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| Sanford admits affair, apologizes to family |
| 2009-06-24 |
| S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford admitted today that his secret trip to Argentina over the Father's Day weekend was to visit a woman he has been having an affair with for the past year. In an emotional news conference, Sanford said his relationship with the woman in Argentina would not work, but would not say if it was over. He did not name the woman, but said he met her eight years ago, although their casual friendship evolved into a romantic relationship about a year ago. "The bottom line is this: I have been unfaithful to my wife," the two-term governor said before a mass of press in the State House outside the governor's office. "Let me apologize to my wife Jenny and my four boys ... for letting them down." Asked directly if he and first lady Jenny Sanford are separated, Sanford said: "I don't know how you want to define that. I'm here and she's there. I guess in a formal sense we are not." Sanford acknowledged he misled his staff earlier this week when he lead them to believe he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. Sanford said he would resign as chairman of the Republican Governor's Association -- a platform he has used over the past few months to broadcast his opposition to President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package and fueling speculation that Sanford was considering a 2012 run for president. But Sanford did not respond when asked if he would resign as governor. Sanford fought back tears several times during a 20 minute news conference, especially when he mentioned his marriage counselor and his long time personal and political friend Tom Davis, Sanford's former chief of staff. Sanford's relationship with the woman in Argentina became more sexually charged about a year ago, but Sanford's wife did not learn of the affair until about five month sago. The Sanfords have since been in counseling. In his apology, Sanford acknowledged not only all South Carolinians, but people of faith, people in his own party as well as his family. He denied he had ever had other extramarital affairs. "I've spent the last five days of my life crying in Argentina," Sanford said. "I am committed to trying to get my heart right." |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #14 He is an idiot. Typical "elite" part of the Demopublican Party that has completely lost touch with reality. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-06-24 23:25 |
| #13 Honey trap? No, I don't think so...at least not to the degree you're thinking. While I don't think the DNC and its MSM sockpuppets engaged the Argentinean cutie to assist in driving Sanford's political future onto the rocks (he's obviously done a superlative job of that himself), I have no doubt whatsoever that whenever any prominent Republican politician gains public visibility and starts becoming the subject of 2012 speculation, he or she immediately becomes the subject of a dedicated "war room" squad of Dem operatives and MSM journoturds looking for anything that can be used to destroy their political viability. If they can't do it via scandal as with Sanford, they'll try to do it with nonstop ridicule, as with Sarah Palin. |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2009-06-24 21:01 |
| #12 Idiot. It's just amazing how many politicians of substantial stature -- governor, senator, big-city mayor, president -- can't keep their pants on. His career is over. He should resign. That will give him the opportunity to focus on his marriage, assuming his wife still wants him. He can pick up a private sector job somewhere. But get out of the way and let someone else do the job. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-06-24 18:57 |
| #11 Oh, ferchrissakes. Idiot. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-06-24 18:14 |
| #10 Honey trap? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-06-24 18:11 |
| #9 This must be somekinda beauty (picture please)for sanford to throw away a political career, a family, and the american people. This will give Obama cover for the cap and trade, medicare, and all the other programs that are being rammed down her/our throuts. Sanford you are a sorry SOB. |
| Posted by: Gromosing tse Tung9384 2009-06-24 17:52 |
| #8 Why isn't he using the "it depends on the definition of is is" defense? It worked the last time someone used it. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2009-06-24 17:38 |
| #7 Just resign and put us out of your misery. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-06-24 17:36 |
| #6 Foreign Affairs? You're doing it wrong. |
| Posted by: Lagom 2009-06-24 16:43 |
| #5 More and more of this seems to be 'popping' up. I suspect the Grand Kennedy Karma(GKK) is engulfing the larger political community as its core member, who with great human effort for decades of gravitationally keeping it in place - his place, is now seriously losing steam in tying down the beast. Pass the popcorn. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-06-24 16:36 |
| #4 If he was with Andrea Rincon, I'll have to give him a pass. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-06-24 16:33 |
| #3 *shakes head sadly* Friggin idiot. Spent Father's Day with his squeeze, leaving his wife and sons alone. Resign or be beaten - literally - you POS |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-06-24 16:33 |
| #2 So are there any conservative Republicans of national stature which *aren't* currently schtupping somebody on the side? I need to get one of those Derbyshire "We Are Doomed" t-shirts. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2009-06-24 16:30 |
| #1 So...how stupid is this guy? Pretty damn stupid. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-06-24 16:25 |