(CNN) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he can feel Joe Wilson's pain.
Sanford on Thursday compared the scrutiny of Wilson - the Republican congressman who was formally reprimanded by the House of Representatives for shouting at President Obama - to the ongoing political war he has faced since revealing an extramarital affair in June. Sanford called it "the same dynamic."
"The guy apologized, and then you can have a bunch of other people come back and say, 'We want you to apologize again and again and again,'" Sanford told CN2 News in Rock Hill, South Carolina. "But what do people want out of federal representation? They want somebody representing them up in Congress."
"At some point in all of life, the question is not, 'When is someone going to make a mistake?', but 'When do the rest of us move on?,'" he said. "He apologized to the president. Does he have to issue 25 more apologies before folks will leave him alone?"
"Having seen some of this process a little up close and personal, my thought is it's time to move on," he concluded.
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does this make him another Obama puppet?
You sound like one skunk talking about another skunk!
one idiot defending another idiot, sounds like the GOP's got a new slogan.
Why aren't they going after Charlie Rangel??? He is the worst of the worst. No income tax paid. Whatever is going on in Congress???
Nancy Pelosi all you can do is kiss ole Charlie and he is a crook.
Wow! And we should take advice on proper behavior from Mr. Sanford? I think NOT! Mr. Sandford, what you fail to realize is that when you commit a transgression, YOU DO NOT dictate WHEN someone is supposed to 'get over it'. This is sooooo typical of cheating spouses and rotten school children who say, "Well, I apologized, so why haven't you gotten over it already?" YOU DO NOT DETERMINE what the consequences of your actions will be or when others should just 'get over it'. Your responsibility is to THINK about the consequences BEFORE you commit the act and DON'T DO IT!
It's actually time for Sanford and Wilson to move on. Is South Carolina the most ignorant country in America? What's in their water?
Joe Wilson has apologized to the President and he has accepted it. If that is not good enough for some, then who cares.
Our glorious leader offers us a guilt-free excuse to steal the money promised for our grandmothers' health care. Grandma is old, wrinkly and smells funny. Obamacare: pulling the plug – one grandmother at a time.
Those pesky Republicans are ruining everything.
This is truly UNBELIEVABLE coming from a dirt-bag like Governor Mark Sanford. This guys is going down like Rod Blagojevich and here he is talking about "moving on".
You truly have to wonder if Republicans even smell the stench coming from their own behinds anymore. Talk about priceless, these dick-heads are so full of their own manure they can't see or hear anything else but their sinful and racists selves.
Mark Sanford of ALL people should have been IMPEACHED months ago. I guess the Republican Leadership in South Carolina LOVE to be the joke of the town, the disgraceful party who NEVER practices what they preach from their own Christian Conservative-waving bibles. LOL.
republicans always want to move on unless its a democrate that stepped in the mud
What do Obama's BFF buddies at ACORN say?
It actually is time to move on. This guy has proven that he's not remorseful, as he's admitted the half-hearted apology he made was done under order. This guy is a defiant jerk and the Dems would be better served taking the high road and letting Wilson show himself for the moron he is rather than demanding apologies from him and making him a hero to the lunatic fringe. By the way, Wilson demanded such an apology on the floor from John Kerry a few years back. Typical hypocrite.
Sanford's thinking applies only when the target is a Republican. If it were a Democrat – hell! Let it fly! The Republicans are hypocrites beyond comparison!
Yes, he apologized to President Obama, but then he went on to say he was right. What kind of an apology is that???????
He owes Congress and the people of South Carolina an apology for his rude behavior!!!!!!
Southerners used to be famous for their good manners.
Besides, Governor Sanford, you made more than a mistake............you have made a lot of them. You just want us to forget and some of us will not. If you were truly sorry, you would resign!!!!!
No Sir; and here we see the very arrogance and ignorance which is degrading who we are as a nation. Sir, his apology was empty and not direct about that fact that he's lied about being an "immigration lawyer" and the fact that his point of view was incorrect. He disrespected of the office of the Presidency; the House of Representatives; and our nation on the world stage. Two sorry hypocrites trying to tell the People of this nation how to receive what we see. You must thing us to be that stupid.
Hey Sanford you move on........Get out of politics and the public spotlight. If Joe Wilson doesn't want all this attention and criticism he should have kept his mouth shut on the senate floor.
What a travesty that 1.8 million dollars has been sent to this shameful man who denigrated the President of the United States. I have lost all faith in the Idiot Right and their abominations.
They may pray to God but I wonder if God is listening to these rancorous, nasty people. Hippocrates!
Neither of these guys ever tried to take $500 billion away from little old ladies' health care. Perhaps that's why some people don't like them.
Apparently Mark Sanford is insane. We don't want a moron in office anymore or any longer.
Actually, If you would pay attention to the facts Gov. Sanford, it was requested that he also apologize to the House of Representitives. How, exactly, do you arrive at an additional 25 apologies?
Mark, your just another Republican crying victim. Quit acting like such a punk!
The libs are using the 40 year old democratic playbook of diverting attention by crying race, rather than recognizing that their ascendancy was a result of them using the same tactics and strategies that are now being used against them along with an unpopular war and president (both made unpopular by their willing compatriots in the mainstream media). The also made the mistake of assuming that the president won the presidency due to his programs, rather than his personality and his fake to the center during the general election, to push their socialist agenda. Obama is still very popular personally, it is the programs that he and the congress are trying to foist on us, not race that has everyone against them. But libs always demonize and demean those that disagree, I am 62 now and they always have.
