Sanford Press Conference: Governor On Argentina Disappearance (VIDEO)

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is holding a press conference to explain his mysterious disappearance this past week. He was originally said to be hiking on the Appalachian trail. On his return, he told a local paper he was actually in Argentina.

Sanford apologized at a press conference to his family, and his staff for "the way that I let them down." He said he had a conversation with his father-in-law a few weeks ago about where "my heart was ... laying my cards on the table."

"There are moral absolutes, God's law is indeed there to protect you from yourself. There are consequences if you breach that. This press conference is a consequence."

"I've been unfaithful to my wife and I've developed a relationship with what stared as a dear, dear friend from Argentina," he finally said.

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[DanCasey]

I launched another contest on my blog today:

Predict the next national politician, or preacher, who will go "hiking the Appalachian Trail" and win a prize.

We have two great prizes to offer:

The first is "The Best of the Appalachian Trail Overnight Hikes" 2nd Edition (Menasha Ridge Press, 2007) by Victoria Logue, Frank Logue and Leonard M. Atkins. It will be autographed by Atkins, an outdoors writer who has thru hiked the AT five times and blogs at habitualhiker.com.

The second is "Sex Scandal in America - Politics and the Ritual of Public Shaming" (The Key Publishing House Inc., 2009) by David Rosen. It bills itself as "a comprehensive history of sexual scandals in America from colonial times (including Pocahontas and the Puritans) to today."

Here's a link to the full blog entry and the rules: http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/dancasey/2009/06/30/contest-name-the-next-politician-to-go-hiking-the-appalachian-trail/

[rabiddog6708]

Jeesus loves the Rep ukes this I know for the Repub bible tells us so. Hyp0crites to him belong; they are sc um and they are wrong. Yes, Jeesus loves Rep ukes. The Repub bible tells us so. Jeesus loves Rep ukes when they are good and give tax cuts like all Repubs should. Jeesus loves the Rep ukes when they are bad, though it makes him sad (cause they lose elections).

[timtimes]

Dear whatever higher power is or is not out there. I am begging you. Please. Please. Let it be a man. I know I'm suppose to believe it's a married woman, but the comments here have me wondering. That was one of the weirdest press conferences I can remember.

He should have just resigned and gotten it over with.

Enjoy.

[One more Thing]

Maybe it was a sheep? a goat? Didn't I hear him say "dear Deer?"

[Wiseronenow]

Gives me a new appreciation for Clinton. He was quite b.a.l.s.y. Making sure never having to leave home for it.

[rhondadavis28]

STOP WITH THE F@@@@@ SYMPATHY FOR HIM

STOP

HE WAS NOT F@@@@@@ HONEST AND BRAE


HE GOT F@@@@@@ CAUGHT


STOP STOP STOP

NO PASS

TIERED OF IT

[WeMustSpeakOut]

Good thing the self-righteous God-fearing Reich wing protects the almighty "sanctity of marriage" from gays.
Hypocrite scvm.

[lifesucks]

Did Sanford state that his "dear, dear friend" is a woman?

[One more Thing]

Could be a sheep. Maybe even a deer.

[Actionmac]

His wife did not lie when she said her husband went off to right something. However, It seems that he could not get it right and the rest of the story will be coming. God help his children if it's the husband and not the wife.

Once again another high minded has caused their children unwarranted trouble. Adults will point and whisper and children will just be mean.

[anarmyofnone]

To paraphrase Ross Perot, is this just another "giant sucking sound" from the south, or just that of another Republican political career being flushed? This is just too good to be true...

[One more Thing]

Could be Mark playing with his "pet shark!"

[Suzanne525]

I don't really care about what he and another consenting adult do in private. But he was irresponsible in his role as Gov.

And completely, utterly irresponsible to put the "other" person before his children on father's day. Total loser.

Now, if they would just stop trying to tell us what is OK in our private lives......

[lifesucks]

If a person lacks morals in their private life, why should it be expected that they would suddenly find ethics and moral character in their professional life. All he had to do is say, "NO," but instead he chose to indulge himself.

[joyf1]

Not a valid argument.

[AmHope]

He's a dog for running off to Argentina to meet his lover on Fathers' Day weekend when he has children.

[ezbreezer]

Don't be so harsh, he could be a daddy there too!

[AmHope]

Shame on me--but I'm LOL.

[Charmed]

lol

[ZimboChick]

Who is Tom Davis and why is he getting so many apologies? Did he ch3at on him?

[mcantwell]

I don't know, but he nearly shed tears mentioning his name. Yet, no tears mentioning his wife.

[syarbrough]

Another good point!!!! I may have to "fan" you,lol

[ZimboChick]

:)

[ThisIsJustMyObservation]

The Governor had to outsource to get some S E X

[mcantwell]

Hah! With a married woman to boot. If the woman's husband didn't know before, I bet he knows now.

[Actionmac]

The husband always knew, because it is the husband... wait for the other shoe, and it's coming as fast as the jet that flew Sanford home.

[fya]

Ensign is happy about this latest news. Takes the heat off for a minute.

Like McDonald's, "I'm lovin' it." HA

[ThisIsJustMyObservation]

No it only made it worst

[Lakshmi0000]

I feel for the people of SC....

[One more Thing]

Their own Governor can't find any decent poon tang there and has to go to another hemisphere ti find some!