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Haley’s Journey to the Head of the Palmetto State

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    South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on her new book, “Can’t Is Not an Option”.

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And well and good on her new book is entitled.

-- -- is not an option.

My Americans -- please welcome to the absorbed program.

Governor and McCain earlier morning don't analyst good morning it's great to do it -- you saw I was wondering NASA LC turn people -- -- don't -- -- -- serial.

And I want to -- they think is gonna help but I'm content.

So Mario all go well it's a great day in South Carolina and things are moving and we're excited about why -- -- -- -- Caroline you know.

It's -- say so much in the book about challenges that my family went through I was born the daughter of Indian immigrants that reminded us every day helpless to -- to look in this country American -- -- It Asian Indian Asian and America and -- they came to this country and we went to a small town -- 500 people they had never seen Indian people before we didn't know what to do with this.

Small southern town and this is a story of an Indian girl who grew up and Concord a lot of challenges and odds in -- came elected.

By the state of south can on a 38 year old Indian American female forgot.

It's a great stars sell so when you say a great day of South Carolina.

Your main it's a system talking important for the -- is not like there's some big event.

Happen in the cycle and we don't want the world there's so let me great things in South Carolina -- Israel are there are many great things -- your -- It always Wear and -- says agreed to -- New -- hello something.

Programs and unemployment down for the seven month and our seventh month in Iraq also noted Charleston was just named the number one vacation spot in the country and we continue to bring jobs so all is good so are your -- it is -- live starter and it is.

All and and and and correct me if I'm wrong but -- -- errors elements.

-- in the south -- -- they want women to work or -- right.

Not anymore I mean ourselves it -- you know it surely -- start with the story of just a pageant where all the.

Children and amber -- a little we -- pageant and my sister and our entered into the pageant and not definitive fashion and beauty OK and they came up to ascendant there was a white queen and there was -- black clean and they came -- my parents that they were gonna disqualify us because they didn't know which category Protestant.

And my mom says -- can you at least let her saying her song.

And so -- saying this land is your land -- mylan and they gave me the expo on -- on my way and if you look at the project -- Simon.

I could saying -- I -- But the thing is it it goes to show that.

While those things happen that that's the same town debt.

Elaborated being Girl Scouts -- -- same town that took my family and my my brother was deployed to desert storm so.

While we went through challenges that town changed with this and the state of South Carolina has changed.

So -- you became governor all.

Hello I'm -- I'm -- book.

But I'm done any research.

-- until they want.

Because on.

-- -- very competent life.

And -- a lot of -- So -- your job is to from -- you should compel me to read.

And impotence because people do about McCain absolutely groups like what do they tell you when you're gonna -- programs.

I've never heard a -- That's a worry however -- an Islamic -- -- Now everybody does so you don't look this story this is just not challenges of a beauty pageant this talks about.

A family who came with eight dollars in their pocket because -- wanted to better life for their kids and as life went on the reason I wrote to spoke with when I became governor.

Everybody -- after seeing what.

Campaign yes it was tough but look at the changes and look at how you can move the ball when you win and so we talk about all that you -- was the statement that saw the implosion of governor Sanford -- and a month after I announced this is the state.

That is known for blood sport politics and that's all the state that has.

Just like we recently saw last week anonymous sources with.

Unaccountable bloggers and China talk about how the mainstream media picked up stories -- were faults.

-- -- comply and on what we're on the timeline.

So you announced hello.

Before governor Sanford opera and I announced a month before and that plan was that.

That he was gonna endorse and so I came and as legislator.

You know tell martial law -- -- -- this story -- I was fighting in the legislature and in South Carolina legislators to have to show their votes on the record.

And so I fought to get legislators to have to actually show their votes on the record and in the process the Republican leadership stripped me of all -- committee.

Positions because I wouldn't have to go away and and senate and governor Sanford said you know I'll help -- out -- we know he's gonna explode and monthly draw.