They only wanted one more appoligy and that was to the members of Congress that he imbarised with his out burst. It was totally uncacallex FOR. cAN YOU SEE WHAT WOULD HAVE HEPPENED IF SOME dEMOCRAT DID THAT THE kING gw bUSH my gOD THEY WOULD WAIST $40MILLION MORE ON AND INFESTIGATION.
Mr. Sanford do you feel the pain of the SC residence every time your still in office.
take a hint. and pull a Palin
Wilson didn't make a mistake - I really believe it was a deliberate move on his part. If you regret something, you don't go around autographing pictures of you doing it. And, of course, Sanford wants to move on. Nobody accepts personal responsibility anymore - it's out of fashion. I don't envy the people of S.C. having these two "sterling charactors" representing them.
How right you are, Sanford! It is definitely time to move on, right on to the voting booth where we can vote Wilson's disgusting self out of office. You aren't running again or the same thing would happen to you. The fact that the two of you despicable people were elected doesn't speak well for the state of South Carolina. I will be happy to see both of you go.
Self-inflicted pain.
I'll move on when you move out.
Of office.
Rep. Wilson said "My party leaders told me to apologize, so OK I'm sorry." That isn't an apology and Gov. Sanford knows it.
Sanford should be thankful there is a bigger chucklehead from South Carolina other him for the world to make fun of.
One jerk sticking up for another.
Yea right! Of course! A bad apple falls in love with another bad apple. It's expected. Even if you would like to criticize him, you can't, because it would be like the pot calling the kettle black. after all, doesn't he make you feel stronger and give you more reason to deny your misconduct. Congratulation! Mr. Sanford, you're not alone in your category; and there's more where that one comes from.
There is no rule that says you cannot call the President of the United States a liar, even to his face. However, what Mr. Sanford and the rest of the Republicans crying, "Enough is enough," do not seem to understand is that the act of bursting out with, "You lie," was disrespectful to the Congress. This lack of control is disgusting, needs to be punished as though he were a child because he behaved like a very bad child, and it is not something that the Congress should be allowed to sweep under the rug because he made a phone call to the President. If our Congressmen cannot handle more than just health care, they need to be replaced. Take care of cleaning up your house in addition to fixing our broken health care system.
Gov. Sanford, I'm sorry but Joe Wilson didn't apologize because he realized he had been stupid; he did because he was asked to. That's what he said. You folks in South Carolina should understand that the days of slavery are over. Black people are no longer 3/5 persons and you can't behave anyhow and expect to be left off the hook!
No...he doesn't have to apologize 25 more times. Just once more to the House he disrupted. He heckled the President, he apologized to the Pres. He disrupted and embarassed Congress...he should apologize to them. Period.
If he can't....he holds himself higher than the position he deserves and I hope he is voted out next term. Plain and simple. This is stupid.
Mark Sanford is right about ONE thing – it's time for HIM to move on – Go, goodbye Mark!!!! Joe Wilson was talking for the peope – Mark was talking about his lusts.
It is time for Sandford and Wilson to move on. They are human – we all make mistakes – however when you are in leadership, your mistakes are excused but you're quality of leadership is below 0. Resign, now and allow someone to fill the office and lead us out of the mess this State and Country is in. Please.
Hopefully Sanford will step down and Joe Wilson will be defeated in his next election.
Nonsense, although understandable coming from someone who is very excited about the concept of "moving on." The apology that the House sought wasn't another apology to the President; it was an apology to the institution of the House of Representatives for an egregious violation of its rules of decorum.
Thank God am a Canadian were polotic are civil...
Look, it is not the apology but the fact that he felt quite comfortable doing it in the first place. This speaks to the fact that Republicans will not legitimize this President. NO ONE has EVER addressed a sitting President in this manner, NO ONE in 220 years. There is a pervasive atmosphere of disrespect towards this President. This needs to be acknowledged and addressed by the leadership (whoever that is today) of BOTH Parties. The fact that NO ONE is stepping up and saying: 'hey, you cannot bring a loaded gun to a Presidential rally, you cannot let loose with your baser impulses and yell out at the President when he is addressing Congress', can be seen as silent consent. The behaviour of the perpetrators as well as the politicians that do not speak out against it is deplorable, and irresponsible.
The reason why Rep. Wilson was formally reprimanded is that he refused to apologize to the House of Representatives, the very place he made his infraction. Had he formally apologized to the House, as well as the President, then it probably would have been accepted and we could all move on. If you ask me, he owes the American people an apology for he total lack of respect towards those who watched his childish outburst and have had to deal with its aftermath.
Sanford, you said it best, and I'm glad the words came from you yourself
so do just that Mr. Sanford, move on
resign, I would say to keep you dignity, but you have long since abandoned dignity
at this point, just go
I wonder how this made up lie compaires to Bush's lie he told to take us to WAr
In fact I would like to see Mr Wilson issue 25 more apologies.
Look at the guy on the left and right , they are smiling and focused on pres Obama's face.
If I was sitting next to Mr Wilson I would look at him startled by unexpected the outburst.
You know they crossed lines , and the ' outburst ' or ' heat ' of the moment thing is none sense.
