Nikki Haley Campaigned for Willard Yesterday in Sterling; 10 Things to Know About Her

by: lowkell

Tue Sep 25, 2012 at 11:42:52 AM EDT

1. Sarah Palin is a huge fan of Haley's, calling her "a strong pro-family, pro-life, pro-second-amendment, pro-development" conservative. Sounds great, huh?

2. Haley is an anti-choice extremist - signed a law "barring taxpayer-funded abortion except for when the mother's life is in danger," also "vetoed $453,680 in budget funding for rape crisis centers" in her state.

3. She wrote on her Facebook page "referring to the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault as 'special interests.'"

4. She believes the Constitution guarantees an "absolute" right to bear arms.

5. She said "women don't care about contraception."

7. She was paid "$110,000 as a fundraiser for Lexington Medical Center, even though she had no prior fundraising experience and was serving as a member of the state General Assembly, where legislation was pending regarding the hospital."

8. She "repeatedly deleted important emails in violation of state Freedom of Information Act laws. Her immediate staff did the same."

9. She said "I so want drug testing" for people before they can receive unemployment benefits.

10. She vetoed  "a bill that would have allowed free HPV vaccinations for girls."