Sanford Was in Argentina — Not Appalachian Trail

This just gets stranger by the day. It might not be such a big deal except for the fact that the governor, his staff, or both lied to the public concerning his whereabouts. As they say, the cover up is usually worse than the crime. This guy has a lot of explaining to do. Can’t wait for him to face the media. As for 2012, forget it.

And this numb skull is a governor? Wish I could just abandon my duties and fly off to an “exotic” locale like Argentina. Maybe there was an Angelina in Argentina? Given all the Republican sex scandals lately I wouldn’t be surprised.

Hmmmm…..why lie???? I can only think of one reason…. Something is up, and I’m sure his wife is not supposed to know.

This guy is a potential Republican candidate for president in 2012? Guess there’ll be 4 more years of Democrats if this guy is the best that party can do.

He can forget about 2012. Sounds like a nervous breakdown…

The GOP has more flakes than a Head and Shoulders commercial!

who was with Sanford in Argentina – it does take two to tango, you know.

This is unbelievable. What are we going to do about this joker? When all is found out I fear it is going to be very embarrassing for South Carolina. It might be time for us to stand up about this guy….

Stick a fork in him. He’s done….

Maybe he was abducted by aliens! No, just kidding. I can’t wait to find out what happened. Maybe he went there to buy cheaper cigarettes.

This story was handled so ridiculously badly by Sanford and his staff, I can only assume it was hastily contrived to cover up something even more damaging.

He either has a mental illness, or something to hide…

The guy’s a freak. Impeach him NOW!!! The state deserves much better than this. His family too!

Hummm…I suspect most of the liberals here screaming from the top of their lungs that this Republican governor is “having some illicit affair” (without a shred of proof as to that) are the same liberals who screamed “unfair!” at the Repubs for ponucing on Bill Clinton over (a proven) affair with a White House intern.
Hypocrisy at its finest from the left-leaning crowd.

To quote my mother in law a South Carolina resident, “there should have been a coup!” Geeze, I understand the need to rest etal but the guy should have said something to his wife at least. To say nothing of the Lt Gov.

Is there an Argentina Alaska anywhere? Hmmm,
no wonder he didn’t tell his wife. 2012? LOL

Mark Sanford is living on the DOWN LOW.

Why is it I just know that somewhere in this ODD story is another woman? This guy has totally blown it.

“If you like pina coladas….gettin’ caught in the rain…”
Hey governor…got a little Captain (Morgan) in you?

Bob, Not everyone runs a state or country. What if there had been an emergency situation and he was needed at home. How would anyone have found him?

The governor said he simply wanted to do something ‘exotic’. Yeah, right, exotic. I wonder what her name was?!

Why should this man check in with any one about where he goes?? Maybe he wanted to be alone and just did not want any one to know where he was, the news should stick with the news and leave this man alone. Where is goes and who with is not news.
James E. Staley

I am totally embarrassed and let down…he’s MY Governor.

hmnnn.
maybe he was getting a ‘tummy tuck’
or studying the tango…
anyway, whatever he was ‘doing’, we can be sure as a GOP representative, he was promoting moral, religious and family values.

Why should this man check in with any one about where he goes?? Maybe he wanted to be alone and just did not want any one to know where he was, the news should stick with the news and leave this man alone. Where is goes and who with is not news.
James E. Staley
Posted by: James Staley | Jun 24, 2009 11:30:22 AM
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Imagine a President doing this? If you sign on for public service then you commit.

All the speculations and ‘maybe’s’ that the media is sending out – - not biased or anything – - whoa, whoa ! ! ! Pretty soon it will be speculated (reported) that he was on a secret liason with Edward’s ex-lover. C’mon folks ! ! ! ! !

The GOVERNOR of the state left without telling anyone how to reach him and without letting the Lt. Gov. know he was going to be gone?? Pretty irresponsible.
Of course that’s not the real story but if it were, even that would be reason not to leave this guy in office.
Can you just imagine Rush and Hannity if this were a Dem???

