Gresham Barrett's South Carolina Gubernatorial Ad Calls Candidate 'A Christian' Who 'Wont Embarrass Us' (VIDEO)

The paint had not even dried on Tuesday's primary, and in preparation for a runoff election in the South Carolina governor's race, Republican candidate Gresham Barrett has already taken aim at rival Nikki Haley in an ad.

Barrett's ad takes place at a "campaign boot camp," where Barrett tells a drill sargent that he's an "honest conservative" who will shake up Columbia.

However, the ad also calls Barrett a "Christian family man who won't embarrass us."

Nikki Haley was born a Sikh, but converted to Methodism, which fueled a race-driven diatribe by a state senator. She was twice accused of having an affair in the closing weeks of the campaign.

WATCH Barrett's new ad:

Comments

[Americulchie]

02:45 PM on 06/15/2010

It is little wonder the rest of the world has nothing but contempt for the United States.

[DinkSinger]

03:36 AM on 06/15/2010

Article VI of the original Constitution of the United States, written before the Bill of Rights was added and long before the 14th Amendment extended much of the Bill of Rights to the state governments says:

"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."

Any voter who considers a candidate's religion even in the election of the local dog catcher is violating the Constitution of the United States.

[Stephen Astier]

12:19 AM on 06/15/2010

Christian Faith is not a qualification required by law for the job. It just helps to convince people that they share some common values founded in Christian faith. If this is helpful in his or her job as an elected official, than good! However they are not employees of the church, they are beholden to the commons or state, and religious faith should not conflict with one's lawful duty as a state official. They should not break law to serve their faith.

[Farzan]

12:48 AM on 06/12/2010

"A Christian who won't embarrass us."

Sasquatch sighting! Sasquatch sighting!

[Loudmxr]

12:19 AM on 06/12/2010

How can any conservative NOT vote for someone who looks like Angie Harmon?

[Jacqueline R]

09:08 PM on 06/11/2010

I believe that politicians should be shamed when they run their campaigns on their religious beliefs. There should be a separation between religion and government. When a politician states their religious beliefs proudly in commercials, asking people to vote for them because of their religion, seems un-American to me.

[realpolitik78]

11:23 PM on 06/11/2010

such an odd comment. how would you enforce this? order people not to talk about their religion?

[Farzan]

12:49 AM on 06/12/2010

Uh...it is South Carolina you are talking 'bout.

[skybar]

08:14 PM on 06/11/2010

They should have kissed at the end

[southdakotajack]

07:26 PM on 06/11/2010

We are living in a moment of greatness. The list of the three biggest lies has just been increased to four:
1. If you do this for me, I will love you forever.
2. The cheque is in the mail.
3. I am from the government and I am here to help you.
4. I am a Christian who wont embarrass us.

[Terrence0258]

07:13 PM on 06/11/2010

How could he forget to put a gun in the video. He did such a good job hitting all of the keywords except for that one.

[MikeHermit]

07:01 PM on 06/11/2010

That "Drill Sergeant" was out of uniform.

[Jeff Cunningham]

06:40 PM on 06/11/2010

And people wonder why the GOP is pretty much nothing but old white men. I know nothing of Nikki Haley's policies or ideas, but I know she doesn't deserve such ridicule from her own party for something as ultimately meaningless as her ethnic background. If I were her, I'd seriously reconsider my political affiliation.

Then again, the GOP is about nothing if not going against one's self interests, huh?

[wolfbato]

05:08 PM on 06/11/2010

Too bad the actor playing the soldier wasn't willing to have his hair cut to regulations ... an obvious sign of the compromises this Pol is willing to accept if it promotes his image. UCMJ [Uniform Code of Military Justice] 35-10.

[Bringbackmanufacturing]

04:32 PM on 06/11/2010

Jesus, protect me from your followers!

[caymen]

04:07 PM on 06/11/2010

When is a christian NOT an embarrassment....

[medicontheedge]

02:49 PM on 06/11/2010

"South Carolina is too small for a republic, and too large for an insane asylum."
James L. Petigru
1798-1863