Very appropriate for Sanford to team up with Wilson. They are birds of a feather.
I am tired of all of the nastiness in politics.....Enough Already!!!!!!!
Sanford and Wilson are a disgrace to the state of South Carolina.
South Carolina use to be a great state to live, but, the republicans took over and ruined it.
The dems are acting so childish. The guy already apologized. End of story. Why doesn't the media keep harping on VP Biden for his outlandish comments????
I have not heard one apology coming from the democrats for all the insults they hurled at George Bush during his eight years in office. So ge use to it, it comes with the office.
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, and fired the first shot in the Civil War. As far as I'm concerned, it can still leave the Union, and take Limbaugh, Hannity, Beck, Coulter, and all of the treasonous Tea-Baggers, Birthers, Deathers, Tenthers, and Gun
Toters with it.
I agree. Let's all move on away from these two 'Country First Values' scumbags.
Governor Sanford,
You do remember that you were no so forgiving when Bill Clinton was getting impeached for lying about his adultery, right?
It is not appropriate to identify Congressman Wilson as a "heckler". the Congressman has formally acknowledged his outburst was inappropriate, and has apologized to both the President and Vice President.
The only reason this is still news is because the Democrats and the media want and need to make political hay out of it.
MOVE ON CNN.
Yes, Joe apologized to the president. I doubt if it was heartfelt though. He gave the house of representatives another black eye for his outburst. He brought the civility down to the town house meetings attitude that you can insult whoever you want. It was a total disrespect to his fellow house members. He needs to apologize to them and move on. It seems his ego is in his way.
I don't recall ANY democrat apologizing for their deplorable conduct toward President Bush! They thought they were justified in that conduct. Move on, people!
Those with racist tendencies always want to move on......Let's not move on....The scab has been removed at this time and place for a reason.....This must be dealt with now.....,It's time again, for President Obama to address this issue...It's not the time to ignore it....It's not going away.....All these years, it's been festering and congealing......Bring it on.......Too long overdue....
Sanford, when are you going to get that your constituents aren't mad at you for your affair, but for your hypocrisy regarding family values?
Are you ever going to get it? Will any Republican with "family values" that gets caught in a scandal ever going to get it?
"Does he have to issue 25 more apologies before folks will leave him alone?"
Yes, HE DOES!!!! As a matter of fact.....TO THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES!!!
and I am supposed to take the advice of this guy.. on moving on.. when he wanted to move on from his family and wife and did a bang up job on that.... please... SC needs to move on from Sanford and Joe Wilson as their elected officials!
Has anyone got a muzzle?
Duh. What else would he say?
Pssst. Gov. Sanford, your situation and Cong. Wilson's are not the same. Apples and oranges. But I'm sure you know that. I doubt very seriously that your attempt to link the two situations is going to garner much right wing support. Your "mistake" has the kind of family related moral element to it, that is indefensible in right wing circles. They cannot put a "happy" spin on it, like they can with Wilson's "mistake".
Nice try, though.
One loser defending another loser. And Sanford don't forget the other loser Demint.
Good grief - is Sandford the new leader of the GOP. His utterances are certainly receiving a great deal of coverage lately.
The GOP has become not only the party of no ideals, no solutions, and no bipartisanship - they are now demanding we view them all as poor helpless victims.
Talk to the millions who have been affected by the economic meltdown or the deaths of loved ones fighting in two wars - all created by the republican congress and Bush policies. Let the public decide, Sandford and cohorts, who is or isn't a *victim*.
What an ego this man has. First of all, these people only want to move on when it is convenient to them. If you don't want to be in the media spotlight, then don't use behavior that goes against society's norms. Stanford is a liar and a cheater. Who cares, other than his family, if it weren't for the fact he was on taxpayers time and taxpayers dime. That's why he should be gone. As far as Wilson, if there isn't some rule of conduct for a body like the Senate and Congress, then this Country is lost. This man wanted his 15 minutes of fame, but now can't take the fire. He, like so many other male politicians, even has him family speaking for him. Both men are bullies, arrogant and babies. They are a disgrace to their party, but their party seems to be one big disgrace these days. You can have disagreements, even passionate ones, but you have got to show respect and you have got to give each side their time to speak.
Sandford and Wilson should move on. They have embarrassed their state and both have shown no respect for the positions they hold.
from the facts in sanford's case, it's obvious he doesn't have a clue, so i'll try to help him understand... although wilson "officially" apologized, he has fundamentally spent every day since then UNapologizing, raising money based on the action he "apologized" for, and being the poster boy for the unapologetic right-wing freaks who didn't mind george w. bush running up trillions of dollars in debt, but are suddenly VERY concerned about the debt under obama.
Mark Sanford actually believes that shouting at the president during a speech - while rude and disrespectful - actually compares to misuse of taxpayer money, committing adultery, and embarrassing your wife by saying your mistress is your "soulmate"?
The man is delusional at best and dangerous at worst. It's time for the GOP in South Carolina to man up and impeach that embarrassment to their state, to faithful husbands, to upstanding citizens everywhere.
Wilson hasn't apologized to Congress or the American people. Yes, he has apologized to the president, but he wasn't the only one insulted by Wilson's behavior.
Once he's apologized to Congress and us and is then publicly reprimanded and censured for his inexcusable behavior, then we can move on.
It's time for Gov Sanford to move on, there are too many Clowns in S.C.
