Governor Went to Argentina, Not Hiking »
Posted By Eagle_Eye 7 months, 2 weeks ago in Political NewsATLANTA (June 24) — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford told a newspaper that he was in Argentina during his unexplained 5-day absence, not hiking along the Appalachian Trail as his office previously said.
The Republican told The State newspaper in South Carolina that he arrived at the Atlanta airport Wednesday.
Sanford said he decided at the last minute to go to the South American country. The governor says he had considered hiking on the Appalachian Trail but wanted to do something "exotic."
His whereabouts had been unknown since Thursday. Why did his staff tell the media he went hiking? "I don't know," Sandford said.
Sanford said he returned a day earlier than he had planned because the trip turned into more of a fuss than he expected.
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Eagle_Eye7 months, 2 weeks ago
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WOW, this is getting even more bizarre!!! No one knew he left the country? WTH is going on with this guy!!!
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To go to Argentina and miss "Father's Day" when you are a "Family Man" and not even tell your family where you are going or to even call home on "Father's Day" is a red flag that there is something seriously wrong!!!!-
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AnteUp7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Here's the TRANSCRIPT of the press conference, courtesy of the Washington Post:
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Spadecaller7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Don't you think it’s about time that the politicians learn where not to put their dicks? I mean really; between Richard Nixon (tricky dick) and Dick Cheney, there are so many dicks like Bill Clinton and Mark Sanford that who can possibly keep track of them. Fox TV could start a new sitcom: "Do you know where your dick is?"
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jordan117 months, 2 weeks ago
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Obviously the man has serious problems at home, & is alienated from his family. The public just isn't aware of that. Why he didn't tell his colleagues he was 'going out of town' I can only speculate about. But "stupid" comes to mind.
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flyonthewallzz7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Well this is a different story.
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I considered defending the Governor, for taking the time to reflect alone in the woods.
I actually thought it was kind of cool.
And appropriate to leave the cell phone turned off.
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Eagle_Eye7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Isn't Argentina where all the sex change operations take place??
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I am sure they will be looking into this and see what his "Pass Port" shows.....
It is very strange for him to be gone for that long and no one called in a missing person report...as far as his security detail, that is really **** poor security!!! -
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AnteUp7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Yeah, Tim, but everyone seems to be speculating on illicit relations - what
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about an attache case of cash..........drug king pins supporting their choice for 2012?
How about paramilitaries........the possibilities of nefarious deeds underfoot could
go WAY passed the rather mundane issue of sleeping around.
I am dying to know what he was REALLY doing! Yes - popcorn is ready to go!!
Whatever it turns out to be - I'll agree with Jordan - this guy has some kind of
personal problem. Maybe too much time decompressing alone to not realize
that this behaviour would not fly with collegues and voters alike. Man's out of touch!
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Charlson7 months, 2 weeks ago
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No one would have thought twice if he declared he was going on vacation or a retreat and had given a phone number and an address to be reached. But no, he didn't care enough about his responsibilities and commitments to his State but only his hurt feelings by being b*tched slapped twice. Once by the legislature and the other by the courts.
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TimALoftis7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Like Ensign, this is guy that was on the short list as possibly running for President in 2012. Not sure, but this episode will give his opponents a lot of ammo to use against him.
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The 3AM Phone Call -"The President is not here and we are not quite sure as to where he might be" -
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fempatriot7 months, 2 weeks ago
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The governor obviously has a problem not only with his family but in being governor. He needs to be relieved of his job immediately. It that's not a cause for impeachment, I don't know what is. Illinois just impeached our governor for bad conduct, and this governor's conduct appears worse. At least Rod B. was on the job most of the time.
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BB647 months, 2 weeks ago
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I think it's a little weird but to relieve him is really a stretch. Does their state have vacation protocols for the governor? Did he have to submit his vacation request to his superiors? Who would that be. If something bad happened while he was gone, the Lt. Governor would assume full control. Not a big problem officially. That's why we have Lt. Governors and Vice Presidents. Politically it would be suicide. I think this is a lot of fluff from the DC beltway media.
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Eagle_Eye7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Oh Please, I suppose the people of S Carolina aren't important to you or the jobs the stimulus money would of provided......
