More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
During an exclusive interview with South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Friday’s NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer suggested the Republican could suffer violence for leading the effort to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state capitol: “You have faced relentless criticism over the last four or five weeks, Governor....they've promised political retribution. Some have even promised personal retribution....are you concerned for your personal safety?”
Haley replied: “No. You know, I have faith. And I will tell you that Ethyl Lance used to sing a song, and the song would be – basically said, ‘One day sweet Jesus, that's all I'm asking of you. Give me the strength to do every day what I have to do.’ And that's all I've thought about every day.”