Sanford tells newspaper he was in South America
Updated 11:54 a.m., June 24, 2009
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Gov. Mark Sanford's staff continued to tell the public Tuesday night that the governor was hiking along the Appalachian Trail even after a reporter greeted him at the Atlanta airport on his way home from a vacation in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sanford told the State Media Company that he decided at the last minute to go to South America to recharge after a tough legislative session. He told his staff he might go hiking.
"But I said 'no' I wanted to do something exotic ... It's a great city," he said during an interview at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
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Lowcountry residents react to Governor Mark Sanford's absence. These interviews were done before Sanford's press conference, in which he admitted a year-long extramarital affair.
Sanford said he was alone on the trip and declined to give any additional details other than to say he drove along the coastline.
He told the reporter he didn't know why his staff told reporters he was on the Appalachian Trail.
The governor's office has scheduled a press conference that is set to begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The Post and Courier e-mailed the governor's press secretary Joel Sawyer at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday and asked about a tip that the governor was in Aruba or Antigua.
Sawyer returned the e-mail and said the tip was wrong. When our reporter pressed him for more information about 8 p.m., Sawyer wrote: "My understanding is that he's on the (Appalachian Trail), or presumably on the way back at this point. ... We haven't said where on the AT he is because I don't know specifically.
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Sanford expected back at work today, published 6/24/2009
"Also, as I indicated first thing this morning (go back and read the statement) the governor called in to his Chief of Staff first thing this morning."
Messages left by The Post and Courier for Sawyer this morning weren't immediately returned.
Sanford told The State reporter he left Thursday night from the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Media reports said a State Law Enforcement Division SUV the governor drove that night was spotted in the airport's parking lot. Sanford said he decided not to return via the Columbia airport to avoid the media.
South Carolina will be waiting for the governor's explanation today.
South Carolina State Senate Democratic Leader John C. Land, III, D-Manning, said in a statement Wednesday that the people of South Carolina deserve "complete honesty" from the governor.
"The Governor's office misled the media, the Lt. Governor, and the people of South Carolina," Land said. "Never in my 32 years as a state Senator have I witnessed a Governor and his staff act in a more dishonest, secretive, and bizarre manner. There is something very wrong here and serious questions need to be asked about the Governor's 6 day disappearance."
Sen. Jake Knotts, R-West Columbia, said that this incident shows the world the level of dishonesty that legislators have known for seven years. The governor has dealt the press, elected officials, SLED and the citizens of South Carolina a bunch of "bizarre untruths," Knotts said today in a statement.
A security guard at the governor's mansion Wednesday morning said he couldn't comment on the family's status. There appeared to be no activity at the house.
Jenny Sanford, through a SLED agent, declined requests for interviews when reached at the family's Sullivan's Island beach home late Wednesday morning.
A red Ford Crown Victoria with a female SLED agent inside was blocking the driveway, and at least one SLED agent is in the home. A black Labrador could be seen running in the yard.
Few argue that a governor deserves a little R&R, but his absence left many questions unanswered: Why did the governor leave without telling his wife, the state's top law enforcement officer or the lieutenant governor where he was going?
What exactly was he doing? And how would the state have handled an emergency should one have arisen while he was away and out of touch?
Check back with postandcourier.com for continuing developments on this breaking story.
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membermike (anonymous) says...
thank u cp&c 4 the Sanford update & the current conditions.....
June 24, 2009 at 1:01 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
AMAZING (anonymous) says...
The mystery surrounding his whereabouts was called into question after Fox News reported he was visiting a friend in Nevada. Several sources within the infamous Bunny Ranch brothel in Carson City, Nevada stated the Governor was seen "in and out of the establishment over the last several days."
http://sameritech.wordpress.com/2009/...
On Tuesday, sources told News 4's Nigel Robertson that a state vehicle is missing and was tracked down, not to the Appalachian Trail, but to the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta.
Sources told Robertson that a federal agent spotted Sanford in the airport boarding a plane. Robertson was told that the governor was not accompanied by security detail.
But sources told WYFF News 4 that the federal agent who spotted Sanford saw him at the Atlanta airport, which is about 80 miles from the start of the trail.
http://www.wyff4.com/news/19837234/de...
June 24, 2009 at 1:11 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
sardis12 (anonymous) says...
Oh great, he's coming back. What's next on his list to make us look like idiots?
June 24, 2009 at 1:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
membermike (anonymous) says...
the pimp is back in columbia......
June 24, 2009 at 1:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lloyd007 (anonymous) says...
SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN LOST ALONG THE TRAILS.THIS GUY IS CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES??..PLEASE, WHAT A JOKE..!!!..ABSOLUTE CLOWN.THE COUNTRY JUST GOT RID OF ONE..!!!
June 24, 2009 at 1:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
BobH1962 (anonymous) says...
Who is going to hold the Governor accountable for his AWOL status? He failed to report his whereabouts to anyone for 4 days. This irresponsible action should require some sort of reprimand or disciplinary action. Governor Sanford chose his actions so now he should face the consequences. As an elected official, he of all people should be accountable for his actions.
June 24, 2009 at 1:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
azcowpoke (anonymous) says...
He was not hiking. Dig deeper folks.
June 24, 2009 at 1:58 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
membermike (anonymous) says...
hey mark just cuz ur wivs 1 doesnt mean i would want 1 walking the streets......
June 24, 2009 at 2:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
JonWithnal (anonymous) says...
This guy is not fit for office.
June 24, 2009 at 2:49 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
stanish (anonymous) says...
I agree with you whole-heartedly @lloyd007. What a Clown and an embarassment of this state. He's coming back to WORK? Get real, this guy has not worked for S.C. with almost eight years in office. What has he ACCOMPLISHED in almost eight years? His defenders can NEVER answer that when this question is posed to them! They talk around in circles but can NOT list anything noteworthy he has done for the good of this state. I can list several things he's accomplished such as making sure we continue to be near the top when it comes to Unemployment, At the near bottom in education, attracting no major corporations or businesses to S.C., embarrassing the state and the citizens by trying to SUE his state over federal funds allocated to it, Neglecting his duties by constantly seeking media attention to focus on HIMSELF instead of doing the job he was elected for, subjecting the people of S.C. and the state as a JOKE to the nation and the world, had 10 vetoes over turned by his OWN republican party during the last legislative session, I could go on and on but hopefully one can see the complete FAILURES by this Clown!
June 24, 2009 at 2:53 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Paulie (anonymous) says...
Impeach or recall ?
June 24, 2009 at 2:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Fire_Storm (anonymous) says...
Maybe that Outrage movie is right. Maybe he is a closeted gay. His erratic behavior is certainly indicative of one. He tells his wife he needs to write, goes MIA for 5 days, comes back saying he was hiking. He has a history of taking SLED cars at very late odd hours with no security detail. Reminds me of when Alma confronts Ennis about his empty creel after his Brokeback trips. Things smell real bad.
June 24, 2009 at 3:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
rayden23 (anonymous) says...
What was this guy thinking? He's the governor. Of course people are going to notice if he's missing.
June 24, 2009 at 3:25 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jacman (anonymous) says...
How can you not love the guy ? With the way the economy is , the condition our state is in , and all the problems in the world today , this nut-job goes out and makes a total fool of himself ! Ya think he may have a few mental health issues ?
June 24, 2009 at 4:10 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
pirate42 (anonymous) says...
He was elected by the people now he must be Impeached out of office By the people my thoughts if he just left with out telling his staff? than he must go.. he not responsible govenor
June 24, 2009 at 5:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
meemz (anonymous) says...
I agree with azcowpoke but you can't expect the far lefties to think rationally. The drama seekers are desperate to take some of the focus off of the president and his many blatant embarrassments since he took office along with pelosi, reed, dodd, barney frank, et al! If Governor Sanford had done anything remotely close to anything one of these extreme leftists has done, he would have been crucified. If it's drama you people seek, look no further than our country's current administration!
June 24, 2009 at 6:04 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lillycollette (anonymous) says...
For the governor to knowingly and willfully ignore command structure and turn over the entire state to God only knows who / what on his personal staff is a gross act of misconduct in office.
But then I look at the legislature :
Sooo not impressive.
June 24, 2009 at 6:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Cleopatra (anonymous) says...
The man took a vacation. WHY is it such a HUGE deal? Is he not allowed some time to himself?
June 24, 2009 at 6:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
upstateislander (anonymous) says...
"Bauer said he found the whole thing strange and disturbing, since he would be the one to take over the governor's powers in Sanford's absence. "
tsk, tsk, tsk....dear ole guv...you should have called little ole Andy and let him know it would be OK to check out a Crown Vic and go racing up and down I-77......I mean after all Carowinds is open for the summer.
What a pair we have in Columbia.....one doesn't think the SC Constitution applies to him and the other doesn't think motor vehicle laws apply to him.
I bet all you Furman alumini must be Real Proud!
June 24, 2009 at 6:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lillycollette (anonymous) says...
NONE of these legislative cowboys have what it takes to tackle MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE.
They don't even have the nerve to take on verifiable criminal acts of the family court. PATHETIC.
June 24, 2009 at 6:15 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
moonpie (anonymous) says...
Oh joy he's coming back. Maybe with his resignation in hand, hopefully that's what he was writing.
Sounds like a freaking episode of John and Kate plus 8! Even your wife didn't know exactly where you were on fathers day? Man reach people are just plain wierd.
June 24, 2009 at 6:28 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
moonpie (anonymous) says...
Man "rich" people are wierd, its early ok...
June 24, 2009 at 6:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
moonpie (anonymous) says...
Thanks for the link "amazing" is this true?
"The mystery surrounding his whereabouts was called into question after Fox News reported he was visiting a friend in Nevada. Several sources within the infamous Bunny Ranch brothel in Carson City, Nevada stated the Governor was seen "in and out of the establishment over the last several days."
June 24, 2009 at 6:35 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
upstateislander (anonymous) says...
NEWSFLASH - Coulmbia, S.C.
Andre Bauer pitches a fit at SLED office after learning his request to check out a State owned plane to search for dear ole guv was turned down.
SLED issued no comment after citing public safety concerns.
June 24, 2009 at 6:40 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
bobielfield (anonymous) says...
As an avid Democrat, I am sorry this whole thing has happened as we have been wishing he WOULD become the Repub. nominee for prez in2012... we just couldn't think of anyone easier to beat ... except for Sarah baby ... than Mark "Marie" Sanford... buth this IS a great story and we think he is lying in his teeth ...
June 24, 2009 at 6:46 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
CompostandWourier (anonymous) says...
Somehow I think Stanish would have a different reaction were Sanford black.
Anyone else agree?
June 24, 2009 at 6:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
eatmorecollards (anonymous) says...
If I were going to spend some time on the Appalachian Trail. I'd drive to the Columbia air port, hop a flight to Atlanta. Then I'd rent a 4+4 in Atlanta and drive up to the trail head. Makes perfect sense to me.
I can hardly comprehend the mentality of the liberal democratic thinking. I've seen alagations of infidelity, homosexuality, naked hiking and a whore house in Nevada. I guess these are things democrats are accustomed to though.
He may simply have attended the foot washing at the Deep Gap Baptist Church.
June 24, 2009 at 6:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mb300sl (anonymous) says...
I hope he says "no comment" when asked about where he's been...he took a few days off...the only problem in SC has been all the idiots trying to make something of nothing...get over it! I do like the Bunny Ranch theory though!
June 24, 2009 at 7:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
oldglory (anonymous) says...
Posted by Cleopatra on June 24, 2009 at 6:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The man took a vacation. WHY is it such a HUGE deal? Is he not allowed some time to himself?
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I doubt anyone would deny the governor a vacation as such, but the point is: he holds a -public- office and he owes that -public- office a duty. It -appears- that Governor Sanford has ignored his -public duty-, don't you think?
Ask whether anyone's employer would be smiling after his/her employee went AWOL and returned at leisure.
June 24, 2009 at 7:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
BreezinIAm (anonymous) says...
eatmorecollards, allegations? Unfortunately all of us (dems & repubs) have become too aware of the truth. Some of us just don't ignore it.
It wouldn't surprise me if the guv was on vacation with Rush Limbaugh, the Viagra fan, in the Dominican Republic.
http://www.forbes.com/2006/06/27/rush...
