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Screw_Michigan wrote:This is the same shit-eating fucktard that wanted his state to circle the fucking drain instead of accepting a dime of federal stimulus funding. Way to go, dicklick. Two in two weeks? That's quite the pace.

SC Gov. Mark Sanford admits affair, resigns as chairman of Republican Governors Association

JIM DAVENPORT Associated Press Writer

1:51 PM CDT, June 24, 2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday he's been having an affair with a woman he visited on a secret trip to Argentina and said he'll resign as head of the Republican Governors Association.

Sanford, a rumored 2012 presidential candidate, refused to say whether he'll leave office.

"I've let down a lot of people, that's the bottom line," Sanford said at a news conference. He said he's known the woman about eight years, but their relationship turned into something more a year ago while he was on an economic development trip to Argentina.

Sanford, a 49-year-old father of four, choked up during remarks to reporters. He said his wife has known about the affair for the last five months.

Sanford revealed Wednesday morning that he'd gone to Argentina for a seven-day trip. For two days after reporters starting asking questions, his office had said he had gone hiking on the Appalachian Trial.

Meanwhile, first lady Jenny Sanford had told The Associated Press she did not know where her husband went for the Father's Day weekend.

First elected governor in 2002, the former real estate developer has more than year remaining in his second term and is barred by state law from running again.

A former three-term congressman, Sanford most recently snared headlines for his unsuccessful fight to turn aside federal stimulus cash for his state's schools. His vocal battle against the Obama administration — and libertarian, small-government leanings — won praise from conservative pundits. Ultimately, a state court order required him to take the money.

Sanford's announcement came a day after another prominent Republican, Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, apologized to his GOP Senate colleagues after revealing last week that he had an affair with a campaign staffer and was resigning from the GOP leadership.

Sanford was born May 28, 1960, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the eldest of four siblings. He earned a bachelor's degree in business from Furman University in 1983 and a master's of business administration from the University of Virginia in 1988.

After working for a couple of years in the financial world in New York, he returned to South Carolina and said he was shaped by his summers working on the family plantation. He served in the U.S. House for three terms before honoring a term limits pledge and leaving office in 2001.

In 2002, he defeated incumbent Democrat Jim Hodges by 4 percentage points to become governor and won re-election in 2006, beating Democratic state Sen. Tommy Moore.

As governor, Sanford has had seemingly endless run-ins with the GOP-dominated Legislature, once bringing pigs to the House chamber to protest pork barrel spending. He also put a "spending clock" outside his office to show how quickly a proposed budget would spend state money.

Derron wrote:

Screw_Michigan wrote:This is the same shit-eating fucktard that wanted his state to circle the fucking drain instead of accepting a dime of federal stimulus funding. Way to go, dicklick. Two in two weeks? That's quite the pace.

SC Gov. Mark Sanford admits affair, resigns as chairman of Republican Governors Association

JIM DAVENPORT Associated Press Writer

1:51 PM CDT, June 24, 2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday he's been having an affair with a woman he visited on a secret trip to Argentina and said he'll resign as head of the Republican Governors Association.

Sanford, a rumored 2012 presidential candidate, refused to say whether he'll leave office.

"I've let down a lot of people, that's the bottom line," Sanford said at a news conference. He said he's known the woman about eight years, but their relationship turned into something more a year ago while he was on an economic development trip to Argentina.

Sanford, a 49-year-old father of four, choked up during remarks to reporters. He said his wife has known about the affair for the last five months.

Sanford revealed Wednesday morning that he'd gone to Argentina for a seven-day trip. For two days after reporters starting asking questions, his office had said he had gone hiking on the Appalachian Trial.

Meanwhile, first lady Jenny Sanford had told The Associated Press she did not know where her husband went for the Father's Day weekend.

First elected governor in 2002, the former real estate developer has more than year remaining in his second term and is barred by state law from running again.

A former three-term congressman, Sanford most recently snared headlines for his unsuccessful fight to turn aside federal stimulus cash for his state's schools. His vocal battle against the Obama administration — and libertarian, small-government leanings — won praise from conservative pundits. Ultimately, a state court order required him to take the money.

Sanford's announcement came a day after another prominent Republican, Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, apologized to his GOP Senate colleagues after revealing last week that he had an affair with a campaign staffer and was resigning from the GOP leadership.

Sanford was born May 28, 1960, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the eldest of four siblings. He earned a bachelor's degree in business from Furman University in 1983 and a master's of business administration from the University of Virginia in 1988.

After working for a couple of years in the financial world in New York, he returned to South Carolina and said he was shaped by his summers working on the family plantation. He served in the U.S. House for three terms before honoring a term limits pledge and leaving office in 2001.

In 2002, he defeated incumbent Democrat Jim Hodges by 4 percentage points to become governor and won re-election in 2006, beating Democratic state Sen. Tommy Moore.

As governor, Sanford has had seemingly endless run-ins with the GOP-dominated Legislature, once bringing pigs to the House chamber to protest pork barrel spending. He also put a "spending clock" outside his office to show how quickly a proposed budget would spend state money.

What the hell is the big deal ?

Sin,

Bill Clinton
Ted Kennedy

JMak wrote:I wonder if lefties start new threads or run headlines about "Another Dem pol busted in an affair" when that happens?

jiminphilly wrote:When the story first broke Sanford said he wanted to get away to "clear his head." I guess he did from a certain point of view.

