Mark Sanford – AKA, Former Potential 2012 Presidential Candidate

I have no idea what Redstate looks like.

I have no idea who Erick Erickson is.

I want to thank you BT, for monitoring these awful websites so I don’t have to.

It’s a dirty job, but…

Here you go:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/169187

Could any excuse for his absence be more mockable than nekkid hiking?

Thanks BT.

Is this a trick question?

Yeah, yeah — dog bites man and all that.

Heh. Considering the R’s lack of ability for self-reflection, my guess is that he does not feel stupid at all. He probably didn’t feel stupid yesterday or the day before either.

I gotta work on my komunikatin’ skilz.

Beacuse I certainly wasn’t looking for a primer.

Thanks, though. I appreciate the effort.

And, since it won’t count as traffic to their site, I’ll go read it now.

Actually, I rather like the question. It’s the “today” part that makes it interesting.

There wouldn’t happen to be a super-secret RedState LiveCam that could focus in on Erick as Sanford holds his presser, would there?

When I think of getting away for some quiet time, Argentina is the first place that pops in my mind. s/

no doubt he was tucked away somewhere plotting secession. Anyone know Rick Perry’s whereabouts during the timeframe of Sanford’s disappearance? /s

I’m thankful that I have to go back to the cesspool at 2, otherwise I’d be sorely tempted to watch this bozo.

Not.

He needed a 5 day quickie from his honey in Buenos Aires.

Actually, EvilDrPuma said Sanford was at his house, eating Cheetos and posting as “redfish.”

YellowSnap,
PLEASE get that image out of my head. My eyes burn just thinking about that.

I won’t go to Redstate, any more than I will go to Politico. I won’t give them the clicks.

And Sanfords story stinks to high heaven. Obviously marital trouble among other things. He should be impeached for abdicating his responsibilities as governor.

‘Twill be interesting to see how glib sanford is capable of being (ie. how well he can lie). And who among the media will hold his feet to the fire. It *is* enjoyable that he’s being called to account by other thugs in his own state so dems can kinda sit back and enjoy.

And a second to STTPinOhio’s thanks for keeping up with the red ones; it’s pretty much all my stomach can take to listen to what passes for news “reporting” on the idjit box.

drivin by in btw Whip Calls with a little o/t

brace yourself

Reid invokes cloture on Koh

Ah, Dragon……yer gonna miss all the fun. *G*

SOB.

Back to the cesspool.

Namaste

Yes, this would make sense IF the second man in charge, you know, the lieutenant governor, had been handed the reins of the state and the comments from his staff and wife didn’t change, almost hourly, it seems. Oh, and it if wasn’t nekkid hiking day AND Father’s Day when he went Galt (in Buenos Aires, apparently).

In other words, Erick the son of Erick is full of it, as usual. At least, from the snippets I’ve read of him. I refuse to visit his site, either.

Enjoying long, relaxing drives along the Buenos Aires coastline.

well.. after all, Erick’s partner at Redstate, Mike Krempasky, is married to Monica Goodling….

Is Limpy Limbaugh going after, excusing, or ignoring Sanford?

pssst firedogs – you’ll double your dfh pleasure if you watch the Presser on Fox, srsly

So, he is 25 minutes (at least) late for his press conference. The staff must be fact checking so that the story he tells this time will not be proven bogus.

Don’t know, he doesn’t get back from his vacation until tomorrow, really.

Don’t you believe it. After a series of nationally broadcast press conferences blasting the liberal media for vindictively ruining his vacation and dragging his family into the story, he’ll be well positioned to take the nom. While there are a bunch of litmus tests you have to pass to get into the ‘Serious Republican Contender’ group, once you’re there the only factors in winning the Republican nomination are name recognition and victim score. For Sanford, both of these just went through the roof. Unless one of the others survives a lynching attempt by a pack of deranged flag-burners, Sanford is now guaranteed a spot on the ticket in 2012.

I won’t go to Redstate, any more than I will go to Politico

I get your point regarding their main page, but Politico 44 is actually pretty good.

So, he is 25 minutes (at least) late for his press conference. The staff must be fact checking so that the story he tells this time will not be proven bogus immediately.

It’ll take a couple of hours for the Dam Librul Bloggerz to smash it to smithereens.

FunnyWheelieDiva

While we’re waiting, would someone please tell us dial-up impaired people what’s on that HuffPo vid?

I could see a flag-burning stunt as Palin’s next move. You betcha!

media types and camera people milling about, waiting just like us.

While there are a bunch of litmus tests you have to pass to get into the ‘Serious Republican Contender’ group, once you’re there the only factors in winning the Republican nomination are name recognition and victim score.

Score: 100% on analysis of thug mentality. *g*

Sanford is now guaranteed a spot on the ticket in 2012.

Nooooooooo!

I’m soooo pulling for Palin.

Just to see the humiliation getting less than 30% of the vote can bring.

And I’ve got a chance — it seems like she can’t wait to get out of cold ass Alaska. She’s gonna start campaigning any day now.