Customs Officials Hold Rush Limbaugh In Viagra Flap
June 24, 2009 at 7:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
buzzinlikealdrin (anonymous) says...
Give the guy a break...he's one of a FEW politicians who are trying to curb spending. Too bad we don't have more like him. He can't get anything done in this state because of the democrat reps from ALL of the backwood areas of our state. Our legislature is an embarrassment.
June 24, 2009 at 7:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
charlestt (anonymous) says...
Are you pinko commies being paid? I smell ACORN all over these posts. To any sane person who reads this, Sanford is being attacked by the people you think of when you think of SC. I was shocked when I left Charleston to go to the University of South Carolina to find out that the interior of our state is as backwards as "they" said. I used to think SC was a cosmopolitan place, but when I moved to Columbia I realized this state is packed with true simpletons. Our Governor has tried to run out the systemic fraud in the Statehouse and this is how they punish him.
One must understand that in the area's these simple country politicians come from there is nothing but government money. There is no industry and no tax base, only money the state pumps in for roads, programs etc. When railroads and cotton were king, these places did well. When the Interstate system came in the towns were bypassed and doomed to obscurity. These pathetic politicians from area's like these hang on to the neck of this state choking us out for more cash and benefits at a time when our state needs to be competitive. They are holding on to the past. Mcconnel and Harrell are "surviving" by brown nosing these country boys and doing exactly what is expected of them. All upstate and peidmont legislators HATE Charleston. Sanford lives in Charleston and has friends here, so they hate him. There has been a battles going on for centuries. This battle brought you the pathetic city called Columbia, set up to comfort upstate growers that thought Charleston had too much influence. These legislators control the budgets of our state, the actions of our state and the agencies within our state. The Gov is powerless here!
Sanford has tried to bring accountability and fiscal responsibility to state government and YOU the people have laughed in his face. What you the people don't seem to know is that you are being played by men who care NOTHING for you! They have underfunded and mis-directed funds in the state for decades(education, unemployment, infrastructure and healthcare) and all you can say is that it is unbelievable he left without telling Bauer. Would you want to talk to that joke of a man ever? This is a political trick being played on the legislature by Mark Sanford and in turn they have shown how truely childish they are. Run to your mommy(the media) and tell them Mark is a bad boy.
I respect what Sanford has tried to do in this State. I think the people living in the past should move over and let the future happen. Isn't that what this is all about?
PS this cop shows the same level of education and vendictiveness I expect from a lexington cop.
PSS Mrs. Fowler actually said that Sanford's behaviour was not typical of SC family values, not being with his family on FD. Well Mrs. Fowler, is the democrat party incouraging family values? Food stamps and free school lunch are your idea of family values!
June 24, 2009 at 7:24 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
pkusmider (anonymous) says...
If I had to deal with people like Glen McConnell, Bobby Harrell, and Hugh Leatherman on a regular basis, I'd need more than a few days of R and R.
Give the man a break. Our state is a joke when it comes to government structure and our legislators love it that way. It's the good ol' boy system that won't go away.
June 24, 2009 at 7:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
follygirl (anonymous) says...
OMG, I said it yesterday, the guy took a break. I believe his wife and someone in his office could have gotten hold of him if necessary. Some of the politicians commenting for the article are only concerned with themselves, not Sandford or the State. Get over yourselves people. Is this the most important issue in your life? The man does deserve a few days off. Yeah, maybe he could have handled it better, but stop making mountains out of mole hills.
June 24, 2009 at 7:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...
Geez, this story will be going on for awhile, 230 + comments yesterday, the PnC, will be loving this.
And AMAZING, finally has a topic to comment on!
Yeehaaaaaaaa.
This is nothing more that a bunch of political grandstanding & attention seeking media queens, on some folks (Jake Knotts) part. Sandford deserved a break.
Chair...?
http://media.charleston.net/img/photo...
June 24, 2009 at 7:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
st (anonymous) says...
What is the big deal? The governor has next to no powers in this state; I'd get away from the people in Columbia too. Besides it's not like being governor of a small time state like South Carolina is very important.
June 24, 2009 at 7:59 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...
From AMAZING, link;
"But sources told WYFF News 4 that the federal agent who spotted Sanford saw him at the Atlanta airport, which is about 80 miles from the start of the trail."
What sources? Why didnt the 'sources' report this to officials in Columbia? And why would a federal agent not report this immediately?
The big question, Atlanta airport is freakin huge and busier than AMAZING posting on a Sanford article, NO ONE ELSE SAW THE MISSING GOV?
Oh and why didnt the PnC list Arkansas State Troopers arranging sexual liaisons for then-Governor Bill bubba Clinton, in the above ODD BEHAVIOR BY U.S. GOVERNORS list?
June 24, 2009 at 8 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
sj301 (anonymous) says...
Seems to me this whole thing could have been avoided if the Governor's staff members AND his wife had just given a different answer. WHO in their right mind would EVER tell someone they didn't know where their boss is? If I did that, I'd be looking for a new job the same day! What were they thinking?
June 24, 2009 at 8:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
rjs2005 (anonymous) says...
South Carolinians are amazing people. First the legislature effectively renders the office of Governor useless, by overturning every decision he made contrary to theirs, and then lose their collective minds when he's not immediately available to kick around.
The state gets the government that it deserves, plain and simple. You keep idiots like Glenn McConnell, Bobby Harrell in office, kept Strom Thurmond around for what seemed like 200 years, Andre Bauer, Jim Hodges, the list goes on forever!
Step back, look at what these "politicians" have TRULY done for you, and then ask yourself... If you were Mark Sanford, wouldn't you go off for some solitude?
June 24, 2009 at 8:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
cwmcpa (anonymous) says...
The governor offering the left a little red meat. Not like he was eating ice cream when Iranians were being shot in the street or took a Hawaii vacation during an economic castastrophe. Why is it the media got in an uproar when Bush took a retreat to Crawford, but Clinton was not in Washington over one half of the time during his last 2 years in office. For those who have closed the book on 2012 please name one election Mr Sanford has lost. If he does not run for president he should unseat that illiterate Clyburn from his gerrymandered district.
June 24, 2009 at 8:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
BlackReign (anonymous) says...
Nice alternate perspective;
Much ado about nothing
By Brian Hicks
The Post and Courier
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
So the people who have been trying to run Mark Sanford out of the state are upset because he left.
They are mad the governor is driving a government car, yet they hand out take-home Fords to bureaucrats like they're Halloween candy.
They are upset that he turned off a phone he wouldn't answer if they called him.
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/20...
June 24, 2009 at 8:14 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dropping_dimes_again (anonymous) says...
What an idiot! Refusing the money, than vanishing... Its amazing how people in SC keep making SC look like morons! Like Miss SC and her lame butt answer, and now the governer. Come on people keep on making us look dumb. Now wonder SC is one of the top 5 worst states for schools...
June 24, 2009 at 8:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
wmac (anonymous) says...
After working faithfully at my job for the past 11 and one-half years (in a Dilbert Cube), I have one thing to say to our governor: NEXT TIME, TAKE ME WITH YOU.
Teddy Roosevelt must have been cut from the same cloth as Sanford. After McKinley was shot, he went on a two week hiking trip in the Adirondaks. When McKinley took a turn for the worse, the VP was found by messengers on New York state's highest peak, Mt. Marcey, at 2 in the morning.
Next time, we need to elect a pretty-boy governor like Illinois did. Seriously, Sanford did nothing illegal or immoral. I put him in the Roosevelt category, not in a category with crooks and perverts as some are doing.
June 24, 2009 at 8:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
R_U_Kidding_Me (anonymous) says...
I wonder what he was doing. The good ship "Monkeybusiness" is in dry dock for repairs.
June 24, 2009 at 8:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jk_newhard (anonymous) says...
The strangest part of this whole thing is that his staff could have simply said that he was on vacation and keeping in touch periodically. Why didn't they do that? This lends credence to the idea that they didn't know where he was.
Also, he wasn't hiking on the Appalachian Trail - he was in Argentina.
June 24, 2009 at 8:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
AMAZING (anonymous) says...
MARK "SANFRAUD" SANFORD NOW SAYS:
Sanford met in Atlanta after returning from South America
ATLANTA -- Gov. Mark Sanford arrived in the Hartsville-Jackson International Airport Wednesday morning, having wrapped up a seven-day visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina, he said. Sanford said he had not been hiking along the Appalachian Trail, as his staff said in a Tuesday statement to the media.
When asked why his staff said he was on the Appalachian Trail, Sanford replied, "I don't know."
Sanford said he decided not to return via the Columbia airport to avoid the media.
http://www.thestate.com/politics/stor...
Mark Sanford acts more like a drug smuggler than a governor
June 24, 2009 at 8:27 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
CMLMADDOG (anonymous) says...
Yeah because SC schools were top of the line before he came into office! Wake up.
June 24, 2009 at 8:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
CMLMADDOG (anonymous) says...
These conspiracy thories really are funny! Now I know why Obama won...too many idiots out there.
June 24, 2009 at 8:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
katie (anonymous) says...
If that was my husband his bags would be on the front porch this morning.
June 24, 2009 at 8:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
vmirat90 (anonymous) says...
did i see someone say "pinko commies? LOL...I didn't realize we were in the 1950's still...
and just for you CT----beer o thirty is never too far away!
June 24, 2009 at 8:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
AMAZING (anonymous) says...
http://www.whereintheworldismarksanfo...
June 24, 2009 at 8:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
citizenmom (anonymous) says...
Wow. He should step down along with the liars who run his office. This is disgraceful and shameful. The state deserves more from our leaders.
June 24, 2009 at 8:48 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
adenosinetriphosphate (anonymous) says...
I'm sure all the left-wing liberal communist socialist fascist welfare gay single-parent unemployed don't want to work liberal lazy left wing anti-family immigrant lefties limousine liberals liberals liberals liberals that you all excoriate on this site every single day will be comfortable in knowing that it is now apparently appropriate for the state's constitutional "Chief Magistrate," with supervision over SLED, Corrections, the National Guard, and with emergency authority authority to declare martial law, to abandon his post and leave the country without informing anyone (including his wife) over Father's Day weekend, and then have his family and staff lie about where he is ("writing," "hiking," :).
Vacations are certainly ok. But, unless you're self-employed, who here doesn't tell anyone that they're taking time off from work? Who here leaves the country without telling their family? Seriously people. Get a grip. Wrong is wrong, no matter what party you come from.
June 24, 2009 at 8:49 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...
thanks vmi! I think amazing needs a few, and a Xanax!
June 24, 2009 at 8:53 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
creeker (anonymous) says...
What an idiot! Refusing the money, than vanishing... Its amazing how people in SC keep making SC look like morons! Like Miss SC and her lame butt answer, and now the governer. Come on people keep on making us look dumb. Now wonder SC is one of the top 5 worst states for schools..
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Just like the morons in the north who keep electing Teddy Kennedy to the US Senate, Face the truth he did nothing while Mary Jo drowned in his car.
At least Sanford sticks to his word, be it right or wrong. The real problem here is that we keep sending the lame duck lawyers back to Washington, both Rep. and Dems. We need to purge the whole senate and congress, send some Joe the plumbers and people that have had real jobs before becoming politicians.
June 24, 2009 at 8:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
BreezinIAm (anonymous) says...
Exotic Argentina. I was just (halfway) kidding about the vacation with Rush Limbaugh to the Dominican Republic. Now I'm beginning to wonder.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/...
Sanford says he decided at the last minute to go to the South American country. The governor says he had considered hiking on the Appalachian Trail but wanted to do something ''exotic.''
June 24, 2009 at 8:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
cjewell07 (anonymous) says...
so since he was caught by the state reporter getting off the plane in ATL, it looks like he was trying to cover his tracks and drive into Cola like he was returning from the trail. So would we have known where he really went if the reporter from The State had not caught him getting off the plane?
June 24, 2009 at 8:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
cpienciak (anonymous) says...
Maybe the FBI should get involved and investigate the Governor and SLED; seems like they are trying to cover up a lot of things these days.
June 24, 2009 at 8:58 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
zoomru (anonymous) says...
BRAVO......(clap, clap....clap!)
BRAVO......(clap, clap....clap!)
BRAVO......(clap, clap....clap!)
Citizens of the fine state of South Carolina......do you have ANY idea what this STUNT has displayed to all citizens...!!!!!
