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South Carolina Governor Admits to Extramarital Affair (title updated)

Slippery Slope said:
I guess I shouldn't go through all 8 pages slamming the cons for slamming the libs for being "partisan hacks" and conspiracy makers... I'll just say BOOYA!! another one bites the dust. Family values my ass. ****ing hypocrites. The repub party is DEAD!!
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hmmm. the irony in this post, is simply riveting...... :lol:
 
Cai said:
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Yep. Pretty incompetent.
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I don't think it's incompetence at all. Imagine if you're new to the political scene, and you happen to stumble onto Fox. You see a big ole headline that reads..."Gov. cheats on wife", and then a letter (D) next to their name. Ahhh genius, I tell ya.

I know I would think twice about joining the democrats if I see those crap time after time.
 
aps said:
Well, when I was watching Hardball last night, one of the guests on Matthews's show stated that there was evidence that some of the trips he took were paid by state funds, which Politico was going to announce. I didn't take the time to go check out that fact. But, I just did, and lo and behold: Some Mark Sanford trips were taxpayer-paid - Kenneth P. Vogel - POLITICO.com

I don't have a problem with stating something on here that later proves to be inaccurate and admitting that the fact I stated was wrong.
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Is this a blog? He posts no evidence to anything and even claims many of the trips were before he met the woman. Also, nowhere does he bother to state the real purpose of the trips, which there obviously was a purpose, the writer is biased.


aps said:
According to the Huffington Post, Sanford called on Clinton to resign after the Monica Lewinsky affair came out. It will be interesting to see what he does as governor. Will he resign?

Frankly, I think he should resign. Not because of the affair but because he lied to the country, and he lied to his state. The changing of his story as to where he was is really offensive. It's one thing to lie to his wife. It's another thing to keep changing your story. Once you have shown that you are not to be trusted, you need to resign.
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Do you live in South Carolina?
Kthnxbai.

Also, he wasn't in contact with anyone so who was changing his story? (Hint: not him)


Middleground said:
aps, I watched a clip last night of Sanford doing the very same thing you mentioned. That was 10 years ago, and it seems that either:

a) His opinion has changed now
b) He's a hypocrite

In any event, and after some thought, I do agree that he should resign. Not because of his affair (which is nobody's business), but because it has affected his work as a governor. He was caught in a lie, and should pay the consequences, let alone the possibility that he might have used tax payer money to fund his trip.
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Do you live in South Carolina?

Kthnxbai.

As far as this trip last week, he already stated he payed for it with his own money.

Zyphlin said:
Agree completely.

He used state money it appears for his trips. He has caused an embarassment upon the Governorship of his state. He has lied to his constituents. And he has forgone the principles he campaigned upon that helped him get elected.

Its time to at least get back to some of those principles and be accountable and responsible and do the right thing. He should resign and if he does not he should be persona non grata with the Republican Party.
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Do you live in South Carolina?


The reason I keep asking this is because you make these statements "He should resign!!!!!!" based off of this scenario with absolutely no idea, only a "guess" that it will affect the way he does his job, and not knowing exactly WHAT he has done for the state. It has little effect on you, so who cares right?
 
MaximumKarnage said:
I don't think it's incompetence at all. Imagine if you're new to the political scene, and you happen to stumble onto Fox. You see a big ole headline that reads..."Gov. cheats on wife", and then a letter (D) next to their name. Ahhh genius, I tell ya.

I know I would think twice about joining the democrats if I see those crap time after time.
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Makes perfect sense.

Those diabolical geniuses.
 
Caine said:
Is this a blog? He posts no evidence to anything and even claims many of the trips were before he met the woman. Also, nowhere does he bother to state the real purpose of the trips, which there obviously was a purpose, the writer is biased.
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You seem to conveniently ignore the fact that I have stated in every response to your posts in here that if these facts don't prove true, I am willing to concede that they are not true. If I have implied that without a doubt he used state funds for trips to see his girlfriend, then I take that back. It's a possibility that he did, and if he did, he f'ed up. Period.



Do you live in South Carolina?
Kthnxbai.

Also, he wasn't in contact with anyone so who was changing his story? (Hint: not him)
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I don't live in South Carolina. So this means I can't have an opinion as to what the South Carolina governor should do? Really? If that's what you think, then that is YOUR opinion, Caine, and you are certainly entitled to it. To think you should impose your opinion on others is beyond laughable.

I honestly don't care to get into the nitty gritty about his changed story. In my personal opinion, he changed his story and has shown he has no trustworthiness anymore.

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Moon said:
How on earth can you tie his position on gay marriage to him having an affair with a woman, and then state he's "ignoring the values he claims to represent"? That makes no sense.



Sanford should resign, and there should be an investigation into whether he used public money for his trips. If he did, then he should be tried for it.
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The argument against gay marriage is that it will weaken heterosexual marriages and that it doesn't respect the sanctity of marriage.
 
He's a grown man. What is it our business what he's doing in his personal life? Yeah, it may have been irresponsible not to tell his administration he was ducking out for a couple of days, but other than that I have no idea what the big deal is.
 
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Do you think that he just fell in love? :unsure13:

ETA: I mean maybe this isn't just about sex and lying... maybe it is about love.
 
