Apr 24, 2016: Hattiesburg American: Haley Barbour: GOP convention bounce more likely a dip
“I promise you, there will be hurt feelings,” says Haley Barbour, who during a half-century in politics has served as Mississippi governor, Republican National Committee chairman and White House political director. “And I suspect when the convention is over, where you normally want a bump ... I don’t think we’ll get a bump. No matter what the outcome — Trump wins, (Ted) Cruz wins, (John) Kasich wins, somebody else wins, two ballots, three ballots, whatever — I think we’ll get a dip.”
“I promise you, there will be hurt feelings,” says Haley Barbour, who during a half-century in politics has served as Mississippi governor, Republican National Committee chairman and White House political director. “And I suspect when the convention is over, where you normally want a bump ... I don’t think we’ll get a bump. No matter what the outcome — Trump wins, (Ted) Cruz wins, (John) Kasich wins, somebody else wins, two ballots, three ballots, whatever — I think we’ll get a dip.”
Jan 28, 2016: WAPT: Bert Case remembered as fair reporter, gentleman
Former Gov. Haley Barbour also shared memories of Case."Bert was not only the dean of journalism in Mississippi, he was also one of the greats. He was a great character and a great friend to me. I knew him for 40 years. He actually got me started doing television commentary when he was at WLBT in 1983 when he was doing the governor's race with Bill Myer," Barbour said. "I was always fond of Bert when I was governor -- before and after. I will miss him, but Mississippi will miss him, too."
Former Gov. Haley Barbour also shared memories of Case."Bert was not only the dean of journalism in Mississippi, he was also one of the greats. He was a great character and a great friend to me. I knew him for 40 years. He actually got me started doing television commentary when he was at WLBT in 1983 when he was doing the governor's race with Bill Myer," Barbour said. "I was always fond of Bert when I was governor -- before and after. I will miss him, but Mississippi will miss him, too."
Jan 11, 2016: Jackson Free Press: Gov. Phil Bryant Promises 'More of the Same' in Next Term
Taggart said Bryant doesn't have as much power as predecessor Haley Barbour, who used national political connections and money to wield more influence than the typical governor. In a state where the governor historically takes a back seat to the power of the Legislature, Bryant has sought to preside and persuade.
Taggart said Bryant doesn't have as much power as predecessor Haley Barbour, who used national political connections and money to wield more influence than the typical governor. In a state where the governor historically takes a back seat to the power of the Legislature, Bryant has sought to preside and persuade.
Jan 7, 2016: Daily Journal: BOBBY HARRISON: Changes to MAEP formula will prove difficult
There is, of course, the famous case of former Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, who did his share of complaining about the formula, signing into law legislation to set up a study committee to look at whether changes needed to be made to the formula.
There is, of course, the famous case of former Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, who did his share of complaining about the formula, signing into law legislation to set up a study committee to look at whether changes needed to be made to the formula.
Oct 21, 2015: Hotty Toddy: Former Gov. Haley Barbour to Appear at Overby Center Friday
Haley Barbour, Mississippi’s governor at the time of Hurricane Katrina, returns to the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics on the Ole Miss campus next Friday, Oct. 23, to talk about how he and the citizens of the state reacted to the disaster that ravaged the Gulf Coast and brought destruction to other areas as far north as Oxford ten years ago.
Haley Barbour, Mississippi’s governor at the time of Hurricane Katrina, returns to the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics on the Ole Miss campus next Friday, Oct. 23, to talk about how he and the citizens of the state reacted to the disaster that ravaged the Gulf Coast and brought destruction to other areas as far north as Oxford ten years ago.
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May 14, 2015: Bloomberg: Trent Lott's Firm Made a Fortune Lobbying for the Kremlin
Other high-profile ex-senators like John Breaux of Louisiana and Don Nickles of Oklahoma are also getting in on the Russian action, as is Haley Barbour, the former governor of Mississippi. |
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Apr 21, 2015: Washington Times: Barbour: Mississippi needs 'salt-and-pepper' party diversity
Mississippi and the nation would be better served with more racial diversity within the Democratic and Republican parties, former Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday at one of the state's historically black universities. 
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Apr 13, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Issues stacking up for potential special session
Former Gov. Haley Barbour was prolific in use of special sessions. He called 17 during his two terms in office, including five in 2005 – most to deal with Hurricane Katrina issues. |
Mar 17, 2015: Y'all Politics: Bryant taps Barbour to chair Katrina anniversary commission
Governor Bryant named former Governor Haley Barbour and his wife, Marsha, as the commission's chairs. Barbour was governor when Katrina devastated South Mississippi and he guided Katrina recovery in the weeks, days, months and years after.
