Barbara Walters To Interview Jenny Sanford

Barbara Walters will interview South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford, ABC News announced Thursday.

A brief interview will appear as part of Walters' annual "10 Most Fascinating People" special in December, but an hour-long special interview will air in conjunction with the publication of Sanford's memoir in April 2010.

"Sanford is expected to discuss how she tried to stay true to herself and her family after husband Governor Mark Sanford disappeared and then revealed his extramarital affair with an Argentinean woman, the heartbreak behind the headlines of their marriage breakup, and being a political spouse," ABC News said.

Comments

[JFaye]

Certainly, Jenny Sanford has an interesting story ... but "10 most fascinating people."??­? That is truly a stretch. What does that say about the show?

[dianhow]

J Interesting story ? Why ? Just another in a long line of wealthy men cheating on wives.
Walters never fails to find the dirt- and make it into a 'show '

[harriettubman]

An interview with the woman whose husband told her his mistress was his soul mate, yet she still chose to stay? I have one word Barb, Why?

[dianhow]

Exactly WE Woman have to show some spine. What must the daughters think ?
Seeing their mom being treated like a door mat ?
Same old story - wives ' forgive ' the adulterer- for the' kids' sake'
even one who humiliates his wife on TV several times !
I think Women stay for loads of cash and 'status'

[RACVC]

Jenny Sanford is among the 10 Most Fascinating People? Pleeze.

[ohmetoo]

Pleeze to the power of 10! Enough .

[justdoodling]

Oh Jenny, just leave it be and get out of the headlines.
Or, is this a preemptive strike? Preventative maintenance on more scandal to come?
Either way, she's not thinking about her children. If she were, she wouldn't be keeping the whole thing in the media. This is for her.

[Okieborn]

I think Jenny Sanford is HOT !!

[Whitley2009]

Poor little rich girls.....­...

[waiteman]

Who gives a crap.

[ezgoingal]

Exactly. All that matters as to WHY he is still in office. She is a non-story in all this. Sounds to me like she is still in his corner and is doing as much for herself as "their" political career.

[huffyISaHottie]

Mrs. Sanford has the look of a woman who hasn't done the nasty in a long time..or maybe its' just that republican woman/family values look

[Cogs]

If this is part of her healing process, she needs a second opinion. Discussing how she dealt with the public humiliation and personal betrayal does not seem to be in the best interests of the children.

[balancedsolution]

just as politicians need term limits....­so do media personalit­ies...

babwa thanks for da memwies

[balancedsolution]

babwa is maybe the #1 annoying media personalit­y.....beca­use she wants everyone to think she is this normal down-to-earth person, yet she has multi millions and tries not to flaunt it...but it oozes out of her pores.

she's melodramatic and not really a good interviewer at all.

she's "the star" magazine with lipstick and fake hair.

[talkingdog]

Oh,....and she slept with that black man she recently outed without his consent,..­......for the justification of her own soul.

[ezgoingal]

I forgot about that. So, she and Jenny should have a lot in common. Babawawa can give her a first-hand account of being the "other" woman. Ah...isn't salacious entertainment wonderful? Not!

[sweetwhine]

What for?

[lovesds]

Barbara is useless as an interviewer. She has the softest questions. Just like she is off now doing Palin interview that will be 5 segments. She will sing both of these womens praises. Her interviews aren't worth watching.

[ezgoingal]

So, very true. Each time I see her do an interview she is a throwback from an era that fell for more of a melodramtic delivery. Same on the View. She sits in judgment and expects folks to hang on her every word.

[MinisterMelinda]

I want to know what Jenny has done (other than move out of the Gov mansion) to warrant being called one of the top 10 most FASCINATING people. Is she a philanthropist or entrepreneur? Please do not let this interview be about her marriage.

[VOTER]

Awww......­...... Poor Jenny!
She honestly wants to protect her children from the press. Really!

She is doing HER BEST during these stressful times but
Baba Walters twisted her finger and made her do this televised interview.

[lovesds]

It is called Barbara will pay the money for her interview and Palins. I bet she asked Palin and Sanford's wives the same questions.

[ezgoingal]

Hey, maybe Babawawa will ask Jenny and Palin, "if you were a tree, what sort of tree would be"? That question Babawawa asked of Kathryn Hepburn will go down in journalistic history as the dumbest one ever! However, Jenny and Palin both could have answered it as: "Beeetch" tree. Oops, that's "Birch" tree. :o)