Another one falls!!!

Was it a girl or a boy??!!

Don’t you believe it. After a series of nationally broadcast press conferences blasting the liberal media for vindictively ruining his vacation and dragging his family into the story, he’ll be well positioned to take the nom. While there are a bunch of litmus tests you have to pass to get into the ‘Serious Republican Contender’ group, once you’re there the only factors in winning the Republican nomination are name recognition and victim score. For Sanford, both of these just went through the roof. Unless one of the others survives a lynching attempt by a pack of deranged flag-burners, Sanford is now guaranteed a spot on the ticket in 2012.

I don’t think it’s going to play out that way. For starters, his wife is obviously not on board. His staff has been caught in a series of bald-faced lies, including to other Republicans. Anyone with half a brain is going to suspect a sex scandal. He’s already been amazingly careless, and you know the media are going to start digging. It’s only a matter of time before he gets caught, and everyone knows it. The rats will be jumping ship by the end of the day.

I wonder if his wife will show up.

Lottas “huhs & ums” and apologies with absolutely no substance to this point. Shorter version: “Let me tell you the story of my life.”

Will be interesting to see how many questions he actually takes.

Sanford — “Creating a fiction”

My new favorite line.

Uh oh… here comes the tears!

♪ Don’t Lie For Me, Argentina !

Oh, boy!

bloody fuck! he’s confessin’ to having an affair with “a dear, dear, friend” an argentine friend – day-um, those Fox Faces will be hilarious when this is over

Keep sayin’ stuff like that and I might have to tune in!
Or have I missed all the fun yet?
FWDiva

Rut ro….

Wandering wee-wee again!

Sanford, after rambling about “God’s laws” has admitted to an affair with someone in Argentina and apologized.

Put a fork in him. I have to admit I’m a bit disappointed–I was hoping this drama would drag out a bit longer.

The “family values” bunch strikes again.

I wonder how this is gonna affect the GOP’s 22% approval rating?

People do not have “affairs” with “dear, dear, friends.” And the fundies will go nuts – an affair with a brown person who might sneak into the country and take someone’s job.

Christian tears!!

Funnyd -

Geez, darlin’…….hit the ”on” button and pull out the popcorn! You’re missing all the tears.

I was hoping this drama would drag out a bit longer.

has he said it’s a female Argentinian ;D?

celestial drops !

Sanford’s killing the Dow today.

I thought only Obama could do that?

Man, he’s really rambling. Bet his wife wishes he would STFU.

Is his wife there?

what will she run on? ;P the only two Palin headlines this week are:

“Palin reimburses Alaska $8K for 9 family trips” and
“Palin legal bills likely exceed $600000″

Yeah.. this “campaign” i s gonna be lots o’ fun.

No.

No, she isn’t.

Put a fork in him. I have to admit I’m a bit disappointed–I was hoping this drama would drag out a bit longer.

Hey, we got a week out of it…..I’ll take small blessings. *G*

This is painful even for me. I can’t look away from the wreckage.

I have this on delay, so the questions are just starting. Do we have any idea of the gender of the ‘friend’?

aw, rats…only to questions.
Keep digging, man! Better to do a Brave Sir Robin at this point and run awaaaaaay!

Wow, took a long time for a reporter to ask if he plans to resign. Didn’t catch the answer…

FWDiva

Female, unfortunately.

He just mentioned C Street. Emptywheel for the WIN!

what will she run on?

There you go getting all logical again.

What, as it turns out, did she have to run on as VP?

So hopefully she’ll run on the same amount of nothing again.

Kinda explains why he started out with all the apologies.

Thank you, though I’m still hearing him say ‘this person’ ‘a friend’ and no pronouns.

I think there’s a lot more to see. What will the people in his state do – recall him, try to bury it? Whatever happens the Dems will be enjoying every minute.

Never mind, Just heard him say ’she’.

or species?

Is Sanford truly a moron? How on earth did he expect to get away with such a clumsy caper when he’s in such a public position? Has he no brains?

“Yes” a moron. “No” brains. SASQ

Governor Sanford will you be seeking the counsel of John Ensign or Newt Gingrich.

-G

Gosh! Watching only the live feed and now silence and no informed commentary, I just don’t know what I think about all this! Hopefully the talkers tonight will straighten me out. Or maybe I’ll run over to McD’s to watch faux…what to do??!!!

707!

From the Fox News crawl:

Mark Sanford (D – South Carolina)

HE GOES AND SEES HIS MISTRESS IN ARGENTINA ON FATHER’S DAY?!?!

What a shithead! THIS is the Repub party. Please, any Repubs out there who have had it, just watch our President. Just get over the name thing and call yourself a Democrat. We need you to stop these liars like Sanford, Ensign, Vitter, etc.

It’s okay. We’ll take care of you…

not watching. read some. he was unfaithful with a “dear friend.” did he say it was a woman?

