Sanford Pulled Over For Speeding (VIDEO)

Mark Sanford just cannot stay out the spotlight. On Tuesday a highway trooper pulled the governor's car over for speeding. "You got a good reason for running 85?" the trooper asked Sanford's driver. The agent replied that he was driving Sanford.

"Not a really good reason to be speeding," the trooper said.

"Tell him that."

Then the governor introduced himself to the trooper, and no ticket was issued at that time. However, once the issue became public, the police reviewed the tape and the driver was issued a ticket.

The State detected a whiff of hypocrisy here: apparently when Lt. Gov Andre Bauer was stopped for speeding in 2006 and received no ticket, Sanford's spokesperson said at the time that the governor believed "very strongly that preferential treatment should never be a factor when enforcing the law." Fuel for the fire brewing between the two men? Bauer plans to run against Sanford this spring, and has said: "In the spring, we're not going to have to watch reality TV you'll be able to turn on the television and watch it live from Columbia, South Carolina."

Video of the pull-over taken from the trooper's dashboard camera below.

Comments

[PandJonB]

What's going on down there? Impeach him already and be done with him.

[gurukalehuru]

Come on, now, dude, its a speeding ticket. You pay it and move on. This is what normal people are expected to do. If you can pay for a trip to Argentina, you can pay a speeding ticket.

[BambooHarvester]

The stench is getting worse !
~ Karma.....­......

[LeftLeanWing]

Sanford's Video Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCXWu7HfmXw

[One more Thing]

The video is nolonger availble. Something about indecent exposure.

[Rmath]

Late for a tryst, perhaps?

[BlackYowe]

Pathetic!

[ohmetoo]

Yes South Carolina keeps this cry baby for it's governor, it is pathetic.

[Greg Petty]

This guy is a train wreck

[LeeCalif]

Shows what a poor state South Carolina really is.

The shoulders on the side of the road aren't even a full car width.

[LemonMeringue]

I thought the "chosen ones" of C Street were not accountable for anything.

[ohmetoo]

Especially King David the denier.

[GoodFeathers]

He was on his way to the Appalachian trail.

[JessWonderin]

wanted to get a good spot . . . . .

[AMTHEONE0999]

No joke, those officers in S.C. are very professional and polite!

[SurrealPumpkin]

This guy just doesn't quit.

Maybe he should have talked to Palin.

[ladyvader]

Or Mel Martinez of Florida.

[Clovie]

Heard anything about that lately? Strange the way everything went down and we haven't heard any juice!

[seenitall]

drive with both hands, dude...

[dax49]

Sanford has a history of this- like when he trashed bill clinton, but when he does it, it's okay- the same with the lt. governor now

[thepoliticalcat]

But the laws don't *apply* to King David! I mean, Governor -- what's his name again?

[billy goat]

I can't believe I'm even suggesting a defense of this person, but "HE" wasn't speeding, The driver of the car in which he was a passenger was. This is the kind of frivolous crap that entertains but is not newsworthy­...not worthy of a moments worth of attention given all the difficulties our country faces. Let Sanford and the many conflicted like him heal their wounds. Let's get on with the business!

[Clovie]

I understand where you're coming from, but he was in the car and probably knew the driver wasn't doing the speed limit. As governor, he should be willing to tell his driver to slow down or pay the price. He was condoning it, it doesn't matter that he wasn't driving. I'm sure he used his best "I'm the governor! So nice to meet one of my troopers!" handshake to help his driver from getting a ticket. Especially given his holier than thou routine, he's as culpable as his driver.

[weatherwaxx]

He's the head of the state government. Part of his job is to observe the laws of the state. He should have INSISTED that his driver be ticketed for speeding, because to do anything else is to imply that he's above the law. Of course, he's already given ample proof that he believes this to be the case. It's a pity SC hasn't the cojones to impeach this slob.