Posted on 06/24/2009 3:13:33 PM PDT by pissant
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford carried on a lively e-mail exchange with his lover in Buenos Aires, praising her "gentle kisses," her tan lines and the "curve of your hips," according to copies of the e-mails given to McClatchy's The State newspaper.
The newspaper posted excerpts on its Web site, after removing the woman's full name and other personal details, including her street address, e-mail address and children's names.
In the e-mails, Sanford recounted his schedule, including a meeting with Sen. John McCain, then the Republican nominee for president. In that e-mail, Sanford told his lover, who The State identified only as "Maria," that the visit had sparked discussion of Sanford as a possible vice presidential candidate.
He also hinted at the emotional struggle his sexual relationship with the woman was causing him. "This is ground I have never certainly never covered before - so if you have pearls of wisdom on how we figure all this out please let me know," Sanford wrote. "In the meantime please sleep soundly knowing that despite the best efforts of my head my heart cries out for you, your voice, your body, the touch of your lips, the touch of your finger tips and an even deeper connection to your soul."
(Excerpt) Read more at mcclatchydc.com ...
She has to be blind then, because he's no looker.
Just about every guy out there has the same thought as me. What does she look like? We just gotta KNOW!!!
He made up for it with a dull personality.
And leave his 4 kids with out a mother.
Fu*kin jerk
Well , no men's Obsession over women, will cause us to do wacky things.
I can provide examples if required. Mine in fact.
He deserves everything he’s getting.
Except having his emails posted to the media. That is more tawdry than the emails themselves, and criminal too, I would think.
I think it depends. If he wrote and sent them on government-owned computers, it may be law that the emails belong to the public. In that case, Sanford has no one to blame but himself. I don’t know that to be a fact, though — looks like there’s a lot more to this story that we’ll be hearing about for the next three weeks.
You could be right. But I’ve heard enough of this story already. The good news is there will be one less faction on FR pretending their guy is a better conservative than Hunter for 2012. LOL
I was gearing up to be one of those people. :) I still say Sanford’s record of fiscal conservatism blows Hunter’s out of the water...but no need to argue about that at this point. In my view that rat b@stard Sanford is reckless, irresponsible, and not fit for public office.
I would argue you are wrong. I don’t recall a peep out of Sanford regarding the original $700 billion Bush/Pelosi/McCain/Obama crap sammich. Hunter was violently opposed, and issued 4 press releases condemning it and offering a free market way to “fix” the problem.
Sanford was battling the TARP bailout in testimony before Congress back in October:
Oct 29, 2008 - But Mark Sanford, the Republican governor of South Carolina, shot down the merits of stimulus for cities and states from the National Governors Association, doubting whether it would work and decrying the notion of putting the nation further into debt. ...
Oct 29, 2008 - Governor today urging lawmakers not to throw more taxpayer money at this ailing economy Republican Mark Sanford of hearing of the house Ways and Means Committee. He says that the proposed 150 billion dollars second stimulus now will drive the country even deeper into debt with ...
Oct 30, 2008 - Mark Sanford said they are wary of any economic stimulus that expands the federal government’s role and said they oppose increasing deficits to pay for the programs. ... Mark Sanford before testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday in Washington.
Oct 30, 2008 - Mark Sanford, right, accompanied by New York Gov. David Paterson, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 29, 2008, before the House ... Mark Sanford urged lawmakers not to throw more taxpayer money at the problem, New York’s David Paterson sought immediate aid from Congress. ...
That is the stimulus, not the TARP. TARP was 700+ billion. Stimulus was 150 billion.
Regardless, I do consider Sanford to be one of the best fiscal hawks in the country. Too bad he pissed on the plums.
Sanford opposed both the TARP bailout and the “stimulus”:
From “A Bailout for our Bad Decisions” by Mark Sanford:
“If Congress passes the proposed bailout, we will be destined to have far greater problems in time, leaving those who are prudent in their finances to foot the bill for those who are not.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/25/AR2008092503602.html
Amen. Reading about his staunch opposition to all of this crap is just making me more furious with him for throwing it all away.
I stand corrected. He’s in the good company of Hunter and Demint then!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Hi piss.
Hi MB! Good to see your smilin face. Maybe he can team with Madonna on the remake of Evita
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