1) The SKY did NOT Fall.....!!!
2) The SUN came up....!!!
3) We all DO not need the STATE Legislators either to LIVE and breathe and be free........!!!!
4) Bobby Harrell and Glenn McConnell and Robert Ford and Gilda Cobb Hunter will do ANYTHING to distract US all from reminding ALL Legislators that "Its the ENERGY......STUPID!"
5) Mark Sanford wanted to get a first hand look at what the SLUMS of RIO really look like to be able to relay OUR worst fears for North Charleston and MAYOR Summey....!!!!
6) SC State Legilators.....YOU ALL CAN KISS OUR ....FOLLY...SANDY....Gritty....
GRITzzzzz !!!!!.......!
WE....ARE....FED......UP !!!!!!!
June 24, 2009 at 9:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
nopartisan_noproblem (anonymous) says...
So would it have really mattered cjewell? Should we really care where he vaca'd?
June 24, 2009 at 9:04 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Name_Withheld (anonymous) says...
If Sanford and staff had told the truth and provided for transition of emergency powers in his absence there would be little controversy. The political utility of Truth is never considered by Republicans.
June 24, 2009 at 9:04 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
tallblonde (anonymous) says...
Oh there's GOT to be a good story here - portrayed as such a "family man" during the campaign and he's MIA during FATHER'S DAY ??????
We're following this story closely here in Atlanta for tips on how to get our governor, Sonny Perdue, to disappear for a few days! :)
Well, the Today Show just reported the Buenos Aires trip saying Sanford "wanted to do something exotic".......and her name is............???
June 24, 2009 at 9:04 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ncsugradsc (anonymous) says...
Give me a Break....Sanford is a joke!!!!!!
June 24, 2009 at 9:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ReadyD (anonymous) says...
"Nothing in the state constitution requires the governor to announce his travel plans, or even to declare when he is out of state.
In fact, beyond the line of succession, the constitution is vague on many of the movements surrounding the governor, though it does allow for the lieutenant governor to take over in the governor's absence during an emergency."
What is the big deal? Having to fool with an administration that forces SC to accept more debt without our consent is enough to make anyone want a vacation.
June 24, 2009 at 9:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
BreezinIAm (anonymous) says...
Blame it on Rio.
June 24, 2009 at 9:12 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
cjewell07 (anonymous) says...
Yes Nonpartisan (i find it funny your name is nonpartisan considering you are partisan) it would matter a great deal. Basically Sanford was likely going to lie about his whereabouts and tell reporters he had been on the trail. It is not a big deal that he went on vacation, it is the fact that he was going to lie about where he went. Why would someone lie about where they went? Thankfully for our state, one person (the reporter from The State) showed the nation that our state is not full of complete idiots like yourself.
June 24, 2009 at 9:14 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
zoomru (anonymous) says...
Here we go Mark Sanford ......here WE go..!! (Boom, Boom..!)
Here we go Mark Sanford ......here WE go..!! (Boom, Boom..!)
Bobby Harrell......WOW..!?!?! WHat does this say about your leadership...!?!?! You mean to tell US all here that Jake "the SNAKE" Knottz did NOT call you first to get permission before blabbing his MOUTH......!?!?!
What about YOU....ROBERT FORD..????? Are you going to Check-in with Bobby and Glenn ...!?!?! When you are GOVERNOR....??????? I don't think ...SO!!!!
Wow....Mr Bill Walsh, yes YOU !! It sure sounds like that Jake Knottz and Bobby and Glenn have faith in your FORECASTS for Hurricanes and weather disasters to be able to prepare ahead of time....!?!?!?! Its great to see that Mark Sanford has FAITH in the SC citizens PERIOD...!?!?!
YVONNE WENGER.......!!!!! Head down to "Diane's on DEVINE" and enjoy a "Spritzer" ....!!!!
Yvonne......do you know where Ann Petersen Hutto is......TODAY..!?!?! Where is she at...!?!?!
Yvonne.........pinch CHarles ROWE...!!!!!!
June 24, 2009 at 9:14 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lloyd007 (anonymous) says...
Here the state is going to hell in a hand basket and this guy takes off and goes to Argentina (South America). Now what if he were the President of the United States and a major crisis occured, what is this spoiled brat gonna do ? Run to his sullivan Island mansion, hide up under his bed with his thumb in his mouth and whimper like some cry baby ?
Please, once again this guy is not only a loser or whimp, but a sheer clown as well..By all means he needs to be reprimanded for his senseless, irresponsible actions...
June 24, 2009 at 9:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Fire_Storm (anonymous) says...
If he really did go to Buenos Aires shouldn't it be verified with a plane ticket, etc?
June 24, 2009 at 9:18 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
It was not the pinko commies that kidnapped Mark and stuffed him onto the plane for South America. He did that all by himself.
To blame the left for his nutty behavior is as nutty as him disappearing......but then again nutty is as nutty does!
June 24, 2009 at 9:19 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kma71 (anonymous) says...
I don't see what the big deal is. So the governor disappeared for a few days. It's pretty apparent the state legislature runs the state anyway.
June 24, 2009 at 9:19 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
goose29464 (anonymous) says...
I don't see a problem with the governor taking a vacation. It's not that big of a deal, especially in the technological age we live in. I'm sure he can make executive decisions from space if he needed to.
Should he have ceded power to the Andre? Probably wouldn't have been a bad idea, but again with technology, he can know everything that is going on and how to act on it from anywhere.
If there actually is a huge disaster like a terrorist attack, he will probably be taken to a secret place anyway and be acting as governor from an undisclosed location anyway.
June 24, 2009 at 9:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
skyguy51 (anonymous) says...
Geez, the only folks who seem to have their knickers in a twist over this are the news media and a bunch of politicians in Columbia. Not exactly real productive members of society.
Wonder how many potential presidential wannabes will be doing a copy cat for the free publicity?
June 24, 2009 at 9:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
AMAZING (anonymous) says...
Where Has Mark Sanford Been?
He's been on a drive. No, wait, a writing retreat. No, he's in Atlanta. Oh, I mean, on the Appalachian Trail. Oh, sorry, no, he was going hiking but he accidentally left his stuff at the Charleston/Columbia Airport.
Someone needs to get with Mark Sanford and explain to him that Hank Snow was just singing a song, not handing out advice on how to make excuses.
"I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE" by Hank Snow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIWrmY...
June 24, 2009 at 9:21 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
vmirat90 (anonymous) says...
I wish they had some more important threads going here...like when football season kicks off.
Can't seem to keep my mind on work today...football's 'round the corner!
June 24, 2009 at 9:21 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
timjisland (anonymous) says...
Last time I checked, Rio was in Brazil.
June 24, 2009 at 9:25 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
memeofsix (anonymous) says...
I believe all the "hopla" over Governor Sanford taking some time to himself has been very overblown. I'm sure his family knew where he was even though they say they did not - if there had been any kind of family or state emergency, they would have been able to get in touch with him. Give the man a break. Everyone needs time to themselves and he certainly deserves some "alone" time to collect his thoughts and gain perspective on tough issues. I, for one, appreciate all he has done for our state and do not condemn him for taking some time. It's a healthy thing to do sometimes. The press needs to let up on this.
June 24, 2009 at 9:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kma71 (anonymous) says...
Harold, you must have been naughty! Your comment was removed from Brian Hick's article.
June 24, 2009 at 9:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
goose - did you read the article? His office and personal cellphones went dead! That does not sound like he was in contact with his hippo duty technology.
Please - Sanford is not the president to be rush to some undisclosed location....and after this weird little jaunt he can kiss 2012 goodbye!
June 24, 2009 at 9:27 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
goose29464 (anonymous) says...
Luna, I'm sure someone had a way to get in contact with him. After all, how did he know there was a big fuss about him being away? Obviously he was talking to someone. Just because it is in South America doesn't mean they don't have phones in motel rooms or internet access for his e-mail.
June 24, 2009 at 9:33 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
sbs920 (anonymous) says...
Samford must be really turning into a democrat. . .
He didn't even show up for father's day. . . LOL!
More Olde English 800 bro ?
June 24, 2009 at 9:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
devilsadvocate77 (anonymous) says...
Hi Everybody and greetings from Antartica. My office thinks I went down the street to get a cup of coffee. Silly office...imagine them wanting to know where I am.
Signed
MS
June 24, 2009 at 9:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
TinaR (anonymous) says...
and no one is wondering why the dear ol' Gov told a reporter that he did not know why the Chief of Staff said he was on the AT.. well DUH Gov.. that might be because that is what YOU told your Chief of Staff.
Seriously though, there needs to be some sort of investigation as to what really happened.. Why all the lies...
1. Off writing
2. On the Appalachian Trail
3. In Atlanta
4. Could be at the family farm
5. In Argentina
Something suspicious is going on and everyone is scrambling.
June 24, 2009 at 9:42 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
BreezinIAm (anonymous) says...
timjisland, true, but Blame-it-on-Rio is a state of mind.
BTW, The State seems to be taking this very seriously; more in-depth coverage than the P&C, including "Analysis: Impact on GOP."
http://www.thestate.com/
June 24, 2009 at 9:42 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
Obviously he did not contact anyone or there would be no big toodoo!
Hiking?
Atlanta?
Turning off phones?
South America??????
Tina has it right! Why visit one of the most romantic cities in the world ALONE?????? SSSUUUURRREEEE!
June 24, 2009 at 9:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
shoelaces (anonymous) says...
He needs to be in touch with his office in case there is an emergency.....like what? In case Georgia decides to attack us?
Just like with Blago, I will wait to see what his explaination is.
I still believe people knew where he was. Why should his office or his wife tell the press? I wouldn't give up details on my husband's whereabouts to people who continue to use every syllable spoken about him to bash him.
June 24, 2009 at 9:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ysillyme (anonymous) says...
Harold, Harold, Harold~
You know the liberal site staff sits in wait for the chance to kneecap you. You'll never learn. Calling Tonya Harding, come in please!
June 24, 2009 at 9:48 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Bunny2 (anonymous) says...
lilycollette...you go girl.
June 24, 2009 at 9:49 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
back2u (anonymous) says...
Do you folks really, REALLY believe his wife had no idea where he was? Then you probably are as ignorant as you sound.
Good post Charlestt! You're one of the few posters who seem to have your head out of the sand. You appear to be neither left-wing or right-wing but honest observationist.
If he were my hubby & he was going to a location maybe not accessible by cell phone, I would at least go down to the local electronics store & purchase a personal GPS system. And if someone knocked on my door & wanted to know where he was, unless I was looking at the GPS monitor at that moment, I would have given the same answer as Mrs. Sanford. Yes, missing Father's Day was bad timing. How old are those kids? They may be old enough to understand and be ok celebrating Father's Day later. Military & medical kids have to do that all the time.
June 24, 2009 at 9:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
Either Jenny is a fibber or she really didn't know. What is worse?
June 24, 2009 at 9:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
datominator (anonymous) says...
As a former Carolinian now living in Georgia, I like to keep up with the news from "back home".
If I filter out the comments by the typical whackjobs, namecallers, and haters, and distill the complaints against Sanford to anything resembling reason, the best I can tell is that you guys are upset because... why? I still can't tell.
Do you understand that SC looks like a backwater to everyone on the outside not because of anything Sanford has done, but because you all have your panties in a wad that he was incommunicado for a few days? The true Carolinians I used to know would never bite so hard on a media-created feeding frenzy over something so trivial.
What sad times we live in. For the first time ever, I am glad I no longer live in Charleston...
June 24, 2009 at 9:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
knowsfood (anonymous) says...
IMPEACH SANFORD! HE HAS LOST IT!
June 24, 2009 at 9:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
CNN_10 (anonymous) says...
The Governor was in Argentina. However he could have at least brought his kids along for fathers day. Also should have told someone at least where he was going. As CEO of this state he should have showing responsibility to the people of South Carolina.
June 24, 2009 at 9:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
charlestonnative1963 (anonymous) says...
I said it yesterday--something smells FISHY...Cover ups, AWOL, this has gotten silly---why has the impeachment process not begun. LIES LIES and more LIES to cover up the lies.
June 24, 2009 at 9:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GermanyXO (anonymous) says...
