(CNN) – South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford lashed out at the media on Friday, admonishing reporters at a press conference for their coverage of the multiple investigations into his travel expenses.
"One of the frankly disappointing things I've seen in several instances here over the last 60 days of my life since I've been through this thing is that in some cases it's not been about objective journalism, its been about advocacy journalism with an agenda," he said.
Sanford was in the town of Conway revealing his plans to waive confidentiality in a state Ethics Commission investigation into his use of state airplanes and taxpayer-funded travel, a move that will allow to the public to view the results of the probe.
But the governor, who has adopted an increasingly combative tone in recent days, also blasted members of the state legislature for being hypocritical, accusing them of spending state money on travel as well. He called on members of Senate and House to make their travel documents public.
Then he turned his sights on the South Carolina press corps, with whom he had a largely cordial relationship before he turned the state's political world upside down in June by copping to an extramarital affair with an Argentine woman. He chided the media for its coverage of his travel record and said he has been an excellent steward of taxpayer money, unlike previous administrations.
"Let me say to my friends in the press - some of your are friends, some you are debatable - but we'll come back to that," he began. "What happens is really going to be in y'all's hands. In other words, the way it gets reported, it can be made into circus, it can be made into a Mickey Mouse court if that's the way you choose to report it. That really is y'all's responsibility."
"I would challenge my friends in the media to really look at, 'What are the real facts in this case?' What is the larger contest in this case?'" he said, referring to the Ethics Commission investigation.
Sanford singled out John O'Connor - a political reporter for South Carolina's largest newspaper, The State - and accused the newspaper of covering the political back-and-forth over the travel controversy while skimming over Sanford's arguments defending himself.
Sanford took one question, but refused several others. But when O'Connor asked a question about private flights that Sanford failed to report on public disclosures, the governor became irritable.
"John, we're not going to play your game," he said, jabbing his finger in the reporter's direction. "I don't work for you."
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What is up with the Republicans blaming the Media because of their Problems? they are the Media they report the News that is their Job. ugh whiney Palin now Sanford its not the Medias fault you too are pathetic!
And this looney-tune was a leading favorite among Republicans for the 2012 nomination. Palin, Joe the Plumber, Sanford, Limbaugh, Steele, Bachman, Ensign–what a parade.
Here's a starting point – politician = hypocrite and self-centered.
Regardless of party, ideology, region, gender, creed, or anything else.
Now, go from there.
Oh, by the way, Governor Sanford, if John O'Connor is a citizen/voter of South Caroline (which he probably is) then, yeah, you do work for him.
"I don't work for you"
Um, If the reporter is a resident of South Carolina, then you do work for him.
..........it can be made into circus, it can be made into a Mickey Mouse court if that's the way you choose to report it. That really is y'all's responsibility."
NO SIR You made this into a circus with your behavior, neglecting both your service to the voters and your family............IT IS YOUR responsibility........Stop trying to blame others for your own actions........Sounds like another former Gov......................
I've frequently lashed out at the liberal media's bias myself. In this case, however, Governor Sanford deserves it.
Just another corrupt politician that cant do anything else.
Well, Mr. Sanford, It is often said that you sow exactly what you reap. And for you that is T R O U B L E!!!! Lots of it!!! As they say, "when you dance, you have to pay the fiddler". And in this case, there are simply too many dances and to many fiddlers to reimburse - especially with the taxpayers money!!!
Sanford is a victim just like all the C-streeters. It's all the media's fault. And now it is getting personal. The media created a circus with Sanford as the clown. I don't remember Sanford complaining about the media when they were covering then-congressman Sanford hypocritically criticizing Bill Clinton over the Lewinsky matter.
It wasn't the media who left the country and abandoned his job as the Governor of South Carolina for five days without telling anyone where he was. Anyone of us would have been fired upon return, but no! Only elected officials can get away with crap like that. Sanford works exclusively for his ego, not for the people of South Carolina. He is an absolute disgrace to our entire political system
please
this has nothing to do with journalism, objective or not objective journalism
it has to do with you being a slime ball and hiking the trail when you are really out of the country
If Sanford can't take the heat, he can always resign.
