Haley Target of Slur by State Senator
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 4th, 2010 4:41 am by HL
Haley Target of Slur by State Senator
In supporting a rival to Nikki Haley (R) for South Carolina governor, state Sen. Jake Knotts (R) used a slur for Arabs to describe both her and President Obama, The State reports.
Said Knotts: “We already got one raghead in the White House. We don’t need another in the governor’s mansion.”
Knotts later defended his comments saying they were “intended in jest.”
Senate Will Take Up Energy Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) alerted Senate committee chairmen “that he plans to move comprehensive energy legislation in July,” The Hill reports.
“Reid asked the chairmen to recommend legislation to deal with the Gulf oil spill before July 4 so that leaders can include those ideas in the comprehensive energy package.”