Since our South Carolina Legislature acted so swiftly to override his vetoes, it forces all to wonder why so many adopted a "sky is falling" mentality. This behavior suggests there are no true leaders among the legislators in Columbia. Former President Bush said it best when he was asked to comment on President Obama's leadership style: "He deserves my silence."
To all the legislators in Columbia: How about ALL OF YOU START EXPLAINING YOUR WHEREABOUTS WHENEVER YOU'RE NOT PRESENT FOR VOTING ON THE FLOOR?! How many of you want to guess how many law clerks tally when several of you go AWOL during the week? How many want your names along with absences published by the P&C? My message is clear--before making a public spectacle of our Honorable Governor Sanford's absence, make a descent, mature, and responsible effort to expose your own dirty laundry--you girly men are pathetic.
June 24, 2009 at 9:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
itypeit69 (anonymous) says...
As a former South Carolinian who voted for Mark Sanford...
YOU FORGOT YOUR DUTY! If you want to go walkabout, that's fine. Just don't forget your duty to the state... let your 2nd in command know that you'll be gone, he's in charge, and let him know how to reach you in a emergency.
If you don't want the job, RESIGN!
June 24, 2009 at 9:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
AMAZING (anonymous) says...
Sanford Changed Flight To Elude Reporters Upon Return
It's worth noting that Globetrotting guv Mark Sanford seems to have gone to some lengths to avoid reporters upon his return.
Sanford left for this trip from the Columbia, South Carolina, airport, it turns out. But he came back by flying into Atlanta. Why?
Sanford said he decided not to return via the Columbia airport to avoid the media. The State Media Company was the only media who greeted Sanford this morning.
It's usually kind of a hassle -- and not cheap -- to change your return flight to a different airport. Sounds like Sanford really was hoping to keep his return hush hush.
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo...
June 24, 2009 at 9:59 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
brewster500 (anonymous) says...
Unbelievable is the only way to describe out AWOL Gov. And he thinks he can waltz back in with no backlash - he needs to be held accountable - and does he think we are idiots - alone in south America for a few days - I don't think so.
June 24, 2009 at 9:59 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
charlestonnative1963 (anonymous) says...
Funny how these folks angry at the posters and all you can say is we are all democrats...WRONG...Im an independent voter and Republicans that I know are done with Sanford. Find another excuse...IMPEACH
June 24, 2009 at 10:02 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
shoelaces (anonymous) says...
Again, let's see what Sanford has to say about this. Most of the posts are typical kneejerk reactions without facts.
I am a Sanford supporter, but IF it turns out he screwed up on this then......
June 24, 2009 at 10:02 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
PersicaPit (anonymous) says...
Really? There are still people defending Sanford on this one? That's amazing.
This isn't a "vacation" anymore, people. This has nothing to do with whether or not an elected official has the right to take time off. This is about honesty and accountability. We've heard at least three different stories as to his whereabouts, his staff didn't know where he was (and seemingly lied about getting in touch with him), and his own wife and children were cut out of the loop. Meanwhile, his car is found at the Columbia airport full of hiking supplies, and today he says, "Oh yeah, I was in Argentina this whole time."
Clearly, there is more going on here that meets the eye. If this story smelled fishy before (and it did), then now it reeks like a rotting aquarium.
June 24, 2009 at 10:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GermanyXO (anonymous) says...
itypeit69: cool your jets man! I think you're taking things much too far. His 2nd in command knew where he was the entire time, but because SLED detail was released, it would be harmful to our governor's safety had information of his whereabouts been released. There were a few law clerks that knew what was going on--and as far as accountability is concerned: THE MEDIA DOESN'T REPRESENT THE PEOPLE BECAUSE THE MEDIA DOESN'T VOTE.
That's got to make sense; otherwise, nobody can help you.
June 24, 2009 at 10:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
AMAZING (anonymous) says...
Stephen Colbert Declares Himself Governor Of South Carolina
Stephen Colbert, a native South Carolinian, declared himself governor of his home state last night.
Elected-Governor Mark Sanford has been missing for days, with staff claiming he was hiking the Appalachian Trail, and his wife saying she had no idea where he was. Much to Stephen's chagrin the rogue Republican returned yesterday revealing he had in fact been in Argentina "recharging" after a tough legislative session.
Colbert had courageously stepped in after several state officials voiced concern over South Carolina being leaderless, with one saying:
"Who is at the helm? The way Iran is acting up, and what about weather catastrophes? Hopefully no decision has to be made."
Colbert felt especially qualified for the job because he knows the area, has interviewed Sanford, and (most importantly) is present.
WATCH VIDEO:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06...
June 24, 2009 at 10:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
parrotheadbaby (anonymous) says...
Wow, I can see being secretive about where you are going but not telling the Lt. Govenor. Sanford sometimes just doesn't make any sense?
June 24, 2009 at 10:06 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
AMAZING (anonymous) says...
June 23, 2009: Governor Alert - The Search for Mark Sanford
WATCH VIDEO:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colb...
June 24, 2009 at 10:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GermanyXO (anonymous) says...
Legislators in Columbia go AWOL throughout the week--why should any of them hold the governor to a higher standard? It reveals a lot of hypocrisy with regard to his opponents' twisted sense of accountability.
June 24, 2009 at 10:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NoneyaBiz (anonymous) says...
Funny how he got out of the US and into a Buenos Aires with out a "PASSPORT"! How dumb is this guy?
Look for him to come clean in the next few days. NO HE WAS NOT OUT OF THE COUNTRY!
June 24, 2009 at 10:11 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
German - you seem to imply that you know more than what has been reported.....do tell!
Colbert would be better than any of the leading candidates for SC!
June 24, 2009 at 10:12 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
guidedbystewart (anonymous) says...
I guess some of Sanford's supporters would follow him off a cliff....well there he goes, let the jumping commence!!!
June 24, 2009 at 10:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
carlosthedwarf (anonymous) says...
Sanford is toast. His political career is over. We need to do a Gray Davis to this guy. I don't want to hear another politician in either party tell me about "family values" again. What kind of a father doesn't spend Father's Day with his kids? It's not like this guy is over in Iraq or Afghanistan. Those fathers have an excuse. Sanford instead pulls a Dave Chappelle and goes AWOL to South America. And where's Dave Chappelle now? That guy waved bye bye to his career years ago. I never thought he was that funny anyway.
Jim DeMint will be the next governor of SC.
June 24, 2009 at 10:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
RPSERV (anonymous) says...
Cheap national publicity. First rule of politics is to get your name known. Incident will be explained away and forgotten in a couple of years but the name Mark Sanford will remain familiar or at least "heard of" to many americans in 2012.
June 24, 2009 at 10:28 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
guidedbystewart (anonymous) says...
"Colbert would be better than any of the leading candidates for SC!"
I concur!
June 24, 2009 at 10:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
prosperous_hb (anonymous) says...
he probably paid for the flight with the stimulus money that he didn't want to take - idiot.
June 24, 2009 at 10:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
nopartisan_noproblem (anonymous) says...
Intelligent posters, there are a few better articles to comment on (healthcare, rising robbery rate, school funds allocation). This one is simple.
Supporters of vacation believe he told the right people (family and very limited colleagues). If this is so it was okay, which I believe he did.
opposers believe he didn't tell anybody whatsoever. If this was so, I don't think it was right in any way.
Cut and dry, this comes down to whether or not you believe the media. There's no true debate on his vacationing.
June 24, 2009 at 10:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lovely_One (anonymous) says...
This is totally ridiculous. I may be wrong, but I really don't see the big deal in all of this. Maybe someone can explain it to me. As it has already been noted, people have been trying to run Gov. Sanford out of town for the longest time and when he finally "runs" they are all upset!
This is a "ya damned if you do, and ya damned if you don't" situation.
June 24, 2009 at 10:32 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
nopartisan_noproblem (anonymous) says...
Carlos, you're crazy. Chapelle show was hilarious.
June 24, 2009 at 10:33 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
joldham (anonymous) says...
NOW THAT HE'S BACK CAN WE GO BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL AND GET NOTHING DONE. WE HAVE AMUSED OURSELVES WITH THIS SUBJECT LONG ENOUGH. EVERYONE CAN QUIT WOORYING NOW THE STATE DIDN'T DISINTEGRATE OR NO CASTOSTOPHIC EVENT OCCURRED. SO ALL YOU CHICKEN LITTLES CAN FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO WORRY YOURSELVES AND OTHERS ABOUT.
June 24, 2009 at 10:34 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
I could care less if he took a vacation....the fact that he did it so oddly is more of a concern.
When the governor runs off and acts nutty then maybe, just maybe he is nutty.
And lets not act like this behavior is normal.
June 24, 2009 at 10:37 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
nana (anonymous) says...
Who paid for his ticket to Argentina, which I know is not cheal? I hope it was not us, his constituents!
June 24, 2009 at 10:38 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NoneyaBiz (anonymous) says...
Show the People of South Carolina your Passport Stamp!
If you can't provide proof of your explanation then you are a Liar that should be impeached!
June 24, 2009 at 10:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
joldham (anonymous) says...
IDEA,IDEA!!!!
LET'S TAKE SOME OF THE GOVERNMENT STIMULUS MONEY AND PAY ALL THESE CRY BABIES THAT THINKS IT IS SOOO BAD HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND PAY THEIR WAYS OUT OF THE STATE!!!
IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT HERE, LEAVE!!!!!!!!
AIN'T NOTHIN HOLDING YOU BACK BUT FEAR AND COMMON SENSE!!!!
June 24, 2009 at 10:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
katie (anonymous) says...
So he was driving along the coastline in Argentina, well here is an excerpt from another article
Trying to make such a drive 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.
....I don't think anyone is mad because he went on vacation, I think we are all angry because someone that we trusted with our beautiful state is now LYING to all of us...first it was the family farm, then it was the Appalachian Trail, now Argentina??
June 24, 2009 at 10:44 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
CNN_10 (anonymous) says...
He should have told Lt Gov Bauer oh wait they have not talk on the phone for seven years. Wow.
June 24, 2009 at 10:44 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
AMAZING (anonymous) says...
South Carolina legislators considering impeachment for Sanford
Southern Political Report has learned from well-placed sources that some members of the South Carolina legislature are considering an effort to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford after revelations that he spent nearly a week in Argentina without disclosing where he was or providing means of communication.
The South Carolina Consitution is broad in its description of the duties of the governor and under what circumstances impeachment may be considered. The most likely scenario would fall under the Constitution's provision that a governor may be impeached by the state House and then tried by the state Senate for removal from office if found guilty of "serious crimes or serious misconduct in office."
The talk of impeachment comes after another strange twist in the Sanford saga, when he was met Wednesday morning by South Carolina reporters at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Sanford had left word with his staff last week he would be hiking the Appalachian Trail, but he told reporters Wednesday he decided to go somewhere more "exotic," and spent the past seven days in Buenos Aires.
June 24, 2009 at 10:48 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Tammie (anonymous) says...
Posted by wmac on June 24, 2009 at 8:22 a.m.
After working faithfully at my job for the past 11 and one-half years (in a Dilbert Cube), I have one thing to say to our governor: NEXT TIME, TAKE ME WITH YOU.
Posted by devilsadvocate77 on June 24, 2009 at 9:41 a.m.
Hi Everybody and greetings from Antartica. My office thinks I went down the street to get a cup of coffee. Silly office...imagine them wanting to know where I am.
Signed
MS
Lol!!!!
June 24, 2009 at 10:49 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lovely_One (anonymous) says...
carlos, are you mad? Dave Chappell's show was hil-feakin'-larious! I especially loved the show about Mr. Bigby! Chappell show fans know what I am talking about....
"WHITE POW'R!
June 24, 2009 at 10:51 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NoneyaBiz (anonymous) says...
Also, Any customs agents at the Hartsfield International AP could verify that he few international.
Where is his proof that he was not at a Bordello in Nevada?
So, This is very easy to clear up. Just show you date stamped passport to Argentina. And that you actually cleared customs.
It is illegal to us an alias when traveling internationally.
June 24, 2009 at 10:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
eatmorecollards (anonymous) says...
A US Governor in Argentina? Past US Argentine relations. The monetary crisis. Nuclear proliferation in South America. Now I'm getting suspicious.
June 24, 2009 at 10:53 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
cmarkland (anonymous) says...
What ever the reason for his absence,Sanford plans for the
FUTURE- I feel he will be running as the only possible Pres.
