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richlevy 06-23-2009 10:59 PM

Gov Sanford and Naked Hiking Day
 
Wow, suddenly we have an interesting Republican and he's in a different state. If this guy really did ditch work to go hiking during the solstice on Naked Hiking Day, then he might be just what the party of stuck up ***holes needs to lighten up.

From here

Quote:

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a political mystery — "Where in the World is South Carolina's Governor?" — Mark Sanford's aides said he was stunned by all the fuss over his five-day absence and would cut short a secretive hike along the Appalachian Trail.
State officials and even his wife said they had no idea where he went over Father's Day weekend, and not everyone is buying his explanation. His disappearance has left some in the Palmetto State wondering: Is this any way for a governor to act?
Sanford's spokesman said the governor was hiking to clear his head after the legislative session, during which he lost a key battle.
But critics of the two-term Republican — and there are many — wondered why it took nine hours after reporters started asking questions for the governor's staff to say what the state's chief executive was doing. Sanford was expected back in his office Wednesday, but his aides stopped answering questions about his trip, including where he was on the 2,175-mile trail, whether he was with security and if anyone else could confirm his whereabouts.
Did it have anything to do with Naked Hiking Day?

Quote:

The story started to resemble a John Grisham novel. A southern conservative governor and very vocal critic of a popular liberal president eluded his security detail and completely disappeared with his last known whereabouts — before he (or someone) turned off his cell phones — somewhere outside of Atlanta.
Staff was silent. Some were talking about succession plans. The First Lady though said she wasn’t concerned. “He was writing something and wanted some space to get away from the kids,” she said.
But many wondered aloud how this traditional, family-loving, Republican governor of a southern state could miss Fathers Day. After all he’s got four children! Was something sinister in the air?
Then it took a Farrelly brothers screenplay type of twist. Sanford had not disappeared. According to his spokesman, he was hiking on the Appalachian Trail. Coincidentally, on Naked Hiking Day.
It’s a big tradition. Many hikers celebrate the summer solstice by hiking au naturel. It just so happened the solstice occurred on Fathers Day — one of the days Sanford was hiking.

sugarpop 06-23-2009 11:03 PM

:D and :eek: I can't imagine running into him NEKKID!

Happy Monkey 06-23-2009 11:08 PM

Heh, I just got finished WTFing this, and it was on the top of the queue.

richlevy 06-23-2009 11:19 PM

Well, it was Father's Day, so as a father he could do what he wanted.

It's not like he was Eliot Spitzer and spent the night before Valentine's Day with a hooker.

sugarpop 06-23-2009 11:21 PM

As far as we know...

classicman 06-23-2009 11:44 PM

Yeh really - where was Hillary at the time?

ZenGum 06-23-2009 11:54 PM

Welllll..... either
(a) he was hiking, nude. Cool, but a tad unRepublican.
(b) he was hiking, clad, ignorant of the custom &/or having a perv.
(c) he was not hiking, but ........ [insert dubious activity here] .... instead.

If he was hiking nude on midsummer's day ... there should be a nice even all-over tan to prove it. Not that I am volunteering to check, mind you.

glatt 06-24-2009 08:28 AM

If he wants to go hiking, that's fine. Great, even. Hiking is an activity more people should do so they gain an appreciation for the little bit of nature left in the country.

But if you are in an important position, you should always be reachable. A governor has responsibilities and shouldn't be going AWOL for several days on end. His staff should be able to reach him in an emergency at all times.

classicman 06-24-2009 08:45 AM

Uh and what about his wife and/or children?

This is really odd behavior. Going ion a hike of this magnitude requires some planning and preparation, not to mention all the equipment necessary to spend days out there. Oh and did he go alone? Has he done this type of hiking before? Where exactly did he go? Where is all his stuff from the hike?

There are way too many questions that remain unanswered.

glatt 06-24-2009 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman (Post 577043)
Uh and what about his wife and/or children?