Leaving your job for a week, without anybody knowing where you are, is a firing offense in ANY job. Forget the affair for a minute, and let's just concentrate on that mind-boggling dereliction of duty.
That would get you fired from being Assistant Manager at Wendy's, much less Governor!
It is just so easy for these politicians to blame the media once they screw up. The media did not put him on a flight to visit his mistress.
Maximum transparency – that's what it is. Sorry, Mr. Sanford, but when you are a political figure the media will sniff you out even when you go to the bathrooom. Oops! Look at Palin and President Obama – they are going through the same thing and they did not even go to Argentina on a secert assignment!!!
Would someone in the GOP nominate this guy for the 2012 Vice Presidential Candidate and Palin as the Presidential Candidate, Please?!
You used taxpayer money for an international booty call. What did you expect to happen? The fact that you did this is not even up for debate.
Give it all up a true soulmate is worth more than all politics combined
Go to her.
Sanford criticizing the media is hilarious. He absolutely lucked out when Farah and Jackson died the day after he admitted his "indiscretions." He was gone from the headlines almost immediately and he managed to avoid the raking over the coals that Eliot Spitzer got in New York.
However, Sanford was just too stupid to keep his mouth shut. He kept having press conferences about his "soulmate" which led the press to come back to him. It was almost like he was Gary Hart in 1988 daring the press to follow him and catch him in the act...which they did.
Sanford could have avoided some of the major damage he took just by being quiet after the initial admittance. But he was unable to stop going in front of cameras and he shot himself in the foot. Don't blame the press, Governor. You screwed this up all by yourself. If you keep dangling carrots, eventually someone will try to catch and eat them.
You would think Sanford worked for the people of South Carolina but unless you work in the private aircraft industry or are a first class flight attendant, Sanford doesn't care about you.
And why is it taking so long for the Republicans to seek this adulterer's head, give "family values?"
Is it just me, or is Sanford fast becoming the new Sarah Palin of the media and the Republican party....Sanford lashes out at the media. Hmmm THAT sounds awfully familiar. Sanford states that this is just politically motivated. Hmmm, there's another one.
Hummmm... Republican politician lashing out at the media for his problems, go figure! He and Sarah should really try to come up with a more original strategy. That one is as old as Tricky Dick!
there is no shame in America among the arrogant, self-righteous, pig N pinstripe types anymore, how can you govern with the mess you stepped into, misallocated funds, how often does a theif get to replace the stolen, and get caught and get to carry on, you campaign on family values, and act like a pimp
yeah well that is happening on all sides and you have done the same in the past. depends on what side of the fence you are on at the time. maybe in the future you'll keep your mouth shut
I guess introspection would be too much to ask from Governor Sanford.
He really doesn't get it, does he?
Everything's an agenda once it becomes negative right?
This guy is a complete jerk. Do the people of his state really want someone with his obvious lack of judgement and character to represent them?
Why is it EVERYTIME a Republican gets caught doing something illegal, something they have been found to have done, they always blame the media. Hey Gov did the media buy expensive plane tickets on the tax payers dime to fly out to another country to cheat on your wife? Was that the media that did that? Give me a break. You think because you got caught and after getting caught THEN paid back a small prtion of the money you are not complicit? And you run a state? I feel very sorry for your constituants...
Classic Republican manuveur. You do something wrong...blame the "liberal media".
Mark, move to Argentina and stay there with your ho.
It's the media's fault I cheated on my wife and went AWOL from my job! Stop acting questions that make look bad. Jesus told me he hates you!
"John, we're not going to play your game," he said, jabbing his finger in the reporter's direction. "I don't work for you."
WRONG! if the reporter is a SC resident, "Fled Sanford" DOES work for him!
Oh No. Now he sounds like Sarah Palin – blaming the media for investigating him. Mean Mainstream Media - another pouter who won't take responsibility for their actions.