Fox bobbleheads tryin’ to give him props for the ‘abundance of information’

Why does Candy Crowley think we need to be reminded of Spitzer and McGreevey immediately after this presser?

And what does Kyra mean about Mrs Sanford, comparing her to Silda Spitzer who stood next to her husband, “You’ve got to hand it to her for that”

His married mother of 2 mistress!

I’m so glad that only gays can destroy the institution of marriage.

are you serious?

Did you miss that he’s a Republican?

Who is up next? Or is this already three strikes, you’re out? So to speak.

As if by magic an R transformed to a D

Kyra sez that Mrs Sanford isn’t standing next to him like Silda, and “you’ve got to hand it to her in some ways for that.”

IOKIYAR-wife

hmmm,

parks the car in SC, flies out of Atlanta – how’d he get to Atlanta ?
or…. who parked the decoy in SC ?

At least he answered Rick Castanedo (?) about where he was planting his tent pole.

I’m not watching TV, but that’s generally what Fox News does when Republicans screw up. (Which seems to be bi-weekly)

I don’t think his wife is taking his calls if he had to apologize to his kids in the middle of a presser.

Aaaaand, 2 womyn on CNN going on about how he’s “only human”…

And MSNBC: Awwwww, he’s wounded and distraught! Poor little WATB-R!

How can he not resign? He left the damn COUNTRY! Just walked away from the job for 5 days. Most of us (who have jobs) would have lost their jobs for not showing up or calling in for that long!

Awwww, it’s political to condemn him! Awwww, Worst moments of his life!

Boo Forkin’ Hoo!

FWDiva

I can’t believe how sympathetic ll the (male) announcers are being.

LOL

Try a cable news channel…blenty of bloviating bobble-headz!

Any actually replay anywhere? My prediction: the bloviating will go on at least 5x as long as the talk.

Oh, how courageous to admit what he’d done! Bad Staff for bungling the info!

FWDiva

Are you kidding?!?

I can’t keep all the bullshit straight. I don’t know anything about this stuff, but isn’t a big difference between getting a hooker from time to time, versus having a mistress that you travel continents to see…on Father’s Day?

I’m sure there are some very pissed off staffers who will be willing to answer that.

No but apparently Fox did! LOL

Sanford was so overflowing with Family Values he needed to share them with another family, far away in the Argentine!

So, lets see. In two weeks, two of the leading lights of the GOP have had their presidential aspirations derailed by their cocks.

Family values, family values, character counts!

-G

Sanford, after rambling about “God’s laws” has admitted to an affair with someone in Argentina and apologized.

UPDATE 4

Sanford resigns as head of the GOP governor’s association.

Just got here Snark BT?

yea, that’s why I was asking since there’s so much history of that whenever there’s a disgraced Repub. Just keeping score….but nonetheless, good one!

No snark – that’s what the man said.

Hey,
Haven’t we all left our jobs and family for days on end to be with an illicit lover.
C’mon now, let’s not be casting stones.

I think it is outrageous that Sanford outsourced his adultery to a foreigner.

-G

Commentary “Spoke from the heart….” My left buttcheek! I heard rambling and babbling, and lots of apologies and throwing himself on the mercy of the C Street House. Blech.
Leadership of the Republicans, they’re all wretched. Family values, my a**.

Now the overflow of sympathy begins……..such a courageous, honest man. s/

Some person on msnbc (probably a thug) saying something to the effect he hopes the dems don’t make political hay out of this. Yeah, it’s all our fault.

Note on Update 2 -

I think the person he was looking for at the beginning of the presser was not an aide but the reporter who tracked him down as he was coming back from SA. Strange that he should be so obviously looking for her.

Eight years ago he was in the House, right?Eight years ago he was in the House, right?

Now that the presser is over, let’s assess Erik Erickson’s post:

First, we need to be clear on the facts — not the media speculation:

* Sanford did tell his staff and family where he was going. Appears to Be True

* Because he was traveling without a security detail, it was in his best interests that no one knew he was gone. Appears to be True

* His political enemies — Republicans at that — ginned up the media story. Ah, no.

* When confronted by a pestering media, things went downhill. Ah, no. When confronted with the choice of his penis or his wife, that’s when things went downhill. Pretty certain the media wasn’t involved in that choice.

* Again though, at all times there was no doubt that Sanford’s staff and family knew where he was. Again, true.

While being factually correct on 3 of 5 accounts, somehow I don’t think this is how Eric thought this would turn out.

I would LOVE to see the third one be Boner…

Hey, anything interesting going on here at FDL?

Shorter Sanford. “We were married, but not to each other which upset us immensely. We cried and f@@ked all weekend long.”

Poor Markie. I feel so BAAAAAAAD for him.

I haven’t laughed so hard since Palin was interviewed!!!

Ya know, this is a very important question. Could’ve just been a puddle-jumper flight to the international flight, but we should know the answer fer shure.

Gina Smith is the State reporter who snapped his picture arriving at the Atlanta airport. Much of his early presser statement appeared to be recapitulation of the story he told her about his youth.

