Sanford asked ex-wife to run his campaign

[Political Junky]

Report: Sanford asked ex-wife to run his campaign

Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford reportedly asked his ex-wife to manage his campaign for Congress, just as she had when he first ran for the U.S. House in 1994 during happier times.

In a New York magazine story, the disgraced Republican who tearfully admitted on national TV that he had an extramarital affair not only went to Jenny Sanford asking for her blessing to re-enter politics, he also had a proposal to join forces again.

"Since you're not running, I want to know if you'll run my campaign," Sanford is quoted as saying. "We could put the team back together."

Jenny Sanford said no, the story says. Sanford then came back with this sweetener: "I could pay you this time," he is quoted as saying.
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[Trajan]

and your opinion is?




mine? hes a jackass and should disappear.

 

[g5000]

Sanford is an unrepentant jackass. He could not stop bragging about his Argentinian soul mate every time he got near a microphone. He took off to see his mistress, abandoning his post as Governor to do so, giving his aides instructions to tell anyone who asked that he was hiking the Appalachian Trail.

A liar, an adulterer, and a malingerer.

His wife refused to do the obligatory podium appearance with her husband after he was caught. She could not drive away from the Governor's mansion fast enough.

But then it got even better!

When the Republican Governor was asked why he would not resign, he said that in the Bible King David cheated on his wife and did not resign as King, and what's good enough for David is good enough for him.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, for the first time in history a Bible-thumping Republican Governor used the Bible to justify his iniquities and complete lack of penance!

And now he wants to be a Congressman.

This man's hubris clearly knows no bounds.

WOW!!!!

 

[bitterlyclingin]

Not a good idee. You gotta know some anal fornicating or muff diving Lib reporter is gonna be lookin for a good old fashioned cat fight between the ex Mrs Sanford and the present Senora Sanford on the campaign bus to occurr and when it happens they'll gleefully report a blow by blow to their readers, and Senor Mark can kiss his campaign goodbye. Even if it doesn't happen, how many good Liberal Democrats will be able to resist the urge to make one up or imply that one is occurring or aid and abet the circulating rumor that one is occurring.

You were zigging when you shoulda been zagging on the tango floor, Mr Sanford, and you'd better pass this one by, whistling, just like you would do when passing a graveyard.
The best rule always, is to keep your fly zipped. Just ask Rudy Giuliani. Democrats can get away with that crap, mostly because a good democrats is always expected to be on the nefarious side. Republicans can't.

 

[waltky]

Keepin' it in the family...

Lawmakers add relatives to campaign payrolls
March 18, 2013 WASHINGTON — Thirty-two members of Congress dispensed more than $2 million in campaign funds to pay relatives' salaries during the 2012 election cycle, a USA TODAY analysis of the most recent campaign records shows.

Lawmakers have hired their children, spouses, aunts, parents and in-laws as consultants, accountants and record keepers, the examination shows. In some cases, multiple members of the family joined the payroll. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-La., for instance, paid his daughter, Lisa Lowe, more than $73,000 between Jan. 1, 2011, and Dec. 31, 2012. Another daughter, Ginger Robinson, also works for the campaign and collected $57,000 in salary during the 2012 election cycle. The campaign also underwrote 17 auto payments, totaling $32,700, Federal Election Commission records show.

The payments to relatives do not involve taxpayer money, and the practice is considered legal as long as the relatives are qualified and earn market rate for their work. Although federal candidates have wide leeway in spending campaign funds, they cannot use contributors' money for personal expenses. However, campaign-finance watchdogs argue there's potential for conflict when political contributions — some from industries that lawmakers' regulate — end up supporting family members. "Special interests who are seeking to influence what you are doing in Congress are allowing you to employ your mom, your sister and brother-in-law," said Meredith McGehee, policy director of the Campaign Legal Center, a campaign-watchdog group. Nearly two decades ago, she unsuccessfully lobbied the FEC to prohibit the practice. "You are enriching your family at the same time you are serving the public trust," she said.