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Caine said:
Is this a blog? He posts no evidence to anything and even claims many of the trips were before he met the woman. Also, nowhere does he bother to state the real purpose of the trips, which there obviously was a purpose, the writer is biased.
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Dude. :roll:

The Politico is a non-partisan newspaper in Washington and a website.
It's founding editors come from the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.
Although there is a blog section, this was a news story and labeled as such.
 
Not sure if this has been mentioned at all, but I fiind it utterly disgusting that his personal correspondence to his mistress has been released to the public. We don't need to know about any of that personal stuff.
 
aps said:
You seem to conveniently ignore the fact that I have stated in every response to your posts in here that if these facts don't prove true, I am willing to concede that they are not true. If I have implied that without a doubt he used state funds for trips to see his girlfriend, then I take that back. It's a possibility that he did, and if he did, he f'ed up. Period.





I don't live in South Carolina. So this means I can't have an opinion as to what the South Carolina governor should do? Really? If that's what you think, then that is YOUR opinion, Caine, and you are certainly entitled to it. To think you should impose your opinion on others is beyond laughable.

I honestly don't care to get into the nitty gritty about his changed story. In my personal opinion, he changed his story and has shown he has no trustworthiness anymore.

THE END.
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Typical Aps.

"Im right because I say I am, and if you disagree I'll put you on ignore"
 
Reverend_Hellh0und said:
There is also ample evidence of other media outlets making similar mistakes, and then you got the always name the republican as an "R" and it its a "D" don't mention it.
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The only one I've ever seen do it is Fox News, and it was one time while I was watching it. If I'm not mistaken I think it was when the whole Larry Craig scandal was going on.
 
Joe1991 said:
Dude. :roll:

The Politico is a non-partisan newspaper in Washington and a website.
It's founding editors come from the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.
Although there is a blog section, this was a news story and labeled as such.
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Why isn't it mentioned what the trips were for then?
They had a purpose...... but it never bothered to be mentioned, which intentionally misleads readers.

Also, it posts no specific facts, but I'll give you that it TRIES to be fair.
 
Reverend_Hellh0und said:
See above.


Though not quite the same, this is a good read.

Media Research Center CyberAlert -- 05/24/2001 -- Jeffords Mislabeled “Moderate”
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I agree that all news outlets are guilty of bias. Until you posted that link above Fox News was the only news organization that I had ever seen do something like that. I just kind of chuckled when I saw it with the Larry Craig thing and didn't think much of it. Now after seeing this one I'm starting to suspect that it's on purpose. It's humorous either way.
 
On purpose for any of em? I doubt it. You are giving morons much to much credit. :lol:
 
Reverend_Hellh0und said:
On purpose for any of em? I doubt it. You are giving morons much to much credit. :lol:
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Perhaps, but Fox News seems to have made the same mistake quite a bit as shown by those screen caps that someone posted a few pages back.
 
Dr_Patrick said:
Perhaps, but Fox News seems to have made the same mistake quite a bit as shown by those screen caps that someone posted a few pages back.
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I can look if you are really interested. There was a whole thing about the Ny times always putting the (r) next to any republican in the article but when it was a democrat it was always missing. Now that seems on purpose.


CNN does it too:

Charlotte Front and Center: CNN Forgets to Mention Blagojevich Is Democrat

Media Forgets That Wall Street Rip Off Artist is BIG Democrat Donor | NewsBusters.org

Attorney asks for venue change in ex-mayor's trial - Chicago Tribune

CBS ?Early Show? Makes No Mention of Spitzer Being Democrat | NewsBusters.org

Name That Party: Dem Scandal, No Party Mention/GOP Scandal, Party Mentioned at Top &laquo Publius Forum
 
Re: SC governor's whereabouts unknown, even to wife

Reverend_Hellh0und said:
Edwards
McGreevy
Paterson
Spitzer
Clinton
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How many of those this year? There have been 3 cases of republicans and sex in the news this year.
 
Dr_Patrick said:
Perhaps, but Fox News seems to have made the same mistake quite a bit as shown by those screen caps that someone posted a few pages back.
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A thing to think about with that though. To my knowledge there is no non-profit organization funded in large part by a rather hyper partisan backer that has a stated agenda to search out and find "biases" in the media that are liberal, with bias's even being defined as something that "pushes the liberal agenda", that essentially have people in paid positions doing nothing but watching a singular network or listening to a singular show looking for possible slip ups. There is one on the other side of things though. When you have an organization, well funded, dedicated to searching this stuff out its going to find many more cases then a bunch of independently ran blogs that try to catch things on their own by other networks.

If I'm wrong and the above DOES exist I'd be happy to go check out their page, but to my knowledge it doesn't. Its like having someone watch all 100+ games of a baseball team and another guy just watching a few prime time ones of a different team. The first guy is going to be able to name a TON of great plays where as the second guy probably can only name a few. That doesn't necessarily mean that the 2nd guys team doesn't make a lot of great plays, but the time dedicated to watching for them isn't equal.

But then this is likely a topic for another thread than this one.
 
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Redress said:
How many of those this year? There have been 3 cases of republicans and sex in the news this year.
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This year as in calender year of past 12 months?

What 3 republican ones?
 
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