Sanford knew it was going to get hot..he should have stayed out of the kitchen...or or Argentina! What does he want? Someone to babysit him.? If he had conducted himself in a responsible manner, he wouldn't be in this situation. He had no respect for his office and the media is not showing him any respect. Oh well! No point in him getting irritated about this mess, he caused it! I dont feel sorry for him at all.
Ah yes, the evil media, it's always their news for reporting politicians shortcomings.
Get a life, Sanford, preferably in the Amazonian forest.
When in doubt, the GOP will blame the media! I thought Republicans were all about taking personal responsibilty? I guess not, huh?
"What happens is really going to be in y'all's hands"
I do declare! Governah Sanford is having the vapors. Someone get him a fan and a glass of sweet tea.
When is this doofus going to grow a pair and resign. He just became the most obvious clown in the circus.
"John, we're not going to play your game," he said, jabbing his finger in the reporter's direction. "I don't work for you."
LOL...is the good governor serious? If the reporter is a tax-paying citizen of SC, guess what Governor Sanford? You do work for him!
How good of a stewart is this chap when he leaves the country to fool around with his mistress on the taxpayer dole, leaving his post without telling anyone. This fellow is a blithering idiot whose sense of entitlement has gotten his posterior in hot water.
I don't work for you??
Well...FINALLY some honesty from Sanford. He is absolutely right. He hasn't "worked for ANY of us" in South Carolina since he took office. Think about it. What does he have to show in two terms: absolutely nothing.
Oh yeah....except the whole cheated on his wife thing.
This so ridiculous. Mark Sanford sat in the position, but did nothing but parade around the state with charts and graphs, pigs, horses and buggies...and skipped down to South America to see is "soul-mate".
He fussed continuously about spending...and he took us through the whole "stimulous package standoff"...and all the while he's spending money on a whim...NOT TO TAKE CARE OF SOUTH CAROLINIANS...as was his SOLE duty as Governor....but to go and do God knows what with his South American lover.
Please Mr. Sanford....
Just go away.
Lets leave this man alone,
Fascinating how the most Conservative types seem to think that they are so above the law (and generally what's right and wrong) that they try to shoo away reporters and their pesky facts.
Again refusing to take responsibility. So he's the victim here. Right. Guess he just figured on manipulating the press coverage and thinks its unfair that he can't.
That's it, blame the media. It's their fault you're in this position and not the fact that you, a man who wrote books on the morality of family life, had an affair and possibly at the tax payers expense.
Yep, once again its all the wicked medias fault.
Yes Mr. Sanford it is everyone elses problem not brought on by your immoral behavior. Lets blame the media first, the democrats second, and President Obama third. I'm sure all of the above made you leave the country and have a torrid affair with your chippy. People like this should resign as their indignation is only outshined by their arrogance. The citizens of South Carolina should be demanding your resignation. Oh I forgot as long as you cry a little, hallelujah a little, and ask "god" for forgiveness all is OK. What a philosophy!
Typical GOP stages of denial and arrogance:
1. Do something wrong or illegal
2. Refuse to resign
3. Blame the media
True to his C-Street brainwashing, Sanford seems to think that he's entitled to power no matter how wrecklessly he behaves (I don't care about the affair, it's his personal business, but I don't like the 5-day disappearance and the wholier-than-thou preaching to others about "moral values").
He screws around, at the public's expense, and somehow this is the media's fault. This man is the epitome of hypocrisy. Yet, he refuses to leave office. I don't care that he cheated, that's his wife's issue, but he just left his office, went on a holiday, didn't inform anyone, and he thinks that's okay.
It is to laugh. The utter hypocracy of Soon-To-Be-Former Governor Sanford is simply amazing after all of his righteous indignation at President Bill Clinton. At least Clinton did it on his own dime!
Wow...Sanford has a lot of nerve calling others hypocrites. I guess it takes one to know one.
Sanford is mentally ill, and he should be dragged from his office in a straight-jacket, if necessary. Members of his own party have asked him to step down, but he is accountable to no one. The politicians have finally gathered the courage to tell their constituents what many of us already knew–they are untouchable. America is done.