Alexander and other lawmakers defended hiring family members, saying they are trusted, competent staffers. Alexander, a six-term congressman, said his daughter Lisa majored in finance in college and handles the day-to-day running of his campaign. Ginger Robinson is a certified public accountant and prepares filings for the Federal Election Commission, he said. "It's a modest income for what they do," he said. "What's funny to me is that it would be OK for me to pay a complete stranger $100,000 to do what they do." The car payments, he said, now cover a lease on a Ford F-150 pickup that he uses for campaign purposes. Previously, the campaign leased two cars. Congressional rules bar him from using taxpayer money for campaign travel. "We have a district that's 700 miles long … and it's cost-prohibitive to use personal vehicles," Alexander said.

As part of its examination, USA TODAY identified relatives by comparing the last names of campaign-fund recipients with those of lawmakers and researching their family ties. The nepotism in campaign hiring is likely to be even more widespread because the analysis does not include every example of relatives without the same last names as current members of Congress. Among the biggest recipients of campaign money in the 2012 election: Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush's wife, Carolyn, took in $147,549 in salary and consulting fees between Jan. 1, 2011, and Dec. 31, 2012, the USA TODAY tally shows. More than one-quarter of all the money Rush raised for his re-election went to pay his wife, records show.

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[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Sanford is an unrepentant jackass. He could not stop bragging about his Argentinian soul mate every time he got near a microphone. He took off to see his mistress, abandoning his post as Governor to do so, giving his aides instructions to tell anyone who asked that he was hiking the Appalachian Trail.

A liar, an adulterer, and a malingerer.

His wife refused to do the obligatory podium appearance with her husband after he was caught. She could not drive away from the Governor's mansion fast enough.

But then it got even better!

When the Republican Governor was asked why he would not resign, he said that in the Bible King David cheated on his wife and did not resign as King, and what's good enough for David is good enough for him.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, for the first time in history a Bible-thumping Republican Governor used the Bible to justify his iniquities and complete lack of penance!

And now he wants to be a Congressman.

This man's hubris clearly knows no bounds.

WOW!!!!

Actually, Sanford really wasn't much of a Bible thumper at all. He's a pretty libertarian guy and I can't recall him ever wearing his religion on his sleeve.

I am really astounded though that he would make this request to his ex-wife. What a jerk. He's probably going to win the race too.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Not a good idee. You gotta know some anal fornicating or muff diving Lib reporter is gonna be lookin for a good old fashioned cat fight between the ex Mrs Sanford and the present Senora Sanford on the campaign bus to occurr and when it happens they'll gleefully report a blow by blow to their readers, and Senor Mark can kiss his campaign goodbye. Even if it doesn't happen, how many good Liberal Democrats will be able to resist the urge to make one up or imply that one is occurring or aid and abet the circulating rumor that one is occurring.

You were zigging when you shoulda been zagging on the tango floor, Mr Sanford, and you'd better pass this one by, whistling, just like you would do when passing a graveyard.
The best rule always, is to keep your fly zipped. Just ask Rudy Giuliani. Democrats can get away with that crap, mostly because a good democrats is always expected to be on the nefarious side. Republicans can't.

Eliot Spitzer didn't get away with it. Anthony Weiner didn't get away with it.

 

[auditor0007]

Report: Sanford asked ex-wife to run his campaign

Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford reportedly asked his ex-wife to manage his campaign for Congress, just as she had when he first ran for the U.S. House in 1994 during happier times.

In a New York magazine story, the disgraced Republican who tearfully admitted on national TV that he had an extramarital affair not only went to Jenny Sanford asking for her blessing to re-enter politics, he also had a proposal to join forces again.

"Since you're not running, I want to know if you'll run my campaign," Sanford is quoted as saying. "We could put the team back together."

Jenny Sanford said no, the story says. Sanford then came back with this sweetener: "I could pay you this time," he is quoted as saying.
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For his sake, I hope she doesn't own any guns, lol. Man the guys got balls.

 

[Politico]

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[ABikerSailor]

Sanford's wife ought to tell him to take a hike along the Appalachian Trail again and leave her alone.

His political career ended with his first step along the trail...........................