"It's time to move on" - wow what a revelation. Most of us have been saying that for five or six days now. This whole mess just turned into another cheap political stunt to gain cash.
This seems to be the new mantra of the South Carolinian republicans. Forget what we did; we're not really sorry, but we apologized, and now all of the voters should just 'move on'. If South Carolina keeps these people as representatives of its state, it says a great deal about the inhabitants; remember, South Carolina ranks 48/50 in health care for its citizens. With that said, how important are its citizens to South Carolina?
time to move on is "right on".......lets dump the neanderthals. the family values party doesn't seem to be working... they are out playing around with women while married to other women and have the nerve to tell me about family values. and the other jerk needs to be humiliated in the town square until he learns to respect the presidency of this country....it ain't the 50's anymore and the 50's ain't coming back..........get used to it or pack up and move out of this great country where your antiquated ideas may be accepted......
Of course you would defend him Sanford, he said "You Lie!" to the President's Face. You lied to your state about an affair, and look what it cost you? Your wife and 2012 bid.
Let's see, a guy who plays the "family values" card while cheating on his wife and letting his personal affairs totally interfere with his performing his duties as governor, yeah, that's exactly the kind of guy you'd want in your corner when you are an ethically challenged racist like Addison Wilson. South Carolina Republicans seem to think that there are two sets of rules – one for themselves and another for everyone else.
He simply needs to apologize to the house where he made his idiotic remark.
Sanford you should not be giving advice to this man. I hope that both of you bozos gets voted out of office.
South Caroline we can do better.
Poor Republican Party, it is being taken over publicly by the rascist, disrepectful and adulterous wing of the party. Where is Mike Steele and John McCain in all of this? They are the de facto leaders of the Republican Party.
Boy he's sure pretty red on that picture he kind of look's like his neck is a little red too.
No it's not, the man (Obama) came to Joe Wilson's house (House of Representatives) and lied to him, lied to his constituents, and lied to the American people. The facts favor Joe Wilson. It is time for others in Congress grow a couple and proclaimed to Obama, "Yes you lie ,Yes you Iie Yes you lie" again and again and again, Obama needs to apologize to Joe Wilson his constituents and the American people.
Repugnant bozos seem to think they can do anything and get a free pass with some insincere apology, and that everybody should just clam up and let them go on to the next "mistake". Bush and Cheney did that for 8 years, but without the apology.
How long do we let these law-breaking criminals get away with it? Put them in jail to deter future crime in high places, and to restore the confidence of Americans in their justice system. Politicians are getting so sloppy with their criminality because they know, just like over-paid executives know, that there are no consequences for them. After all, they are the ruling class, right?
Yes , it's time for Wilson to move on to the senate
Conservatives are becoming quite adept at street theater. Wilson is just one example.
1. Make an outrageous statement.
2. Enjoy seeing your picture on the front page for three days.
3. Release a mealy-mouthed apology filled with double-entendres which make it clear that the apology is grudging and insincere.
4. Claim that it's time to "move on" with helping America solve her problems.
5. Do nothing to help America solve her problems.
6. Start planing your next outrageous statement.
Can anyone be fooled by these little Conservative melodramas?
Birds of a feather. Is there something in the South Carolina water? More than their share of wingnuts.
Would someone tell these two that South Carolina has one of the worst records of any state in regard to health care?
OMG, it's like Shemp telling people to lay off Curly!!!
They are similar. They both should be out of office.
Neither of these guys ever tried to take $500 billion away from little old ladies' health care. Perhaps that's why some racists don't like them.
No matter what Joe Wilson would say or do the Democrats will cry racist in an effort to distort, distract or evade the fact that Obama lied when insisting the healthcare plan provided care for illegal immigrants. This is what politicians do, they lie and tell half truths in support of their agenda and their lobbyist masters. This is like the Cap and Trade Bill, Obama states he will not raise Federal income taxes on citizens making up to $250,000. He wont, he will pass a Bill that will tax the manufacturing businesses and Utilities that in turn will increase their cost to the citizenry to pay for the new "Utility" tax increases imposed upon them by the Cap and Trade Bill. Does it matter what you call it when at the heart of it all it is deceit ? The problem with supporting Obama is that if your IQ is over 65, it just doesn't make sense to your!
Maybe he should apologize 25 more times, to make an example henceforth that heckling IN CONGRESS at THE PRESIDENT should never be done again.
What a couple of lunkheads.
Has anyone looked into the possibility that Sanford and Wilson are related, check the # of toes on their feet to see if there are extras or one is missing as a result of inbreeding?
Just asking.
It's time to move on as long as it is one of your cronies who messed up. Of course, had it been a Democrat you would have beated that horse until is decomposed.
I'm tired of Sanford trying to compare himself to any and all persons who have screwed up, trying to make himself look better. Sanford, enough is enough, pack your bags and get out. You are an embarrassment to the South!
Yeah, whenever I screw up and make a total monkey of myself, I am always the first to say, "yeah, well, let's forget it and move on." South Carolina must be really proud of these fine pubic servants.
Let's see, if I offend 100 people and apologize to only one I don't have to apologize to the other 99. I like the new rules of etiquette. Joe Wilson did apologize to the President, but he offended many of his colleagues and broke the rules of the Congress.
The guy apologized to the President but not both Houses for his rudeness.