It will be interesting to see what the real story really is. It will also be interesting to see if Sanford stays as chair of the Republican Governors Association. He may also learn the difference between doing the tango and being in a tangle woven by his own furtive deceptions.

Here’s the deal. He went to get a face lift, or some other cosmetic surgery done. Argentina is well known for that. Breast jobs, tummy tucks, enhanced bottoms, nose jobs, face jobs, and other assorted “make me look young and pretty” stuff.

I can see all of you people were really concerned about the governor. Where is your concern about the firing of inspector generals by this administration when they expose fraud and corruption?? WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE AND INVESTIGATION ON THINGS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT US AS AMERICANS??? Do you people have your heads up your asses? Do you not see that when “Republicans” are no longer free, you won’t be either? Do you really want to live in a dictatorship that squelches your freedom to rant the way you do currently? Do you really think Obama is just after us Republican heretics or do you think he just wants to be ruler of the world? And do you not have a problem with that? I guess it is true what they say about the Dumbing Down of Americans. What a sad day we have witnessed when we are more concerned that a governor went on a vacation without your permission than we are about a power grab unprecedented in our nation’s history!!!

four children, takes off on father’s day, totally selfish creep in my book.

Why is a US governor leaving hte country without any official notifications to other government agencies, his own staff and family, and those responsible for assuming his duties? Because of this inexplicable and irresponsible level of secrecy, I would like to see an investigation into the purpose of his trip, where he went and whom he met with, in the interests of national security.

Yaawwwwnnn….

10 TO 1 ODDS, THERE’S A WEALTHY, FASCIST, GOP BENEFACTOR IN ARGENTINA BEHIND THIS… AND SEX. THE PERFECT BLACKMAIL SETUP. WHAT A DODO.

This is the same governor who allows children in South Carolina schools to be subjected to the delapidation and filth of run down cracked up buildings with rats, mold, and unsanitary conditions. It sounds to me like he just doesn’t care one way or the other about what people think let alone his own constituents.

In his staff’s defense: “Appalachian Trail” and “Argentinean tail” DO sound similar.

The Gov. said he wanted to DO something exotic. Hummm… Enough said. – ITWARZ

Oh please, a Republican Governor takes a trip to Argentina in this financial crissis, SC is in double digit unempolyment, who paid for this trip? The tax payers of SC did. So should all the people in SC who had a bad week fly off to Argentia too. This guy wants to run for President, think not……

The Obama press is going to punish him for refusing spendulus money now…

You mean no one expects a family values christian conservative governor to just leave his family and state behind on father’s day weekend without a word to where he was going for some reckless rendevouz? No, say it ain’t so!!

What missing governor? The guy wants some privacy, away from the intrusive media, and he’s missing? Nonsense. And anyone that thinks he has some obligation to stay under the watchful eye of the populace every second of his life is nuts. It’s overdue to have someone that is not a publicity hound in pubic office, for a change from the Rock Star liberals.

Thank you Repubs for for giving The Daly Show more material than they can possibly handle. I’ll be watching it again tonight for the latest updates on the Mark Sanford saga. Should be good! Ha! Ha! Ha!

scarborough?
when has anything he says, held any integrity or credibility?
n-e-v-e-r
and of course he would be defending anyone of a gop persuation, you know?
maybe if ms. palin took off for a week without kids and husband over the mother’s day weekend, it wouldn’t be an issue either, right scarborough?
yeah, i thought so.

If it’s just a sex scandal or vanity surgery, I would like to know for certain so I can stop giving a hoot. How do we know he was not brokering some sort of illicit money deal with drug barons or foreign militias, or otherwise betraying our country?