Governor Bryant named former Governor Haley Barbour and his wife, Marsha, as the commission's chairs. Barbour was governor when Katrina devastated South Mississippi and he guided Katrina recovery in the weeks, days, months and years after.
Mar 10, 2015: MBJ: DAVID DALLAS — The Dirt on Kemper Coal II: Lord Barbour Strikes Back
When the facts are piling up against you, change the subject. That is former Governor Haley Barbour’s new, painfully obvious strategy as he continues to lobby for Southern Company and its bottomless money pit, the Kemper County Coal Plant. Last week, Barbour compared the cost overruns and delays of the Kemper Plant to the construction of our Grand Gulf Nuclear Facility.
When the facts are piling up against you, change the subject. That is former Governor Haley Barbour’s new, painfully obvious strategy as he continues to lobby for Southern Company and its bottomless money pit, the Kemper County Coal Plant. Last week, Barbour compared the cost overruns and delays of the Kemper Plant to the construction of our Grand Gulf Nuclear Facility.
Mar 2, 2015: WAPT: Barbour to lead Butler Snow economic development firm
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is among the leaders of a new economic development firm formed by Ridgeland-based Butler Snow LLP.
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is among the leaders of a new economic development firm formed by Ridgeland-based Butler Snow LLP.
Feb 26, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Barbour-run GOP machine took out able lawmakers
But in 2011 his three-term legislative career couldn't survive when he was targeted for defeat by the Haley Barbour machine.
But in 2011 his three-term legislative career couldn't survive when he was targeted for defeat by the Haley Barbour machine.
Feb 24, 2015: Desoto Times: Looks like Mississippi will have a 2015 governor’s race after a fashion
In 2007, Republican nominee and then incumbent Gov. Haley Barbour won 58 percent of the vote against Democratic nominee and prominent trial lawyer John Arthur Eaves, Jr.
In 2007, Republican nominee and then incumbent Gov. Haley Barbour won 58 percent of the vote against Democratic nominee and prominent trial lawyer John Arthur Eaves, Jr.
Feb 2, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Tea party pans Reeves' Common Core measure
The Brookhaven Tea Party doesn't believe the anti-Common Core measure backed by Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves is anti-Common Core enough, and it warns that it's a plot by Reeves to help enrich former Gov. Haley Barbour "cronies and his K-Street lobbying firm."
The Brookhaven Tea Party doesn't believe the anti-Common Core measure backed by Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves is anti-Common Core enough, and it warns that it's a plot by Reeves to help enrich former Gov. Haley Barbour "cronies and his K-Street lobbying firm."
Jan 22, 2015: Bloomberg: Haley Barbour Zings Romney: 'You Don't Learn Much From the Second Kick of a Mule'
The former Mississippi governor shares his thoughts on Romney running for the White House again.
The former Mississippi governor shares his thoughts on Romney running for the White House again.
Dec 19, 2014: Z-news Mississippi: Mississippi Conservatives PAC Must of Run Out of Haley Barbour's Money
There's still a twitter account, but the faux website is still very much faux.
There's still a twitter account, but the faux website is still very much faux.
Dec 18, 2014: Mississippi Conservative Daily: Hey, the Gang’s All Here: Fox News Image Captures Big Flaw In Our System
Check out this image from Fox News this past Sunday. Who do you see following close behind Speaker Boehner and Senator McConnell? That’s right, Ole Haley Barbour is not far behind.
Dec 14, 2014: Gulf Live: A Haley Barbour pardon doesn't guarantee a clean criminal record, Mississippi Supreme Court rules
The case centered on the claim of Rebecca Hentz, who was among dozens of people pardoned by Gov. Haley Barbour in 2012.
Dec 5, 2014: BuzzFeed: The Prison Reform Blues
Epps’ knowledge of the system, and his ability to recite data off the top of his head, won over potential adversaries. When Haley Barbour, a Republican, defeated incumbent Musgrove, a Democrat, in 2004, the new governor planned to bring in a new corrections commissioner. Epps requested a meeting with Barbour and said that he hoped to keep his job. “He came over carrying about four notebooks,” Barbour told the Clarion-Ledger. “We met for more than an hour and went through everything. He knew about every criticism I had made about corrections and had answers.”
Nov 10, 2014: Huffington Post: Haley Barbour Makes 'Tar Babies' Remark, Says 'If Someone Takes Offense, I Regret It'
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) acknowledged that he called President Barack Obama's policies "tar babies" on a post-election conference call, and apologized for the remark ... sort of.
Oct 13, 2014: CNN: Haley Barbour Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour.