John, we're not going to play your game," he said, jabbing his finger in the reporter's direction. "I don't work for you."
Oh Really?? O'Connor lives in S Carolina, so yes, you do work for him. That darned media, reporting the facts
Why don't they just kick him out.
He is a dishonest, obviously not very intelligent and a total embarrassement to his family and the State.
If he had any class, which he obviously does not, he would have
disappeared into nowhere a long time ago.
What he really wants us to believe is that he's not so bad compared to people who are worse, that other people have done the same kind of thing so it was OK that he did too.
ive got to agree 100% ; i was on the bandwagon wanting him to pay the piper for his sins/ the politics... . and that to me was turning his back on the poor and the downtrodden in south carolina. the only good thing to come out of that state [S.C.] was my summer love......... [1968] . whom i had met in new york city while visiting my aunt .... farewell my summer love.. other than that this state has a golf tournament that is named after thee owners of the plantations down there "the masters" ..... thats right GOV tell all us hypocrites that when we point a finger, tell all of us to STAND in the mirror... i don't support your politics. but you were elected and you run the show SO STAY WHERE YOUR AT.
Look at that...we have our next Sarah Palin, blaming the media and not taking responsibility for ones own actions. Hopefully, he continues to follow Sarah's lead and leaves office soon!
A politician who cheats on his wife at the public's expense has nothing to complain about when the media exposes him.
If this guy won't resign, he should at least shut up and take his medicine like a man.
Doesn't he know that holding press conferences just keeps you in the news much longer? The idea Mark is to get out of the news. Your up the creek without a paddle buddy.
typical republican. he blames the MEDIA for his problems? Isn't it the media's JOB to look into this kind of stuff?
I believe he used to say how much money he saved on his travel before all this came to light. Does he think trying to blackmail the senate with THEIR travel records will somehow make HIM look good?
Sorry, Mark, it just makes ALL Y'ALL look bad.
How many "y'alls" can one man have in a press conference? I guess he is trying to connect with the "ordinary" folks.
Sounds like this dope is literally at the end of his political rope.
I guess he won't be the Republicans' "Great White Hope."
Nope.
Did he ever consider that maybe the media, the public, and the Bible are trying to tell him something? Like, time to resign? Like, you aren't as cool as you seem to think? Like, O'Connor's a voter, and you work for the voters?
on the contrary Governor Sanford, if he is a tax paying citizen of SC you most certainly do work for him. The predictable conservative response when they get into any hot water is to try and turn it around on the media. It's redundant and everyone sees it coming from a mile away. Hopefully anyone that's not a Limbaugh-lackey can see right through it. Governor Stanford is at the very least guilty of abandoning his post without leaving anyone in charge, if I were to do that at my job I would not even have the chance to step down before being fired. Unfortunately this man's ego is too big for him to do the right thing and he'll end up being a headline until he's impeached. He should be embarrassed by the attention he has brought to the state of SC.
Wow..Playing the victim role.
Have you ZERO soul? You destroy your wife and kids and yet still have the gall to play victim?
Enjoy your eternal lake of fire you waste of air.
Mr. Sanford ;
Being a native of the state of SC I've kept updated on your ongoing story since the story broke into the news. Now living in the Southwest United States I can assure you that I hear the joke about the gov. of SC. As an outsider looking in the best thing for you to do is to resign. I usually have things to be proud of when refering to my home state but let me tell you are by no mean someone to be proud of.
Sanford has admitted to lying and cheating on his wife. Nothing he says can be trusted. He should be booted out of office today! America and S.C. do not need untrustworthy people like him!
Gee, sounds like Sanford has something to hide. Ahhh, the openness of republican's...so refreshing. Let them reporters eat cake!
Sanford destroyed his marriage and his career. It's now time for him to make something of his life. Serve the people, help the world, find a way to put aside his selfish desires to make the world a better place. I don't know if that is as governor or something else, but it is never to late to turn your life around. I hope he figures out how to do that.
