Sanford to Star in Telenovela El Gobernador Caliente

Embattled South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford resigned effective immediately today, but announced plans to star in a steamy telenovela for a Spanish-language TV network.

The telenovela, tentatively titled El Gobernador Caliente, follows "the hot sexcapades of a globe-trotting governor who doesn't let state business interfere with his relentless pursuit of coño," according to a network press release.

Mr. Sanford said he is buckling down to learn his lines, learning such Spanish phrases as "tan lineas" (tan lines) and "bubis" (boobies).

"At least someone else writes the script for me," Mr. Sanford said. "Spelling has never been my forte."

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