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Folks: There's a 'Compromising' Haley Pic

Conservative blogger is gathering witnesses

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted May 28, 2010 7:38 AM CDT

(Newser) – Nikki Haley's situation just got a little stickier: There is apparently a photo floating around of the would-be gov and Will Folks in a “compromising position.” Folks revealed this little tidbit yesterday; ironically, he knows about the photograph because in early 2009 someone (who hired a private investigator to take it) attempted to blackmail him with it. Haley allegedly knew about it, too, because at the time Folks supposedly emailed her: “I pray you escape all this." Haley supposedly replied, "Stay strong. Have faith. I’m sorry for any pain you are having to go through. You will be OK and better for it."

The latest dirt from Folks’ FITSnews also includes claims that numerous witnesses often saw Haley’s white Cadillac SUV parked outside Folks’ home late at night. Folks, who is compiling all his evidence of the affair, claims that the existence of a photo (and there may be more than one) had a lot to do with his decision to address the story. Meanwhile, Haley will finally address the allegations next week, reports the Huffington Post.

A 2004 file photo shows Will Folks, then press secretary for South Carolina's Gov. Mark Sanford.
A 2004 file photo shows Will Folks, then press secretary for South Carolina's Gov. Mark Sanford.   (File Photo/ The State, File)
South Carolina state Rep. Nikki Haley speaks during a forum at the Carolina First Center in Greenville, S.C.,  Monday, May 24, 2010.
South Carolina state Rep. Nikki Haley speaks during a forum at the Carolina First Center in Greenville, S.C., Monday, May 24, 2010.   (AP Photo/Patrick Collard)
South Carolina state Rep. Nikki Haley, right, is joined by her husband Michael Haley in Greenville, SC, Monday, May 24, 2010.
South Carolina state Rep. Nikki Haley, right, is joined by her husband Michael Haley in Greenville, SC, Monday, May 24, 2010.   (AP Photo/Patrick Collard)
In a Monday May 3, 2010 photo, South Carolina Republican candidate for Governor Rep. Nikki Haley, R-Lexington, makes remarks during a televised debate in Columbia, SC.
In a Monday May 3, 2010 photo, South Carolina Republican candidate for Governor Rep. Nikki Haley, R-Lexington, makes remarks during a televised debate in Columbia, SC.   (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)
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COMMENTS
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youngblood
May 31, 2010 2:54 AM CDT
So has this story died out? Did the money change hands already?
ronb1111
May 30, 2010 11:48 PM CDT
Horrible if Mr.Folks is lieing but if he is telling the truth will Mrs.Palin apologize for calling him a liar and blaming the media ? Will Mrs. Palin still endorse a woman who has lied to Mrs.Palin and her tea partiers ?
Does this kill Mrs.Haleys moral campaign ? Mybe she meant she has been 99% true to her family hummm
thats like a little pregnant ...................For Mrs. Haleys sake I hope there are NO PICTURES....................
janbee
May 29, 2010 2:01 PM CDT
I believe my earlier statement of the media allowing Sarah Palin all the hot air she needs -- so when they hit her with a dart -- it will be a bigger splash -- and they do this by selling papers giving her her own headlines while at the same time waiting in the bush.

It's not that the media is out to get her -- she's doing this herself -- with her own brand of "rightgeous indignation."

Can't wait stay tuned
 

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