Where in the world is... Governor Sanford?

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CatNamedRudy

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WI-Tommy Thompson (his wife didn't even live in the gubner's mansion most of the time-he had girlfriends all over the place)

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Hmmmmm. So who turned the emails over to The State in December? The wife?

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That's what I would love to know. And what made them sit on it this long?

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I think that what people do in the bedroom is their own business. But when a person asks another person with a mistress problem to resign . . . . That's what makes these Republican cheater scandals so delicious.

What's that old saying about throwing stones and glass houses? It sure comes to mind today. And it relates to President Clinton and two Republicans who just admitted they cheated on their wives.

The Charleston Post and Courier reports that Mark Sanford, as a congressman, called on Clinton to resign when his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinskywas revealed. Sanford is now Gov. Sanford. And, as just about everyone knows by now, he confessed today that he had an affair with a "dear, dear friend" in Argentina.

But back in 1998, according to the Post and Courier, he said of Clinton, "Very damaging stuff. This one's pretty cut and dried." Calling the overall situation messy, he added: "I think it would be much better for the country and for him personally [to resign]."

John Ensign had similar thoughts back then. Ensign is now Nevada's junior senator. As the Ticket reported, Ensign's popularity slumped after he admitted that he had an affair with a former staffer.

In 1998 he served in Congress and had this to say to the Las Vegas Review-Journal: "The honorable thing for him to do is to resign and not put the country through this."

No word from Sanford or Ensign on whether either man plans to resign.

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rush limbaugh's take on it...

RUSH: Well, I've been monitoring Governor Mark Sanford's press conference here, folks. I guess we've learned something. Republicans like sex, too. Up 'til now that's been debatable. Republicans are these church going, moralistic no-fun-in-life kind of people according to the libs. Mark Sanford developed, what did he say, an e-mail friendship, started innocently, the girl from Ipanema. He went down to Argentina to see the girl from Ipanema. He could have flown her in. This is, if he's going to do this -- but for crying out loud, folks, this is inexplicable. You are married. You are a governor. Father's Day weekend hits. You drive your SUV to the airport in Atlanta alone, you get on a plane, go visit the girl from Ipanema, the word gets out you're walking the Appalachian trail, the wife defends him, oh, yeah, he's out there writing, he's doing some stuff. At what point does your brain shut off? This is inexplicable. It's inexplicable. This is, whatever, the power of lust?

I've said over the years that lust is the one human emotion over which you have no control. It can make you do things that in your sane moments you would never do. And we're looking at an example of it here. Well, love, people in lust think they're in love. This is the kind of stuff that addicts do. Never going to get caught, never going to happen and so forth. You marvel at this. But I'll tell you what. If he were a Democrat it would be a resume enhancement. It has been a resume enhancement for many years, if he were a Democrat, James Carville and Paul Begala would be out attacking this woman today. We'd find out who she was, she'd be plastered all over as trailer trash. You know what, I don't blame the wife not standing there. That's always rubbed me the wrong way, these politicians go out and do this stuff and their wives dutifully stand there, she's not there. Mark Sanford, I mean I've met him, I met him at a wedding in South Carolina and he was very nice. He did say, by the way, he thought it was crazy for me to say I hope Obama fails.

Oh, speaking of that, the RNC put out some release yesterday about how Obama's agenda is collapsing on him. Did you see that? I guess the RNC says Obama's failing. Remember all that grief I caught from all these Republicans for saying that? Now the RNC is putting out gleeful press releases about Obama's agenda collapsing on him. Okay, I found that story with the Congressional Black Caucus reference. It's the climate change vote. It's from TheHill.com. It was published yesterday. "Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is moving forward with a floor vote on climate change legislation this week even though many Democrats are undecided," although they did turn eight Democrats in favor of it. By the way, you Democrats that have changed your mind on this, you have guaranteed a no vote, you've guaranteed your loss. You are not going to be reelected in 2010. Anybody who votes for this thing is guaranteed not to be -- well, moderate, conservative so-called Democrats.

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RUSH: We are just here commenting amongst ourselves, ladies and gentlemen. When these Republican guys... I mean, nobody caught him. Nobody caught him in the act. He came back, "Yeah, I was screwing off -- literally! -- south of the border with the girl from Ipanema." He comes back and admits it. No wife standing there. John Ensign last week or whatever it was, the Senator from Nevada, his wife wasn't standing there. But when these Democrats go up there their wives are dutifully in a blue dress. Remember Eliot Spitzer and his wife Silda was there? It didn't help much, but we're just remarking on this. And, of course, it reminds us of these big differences. Here's Kyra Phillips. She's the CNN infobabe that had a cow here a moment ago.