I think the public has no right to tell the governor what he should do with his family. The public does have the right to demand that he be accessible in case there's an emergency. He could carry a cell phone that only a trusted aide can call. He'd still get some R&R and the public would have a governor available.

classicman 06-24-2009 09:02 AM

I was not implying that we did. But if I was his family, I certainly would.
Seriously, you wouldn't be a little upset if your wife disappeared for 4-5 days? That isn't normal.

spudcon 06-24-2009 09:06 AM

Those of us who don't live in Mayberry shouldn't be so concerned about the Gov's whereabouts. Might just be out fishin' with Andy Barney and Floyd.

classicman 06-24-2009 09:07 AM

UPDATE:
Quote:

Gov. Mark Sanford did not spend the last five days hiking the Appalachian Trail — as his staff had indicated — but was instead in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the South Carolina Republican told The State newspaper Wednesday.

Spotted returning from the trip in the Atlanta airport Wednesday morning, Sanford said he had considered hiking the Appalachian Trail after his state's busy legislative season came to end but instead decided on a more "exotic" trip.

"I wanted to do something exotic. It's a great city," said Sanford of his five-day getaway that appeared to leave his entire staff and family in the dark about his whereabouts. Sanford also said no one else accompanied him on the trip.

Sanford wouldn't tell the newspaper exactly what he did in the South American country, besides take a drive along the coastline.

The South Carolina governor also said he hadn't planned to return until Thursday, but came back earlier after his chief of staff contacted him to say the story of his whereabouts was drawing widespread media attention.

Sanford expressed surprise the story was attracting such attention, saying it's not unusual for him to take such trips.

"I would get out of the bubble I am in," he said.

In a short interview with CNN Tuesday, Sanford's wife Jenny said she still has not talked to her husband since he left last Thursday and did not know where he went.

Happy Monkey 06-24-2009 09:54 AM

Ar-gen-tina?

http://image46.webshots.com/46/1/53/...8HVbrlS_ph.jpg

Spexxvet 06-24-2009 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt (Post 577039)
But if you are in an important position, you should always be reachable. A governor has responsibilities and shouldn't be going AWOL for several days on end. His staff should be able to reach him in an emergency at all times.

He was just putting into practice the repubican philosophy of "less government". :rolleyes:

Quote:

Gov. Mark Sanford did not spend the last five days hiking the Appalachian Trail — as his staff had indicated — but was instead in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the South Carolina Republican told The State newspaper Wednesday.
Mark Foley and Larry Craig told the governor that you can purchase a young boy for less than $100.00 in Buenos Aires. :p

TheMercenary 06-24-2009 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt (Post 577039)
If he wants to go hiking, that's fine. Great, even. Hiking is an activity more people should do so they gain an appreciation for the little bit of nature left in the country.

But if you are in an important position, you should always be reachable. A governor has responsibilities and shouldn't be going AWOL for several days on end. His staff should be able to reach him in an emergency at all times.

This really is the bottom line.

classicman 06-24-2009 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet (Post 577075)
you can purchase a young boy for less than $100.00 in Buenos Aires. :p

You outta know.

classicman 06-24-2009 02:41 PM

UPDATE:
Quote:

Sanford admits affair

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, his eyes red, admitted to having an extramarital affair Wednesday with an Argentine woman.

"I've been unfaithful to be my wife," Sanford said at a state capitol news conference.

It began very innocently," he explained, saying that developed into an adulterous relationship in the past year.

He said he seen his unidentified mistress three times since they began the affair or, as he put it, "since the whole sparking thing."

Sanford said he was resigning his post as Chairman of the Republican Governor's Association.

Taking questions from reporters, Sanford said his wife knew about the relationship before his trip last week and that "they had been working through this thing for about the last five months."

He shed tears as he explained how helpful one friend had been.

He also choked up when he said: "This has been selfishness on my part."

Sanford's admission caps an extraordinary week in which he was revealed to having been in Argentina and not, as his staff said, hiking on the Appalachian trail.

Before disclosing his relationship, Sanford apologized profusely to a number of family and friends.

"I've let down a lot of people -- that's the bottom line," Sanford said.

In what were at times rambling remarks, Sanford delved into the nature of sin and explained his affinity for "adventure trips."

He requested a "zone of privacy" for his family.
Now he needs to resign and go away.

glatt 06-24-2009 03:01 PM

Seems to be a lot of Republicans lately doing this extra-marital shit.

I think it's now been established that the more "pro-family" you are, the more likely it is that you are a closet freak.

Happy Monkey 06-24-2009 03:46 PM

Republican?
http://cloudfront.mediamatters.org/s...24-sanford.jpg

classicman 06-24-2009 04:05 PM

Wow - I never noticed that before. Thats really pathetic. Do they correct their mistake eventually? Like after 4-5 hours?

