and south carolina was astonished. went through that, but what was interesting was that was my fourth year in office, in my first year in office i was chairman of the freshman class. my second year i was majority whip. my third year i was put on a powerful business committee, and i for the of the subcommittee chair. the year that i wouldn't put the bill away, the year that i thought to sit legislators need to show their votes on the record. they stripped me of everything. they took away every ounce of power i had. and why the leadership was showing the club, this is what we do to some who steps out of line, i was trying to show legislators this is what happens when we step out of line. so i ran for governor. [laughter] and i am proud to say that within the first couple of months, i signed the bill that not every legislator shows their vote on the record in the state of south carolina, and they show their vote in every section of the budget. so we see their spending habits as well. [applause] >> it was in that governor'

south carolina was dishonest. went through that, but what was interesting that was first year in office. first year, freshman class, second year, majority whip, third year, i was on a powerful business committee, and fourth year, i was subcommittee chair of banking. the year that i fought to say legislators have to put their votes on the record, they stripped me of everything, took away every ounce of power i had. while the leadership was in the club, this is what we do to someone who steps out of line, i was trying to show this is what happens when we step out of line, so i ran for governor. [laughter] within the first couple months, i signed the bill now that every legislator shows the vote on the record in the state of south carolina and show their vote on every section of the budget. we see the spending habits as well, and it's in that -- [applause] >> it was in that governor's race that you faced some of the most hateful and shameful attacks, and i think just to give a bug at the end of the book, anybody thin

south carolina was astonished. but what was interesting was that was my fourth year in office and the first or in office as chairman of the freshman class. second year as majority whip in 30 or is put on a powerful business committee and fourth year of his subcommittee chair banking. dear i wouldn't put the bill away, terrified to say legislators seem to show goes on the record they stripped me of everything. they took away every ounce of power i had. of the leadership was shown with steps out of line, i'm strange to legislators this is what happens when you step out of line. so i ran for governor. and i am proud to say within a first couple of months i signed a bill that now every legislator shows to vote on the record and the state itself carolina and show their vote on every section. so we show the spending of it as well. [applause] >> it was in the governor's race you faced some of the most hateful and shameful attacks. and i think, just to give a click again to this book, anybody thinking about running for off

day in south carolina. >> yes, it is. so we want to bring you the 2011. ac.c. champions helmet signed by coach sweeney and you have to read the inscription. >> this is from clemson, the reverend sir doctor stephen t. mos def colbert go tigers. all in. that is fantastic. thank you very much. clause i've got family that works for clemson. >> stephen: . >> do you? >> stephen: absolutely. my sister works at the drive train facility in charleston where they're testing the new wind turbine. >> it's awesome! >> stephen: so exciting. it's going to be the largest drive train testing facility for wind turbines in the world! everybody from around the world is going to test their engines in south carolina. are we going to lead the world in wind power? >> yes. >> stephen: absolutely. i thought so. all right. madam, thank you so much for coming on. besides being the governor of the great state you have a new book called "nikki haley: can't is not an option." my american story. how is can't not an option because as a conservative i beli

i love the state south carolina and i love being governor, and i will fight for the nominee in every way to show how it has her carolina and hal we have been through things. >> i want to ask you one last question before we open up to the audience. that is about women. you have a chapter dedicated to strong conservative women, governor palen, we are in the midst by the mainstream media and other party, i would like you to talk about your perception of that and your perception of the role of women going forward for the country, not just for parties. >> i'm a huge fan of women. i think that we are great. i think what the issue really is that not enough women are running. we need more women in office. we have great experiences, we are moms, daughters, sisters. we went through a lot. i would love to see more women and office. i think it is just that women tend to second-guess themselves. they think about their families first and think about what if this or that happens. what i will say to women is that we will be a better country when we have more in office. we will be better for that. gov

i love the state of south carolina, and i love being governor of south carolina, and i will fight for the nominee in every way to show how it has hurt south carolina and what we have been through. but i am going to stay in my state and finish what i started and do what i promised i would do. >> one last question before we take audience questions. that is about women. you have a chapter dedicated to a strong conservative women. governor palin, who helped in your race. we are in the midst of a real attempt, in my view, to paint the republicans is at war with women. i would like you to talk a little bit about your perception of that and your perception of the role of women going forward for the country, not just for the party. >> i am a huge fan of women. i think we are great. [laughter] >> the issue is that not enough women are running. we need more women in office. we have great experiences, we are wives and mothers and daughters and sisters. i would love to see more women in office. women tend to second-guess themselves. they think about the families first and think oh, what if this h

