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What was she thinking or worse is this how she always thanks -- South Carolina union later caught on camera.
They AFL CIO leader been a pinata but governor Nikki -- face on -- Yeah.
-- -- -- I don't think that way.
Okay.
Governor Nikki Haley joins -- good evening governor.
Hey Greta how are you get a tough -- -- you can take it but that must admit that I've been flooded a lot of emails -- lot of outraged not because -- -- hopefully try.
Get this closer to a a time of discussion debate day you're getting hit in the head -- opinion out of your thoughts on it.
It's creepy -- still hard every time I see it that this is what I will tell you this is not typical of South Carolina and this is typical of the union thugs and I will tell you in the past week the downs that come after me with the racial slur and that.
Union thugs have hit me with the Kenyatta all it doesn't that make my heels at all our mind he'll -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I'm not -- stop beating up -- -- again.
I'm not gonna stop beating up on the Democrats for wasteful spending and I'm gonna keep on fighting for the things that fight for I'm a lot -- that -- -- to keep on ticket.
Leno I actually -- think the -- -- of the Democrats in South Carolina should be as somewhat should be embarrassed tonight he says it would there's a whole lot discussion of the Democratic Party.
That there is a war on women and so the first thing out of the box in a very public display of a woman -- hitting another woman.
A -- yet obvious it's a facsimile of view it's not you.
But that you know that whole bit about war on women that -- -- that arguments -- there sure is deflated when you see things like best.
We know what it says is the warmer and that is that not.
And that a distraction that's their whole goal they don't want anybody talking about -- Obama's record.
On debt they don't want -- -- talk about President Obama is.
Record on his spending and how out of control Washington as what I will tell you is our record and South Carolina we're gonna keep tightening unions that indicate keeping -- you -- union buster.
We're gonna keep talking about tax relief and we're gonna keep bring -- -- jobs to South Carolina there's a reason south Carolina's the knew it state.
And it's the -- where union buster and it's because we continue to be fiscally responsible business friendly and there's nothing the Democrats are the unions can do to make me change that.
I found.
Did you know this woman by the way never spoken north.
Now I have -- I and it I have I don't remember may at this point not hope but never come across serve but.
You know I I have found it interesting that she said she had no regrets and I think it's very typical of the union they don't have regrets for what they do.
But I think there is -- reason there are only about ten or twelve people -- party and that's because people of South Carolina and they don't respond activity like that they don't.
Relate to people like that there's a reason why associates of companies in the state don't want to be involved with the unions.
And I think she explain that better than I ever could.
-- I just iPad because had a run and I'd -- serve like oh okay well you know it's of them but of imminent fact that you know they don't normally -- no recollection of -- we've become so gratuitous and -- AM becomes so in.
It becomes.
Something deeper and in the sense that you know it just shows it's you know it's it's shirts against skins so to speak you know -- -- this is just that there's going to be no effort to try to work towards resolving problems is just going to be who -- UI and here's the base.
While back.
And that thing is it is it this is the same group that we'll talk about civility in the same group that we'll talk about.
You know wanting it may not does this talk about.
The unions that thing is I'm explaining.
-- a from a policy standpoint why I think unions aren't needed in south gonna.
They're going -- -- with a baseball bat it it it did show is the stark difference between businesses and unions and how they handle unions tend to bully and they -- -- -- Trying get their way and I think that we're just talking about a policy standpoint from a business sector that it's just not good.
That video it it the way everybody's enjoying it is it's creepy effect but it's not something that's gonna change me I think it's got people fired up.
And I think it's shown the unions exactly for what they are.
It's not about South Carolina -- second your unemployment rate in Abe rose eight point eight percentage -- ticked down one that tenth in the points since.
Since March from eight point 98 point eight witches in it which is good but I think that the thing that I wanna focus on is that this is the ninth -- consecutive month.
One has ticked downward.
And I'm curious you know what you tribute to in you know because in many other states are watching.
Is it good fortune -- of the Boeing going into South Carolina I mean what's what's sort of been the as he says it -- That's the right direction for nine months so what's what's your secret.
It's the magic combination of keeping the cost of doing business slow at South Carolina getting the work force better trained and ready.
And being one of the lowest unionized states in the country I mean you look -- and this past year and a half we've become the number one -- producing state in the country.
We build planes we build cars -- -- tires we build more ATVs in this the state than any place in the world there is a reason and it's because.
We actually understand what it takes for businesses to make a dollar we know that if they make profits and cash flow they will harm more people on expand and bottom line as.
That's what businesses are looking for and why not -- businesses from just out of state.
We've got a company that came in from Mexico would got a company that came from China were pulling them from out of the country and that's really shows that we're doing something right.
Two part question why -- you above the national average so watch what's your explanation of that because national unemployment level is this or that.
And secondly ally and they have bad as a -- in August a look at your Twitter account and new seven W and s's coming in the South Carolina seven -- -- he -- what is WMS.
-- the NS they do all kinds of accounting services they do all types of backup services whether it's insurance or banking or anything else.
It'll be -- 300 -- phone senator.
But it will be working around the clock and what we're bringing its pharmaceuticals and manufacturing and research and in the end development or bring in -- we're bringing -- all kinds of things and more diversified what I will tell you -- eight point eight is higher than what I want it today.
But what I will also tell you that ninth month drop that a -- We're gonna keep on dropping and it's because we are open for business.
We continue to talk about things that businesses care about and we continue to keep associates involved at their companies and it's making a difference and we're gonna keep on bringing that number down.
And I might help Washington DC.
And in spite of your friend over at the with the baseball -- that I'm I'm.
I do intend to help but governors -- -- girl was gossip fellow Republican he's -- -- -- between now and June 5 and that's actually recall -- I do intending it the trail for him.
Absolutely I have talked to them I'll be there the Friday before the Tuesday at the election Greta this is not about Wisconsin this is about our country.
This is about the fact that a governor went into his state and did exactly what he promised to do.
And if he loses this it will take the -- out of every governor across this country.
If he wins this we will see more power and strength across the governors in this country that we've ever seen before I'm going in there to help them land.
I think to be his when we'll help South Carolina it will help every state in the country and we hope that'll show Washington DC.
What it means it to really -- true leadership.
Would you except -- -- up apologies -- -- policy an apology for the Democratic Party in South Carolina for what this woman did.
That would the baseball back as you know chances are someone -- -- is gonna do something really stupid -- And it got to sort of be -- figure out how you know how are gonna end this but in a bit except that the Democratic Party comes out condemns that I can you move I'm.
You know I'm -- a demo.
Credit party that put out a racial slur against me last weekend.
All they did was get rid of the guys Twitter account they didn't apologize then I don't expect them to apologize now I'm frankly -- an apology gonna do -- and I think the real feelings show.
Whatever you put on a -- and I think real feeling showed in the way she hit the -- so you know it for her to apologize is really not necessary I think she said that she had -- I'm going to have.
-- she's not going to -- PGA as if she has about it I heard tonight -- she's never she's she's perfectly happy of what she did -- -- -- -- -- think some of that bigger bigger picture weathered.
The Democrats.
In South Carolina if they would be sort of back but they would step up to the played on those -- the based.
But not -- baseball bats.
I would challenge them to do so but I would also be surprised if they did the Democrats since South Carolina love to spend they love the support their unions.
And they love President Obama and the one thing they don't like it may and so I would be very surprised that they did that but I certainly would welcome and appreciate it.
Everything Regina -- -- come back soon.
-- it's fun Greta thank.
