Sanford admits to affair

[klamath]

Sanford is done in my book. I won't waste anymore time on him. Well it is back down to only RP. What a freaking joke.

 

[TGGRV]

He is right. Attraction is a powerful thing.

EDIT:If you'd mind your boss firing you for cheating on your wife and you dislike this guy for it, you're a hypocrite.

 

[DeadheadForPaul]

I side with you on the fact that this is suspicious from the angle of disappearing without informing anyone when he easily could have covered his tracks. Having lived with a cheater who was fairly good at it, this guy had numerous ways to cover his tracks and the whole thing was just plain hokey...Also I agree, his staff would have an inkling. I believe they would not have played into the whole media hype unless they were genuinely worried as it is their livelihood as well now that he's discredited.(They would also have to be extremely inept along with Sanford.And that smacks of too much stupidity,imo)

If you were truly going to have a fling, especially being over 20, you will make sure you have bases covered in case anyone should question your whereabouts. Especially if you have already confessed to an affair and were in deep with your s.o.

My guess is that he went down to Argentina for 1 of 2 reasons:
1.) To end the affair and try to avoid media exposure

or more likely:
2.) To spend time with his mistress (and stay with her) and warn her that media attention was coming her way once he revealed it to the media

Knowing the media, someone knew that he was about to announce his infidelity and they jumped the gun to expose him. It was probably one of his political enemies

 

[pacelli]

I'm wondering if he was doing something to subvert some plans of TPTB. Perhaps he really was angry over being forced to take stimulus money? He has been talking a lot about states rights, he was forced to take the stimulus money after fighting hard against it and then he tried to pay down debt w/it and lost again. Maybe that was all a show or maybe the man realized everything that has been happening and thought he could do something to make a difference?

Imo, the MSM are nothing more than propaganda tools and there's almost always more than meets the eye. This man disappeared. Right after the legislature ended the session. After a lot of vicious infighting. Don't we always wish *someone* would just make a stand? Expose what is going on? Maybe he was trying to do just that- who knows where he was, what he was doing, who he was meeting with (or maybe it was just an affair). I just can't fathom him creating this circus so he could leave his kids on Father's Day weekend to go sleep w/a woman when he could have done that at anytime. Like next week he could have planned a trip with no hoopla at all. This doesn't make sense. He's smart. He knew he was going to be the center of attention when he secretly left without notifying his staff or the Lt Gov. Whatever it was, it had to be worth it personally because he had to know he was possibly sacrificing his political future. I just don't buy this was over a woman. I just don't think he's stupid enough to have handled an affair this way.

I think this is political. Whatever it is. I think we'll see more 'leaks' coming out in the days and weeks to come, though.

Well, if he was tapped by anyone to play the role of the dark horse for 2012, I think you pose an intriguing theory, where he basically sabotaged that plan. Your theory could be true even if he is telling the truth about cheating on his wife. This does set a precedent for the media to become more intrusive into the lives of any GOP candidate. He didn't say it was wrong for the media to cover this, and even asked the media to respect his family's privacy, but not his. It may give GOP candidates a moment of pause.

 

[DeadheadForPaul]

Sanford is done in my book. I won't waste anymore time on him. Well it is back down to only RP. What a freaking joke.

Ron Paul is too old.

No one will take him seriously as an older candidate. Think about how McCain's age hurt him...Ron Paul will be like 3-5 years older than McCain was in 04

 

[LibertyEagle]

Cavuto just announced that Sanford's wife asked him to leave 2 weeks ago.

 

[Carole]

I agree with you, Carole, but I also think that something else is up here.

Sadly, I think you may be right.

 

[moostraks]

No doubt! I recognize this. It's the way this happened that intrigues me. If he has been having an affair, how has he been meeting this woman? Probably just like any other? Business Trips. Conferences. Whatever. Now, why on earth would he not do the same again? The man KNOWS that if he 'disappears' for many days, as Governor, that people will be looking for him. Now why would he do that? Why would he not tell his 'trusted' staff where he was going? Or have someone he trusts set up a trip for him? A smart man having an affair would know how to meet his lover w/out raising too many questions. Why disappear like that? Who was he hiding from? More than his wife, that's for sure. And that leads me to wonder what he was doing? Really? How do we know we are hearing the truth? Why was MSM in such an uproar from the get go? Because they are truly investigative journalists? *lol* Who do they work for? How do we know the man isn't being blackmailed?