Sept 13, 2014: Huffington Post: Bill Maher's Pretty Sure Fox News Is Why America Is So Polarized, Jerry Seinfeld & Haley Barbour Disagree
Former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour, however, echoed the sentiments of many conservatives when he argued that Fox News was the first entity to provide any kind of non-liberal voice in the media. "Those of us, including y'all, who grew up in the time when we had three networks and two big newspapers and they all had the same message the same way, Fox News was the first thing to come along that gave the conservative point-of-view."
Check out this image from Fox News this past Sunday. Who do you see following close behind Speaker Boehner and Senator McConnell? That’s right, Ole Haley Barbour is not far behind.
Dec 14, 2014: Gulf Live: A Haley Barbour pardon doesn't guarantee a clean criminal record, Mississippi Supreme Court rules
The case centered on the claim of Rebecca Hentz, who was among dozens of people pardoned by Gov. Haley Barbour in 2012.
Dec 5, 2014: BuzzFeed: The Prison Reform Blues
Epps’ knowledge of the system, and his ability to recite data off the top of his head, won over potential adversaries. When Haley Barbour, a Republican, defeated incumbent Musgrove, a Democrat, in 2004, the new governor planned to bring in a new corrections commissioner. Epps requested a meeting with Barbour and said that he hoped to keep his job. “He came over carrying about four notebooks,” Barbour told the Clarion-Ledger. “We met for more than an hour and went through everything. He knew about every criticism I had made about corrections and had answers.”
Nov 10, 2014: Huffington Post: Haley Barbour Makes 'Tar Babies' Remark, Says 'If Someone Takes Offense, I Regret It'
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) acknowledged that he called President Barack Obama's policies "tar babies" on a post-election conference call, and apologized for the remark ... sort of.
Oct 13, 2014: CNN: Haley Barbour Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour.
Sept 13, 2014: Huffington Post: Bill Maher's Pretty Sure Fox News Is Why America Is So Polarized, Jerry Seinfeld & Haley Barbour Disagree
Former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour, however, echoed the sentiments of many conservatives when he argued that Fox News was the first entity to provide any kind of non-liberal voice in the media. "Those of us, including y'all, who grew up in the time when we had three networks and two big newspapers and they all had the same message the same way, Fox News was the first thing to come along that gave the conservative point-of-view."
Sept 5, 2014: Huffington Post: One Family Was Powerful Enough To Change The Course Of This GOP Primary
To understand what transpired in the craziest Republican primary of the 2014 election cycle, you need to take a look at one family: the Barbours.
July 19, 2014: Gulf Live: Woman pardoned by Haley Barbour wants criminal record expunged
The Mississippi Supreme Court is being asked to determine whether a pardon by the governor should be grounds to wipe clean a criminal record.
July 16, 2014: CBS News: Haley Barbour group funded black turnout in Thad Cochran reelection
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour's political machine paid to turn out the black vote for Republican Sen. Thad Cochran's re-election bid, according to campaign finance reports. His vanquished rival insisted that was improper and said a legal challenge to the loss remained likely.
July 15, 2014: Z-News Mississippi: Alabama Candidate tries to get Customer Untility payments lowered; Now faces Opposition from Haley Barbour Endorsed Candidate
Terry Dunn, a top Alabama utility regulator, is an EPA-bashing, fossil-fuel-boosting, dyed-in-the-wool Republican. Or so he thought. But last year, he tried to convince his colleagues on the three-member Alabama Public Service Commission to discuss lowering customer payments to Alabama Power, the state's largest utility. Now he is the target of an unprecedented half-million dollar campaign, led by Alabama's powerful coal lobby, to boot him out of office.
July 15, 2014: Z-News Mississippi: Public Policy Polling: 58% think Cochran was the rightful winner to only 29% who believe McDaniel was - Haley Barbour Drops to Unfavorable
-3 years ago we found that Haley Barbour was one of the most popular Governors in the country, but his standing in Mississippi has really declined. 36% of voters see him favorably now to 42% with an unfavorable opinion.
To understand what transpired in the craziest Republican primary of the 2014 election cycle, you need to take a look at one family: the Barbours.
July 19, 2014: Gulf Live: Woman pardoned by Haley Barbour wants criminal record expunged
The Mississippi Supreme Court is being asked to determine whether a pardon by the governor should be grounds to wipe clean a criminal record.
July 16, 2014: CBS News: Haley Barbour group funded black turnout in Thad Cochran reelection
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour's political machine paid to turn out the black vote for Republican Sen. Thad Cochran's re-election bid, according to campaign finance reports. His vanquished rival insisted that was improper and said a legal challenge to the loss remained likely.