I think the "hounddogs" need to back off. Let the facts come out. Then go find another story to stick your nose into.
Well, it looks like if the state legislature has its way, Gov. Sanford won't be working for the people of South Carolina either.
Look, if the reports have a tint of animosity or angle against the Gov., I get where he's coming from.
If, on the other hand, the reports are reporting FACTS and not innuendo, then the Gov. has nothing to speak against.
Either way, his wife is a lovely lady who probably didn't deserve to be humiliated. So, if she can take it, with grace, then the Gov. needs to lace up the boots he chose to put on and get to marching with a smile on his face as well.
Poor Mark – when you get caught with your pants down, it's so hard to keep running without falling all over yourself.
For your boys' sake, even though you wouldn't share Father's Day with them, resign and go be with them now. NOW!
This constant whinning about the media by politicians is getting old. Maybe if this clown didn't bail on his state, not to mention his family, he wouldn't have to answer to his constituents through the media's coverage.
My mom's fourth grade teacher at Runkle School:
"You're not sorry. You're sorry you were caught!"
Looks to me like Sanford has been loving the press. He and his wife both have been jumping in front of any camera they see.
Sanford is just angry that he trashed his own reputation.
adulterous jerk
When will this sense of "entitlement" end among politicians? We in Philadelphia were just nausiated with the criminal activity of our own Vince Fumo who actually had his own nickname for using tax payer money; he referred to it as "OPM" (other peoples money). His sentence was a complete joke...a few months at best. Looks like the judge had his palm greased as usual and no one is ever really held accountable.
And Charlie Rangel did not report a half a milliion dollars to the IRS and Nancy Pelosi has been investigating it for 10 months, but you won't see it on CNN. You will only see negative stories on Palin and Sanford (they are not liberals folks, so that is newsworthy to CNN).
Sanford should step aside...so should Ensing...Both are hypocrites.
Both did worse than Clinton and look what the Republicans did to you.
Why dont they do the same their own party..Talk about double standards for the Republicans....They are both hypocrites....
Resign Governor, you lost your credibility with the people. That is the thing about lying which politicians do not understand. You should resign and quit blaming the media and those trying to get political gain for your indiscretions.
In fact, all Democrats want him to stay, but most Republicans want him to go. He has problems himself, don't blame the media. You know the media loves news, saucy and hot news. No one enjoy news from Afganistan, Laos, Burma anymore... so sad...
Once again, Republicans play the media card.... none of them seem to take any responsibility for their own actions. Sanford, Palin, etc.
For the good of the Republican party – JUST GO AWAY !!!!!
Kennedy and Clinton had several affairs but when it is a Republican it is a problem for the left? Morally it is an inexcusable act but nothing illegal was done. Same kind of liberal attacks we see on Palin try to dig some ethics issue out of his travel? Please!
Sanford seems to be coming apart at the seams.
Has he considered that maybe he's the one in the wrong?
Holy cow, what will his soulmate think about this?
Geez – he's sounding like Palin. "Bring the microphones and cameras and let me get on tv" - "The press hounds and abuses me" - blah blah blah blah whine whine whine
I think "he doth protest too much" as his own unbridled mouth added to his problems. Guess his wife and 4 kids are only "collateral damage". Man's a pitiful example of nothing.
When a republican does something wrong, GOD forbid you call them on it! They'll fight tooth and nails and keep the lies going! GET OUT OF OFFICE YOU IDIOT! you're a distraction to the state, unproductive and untrustworthy! you don't care about anyone but yourself Sanford! typical republican...never wants to admit his wrong doings and bow down gracefully!
Sarah Palin should trademark her favorite tactic of blaming the media. That way, when another disgraced politician blames the media, she'll get some money, which is really all she's after.
What a complete numbnut! This guy is soooo arrogant. Where are all the "Super Christian" Republicans calling on this deginerate to resign. They were front and center for Bill Clinton...including this HUMP!
What a whiner! You get caught with your hand in the cookie jar and you're gonna blame your older siblings? Waaaaa!