Hey, good point. Imagine having an Argentinian first lady.

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction any bets on how long before he resigns? Hispanic Mistresses are not popular in the GOP.

Rs have real zipper problems. I guess it’s that they are such “real” men that they are just overwhelmed.

So apparently American woman aren’t good enough for him, huh?

Why does Mark Sanford hate American women?

Noot’s thinking “Yes! At least my stuff’s so long ago people might not exactly remember! I can easily spin this!”

by 2012, Jundal and Mitt are gonna be the only 2 left standing.

Barbara Walters and Greta Van Scientology must be texting their fingers to the bone trying to get the interview with Sanford and the Mrs.

This affair went on for five months just like Ensigns? Is it over? WTF?

1) He met the other woman on email?

2) He got serious with a woman in a foreign country by email?

3) Was the other woman married (and if so what does her wife thinK??)?

4) Let’s all recall that when first contacted, Sanford “was taken aback” by the interest. What exactly the fuck was the basis of his outrage?

The Onion had a great response today:

The pre-emptive politian public apology for extra-marital sex

Faux headline:

URGENT: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admits he cheated on his wife, resigns as chair of Republican Governors Association.

Ooops. Can’t figure out how to spin that one?

Some person on msnbc (probably a thug) saying something to the effect he hopes the dems don’t make political hay out of this. Yeah, it’s all our fault.

For finding this Funny?

* Sanford did tell his staff and family where he was going. Appears to Be True

* Because he was traveling without a security detail, it was in his best interests that no one knew he was gone. Appears to be True

* Again though, at all times there was no doubt that Sanford’s staff and family knew where he was. Again, true.

OK am I missing something? His wife and staff did NOT know where he was. And if he did tell his wife and staff, then “no one knew he was gone” is a total contradiction to the first bullet.

How do you figure his wife and staff knew he was seeing his paramour in Argentina?

*scratches head*

Boy, it’s hard to tear myself away to get back to work….

Can’t be sure about that until the actual number of Republic Hispanic Mistresses is known. It’s probably way over one.

LOL, really. and why couldn’t he have brought her here. spent some money here. our ‘conomy’s hurtin’ ya know. should come on down to FL and spent some $$$. sales tax revenue would help keep a school open.

No, he was screwin around and playing “Ike and Tina” in the background!

Perhaps I misheard him, but I thought he said that he told his wife where he was going.

Democratic Strategist: Julian Epstein–”…as for Democrats I don’t think they will, or should make political hay out of this. We went through this crap in the 90’s” Shorter “Let the Repugs stay the party of family values.” (*spits*)

In general, he sure sounded like he cares a lot more for Ms. Argentina than he does for his wife I thought.

Sounds like he got a little too much stimulus. To his credit, he was strongly against the whole stimulus package. Or, maybe he was against it because it didn’t have Argintinan spending. Who knows??!!

What’s love got to do got to do with it?

I’m surprised that there’s no leopardspot dress appearance, a la Vitter’s wife.

10-1 Mark Potter has a mistress

And how have these trip been paid for?

Did Gov Sandfortina pay for these flights and other expenses with his personal accounts. Someone must find out.

What ever happened to Rick Sanchez on CNN

Honest to gawd, that was like watching a bug deliberately smush itself on my windshield in slow-mo. That was just ghastly.

His poor kids. On father’s day, fer hell’s sakes.

All these men who say Sanford was such a standup guy for coming forward.

Don’t men understand the difference between standing up and getting caught?

Now, ya can’t just blame Rs for the zipper problems. That is truly one of the bi-partisan areas that favors neither side but is widely observed across the board.

He’s in Argentina./s

Men?

And only really cried when he talked about letting down his buddy Tom Davis.

Scarolinian on MSNBC sez one legislator (Knotts?) has completely changed his tune about Sanford.

Actually, you can heap more scorn on Republics because they are the ones who long ago wrapped themselves in the cloak of “family values”.

Yeah, he mentioned her first……….I gotcha family values rite chere.

alas, No Joy In Mudville

poor little red staters

can’t. . . stop. . . laughing

Don’t forget Huckabee!!

The GOP needs more stand-up adulterers like Mark Sanford.

-G

Yah, but the GOPPERs rail on about family values, while Dems tend to just love people. It’s the two-faced thing that clobbers a GOPPER and makes me roll on the floor laughing my ass off!

big time SC Pol on Fox – yep, he’s done

and did I hear someone say SC newspaper had been sitting on this story for months ?

“Don’t men Republicans understand the difference between standing up and getting caught?”

There that’s better.

Least we don’t have to worry about Tom Davis 4 prez:

Davis was born on the island of Rarotonga, his full name being Thomas Robert Alexander Harries Davis. He was the first Cook Islands medical graduate in New Zealand, finishing his studies at Otago in 1945. He then served as Medical Officer in the Cook Islands working to improve the country’s health system.