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Your lackadaisical attitude regarding politicians being unimportant presents a lack of caring or knowledge on your part regarding how important that person is to the people they represent. In this case, this man represents the entire population of South Carolina, that is no "illusion" -
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AnteUp7 months, 2 weeks ago
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The very idea that IF there had been an emergency within the state of South Carolina -
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prison break, flood,tornado,bombing.....................that the very FIRST thing the state
agencies and authorities would have to do would be FIND the Governor, is without
ANY redeeming defense.
There is NOT a clear-cut chain of command in SC UNLESS the Governor sets
it up before his absence from his duties.Want to be gone - incommunicado -
for a week.....................FINE - then put someone else in charge.
You are trying WAY too hard to excuse conduct that is inexcusable.
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tadair9197 months, 2 weeks ago
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i think the chasm exists because many on the left do not have an independent bone in their body. in their world the top-down model is the ultimate authority and they can't imagine anything being done outside protocol.
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this is most evident in ones' upbringing. did your parents give you a sling shot and let you run around in the street when you were younger, or did they give you one of those body leashes and make you call home every 2 hours to report on your whereabouts?
obviously, people's upbringings are going to be different. but, the pernicious suggestion that the sc governor went on a dangerous hiatus and left his people alone like a child in the wilderness without a guide are surely the same who were brought up to believe in giving their power to some authority outside of themselves: a top down model based on a sense of codepedence.-
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lfergie8127 months, 2 weeks ago
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tadair919, you show hypocrisy in the truest form. What would your reaction be if it were Obama that suddenly disappeared for a week? You don't have to answer this because everyone already knows the answer but you chose to defend the actions of an irresponsible act by this governor and you have the audacity to talk about the independent bone in the left's body. ROFLMAO
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ameliog7 months, 2 weeks ago
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What's all this commotion? S.C. Gov going on a sneak. Why did he abandon his state in favor of a secret undisclosed location? Argentina is it, or perhaps somewhere else. We don't know.
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As the top elected official, he should be accessible and be able to be contacted for a variety of reasons. He's not just any citizen - he's the governor. If not, the position isn't that important. However, sometimes a person needs freedom to move about without the constant tug of everyone/everything else. Whether that's a good or bad depends on motives. His motive (to me) is unknowable so I'll have to hold onto my rock for now, and I suspect this is one of those issues we'll have completely forgotten about in a week or two.-
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ameliog7 months, 2 weeks ago
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UPDATE: I guess the motive has been revealed. Sorry Gov, I tried to give the benefit of the doubt and it held up less than four hours. http://www.propeller.com/story/2009/06/24/sc-gov-m...
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simonsez7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Nothing's going on in South Carolina anyway. What's the big deal?
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I wish all of government employees would take a few weeks off and clear out some traffic. Of course they won't because they know if they did, we wouldn't even know they were gone.
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Eagle_Eye7 months, 2 weeks ago
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""Nothing's going on in South Carolina anyway. What's the big deal?""
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Seriously?? How about all the unemployment, business closing's, need for stimulus money to employ people in the state, our country is in a financial and job crisis, etc...
This was serious "Irresponsibility" and he doesn't deserve to hold the office any longer. He needs to be impeached and bring in some one who cares about the state of South Carolina.
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smithichie7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Why is this a story?
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Because, yet another, Repub possible future Presidential candidate is going down in flames. Rush just said, "he could have been OUR JFK". Note, the past tense.
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lfergie8127 months, 2 weeks ago
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"If the state paid for it and it is not within the definition of his legal perqs, string him up!"
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Get your rope handy. Trip at taxpayers expense to meet a married Latino babe for five days and night of fun and games. They were talking about a stimulus package alright but not the money from the Feds.
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AnteUp7 months, 2 weeks ago
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OMG - From the Governor,"It's interesting how this thing has gone down". That would be right after he discussed his association with C-Street.....C-Street? A Christian lobbying group, ala K-Street? Are you kidding?
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He also asks the press for an indulgence for Ginnie and the boys because the media is showing undue attention to them.
Guess what - that would be a H*ll of a lot more attention
and concern than he showed for them in the last week.
He says he and Ginnie are working it out - REALLY?
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