July 15, 2014: Z-News Mississippi: Alabama Candidate tries to get Customer Untility payments lowered; Now faces Opposition from Haley Barbour Endorsed Candidate
Terry Dunn, a top Alabama utility regulator, is an EPA-bashing, fossil-fuel-boosting, dyed-in-the-wool Republican. Or so he thought. But last year, he tried to convince his colleagues on the three-member Alabama Public Service Commission to discuss lowering customer payments to Alabama Power, the state's largest utility. Now he is the target of an unprecedented half-million dollar campaign, led by Alabama's powerful coal lobby, to boot him out of office.
July 15, 2014: Z-News Mississippi: Public Policy Polling: 58% think Cochran was the rightful winner to only 29% who believe McDaniel was - Haley Barbour Drops to Unfavorable
-3 years ago we found that Haley Barbour was one of the most popular Governors in the country, but his standing in Mississippi has really declined. 36% of voters see him favorably now to 42% with an unfavorable opinion.
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July 15, 2014: Z-News Mississippi: Michelle Obama has girls night at BLT Steak; Haley Barbour sits nearby, takes some wine to the sleeve
The restaurant is staying mum on the rest of the meal. Meanwhile, at the front of the restaurant former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour (R) was spotted in a booth with two ladies.July 11, 2014: Mississippi PEP: Rickey Cole on Haley Barbour: “My mission in life is to catch that big fat boar, cut him and fry him out for lard.” Mississippi Democratic Party chairman Rickey Cole spared no harsh words for former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour in a Facebook post late Thursday evening, comparing the GOP establishment titan at the center of the effort to re-elect Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) to a pig who’s used the U.S. treasury as his own piggy bank. July 9, 2014: Mississippi Conservative Daily: Haley Barbour and the Race-Baiting of Chris McDaniel Another black representative, Rufus Straughter, said Barbour “has a pattern, in my opinion, of doing things that are outrageous and insensitive.” |
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July 5, 2014: Z-News Mississippi: Wright: Despicable Haley Barbour and the Mississippi Mafia
Haley Barbour is fond of saying that “Mike Castle is the best we can ever do” in Delaware, and has said the same of Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, Scott Brown and other moderates in the Senate. He uses this as his justification for working against people like Christine O’Donnell and Sharon Angle. He self-righteously claims this in his frequent speeches to Republican organizations. June 20, 2014: WLBT: Haley Barbour weighs in on Mississippi Senate race Mississippi's former Governor Haley Barbour's endorsement for Thad Cochran has been no secret. "The campaign has pivoted from being about the nasty junk that was going on to being about issues," explained Barbour. "And that's a great strength for Thad." June 4, 2014: ABC: Haley Barbour Not Backing Down in ‘Nasty’ Mississippi Race Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is backing the pro-Cochran super PAC Mississippi Conservatives and, in an interview with ABC News, said he would absolutely in no way back down from the fight. May 30, 2014: Washington Post: Haley Barbour to tea party: ‘Reagan compromised on everything’ Former Mississippi governor and national GOP chairman Haley Barbour on Friday delivered an impassioned defense of Republican pragmatism -- even as the tea party attempts to take out his longtime home-state ally, Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). |
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Mar 7, 2014: Gulf Live: Memorial service held for Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba
Some of the speakers remembered Lumumba's legal work. Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, a former Democratic lawmaker, recalled Lumumba persuading then-Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican, to release sisters Jamie Scott and Gladys Scott from a Mississippi prison after they had served 16 years for an armed robbery they said they didn't commit
Some of the speakers remembered Lumumba's legal work. Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, a former Democratic lawmaker, recalled Lumumba persuading then-Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican, to release sisters Jamie Scott and Gladys Scott from a Mississippi prison after they had served 16 years for an armed robbery they said they didn't commit
July 19, 2012: New York Times: Terry McAuliffe and the Other Green Party
Terry McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is starting a company that makes little electric cars. On a sweltering Friday in early July, GreenTech Automotive unveiled its signature vehicle — the MyCar — at a plant opening in the North Mississippi town of Horn Lake. McAuliffe was puttering backstage before the event with his palsBill Clinton and Haley Barbour, the former governor of Mississippi and archetypal Republican lobbyist.
Nov 8, 2011: TPM: Mississippi To Vote On 'Personhood' Initiative That Could Also Ban Birth Control
Gov. Haley Barbour (R) even hinted last week that he might vote against it. "I believe life begins at conception," he told NBC's Chuck Todd. "Unfortunately, this personhood amendment doesn't say that. It says life begins at fertilization, or cloning, or the functional equivalent thereof. That ambiguity is striking a lot of pro-life people here as concerning. And I'm talking about people that are very, outspokenly pro-life."
