Mark Sanford Unloads Custody Battle Details In Agonizing FB Post About Breaking Up With His Fiancée

[CatWoman]

South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford took the liberty of airing his legal troubles with his ex-wife in excruciating detail on Friday afternoon.

In a 2,343 word Facebook post, the Republican congressman wrote about several lawsuits and child custody disputes with his ex-wife Jenny Sanford, whom he left for an Argentinian woman he was cheating with while he was governor. He revealed in the post that the woman, Maria Belen Chapur, is no longer his fiancé.

"No relationship can stand forever this tension of being forced to pick between the one you love and your own son or daughter, and for this reason Belen and I have decided to call off the engagement," Sanford wrote. "Maybe there will be another chapter when waters calm with Jenny, but at this point the environment is not conducive to building anything given no one would want to be caught in the middle of what’s now happening."

The non-conducive environment — discussed in agonizing detail with no fewer than seven references to God — involves the ongoing legal battles over custody of the former couple's children and finances.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/mark-sanford-epic-facebook-post

[JI7]

1. so they are still together but just not engaged ?

[oldandhappy]

2. speaking of generating media attention ...

[TwilightGardener]

3. There was a time people were suggesting this wackadoo for President.

[pnwmom]

4. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He got tired of #2 so he's blaming it on #1. n/t

[handmade34]

5. another emotionally immature

man in the news....

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

6. Just a reminder, the people of South Carolina re-elected this fucking trainwreck n/m

[elleng]

7. Foolishly he wasn't represented by counsel in the divorce,

and the other matters she's brought against him. He might have avoided the subsequent matters if he had been properly represented.

His fb post: https://www.facebook.com/RepSanfordSC/posts/280140345529087

[JI7]

13. i don't think he has any money

[elleng]

17. Maybe/maybe not,

but I'm sure counsel would have agreed to represent him without compensation. From his fb post, sounds like he thought, by being conciliatory, things would smooth down. They didn't, due to jenny's untoward behavior,

[BillZBubb]

35. You are taking Sanford's side in this????

His ex should take him for everything she can. He's disgusting and deserves no mercy.

[elleng]

38. I am taking the childrens' side,

and as an attorney, I also seek justice, which is not what jenny is seeking. She like you seeks to punish him. I do not.

[mercuryblues]

44. well then

it is a good thing Jenny hired a guardian Ad litem to look out for the kids best interest.

I can not stress this enough. Mark is a liar. I doubt much of what is in that FB post is true.

[renate]

40. thank you so much for that link!!

I tried looking up just plain "Mark Sanford" on Facebook and got a page that hadn't been updated since March--I was afraid he'd taken the whole thing down.

The comments are to die for.

[elleng]

41. You're welcome.

I'm not reading the fb comments. DU comments are sufficient!

[renate]

45. you don't want to miss the ones on Facebook

Even the ones supporting him are funny, albeit unintentionally, but the succinct ones like "This isn't how it's done, Mark" and "idk who you are mark but cool story bro" are wonderful!

[rurallib]

8. did he expect all would be sweetness and light?

That after being crapped on, his first wife would just roll over and let him go?
BTW - wasn't his fortune from HER family?

I hope she leaves him penniless with very little access to his kids. He is a bad influence after all.

[CatWoman]

9. that's probably why the Argentinian chick split

[Skittles]

10. his wife thought he was on the Appalachian Trail

but he was actually chasing Argentinian Tail

OMG that was the best one from that sordid drama

[CatWoman]

19. rofl!!!

[Doctor_J]

42. I thought he was spear fishing in the Argentine bush

[wilt the stilt]

12. 5 years later

you should stop it. There is a time to stop being so vindictive. people fall out of love. it happens. read his post. she is pretty mean and it is 5 years later. give it up. If you still think he deserves punishment you are as bad as her(Jenny).

[elleng]

15. Yes and there are children involved,

probably finally the major victims due to jenny's behavior.

[mercuryblues]

21. Mark

is a class A liar. I wouldn't believe anything that came out of his mouth, even if his tongue was notarized. Yes he makes shit up all the time.