JUST BECAUSE HE IS THE GOVERNOR DOSEN’T MEAN HE IS NOT A HUMAN BEING. HE MAY HAVE JUST NEEDED TO BE TO HIMSELF WITHOUT THE MEDIA AND WITHOUT THE STRESS LEVEL SC ISN’T GOING TO FALL OFF THE MAP JUST BECAUSE HE TOOK A FEW BREATHING DAYS AND IF AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY HAD OCCURED DO INDIVIDUALS REALY THINK THAT OUR GOVERNMENT DOESN’T HAVE A BACKUP PLAN, BE REAL WE LIVE IN THE US, YES I AM AWARE OF 911, BUT OUR NATION HANDLED IT. EVERYBODY HAS TO TAKE A MOMENT AND STEP BACK TO GATHER THEIR THOUGHTS I DON’T CARE WHO YOU ARE…. ALSO I AM SURE HIS WIFE WAS WELL AWARE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS. GIVE HIM SOME CREDIT, WHY DOES HE HAVE TO BE ACCUSED OF A WOMAN JUST FOR TAKING PRIVATE TIME WHICH I FEEL HE WELL DESERVED, AND AS FAR AS HIS 2012 PRESIDENTAUL NOMINATION. WHICH PRESIDENT DOESN’T HAVE A SKELTON IN HIS CLOSET???? I LOVE OBAMA, BUT GUESS WHAT HE WOULD BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT HE HAS SKELTONS DANGLING AROUND. LEADERS ARE HUMANS, NOT ROBOTS, EVERYONE FAULTERS, FAILS AND MAKES MISTAKES, BUT EVERYONE ALSO LEARNS FROM THEM, AND PREVENTS THE SAME MISTAKE FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. PEOPLE NEED TO SWEEP AROUND THEIR ON BACKDOOR INSTEAD OF SWEEPING AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORS, AND PEOPLE NEED TO MIND THEIR OWN BUSINESS INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MIND OTHERS, YES I KNOW HE IS ELECTED INTO OFFICE BY THE PEOPLE,BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN HE’S A SLAVE FOR THE PEOPLE, HE DOES HIS JOB TO THE FULLEST, AND ABOVE AND BEYOND. I FIND NO FAULT IN HIM WANTING SOME PRIVATE TIME, HE DESERVES IT…… I AM 110% BACKING YOU GOVERNOR, JOB WELL DONE!!!!!!

Gubner… You are screwing things up for us other guys who hang out in South America….Now Apologize, damit…..

Wendy and others, I do not think anyone here on this blog is saying that the man did not need a vacation after the session ended. We just find it odd and irresponsable that the man would disappear with out telling ANYONE. Not his staff, not his wife not even his security detail. That is very irresponsable. Supppose he had been needed for something what would have his staff done? Take a vacataion sisr just leave the staff a note as to where you are in case of emergency. Geeze my teens know this much.

So the rumor is that another married christian conservative Republican candidate, Haley, could be the other woman. the press will have to find out if she ditched the family last weekend too. Anyway, I don’t buy it, it’s going to turn out to be a dude!

Please someone check and see if Boss Hog has been broadcasting his radio comedy show these past few days. Next, we’ll hear about the happy little pills they were smuggling back through Customs after their late nite rendezvous.

I have been told for years now that politicians personal lives are theres. What they do, even sexual is no body’s business. These hypocritical Democrats, jumping on someone and not know what the facts are is typical. Just Democratic jerks with a DOUBLE STANDARD.

I feel this story has gotten way too much attention. His family probably knew where he was but respected his privacy enough not to tell the press. Everyone needs to get away sometimes; even the governor. He is human & not perfect like all of the other people who seem to be commenting and jumping to conclusions before they know the whole story. There was no emergency in our state & we were just fine while he was gone. There’s more important events going on in the world than Gov. Sanford taking a few days off.

When I was kid back in the early 60′s we played the game of where to do you want to go when you grow up. None of us had ever been out of Texas at the time. My compadres would pick places like New York, Paris, London. I used to say Argentina just to be different. In 1991, following a divorce, I went just because I free do so and to live up to my childhood boast. I had no idea what to expect, but I can tell you that I had never seen better looking women before that since then Perhaps the Gov. went for a look see.