what was a thousand jobs in south carolina is now almost 6,000 jobs in south carolina.ing ready to see one of those big mac daddy planes come off the runway this summer. i can tell you, south carolina won, boeing won, and the people of our state won. >> tell me more about obama bullying on states' rights. i had texas attorney general greg abbott on a few moments ago. you've got some of the leading congressional black democrats trying to boycott stores in states that are pushing the voter rights id. do you have voter id reform in south carolina? are any of these left-wing groups trying to come in and bully you? >> oh, listen, i mean i've been sued from the unions to threatened by jesse jackson to having, you know, the department of justice come in here. but the fact is yes, we passed the voter id law in south carolina. and we said that, yes, we think if you have to show a picture id to buy sudafed, if you have to show picture id to get on plane, you should have to show a picture id to protect the integrity of the voting process. and president obama once again and his dep

the way he treated south carolina and the national relations board. when you tell a great american company, they can't create jobs, when you tell a third part of our branches, you're telling one of them what to do, you can't do that. i think that he's going to do what he needs to do. what governor romney needs to do is totally stay focused on the record. this is a man who lost our credit rating, this is a man who's created more debt since president bush. this is a man that said -- he's got to deal with his own record, i think the only thing he can do is talk about someone else. >> we're going to take a quick break here, we'll be back with more. [ male announcer ] a car is either luxury or it isn't. if you want a luxury car with a standard power moonroof, your options are going to be limited. ♪ if you want standard leather-trimmed seats, you're going to have even fewer. ♪ and if you want standard keyless access, then your choice is obvious. the lexus es. it's complete luxury in a class full of compromises. see your lexus dealer. >>> i want to ask you a

a reason people come here is lower south carolina gas prices. >> you know, 30, 40 cents makes a differencehen you're filling up twice a week. >> reporter: customers say if this becomes north carolina and more expensive, they'll leave. >> i will change and go to the gas station in south carolina. >> reporter: state officials say they will try to help the affected businesses and homeowners as they worry about the bottom line as the two states draw the bottom line. mark potter, nbc news, clover, south carolina. >>> up next, the "titanic" memorial cruise set sail full of period costumes and plenty of lifeboats. >>> and revving up. what's behind america's sudden surge in auto sales? ♪ >>> we wanted to show you this scene from across the pond in england. the "titanic" memorial cruise set sail today from southampton, retracing the ill-fated voyage nearly 100 years ago. the "rms titanic" sank in the north atlantic on april 15th, 1912. the memorial cruise is carrying 1,309 passengers, the exact same number as the "titanic." many of them crowded the decks to wave good-bye in their period costumes. p

a reason people come here is lower south carolina gas prices. >> you know, 30 cents, 40 cents makes a when you're filling up twice a week. >> reporter: customers say if this becomes north carolina and more expensive, they'll leave. >> i will change and go to the gas station in south carolina. >> reporter: state officials said they will try to help the affected businesses and homeowners, as the two states draw the line. mark potter, nbc news, clover, south carolina. >>> up next, the "titanic" memorial cruise set sail full of period costumes and plenty of lifeboats. >>> and the sudden surge in auto sales. bathed it in miracles. director: [ sighs ] cut! sorry to interrupt. when's the show? well, if we don't find an audience, all we'll ever do is rehearse. maybe you should try every door direct mail. just select the zip codes where you want your message to be seen, print it yourself, or we'll help you find a local partner and you find the customers that matter most. brilliant. clifton, show us overjoyed. no, too much. jennessa. ah! a round of applause. [ applause ] [ male announcer ] go o

but lousea mccord is praised by politicians in south carolina. the greinke sisters are run out of the state, basically, and end up in philadelphia. and mary chestnut pours her heart out in a private diary rn until the late 20th century. so, are there any questions or comments about the pro slavery argument before we change topics? okay. well, let's talk about slavery, shall we. let's talk about the subject of slavery. there is a large scholarship on this topic. many, many, many books have been written about the subject of slavery. how many of you took history 151? okay. and did you discuss slavery in that course? 151? okay. good. occasionally i have students who say they took history 151 and then slavery got skipped over. i'm glad that hasn't happeneded. okay. let's paint in broad strokes a picture of the institution. this institution that is being attacked by abolitionists and defended by pro slavery figures. slavery is very old. it goes back to the ancient greek and romans, ancient egyptians, it's older than the united states and slavery existe