Much like being at the front of the line when someone wants to cut in. As I always say, I don't mind but, you have to ask all those in back of me if they mind.
He brought embarrassment to both Houses, the American Public and to those watching the speech in other countries, embarrassment of the United States.
I believe what is being asked for is an apology to his fellow congressional members for breaking a very long standing protocol, not "25 more apologies" as Gov Sanford so ridiculously suggests.
An apology without atonement is nothing. But Sanford wouldn't know anything about that.
Really CNN, with the Poles feelingbeing betrayed and Putin applauding the announcement to pull the missle shield. WIth Congree voting to take over entirely the Student loan system. With Acorns entire organization failing, youre ticker talks of an issue that was already apoligized for.
Theres no call for public outburst in joint sessions of congress, it was an emotionally based mistake that has been apoligized for.
But lets look larger scope, just a bit, can we, or are you too busy helping Time Magazine attacking Fox and Glenn Beck. You used to represent at least somewhat of a middle ground between Fox and MSNBC. But not any more. If you could again, you would find great success.
The second was to be an apology to the house for violation of house rules. Time for Sanford to resign.
The problem is he did what he did in front of Millions. He needed to man up and not duck behing a phone call. It's pretty much over but that will teach any other "respectable" elected official not to act disrespectfully to the office of the President.
I agree...Alot has been said in the aftermath of Wilson's outburst. And no.. let's not mix "apples and oranges". Marriage betrayal and silencing your "emotions" when the head of government is speaking ARE two different issues.
One violates a vow and the other violates decorum.
The one similarity they do share is disrespect. In any case, a slap on the hand or numerous apologies doesn't make the wrong go away.. I hope you can understand THAT!!!
Somehow, I don’t believe Tea Party members shouting “hateful speech“ while parading through the streets, cowardly hiding their face behind posters that depict the President of the United States in white face and insulting caricatures, under the moniker of “Free Speech” is what the framers of the Constitution had in mind when they penned the First Amendment.
that is his answer to everything. ask no questions. just move on. its always that way with the repugs. unless it is a Dem.
As a fellow moderate Republican, we should all just forget Wilson, period. He's just another phase and we all know that. So let's get back on topic with healthcare reform.
As a certified medical billing and coding specialist as well as a certified medical assistant, I can assure you that the insurance companies are far worse than the government and someone needs to put them on a leash.
why is it that whenever a republican makes a turd out of himself, it's "Time to move on" but if it's a liberal, they're a turd forever.
Good ole boy double standard
Come on Republicans can't you come up with anything better than whinning and complaining, come up with something constructive instead of all the blame pushing off on this administration and take the blame that your last President put on the backs of this president and every american in this country.......
Why should he move on when he is raking in the cash? Unfortunately, it's hard to bring in campaign cash as a result of an extramarital affair Mr. Sanford.
Sanford must be grinning from ear to ear knowing that his misery now has company. They are two peas in a pod and I for one can feel South Carolina's pain.
Is this guy serious.
While I think what Joe Wilson did was the hight of disrespect to the President of the United States, it is time to move on.
I just don't like hearing it from a "LYING" Governor who abandoned his wife, children and the state of South Carolina to run off to Argentina to be with his mistress. He shouldn't even be in office anymore let alone be telling the American people when to get over something. What a couple of jerks. Wilson and Sanford...
this man's an idiot. you compare your whoring around and disrespecting your family to another idiot who can't accept that the man elected President doesn't look more like him.\
It's time for Mark Sanford to move on!....and RESIGN and go be with his Argentina lover! That's where his "family values" heart is, NOT his wife & kids and definitely NOT with the people of South of Carolina!!
It's time for Mark Sanford to move on!….and RESIGN and go be with his Argentina lover! That's where his "family values" heart is, NOT his wife & kids and definitely NOT with the people of South of Carolina!!
That's right, Governor. We want representatives who show integrity. Unfortunately, South Carolina is one state that's not .
Why do you have a different standard for Democrats than yourself? You should have stepped down for the good people of South Carolina. Joe Wilson doesn't have to step down. But he violated the rules of Congress and should have admitted he was wrong to fellow members.
yeah every time the Rush Limbaugh Party does something wrong they always say move on lets forget about it. They should practice this advise when the other side does it.
You did not feel that way when Clinton was in office, it goes to show; be not the first to throw a stone, then ask not to be thown at!!!!
Sanford on Sanford: me, me, me, me, me.
That picture says it all. three angry rednecks.
When gov. sanford said it, I thought it. Should I apologize?
Who is Sanford to give advice and lectures? The man is morally bankrupt. The fact is,.. we can all move on,... but Joe Wilson still is and will always remain a snake, waiting for the next opportunity to bare his fangs.
Are you kidding? What else are these pathetic democratic jokers going to do to distract us from their actions to void the Constitution, create a socialist state and spend $$$ we don't have on their pork?
South Carolina deserves better than these clowns...from one who knows...Ms. Cloughn.
"It's time to move on" also rings true of the SC governorship.
Sanford has no right to comment on Joe Wilson. Sanford is a jerk, a philanderer, and a hypocrite. Joe Wilson was passionate about an issue, and let it get the best of him for a moment.
Sanford should be out of office. Wilson should move on, and you should too, by the way, CNN. Obama is over it. Why aren't you?
I can't figure out why Sanford is still in the news. He's got the same sticky personality as Blagojevich. He needs to be gone.