Does it really matter? The people who watch Faux are so old they prolly can't read that part anyway.

Flint 06-24-2009 04:06 PM

Do they do that during every scandal?!

Happy Monkey 06-24-2009 04:06 PM

Apparently they did fix it eventually.

Cloud 06-24-2009 04:08 PM

geez, we're awash in idiots. who think with their dicks. bah!

Trilby 06-24-2009 06:18 PM

another one bites the proverbial dust over some pussy.

asshole.

Dr. Zaius 06-24-2009 08:50 PM

Argentina huh? I guess even mistresses are being outsourced these days.

TheMercenary 06-24-2009 10:40 PM

Right on Gov! Those Argentiana women are HOT!

ZenGum 06-24-2009 10:43 PM

Well, maybe he was nude hiking in Argentina.

TheMercenary 06-24-2009 10:46 PM

Sounds cool. Do they have bugs there?

richlevy 06-24-2009 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt (Post 577162)
Seems to be a lot of Republicans lately doing this extra-marital shit.

I think it's now been established that the more "pro-family" you are, the more likely it is that you are a closet freak.

Not necessarily. The big difference is that Republicans have forced themselves into a close alliance with their fringe wing, which is fundie religionists. This magnifies a human foible into an act of hypocrisy.

If the Dems were to cater to their fringe wing, and a Dem politician got outed as a 'closet freak', the only response would be 'what took you so long?'.;)

BTW, my web research found that there was one openly gay Republican in Congress who actually served 10 years after coming out. There haven't been any since then.

TheMercenary 06-24-2009 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richlevy (Post 577304)
Not necessarily. The big difference is that Republicans have forced themselves into a close alliance with their fringe wing, which is fundie religionists. This magnifies a human foible into an act of hypocrisy.

Come on, that is silly.

So I can assume that Demoncrats have forced themselves into a close alliance with the fringe Leftists? Huffington and Soro's? And a obvious socialist agenda? Sure seems that way.

Griff 06-25-2009 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary (Post 577296)
Right on Gov! Those Argentiana women are HOT!

For his sake I hope she's a hot Argentinian lady, but I'm expecting a heavily spackled white girl from Operation Rescue.

Trilby 06-25-2009 09:09 AM

Did anyone see his four boys?


I felt so bad for them.

Griff 06-25-2009 09:56 AM

No, but they're in a horrible position. Mom will be organizing for the big divorce payout, which will make Dad out to be a pretty small person in the press no matter what the full story is. According to the Times, Sanford isn't one of the over the top GOP moralizers so that line of abuse from the left could be misplaced.

TheMercenary 06-25-2009 10:48 AM

I hope she rakes him over the coals. And I hope his new gf has lots of money.

glatt 06-25-2009 11:13 AM

Where are the pictures of the other woman? It's taking too long for them to show up in the media. All these cutbacks in the press are harshing my buzz.

I see they know her name, and that she's supposedly hot, but I want pictures already.

TheMercenary 06-25-2009 11:19 AM

Me too. In a bikini at some South American beach. In a thong.

Shawnee123 06-25-2009 11:20 AM

Yeah, see? He was just being a guy. :right:

Griff 06-25-2009 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt (Post 577396)
Where are the pictures of the other woman? It's taking too long for them to show up in the media. All these cutbacks in the press are harshing my buzz.

I see they know her name, and that she's supposedly hot, but I want pictures already.

Outrage, I'm feeling it!

Shawnee123 06-25-2009 12:37 PM

OMG.

Granted, the wife is probably some gold-digging shrew, or was in her day, who likes prestige. Really no different than Pussy McKnockers. She dead-fished out on him and he needed ejaculation, needed it bad, and not just from the hand that kneads him.

So, get out of your marriage. Then you can fuck others without hurting your kids. Oh, can't? You're in public office and it wouldn't look good? Too fucking bad. Then keep your dick in your pants and suck it up, pasty boy.

Trilby 06-25-2009 01:02 PM

you know, now that the cat is out of the bag, these two lovebirds are FREE to explore their magnificent love with no another, unfettered by his family or career coz both are over! He should be happy - now he gets to be with her ALL THE TIME!

