Far as I can tell, Sanford was in contact with his chief of staff during the entire trip. I would guess he was also in contact with other government officials as well as his wife. My wife would gladly lie to scumbags (media, lawyers, etc) if I asked her to.
The problem seems to be that he went out of contact with the media, and those in the know similarly dicked the media around. Big no-no. That is like not paying tribute to the mob.
Now the MSM has a story, which benefits the MSM on its own. Bonuses include the fact that he is a Republican (never miss an opportunity to denigrate the opponents of the MSM Party), he is right-wing (worse to the MSM than being a Republican - at least a RINO supports key parts of the MSM Party platform) and that he is widely believed to have presidential aspirations.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has just returned from a week-long trip to Argentina, The State newspaper reports, even though his staff claimed the disappearing governor was hiking on the Appalachian Trail a few hours away from the state capital.
Sanford’s unknown whereabouts had fueled speculation in South Carolina since he left town Thursday. Even his lieutenant governor was unable to figure out where Sanford had wandered off to.
An explanation came Monday from the governor’s staff — he was hiking the Appalachian Trail to “clear his head,” a spokesman said. Spokesman Joel Sawyer released a second statement Tuesday saying Sanford called his chief of staff to “check in” and would be returning home early due to the hubbub surrounding his absence.
Like it or not,any Republican with presidential hopes needs a full understanding and awareness of how the media will portray every act,and be sure not to give them any free shots.
>Far as I can tell, Sanford was in contact with his chief of staff during the entire trip. I would guess he was also in contact with other government officials as well as his wife. My wife would gladly lie to scumbags (media, lawyers, etc) if I asked her to.<
I’m sure his wife knew exactly where he was.
Unfortunately, there are some really wild rumors flying about this.