any civil rights legislation.

 

[MitchLL]

Maybe some doctor needs to give her the "cognitive ability" test since she can't remember the past?

Person Woman Man Camera TV

 

[RileyHawk]

I guess the D smear machine has targeted a strong woman of color.

Deplorable yet so predictable.

I agree, her answer was deplorable.

 

[JRHawk2003]

I guess the D smear machine has targeted a strong woman of color.

Deplorable yet so predictable.

Of color? What color?

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Maybe some doctor needs to give her the "cognitive ability" test since she can't remember the past?

Person Woman Man Camera TV

Deplorable

 

[bhawk24bob]

She’s not bright, I don’t know that we need to keep letting her stumble over herself to demonstrate it

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Of color? What color?

woman of color​

noun​

pluralwomen of color
: a woman whose skin pigmentation is other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see WHITE entry 1 sense 2a) : a woman who is of a race (see RACE entry 1 sense 1a) other than white or who is of mixed race
… Sen. Kamala Harris of California, will become the first woman of color to accept a major party's vice presidential nomination on Wednesday.—Steve Peoples

In reality the 19th Amendment failed to enfranchise thousands of American women of color—Black, Asian, Latina and Native American.—Anna Bloom

 

[noleclone2]

A leftwing plant asking about a war that happened over 155 years ago.

So dumb.

Not surprising a troglodyte like yourself could not see that was a softball question she should have easily knocked over fence. That is the problem with MAGA though, she froze and worried more about not upsetting them and gave a terrible response.

 

[MitchLL]

That senility test she wants to apply to candidates > age 75 might need to be lowered to > age 51?

The Radical Right has once again trotted out the jv team of candidates for 2024.

 

[millah_22]

Of color? What color?

Thought it was common knowledge that her parents immigrated from India.

 

[Slappy Pappy]

She’s not bright, I don’t know that we need to keep letting her stumble over herself to demonstrate it

Need to ask Nimrata "Nikki" Rhandhawa about affirmative action. That's how her father got a job and the right to stay in this country.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

She’s not bright, I don’t know that we need to keep letting her stumble over herself to demonstrate it

Misogynist and racist.

Deplorable.

 

[RileyHawk]

Misogynist and racist.

Deplorable.

I'm not sure she's a mysogynist but she definitely could be a racist. And the comments certainly are deplorable.

 

[CoachH]

Nikki is trying too hard to triangulate, and the frustration she showed at the question demonstrated a lack of poise when she whined, "What do you want me to say about slavery"?
https://apnews.com/article/haley-election-civil-war-slavery-a509ff9d7cc5e271c42592276b75735c

Not a huge deal. I think southerners generally don't like to acknowledge slavery in their history. Sure she could have a pat and obvious answer for it, but she stumbled.

 

[JupiterHawk]

It's a devilish balancing act when you have the MAGA base looking over your shoulder. With that said, had she said "slavery", I don't think he would been typecast as a liberal. Now she is going to have to talk about slavery.

 

[drew_hawk]

I guess the D smear machine has targeted a strong woman of color.

Deplorable yet so predictable.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

A leftwing plant asking about a war that happened over 155 years ago.

So dumb.

So? Why does the questioners motive absolve Haley from telling her truth? She ANSWERED of her own free will in the manner she wanted.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

So . . .

DeSantis thinks slavery had a good side and Haley seems not to think it was very important.

Yet they can't catch Trump. Not pandering enough? Not crazy enough?