Repub.candidate in 2012 - and after his recent Veto rejection by the State Legislation he wants and is able to show his independence.
He has courage and is a tremendous asset for this country,his rejection of Federal funding is meaningful and sent a message, showing he knows S.C and has credentials as a fiscal conservative.
So let's be patient,keep tuned in!
June 24, 2009 at 10:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
messcott (anonymous) says...
First and foremost, the fact that he left his wife and little boys and disappeared for 5 days says more about him then anything else - and on Father's Day no less! He is neither much of a father nor a much of a husband and that speaks volumes about the man. I just love the hypocrisy of of the so-called "conservative Christian right"....ladies take note: old white males will rule and you will have no rights if you don't wake up and speak out! Maybe your dear Governor has a girlfriend or boyfriend in the closet? You never know with these guys - do as they say, not as they do, obviously! Don't you deserve a better person representing your State? Ladies - unite!!! Give him the boot!
June 24, 2009 at 10:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
UrGatorbait (anonymous) says...
sardis and the rest of you clowns don't need the Guvna to make this state look like the circus it is. You guys do an admirable job. Why politicians do things? who cares or gives a crap anymore. People like you put them in office and your only retort (from either side BTW) is well you did it too or you did it worse, much to do about nothing. Officials worried about a state emergency...weak.
How do you know his wife didn't know where he was? Sheesh, I guess the state show Jerry Springer, doesn't provide enough drama.
Then again who cares what the publicity seeking politicians do?
Carry on SC you make the US proud...
June 24, 2009 at 11:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
slr456 (anonymous) says...
I follow South Carolina politics closely, I am a Yankee and a part time resident of South Carolina ( Actually, I think that makes me a damn Yankee)...I have to agree with Charlestt, posted 6/24/2009 @ 7:24 AM. Great post.
June 24, 2009 at 11:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
nopartisan_noproblem (anonymous) says...
messcott just took it racial and sexist, GO MESSCOT!
June 24, 2009 at 11:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
LBaker (anonymous) says...
So the Governor took a few days off and didn't tell anyone where he was going. Big deal. That's what we have the Lt. Governor for. Wether he had a heart attack, was in a car accident, or if he was just takeing personal time, if the Governor is indisposed the Lt. Governor is in charge. Period. I don't understand how everyone thinks there was a huge power vacume in his absence. The state dosen't stop working just because the Governor isn't around.
June 24, 2009 at 11:12 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lovely_One (anonymous) says...
Duh, Lovely, had you cared enough to read the story from the beginning you would have known what was going on.
Now, I get it. He left in a SLED vehicle, "didn't tell anyone he was leaving or where he was going", said he went hiking on the Appalachian trails, but in actuality was in Argentina. Wow, consider me speechless!!!!
June 24, 2009 at 11:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
JF (anonymous) says...
WE MAY NOT HAVE MUCH SNOW IN SOUTH CAROLINA, BUT WE HAVE PLENTY OF FLAKES!
June 24, 2009 at 11:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
gingerisler (anonymous) says...
Mark Sanford is a fool and makes SC look idiotic in the national news. This is just one more example.
June 24, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
choochood (anonymous) says...
Okay - this just cracks me up...
Would we have missed him if someone didn't tell us he was MIA??? Personally I wished he would have stayed longer - maybe went and hiked the Rockies while he was out unwinding...
June 24, 2009 at 11:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Jennifer123 (anonymous) says...
Unless his staff meant to say he was hiking in The Andes, all the subterfuge is incomprehensible to me. If Governor Sanford was in Buenos Aries, as he purports, then he certainly had access to a phone and a litany of U.S. TV stations. After, Gov. Sanford was made aware of the commotion concerning his whereabouts, why didn't he direct his staff to reveal his location? To leave the state is one thing; to leave the country is another.
Argentina is not known for their beaches, so driving along the coast hardly falls into the "exotic" category, especially in the winter. Buenos Aries has an exceptionally active nightlife, so, if Sanford was looking for "exotic", that would be the place to be.
Unfortunately, after all the stories and lies of omission, I would like to see his stamped passport.
June 24, 2009 at 11:51 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
nopartisan_noproblem (anonymous) says...
Why does this guy have to prove to you all where he went on vacation? If you're upset if he truly didn't let his closest know he was leaving, I understand. But as far as where he went on vacation, get a freakin life, or watch some reality shows like usual.
June 24, 2009 at noon ( permalink | suggest removal )
SCBorn1 (anonymous) says...
LBaker....at least we would know he had a heart attack, been in a car accident, etc. but in this case no one knew where he was! The Lt governer can only make a decision if the Governor is declared out of office i thought....if thats the case (example) if Sanford goes to lunch for an hour or so, then the Lt governor is in charge? is that what your saying?
June 24, 2009 at 12:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dx2 (anonymous) says...
Those of you who say that this doesn't matter must be living in a dream world. This does matter. I'm outside the US and this is world news. Governor Sanford has been frequently mentioned as a possible presidential candidate. He's just given himself a huge amount of negative baggage. No matter what his explanation will be, the fact that he left his wife and children on Father's Day, not to mention the State of South Carolina, will haunt him forever. There's no way out of this for him, and I say this as someone who doesn't care one bit about politics--right or left.
June 24, 2009 at 12:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
AMAZING (anonymous) says...
"Lies. Lies. Lies. That's all we get from his staff. That's all we get from his people. That's all we get from him," said state Sen. Jake Knotts, R-West Columbia. "Why all the big cover-up?"
On Monday, Knotts raised questions about where the governor was after hearing reports from security officials that the governor could not be contacted and his whereabouts were unknown.
June 24, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
SCGirl0901 (anonymous) says...
I'm cracking up right now... I wonder how many people the P&C dedicate to chasing Harold around the website deleting his posts...
Harold - you're a trip..
And on Sanford.. who freakin' cares..
June 24, 2009 at 12:27 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Kancer (anonymous) says...
"...Article 4, Section 11 covers only the "removal of the Governor from office by impeachment, death, resignation, disqualification, disability, or removal from the State, (that) the Lieutenant Governor shall be Governor."..."
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Sanford had left the state therefore chain of command had been transferred to Lt. Gov. Maybe Sanford didn't want anybody to know where he was so Andre Bauer couldn't officially grab hold of the wheel for a day or so.
This is ridiculous that it is getting so much attention. All these 'what if' scenarios are for conspiracy nuts. Nothing happened while he was gone, nothing will happen while he's here. Until we all go under water... which the governor can't do sh!t about anyway.
June 24, 2009 at 12:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lowcountrylass (anonymous) says...
It's just amazing what people will do to get out of being the 2012 Republican Presidential nominee.
June 24, 2009 at 12:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
smp (anonymous) says...
Something isn't right here...i know i state the obvious.
Staff doesn't know where the govenor is.
Wife doesn't know...
Lies are told or made up to conceal the fact that the governor is no where to be found.
So he left the COUNTRY without telling anyone?? Without giving a contact number?? Are we stupid???
Not a Stanford hater...but something is not right here.
nervous breakdown? maybe...but we will find out.
June 24, 2009 at 12:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jcncamscott (anonymous) says...
C'mon Mark, pony-up and give her name....
June 24, 2009 at 12:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Liberals_Are_Maroons (anonymous) says...
Posted by haroldreems on June 24, 2009 at 10:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Hey sillyone>
Now that in a somber moment of reflection I think back..well I did mention I never realized how beautiful Carla Bruni of France was until I saw her sitting next to Michelle Obama. I just love political satire.
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harold, I know I shouldn't do this, but ROFLMMFAO!!!!
June 24, 2009 at 1:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NoneyaBiz (anonymous) says...
Wow this guy is just a pathological liar! He gave a short interview at the Hartsfield Int. AP in Atlanta this morning... in which he stated that he actually flew out of Columbia SC. But, that after he was informed of the media attention his absence was receiving... he decided to avoid the Columbia AP and fly into Atlanta. Funny thing about that story is... That the state vehicle he drove has been parked at the Airport in Atlanta for a week. And inside the vehicle (in plan sight) were hiking shorts, and a sleeping bag.
June 24, 2009 at 1:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jikeab (anonymous) says...
Sanford is one of the few people who have actually read The Constitution and understands it. I am in favor of a small/limited government and personal responsibility. These are the ideals that Sanford holds. If you look at his professional decisions, they all support limited government and personal responsibility. My advice to every one looking to the government to do something for them is to get off your kiester and do it yourself. Stop worrying about what Sanford does behind closed doors and start figuring out how NOT to be a burden on society.
June 24, 2009 at 1:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
charleston1960 (anonymous) says...
Well when all the lunatics get done with their ranting and raving and calling for impeachment head on a platter syndrome, perhaps you all will go look at the state constitution that everyone seems to say he ignores.
THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT ONE SINGLE LAW BROKEN OR IGNORED BY SANFORD!
There was no emergency so a call to Prince Andre was unneeded. The Sheriff of Knoxville did not have a need to know. King McConnell is already in motion to fix the problem. His highness will be entering a constitution amendment that forces future Governors with plans on leaving the state, county or kingdom to report to the Prince, the sheriff and even the King as where they will be and for how long.
So untie the wads and take a Xanax, Zoloft, Prozac, Valium or whatever floats your boat. Just chill! Sanford has not broken a single law.
June 24, 2009 at 1:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Liberals_Are_Maroons (anonymous) says...
Posted by Jennifer123 on June 24, 2009 at 11:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I would like to see his stamped passport.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
No problem. Just show us Obama's birth certificate first.
June 24, 2009 at 1:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
AMAZING (anonymous) says...
Source: "There Is Some Evidence [Sanford] Was Not Alone"
Things are still murky on the Mark Sanford story. But it's looking increasingly likely that Sanford's trip to Argentina was about more than a scenic drive down the coast.
"There is some evidence he was not alone," a source in South Carolina politics told TPMmuckraker. "The other shoe's gonna drop. I believe there's a reason he wanted to drop his SLED detail."
According to the source, a second car was identified at the Columbia airport, next to the SUV Sanford is believed to have used. Two additional sources in South Carolina politics said the same thing.
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo...
June 24, 2009 at 1:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ChasCarolinaGirl (anonymous) says...
WTF is all I can say!! How dare he?
June 24, 2009 at 1:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ChasCarolinaGirl (anonymous) says...
Charleston1960, its called a matter of responsibility. No one knew where he was and he is THE GOVERNOR of the STATE. So just b/c he has had a hard time, what will he do if a hurricane ever hits the state or anything traumatic?
Give him a box of Kleenex and tell him to grow a pair!
June 24, 2009 at 1:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Neponset (anonymous) says...
I didn't read the article and certainly didn't read the 164 comments - I like a guy that stirs the pot - I like his style - he made national T/V!
June 24, 2009 at 1:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
Yepyep - made national TV looking like a fool..........
June 24, 2009 at 1:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
theronce (anonymous) says...
Here he was on a special mission for the president to Iran and North Korea, and the same old bunch of liberal commies outed him. They should be locked up.
June 24, 2009 at 1:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
uscfan1976 (anonymous) says...
Has anyone thought about this? It isn't anyones business what the man does. Do you people really think that he would just bolt and not tell anyone? Come on! I'm sure his wife, the Lt. Gov, and his staff knew but were probably told to keep it quiet. Can't the man have a little privacy? Yes he is the governor, but he is also human and should be able to have some time to himself.
June 24, 2009 at 1:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
But they all lied! Once you are in public office all bets on a "private life" are off! Especially when we pay your salary!
June 24, 2009 at 1:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Liberals_Are_Maroons (anonymous) says...
AMAZING needs to be shown what "extraordinary rendition" means... first hand, up close and personal.
June 24, 2009 at 1:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Liberals_Are_Maroons (anonymous) says...
Damn enter key.... that was SUPPOSED TO READ: AMAZING needs to be shown what "extraordinary rendition" means... first hand, up close and personal. I think once he saw that, he wouldn't be too worried about what Mark Sanford is doing. This is small potatoes folks. There is much more important things to worry about.
June 24, 2009 at 1:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
icbmman (anonymous) says...
L_A_M, that was a CLASSIC comeback. Indeed, why doesn't the media further investigate that issue, or why don't they focus on those 12 hours where Senator Kennedy went "missing" as he was getting fished out of the Chappaquiddick? Did libtards call for the impeachment of Kennedy or removal from office?