In 1952, he went to Harvard University, initially completing a Master of Public Health, before joining their Department of Nutrition. Subsequently, he worked for various parts of the armed forces as a research physiologist, before joining NASA to work on the space program.

wiki

if someone didn’t run down his car at the airport, we’d be hearing about how after hiking te Appalachian Trail he appreciates more than ever what a beautiful country this is.

busted! scumbag.

My reaction exactly. Somehow people don’t seem to think of the kids when one of these guys gets caught with his d**k flopping around.

yea, I watched that for 30 seconds and turned soccer back on!

Chuck Todd: “They are dropping like flies.”

The thing is the hypocracy of the “moral majority”

Don’t see how that’s true in the last decade or so. It’s way off the charts tilted to the Repub side.

I have to agree with Erick – right now Sanford is my favorite governor ’cause this is really too perfect for the Rs. Except it’s pathetic and I feel sorry for his family and his staff who have lied for him.

BY THEIR OWN DEFINITIONS:
The GOP is a ‘cesspool’.
They ‘demonize’ and climb up on their ‘faux’ moral-highground.
At least the ‘other’ is a ‘WOMAN’!!

NBC News DC Bureau chief: “This story isn’t over despite Sanford’s request for privacy”

Apparently, this story was enshrined in music a long time ago.

Think Rachael might mnake some mention of this in the next day or so?

Sometimes, the family members are just props for these guys.

GOOOOOAAAALLLL!

US 1 Esp 0

Wow. Nice smokescreen/shiny object, eh? So deliciously salacious everyone forgets that he WALKED OFF THE F @ CKING JOB.

Baby Jebus on a Cracker…

FunnyWheelieDiva

Don’t Cry for Me Argentina!

Another Republican Bubblehead bursts!

Ding. Mrs Moose, Bristol and whatever the other one’s name is comes to mind.

I spent 5 days crying in Argentina.

BWAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

You can’t make this stuff up.

Nah, I can’t see her being interested in this at all. /snark

This would be news, no?

Actually, EvilDrPuma said Sanford was at his house, eating Cheetos and posting as “redfish.”

I love you!!!

Ooooh, now *that* would be interesting…..as in what did his staff know? As in how many times has he gone visitng his lady friend?

The RNC’s looking at the bright side: Sanford may have been caught with a Hispanic, but at least he wasn’t caught with a man. Or boy.

Being a conservative I am appauled by what Sanford did and he deserves everything he has coming to him. I won’t make excuses for him or support anybody who does shit like that. On the other hand you libs would not say the same thing about your fellow democrats. If Sanford was a democrat you would support him because he advances your cause and say that it is a right wing witch hunt. The ends justifies the means…

It is easy to understand how the staff and all could have mixed up Ar-gen Tina and Ap-a-la-chan Trail. So similar.

Was he officially on “vacation time” what are the finanical implications of all this?

The state car was used. Parking for said car. Gas. Food. Plane tickets. Taxpayer money was used to pay for this loser’s stimulus package.

Citizen Raven:

“What’s love got to do with it?”

Yes indeed…what does love have ta do with it??!!

How was fishin’, I hear ya got a new rig and made a dent in the fishery off the outter banks

MMMMMay-be!
Bet KO doesn’t let it go by either!
FWDiva

A woman, yes. However, she’s an exotic, foreign one and not a god-fearing, flag-waving, family-values-preaching American. She’s totally unacceptable to Republics.

True, but it’s still the Dems who wind up being forced from office or charged for their stupidity.

I’m sure they can spin this as poltical outreach to the Hispanic community.

-G

Wide-Stance is offended that he didn’t make your cut.

It makes sense if you understand “love” as a verb.

Name anyone here who stood up for Bill Jefferson when the feds found 100k in his freezer.

frederic,

Go clean your guns…

What a lousy house guest, crying for five days.

go spend some time and search the archive here when Elliot Spitzer was caught seeing a hooker (IN AMERICA). You will see that your statement is completely false.

Why accuse us of things without any proof to support your allegation whatsoever. More conservative “values?”

Absolutely NOT ! Adultery is the same regardless of party.

Did he say how met/he got to know this “dear, dear friend” ????

Ok why would Sanford admit to having a mistress unless he knew that the information was coming out already? I think details of some kind maybe coming out convincing and or embarrassing details.
Dipper boy Vitter type details maybe.

Governor Sanford in addition to going MIA from his job thinks that it is the constituents of South Carolina who should pick up the tab for his international booty call.

-G

Is it time to invoke Keyboard Cat?

AND gone all the way to Argentina to do so???

Is this the Repubs’ new “win back the Hispanic vote” strategy?