Terry McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is starting a company that makes little electric cars. On a sweltering Friday in early July, GreenTech Automotive unveiled its signature vehicle — the MyCar — at a plant opening in the North Mississippi town of Horn Lake. McAuliffe was puttering backstage before the event with his palsBill Clinton and Haley Barbour, the former governor of Mississippi and archetypal Republican lobbyist.
Nov 8, 2011: TPM: Mississippi To Vote On 'Personhood' Initiative That Could Also Ban Birth Control
Gov. Haley Barbour (R) even hinted last week that he might vote against it. "I believe life begins at conception," he told NBC's Chuck Todd. "Unfortunately, this personhood amendment doesn't say that. It says life begins at fertilization, or cloning, or the functional equivalent thereof. That ambiguity is striking a lot of pro-life people here as concerning. And I'm talking about people that are very, outspokenly pro-life."
Apr 27, 2011: Humane Society of US: The HSUS Praises Mississippi Governor for Signing Felony Animal Cruelty Bill Into Law
The Humane Society of the United States applauds Mississippi lawmakers for strengthening the state’s legal protections for animals, making Mississippi the 47th state to enact felony penalties for the most egregious cases of cruelty to dogs and cats. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour signed the felony animal cruelty bill into law on Tuesday after it passed the state legislature with strong bipartisan support.
The Humane Society of the United States applauds Mississippi lawmakers for strengthening the state’s legal protections for animals, making Mississippi the 47th state to enact felony penalties for the most egregious cases of cruelty to dogs and cats. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour signed the felony animal cruelty bill into law on Tuesday after it passed the state legislature with strong bipartisan support.
Apr 25, 2011: Cottonmouth: Why Haley Barbour not running is a bad thing for Mississippi. Really.
I have to admit that I'm disappointed that Gov. Haley Barbour decided against running for president next year. It's not because I think he would have made a great president. (I don't think he's electable.)
I have to admit that I'm disappointed that Gov. Haley Barbour decided against running for president next year. It's not because I think he would have made a great president. (I don't think he's electable.)
Feb 24, 2011: Youtube: Gov. Barbour appoints King to Mississippi Supreme Court
Gov. Haley Barbour on Feb. 23 announced the appointment of Judge Leslie D. King to the Mississippi Supreme Court effective today. King serves as Chief Judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals. King replaces Justice James Graves, who was sworn in as a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday. King will serve the remainder of the term through December 2012. The Governor's Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee will recommend a replacement for King's District 2, Position 2 seat on the appellate bench, representing the Second Congressional District.
Gov. Haley Barbour on Feb. 23 announced the appointment of Judge Leslie D. King to the Mississippi Supreme Court effective today. King serves as Chief Judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals. King replaces Justice James Graves, who was sworn in as a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday. King will serve the remainder of the term through December 2012. The Governor's Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee will recommend a replacement for King's District 2, Position 2 seat on the appellate bench, representing the Second Congressional District.
Jan 4, 2011: Truthout: Haley Barbour's Revisionist History
In a recent article in The Weekly Standard entitled "The Boy from Yazoo City," Mississippi governor Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) and a potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate, waxed nostalgic about Citizens' Councils and Yazoo City's ability to integrate public schools in the 1970s.
Dec 27, 2010: Weekly Standard: The Boy from Yazoo City
Haley Barbour, Mississippi’s favorite son.
Dec 24, 2010: Conservative Black Chick: Haley Barbour’s Strange Bedfellow
Then there’s Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who recently entered into the GOP racist comment Hall of Fame when during an interview with the Weekly Standard, he remarked about being a teenager during the Civil Rights movement, “I just don’t remember it as being that bad.” I guess he forgot all the blacks who were killed and lynched or maybe if Haley had been black, he would have had a different memory.
Dec 22, 2010: One Peoples Project: HALEY BARBOUR'S RACIST CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST
Back in the day when a story died it was buried forever. Now with the internet, give it time. It will come back when you least expect it. We honestly did not expect Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour to actually give the White Citizen's Councils props this week, especially since everyone let him slide on the fact that he was attending functions of the group they morphed into, the Council of Conservative Citizens.
Dec 21, 2010: Daily Kos: Barbour's Been Here Before: Haley's History with CCC
"Their vehicle, called the ‘Citizens Council,’ is totally indefensible, as is segregation."This is from Haley Barbour's 'clarification' of his recent whitewashing of Yazoo City's racial history.
Dec 20, 2010: Daily Beast: Is Haley Barbour a Racist?
The Mississippi governor’s comments about Citizen Councils ignore their impact on African Americans. Michelle Goldberg on the potential 2012 candidate’s dangerous game.
