Jenny Sanford Exclusive: Husband's Actions Don't Reflect Poorly on Me

ABCNews.com ^ | 12/08/09 | BRAD LAROSA and LAUREN SHER

[OldDeckHand]

South Carolina's First Lady Tells Barbara Walters About Decision Not to Stand Next to Husband Gov. Mark Sanford During Press Conference

Jenny Sanford, wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, told Barbara Walters in her first television interview about her husband's affair that she wouldn't have stood by his side when he publicly admitted the affair even if he had asked her to.

Sanford, who has moved out of the South Carolina governor's mansion with the couple's four children, openly discussed the heartbreak behind the headlines of their breakup.

[OldDeckHand]

Of all the women the last dozen or so years that have had to face such humiliation, Jenny Sanford has done so with the most grace, IMHO.

[Artemis Webb]

Agreed.
My admiration for that woman is limitless.

[sportutegrl]

Tammy Wynnette she isn’t. And that is good for her.

[ilovesarah2012]

I admire her so much. Seems like a strong, wise woman.

[pointsal]

seems like she a little slow on the uptake

[oldironsides]

She is also wealthy and can kick this nitwit to the curb.