He should be packing his bags and heading south for this fine woman. They are, clearly, madly in love with each other.

Being with the Beloved is only good when you can't be. Once he finds out she farts in bed and she sees spinach in his teeth - it's over.

Shawnee123 06-25-2009 01:04 PM

But but but we want to see her naked. We want to see her naked. We want...

*screeeeeeeech* sorry, my record had a scratch.

Yeah, it's gross.

TheMercenary 06-25-2009 02:44 PM

Come on, you know you want to see what she looks like. ;)

Shawnee123 06-25-2009 02:49 PM

It's almost a foregone conclusion that she's very attractive. Yeah? So? Her and 9 million other women. ;)

classicman 06-25-2009 05:21 PM

Its whats on the inside that counts. This guy is an idiot!

Shawnee123 06-25-2009 06:08 PM

Haggis! He's an idiot on the inside!

Elspode 06-25-2009 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey (Post 577172)

That was Faux News, so the (D) was *not* a mistake. It's their little way of spinning the feeble minded electorate. Really. I'm dead serious.

Shawnee123 06-25-2009 07:24 PM

Hasn't that happened before, or something similar?

Elspode 06-25-2009 07:27 PM

You know, I could care less who this guy fucks. However, if you make a huge deal out of Family Values and Christian Morality, then you've sort of already caught your dick in the zipper when you start using your little head to determine your course of action.

Here's the difference between Him and Me:

He gets caught committing adultery. He confesses, and is forgiven, because he's a Christian.

I get caught committing adultery. After we all have a good laugh, I am condemned to burn in Hell by the Christians, including Him, 'cause I'm not a Christian.

See how easy that is? Do whatever the fuck you want, say you're sorry and ask Jeebus to forgive you, and you're good.

Aliantha 06-25-2009 07:29 PM

I don't think you'll burn in hell Els. ;)

TheMercenary 06-25-2009 08:28 PM

Looks like a liberal photoshop trick by me Splode. Something to stir the shit. You don't think for one minute that pic is real? Do you?

jinx 06-25-2009 08:33 PM

I do.

richlevy 06-25-2009 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123 (Post 577434)
OMG.

Granted, the wife is probably some gold-digging shrew,.

Actually, it wasn't the wife who was doing the digging.

Quote:

Mr. Sanford, 49 years old, said he still hopes to reconcile with his wife, Jennifer Sullivan Sanford, 46, formerly a vice president at investment bank Lazard Freres & Co., and an heiress to the family that built the Skil Power Tools brand, now a subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH.
BTW, have you read some of his love notes? Wow! The guy had too much soul to be a Republican.

Quote:

The e-mails from July 2008 reveal two enamored lovers, but also show Sanford's concern. "How in the world this lightening (sic) strike snuck up on us I am still not quite sure. As I have said to you before I certainly had a special feeling about you from the first time we met, but these feelings were contained and I genuinely enjoyed our special friendship and the comparing of all too many personal notes," Sanford wrote.


He continued, "I feel a little vulnerable because 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...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."


The woman, who The State identifies as simply "Maria," reciprocated Sanford's feelings. "You are my love ... something hard to believe even for myself as it's also a kind of impossible love, not only because of distance but situation. Sometimes you don't choose things, they just happen... I can't redirect my feelings and I am very happy with mine towards you."
I kept on thinking of that song from West Side Story. "Maria, I just met a girl named Maria......"

TheMercenary 06-25-2009 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinx (Post 577638)

Interesting. But it was 12 years ago. And I certainly would not put it past a liberal site like Huffington or one of the others that floated falsehoods about Palin's family to do the same. And that was much more recently.

Actually all the Fox News hate is really pretty comical.

jinx 06-25-2009 09:05 PM

So?

TheMercenary 06-25-2009 09:07 PM

So it is still quite possible that it is a complete fake.

jinx 06-25-2009 09:08 PM

It took them 5 appeals to get that ruling, I don't think they changed their mind about how things should be anytime soon after. Give me a link to something that indicates otherwise.

TheMercenary 06-25-2009 09:12 PM

Media Matters:

The thing speaks for itself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Matters_for_America

jinx 06-25-2009 09:12 PM

Maybe these are fake too, I don't know... 1, 2, 3

TheMercenary 06-25-2009 09:13 PM

I have no idea. But now I just think they are pretty funny.


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