As a lib:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh, man. Stop it. You’re killin’ me here.

~~~Edited to preserve margins~~~

si.
I thought the Spaniards would be a thumpin us

Democrats were out front in calling for Blagojevich to step down. As well as Eliott Spitzer.

Find another strawman.

-G

Well, he wasn’t offically in the act…he was just tapping his toe…you know…innocently.

Sorry this one is for MsMolly

Maybe EW could figure out a time line on Sanford’s various lies cause I still can’t figure out whats true.

Bullshit, when you “conservatives” run around using the “family values” crap as a wedge to convince the dopes that vote for you it’s very different.

Wow, Republicans even outsource their affairs to get cheaper labor…

These are the funniest comments ever. Thanks for the giggles.

Was he with his girl friend in Europe when he had to rush home?
His in-laws are with his wife. How long has she known of his affair? And he still went to Argentina to be with his girlfriend? How do you spell scumbag?

Guess what: If Sanford was a Democrat, we’d be laughing just as hard, because he’d be a sanctimonious Blue Dog, a true DINO.

By the way, are you going to bash Sanford’s wife for forgiving him just like you Cons bashed Silda Spitzer for forgiving Eliot, Hillary for forgiving Bill, and Elizabeth for forgiving John? Or is it only Democratic women who must be attacked for standing by their men like Republican women do?

I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn’t stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun

So I chose freedom
Running around, trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to

wow. simply wow

Perhaps legendary internet dater Limpy Limbaugh was coaching him on how to meet far away women.

Adultery is as American as apple pie.

“We’ll give you the same screwing we give everyone else!”

Why do I get the feeling he fell on his sword? There’s really no other explanation?

Oh my. Malkin called him a “bastard.”

That sure was the smart money.

And who can forget the parade of conservative Republicans praising Jim McGreevey being a stand-up guy by laying it all out in his presser.

-G

He tried sit sit on it but it was too tight.

Sounds like the thought process of someone who is 19, not someone who is 49.

LOL

and how many times has this happened? on the taxpayer’s dime?

Saw at the RedState link they’re sad because Governor Father’sDay was such a good fiscal conservative. Maybe he feels he’s supposed saved the state so much money, what’s a few grand here and there to have affairs on Father’s Day?

So the man demonstrated that he could attempt to torpedo the needs of South Carolina citizens by rejecting the stimulus at the same time as going through a nervous breakdown over his love life. And he proved how responsible he is by tendering his resignation as Chairman of the Republican Governors Conference. As he demonstrated during the last week, the State of South Carolina is less critical than the Republican Governors Conference and can run on autopilot until he gets everything straight in his head.

To quote from The Bridges at Toko-Ri, “Where do we get such men?”

Mark Sanford
Impeach HIM! Another one one bites the Dust

Ha HA I don’t feel bad for yet another Repuke caught with his pants down!
I do feel very bad for his Wife and Kids…
He is just another two faced Republican who says all this high and mighty crap against all “Liberals” and goes around dipping his wee wee any where he can. They are all just a bunch of Hippocrates!!

No fucking wonder our country is fucked with jerks like this as the opposition to anything good for the people.

And Haley Barbour steps up immediately as head of the Republican Governors Association. Because, unlike the state of SCarolina, the RGA can’t go without a leader for even one day.

Yeah she is one of those heathens that holy brother Gingrich was talkin about last week.

Inquiring minds want to know: was it naked on the Argentinian Trail?

Really. Spent 5 days crying in Arghentina?? Hilarious. No matter what political persuasion. Funny stuff.

Tax payers paid for his trips? He meets this girl on the net was she a Craigslist escort?

Usually the only time Republicans cry during a five day sex spree is when the underage page is armed with pepper spray.

Just saying…

Yea, I’d love to have this shit head in a foxhole with me.

Maybe we should check Sanfords record about Hispanics and immigration plus what he has said about Family Values in the past?

Good choice. Haley is least likely on the planet to end up in bed with a woman to get someone human to boff him in any country.

flipping back and forth – was that Adu scoring ?!?

I wonder how far Jeb Bush can really go as a Republic, given his ‘exotic’ wife?

That’s what they said about Larry craig…

I think Stephen Colbert [who declared himself governor of SC — he’s from there — on his show last night] is gonna have a field day with this!!!

Was it my imagination or was he a little gender non-specific?

Okay everyone, Jane resumes the Public Plan whip, upstairs!
VIDEO Raul Grijalva Takes the Pledge: 1 Down, 39 To Go

In response the Governor just released the following statement:

“I am not a bastid, I just don’t know where my folks is at.”

Good question the Minute Men will never vote for him and Sanford case will really demonstrate to the GOP that their base won’t tolerate Hispanics.

That must be some book Gov. Father’sDay is writing.

Alditore, then he took off his shirt and got a yellow!

A little fragging Raven??

“Don’t cry for me Argentina…”

So who’s elbowing their way to the head of the pack to “lead” the GOP Governor’s association? There’s always Sarah. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’m always in favor of a little more comedy.