[wilt the stilt]

23. Denying visitaion

is all you need to know. He had an affair. Jenny is just plain mean.

[CatWoman]

33. i remember him stalking the ex

and violating court orders by breaking into the home in 2013.

and further back, i also remember him abandoning his kids to spend Father's Day with the chick.

fuck him

[mercuryblues]

46. H's also

not paid his share of the older kid's college expenses. His sons met the mistress for the 1st time on stage, in front of cameras on his election night. My bet is that his kids do not want anything to do with him. The older 3 are over 18 and Jenny can't deny visitation with them.

[mercuryblues]

39. so says Mark the liar

I don't know how to make people understand how much of a liar he is.

He once lauded his 12 dollar haircuts as an example on how frugal he was. What he forgot to mention was that it cost taxpayers $1,200 for him to fly from Myrtle Beach to Columbia (2.5 hr drive) to get that haircut.

He lies. If his lips are moving he is lying.

[meow2u3]

28. On DU, GOPers are fair game

They can never be punished enough. They punish us all the time, so turnabout's fair play.

[BillZBubb]

36. Baloney. She's not mean. She is simply doing what she feels is best for her and her children.

Sanford is a scumbag who lied and even broke restraining orders. He doesn't merit any consideration.

[wilt the stilt]

16. you are as vindictive as Jenny

it's 5 years later.

[AnalystInParadise]

34. Wow

Amazing that a Disney movie can get it so right, and people can be so wrong.......... Let It Go, Let It Go!

His wife sounds like a real peach, good on him for making her shenanigans public.

(And yes I know full well what he did, it has been 5 years, she just looks like a harridan now)

[wilt the stilt]

11. you should read his post

Jenny is unpleasant and pretty unfair. He fell in love with someone else. That happens all the time. She is very vindictive and pretty mean and she is no angel. she comes from wealth.

[elleng]

14. Yes. Thanks, wilt.

I posted his fb post. The fact that 'she comes from wealth' seems irrelevant to me, but she appears to be quite unpleasant, and that's putting it nicely.

[mythology]

18. He might not be the most unbiased of sources about his ex-wife

I know my dad had some awful things to say about my mom after they got divorced and as in most things, my dad was full of shit.

I don't know that taking a facebook post where he's clearly venting as the gospel truth is a good idea.

[elleng]

24. Right, and I'm familiar with liars, and went through a difficult separation,

but he does mention the numerous law suits she has subjected him to, and those are matters of public record.

Here, I haven't read 'awful things' about her from him, other than what I'll call her 'harassment.'

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

22. What doesn't happen all the time is being embarrassed publically by your spouse n/m

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

26. Why don't you walk in her shoes first? n/m

[wilt the stilt]

29. Do you think he deserves visitation rights?

yes or no simple question for you.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

32. Sure

But I don't trust a thing he says and don't care. This man is a US Rep and he's dragging his dirty laundry out in public because as a Republican, he's already mentally unfit to hold office.

[mercuryblues]

47. Mark is a liar

She is probably not denying visitation.

he's had to get a order to keep him from going into her house when she is not home, whenever he felt like it. She is now taking him to court to get him to pay for his share of the older kids college expenses. She has had to take him to court because he would not give her, her share of jointly held property when it was sold.

Their older 3 kids are over 18, she can't deny visitation for them.

[elleng]

27. True, but is the solution to harass him for the next 5+ years?

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

30. I really don't trust a thing Mark Sanford says

The people who should really be ashamed are the people of his district, who have decided tax breaks and being a Republican trump your trainwreck of a world.

[HipChick]

31. I thought they were soulmates..

[BillZBubb]

37. So, proven liar Sanford tells his tale of woe...

and a bunch of DU'ers line up to back him and attack the real victim, his ex. Disgusting.

[Doctor_J]

43. translation - belen found out that I'm already cheating on her.

Poor Mark. Being a sanctimonious right wing hypocrite has its ups and downs.

[UTUSN]

48. R#4 & K n/t