So, Mr. Sanford you moved from Feeling Sarah Palin's pain to feeling Joe's pain. Gimme a break! ... and As far as Joe Wilson is concerned this would of all been over, if he would have apologized the right way. He broke the House rule and the Democrats took the right measures to punish him. I think he would have apologize if it hadn't been for his fellow Republicans telling him not to.
Ha! The perfect man to defend Wilson!!
Um, Sanford, what you did and what Wilson did is just a little bit different. I agree it's time to move on. In Wilson's case, let's move on, the points were made. In your case, please move on.
What joe wilson did was show the world the mentality of south carolina politicians. Sanford betrayed his office by leaving the state without anyone knowing where he was, i could care less if he was sleeping with goats. Joe wilson disrespected the office of the president, whether you care for obama or not. He does not deserve to be in congress. I have lived in south carolina and have relatives there , i cant understand why they swallow in their ignorance.
Wlison was told to apologize by his party. If they had not spoke to him he would not have said a word. He is a racist. Of that there is no doubt. When Essie Mae Washington-Williams came forward in 2003 saying she was the illegitimate daughter Sen. Strom Thurmond (Essie is black....Oh No!) he said It was a smear on Strom Thurmond's image. He also said that even if it was true she should have kept it to herself. Wilson is so typical of what is going on in the Republican party. Nothing would make me more happy than to see these clowns get stomped in the next election.
How in the world can you ask a mouse to guard the cheese?
Wilson was right and no its racism it was just a lie by Oblunder
Note to Mark Sanford:
Shut up
So, you want to move on now? Huh!
I have been watching everything that has been going on with Mr. Wilsons outburst to the president. People think he should appologize and his outburst was inappropriate.
Mr. Wilson is representing his constituates and I think what he did is a good thing. He spoke his mind, and in the heat of the moment the truth comes out of people. I have read the health plan bill all 1018 pages and I feel from what I read that he is correct to a point.
We are in American and we need people we are willing to put their carriers on the line to do what is right, not idle representative that go with the flow because the party wants them too. What is right isn't always the most popular course of action and I don't believe that this bill is ready to be passed as is and more time is needed.
His behavior after his apology is the reason people do not feel he was sincere. It would have been simple for him to show sincerity, even to fake it but he didn't. As with any job, he received a behaviorial reprimand. It just so happens this was with the President and on national televison.
Quit crucifying the guy over a stupid remark. He should have used more self control but obviously he has low impulse control.
The conservatives still can't believe they have totally screwed up the country and squandered the chances they had so now we're looking to the liberals to get something done. Get over it guys. You blew it!
Did the republicans "move on" after finding out that Bill Clinton had a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky? Hell no they didn't!!! They took it as far as the law would allow! The Democrats should grow some testicles and crucify the entire republican party at each and every opportunity that arises until the party doesn't even exist anymore. Republicans never turn the other cheek and show mercy. Democrats shouldn't either.
Well, with Sanford in your corner, how can you go wrong?
Does anyone really care what Gov Mark Sanford has to say about this ..... or anything else??? Maybe he just has a 'need to be talk to someone' (even if it is to the Liberal left wing media) before he's impeached in Jan ........... and divorced in February.
no, I don't live in D.C, nor do I work in Congress and even I know you don't shout at the commander in chief while he addresses the legislature, the nation of people he leads, and the rest of the world. Wilson definitely should have been formally reprimanded by Congress and maybe has is salary docked a little, then we should all just move on and get back to the true issue at hand: healthcare reform.
Those 2 guys deserve each other. We here in Texas thank S.C. for taking the attention away from our Guv Goodhair and his efforts to be named the most ignorant Governor in the good old USA.
Two of a kind..... Why is Sanford still in office?
Are you kidding me? I get so sick of politicians, athletes, etc., thinking that by simply mouthing the words "I'm sorry" they should be off the hook! I learned at an early age that there are consequences for my words and actions....good and bad.
The fact that Sanford is still in office reflects quite poorly on the good people of South Carolina!
It would be nice if Joe Wilson and Mark Sanford were treated the same as the rest of us however, his pay scale and benefits place him in a different catagory and a much higher standard.
He wants to receive a lifetime pension after 1 term, unlimited health care, chauffer, bodyguards, etc. and then expect to be treated the same as everyone.
He should represent his state with dignity and with their benefit in mind. Good luck with that.
Look who's talking. Gov. Sanford you have a lot of nerve. It is not about saying he is sorry, but where is the remorse? If he must apologize 25 times to make it right, then so be it. This guy is just one of many who are out of control. He shouted out " You Lie" at an official session of Congress, he violated the rules and now he needs to pay the cost. If he cannot present his objections in a professional manner then I see why his home state of South Carolina has so many issues.
These elected people owe a debt to society , they must behave civil . Thier education and exposure is an engine to decorum . They are clearly showing a lack of class. Wilson's emotional outburst reminds me of a five year old. As for Sanford that adulterer , he has no respect for his family and himself. Getting paid back after maligning Clinton Hurrah for retribution
Hey Sanford, I'm still waiting for this useless president to apologize to all Americans for calling those who oppose his healthcare "plan" a liar.
I can just imagine the scene in Wilson's office when they found out they were getting support from Mark Sanford of all people. I can imagine Wilson screaming "Darnit!! Why couldn't he keep his mouth shut?"
