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South Carolina Governor Admits to Extramarital Affair (title updated)

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AP, 4:30 PM Monday 22 June

Where is South Carolina's governor?

The lieutenant governor doesn't know, and neither does a state senator who's a close confidante. Even his wife is in the dark.

Gov. Mark Sanford's unannounced absence from the state capitol perplexed some politicians Monday, and his staff wouldn't say where he was. His wife said she hadn't heard from him in several days — including Father's Day.

"He was writing something and wanted some space to get away from the kids," Jenny Sanford told The Associated Press while vacationing with the couple's four sons at their Sullivans Island beach house. She said she wasn't concerned about her husband, the state's two-term Republican chief executive.

Sanford, who's also chairman of the Republican Governors Association, earned a reputation as the nation's most vocal anti-bailout governor by refusing $700 million in federal stimulus money for schools until he lost a court battle earlier this month.

His spokesman Joel Sawyer released a statement saying the governor was taking a break after losing the fight.

Source: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife - Yahoo! News

Taking time off is one thing, just disappearing is something else. Not even letting the lt. governor know is just wrong.

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South Carolina Gov Admits to Extramarital Affair)

Merging these threads since the same conversation is going on in both
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/south.carolina.governor/index.html
 
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Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

I agree this does sound fishy. There is a chance that this is yet another Republican lack of morals scandle in the brewing.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

I agree this does sound fishy. There is a chance that this is yet another Republican lack of morals scandle in the brewing.


It took 3 posts for this thread to spiral into Partisan Hackery.

Thank you sir.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

I agree this does sound fishy. There is a chance that this is yet another Republican lack of morals scandle in the brewing.

Well, of course there is a "chance".

There is a chance he decided to resign.

There is a chance he decided to have a sex change operation.

There is a chance he just became the president of Russia.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

It took 3 posts for this thread to spiral into Partisan Hackery.

Thank you sir.

At least it was not me this time.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

There is certainly no reason to be partisan toward this post. It's strange, plain and simple. No reason to throw around hypothetical scenarios out there. We will have to wait it out and see. At least have something to base bias on, other than the R next to his name.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

My money says he's with his gay lover in Cozumel.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

My money says he's with his gay lover in Cozumel.


Thank you for continuing this thread on hyper-partisan hackery.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

Thank you for continuing this thread on hyper-partisan hackery.

I'm not one for hyper-partisan hackery, but I do believe that was a joke?
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

How the hell can anyone not know where the State Governor is?

By him going somewhere without telling any one he is going, or where he is going, nor leaving a way for any one to get in contact with him.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

Hey when you disappear and not tell anybody officially where you are or why then people are only left to speculate. With all of the current moral problems that Republicans have had lately it's not that far off base to make that jump and apply some possible connective humor to the situation.

It is kinda lame to be Gov and leave and not tell people where you are.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

I suppose, it just didn't come off as malicious to me. On a side note...I wonder if the governor made any truancy cracks at Obama? Now that, my friends, would be humor.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

I agree this does sound fishy. There is a chance that this is yet another Republican lack of morals scandle in the brewing.

No way Dog, their morals disapeared a long time ago!!lol
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

I heard his security detail knows or has some idea where he is.

He's 'recharging' his battery I guess.

His security detail would have to know. The fact his lieutenant governor did not is troubling.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

Mark Sanford's wife said she was not concerned. The last few months were very difficult for him, given the budget fight with the state Congress.

I can't blame him, I'd go camping up the Santee for a few days and not tell anyone where I was either. A man needs a rest from public life now and then.

And thank certain of you oh so much for tarnishing the moral reputation of a good governor, with no basis in fact or evidence of any kind.


G.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

His security detail would have to know. The fact his lieutenant governor did not is troubling.

LTGov Andre Bauer is an ignoranus. I wouldn't tell him where I was going either, if I wanted any privacy.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

Thank you for continuing this thread on hyper-partisan hackery.

Will you stop and look at your own Avatar for a moment -- partisan hackery? :2razz:
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

LTGov Andre Bauer is an ignoranus. I wouldn't tell him where I was going either, if I wanted any privacy.

Does not matter. If you are in charge, you need to let your second know when you go away.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

He could be dead.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

No way Dog, their morals disapeared a long time ago!!lol

Fine if this thread is destined to go that route.

Americans lost their morals back in the '60s
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

He could be dead.


My first thought was foul play or suicide, but now I'm not so sure after having checked out a few articles. Several people close to him claim to know where he is and say they have been in touch with him. Extremely odd.
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

Fine if this thread is destined to go that route.

Americans lost their morals back in the '60s

I would suggest that is when America began thinking about moral progression instead of moral regression.
 
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