i love the state south carolina and i love being governor, and i will fight for the nominee in every way to show how it has her carolina and hal we have been through things. >> i want to ask you one last question before we open up to the audience. that is about women. you have a chapter dedicated to strong conservative women, governor palen, we are in the midst by the mainstream media and other party, i would like you to talk about your perception of that and your perception of the role of women going forward for the country, not just for parties. >> i'm a huge fan of women. i think that we are great. i think what the issue really is that not enough women are running. we need more women in office. we have great experiences, we are moms, daughters, sisters. we went through a lot. i would love to see more women and office. i think it is just that women tend to second-guess themselves. they think about their families first and think about what if this or that happens. what i will say to women is that we will be a better country when we have more in office. we will be better for that. gov

now i don't go anywhere in south carolina or outside where they don't say it's a great day in south carolinahe department of juvenile justice, i will give you that example. you talked about corrections, and that is very true -- the department of juvenile justice -- the director started implementing it. the first day after it was implemented, she drove up to the guards gave and the officer that was opening the gate said good morning, it's a great day in south carolina. and she loved it. now all the garden gates, as you are going in, they say it's a great day in south carolina. the media called the substance-abuse director and said you have people with substance abuse, what would he think of that? he said it best thing. i want people to know that it's going to be okay. we are going to be all right. that is the thing. now, are their victims assistance that we waved? of course. but in most cabinets, they welcomed it and appreciated it, and it is giving everyone is new happy life for themselves. we celebrate our state, we brag about her stay. i will tell you, it has been a great thing for south c

new law would require every person in south carolina to show a picture i.d. before entering the voting booth. the law has sparked charges to steal elections in her state. but haley thinks south carolina's real problem today is that votes of law abinding citizens are being cancelled out by illegally cast ballots. >> this protects elderly and people from absentee ballots. we want to make sure we are saying who they say they are. >> without photo i.d.? >> without voter i.d. i don't want dead people voting in the state of south carolina. >> there is evidence that dead people voting is a real problem according to a statewide investigation. in january, it found that 953 ballots were cast by voters who were deceased. the state elections commission director disputes those findings. the report came out after haley signed the voter i.d. law but hasn't stopped the criticism of it. >> eric: were you surprised by the reang? >> very surprised. protecting the voting process is most important things we can do. >> eric: and 13 other states like south carolina's including indi

new law would require every person in south carolina to show a picture i.d. before entering the voting booth. the law has sparked charges to steal elections in her state. but haley thinks south carolina's real problem today is that votes of law abinding citizens are being cancelled out by illegally cast ballots. >> this protects elderly and people from absentee ballots. we want to make sure we are saying who they say they are. >> without photo i.d.? >> without voter i.d. i don't want dead people voting in the state of south carolina. >> there is evidence that dead people voting is a real problem according to a statewide investigation. in january, it found that 953 ballots were cast by voters who were deceased. the state elections commission director disputes those findings. the report came out after haley signed the voter i.d. law but hasn't stopped the criticism of it. >> eric: were you surprised by the reang? >> very surprised. protecting the voting process is most important things we can do. >> eric: and 13 other states like south carolina's including indi

new law would require every person in south carolina to show a picture i.d.e entering the voting booth. the law has sparked charges to steal elections in her state. but haley thinks south carolina's real problem today is that votes of law abinding citizens are being cancelled out by illegally cast ballots. >> this protects elderly and people from absentee ballots. we want to make sure we are saying who they say they are. >> without photo i.d.? >> without voter i.d. i don't want dead people voting in the state of south carolina. >> there is evidence that dead people voting is a real problem according to a statewide investigation. in january, it found that 953 ballots were cast by voters who were deceased. the state elections commission director disputes those findings. the report came out after haley signed the voter i.d. law but hasn't stopped the criticism of it. >> eric: were you surprised by the reang? >> very surprised. protecting the voting process is most important things we can do. >> eric: and 13 other states like south carolina's including indiana wh