Sorry Gov, but having an affair is not the same thing as blurting out something at the wrong time. You lied and cheated on your wife, Rep. Wilson was enraged and stated what he and many others think is the truth. While the reaction is similar, it is not the same. You shoud not think to drag Rep. Wilson down to your level.
I'd like Sanford to appologize 68,000 times, once for each taxpayer dollar he spent on covorting around Europe in a private jet.
No, just one more apology on the floor of the House should do it.
wilson not only offended the president, he offended the house. just because he apologized to the president doesn't give him a clean slate. he must apologize to his colleagues and accept whatever appropriate punishment is doled out. otherwise, we can all act like jerks and then simply apologize and tell everyone to move on. thus, making apologies nothing more than weak, disingenuous escape routes at best. it's like the 6 year old who hits his 4 year old brother and walks straight to "time-out" on his own. the punishment is weaker than the crime. and the apology is forced and doesn't come from the heart. joe wilson was told, like an adolescent, to apologize by his party's leadership. that right there is enough of a transgression to keep this sore open.
Wow. What a way to obfuscate things. No one demanded "25 apologies" from Wilson, in fact no one demanded he apologize to President Obama, this is just what he did because he rightly perceived that it was the appropriate thing to do. What WAS demanded of him was an apology to his colleagues in the House, which he refused to issue.
Equally, no one demanded an apology from Sanford, this is just what he gave as a PR move. In the end, his transgression is between Gov. Sanford and his wife, and between Gov. Sanford and the voters of South Carolina.
You should have a haedline article here about how Wilson has raised nearly $2 million since this incident. An article similar to the one you ran a number of days ago about Mr. Miller gaining a bump in donations after the outburst. Balanced reporting from you would be refreshing.
From one creep about another
I disagree Mr. Boney-Maloney lol.
Wilson should have to apologize twice. He already apologized to the president, that was good (and only for his own career, I kNOW it wasn't sincere) and secondly to the congress who he disrepected as well.
2 times, then we can move on.
Joe "I'm So Full Of Truth That I Have to Testify" Wilson must be thrilled that Mark "I Can't Keep My Pants Zipped" Sanford has come to his aid. I guess they have some other type of code of conduct for public officials in the great state of South Carolina. You both should move on, out of public life.
You're absolutely right. I remember President Bush being treated alot worse than this. Did the Republicans wine as much as the Democrats are if at all?
Is this the kind of person people want in congress representing them? i would be so embaressed (sp?) to have him represent me. If I had voted for him I would not be next time
Why is a person that no one respect talking.
Don`t he wish !!! He should have thought it thru with his head first.
First of all Mark you are not the President your a sleeze ball . Why should anyone listen to you .
The man not only insulted the President, he embarrassed the congress and brought shame on the house.
both are the biggest "IDIOTS". They talk no sense...but racism in 21st century....Fix Health care with public option...Wyomy senator says our health care is good...he got to be an idiot..not to know the facts...fix health care with public option...first and talk...
I heard on CNN that Wilson did NOT apologize to the president but rather to one of his staff members. Not only was his behavior immature and primitive but he did not have the guts to look the President in the eye and show humility for his lack of professionalism.
Oh, Mark. Gosh, it's nice to get to comment on the national scene again, isn't it? But you create this straw man that no one is debating.
NO ONE asked him to apologize 25 times. The House leadership asked him to apologize on the floor, to the colleagues he disrespected when breaking the rules. It's that simple. You break rules, you suffer consequences.
The next time you want to be relevant, get your facts straight and stop the hyperbole. Or just go hike the Appalachian Trail.
I thought everyone had moved on at this point. Why are the republicans bringing it back up if they want it to be left alone?
Guess he wishes the would "move on" about him also.
Sanford and Wilson, two pathetic creeps representative of the GOP.
Good ol birds of a white feather they are
Freedom of speech doesn't apply to our government body? I am glad to hear someone in the govt cares enough to voice their own opinion not just what the "party dictates". We are in real trouble when the opinion of others is surpressed.
Oh, well, if Mark Sanford is standing up for him I guess Joe Wilson is o.k. then. Not hardly.
Just speaking for myself, I expect my representatives to Congress to obey the rules of conduct set up by Congress. If any of them don't I expect them to apologize to whichever house of Congress for their breach of good manners and protocol. If for some reason they can't manage that I expect them to accept any punishment Congress or the public choose to mete out, including official censure and continuing ridicule.
Sanford should know by now about the continuing ridicule part; unfortunately he seems to have never understood the part about there being rules of conduct, protocol and good manners. Both he and Wilson deserve whatever they sanctions they receive, and probably more besides. They are both idiots with no business representing anyone in any responsible public capacity.
You're kidding, right? We're supposed to just ignore this stuff? It's ok to heckle the President in a speech to Congress? Just like it's ok to bring a semi-automatic assault rifle to a Presidential rally? Come on, folks, how is this ok? When did this become ok? This is a member of the House of Representatives of the USofA calling the President a liar. It's not ok! Ok? And Sanford needs to resign. He went AWOL on the people of SC. What he says doesn't count anymore, which means he'll probably get a job on that F-word station once he's impeached.
A comment coming from Sanford is a joke!
