June 24, 2009

SC Gov. Mark Sanford says he's had an affair-Yahoo! News

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he's been having an affair and will resign as head of the Republican Governor's Association.

The married father of four emotionally apologized to his wife, staff and others after returning Wednesday from a trip to Argentina that followed a dayslong absence. He staff had said the Republican was hiking on the Appalachian Trail.

He had been a rumored contender for the 2012 GOP ticket. A former congressman, he's most recently snared headlines for his unsuccessful fight to turn aside federal stimulus cash for his state's schools.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

SC gov resurfaces after mystery trip to Argentina - Yahoo! News

Once again I must say WHY?  Dems just see these as resume enhancing events.  Oh well.  Now the Dems are saying this ruins his chances of a 2012 campaign.  Really?  Ruins?  Slick Willie had his affair IN the oval orifice and it didn’t hurt him too much in the long run…  The story goes on to say that he was in Argentina earlier as part of an Economic Development trip. 

He declined to give any additional details about what he did other than to say he was alone and that he drove along the coastline.

Trying to drive along the coast could frustrate a weekend visitor to Argentina. In Buenos Aires, the Avenida Costanera is the only coastal road, and it's less than two miles long. Reaching coastal resorts to the south requires a drive of nearly four hours on an inland highway with views of endless cattle ranches. To the north is a river delta of islands reached only by boat

This supports my hypothesis perfectly…

A spokesman for Argentina's immigration agency wouldn't comment Wednesday on whether Sanford entered the country, citing privacy laws.

…

Sanford was in Argentina a year ago as part of an economic development trip to South America.

In more recent months, he was rumored as a potential presidential contender in 2012. His critics brushed that aside Wednesday.

"Unless he runs for president of Argentina, I think he has no chance of becoming president. The rest of the country wouldn't have taken him seriously anyway," said Dick Harpootlian, a former South Carolina Democratic Party chairman who rapped Sanford for "apparently taking off to run away from home like some hormone-infused adolescent."

What an ass this guy is!

Posted by KOOK on 6/24/2009



Labels:

Comments (7)

Loading... Logging you in...
Dashboard | Edit profile | Logout
  • Logged in as
Loading...
+1 Vote up Vote down
KOOK's avatar - Go to profile

KOOK 91p · 823 weeks ago

yes I was wrong. He was down there eiter having or breaking off his fling apparently. Read the story here:

http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/06/another_on...
+1 Vote up Vote down
blackandgoldfan's avatar

blackandgoldfan · 823 weeks ago

I'm not sure about his chances in 2012. We conservatives are able to forgive, but the MSM won't and you can bet your last dollar the Dems won't either. When they do it, IT'S DIFFERENT!!! They make my head hurt.
2 replies · active 823 weeks ago
+1 Vote up Vote down
Drooz's avatar - Go to profile

Drooz · 823 weeks ago

I agree. You have to keep in mind that we live in a country full of double standards, and conservatives are never forgiven for their mistakes, no matter how many libs have made the same mistakes. I like(d) Sanford, but this just kills his chances for pretty much any elected office. The media will never forget that he cheated on his wife. It's unfortunate, he could have had a great political career. Why can't these guys, on both sides of the aisle, just keep it in their pants?
Loading...
+2 Vote up Vote down
Andrew33's avatar - Go to profile

Andrew33 103p · 823 weeks ago

When people become powerful, temptations increase exponentially. I heard the question asked earlier, was Thomas Jefferson less of a founding father and President because he had an affair with one of his slaves?
Loading...
+2 Vote up Vote down
Andrew33's avatar - Go to profile

Andrew33 103p · 823 weeks ago

I will ask this: would a liberal dem be getting the same press as Gov Sanford? By the way, remember that Bill Clinton had so many affairs that we all knew about them despite the press attempts to hide them (before he got elected). Is this any worse than Spitzer (another name comes to mind that I will keep to myself)? We were all wrong. Nobody knew where Sanford was. That's okay. Two weeks from now this will be forgotten. I have a preference for the Repub presidential 2012 nomination and it's not Sanford anyways. This may make the race more clear for us. We don't want another 2 conservatives versus a RINO primary again like in 08. It will lead to disaster. The press pulled a similar stunt in NV recently against Sen. majority leader Zero's predicted opponent in the 2010 senate race and that opponent is pulling away in the polls. This will not hurt Repubs in 2010. The next election will be totally a referendum on Obama. If the economy is doing well despite growing unemployment, falling home sales, 0% interest rates and looming inflation, not to mention Obama's continuing assault on our freedoms, Dems will do okay. If pResident Obama cracks in any way, the Dems will get swept out in a big way. People will vote against Obama and it's as simple as that. Remember Clinton in 94, Bush in 06? There are far bigger stories on the front burner right now than this.
+1 Vote up Vote down
leftcoastrebel's avatar - Go to profile

leftcoastrebel · 823 weeks ago

Guys- this is really a sad and bizarre story - I really did like Sanford. And the good fall hard. Like Drooz says here, he has zero chance at anything now....I am disgusted by this, disheartened and feel for his family. As to him - What the hell was he thinking? Interesting too guys that the Obamanation/ABC telethon is going on and Cap and Tax the Air we Breathe is going to be forced on us and the media is trying to focus on this story. Sad, but let's move on......
1 reply · active 822 weeks ago
Loading...
+1 Vote up Vote down
Andrew33's avatar - Go to profile

Andrew33 103p · 822 weeks ago

I agree. LCR noted exactly what I was going to post today that Congress notably slipped both Energy Tax and Health care destruction in under the cover of this scandal.

Post a new comment

Comments by

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
Blog Widget by LinkWithin