Sept 23, 2010: Alabama Confidential: Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour and the "New South" Fake History
Mr. Big Oil seeks to rewrite history in a recent Human Events interview and gets called out on it by Rachel Maddow and theWashington Post Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Eugene Robinson:
Sept 14, 2010: Booman Tribune: Haley Barbour is an Idiot
Ya know? I thought there was something wrong with Haley Barbour's memory when he suggested that his generation attended integrated schools in Mississippi and didn't think twice about it.Aug 10, 2010: Politico: Barbour mail hits Iowa
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour insists he won't think about a possible 2012 presidential bid until after this year's election, but he's already taking steps to build support in first-in-the-nation Iowa.
Apr 13, 2010: Democrat Daily: Haley the Barbourian and the Invisible Empire
Miss. Confederate History Month ignores slavery — JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour drew criticism for proclaiming April as Confederate Heritage Month without mentioning slavery, the second governor this month to come under fire for the omission…
Apr 11, 2010: Crooks & Liars: Haley Barbour The Latest Neo-Confederate Face Of The GOP
On Friday, Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post proclaimed Mississippi Governor and former RNC chairman Haley Barbour "the most influential Republic
In a recent article in The Weekly Standard entitled "The Boy from Yazoo City," Mississippi governor Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) and a potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate, waxed nostalgic about Citizens' Councils and Yazoo City's ability to integrate public schools in the 1970s.
Dec 27, 2010: Weekly Standard: The Boy from Yazoo City
Haley Barbour, Mississippi’s favorite son.
Dec 24, 2010: Conservative Black Chick: Haley Barbour’s Strange Bedfellow
Then there’s Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who recently entered into the GOP racist comment Hall of Fame when during an interview with the Weekly Standard, he remarked about being a teenager during the Civil Rights movement, “I just don’t remember it as being that bad.” I guess he forgot all the blacks who were killed and lynched or maybe if Haley had been black, he would have had a different memory.
Dec 22, 2010: One Peoples Project: HALEY BARBOUR'S RACIST CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST
Back in the day when a story died it was buried forever. Now with the internet, give it time. It will come back when you least expect it. We honestly did not expect Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour to actually give the White Citizen's Councils props this week, especially since everyone let him slide on the fact that he was attending functions of the group they morphed into, the Council of Conservative Citizens.
Dec 21, 2010: Daily Kos: Barbour's Been Here Before: Haley's History with CCC
"Their vehicle, called the ‘Citizens Council,’ is totally indefensible, as is segregation."This is from Haley Barbour's 'clarification' of his recent whitewashing of Yazoo City's racial history.
Dec 20, 2010: Daily Beast: Is Haley Barbour a Racist?
The Mississippi governor’s comments about Citizen Councils ignore their impact on African Americans. Michelle Goldberg on the potential 2012 candidate’s dangerous game.
Sept 23, 2010: Alabama Confidential: Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour and the "New South" Fake History
Mr. Big Oil seeks to rewrite history in a recent Human Events interview and gets called out on it by Rachel Maddow and theWashington Post Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Eugene Robinson:
Sept 14, 2010: Booman Tribune: Haley Barbour is an Idiot
Ya know? I thought there was something wrong with Haley Barbour's memory when he suggested that his generation attended integrated schools in Mississippi and didn't think twice about it.Aug 10, 2010: Politico: Barbour mail hits Iowa
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour insists he won't think about a possible 2012 presidential bid until after this year's election, but he's already taking steps to build support in first-in-the-nation Iowa.
Apr 13, 2010: Democrat Daily: Haley the Barbourian and the Invisible Empire
Miss. Confederate History Month ignores slavery — JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour drew criticism for proclaiming April as Confederate Heritage Month without mentioning slavery, the second governor this month to come under fire for the omission…
Apr 11, 2010: Crooks & Liars: Haley Barbour The Latest Neo-Confederate Face Of The GOP
On Friday, Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post proclaimed Mississippi Governor and former RNC chairman Haley Barbour "the most influential Republic
Jan 3, 2010: Daily Journal: KELVIN BUCK: In the spotlight
Buck, 48 and a second-term House member, is in the cross hairs of one of Gov. Haley Barbour’s most controversial proposals to deal with the state’s budget woes.
Buck, 48 and a second-term House member, is in the cross hairs of one of Gov. Haley Barbour’s most controversial proposals to deal with the state’s budget woes.