If they’re running around on God and Family, it’s a tad hypocritical, ay?

Now that you mention it, gender and age specific…

If you turn out right on this the MSM will talk about this for a month this could turn into another Mark Foley come election day the fundies will stay home again.

does it say anything of significance that Redfish was NOT posting on FDL while the presser was going on, EvilDrPuma?

Really, naked hiking was much more fun.

The only part of the story that gets under my skin now (apart from the standard R hypocricy) is that the guy bailed on father’s day. Hope the kids are old enough to understand that their dad is being a jerk.

Do not, repeat, do not frag someone who is in a foxhole WITH you! I guess that’s why claymore’s have “Front Toward Enemy” on them. Be harder with a frag since it’s multi-directional.

While it must be horrible for his wife and kids no matter what gender, for the rest of us the entertainment value of the person not being a female is off the charts.

bbbb..butbutbut.. Daiperman Vitter is still in the Senate. Sanford’s just fine, by rethug party morality rules.

No, you’re not missing a thing. Those statements are all false. No “appears to be true” about it.

I’m guessing John Ensign is breathing a sigh of relief. For today, anyway. Then again, if the MSM is smart enough to start drawing a pattern (a dubious assumption at best), he might feel a bit differently…

Apparently there ARE some jobs Americans just won’t do

by 2012, Jundal and Mitt are gonna be the only 2 left standing.

Will ya please stop overlooking my Sarah?

Palin 2012.

Stanford talked about crying for her husband and children…I heard the hesitation, too, but the lover is a woman of at least child bearing age, if you can believe anything this fool says. If I heard wrong, this will have very long legs with the press.

They always fall back on that “not perfect just saved” horseshit.

Have they switched to full damage contol mode at Fox News yet? Republics must be protected.

Palin-Jindal, 2012. Great comedy potential in that pairing…

Very true… Maybe the claymore in his direction would be a bit more effective in making sure you survived, oh and as it is electrically denoted you could choose your timing a lot better…. /s

not alone, jane. some others had noticed that too. if the “dear friend” is a guy??? that’d be jackpot. But I’m sure Rachael still wouldn’t touch it.

“Enemy ships on the horizon! Drop periscope. Dive, Dive…!”

“God, please make me a better man. But not today.”

“Jackpot”. Great term. We can only hope…

I just googled it and saw one with a mini cam on it for target ID on a command detonate!

He should have wept like Swaggart to prove his religiousity.

This scumbag was running around on his wife and was telling people for cover that he needed to get away from his children.

Stand up dickwad.

-G

I gotta go!!

I’ve used my inhaler twice to keep from wheezing myself to death from all the laughter this thread has caused!!! Can’t use it again for 4 hours!!! I’ll have to skip the news tonight…

Republics even outsource affairs now.

hehe!

He’s such a pig!

Mr. Sanford once carried two piglets onto the floor of the House chamber to symbolize his opposition to what he considered wasteful spending. One of the piglets promptly defecated; lawmakers were not amused.

http://www.brendan-nyhan.com/b…..eally.html
(video at link)

Remotely??
Much safer for the detonator!?? He who he pushing da button.

How goes it Raven? You done teaching for the year?

I don’t teach, work in technology and education and we don’t break. I did get a nice week at the Outer Banks and did my best to reduce the fish population! How but you?

Wanted to keep Palin out?

He was a fucking stockbroker at Goldman Sachs, this was gonna happen either way.

Yes, he left his walking clothes in his car. One cannot make this stuff up…how good it is when we laugh out loud..See 232 above. This is always the very amusing irony of these born on 3rd base white guys, bright, success track, can’t be stopped, being the example held up for the world…recall picture of H. Baker, Dashchel, et al and all the Supremes, plus, in La. used to be “head and master of the community”….yes, what inspiring leaders. In one of Joan Didion’s books she comments about how the guys she always seemed to like were those hanging out in gas stations. Maybe a comment on courage, candor, you name it.

Wait till they catch her in the Fem-Dom outfit with the Grizz!

Bill and Walt’s Texaco was a great internship in the summer of 66!

I was curious about his wife, and the first picture that came up was from the SC Gov’s Office. However, the entire site seems to be down. No pages, including a homepage load.

Boy, the SC taxpayers are sure getting great service from their governor.

Jane…a DEAR DEAR FRIEND.

See my 14.

There will be big money for the paparazzi who gets the Argentinian and or family/children on film. Any bets on when that story comes out? Because that could pay for a lotta broken heart, que no?

Doing OK. Officially retired as I am now on SS. Still getting used to the no cancer thing after two years of crap I & my family have been through with the original diagnoses… has my head Fucking spinning..

Hang tough! They are cuttin some mess off my shoulder friday.

Newton Leroy Gingrich climbs another political cadaver in his hike back to the top.

-G

Yep, isn’t that a good line?

They’ll run on the poontang platform.

You could always try the Wayback Machine.

Indeed.

IMO, this story is done. Except for the hypocricy, it is none of my business who the guy is dating. It’s just not important.

Dating? That’s a generous interpretation. Try “scthucking”.

