Mark Sanford: Yet Another Lying Republican Creep
Gee whiz. Now South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has admitted that he's been having an affair with some Argentinean babe. This follows a week after Republican Senator John Ensign admitted to an affair with a staff member. Yes, this has happened to a few Democratic pols, too. But there is a huge difference.
Republicans are the self-styled bible thumping party of family values. They're quick to pass their pious judgment on others. The Ten Commandments are for saps, not them. If Bill Clinton is caught in an uncompromising position, impeach the bastard. If David Letterman tells a questionable joke about Sarah Palin's unwed mother-daughter, label him a pedophile and try to destroy his career. In the Republican world gays and lesbians are considered non-Americans while law-breaking Bush administration thugs are considered heroes. The Right threatens that episodes like this shouldn't be politicized by opponents and then use episodes just like this to destroy figures on the Left.
The first reaction from Republicans has been to marvel at the courage Sanford has shown in owning up to his discretions. He quoted the bible like a good Christian and begged forgiveness. He did the right thing. Oh, bullshit. He's a liar and a cheat who uses religion only when it's convenient for him. The same conservatives who are feeling sorry for Sanford today will go back to slandering the opposition and touting their moral superiority tomorrow until the next Republican gets caught. Right, Newt?
Sorry, but if you claim the high road in morals and family values, you must be held to a higher standing, and when you get caught breaking those codes, you should be exposed for the lying creeps that you are. Republicans are reaping what they've sown.
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So why does this seem to happen more often in the ranks of those who are such grandstanders for "values" ??
Because I live in a very RED area, I can speak from direct experience that Winning or Losing GOPers are continually miserable. Marriage is MISERABLE, Christianity is MISERABLE, upholding values "Christian" is a MISERABLE.
Why is it miserable for them? Because they don't do it for a good honest reason, they do it under false pretenses. Basically they do what they do because they have to. They are in a prison of their own making. The prison is one of believing that some Jes.us daddy is going to "judge them for their sins"
Me on the other hand, I am FREE. FREE of the Roman Hoax called Chris.tian
Have a nice day!
Yes, I've seen the assertion elsewhere that Christianity is/was a Roman hoax. I....
Oh. That was you, too. Never mind!
No Democrat ever ran as hard on a family values platform than John Edwards. He preached commitment and love for his wife who was suffering from cancer nearly every day while campaigning
for the presidency. His wife worked tirelessly at his side whenever her health permitted. Not only did he cheat on his wife and family, he fathered a child with his lover. How much more can a person humiliate his wife, kids and country? Spitzer spends thousands on hookers, BillyClinton soils dresses, and these three mysoginists are role models with no culpability? The hypocrisy of the commentators here is sickening. But, we all know it's far more about the hate and self-righteousness that has consumed them over the last few years, and finding any excuse to express it. Where's the love, Dems? Where's the honesty? Speak truth to power. (Whatever the f..... that means.)
OK. You came up with three names (including one from the 1990s). Now, list the Holier-than thou Republicans caught in the act in the 21st century. The list will be much longer and you know it. Where's the honesty?
Outstanding. Your article is a deeply truthful expose' of the insipid, inane, shallow and hypocritical state that is the republican party. Le't's keep those affairs coming. We need to , so we could see those family values for what they are: NON EXISTENT!
"Sorry, but if you claim the high road in morals and family values, you must be held to a higher standing, and when you get caught breaking those codes, you should be exposed for the lying creeps that you are."
Do you actually want to so much as imply that Republicans are to be held to a higher standard than our side? Not a wise move, in my opinion. It's more than sufficient to call out the guilty parties for being the hypocrites they are. The point is that they aren't living up to any standard, not that they're failing to meet a higher one.
I've come to believe that we liberals can't win a point for our side even when it's handed to us.
GOP pledge of Ethics:
I, (fill in the blank) do solemnly pledge, swear, aver, and affirm that I ever get caught doing something really bad, despicable or especially vile and reprehensible, I hereby, and hereafter take full responsibility for my actions. I apologize to my wife, my family, GOP voters, and any self righteous prig who has the nerve to be offended. I further pledge to seek the most expensive and competent lawyers available.
So, when it happens, remember, I am already grieved and heartbroken, and since I have taken full responsibilty, hell no; I wont resign from anything!!
I plan to start over and work to heal the wounds, and should it happen again, I take full responsibility again. And like I said before, hell no, I am not resigning from anything!
So help me God! (to please beat the rap.)
Time to beat the gays over the head about the sanctity of marriage some more.
Perhaps this affair is why Sanford refused Federal recovery dollars a few months ago, a misunderstanding. At the time, he honesly believed his package needed no more stimulus?
So you're saying that democrats have no claim to family values and morals and therefore they can cheat to their hearts content? I give you credit for admitting it.
Actually, that's *not* what he's saying.
He's saying that the GOP has no family values or morals. They just lie and say that they do.
That's it. They "just lie and say that they do."
Come on, BobLablah, your reading comprehension skills aren't that p+ss poor.
You're right--that's pretty much what he implies, although not in the exaggerated version you offer.
That's the problem with trying to use the "higher standing" cliche against the right, because it amounts to saying we expect better behavior from Republicans. Which is NOT what we should be suggesting, obviously.
But we libs don't know how to fire at the other side without first aiming the gun at ourselves. We're idiots in that regard. Our stupidest failure is the failure to make it clear where we stand on such things as family values and religion--we virtually hand those position-declaring ops to the other side. And then we wonder why the right wins all the time by using these platforms. What we forsake, we get pummeled with.
I often wish we'd try less hard to lose on these issues.
I applaud you for your thoughtfulness and intelligence. I enjoy civilized discussions with people who take the time to develop a logical AND consistent stance on issues, even if we disagree. Most people here are locked into the idea of defending their opinion at all costs, even when they're wrong, especially when they're wrong, and they refuse to give any ground, even when evidence shows them to be wrong.
That's why "talking" to the leaders of Iran and North Korea wil never result in peace with those countries. Their leaders are even more locked into their mindset than the most radical HuffPo reader, because if they lose their countries they lose their lives.
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