Why is anyone still wasting time on this guy, his wife isn't. They should have gotten rid of him when he violated his duties sneaking off to meet his soul mate.
Governor, please quit and the laughter will eventually stop. Right now, you are like a monkey on a stick, so jump around, jump around, we're here to get down. Go walk the trail or something.
Sandford, your time is up. You should have thought about how much your job and family meant to you before you gave into your urges. Once you become a public figure, your life is an open book like all other politicians whether you like it or not.
Objectively, Sanford should step down.
Most of us S Carolinians are commenting: He doesn't think he works for any of us, that's our problem. He's accountable only to felow C-Street members.
You reap what you sew, my good chum.
Hope is alive Gov. Sanford the media thinks Kennedy was a man of faith. At that rate you could be a religious pillar in your community right now. Journalism is dead.
The Real Issue my fellow South Carolina Americans is the Governor is the governor's expenses during his trips and how they were used.
The governor is correct. He does not work for the reporter, but he does work for the people of South Carolina. He needs to fess up, allow the citizens and/or the legal authorities to determine if he did not act appropriately or he needs to resign.
The party of morality and personal responsibility folks. All hail the GOP. The party of woe is me.
If you go to your Soul-Mate, you will not have anymore problems!
"What happens is really going to be in y'all's hands. In other words, the way it gets reported, it can be made into circus, it can be made into a Mickey Mouse court if that's the way you choose to report it. That really is y'all's responsibility." – Sanford
No, it is you who went to Argentina on taxpayers money. You denied the federal tax dollars to the unemployed and to rebuild public schools while your children enjoyed private schools paid by the tax payers.
Typical Ruthuglican hypocrite, pro lifers, but against universal healthcare. !!
Come on Sanford, it's not the affair, it's not the unethical travel and money spending. It's plain and simple. You are a failure as a leader.
South Carolina ranks at the worst for all measurments of any state.
We listened to it for months before the election, Govenors are true leaders, not Senators. Remember? You are an embarasment to the state. When you bundle a package with the likes of Graham and DeMint. How can a state ever pull its self up.
Sad to say the Good Old Boys club here in SC will stall and nothing will ever happen.
Impeach Him Now!!
Wow..."It's all the media's fault" Where have we heard that one before?
Hey Gov. Sanford. Have you ever heard the notation that "weak people blame others"?
The Gov wants the facts reported. Ok Gov, here are some facts;
1. You lied and said you were hiking the Appalachian Trail.
2. You flew to Argentina without letting anyone in state govt know.
3. You didn't show up for work.
4. You lied and cheated on your family on more than one occasion.
5. You have mocked the people who elected you.
6. And as for John O'Connor, actually Gov, if he is a citizen of South Carolina, then, yeah, you do work for him and the rest of the people in the state of SC.
7. You have obviously forgotten #6.
South Carolina must be very proud. Sanford is a disgrace and should have already resigned. Hell, his wife wont even take him back. Jim Demint is just a plain racist and an idiot. Lindsey Grahm also and idiot. All three bring shame to the state. If it were not for the golf in Myrtle Beach, SC would be known as the Mississippi of the atlantic coast. Pathetic.
that woman in alaska suggested to him: GO AFTER THE PRESS....but she was wrong-again-because the press is going full time against these two, what's the word...oh well...never mind........YOU GOT IT !!!
So don't lie, cheat on your wife and children and steal from the people. Dirtbag!
Poor, poor Mark Sanford...........he is such a wuss.....time to man up and accept responsibility for your actions/inactions. Blame the media....that's right....anyone but yourself.
What planet do you live on Mark??
Wow. He sounds more and more like Palin every day...it's all the media's fault that he is an adulterer and a liar about state funds. Maybe they should hook up..
I presume John O'Connor, the reporter who asked the question, is a citizen of South Carolina. If so, Sanford certainly does work for him. Sanford is acting like a petulant child who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. He should get off his high-horse and save the people of South Carolina the embarassment of his actions (past and present) and resign.
there is absolutely NOTHING left of this person.....why doesn't he juswt go away......and the gop think it will help the party..............a horrendous NO.