The double standard is BLATANT as well as the hypocrisy of the libs/Demos/Repubs even to this day. Check out the Roanoke paper link that details Virginia's governor as being able to go wherever he pleases. Even though he was instructed to show his travel reports (as mandated by LAW by the Freedom of Information Act), he has literally refused to say anything about his whereabouts.
http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/...
It is obvious that Bauer, Knotts, Harrell, and McConnell are using the media with this incident to politically backstab Sanford and destroy any credibility he had. Bauer has taken it personally since Sanford's wife did not endorse his earlier candidacy. All of these idiots are Repubs as well...ones that continue to make our state exist as a backwater country and ones that have no problem selling our state's sovreignty for continual trips to the federal government trough. Sanford may be derelict in not telling his spouse or his second-in-command where he was going, but these cretins are truly despicable.
June 24, 2009 at 1:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
WhatMeWorry (anonymous) says...
Once, when I was on my way to go hiking in the Appalachians, I made a left instead of a right and I found myself in Argentina.
Honest mistake. Could happen to anyone.
June 24, 2009 at 1:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Jennifer123 (anonymous) says...
Liberals_Are_Maroons
Sanford and his staff could have completely diffused the entire situation by just acknowledging his location days ago. Most responsible adults would make their presence known if an entire state and the national news were looking for them. I would not question Sanford's whereabouts had there not been conflicting stories: one day he is hiking, the next day he is out of the country. Why all the subterfuge? I don't care when, where, or with whom Sanford takes a vacation, but I do care if he lies. I'm actually in agreement with the majority of Sanford's policies; needless to say, I am disappointed how Sanford handled this.
June 24, 2009 at 1:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
WhatMeWorry (anonymous) says...
For those who say, "this isn't a big deal, don't we have more important things to worry about?" I couldn't agree more. Just like we had more important things to worry about when Pres. Clinton was messing around with girls in the Oval Office. Everyone was rational enough to look the other way and not cause a ruckus then. Right GOP?
June 24, 2009 at 1:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
charleston1960 (anonymous) says...
CCGirl>
Oh my, you really do believe that no one knew where he was...how touching
If there was an emergency, he would have been contacted.
Hurricanes - Sanford as recently as June 15 made public visits to coastal and held discussions on what needs to be done in the event one comes. There needs to be an extreme low pressure for one to form and seeing there was not one in works for that week or even this week, that emergency can be ruled out.
Traumatic events: His staff tracked him down in Estonia after the sofa store fire. Rest assured that if his staff knew how to get in touch with him while he was in Estonia they could have gotten in touch with him wherever he was this last weekend.
The only reason this is an issue is because of the Sheriff of Knott-n-pork and Prince Andre. Both who have aspirations of getting where they want by whatever means possible by building on their self glorifying agenda.
In closing, why does it even matter? The courts have already shown that the legislature has the power, no surprise to King McConnell and Friar Harrell, and put the Governor slot into position of title only.
June 24, 2009 at 2:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
charleston1960 (anonymous) says...
WhatMeWorry>
I caused a ruckus - the white house staff would not let me use a room for a private liaison even though I am a part owner as an American citizen.
June 24, 2009 at 2:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kostanza (anonymous) says...
...I heard he was on a shadowy, covert mission spying on the violent blood soaked faux-sweetgrass basket industry of the Buenos Aires streets.
June 24, 2009 at 2:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Liberals_Are_Maroons (anonymous) says...
Posted by WhatMeWorry on June 24, 2009 at 1:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Once, when I was on my way to go hiking in the Appalachians, I made a left instead of a right and I found myself in Argentina.
Honest mistake. Could happen to anyone.
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It's that left turn at Albuquerque. Gets you every time.
June 24, 2009 at 2:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NoneyaBiz (anonymous) says...
I didn't know that Liberal were a color in the Red family... very interesting. ROTFLMAF!!!
Maroon = a shade of the color red
Moron = the poster at 1:09, 1:42, 1:45
Hahahahaha
June 24, 2009 at 2:14 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
SCGirl0901 (anonymous) says...
Ok.. be honest now.. At one point did anyone notice he was gone prior to Knotts making it known that "Ain't no one heard from him..." And everyone on here posting "off with his head" knows it. NONE of us knew he was gone.
I know it doesn't make it right, but there is no way for any of us to know who he talked to and when.
Someone asked yesterday - "what if we had a hurricane?" Please tell me you were joking - if not, I'm really embarrassed for you..
Not a member of his fan club or The Sanford Hate Club..
I'm just sayin'...
June 24, 2009 at 2:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
yep yep - it is all the pinko, commie, liberals fault. They kidnapped and drugged Sanford and during his purple haze....he feel into that woman in South America?
yep yep - it was the socialist liberal Marxist media that kidnapped him, tossed his cellphone and forced him to fly out of the country.
June 24, 2009 at 2:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
devilsadvocate77 (anonymous) says...
It was a typo. It was not the Appalachian Trail Sanford went hiking on...it was the Andes Trail that runs from the top to the bottom of Argentina.
June 24, 2009 at 2:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
Here we go people..............he is getting ready to cry......oh my goodness......what did he do?
June 24, 2009 at 2:27 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
SCGirl0901 (anonymous) says...
Oh my gosh!!!
June 24, 2009 at 2:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
He cheated! Oh, lordy lordy, what do we do when the faithful fall!!!!!!!!
June 24, 2009 at 2:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
yeahright (anonymous) says...
Cheating on his wife. Ouch.
June 24, 2009 at 2:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
vmirat90 (anonymous) says...
presidential bid....over!
June 24, 2009 at 2:35 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
MarshGate (anonymous) says...
Craig, Vitter, Ensign and now Sanford---why are Republicans such hipocrits!
June 24, 2009 at 2:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
yeahright (anonymous) says...
Comments on here supporting Sanford...over!
June 24, 2009 at 2:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
SCGirl0901 (anonymous) says...
Bummer.. and their business had to aired in the street. This has to be worse than anything.. It's one thing to find this out in privacy of your own home and another to have it broadcast nationwide.
An emotional affair is so much worse that a physical one!!
June 24, 2009 at 2:38 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
how the mighty fall and land with a big thud!
June 24, 2009 at 2:38 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
1963 (anonymous) says...
Well well, the lovenator tells on on national TV.
June 24, 2009 at 2:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
should he quit????
June 24, 2009 at 2:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Tammie (anonymous) says...
Weren't some of you getting on someone yesterday about him NOT having an affair? Just saying.
June 24, 2009 at 2:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
yeahright (anonymous) says...
Use some of those stimulus funds for marriage counseling.
One more national headline thanks to our smug Gov.
June 24, 2009 at 2:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
goose29464 (anonymous) says...
Ok, he's toast and needs to step down as governor.
June 24, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kostanza (anonymous) says...
Sanford (part 2 of tell all speech): "When my mom sent me to the summer camp for fat kids and then they served lunch I got nuts and I pigged out and they kicked me out... But the worst thing I ever done - I mixed a pot of fake puke at home and then I went to this movie theater, hid the puke in my jacket, climbed up to the balcony and then, t-t-then, I made a noise like this: hua-hua-hua-huaaaaaaa - and then I dumped it over the side, all over the people in the audience. And then, this was horrible, all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each other. I never felt so bad in my entire life".
June 24, 2009 at 2:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
vmirat90 (anonymous) says...
"lovenator"...I don't care who you are..that's funny.
June 24, 2009 at 2:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
hahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha
June 24, 2009 at 2:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
prosperous_hb (anonymous) says...
This is one less jerk that Obama has to worry about! Where the Sanford supporters now?
June 24, 2009 at 2:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...
Un freaking believable! I apologize forever defending this guy & I apologize for trying to believe that he was honest. This is low.
Mr Sanford, you have let down all of those that have stuck with you and defended you, you sir deserve nothing more than being an outcast from politics and from your family.
So the rejoicing on the left can now begin, gloat away. But remember, when it came to Bubba Clintion, it was a personal thing, didnt affect his job...blah blah blah.
You cheat on your wife, you are dishonest to the core PERIOD!
VMI, I need many cold buds! Unreal.
June 24, 2009 at 2:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NoneyaBiz (anonymous) says...
I am the one they were all getting on yesterday...
Told you so!
June 24, 2009 at 2:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lovely_One (anonymous) says...
OMG!!!!!!!! So, he was clearing his HEAD!!!!!
He had a Jimmy Swaggert moment!
June 24, 2009 at 2:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...
Dam_ right he should quit, Luna!
form the state paper;
'Sanford said his wife has known about the affair and they have been working through it for the past five months. "What I did was wrong, period. End of story," Sanford said.'
She has known and they were 'working on it'! So he pulls this.
June 24, 2009 at 2:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...
Posted by Lovely_One on June 24, 2009 at 2:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
OMG!!!!!!!! So, he was clearing his HEAD!!!!!"
No Comment! LOL
June 24, 2009 at 2:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lovely_One (anonymous) says...
Chi_Thug, I'm happy that someone got it....well other than Mr. sanford!!!
June 24, 2009 at 2:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
vmirat90 (anonymous) says...
he got it alright, Lovely....he was gettin' busy!!!!
I guess this brings a new definition to stimulus.
June 24, 2009 at 2:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...
Yes Lovely_One, tis a hard pill to swallow.
June 24, 2009 at 2:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Tammie (anonymous) says...
Chi-town Thug...that aint the only thing hard to swallow in this story...bwahaha!! Woo Lawd...too funny.
June 24, 2009 at 3:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
Lovely - you naughty, naughty girl! I LIKE IT!
June 24, 2009 at 3:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
TinaR (anonymous) says...
icbmman.. Bauer stabbing Sanford in the back?? LOL Whose office do you think released the speeding taps when Bauer was running for office because he did not want Bauer as LT. Gov.
Kinda like the pot calling the kettle black.. Bauer has a point, if there had been a serious emergency like say a hurricane that hit the coast, Sanford would not have been able to fly in immediately and if he landed in Atlanta, depending on where damage was, he might not have been able to drive into the state. DUH.. Totally irresponsible!
Just time to say IMPEACH SANFORD!!!
June 24, 2009 at 3:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
yird (anonymous) says...
If every politician that had an affair outside of marriage were exposed those remaining would be few.
Odds are that better than half the people posting their indignation over the governor's behavior are probably guilty of the same indiscretion.
The only fault I find is the fact he let himself get caught.
It almost appears as though he did it intentionally because he surely must have realized that there was no way he could fly to Argentina and not have it be known.
Now all you left wingers can celebrate in orgasmic joy over his downfall as he joins the ranks of Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy, James McGreevey, and Eliot Spitzer.
June 24, 2009 at 3:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lovely_One (anonymous) says...
Luna, thanks sweetie! This is just toooooo much. I know that we will have the onslaught of "Bill Clinton did the same thing!" Yes, he did and he got caught too. Did he no learn from that!???
June 24, 2009 at 3:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
eyfigueroa (anonymous) says...
noneyabiz: you called it. Touche!
I still stand behind Governor Sanford's political platform and I believe that in spite of the efforts of the legislature he was and is a good Governor for the State of South Carolina.
His moral lapse could spell the end of his political career and in my opinion perhaps that is in the best interest of his family.
He was wrong and he WILL suffer the consequences of his mistake.
My thoughts are with his wife, children and the family on both sides. Many people are personally hurt and disappointed by his actions and I hope that ALL of the players in this sordid affair find a way to peace and recovery.
June 24, 2009 at 3:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Liberals_Are_Maroons (anonymous) says...
Posted by NoneyaBiz on June 24, 2009 at 2:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I didn't know that Liberal were a color in the Red family... very interesting. ROTFLMAF!!!
Maroon = a shade of the color red
Moron = the poster at 1:09, 1:42, 1:45
Hahahahaha
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Before you reveal any more of your stunning ignorance, check out this wav: http://wilstar.com/wav.htm
Now run along, before you embarrass yourself any further.
June 24, 2009 at 3:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lovely_One (anonymous) says...
Dang it! Looks like yird beat me to it! LOL!
June 24, 2009 at 3:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
eyfigueroa (anonymous) says...
You bet your panties that the liberals are going to try to crucify him.