everybody, it's free and clear of whatever history of bigotry or racial animus in the state like south carolina people. tell me who has been denied. anybody that can't get to the motor vehicles, we will take you there. >> eric: how many south carolinaians called for a lift. >> after three weeks, 23 rides. >> out of what? >> five million. >> five million people in our state. that is all we got. we said fine, we'll give them a ride. >> eric: do you think the administration has been trying to jim this up for political purposes? >> it's oddly i ron ironic that we're trying to get it passed before this election and they are stopping us. >> eric: charges of hypocrisy are not new to the obama justice department. doj voting section chief when holder first took office. >> i'm here to testify about a new black panther party case. >> eric: it was sparked by this 2008 video. it shows members outside a philadelphia polling place. the one with a billy club called them white devils and you are about to be ruled by the black man. they charged the black panther party with voter intimidation but after holder bec

. >>> plus, haley's comet, the youngest person and only woman ever of elected governor of south carolina. but this tea party superstar has battled racism and rumors of affa affair. tonight, nicky haley opens up about her nerves of steel and her sky-high stilettos. >> announcer: frt global resources of abc news, in new york city, this is "nightline," april 3, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, people in texas, louisiana, and missouri are keeping watch as the storm that sent violent tornadoes across the dallas-ft. worth area remains a severe threat. it trashed senior centers, elementary schools and destroyed houses and sent tractor trailers spiraling through the air. abc's weather editor sam champion brings us incredible stories of the people who weathered the storm. >> oh, wow! >> reporter: take a look at this as a pair of ferocious twisters hit in dallas today. the national weather service called the two twisters large and extremely dangerous. and just look at their power, bowling over tractor trailers, lifting several clean off the ground and hurling them through the

you have become the democrats' south carolina. before long, your governor will be taking tango lessons on the appalachian trail and your residents will be close talking your horses, and then ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: welcome back. my guest tonight a bestselling author whose new book is called "do not ask what good we do." please welcome back to the program, robert draper. ( applause ) nice to see you again. >> thanks for having me is there you have done an excellent job. this is one of those "do almost one of those books where the author endures a great challenge, personal challenge, like trekking up a mountain, or retracing shackelford's journey. you were a fly on the wall in the house of representatives for a year. >> yeah. it was full immersion. basically after the midterm election i decide i really want to follow these guys, particularly the 87 republican freshmen. i knew there would be some kind of change in ethos. a third of these guys never served in any elected office before. >> jon: 87 new representatives. >> there

. >> tom: still ahead-- south carolina is on a roll. why tire maker michelin is adding hundreds of new manufacturing jobs in the palmetto state. >> susie: uncle sam wants to end the runaround when it comes to dealing with mortgage servicers. the consumer financial protection bureau laid out a plan today to make mortgage servicers more accountable to borrowers. sylvia hall reports. >> reporter: many homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages share a common complaint. >> i assumed that the mortgage company was working in my interest to help keep me in the house, and the response was "no, we really don't care, we just want your money." >> reporter: the consumer financial protection bureau says it's time to stop the runaround. >> we envision a world where homeowners can expect fair and reasonable treatment when they fall behind on their payments, and genuine efforts are made to help them stay in their homes. simply put, we intend to require mortgage servicers to put the "service" back in "servicing." >> reporter: richard cordray promises

bowing should not be allowed to unrun it by moving jobs to south carolina .houldn't get a free ride by saying i don't like the union. vote it out if they don't like it steve, you don't get a brink on new jersey taxes. you don't get a break like that. >> emac? >> bowing added a plant and workers in the state of washington and moving a new plant in south carolina that would have created jobs. what i like, and in the right to work state, income growth has risen 40 percent in the seven years where it was up only 36 percent. foreign manufacturers companies like to come to right to work states. a ceo has to take it in consideration. it is a good deal for cutches over seas to get all of the regulation and unions. >> and rick, people and businesses vote with their feet and go with are it will create more jobs. >> we'll see how much i can get through before i get jumped o. i have dug in steve's statistics more dopely than i would like to and ther not telling the truth. >> it is your federal which you love. >> and happening on, let me tell you what those statistics do.

the governor of the great state of south carolina. good to see you. on everything. >> thank you very much. come visit us. we will love to have you. >> and as always, thank you for being with us. let not your heart be troubled. the news continues, greta is next. we will see you tomorrow night.

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the governor of the great state of south carolina. good to see you.k you very much. come visit us. we will love to have you. >> and as always, thank you for being with us.

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