July 6, 2009: AlterNet: Mississippi Pol Said to Be an Ally of Gov. Haley Barbour Addresses Infamous Racist Group
This June, the white supremacist Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC) held its annual conference at the Cabot Lodge on the campus of Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. The “surprise guest,” Mississippi State Sen. Lydia Chassaniol (R-14th District), was introduced by emcee Bill Lord — the CCC’s field director who is known for his racist “Martin Luther Coon” jokes — as “the right hand to the Governor [Haley Barbour].” Lord also identified Chassaniol as a “member” of the CCC chapter in Carroll County, one of a handful of Central Mississippi counties she represents.
June 7, 2009: TN Valley Talks: Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour Addresses Infamous Racist Gr
Mississippi Pol Said to Be an Ally of Gov. Haley Barbour Addresses Infamous Racist Group.
June 2, 2009: America Blog: Group friendly to GOP equates Sotomayor with Klan
The Council of Conservative Citizens, a southern group that has been wooed by former GOP Senate leader Trent Lott and current GOP presidential hopeful Haley Barbour, has a doctored photo on its Web site of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in KKK garb. The CCC also calls Sotomayor “whitey hating.”
Jan 10, 2009: Wall Street Journal: The Republican Revival Will Start in the States
Haley Barbour has a message for Republicans still dispirited by the November elections: "We've been in a lot worse shape than this. . . . When I first started working in politics during the Watergate era only 16% of Americans identified themselves as Republicans." He recalls one incident in the mid 1970s when "Mary Louise Smith, the chairman of the party, appointed a committee to change the name of the party. You can't get much lower than that."
This June, the white supremacist Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC) held its annual conference at the Cabot Lodge on the campus of Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. The “surprise guest,” Mississippi State Sen. Lydia Chassaniol (R-14th District), was introduced by emcee Bill Lord — the CCC’s field director who is known for his racist “Martin Luther Coon” jokes — as “the right hand to the Governor [Haley Barbour].” Lord also identified Chassaniol as a “member” of the CCC chapter in Carroll County, one of a handful of Central Mississippi counties she represents.
June 7, 2009: TN Valley Talks: Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour Addresses Infamous Racist Gr
Mississippi Pol Said to Be an Ally of Gov. Haley Barbour Addresses Infamous Racist Group.
June 2, 2009: America Blog: Group friendly to GOP equates Sotomayor with Klan
The Council of Conservative Citizens, a southern group that has been wooed by former GOP Senate leader Trent Lott and current GOP presidential hopeful Haley Barbour, has a doctored photo on its Web site of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in KKK garb. The CCC also calls Sotomayor “whitey hating.”
Jan 10, 2009: Wall Street Journal: The Republican Revival Will Start in the States
Haley Barbour has a message for Republicans still dispirited by the November elections: "We've been in a lot worse shape than this. . . . When I first started working in politics during the Watergate era only 16% of Americans identified themselves as Republicans." He recalls one incident in the mid 1970s when "Mary Louise Smith, the chairman of the party, appointed a committee to change the name of the party. You can't get much lower than that."
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Aug 19, 2007: Boston.com: Barbour contacts gain from recovery
Many Mississippians have benefited from Governor Haley Barbour's efforts to rebuild the state's devastated Gulf Coast in the two years since Hurricane Katrina struck. The $15 billion or more in federal aid the former Republican national chairman attracted has reopened casinos and helped resettle residents. May 6, 2006: Jackson Free Press: Haley Barbour Refuses to Pardon Black Man
Clyde Kennard was convicted of purchasing $25 worth of chicken feed he knew to be stolen. He died in 1963 after being released early due to intestinal cancer. |
Oct 10, 2005: Murders Around Mississippi: Haley Barbour - Playing Both Sides
The Memphis Commercial Appeal had an article today (10/10/05) about Haley Barbour being mentioned more frequently as a contender for the 2008 Republican nomination for president. Then a good friend turned up the 2003 article below about Barbour and the white supremacist Council of Conservatives (first known as the White Citizens Councils).
Jan 23, 2005: Daily Journal: Some Mississippi lawmakers to speak to CCC
Some Mississippi lawmakers are scheduled to speak Thursday to the Council of Conservative Citizens, an organization that the Southern Poverty Law Center calls “a patently white supremacist group.
Oct 14, 2004: Cult Education Institute: Barbour, others chided for speaking before CCC
Six years after a firestorm over the Council of Conservative Citizens, a national magazine released today chides Gov. Haley Barbour, state Supreme Court Justice Kay Cobb, U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker and other Mississippi elected officials for speaking before the group.
Fall 2004: Southern Poverty Law Center: Mississippi Senator Trent Lott and Georgia Congressman Bob Barr Have Connections to White Supremacist Group Council of Conservative Citizens
The Council also flexed some muscle in last year's gubernatorial election, which pitted incumbent Democrat Ronnie Musgrove — who led the fight to change the Mississippi state flag — against Republican Haley Barbour. During the campaign, the CCC Web site ran a photograph of Barbour posing with Council luminaries at the Black Hawk Barbecue, a CCC fundraising event for "private academy" school buses.
