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KansDem

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50. Well, aren't corporations "people" now?

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 03:29 PM

Oct 2014

And aren't the CEOs the heads of those "people?" So if you're going to check with the corporate person, you need to talk to its head (or something like that).

Isn't that the way it works?

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Pic Of The Moment: SC Gov. Nikki Haley Gives Utterly Bizarre Reason For Keeping Confederate Flag [View all] EarlG Oct 2014 OP

Let me be the first to K and R! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2014 #1

uh.....okay....well that settles that then hibbing Oct 2014 #2

So if you aren't a CEO ... Nikki don't care ... got it. JoePhilly Oct 2014 #3

yep - no reading between the lines necessary tk2kewl Oct 2014 #51

RIGHT Cosmocat Oct 2014 #61

Headline could read: Nikki Haley Pulls A Sarah Palin Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #4

Republican Governors.......dumb dumber dumbest. SammyWinstonJack Oct 2014 #83

Can she hear the CEOs from her back yard? TerrapinFlyer Oct 2014 #5

... Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #6

She is saying that she sought large yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #7

"None of the companies had an issue with the state flag." Not what she said. yellowcanine Oct 2014 #11

OMG yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #19

She doesn't know. That is the point. Talking about CEOs indicates she is clueless. yellowcanine Oct 2014 #20

I don't doubt you at all yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #21

Probably. It is SC and she is the Repub. incumbent. yellowcanine Oct 2014 #25

Oh, for... Hissyspit Oct 2014 #29

i agree Enrique Oct 2014 #39

I agree that this quote was taken out of context Tireman Oct 2014 #80

Thank you. beerandjesus Oct 2014 #82

K&R Solly Mack Oct 2014 #8

The opinions of CEOs are the only opinions that count Sanity Claws Oct 2014 #9

Just what I thought when I read this. tclambert Oct 2014 #27

Well, aren't corporations "people" now? KansDem Oct 2014 #50

That was the first thought I had too. n/t Jamastiene Oct 2014 #60

Some one should remind her that corporations exist at the permission of the government not vs vs. The Wielding Truth Oct 2014 #52

Republicans treat government as franchises for personal profit. freshwest Oct 2014 #58

Great article. Thanks. Most children are more retrospect then these self righteous clueless twits. The Wielding Truth Oct 2014 #72

Glad she said it because it points out an obvious fact of life about right-wingers. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #10

That's the way I see it. Plucketeer Oct 2014 #31

+1 Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #37

Of course NastyRiffraff Oct 2014 #36

They're not exclusive to bassackward red states either. Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #38

That's because southern CEOs would secretly love to bring back slavery if they could. Initech Oct 2014 #12

Don't take it for granted. Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #40

Well that's true. Initech Oct 2014 #44

+1 I am glad we got rid of slavery in America when we did. raouldukelives Oct 2014 #81

Didn't she have an affair with a staffer? MADem Oct 2014 #13

LIke I said on the other thread.. That settles it! Cha Oct 2014 #14

That's one interesting consequence of war Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #68

She spends her days begging their money CanonRay Oct 2014 #15

That money wouldn't happen to look like this, would it? Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #34

Confederate Enabling Officers? underpants Oct 2014 #16

Not bizarre but all too common..... Burma Jones Oct 2014 #17

But it can't sing and dance, and it don't walk. Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #33

Had any conversations about ending racism? n/t jtuck004 Oct 2014 #18

Why do these assholes celebrate something they lost. santamargarita Oct 2014 #22

And what does THAT have to do with ANYTHING, nikki dear? calimary Oct 2014 #23

Good to know who she considers her constituents to be. True Blue Door Oct 2014 #24

Yep, but unfortunately... GoCubsGo Oct 2014 #28

Incredible. MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #26

She talks a lot with CEOs but apparently never with any African Americans. tclambert Oct 2014 #30

So only CEOs' opinions matter? Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #32

Hoist this (again) Nikki: DemoTex Oct 2014 #35

Yesssss!!!!!!! MontyPow Oct 2014 #42

fly your freak flag. father founding Oct 2014 #65

The Confederate flag is the flag of treason and has no business flying over public lands. MontyPow Oct 2014 #41

Geez, Dimrata! n/t VA_Jill Oct 2014 #43

K & R ctsnowman Oct 2014 #45

Not Bizarre erpowers Oct 2014 #46

"...and besides, I use mine as tablecloths and bedspreads." TheCowsCameHome Oct 2014 #47

CEOs LOVE the confederate flag!!!! noiretextatique Oct 2014 #48

"after all, they ARE the only people that matter!" yurbud Oct 2014 #49

"In other words, CEOs totally control South Carolina." nt valerief Oct 2014 #53

They always have whether they were called executives or plantation owners. Nimrata Haley is just... Tom Ripley Oct 2014 #56

Of course. It's just that the overseers usually don't admit it. nt valerief Oct 2014 #57

Not much difference between Confederates and ISIS mb999 Oct 2014 #54

The boss calls... GeorgeGist Oct 2014 #55

Maybe she is just being honest. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #59

I thought everyone in SC hated this woman? Why is she running again? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2014 #62

Hello .. war's over .. the Union won. Trash the flag Haley. YOHABLO Oct 2014 #63

It really isn't a Bizzare reason. America's Corporate overlords DO NOT find offense... What Haliey diabeticman Oct 2014 #64

The female version of Uncle Tom is Nikki Haley IronLionZion Oct 2014 #66

I talked to hundreds of people over the years and not a one Thor_MN Oct 2014 #67

no, but I'll bet the subject of campaign contributions was raised..... lastlib Oct 2014 #69

This is a Scott Walker tactic. indivisibleman Oct 2014 #70

Geezuz 2naSalit Oct 2014 #71

telling on two fronts samsingh Oct 2014 #73

A: Not the 'Confederate' flag.... blackspade Oct 2014 #74

What a stupid freak'n idiot. SoapBox Oct 2014 #75

Now we know who she represents --- white racist CEOs!!!! Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #76

What is bizarre Kalidurga Oct 2014 #77

she loves her some ceo's, and she's a bloody idiot certainot Oct 2014 #78

She didn't give any reason for leaving the loser flag. She blew off the question. merrily Oct 2014 #79

All Those Enslaved CEO's and their Families. BlackX-068 Oct 2014 #84

collusion w/CEOs-how many non-profit education, environmt, healthcare groups wordpix Oct 2014 #85