In his campaign, marred by violations of his divorce agreement, Mark Sanford has reemerged newly engaged to the Argentinian mistress, and he believes “absolved.” But if Mark Sanford thinks that he’s a “family man,” he can keep pretending– and the Republican Party can keep pretending– they’re all about “family values.”
South Carolina proved that it is possible to talk a dog off of a meat wagon with its election of disgraced former Gov. Mark Sanford to his old House seat in Congress.
The Republican candidate proved to the world that you can have your cake and eat it too with his undeserved victory. Bill Clinton has nothing on him. And now the party of family values has a new standard-bearer in South Carolina for ethics, integrity, duty, responsibility and family loyalty.
His campaign should be examined and written about in leadership circles as examples of how to betray everyone except yourself and then record a margin of victory so comfortable that you made it look easy. He gives public service a bad name.
We’ve already seen that Mark Sanford– cheater, hypocrite, trespasser– has no wisdom to impart. And yet he won an election, mainly because Republicans in South Carolina have the kind of wisdom and judgment skills that are surpassed only by Sanford’s credibility and sense of ethics.
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) is heading back to Congress — and that may not be good news for House GOP leadership.
Sanford owes party leaders nothing, as they refused to spend money on his campaign in the closing weeks and held him at arm’s length for much of the race.
He’s also a vocal — and stubborn — fiscal conservative, and will be sworn into the House at a time when GOP leaders are battling to control an unruly conference.
The first potentially awkward moment will come when Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) swears Sanford in, likely in the next few days.
The Boehner couldn’t even bring himself to mention Sanford by name when he was asked if he’d be welcomed back. To make matters worse, Sanford is due in court on Thursday to face his ex-wife’s accusations of trespassing. That could push his swearing-in ceremony back until next week.
While it’s likely Sanford and House GOP leaders won’t have a warm and fuzzy relationship, it’s unclear whether he’ll be accepted by House conservatives either.
Lookee there! Mark Sanford is exploiting his very own private god to exonerate himself from all that cheating and abandonment of his family and the state for which he was responsible… again. What, did his god text him or leave a voice mail to tell him he was magically free and clear of all responsibility and fit to run?
Asked during an interview on CNN’s “Starting Point” on whether the former Republican governor has any advice for Weiner as he considers making a bid for New York City mayor this year, Sanford said he’s not looking to impart any wisdom.
You can’t impart something you don’t have.
“I wouldn’t presume to give anybody else advice.” Because you have no advice. And the only ones who would listen are those stupid enough to vote for you.
“I thought my time in politics was forever over.” Many of us were sure hoping it was. But the Republican “family values” hypocrites in South Carolina apparently care nothing about honesty, integrity, ethics, or the sanctity of marriage.
But this isn’t just any ordinary website. This one matchmakes (that is now a word) people who are on an infidelity hunt. They are featuring Mark Hiking the Appalachian Trail but Really with Argentine “Soul Mate” Sanford as their Very Special Poster Boy for an ad campaign to market their, erm, “products” to like-minded cheaters, just like Mark!
Genius!
“Forgiving and forgetting” was never so much fun! But remember, don’t tell the kids!
And how ironic that the billboard juxtaposes the word “use” right next to Sanford’s gigantic lying mug, as in “Use Sanford”… just the way he used everyone in his life.
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If all that isn’t enough to label him a bona fide lowlife-slash-loon, Think Progress is reporting that he has now publicized an unredacted list of phone numbers from people who have called his campaign:
[Sanford] ran a full-page ad in the Charleston Post & Courier to support his congressional campaign after it was revealed that he had been charged with trespassing at his ex-wife’s house. In the ad, Sanford included his personal cell phone number and told readers to call him “if you have further questions.”
So he published his own cell number, right? Got that? He did this himself, by choice. Upon seeing that Sanford himself decided to put his own phone number out there, a Democratic-aligned super PAC included the number in a fundraising email they sent out.
Sanford responded Thursday by publishing a list of unredacted phone numbers from anybody who had called his cell phone in an attempt to publicly shame them.
Think Progress has a screen grab of the list. Who shamed whom again?
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