South Carolina Republicans embrace admitted adulterer

So much for the Republican Party being the party of family values… Republican Mark Sanford has defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District special election. The victory caps a dramatic comeback by the scandal-tinged former governor, whose political career was left for dead four years ago…

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500 Days of Sanford – Great Political Video

Brilliant political video from Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Dwight Drake in South Carolina.

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Sanford may have broken laws regarding travel

To say South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has had a bad year would be an understatement. First there was all the hullabaloo regarding his father’s day weekend “hike on the Appalachian trail,” which turned out to be a trip to Argentina to visit his mistress, and now comes word Gov….

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Sanford’s downfall part of a govt. conspiracy?

According to Phelony Jones, the downfall of disgraced South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford can be traced to one source: the federal government: Gov. Sanford vs. Gov’t Forces: Let me get this straight If you fight the government’s orders and advances, they will bring you down by any means necessary. Yeah,…

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One final (I promise) thought on Mark Sanford

What bothers me most about South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s affair isn’t the fact that he abandoned his wife and children on Father’s Day weekend to be with his mistress – though that is pretty reprehensible. What bothers me the most is his continued statements that his mistress is his…

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King David he ain’t

The saga of disgraced South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford just keeps getting stranger and stranger. In a statement issued after meeting with his Cabinet, Gov. Sanford compared himself to King David while making it clear he has no plans to resign his office: “I remain committed to rebuilding the trust…

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Sanford explains absence, admits to affair

I know, I know….this is the last time I’ll mention South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford for a while. At a press conference earlier today, Gov. Sanford finally came clean and explained his recent unexplained absence, admitting he’s been having an affair with a woman from Argentina. Here’s some video of…

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Sanford whereabouts known, but questions remain

On Monday I wrote about South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who went missing for four days over Father’s Day weekend. At the time of my entry, Gov. Sanford’s whereabouts were still unknown even to his wife, but since that time, it’s been determined Gov. Sanford spent his time away from…

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S.C. governor missing since Thursday

This is a really weird story. The whereabouts of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford were unknown for nearly four days, from Thursday until today, and before his whereabouts became known, Gov. Sanford’s own wife didn’t know where he was. First lady Jenny Sanford told the Associated Press earlier Monday her…

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