I just watched the youtube this afternoon regarding the Bilderberg meeting and gave him credit for not being sooo stupid, but playing coy. However, thought he had big ones to call Rockefeller yesterday's news. Maybe he was naive??? He sure messed with the wrong hornet's nest if so, just like Spitzer...

 

[Carole]

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[moostraks]

My guess is that he went down to Argentina for 1 of 2 reasons:
1.) To end the affair and try to avoid media exposure

or more likely:
2.) To spend time with his mistress (and stay with her) and warn her that media attention was coming her way once he revealed it to the media

Knowing the media, someone knew that he was about to announce his infidelity and they jumped the gun to expose him. It was probably one of his political enemies

You still would create a cover story, either way. This has turned into a three ring circus. Someone would have some idea where you are, and you would stick to your story not embellishing and deviating. If this had been transpiring for some time previously, then he was obviously good enough to have kept that quiet so why be so blatantly unreachable you would not trust your staff???Anyone on your staff???

 

[puppetmaster]

In other words, you're too weak to control yourself, but it isn't really your fault.

Now if you run over to your wife/gf and ask her if what this guy "puppetmaster" says is true....what do you expect her to say?

so in your above statement, (weak = uncontrolled) and (strong = controlled)

Then a hurricane is weak as it is uncontrolled?

We are weak if we fight our instincts in my opinion.....and not recognizing that people follow instincts is a also a sign of weakness.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

No penalty for Rudy...

No Grace At Gracie Mansion
By Margaret Carlson Sunday, May. 20, 2001

What will we tell the children? Republicans liked wringing their hands over that one, adding the bad example set by Bill Clinton to their reasons for impeaching him. So what are G.O.P. leaders thinking as their flagship mayor, Rudy Giuliani of New York City, risks damaging his children by publicly berating their mother and declaring his eternal love for a woman not his wife?

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,127260,00.html

 

[LibertyEagle]

so in your above statement, (weak = uncontrolled) and (strong = controlled)

Then a hurricane is weak as it is uncontrolled?

We are weak if we fight our instincts in my opinion.....and not recognizing that people follow instincts is a also a sign of weakness.

No, she's saying that it puts you on the same level as a male dog. Animals are unable to control their urges. People should be able to. Especially anyone that we might elect to a position of power.

Following your logic, we should understand why a President would give away state secrets because he wanted to hump a hot diplomat. After all, he's just following his animal urges and is unable to control them.

 

[Theriot]

Goddammit. Sanford is done now, no hope for him. Ron Paul 2012.

 

[tonesforjonesbones]

This is my take..same as someone in previous page said. Sanford goes up against the New World Order by not taking the swindlus money. They tell him to stand down or else....he disappears mysteriously for days....he comes bacik with a "honey trap". I believe he was threatened. tones (he was the most libertarian/constitutionalist candidate you know and we can't have that now can we?)

 

[amonasro]

Well, there goes that. Rudy got a pass on his affairs, but they happened long enough ago and he remarried.

 

[Original_Intent]

No, she's saying that it puts you on the same level as a male dog. Animals are unable to control their urges. People should be able to. Especially anyone that we might elect to a position of power.

Following your logic, we should understand why a President would give away state secrets because he wanted to hump a hot diplomat. After all, he's just following his animal urges and is unable to control them.

win.

 

[specsaregood]

I agree with you, Carole, but I also think that something else is up here.

This hasn't killed his career at all. This is a preliminary step FOR the run for the presidency. He knew this skeleton was out there and he decided to kick it out of the closet, repent, "get right with god" and have it be old news a couple years from now when he announces. That's how I see it. Clean out the skeletons ahead of time; before it really matters.

Edit: just to add, I don't like him and don't trust him, but I see this as more evidence that he will be running.

 

[TastyWheat]

I have my dark side too, but I don't let that interfere with my work, political activities, or relationships. God forbid we vote for people on the issues rather than character.

 

[dannno]

dannno, you obviously don't understand the biblical view of sex/marriage.

One, the wife holding out may be a sin, but it isn't adultery.

I said it was breaking their vows, didn't know it was a sin, too. My point was that MAYBE (pure speculation) she was holding out, sinning AND breaking their vows. If so, then for him to do that isn't a very big deal, especially since he was being discreet and trying to keep the family together.

Two, one spouse cheating does not give the other license to cheat.

I am being attacked cause Sanford was wrong and his wife was right, no matter what. It didn't matter that she broke her vows, because he broke his 'worse'