PHILLIPS: I don't even know where to begin. I'm, uhhh, feeling, uhhh, pretty biased (snickering) in so many ways on this. You know, I guess we should just try and stick to the, uh, uh, reason why we're covering this. Ummm, and not get a little derailed, but, uh, put this into perspective. You know, governor cheats on his wife, lies to his staff -- leaves his state, uhhh, you know, in the lurch, with no constit...contingency plans. Uhhh, you know? Once again, all about him and selfishness and his love life.

RUSH: Kyra? Kyra? Kyra? Have you not seen this behavior before? His name is Bill Clinton. Did you not probably defend this behavior before? Didn't you say it doesn't affect his business? He's doing his work. It's just sex! It was just sex. Come on, Kyra. By the way, another sign to put on your TV if you're going to watch the Obama infomercial tonight on ABC: "Free Breast Implants?" with a question mark. Either put "These People are Going to Die of Anal Poisoning," or "Free Breast Implants?" Speaking of Eliot Spitzer, remember how that all went down?

(playing of Spitzer spoof song: Love Client #9)

RUSH: He was stupid. He left evidence! Sanford didn't do that.

(song continues playing)

RUSH: I wonder if Sanford thought that he was gonna get away with this.

(song continues playing)

RUSH: They all do I guess.

(song continues playing)

RUSH: He could have been our JFK!

(song continues playing)

RUSH: He coulda had it all.

(song continues playing)

RUSH: Yeah, Gary Hart's wife stood next to him out there, too.

(song continues, fades down to the end)

RUSH: That is "white comedian Paul Shanklin," vocal portrayal there as Bill Clinton talking about Eliot Spitzer and Love Client #9.

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RUSH: I tell you, Sanford handled this -- as we commented here, he handled this -- a little differently than most of these guys do. Like Ensign, he was in a blackmail scheme or we'd have never known about it. Eliot Spitzer was writing checks to the hookers. Clinton left the semen on the stain -- uh, on the dress. But look what Sanford did: "Yeah, yeah. I went down there screwed off for five days. My bad. Leave my wife alone, please. It wasn't her fault. Sorry." Now, real question is: At the end of his political career, will there be a Mark Sanford Library and Massage Parlor? Clinton has one, and there have been many famous ceremonies that have taken place there.

and for the record, i don't think this is the end of his political career.

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The deflection going on in this thread by the righties is lulz.

"Hey, HEY - look at my list - more Democrats have fucked around!!! LOOK AT ME!!!"

This pompous dirtbag fucking pulled a FLIER and bailed to get some Argentine poonanny - I would be pointing and laughing no matter what letter came after his name.

The schadenfreude is delicious when it is someone who hangs their political life on their "family values". Which, unfortunately for conservatives, is 99 out of 100 times a Republican.

I mean, look at the cover of this asshole's book -

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alabamacandace wrote:
The deflection going on in this thread by the righties is lulz.

"Hey, HEY - look at my list - more Democrats have fucked around!!! LOOK AT ME!!!"

This pompous dirtbag fucking pulled a FLIER and bailed to get some Argentine poonanny - I would be pointing and laughing no matter what letter came after his name.

The schadenfreude is delicious when it is someone who hangs their political life on their "family values". Which, unfortunately for conservatives, is 99 out of 100 times a Republican.

I mean, look at the cover of this asshole's book -

I have googled and looked at wikipedia for governors who have cheated on their wives. The first governor I mentioned is my current governor, a Republican. I didn't find any more republican governors who have cheated. So go fuck yourself.

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i love the way in the presser he calls the relationship with maria a "sparking thing". and again, i really don't care who is doing what to who as long as it does not interfere with their jobs. what i do hate, is a hypocrite:

While serving as a U.S. congressman, Sanford was incredibly critical of his colleagues' marital misdeeds, including the affairs of former congressman Bob Livingston and President Bill Clinton:

"The bottom line, though, is I am sure there will be a lot of legalistic explanations pointing out that the president lied under oath. His situation was not under oath. The bottom line, though, is he still lied. He lied under a different oath, and that is the oath to his wife. So it's got to be taken very, very seriously." [Sanford on Livingston, CNN, 12/18/98]

"We ought to ask questions…rather than circle the wagons for one of our tribe." [Sanford on how the GOP reacts to affairs, New York Post, 12/20/98]

"I think it would be much better for the country and for him personally (to resign). I come from the business side. If you had a chairman or president in the business world facing these allegations, he'd be gone." [Sanford on Clinton, The Post and Courier, 9/12/98]

"The issue of lying is probably the biggest harm, if you will, to the system of Democratic government, representatives government, because it undermines trust. And if you undermine trust in our system, you undermine everything." [Sanford on Clinton, CNN, 2/16/99

Sanford has also been an opponent of same-sex marriage, saying in 2004, "As Jenny and I are the parents of four little boys, we've always taught our kids that marriage was something between a man and a woman." [The Post and Courier, 2/11/04]

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Wow, PM, defensive much? I didn't mention any names, but your posts barely register with me, so I have no idea what you have said on the subject.

