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SC's ex-Gov. Sanford clears hurdle in comeback bid
Associated Press ^
| Apr 2, 2013 10:58 PM (ET)
| BRUCE SMITH
Posted on 04/02/2013 8:57:34 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW
"I want to thank my God," Sanford said. "I used to cringe when somebody would say I want to thank my God because at that point I would think this is getting uncomfortable. But once you really receive God's grace and (have) seen it reflected in others you stop and acknowledge that grace and the difference He has made in my life and in so many lives across this state and across this nation."
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: gopprimary; sanford; sc2013
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To: DJ MacWoW
No, I do NOT agree. I don’t support Sandord and I think once again the GOP is going to throw away a winnable seat via a weak (and morally compromised) candidate.
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posted on
04/03/2013 7:05:22 AM PDT
by
allmendream
(Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
To: DJ MacWoW
“Mark Sanford....the name you know.”
To: sickoflibs
So if a candidate only engaged in a little homosexuality and asked for forgiveness, and his policy positions were right, then you would support him?
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posted on
04/03/2013 7:07:11 AM PDT
by
allmendream
(Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
To: allmendream
Again, if it was just getting some nookie on the side that’s one thing.
This guy abandoned his post.
To: allmendream
Maybe I wasn't clear. That's what I thought that you were saying. That tolerating any immorality is a slippery slope. I'm sorry that I wasn't more clear.
I thought that you agreed with Its (immorality) a progressive thing. If someone gets away with a lack of principle, they just keep going.
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posted on
04/03/2013 7:09:27 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(My faith and politics cannot be separated)
To: dfwgator
Yup. Ignorant/low information voters depend on name recognition.
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posted on
04/03/2013 7:11:33 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(My faith and politics cannot be separated)
To: allmendream; Impy
RE :”
So if a candidate only engaged in a little homosexuality and asked for forgiveness, and his policy positions were right, then you would support him?” If he came out and declared that he had a self destructive mental illness (that made him do your hypothetical), that got help and was cured and he is now engaged to a woman,
and his opposition was a lib who said that ‘marriage equality’ was a constitutional right and biblical and she wanted to give illegals the vote and ban my guns, and he was against all that,
it wouldn't be tough to choose between the two.
His having sex with a woman isnt as unnatural as if he had sex with a man.
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posted on
04/03/2013 7:24:08 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position.)
To: allmendream; Impy
Look at Romney, he had a un-marred personal life history but had zero integrity on any public issues, except that cutting his taxes was good for us. that was the only one he seemed to think was golden.
That hardly made him a good candidate.
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posted on
04/03/2013 7:32:39 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position.)
To: dfwgator
Absolutely. Beside the obvious immorality and sin of adultery (which is just as grave a sin as homosexuality according to the Bible) - his immorality had a direct impact upon the duties he was elected to perform!
He also lied about it! And far from remorseful, he is continuing his affair.
“Please forgive me for my sins, which I intent to continue as soon as I get out of here.” is not repentance, and Christian forgiveness doesn't include returning someone to the post they abandoned! You can forgive the thief who stole from your home, but not invite them back into it.
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posted on
04/03/2013 7:36:05 AM PDT
by
allmendream
(Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
To: allmendream
If he was my employee, not only would I fire him on the spot, but I would do all in my power to make sure nobody else hired him.
To: dfwgator
Absolutely - but now apparently we need to fall in line and let this guy be the face of the party in South Carolina and elsewhere - because South Carolinians were in a forgiving mood and didn't think a bit of abandonment of official duties, lies, and adultery were THAT big of a deal!
I still cannot believe he asked his ex to run his campaign!
Yikes! No doubt we won't be hearing or seeing the last of bad judgment and immorality from Sanford.
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posted on
04/03/2013 7:40:36 AM PDT
by
allmendream
(Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
To: sickoflibs; allmendream
Romney was a compromise. And you want to do it again. It does not work! Conservatives compromise and lose every time.
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posted on
04/03/2013 7:47:52 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(My faith and politics cannot be separated)
To: DJ MacWoW
I have read all the comments on this thread and I couldn’t help to think back to the election bid of Romney.
Even through I was one of the people who was dead set against him as our candidate, he was chosen and we had to live with it.
In the ensuing process, the democrats/socialists used all the ‘talking points’ republicans/conservatives as their basis for the reelection of obama.
It worked and the liberal Sanford will face is probably salivating at the thought it can work again.
So carry on, the liberals are taking notes.
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posted on
04/03/2013 7:51:57 AM PDT
by
RetSignman
("...a Republic if you can keep it")
To: RetSignman
That’s their problem, not mine.
To: DJ MacWoW
In what way do you presume I want a compromise candidate? I wish we didn’t have a morally compromised candidate and risk losing a winnable seat. But too late now. NC GOP voters wanted to be Huckabee theologians and think forgiveness means he deserves elected office.
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posted on
04/03/2013 7:58:32 AM PDT
by
allmendream
(Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
To: RetSignman
Bunk. We lose through compromise and lack of principle.
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posted on
04/03/2013 7:59:20 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(My faith and politics cannot be separated)
To: allmendream
The post that I responded to was addressed to you. I pinged you as a courtesy.
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posted on
04/03/2013 8:00:33 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(My faith and politics cannot be separated)
To: DJ MacWoW
Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it too?
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posted on
04/03/2013 8:02:44 AM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: DJ MacWoW
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posted on
04/03/2013 8:04:15 AM PDT
by
allmendream
(Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
To: allmendream
It’s hard to keep track. :-)
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posted on
04/03/2013 8:07:39 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(My faith and politics cannot be separated)
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