Yet when former President Clinton was accused and eventualy forced to admit to his infidelities, the left railed against everyone who sought to call him on the carpet for it.
Let the hypocrisy begin...
June 24, 2009 at 3:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
I knew Clinton was a dog the first and second time I voted for him. I really could care less about what goes on in someones bedroom.
The problem I have with Sanford and his ilk is that he touted "christian family values". Like that makes him somehow better than people who have families and are not christian.
I bet he was real christian with the Senorita, hhhhmmmmm.
June 24, 2009 at 3:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
wythe124 (anonymous) says...
SANFORD SHOULD NOT RESIGN....
SANFORD SHOULD NOT RESIGN....
HE SHOULD BE IMPEACHED FOR GROSS NEGLIGENCE IN OFFICE, HE ABANDONED HIS POST AND LEFT THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN A VERY PRECARIOUS POSITION...FIRST HE SCREWED US OVER WITH THE STIMULUS FUNDS AND THEN HE WENT TO ARGENTINA SO HE COULD SCREW US OVER AGAIN (LITERALLY AND FIGURATAVILY)!
June 24, 2009 at 3:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lovely_One (anonymous) says...
eyfig, I totally agree with you about the Clinton thing. And I am not one of those that feel Sanford should be impeached. I am just having fun laughing at these posters on here. This whole thing doesn't affect me either way.
June 24, 2009 at 3:18 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
UrGatorbait (anonymous) says...
The hypocrisy of both sides will be in full bloom on this occasion. Running on family values is a bad platform given the extremes that human behavior exhibit.
June 24, 2009 at 3:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lovely_One (anonymous) says...
P.S. I am not a Liberal by any means. Independent is on my card!
June 24, 2009 at 3:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Larkinvos (anonymous) says...
Re the Republican nominee in 2012:
As Queen might have sung, "Another one gone,
another one bites the dust."
June 24, 2009 at 3:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
nopartisan_noproblem (anonymous) says...
I'm right there with ya eyf. So by appalachian trail, he actually meant he was taken a hike down the happy trail. Now it all makes sense.
To all- I supported him and gave him the benefit of the doubt, but now I will side with you and bash the hell out of him, for cheating on the one person that was on his side these past few months more than anyone else. All that defended, have been duped and I feel slightly betrayed. Shame on ya Sanford, Shame on ya.
June 24, 2009 at 3:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Liberals_Are_Maroons (anonymous) says...
Look, Sanford didn't lie. He said he wanted to "do" something exotic, and it looks like he did.
June 24, 2009 at 3:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...
Tammie on June 24, 2009 at 3:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Chi-town Thug...that aint the only thing hard to swallow in this story..."
LMAO...
Posted by yird on June 24, 2009 at 3:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"If every politician that had an affair outside of marriage were exposed those remaining would be few.
Odds are that better than half the people posting their indignation over the governor's behavior are probably guilty of the same indiscretion."
Yird, my good friend, I wholeheartedly agree, BUT many posting here were not standing up and fighting taking federal funds, with the support of folks like me and others that have defended him. - Heck, I got a couple brazilizn babes here right now while the wifes away!
Sanford let people that trusted him and defended him down. He let the GOP down, not to mention his kids and family.
Its one thing when a democrat does it, its almost expected, well anyway, Sanford my have a future in the democrat party now!
Well, I am done. This story and the 'Sanford: I have been unfaithful to my wife' will hit 3 maybe 400 posts.
June 24, 2009 at 3:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...
Posted by Liberals_Are_Maroons on June 24, 2009 at 3:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Look, Sanford didn't lie. He said he wanted to "do" something exotic, and it looks like he did."
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Something or someone..?
OK, I quit!
June 24, 2009 at 3:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
UrGatorbait (anonymous) says...
Wow people put their faith in a politician. Yeah, crucify him and cast him out Chicago Thug, very Christian of you. I love it when problems like this cause the "christians" amongst us to run in default mode of crucify him. The Judas principle, I love it. Thinking not required.
I love it, the hypocrisy will be in full swing from both sides.
Anyway, what people do behind closed doors is their own business.
June 24, 2009 at 3:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...
sorry, thats brazilian!
June 24, 2009 at 3:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
vmirat90 (anonymous) says...
nonpartisan..I can't believe you said that about hiking down the "happy trail"- I about spit my water all over the computer screen- I am sure there is a joke in there somewhere for the lovernator.
June 24, 2009 at 3:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lovely_One (anonymous) says...
"Anyway, what people do behind closed doors is their own business."
AMEN to that!
June 24, 2009 at 3:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
charleston1960 (anonymous) says...
LO>
'Bill Clinton did the same thing!" Yes, he did and he got caught too. Did he no learn from that!???'
No he got elected president! So all Sanford has to do is wake up tommorrow proclaim he is a Democrat, that he smoked dope - but did not enhale, and the rest will fall into place. The Republican legislature already treats like a Demo so the wheels have already beem in motion.
June 24, 2009 at 3:29 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
Bet he didn't spare the rod.....maybe spoiled his political ambitions.
June 24, 2009 at 3:29 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
vmirat90 (anonymous) says...
LOL..Luna...nicely said. If she was a redhead, maybe he parted the Red Sea...
June 24, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Tammie (anonymous) says...
*dyin laughing at Luna!!!*
June 24, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...
UrGatorbait - find a post where I said I was Christian. Get off your high horse, I defended this guy through the whole budget battle and his disappearing act. I have a right to be P.Oed.
gator, one day your going to fall off that fence and do the splits, then you may have to pick a side and stand for something other than your typical one-size-fits-all criticism.
June 24, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
vm - good one! teehee - I like it when we are bad!
June 24, 2009 at 3:35 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
eyfigueroa (anonymous) says...
charleston1960: i must disagree with you. It is the LEGISLATURE that behaves as Dems not Governor Sanford.
June 24, 2009 at 3:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Ethan57 (anonymous) says...
Now we know why he didn't want to take the Federal dollars. He had his mind on his own "stimulus package".
June 24, 2009 at 3:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
debkadin (anonymous) says...
This just keeps getting better.
Another two-faced RW GOPer fesses up -
And they talk about family values and poo-poo same-sex marriage - well they can't use the family values argument anymore.
June 24, 2009 at 3:39 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
postman01 (anonymous) says...
Alright, people. Mea Culpa. Will some of you drop the pathetic cheap shots for once in your lives and simply asnwer a question. Some said he was having an affair, Obviously true. Did you know this to be a fact or were you mouthing off?
Obvious, he's political toast. He should resign. I hope that you understand that I condemn Mark for this because I have integrity. I expect YOU to have the integrity to be GRACIOUS in "victory" and to also realize that many of your heroes have done or are doing the same thing. Some of YOU have done or are doing the same thing so please don't insult my intelligence with all the self righteousness.
June 24, 2009 at 3:39 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NoneyaBiz (anonymous) says...
Again to the MORON at "Liberals_Are_Maroons" WTF??? you make absolutely zero sense.
Hey GOPer's how is that death spiral feeling right about now?
June 24, 2009 at 3:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
postman01 (anonymous) says...
Sure we can, Denkadin. Many of us DONT DO IT. Got it?
June 24, 2009 at 3:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
history (anonymous) says...
It is now offical, South Carolina has replaced Louisiana as the crazyist state in the union. At least we are spared the indignity of having Mark run for president. With good old Andre stepping up it will only get better.
June 24, 2009 at 3:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
eyfigueroa (anonymous) says...
Noneya: 'Liberals are maroons' is a take off of a line said in a Bugs Bunny cartoon. Instead of saying 'moron' Bugs would say 'maroon'.
So the poster was trying to make a funny with his choice of screen name.
June 24, 2009 at 3:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
post - politicans as heros? - please, give me Spidy or Superman any day!
And please let us have our fun.....this is just too sweet!
June 24, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
postman01 (anonymous) says...
Not a chance, Luna. Vindictiveness sucks and the lack of character you evince is why people like me have contempt for people like you. You are cheap and petty. Some of us are not.
June 24, 2009 at 3:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lovely_One (anonymous) says...
Okay, seriously, I voted for our Govenor twice and I supported him in may decisions that he has made; however, none of this phases me. For me to put all of my faith in a man is CRAZY.
I feel for his wife and children as they are the real victims in this whole thing. Did he not think of them? Wait, I'll answer that, NO!
June 24, 2009 at 3:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
Pious prime and proper gets you what??? Oh yeah a hero who cheats on his wife!
Never cheated on my spouse.......so there goes your hero right out the window.
He LIED to you! He LIED to you! He LIED to you!
baw baw baw!
How does that crow taste now you boob!
June 24, 2009 at 3:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
eyfigueroa (anonymous) says...
well lovely...
I continue to stand behind what Governor Sanford stands for politically and I still believe he has a place in politics.
Especially as a Libertarian.
With that said, he needs to take time to rebuild his relationship with his wife, children and both sides of the family.
Even if his marriage fails he should still do all he can to maintain a good relationship with his wife as they will have to co-parent for many years to come.
It may take him having to step down from the governorship. I hope not. He was a lame duck as it is and I'm not in a rush for Ander Bauer to fill his shoes.
Yes, this was a moral lapse. One he will have to work long and hard to not only recover from but to rebuild relationships.
However, I want him to stay as governor.
He may have been unfaithful to his wife, but the so-called "conservative" Republicans of this state have been unfaithful since the day they've been elected.
(Excluding Senator DeMint that is)
Why should he leave and they get to stay?
June 24, 2009 at 3:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
Oh and Post why don't you pull that stick out of your behind....I hear it makes it hard to bend over.
I didn't break your heart, your politican hero did that to YOU, not me or any other pinko liberal. He did the deed, so take a deep breath and say it with me......"I was wrong".
Now don't you feel so much better? I KNOW I DO! teehee!
June 24, 2009 at 3:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
vmirat90 (anonymous) says...
post..contempt for a poster here? My god man, you need to relax. What that tells everyone is that you really care about what she thinks.
June 24, 2009 at 4:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GAL2000 (anonymous) says...
I just wonder how he may (I said may), face the opposition of the FAMILY COURTS if he does go for a separation. Maybe he will see first hand how broken the FAMILY COURTS have become, and how the process of going through FAMILY COURT proceedings are...never take a back door stance when you may have to use the system at some time or the other.
What a bad role model (my opinion) to his four boys he is for doing this to his family. You have to wonder, what goes through a person's head when in a position as he is in. My Goodness, You Are Not "Superman"! So sad!
What kind of message does this send out to everyone, and lets not forget that he is a low ranking officer in the Reserves as well! Man-o-man...
June 24, 2009 at 4:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
he has a secret crush on me! hahahahahah
June 24, 2009 at 4:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
noname (anonymous) says...
He's an idiot!!! He threw away his marriage of what 20 years along with his political career behind a piece of booty?????
Not only had that, he committed fraud while doing so!!! How you ask????? Sanford used STATE funds to go out of the country to get stimulated by some chick from Argentina!!!!
Last but not least, this idiot disappeared from his WIFE & FOUR BOYS ON FATHER'S DAY!!!!! That just goes to show, that some men are just dogs, and Mark Sanford is the leading of the pack!!!!
That is pretty darn low Mark!!!
June 24, 2009 at 4:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
remmiesmom (anonymous) says...
So when they continued asking him,he lifted up Him self,and said unto them. He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her/ him. John 8:7
June 24, 2009 at 4:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lovely_One (anonymous) says...
eyfig,
I still stand behind him politically in many aspects. Like, many of the people that I voted for, I don't agree with everything that they may stand for, but I still voted for them. I, too, want him to stay on as govenor. The alternative is not acceptable.
June 24, 2009 at 4:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
SCdeacinNYC (anonymous) says...
eyfig, I understand that and agree.
But I think he spent more time apologizing for the affair and not enough time apologizing for his reprehensible actions towards the state of south carolina and his position the past few days. I don't think it's acceptable for him to be leaving the country, lying to his staffers (having them lie to us in turn) to fly to argentina to break up with his mistress. No I didnt think clinton was right in getting it in at the oval office or by lying to a grand jury either. There are personal mistakes and there are personal mistakes that effect your job and hinder your performance as a public official. They should be separate. That is why I said all the condemening of his personal actions should be left aside, I personally think an accounting of any ways in which this may have affected his judgment or state expenses is in order. It might turn up nothing, but judging by his actions since last Thursday clearly his head was in the wrong place. (Pun actually not intended).