I think he is going to resign…. i think he was ###### about being made to take the stimulus money and took off to ponder his whether he should resign or not

Puh-lease! It’s not a matter of *what* Sanford was doing (or *where* for that matter). More like *WHO*!
On Father’s Day no less. And his wife acts like it’s nothing. Sure thing.
Hmm, I wonder exactly how many journalists are now doggedly investigating his activities for the last several years…

Shades of Jimmy Buffet – Some people claim there’s a woman to blame, but he knows, it’s his own damned fault. – ITWARZ

I don’t think you can take all this at face value. Too many things are questionable. We are not getting the whole story. Somebody had to see him leave the country. I can’t believe no one noticed that he was in an airport or sitting next to someone on a flight to south america. Was he in disguise, use a different ID/passport to get out of the country? Who assured his safety? Someone had to know. They are just not telling us.

So what’s the big deal? Is it about being a Republican? I remember when our Democrat president was getting BJ’s in the hallway adjacent to the oval office from a white house intern. But you were down with that. Anyone who thought it was inappropriate was scoffed at. The double standard is definitely still in effect.
Posted by: mmonroeliveson | Jun 24, 2009 11:48:42 AM
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We knew where Clinton was at all times. Get it?

Conservative does not mean sexless, it does not mean religious right either. It’s a fiscal term, not a moral one. Stop confusing your own personal issues with sex and projecting them on public figures. Having an affair is so unbelievable common these days. Our beloved NY mayor Juliani had an affair, and went on to be a celibrated public servant. Judge less, least ye me judged yourself, forgiveness is divine

This lends new meaning to “take a hike”
Hope that’s what the wife and SC voters say to Sanford

IMPEACHMENT proceedings NOW!!!!!!! Republicans were all over Clinton when he admitted his affair and lied about it. HMMMM is this not just about the same thing? This guy left the country and had other people lie for him about where he was so he could go and sleep with another woman…what would have been even more fun? if he had had an affair with an Argentine MAN, that sounds more like the new GOP. Anyway, that aside, what was good for Clinton is good for Sanford. IMPEACH, IMPEACH and then when that is done IMPEACH some more. Throw him OUT OF OFFICE. He is no better than the former so called governor of Illinois )who was a democrat and so am I). I would love the GOP to nominate him in 2012, that would be fitting and an easy win for Obama.

I know you Republicans are going to say the difference with Clinton was he lied under oath. I got that and I know it’s coming so don’t waste your breath. This is no better. It just wasn’t lying in court. He lied and he had his staff and other people lie, I think that is just as bad as lying in court when you are a public official. The governor of Illinois deserved to be kicked out of office so far he should have ended up in Argentina and so should Sanford. He should be impeached and his wife and kids should tell him to pack his bags and move to Argentina, apparently he likes it there better. With Argentina’s political history he may be a new up and comer with them. He can run for office there and probably win in a landslide.

As a northern Democrat…. I don’t even think God can save the GOP. It was Father’s Day… he has children… I’m sure they will remember this one. What is it with his wife? Family values? So sense of responsibility to his family is reflected in no sense of responsibility to his elected position. Tough legislative session or not he still should not be blowing off the state. South Carolinians deserve better. Wise up and rise up!

Did we really believe his was hiking? I know I didn’t I immediately knew it was an affair.
The Republicans can twist and spin all they want but the truth is the truth.
How do you leave your state for days and no one can contact you, I guess the affair was worth his diginity.

Yes, if you read the article before commenting, Sanford admitted to having an affair. It happens. And it shouldn’t. I’m surprised at how many people are O.K. with him breaking his marriage vows. Leaving his four sons alone Fathers Day? Not O.K. Seven days with no phone call to anyone? Didn’t mention he’d be out-of-the country to his own Lt. Governor? Didn’t register with U.S. Embassy in Argentina? How many rules can he break in one week? He is sooo fired. I hope. Please fire him.

Well, well. Gov. Sanford admits publicly he was having a torrid extramarital affair after going missing. Seems I was right to a certain extent in my post about an Angelina in Argentina on yesterday’s commentary page. It’s nice to be right, but I feel sorry for his wife and family and the fine people of South Carolina…they deserve better.

What a loooooser.

wow! now a republican is following the demos!!!!! edwards, clinton, let’s see….who’s next?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

salut vous j’aime bien ce post mais l’ immobilier est ma plus grande passion.