Holy Shite - Sanford confesses to more women

[malaise]

This is beyond hilarious.

[oldnslo]

1. And the sonofabitch hasn't resigned yet? What a species is GOP!

[malaise]

2. Brad Blakeman just called him a bum on GEM$NBC

:rofl:

[dgibby]

3. High praise coming from Blakeman! n/t

[oldnslo]

7. I would expect Blakeman, a REAL bum, to embrace him,

explaining all the good things extramarital sex and affairs do to family life, making shit up as he goes along, of course.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

16. I thought that was so funny, I just posted it as its own thread under the title...

Brad Blakeman goes both ways!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5960845

[YOY]

13. The one that keeps giving apparently...

and trying to take away at the same time...

[regnaD kciN]

20. Someone made a good point yesterday...

...(I think it was either on HuffPost or Salon) that conservatives see sex scandals differently than progressives: "for progressives, it's the scandal, for conservatives, it's the sex." We might decide that an officeholder who has espoused puritanical views but not followed them himself is a hypocrite who has no right to pontificate against someone else's behavior; conservatives, on the other hand, see it as proof-positive that sex can be an overwhelming, destructive force that must be strictly controlled -- in other words, they're more likely to forgive the straying politician (after all, "the devil made him do it") but see the solution as more stringent restrictions against sex -- just the sort that the straying politician had always advocated (for other people), only more so.

:crazy:

[havocmom]

4. Ftiz from the Tucson paper today

New rule, the more a GOP pol rails about the need for laws in 'defense of marriage' the more effort we make to expose him/her if they have naked skeletons hanging in their marital years.

[get the red out]

5. I'm female, am I missing something?

He is NOT anywhere near attractive IMO; what do all these women want with him?

[KittyWampus]

9. Power.

[get the red out]

10. Not enough

What shallow people. Unless all these other women were paid. Then it's just a business transaction and I can understand.

[charlie]

22. Ever seen Henry Kissinger?

That guy was a horndog deluxe and he never lacked for having a shapely young thing on his arm. Creepy, lumpy Henry was a babe magnet.

[Odin2005]

14. Shallow women like powerful men.

[dgibby]

6. I knew there were more shoes to drop, but I had no idea the idiot was a centipede!

:rofl: :rofl:

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

19. That's a sure DUzy!

Nice work. Loved that comment.

[dgibby]

27. Thank you.

I live in SC. Let the games begin. I want him impeached so we don't have to pay him a pension. Let him pay for his own trysts.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

8. It IS beyond hilarious, Malaise

Frankly, I don't care what a politician's personal sexual practices might be. Family values in their privates lives are not at the top of my list of the qualities I want in a politician. All I care about are that politician's official actions while in public office.

But you've got to admit that the incongruity between Sanford's past positions (especially his sanctimonious denunciation of Clinton) and his own womanizing and filandering is just incredible. And Kant said that incongruity is at the heart of humor. Even though I wouldn't hold it against him in an election (I would have other biggers reasons not to vote for him) I'm getting a big laugh out of this. Every time you look into a Republican's closet, you find all kinds of funny things.

[malaise]

12. Incongruity is at the heart of humor.

Perfect.
Someone needs to explain the basis of his arrogance.

[undeterred]

11. Its like high school locker room talk.

And what base did you get to with this woman-not-your-wife, Governor?

[regnaD kciN]

15. Sanford: "Never crossed the ultimate line" with anyone else...

In other words, "I did not have sex with those women." Paging Monica?

[LynneSin]

17. He didn't 'inhale'

:grr:

[SoCalDem]

18. Ole mark's gonna need a new shovel soon.. He's digging his way to China

:rofl:

republican sex scandals are so much "better" than dems

[myrna minx]

21. Is he giving another of his semi hourly tearful press conferences we've all grown so fond of??

:rofl: This is playing out like a bodice ripper--without the interesting leading man.

[malaise]

23. I'm lovin' it

With South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's latest admissions today that he saw his Argentine mistress several more times than previously disclosed, the state's attorney general said he has asked the State Law Enforcement Division to review all of Sanford's travel records to see if any laws have been broken.

And the S.C. Democratic Party released a web video interspersing TV talk show hosts and comics making fun of Sanford -- and fellow Republicans, including former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, refusing to come to his defense.

"Governor Sanford's irresponsible conduct has made South Carolina into a national laughing stock, but his abuse of power is no laughing matter. When Americans think of South Carolina, we want them to think of our beautiful beaches and Southern hospitality, not lies and scandal," S.C. Democratic Party Chairwoman Carol Fowler said in a statement. "After embarrassing South Carolinians for two weeks, Governor Sanford expected to be able to return to work with no questions asked. This latest admission from Mark Sanford is precisely the reason why we've pushed the Attorney General and Republican legislative leaders to investigate all of the Governor's activities related to his extramarital affair. South Carolinians need to know if Governor Sanford's reckless, irresponsible behavior constituted illegal behavior."

During what the AP called an emotional interview, Sanford said Chapur is his soul mate but he's trying to fall back in love with his wife. "This was a whole lot more than a simple affair, this was a love story," Sanford said. "A forbidden one, a tragic one, but a love story at the end of the day."

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/06/more_sanford_re.html

bold

[myrna minx]

24. Ooooooo forbidden passions! Tell me MORE!

:rofl:

[malaise]

29. He'll tell us at tomorrow's

'please forgive me' session. :rofl:

[redqueen]

25. Yeah but he didn't cross the line that he crossed with his "soul mate"...

so it's all OK!

[Blue_Tires]

26. but i thought the argie girl was his 'soul mate'??

as a punishment he should have all his choice quotes during the Clinton drama tattooed to his forehead

[KamaAina]

28. No, she was "a soulmate"

apparently the little twerp is into "serial soul monogamy". :eyes:

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