June 24, 2009 at 4:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luna (anonymous) says...
Oh yeah.....all those bible verses really helped Sanford!
June 24, 2009 at 4:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lovely_One (anonymous) says...
And out comes the scripture!
June 24, 2009 at 4:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
realamerican (anonymous) says...
Posted by ceez001 on June 24, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What did he mean when he said he was hiking "Appalachia Mountains"? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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No that would be the "Andes Mountains" he was climbing.
OK, that filthy republican is through, done, washed up etc.
On to the next one!
June 24, 2009 at 4:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
TheTruthFighter (anonymous) says...
Go back and read the post I placed here yesterday! I knew this shameful GOV was with another woman and I'm sure I'm not the only one in this state that knew the same thing! He absolutely makes me SICK - Now he wants to talk about how sorry he is? Please, give me a break! The hurt this man placed the unemployed of this state, the children with rats running in the hall ways and he kept the cash from them. Start the call RIGHT NOW AND NOW! Impeach, Recall, Impeach. He show the citizens of this state how he felt about them the minute he went AWOL - I have NO LOVE for you. Go out of office with your head between your legs.
June 24, 2009 at 4:18 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
spengler (anonymous) says...
hey, at least he was with some chick. if it was a democrap it would have been an animal or same sex, hahahaha. President Kenyatta looks like he might toot the skin flute.
June 24, 2009 at 4:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
realamerican (anonymous) says...
Sort of puts him selling his house in a new light.
The only person I feel bad about is his wife and his kids. How utterly humiliated they must feel.
If Sanford isn't out of office by the end of the week by resigning he should be impeached.
What a disgusting adulterous little man.
God, I can't believe some of you are so morally depraved to suggest he shou
June 24, 2009 at 4:29 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
vmirat90 (anonymous) says...
Spengler...you really don't want me to reference Larry "I am not gay" Craig...
I just dig tappin' some dude's foot under the stall.
Yeah, sure you aren't gay.
June 24, 2009 at 4:52 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mershadonn (anonymous) says...
well now he joins the ranks of Al Parrish and whats his name Ravinell
South Carolina big shots Rock = Reprehensible behavior is just that .
Nice to pay Tax so he can go to Argentina or fly her up here to him ....
Dont Cry for us Argentina ...aacckk
just laugh like the rest of the world
How come these people can get away with SO SO MUCH before getting caught ???
June 24, 2009 at 5:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
realamerican (anonymous) says...
Looks like the wingnuts are self destructing here too!
I guess they are upset that their hero Sanford decided to skip Fathers Day with the family to spend time with his mistress instead.
Correction- they are mad he got caught spending time with his mistress instead of his family, not that he is a morally and politically depraved individual. Oh no! That doesn't bother them in the least. No wonder they supported him so desperately. They are all peas in a pod with him!
LoL!!
Here reeminator let me twist the knife a little for you and blackrain, yird and the like.
June 24, 2009 at 5:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
realamerican (anonymous) says...
BREAKING!!1!!!
Sanford's Penis Resigns from Republican Governors Association
or so the HuffPost says.
lOl
June 24, 2009 at 5:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Liberals_Are_Maroons (anonymous) says...
Posted by realamerican on June 24, 2009 at 5:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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Hey it's our favorite snapdragon, realamerican!!!!
Are you going to tell us the name of your alleged business today so we can make sure we avoid it?
Been asking you for 3 days now, and your silence is deafening.
June 24, 2009 at 5:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
JF (anonymous) says...
At least we know there won't be a problem with Andre doing something like this.
June 24, 2009 at 5:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
billyjoejimbob (anonymous) says...
andre bauer for gov...speeding is way better than lying, cheating, etc.
June 24, 2009 at 6:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
MaxLaw (anonymous) says...
The next thing that we need to do, fellow taxpayers, is to FIRE all of those folks who work for the state of SC, and who lied about what the governor was doing and where he was.
June 24, 2009 at 6:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jimmy1370 (anonymous) says...
Sanford is no Ted Kennedy!
June 24, 2009 at 6:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
realamerican (anonymous) says...
Posted by Liberals_Are_Maroons
Are you going to tell us the name of your alleged business today so we can make sure we avoid it?
Been asking you for 3 days now, and your silence is deafening.
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Why sure I would be glad to. Just as soon as you divulge your identity so I can arrange a nice reception for you.
tard
June 24, 2009 at 6:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
realamerican (anonymous) says...
Oh God! It isn't over yet.
The State has emails between Sanford and Maria, the woman he forsook his family for.
They are releasing them tomorrow.
http://www.thestate.com/sanford/story...
Sanford- the wingnut who keeps on giving.
Maybe if he resigns they will have mercy on the idiot and spare his family the pain for using his state email account to send love notes and letting the press get a hold of it.
What an idiot!
June 24, 2009 at 7:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
justaman (anonymous) says...
Shameless pandering to the left.
June 24, 2009 at 7:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
AMAZING (anonymous) says...
"in the faded glow of the night's light"
1. you have the ability to give magnificent gentle kisses
2. I love your tan lines
3. I love the curve of your hips
4. the erotic beauty of you holding yourself (or two magnificent parts of yourself)
Sanford expresses romantic feelings for the woman in the e-mails, writing on July 10, 2008, "You have a particular grace and calm that I adore. You have a level of sophistication that so fitting with your beauty. I could digress and say that you have the ability to give magnificent gentle kisses, or that I love your tan lines or that I love the curve of your hips, the erotic beauty of you holding yourself (or two magnificent parts of yourself) in the faded glow of the night's light."
June 24, 2009 at 7:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
realamerican (anonymous) says...
From Gov. Sanford,
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 12:24 a.m.
"One, tomorrow leave at 5 a.m. for New York and meetings. Will think about you on its streets and wish I was going to be there later in the month when you are there. Tomorrow night back to Philadelphia for the start of the National Governor's Conference through the weekend. Back to Columbia for Tuesday and then on Wednesday, as I think I had told you, taking the family to China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Thailand and then back through Hong Kong on world wind tour. Few days home then to Bahamas for 5 days on a friend's boat for the last break of the summer. The following weekend have been asked to spend it out in Aspen, Colorado with McCain - which has kicked up the whole VP talk all over again in the press back home ...
Two, mutual feelings .... You have a particular grace and calm that I adore. You have a level of sophistication that so fitting with your beauty. I could digress and say that you have the ability to give magnificent gentle kisses, or that I love your tan lines or that I love the curve of your hips, the erotic beauty of you holding yourself (or two magnificent parts of yourself) in the faded glow of the night's light - but hey, that would be going into sexual details ...
Three and finally, while all the things above are all too true - at the same time we are in a hopelessly - or as you put it impossible - or how about combine and simply say hopelessly impossible situation of love. How in the world this lightening strike snuck up on us I am still not quite sure. As I have said to you before I certainly had a special feeling about you from the first time we met, but these feelings were contained and I genuinely enjoyed our special friendship and the comparing of all too many personal notes ...
Lastly I also suspect I feel a little vulnerable because this is ground I have never certainly never covered before - so if you have pearls of wisdom on how we figure all this out please let me know... In the meantime please sleep soundly knowing that despite the best efforts of my head my heart cries out for you, your voice, your body, the touch of your lips, the touch of your finger tips and an even deeper connection to your soul."
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From Maria,
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 8:14 p.m.
"As I told you I shouldn't have done this trip but I would have felt worst if I wouldn't have come because it was too over the date, he is a very nice guy, great heart ... but unfortunately I am not in love with him ... You are my love ... something hard to believe even for myself as it's also a kind of impossible love, not only because of distance but situation. Sometimes you don't choose things, they just happen... I can't redirect my feelings and I am very happy with mine towards you."
June 24, 2009 at 7:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
cal (anonymous) says...
Clinton. Edwards. Ensign. Sanford. Democrats and republicans. All the same story. Life is stressful. I was tempted. I've let everybody down. Please forgive me. Give us a break. You guys don't know what stress is and forgiveness is the last thing you deserve....ESPECIALLY those, like Sanford, who were so judgmental of the lifestyles and standards of others who didn't fit his holier than thou pronouncements. Governor, do us a national favor. Retire to the sidelines and leave the rest of us ALONE!!!
June 24, 2009 at 7:38 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kostanza (anonymous) says...
so let me get this correct, according to the logic of our esteemed posters....Republican = having sex with someone of opposite gender, Democrat = having sex with someone of same gender, does that mean if he was a Libertarian he'd be having sex with himself????
June 24, 2009 at 7:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
history (anonymous) says...
Everyone is missing the issue. Mark was never a good conservative he was just cheap. His wife was all the money. His dad was an MD in Fla. and not that really great rich. I'd have voted for Jennie but not him. Of course I claim neither party.
June 24, 2009 at 8:02 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Luke99982 (anonymous) says...
The Post & Courier has got to be the sorriest excuse for a newspaper in SC.
The governor of SC has been routinely sneaking out of the state for a year to see his girlfriend, and your crack reporting staff didn't even notice he was gone? He was in Europe when wild fires broke out in Myrtle Beach, and your staff had no idea he wasn't in the state. What exactly do you pay your reporters to do?
You people have given this loser one break after another without ever questioning him or his actions.
Are you even slightly embarrassed by your editorial this morning assuring us that all was well on the Appalachian Trail? How much thinking do you do before you buy into a politician's obvious lies.
You people could really serve this community and this state if you could think of yourselves as something more than a public relations tool for the Republican Party.
June 24, 2009 at 8:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
DoD (anonymous) says...
Any pics of the Argentina chick? He should get a free pass as long as it is a smoking hot South American or Brazilian model.
June 24, 2009 at 8:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
tallblonde (anonymous) says...
So - Sanford wasn't on the Appalachian Trail......he was on the Argentinian Tail.......
I can see where he might confuse the two....
;-)
June 24, 2009 at 10:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
cgreene (anonymous) says...
lolololololoLOLOLOLOL......GO REPUBLICANS!!!!!!
June 24, 2009 at 11:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
geturmyndrite (anonymous) says...
U know this don't make no sense South Carolina!!!!!!!!! I'm guessing that he wanted frist bids on the bailout money and he don't like 2 share with his family but with his freaks!!!!!!!!! If they don't put him out of office you know there just let's us know it was a racial thing when they put clinton out of offices !!!!!!! What about the governor who was making the sex calls his out of office!!!!!!!!!! He needs to be veto and his wife needs 2 hit him where it hurts in the pocket and she needs to be strip of everything!!!!!!!!!! I'm wondering ifthis freak got the money from the beach house he sold? Because the school system didn't!!!!!!! What a great job your doing sanford but your time is up so pack it up and head back 2 the hills!!!!!!!!!
June 25, 2009 at 12:12 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
vmirat90 (anonymous) says...
wow....somebody really needs Hooked On Phonics.
June 25, 2009 at 11:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
nickl (anonymous) says...
Posted by geturmyndrite on June 25, 2009 at 12:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)
U know this don't make no sense South Carolina!!!!!!!!! I'm guessing that he wanted frist bids on the bailout money and he don't like 2 share with his family but with his freaks!!!!!!!!! If they don't put him out of office you know there just let's us know it was a racial thing when they put clinton out of offices !!!!!!! What about the governor who was making the sex calls his out of office!!!!!!!!!! He needs to be veto and his wife needs 2 hit him where it hurts in the pocket and she needs to be strip of everything!!!!!!!!!! I'm wondering ifthis freak got the money from the beach house he sold? Because the school system didn't!!!!!!! What a great job your doing sanford but your time is up so pack it up and head back 2 the hills!!!!!!!!!
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Did you read what you wrote? Seriously? First of all Clinton is white also and he was not removed from office. So tell me how the Clinton case makes this racisim if Sanford is not remove? Second, your guess would be wrong. Sanford wanted nothing to do with the government "bailout"/ownership money. Have you paid attention to ANY news articles in the past or do you just spout out your illiterate crap? he needs to be vetoed? Do you know what that word means, because it doesn't fit in that sentence. Next, why would the school system get the money from him selling HIS house? Would you sell your house and give the money to someone else? No, but based on your typing you probably don't have a job that pays enough to buy a beach house. And lastly, go back to the hills? He's from Sullivan's Island. What hills?
July 15, 2009 at 3:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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