South Carolinians...why is he still in office??
Oh.......I get it. It's the fault of the media that he got caught with his pants down. Yeah.......right.
"One of the frankly disappointing things I've seen in several instances here over the last 60 days of my life since I've been through this thing is that in some cases it's not been about objective journalism, its been about advocacy journalism with an agenda," he said.
__________________________________________________
are you kidding me?
i'm no saint. neither was clinton, yet when he had his fall from grace, you like others were snapping at him and stabbing him with the spurs in your boots.
doesn't feel so good now that you ar going through the same thing.
When you dont have a legitimate argument or defense, just blame the media.
Awwwwwwwwwwwww.
Poor little rich boy. Screwed over the people that elected him, and now he has the nerve to be annoyed that he's being asked questions and investigated?
Don't do the crime if you can't handle the punishment, boy-o.
Sanford is the one who has turned this into a circus, not the press. This guy is a circus and the people of SC should be ashamed that they ever few for his lies. Then he tells a SC reporter, "I don't work for you", that's the problem right there, yes Mr. Sanford, You Do work for him! He's a citizen of SC you idiot. The people of SC are your boss, you're not theirs. As for the press, you're mad at them because they report exactly what you say? How dare they! And your defense about the travel is, well all the other governors did it. How stupid is that? You broke the law, true or false? TRUE! And to think this idiot had his eye on being president. How scary is that?
Yeah sure Gov. Sanford! It's all the Media's fault! You cheated on your wife, took off without informing anyone, and you used tax money to fly you and your family around like a car service. But you can't blame yourself! It's all the media's fault!
"John, we're not going to play your game," he said, jabbing his finger in the reporter's direction. "I don't work for you."
Really Gov. Sanford????? Does John pay taxes? Then I would have to say that yes, you DO work for him! Just as you work for all the other tax-paying citizens of your state! The arrogance of this man! Is there anything that an elected Republican will take responsibility for these days without whining about how the "media" is out to get them???
Yeah, Gov. Sanford. It is all about an agenda. You are the one who skipped out on his state to see your Argentine squeeze while villifing others' personal sexual lives. You are the one who misused state resources for your own personal satisfaction while preaching ethics and integrity. It's amazing, pathetic, and hilarious when public officials who are caught up in scandal (in both parties) love to blame to media. Governor Sanford, you are a hypocrite in the worst form and now you are being called out on it. You are a disgrace and you are being called out on it. Deal with it. I am from Illinois and as the country learned from our example, governors (especially ours) aren't above laws placed on them. Neither are you Mark.
Liberalism doesn't work. This becomes more evident with each passing day of the current administration. When inflation and unemployment reach the same levels as we got to under Carter, liberals will run out of places to hide, and we will return to true capitalism and freedom. Americans have short memories, but are fast re-learners.
Don't blame the media for your self-created problems, champ.
it doesn't help him to be saying 'well, yeah, so what, other people do it too'...
Ah, hello, earth to Gov. Sanford: You should have realized that once YOU allowed yourself to become entangled in the dirt YOU sown, YOU took on the responsibility of facing your own consequences.
You are a man in position and yet you pointed fingers at everyone else, while doing your dirt. The problem was you thought you were above the law, you were indispensible. Well, as you can see, YOU ARE NOT.
You were man enough to drop your pants, be man enough to face the consequences. Obviously you didn't have enough respect for your ownself, why should you expect others to respect you. MAN UP or shut up; better yet, just step down, cause if you were a man in the beginning you never would have done that to your family.
Those crazy liberal reporters. I mean, the governor of a major state splits town without telling anyone for days to sleep with his Argentine girlfriend–in fact didn't even tell the Lt. Gov.–and maybe misappropriated state funds in the process, and these reporters have the moxie to ask questions about it. The nerve! They must work for Moveon.org or something. lol
Are all Republicans delusional liars or what?
What is the best Instrutment to Blow for Obamarism??? The Buffoon
If the "elected leader" Governor of SC looks behind him he will notice that no one is following him.