Unintentionally REVEALING STATEMENT from Gov. Nikki Haley

[kpete]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/divisions-within-gop-over-trumps-candidacy-are-growing/2016/02/28/97b16010-de3a-11e5-8d98-4b3d9215ade1_story.html?tid=sm_tw

[Octafish]

1. Principles? We don't need no stinking principles!

“Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.” ― Napoléon Bonaparte

[malthaussen]

4. I've always considered it a rather strange mind that loves "principles"...

... regardless of what they are. I remember so many claiming they supported George Bush because "he had principles." The fact that his principles were appalling didn't seem to matter. Well, Mr Trump is a candidate of great principle. His principal isn't bad, either.

It is a curious mental short-circuit, though, isn't it? Really, what they're saying is that they admire ambition. Just as so many seem to confuse bullying with strength.

-- Mal

[Octafish]

8. White Power.

Agree absolutely, Mal. Bullies fear, perhaps more than anyone, pain.

“Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.” ― Napoléon Bonaparte

Today, Trump benefits from those who fear a "colored nation" where the White race has become a demographic minority. They tie their ambitions to remain in power to the poseur who promises to bring them along. Perhaps his supporters never heard Kenny Boy Lay encouraging his minions to keep buying ENRON stock as it became worthless. THAT is how men of ambition treat others, like chattel.

Genocide, claiming millions of Native Americans and other peoples and nations on six continents for centuries is never mentioned on television and seldom mentioned in history class. Otherwise, young people will question Authority.

[malthaussen]

9. And the Civil War was a labor action.

See what happens when slaves demand a minimum wage?

One thing this election season has really driven home for me is how desperately a sizeable segment of the population craves authority -- on both sides of the aisle. Especially inasmuch as such a love of authority is supposed to be at odds with the American genius. While there have always been those who had eyes enough to see the fallacy of this propaganda, it is really devilish hard to spin it any other way now. Not that they won't try.

-- Mal

[Kip Humphrey]

2. Ignorance is bliss.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. I don't know what they are worried about - they have gone WAY RIGHT

since McCain. Geez - you can pin the start of the demise to the wacko right to Palin

[lapislzi]

7. Goes back farther than that

You'd need to go back 40 years to watch Lee Atwater sowing the wind. Now we're reaping the whirlwind. This is not new.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. it may not be new but it has dramatically skewed right since mccain. nt

[2naSalit]

5. Maybe they should just close their eyes........nt

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. 'The Part of No' apparently is also the 'Party of Don't Go There.'

[malthaussen]

10. That can be interpreted different ways.

Is Mrs Haley talking about a crisis of conscience, or a crisis of expedience? My money is on the latter. That is, she isn't worried that the GOP will question its principles, but its procedures.

-- Mal

[alfredo]

18. Introspection is not something Republicans practice.

they are good at learning the wrong lesson. Look at how they responded to losing the Latino vote.

[stillwaiting]

11. Interesting. That's why Establishment Dems are scared of Bernie as well.

Don't want to question who we are and what we're about. Indeed.

[Old Codger]

13. For sure

They would go more insane if they really honestly looked into their own heads

[Amimnoch]

14. OMG, so tweeting and reposting this elsewhere.

This is gold.

[Wounded Bear]

15. Hardly news...

anyone remember the Republican "autopsy" after the Obama debacle? Back when they determined that they were headed for a cliff if they didn't adopt some more inclusive "principles?" Full of shit about how they had to appeal more to minorities?

I think it's probably on a shelf somewhere, gathering dust.

Hey, Nikki! Your guys already did this, and went entirely in the opposite direction.

[tclambert]

16. I think she means they don't want to admit who they are and what they're about.

Stick to the code words!

[Herman4747]

17. Damn, that is telling!!! n/t

[Johonny]

19. It's so hard these days to not focus on the ugly in that party to see the good points like... ah...

honestly what does the GOP stand for anymore? They're all in it for the money. I love listening to these people pretend they're above Trump and the "racist" message is not there message. That's the only thing the party has left. They suck at economics, taxes, religious freedom, homeland security... all they got left is hate.

[malaise]

20. About effin' time

because he's just expressing it more crudely

[DinahMoeHum]

21. Dear Nikki and GOP: You reap what you sow.

[MrModerate]

22. They could do with a little self-examination . . .

But would have to risk "truth cooties."

[spanone]

23. one thing republicans can't be accused of.....looking inward.

even they would be disgusted

[GoCubsGo]

24. LOL! I think y'all already know what you are about.

I think what you really meant to say is that you are afraid that the suckers who have been voting for you all these decades will questioning what you are about.

[pansypoo53219]

25. admitting the existence of their dog whistles hurts.