SC Gov Sanford Admits Affair

[Anonymous]

Oh yes, stepping in dogpiles everywhere, every week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is nothing funny about this.poor taste to laugh because this guy has a wife and four kids and it's another example of a nutty politician. Seems like none of them are honest and I have to say that I just don't get the horniness--I am so tired after a day of life, I can't imagine going through the trouble even if I was so inclined (and I am not).

My only amusement comes from how poorly he handled it, and that circuitous, evasive presser. I spent the first solid ten minutes saying, "Get to the point. Get to the point!" If he wanted this out of the press, I can't imagine a worse way to go about it.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:Is there anything funny about a guy who writes a book titled "The Trust Committed To Me" and then betrays his wife, kids, and state?

Yes, and according to Slate he said this:

As a member of the U.S. House, where he served from 1995 to 2001, Sanford was not very forgiving of prospective House Speaker Bob Livingston when it was revealed he'd had an affair. "The bottom line is Livingston lied," Sanford told CNN. "He lied to his wife."

http://www.slate.com/id/2221253/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is nothing funny about this.poor taste to laugh because this guy has a wife and four kids and it's another example of a nutty politician. Seems like none of them are honest and I have to say that I just don't get the horniness--I am so tired after a day of life, I can't imagine going through the trouble even if I was so inclined (and I am not).

I agree it's not funny, but the situation is just so astonishing. Not astonishing that he would have an affair, but that he would leave the country without letting anyone know where he was going or how to reach him. So I'm not really laughing because I think it's great fun that this happened, I'm laughing just from being so flabbergasted that he thought he could do this and not get found out. The whole thing is so ridiculous. He was going to run for President in 2012!

Agreed. If he wanted to keep this between him and his wife, this was NOT the way to go about it.

[Anonymous]

Criticized Clinton for his affair. Criticized Livingston for his affair. Opposed to gay marriage.

Ordinarily I would say you shouldn't call on a person to resign just because she/he has an affair. They may not be the nicest people in the world but that doesn't mean they can't govern well. But when they're SUCH hypocrites! Oh my.

So -- it must be all these gay people getting married. The Republicans said it would destroy traditional marriage and see, they're right! Suddenly all these guys with traditional marriages can't keep themselves from having affairs. Heterosexuals are very fragile indeed! They will damage themselves and their loved ones at the drop of a hat. We must do more to protect them!

[Anonymous]

He must have eaten a great "parrillada".

[Anonymous]

This is only one more case... if he was not a politician it would go unnoticed.
The world is coming to an end sooner than we expect. Moral values are losing priority, ethics definitely hasn't the power and importance it once had.
Then, when I say I don't want to have kids people look at me with a scared face.
Who wants to bring innocent children to a world that soon will have no breathable air, no healthy food and no moral or ethics?

[Anonymous]

He's a complete asshole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Argentina, huh? That was some seriously long hike.

Is there a pedestrian bridge over the Panama Canal?

[Anonymous]

by the way, a person born in Argentina is called Argentinian.

[jsteele]

Sanford's local newspaper has managed to get hold of his email correspondence with his mistress:

http://www.thestate.com/sanford/story/839350.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Argentina, huh? That was some seriously long hike.

She's his Buenos Aires Mona Lisa. Dude's old, what else was he gonna do?

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:Sanford's local newspaper has managed to get hold of his email correspondence with his mistress:

http://www.thestate.com/sanford/story/839350.html

He writes beautifully! Not joking, either, Maybe he can write a romance novel in his new career.

[Anonymous]

1. I think it's hilarious that he had to travel all the way to Argentina to find someone to diddle with.

2. I'm wondering why we never hear about female politicians pulling these tricks --- it's ALWAYS the men --- and it's USUALLY the high and mighty holier than thou Republicans.

[Anonymous]

why do people in the public eye think they can get away with this mess? I mean, really - people know who you are, dude! i think cheatting is sleazy no matter who it is, but these guys seem to think they are above the law and won't get caught. this one is really up there on the sloppy cover up meter...