Oct 15, 2003: Burnt Orange Report: Haley Barbour's Racist Connections
Mississippi Republican nominee for governor, Haley Barbour is the latest high profile Republican to have connections with the racist Council of Conservative Citizens. He's pictured on their homepage from a CCC event in July.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal had an article today (10/10/05) about Haley Barbour being mentioned more frequently as a contender for the 2008 Republican nomination for president. Then a good friend turned up the 2003 article below about Barbour and the white supremacist Council of Conservatives (first known as the White Citizens Councils).
Jan 23, 2005: Daily Journal: Some Mississippi lawmakers to speak to CCC
Some Mississippi lawmakers are scheduled to speak Thursday to the Council of Conservative Citizens, an organization that the Southern Poverty Law Center calls “a patently white supremacist group.
Oct 14, 2004: Cult Education Institute: Barbour, others chided for speaking before CCC
Six years after a firestorm over the Council of Conservative Citizens, a national magazine released today chides Gov. Haley Barbour, state Supreme Court Justice Kay Cobb, U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker and other Mississippi elected officials for speaking before the group.
Fall 2004: Southern Poverty Law Center: Mississippi Senator Trent Lott and Georgia Congressman Bob Barr Have Connections to White Supremacist Group Council of Conservative Citizens
The Council also flexed some muscle in last year's gubernatorial election, which pitted incumbent Democrat Ronnie Musgrove — who led the fight to change the Mississippi state flag — against Republican Haley Barbour. During the campaign, the CCC Web site ran a photograph of Barbour posing with Council luminaries at the Black Hawk Barbecue, a CCC fundraising event for "private academy" school buses.
Oct 15, 2003: Burnt Orange Report: Haley Barbour's Racist Connections
Mississippi Republican nominee for governor, Haley Barbour is the latest high profile Republican to have connections with the racist Council of Conservative Citizens. He's pictured on their homepage from a CCC event in July.
Aug 18, 2003: MBJ: Pundits ponder possibilities
In the primary election Aug. 5, Republican contender Haley Barbour, 55, a Yazoo City native and University of Mississippi alum, easily knocked off Jackson trial lawyer Mitch Tyner by 83%. With 99% of the vote counted, Barbour received 146,481 votes.
In the primary election Aug. 5, Republican contender Haley Barbour, 55, a Yazoo City native and University of Mississippi alum, easily knocked off Jackson trial lawyer Mitch Tyner by 83%. With 99% of the vote counted, Barbour received 146,481 votes.
June 3, 2002: MBJ: New alliance wants ‘to galvanize South Mississippi’
Haley Barbour, 52, a Yazoo City native, was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1982, but lost to 35-year incumbent John Stennis. Three years later, President Ronald Reagan tapped him to serve as director of the White House Office of Political Affairs. From 1984 to 1998, he served as Republican National Committeeman for Mississippi. On January 29, 1993, Barbour was elected Republican National Committee Chairman. With Republicans in control of the House and Senate, Barbour is mulling a run for governor of Mississippi in 2003.
Haley Barbour, 52, a Yazoo City native, was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1982, but lost to 35-year incumbent John Stennis. Three years later, President Ronald Reagan tapped him to serve as director of the White House Office of Political Affairs. From 1984 to 1998, he served as Republican National Committeeman for Mississippi. On January 29, 1993, Barbour was elected Republican National Committee Chairman. With Republicans in control of the House and Senate, Barbour is mulling a run for governor of Mississippi in 2003.
Haley Reeves Barbour (born October 22, 1947) is an American Republican politician who served as the 62nd Governor of Mississippi, from 2004 to 2012. He was given a national spotlight in August 2005 when Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Prior to holding elective office, Barbour was a prominent lobbyist and co-founder of the Washington lobbying firm BGR Group.
Haley Barbour, Founding Partner of BGR Group, returned to BGR in January 2012 after serving two consecutive terms as Governor of Mississippi, including two years as the Chairman of the Republican Governors Association. At BGR, he heads advocacy coalitions, lobbies on behalf of his clients and remains a major force in Republican party politics and elections.
Haley Barbour, Founding Partner of BGR Group, returned to BGR in January 2012 after serving two consecutive terms as Governor of Mississippi, including two years as the Chairman of the Republican Governors Association. At BGR, he heads advocacy coalitions, lobbies on behalf of his clients and remains a major force in Republican party politics and elections.