But I will excuse your rudeness, as I know the state of the economy has made you lose your mind, much like Gov. Sanford.

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More things that make you go "hmmm."

Ensign and Sanford (when he was in Washington) both belonged to a Christian values group called "The Family."* Read more here.

Just who is "The Family" trying to clear the decks for in 2012?

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stop defending this asswipe, are you so blinded by obamarage that you can no longer see? lol

from the Augusta Chronicle, which listed travel expenses for state officials and agencies.

Gov. Mark Sanford ranks in the top 50 [travel spenders] based on the total amount he spent on trips paid by his office and those paid by the state Commerce Department. Mr. Sanford has traveled to China, Argentina and Brazil through the Commerce Department, which has travel reports showing taxpayers covering $21,488 for those trips.

Mr. Sanford also spent $1,976 in travel through his office.

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John Ensign isn't a member of "The Family", which is a child fucking cult. His church is a little weird in its own right, it's the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.

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nubber was not saying he was a member, she was saying he was potentially a VICTIM. learn to read.

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factoryhurl wrote:
stop defending this asswipe, are you so blinded by obamarage that you can no longer see? lol

from the Augusta Chronicle, which listed travel expenses for state officials and agencies.

Gov. Mark Sanford ranks in the top 50 [travel spenders] based on the total amount he spent on trips paid by his office and those paid by the state Commerce Department. Mr. Sanford has traveled to China, Argentina and Brazil through the Commerce Department, which has travel reports showing taxpayers covering $21,488 for those trips.

Mr. Sanford also spent $1,976 in travel through his office.

He ranks in the top 50 out of how many? He spent $2000? THAT FUCKER!!!

How much has the ONE spent?

I'm pissed at Sanford. But he is in the top 50 spenders among whom?

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factoryhurl wrote:
stop defending this asswipe, are you so blinded by obamarage that you can no longer see? lol

from the Augusta Chronicle, which listed travel expenses for state officials and agencies.

Gov. Mark Sanford ranks in the top 50 [travel spenders] based on the total amount he spent on trips paid by his office and those paid by the state Commerce Department. Mr. Sanford has traveled to China, Argentina and Brazil through the Commerce Department, which has travel reports showing taxpayers covering $21,488 for those trips.

Mr. Sanford also spent $1,976 in travel through his office.

You're surprised that a governor would make the top 50? Now if he was using any money to visit his girlfriend that's another story.

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who cares?

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factoryhurl wrote:
nubber was not saying he was a member, she was saying he was potentially a VICTIM. learn to read.

More things that make you go "hmmm."

Ensign and Sanford (when he was in Washington) both belonged to a Christian values group called "The Family."* Read more here.

Just who is "The Family" trying to clear the decks for in 2012?

You really are stupid, and doubly so in telling me to learn to read.

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top 50 government travel spenders.

showing taxpayers covering $21,488 for those trips.

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Looks like someone struck a nerve. ssts

(I have no idea which nerve on which posters - I've just always wanted to say that)

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Pahrump Mania wrote:
John Ensign isn't a member of "The Family", which is a child fucking cult. His church is a little weird in its own right, it's the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.

The Family isn't child-fucking cult. They're a religious cult comprised of U.S. Senators, Congressmen, etc. of which Ensign and Sanford are/were members:

Ivanwald, which sits at the end of Twenty-fourth Street North in Arlington, Virginia, is known only to its residents and to the members and friends of the organization that sponsors it, a group of believers who refer to themselves as "the Family." The Family is, in its own words, an "invisible" association, though its membership has always consisted mostly of public men. Senators Don Nickles (R., Okla.), Charles Grassley (R., Iowa), Pete Domenici (R., N.Mex.), John Ensign (R., Nev.), James Inhofe (R., Okla.), Bill Nelson (D., Fla.), and Conrad Burns (R., Mont.) are referred to as "members," as are Representatives Jim DeMint (R., S.C.), Frank Wolf (R., Va.), Joseph Pitts (R., Pa.), Zach Wamp (R., Tenn.), and Bart Stupak (D., Mich.). Regular prayer groups have met in the Pentagon and at the Department of Defense, and the Family has traditionally fostered strong ties with businessmen in the oil and aerospace industries. The Family maintains a closely guarded database of its associates, but it issues no cards, collects no official dues. Members are asked not to speak about the group or its activities.

Read the whole thing - it's scaring the shit outta me.

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