Terry in Crapchester wrote:

jiminphilly wrote:When the story first broke Sanford said he wanted to get away to "clear his head." I guess he did from a certain point of view.

You certainly bring up an interesting point. The lie may have been worse than the offense itself.

Terry in Crapchester wrote:

Derron wrote:What the hell is the big deal ?

Sin,

Bill Clinton
Ted Kennedy

I could be wrong about this, but I don't think either Clinton or Kennedy went missing for four days at a time. And in another country at that.

Diogenes wrote:Besides, a Democrat being a rapist or murderer isn't exactly newsworthy.

Papa Willie wrote:

JMak wrote:
Perhaps Dems having affairs ain't no big deal. Well, we know it's not a big deal. The critical point to them is another round of screeching hypocrite.

Exactly. MLK Jr. and Bill Clinton fucked around, and that was just enough for Democrats to think that fucking around is perfectly acceptable (except when a Republican does it).

Mikey wrote:Pols' private affairs used to be considered just that...private.

It was going on a long time before Clinton got caught with his pants down. Yeah, Clinton was and is a sleazebag, but it was the Repbulicans that opened that can of worms. They're all fair game now.

Pretty fucking hypocritical to be calling the Dems hypocrites for turning it around on the group that advertises itself as the party of "family values". Yeah right, nice family values to leave your family over the fathers day weekend to be with your sleazebag whore. Fucking Democrats.

can I say ?

Sudden Sam wrote:These guys just need to learn to not stand up there and pontificate about virtue and ethics and honesty if they're sticking it in some strange on the side.

JMak wrote:

Mikey wrote:Pols' private affairs used to be considered just that...private.

It was going on a long time before Clinton got caught with his pants down. Yeah, Clinton was and is a sleazebag, but it was the Repbulicans that opened that can of worms. They're all fair game now.

Pretty fucking hypocritical to be calling the Dems hypocrites for turning it around on the group that advertises itself as the party of "family values". Yeah right, nice family values to leave your family over the fathers day weekend to be with your sleazebag whore. Fucking Democrats.

can I say ?

I guess impeaching Billy for perjuring himself had nothing to do with perjury, right? And Janet Reno had nothing to do with authorizing the initial investigation at the behest of career DoJ lawyers and authorizing every subsequent expansion of that investigation, right? Republicans didn't open that can. Billy did when he decided to tap an intern and then lie about it while also lying about being a serial adulterer.

And, of course, like any good little lefty, you're just dumb. I guess no person should ever aspire to behave morally since someone out there is acting immorally, eh?

Stupid, much?

I guess no person should ever aspire to behave morally since someone out there is acting immorally, eh?

JMak wrote:

Sudden Sam wrote:These guys just need to learn to not stand up there and pontificate about virtue and ethics and honesty if they're sticking it in some strange on the side.

Because there is no inherent value in behaving morally, right? Morality only goes as far as the person talking abuot it, eh? WTF?

I've done some f'ed up stuff in my life, so I guess I shouldn't be teaching my kids about being polite, being respectful, expressing sympathy, etc.

Retarded.

Terry in Crapchester wrote:
I could be wrong about this, but I don't think either Clinton or Kennedy went missing for four days at a time. And in another country at that.

JMak wrote:I guess impeaching Billy for perjuring himself had nothing to do with perjury, right?

Wolfman wrote:Why are we so surprised at human failing. We are human and we sometimes fail, and that includes failing to live up to the standards by which we should live. I think it is about time that private lives are just that --both the politicians who govern and us citizens and voters.

Papa Willie wrote: Quit hurting my feelings, meanie!

Besides - they should shoot this motherfucker as well. Death to any motherfucker in office who fucks around. :D

Wolfman wrote:Why are we so surprised at human failing. We are human and we sometimes fail, and that includes failing to live up to the standards by which we should live. I think it is about time that private lives are just that --both the politicians who govern and us citizens and voters.

General Peters wrote:Can just ONE of these liberal sources that are gushing over this story today post a fukken PIC of the chick? Was she Argentinian?

Wolfman wrote:Why are we so surprised at human failing. We are human and we sometimes fail, and that includes failing to live up to the standards by which we should live. I think it is about time that private lives are just that --both the politicians who govern and us citizens and voters.

Terry in Crapchester wrote:
I could be wrong about this, but I don't think either Clinton or Kennedy went missing for four days at a time. And in another country at that.

Mikey wrote:
Bullshit. It was all about getting his dick sucked and you know it and everybody else knows it. The perjury thing was just the only technicality your assholes could find to try and get him out of office with. I never defended Clinton's behaviour. But you seem to think that because Clinton was the first one burned for extrmarital sex that it's OK for Repugnitans to do it any time without consequence. And that it's somehow the Democrats' fault when the press jumps on it.

Wolfman wrote:Why are we so surprised at human failing. We are human and we sometimes fail, and that includes failing to live up to the standards by which we should live. I think it is about time that private lives are just that --both the politicians who govern and us citizens and voters.

smackaholic wrote:still no info on his piece? she better at least be smoking hot looking.

i'll bet she's not a 22 year old fattie.

Moving Sale wrote:And what would that soldier's name be mvskkkal?
Please tell me you're not talking about Delmar Simpson.