Best wishes Raven. Agent Orange related?
Good friend has the really bad cancer stuff on his skin from exposure.. has to keep getting stuff removed, he moved down to the Monterrey area into the fog. Stays outta the sun..
Fishing sounds great I am going to have to get up to Oregon in the Fall for a the fall run of Salmon & Steelhead with my oldest. He goes fishing every time he can, has a drift boat for all the rivers up around Portland.

I think it’ll keep going until there’s a way to understand the distances involved in this affair. Even Limpy Limbaugh kept things within US borders.

I don’t think it AO although they have no admitted spraying it on teh Z in Korea too so I have double jeopardy on that one! I had a doctor whose husband was a Nam Vet and she said. “it’s not whether or not you guys will get skin cancer, just when”.

Maybe she was an espy! Lord Profumo, Kristine Keeler and Mandi-Rhys Davies anyone?

On RawStory, there’s a headline (but no story yet) that Fox misidentified the South Carolina governor as a Democrat. Let the spin begin!

Goaaaaaaalllllllllll US 2-0!!!!!

It’s not a story to have a sitting governor (who’s still guv by the way) disappear and leave the country, on tax payer dime, be completely incommunicado, and tell tons of lies all along the way?

Considering he’s still Guv, and there’s a state to run, a lot of the details are really important in my opinion. He should be out of office immediately.

He’s also the commander of the goddamn SC National Guard. Let some private take off and see what happens to his or her sorry ass. And as these jerks always let you know, we are at war.

Can people start shoving the sanctity of marriage talking points down these fuckers throats now?

Talk about making a mockery of marriage.

-G

Yes, because heterosexuals are famous for keeping their hands to themselves.

Aw, shit, like I needed to hear that. Like one of the leaders in getting the VA to treat AO said, “They killed me in Nam and I didn’t even know it.”

Marisa McNee is whipping the Public Option, upstairs!
Whipping the Public Option: Rahm Update

Well, if we live long enough for that stuff to get us we are probably lucky huh? It’s already 40 years of borrowed time. “Speed on, hell’s only half full”!

Dear Governor Sanford,

Do not resign. The republican party needs more, not less, politicians like you in high profile positions of public trust. It’s the only way to save this great country of ours.

I’m looking forward to the Gingrich/Sanford or Ensign Adulteror Hypocrite Promise Keeper ticket in 2012.

Can’t argue with that.

I just saw a timeline….TPM maybe? Can’t remember.

Doesn’t Hugh keep track or is it just Obama he’s doggin now?

Why do I get the feeling he fell on his sword? There’s really no other explanation?

“Sword” isn’t the first word that comes to mind…

Oh crap! That’s a scary thing to hear from a doctor. Take care of yourself.

dayum! better lay off these here interwebs

Because it would have been a simple matter to cover his tracks, and he didn’t. I have the same itch.

Aw, that was 8 or 9 years ago. Another MD told me it would probably be prostate cancer in the end because I’m in such good shape otherwise. I’m very lucky, thanks.

Newton Leroy Gingrich climbs another political cadaver in his hike back to the top.

I was thinking the same thing when this news broke today.

At least that’s what’s going on in his mind.

Bradley just got red carded so he can’t play next if they win.

I was curious about his wife, and the first picture that came up was from the SC Gov’s Office. However, the entire site seems to be down. No pages, including a homepage load.

Quel surprise. ;-) One of the group shots I’ve seen of him with the family has the wife beside him and four boys posed in stair-step fashion, each of them beautifully groomed in full political mode. Gotcha yer perfect family rite chere, voters. So NOT!

Here it is: The Missing Governor, a Timeline

Shuster just punished Gingrich, including the phrase “cheated on two wives…”

Oh, I agree with you about going AWOL, lying to his staff, (was his trip on taxpayer $?)… But that’s not what we are hearing about and those aren’t the issues that his presser was trying to tamp down.

Heh. And to think there were people out there worried that once Bush left office, Stewart/Colbert wouldn’t have anything to talk about.

Except for the hypocricy

That’s the problem.

Don’t hand me all of this “family values” bullshit while giving standing ovations to Vitter and Ensign when they return to the Senate like they’ve cured cancer or something.

Yup, TPM.

USA USA USA!

Shock The World !!

Even Limpy Limbaugh kept things within US borders.

How soon we forget his Viagra Vacations to the Dominican Republic.

Yeah, he’s pretty good with a stilleto between the ribs (figuratively). He said “…the governor was not alone on the Appalachean trail, or alone in Argentina, for that matter.”

A big forkin’ AMEN on that one, friend.

Don’t need that. I think we now know enough about the Governor’s load today.

This part of the timeline is rich with irony

The governor’s office issues this statement: “[Sanford] is taking some time away from the office this week to recharge after the stimulus battle,” and to “work on a couple of projects that have fallen by the wayside.”

Jane is making sense again, upstairs!
Obama: If Private Insurers Are Such Crack Businesses, How Can “Incompetent” Government Put Them Out of Business?

wow. just wow.

Jenny Sanford’s statement:

http://www.thesunnews.com/news…..52470.html

she’s not happy and, it seems, not about to play the “fall on sword for political husband” game.

At last, a Republican spouse who behaves like an unbrainwashed human being…