I'm white & live in S.C.... Sanford & Wilson disgust me...They have destroyed everything South Carolinians ever stood for..They both should lose their jobs & health care..Beg for food stamps..I think someone should slap Wilson's teeth down his throat....What a low life. For the rednecks in S.C. that think what he did was cute, aren't very intelligent to begin with & shouldn't be allowed to vote...Test their intelligence first....As for Sanford..He smeared his sick love story in our faces & has made a mockery of the christian beliefs in S.C....He should be forced to resign immediately...
I agree. Its more than time to move on in both cases. I am a supporter of the Democrats health plan and generally supportive of the President, but I think so much attention placed on the stupid behavior of politicians detracts from the business at hand. Politicians can be as stupid as any one else and they can also be effective even while doing some stupid but petty things. These guys didn't kill anyone, they didn't take bribes or turn over state secrets. One guy chased women, another lost his cool. So what?
"my thought is it's time to move on"
Agreed. Let's get back to philandering governors.
Historically speaking i notice that when "other" people make dumb mistakes, whether by word or action, the general public tends to want several apologies and acts of sencerity. What makes this guy different, is it because he's a senator or because of his race!?
If "JOE THE MOUTH" would have kept it shut after the apology there would not have been this issue, but NO, he had to keep talking. So, Joe, shut up and LET it die. Just say, NO COMMENT asI have made them already.
They're both very selfish and crude.
Get them out of the offices they hold SC. Get them out.
It is time to move on, Mark.
Move on out of government, you and Joe, and find yourself a nice comfortable corner near Limbaugh and Beck and let them do the talking. Because you and Joe don't have the brains God gave a rat's ass.
At least when one of those fools opens their mouth, you know what's on its way out. They only make fools out of themselves and their willing listeners.
You boys are humiliating the entire nation.
Stop it.
Sit down and shut up.
Both of these guys are lying hypocrits. Sanford talks family values and responsibility and he sneaks off and has an affair, when he has a wife and children at home on Father's Day no less!!!!
Wilson is a bigot, whose state has the most uninsured per capita in the US. How can this guys seriously be against health care reform when nearly 1 in 5 people in his state don't have insurance???. That means that folks in his state, when they go into the emergency room as an uninsured patient jack up the cost for the rest of us folks that are insured!!!! Where is all his talk about personal responsibility when this happen???. Wilson supports flying the Confederate flag. For that alone he should be thrown out of office. Give me a break. Both of these guys should crawl back under their rocks and live out the rest of their miserable lives.!
mark, did he call you a 'lie' it would have been more fitting. Why are these idiots always downplaying their sickening behaviors. Wouldn't want you indoctrinating my children with Your values. I feel sorry for South Carolinians
From one ignorant lying Republican hillbilly, to another ignorant lying Republican hillbilly.
Sanford ought to take Wilson on an Appalaichan trail hike.
One loser siding with another ...
Pathetic ...
As a strong Democrat who cannot stand what Rep. Wilson and the likes represent, I have to agree with Gov. Sanford. We have scolded him, and now we have bigger worries. I do, however, find it horrifying that people actual are claiming that this guy should run for president because he used a formal setting to express his vulgar rage. If it was England, it would be acceptable, as they shout out all of the time, but at least they do it with word flair and style, not the monosyllabic "You Lie"....I think those that oppose the Democrats' reform attempts need to sit back and ask, "Is this really the guy that will make us credible enough to win an election and be our united voice?" I doubt they will answer yes...
Sanford defending Wilson? I guess Sanford is desperate for political allies? The two pillars of the S.C. GOP, Sanford and Wilson, are made for each other. The U.S. House didn't request 25 apologies. Wilson dissed Obama very publicly, and then very privately apologized in a call to the White House then started fundraising based on his racist, unprecedented outburst. The House just requested one (1) simple public apology to the House because that was where the heckling took place in violation of House rules. Sanford and Wilson are the glorious future of the GOP.
No, its not. Its time we stopped giving you bloody politicians a free ride every time you do something wrong. No more tolerance for a politicians idiocy.
Yeah, sorry makes it all OK, no matter what you do. I am sorry I used your money to fly first class to Argentina so I could cheat on my wife while I preach about how people are not as moral as me.
I am sorry I yelled at the president of the US during at state of the union address in front of the whole world and disgraced, congress, the office of the president and the USA.
Take your own advice Sanford and move on.
The Republican catch-all phrase "Let's Move On".
Gov Sanford or Rep Wilson......Dum or Dummer! Mr. Steele, the GOP, and the South will never move on!
Hell No he should not be left alone.It is clear that this man cannot control his personal or business affairs.How can he represent the people of South Carolina when he is clearly out of control.He needs time off....and probaly rehab and anger management.No more commiting vile acts and then apologizing..like a spoiled child.Clearly he needs help and should not be representing anyone until he gets help for himself.For God`s sake be a man.
Thats what Democrats do they act "Greater than thou" (when they tore down Bush day after day after day) and wont leave it alone. Why isnt Nancy Pelosi apologizing? Or HARRY REID? or Any of the democrats that called President Bush a LIaR or Loser???? What comes around goes around. And Republicans will treat the Elitest (Obama) with the same respect that the democrats showed President Bush. So get use to it and stop crying.
I don't care about Wilson, Can't fix stupid. We are supposed to teach our children to show respect. Guess someone missed the mark., as did many of those who booed Bush or any President. Stanford should be gone. Period.