Comments on: Did “the Family” Force Sanford to Ditch His Mistress?

By: fatster

fatster — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:06:56 +0000

Thnx, Margot. I hesitated to link that because it was so O/T, but it does make the heart hurt, doesn’t it? I hope it’s not an indicator of the future with such barriers going up all over the world to protect those who have from the growing many who don’t.

By: MarkH

MarkH — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:29:50 +0000

It’s the same as with ABC and the Washington Madame’s little black book. Keeping it quiet gives them the threat of blackmail exposure and that opens doors to them for interviews and information.

TheState had that same leverage in SC. Why would they give it up now? Because they knew the story was going to come out and the best they could do was to get the first interview upon his return.

By: esseff44

esseff44 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:11:03 +0000

The newspaper had the e-mails from Sanford since December but said they were not able to validate their authenticity. They were tipped that he would be arrive on a plane coming from Bs. As. on Wednesday morning and they had a reporter meet the flight. He did not admit to any dalliance at that point. He said he had been alone driving the coast.

The State (newspaper) called at about 11:00 am and told them they had the e-mails. He apparently was not aware of that until then.

It appears he was still in denial until that point that the whole thing was going to be a big public deal.

That is what amazes me about all these cases….Edwards, Spitzer, Ensign, Vitter….that they think they compartmentalize so completely that one part of their brain cannot communicate with any part that such secrets are impossible to keep and keep going as if they will never be found out.

Someone was making sure that Sanford got found out sooner than later. Someone who would know what plane he was coming back on to Atlanta and where he was coming back from. Possible the same someone who had set the e-mails to the paper.

By: esseff44

esseff44 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:30:31 +0000

I think it was Jenny Sanford who sent the e-mails to the newspaper. I don’t think whoever sent them would expect them to just sit on them and not investigate. They had the name and address of Maria. Not to hard to check out. Who else would have had access to his personal e-mail that would have a reason to want his dalliance exposed? Her statement talks about forgiveness and reconciliation. She gave him a chance, but he wasn’t able to give up the heady romance. She forced him to come down to reality. The statement she gave last weekend about not knowing where he was and that he needed some space away from the children was a give-away that things were not going well at home. It did not have the tone of a wife who was going to cover for a straying mate. She was just waiting for the dam to break.

By: esseff44

esseff44 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:15:28 +0000

I noticed that there was an amendment to the Military Appropriations bill that the House was voting for last night that would bar any release or transfers of prisoners from GTMO except under certain conditions. Does anyone have any more information on that? Did it pass?

By: BargainCountertenor

BargainCountertenor — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:52:06 +0000

My best friend in college is (and was then) a member of an evangelical church, but he was never the least obnoxious about it. We’re both pretty serious musicians who support our art (habit??) with day jobs. He runs a band through his church. Near Christmas a few years ago he (and his band) were invited to play a concert at the town creche display.

He told me that he agonized over the invitation, because he wasn’t sure the town really ought to have a creche, and even if that was okay, he wasn’t sure it was okay for his church band to play there. In the end, he decided that it was okay for them to play there. He still isn’t sure the town ought to have a creche, though.

It’s not the case that all evangelicals are moonbat-crazy.

By: AinSeattle

AinSeattle — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:52:26 +0000

What’s behind this move?, as others have said. Possibly accurate is the comment that the Mormons are working on taking over the Republican party from within. NPR yesterday said that the person these accusations helped is: Mitt Romney. Given the extreme cult nature of what’s behind Mormonism (google for more than you ever wanted to know), it seems as likely a threat as “The Family”.

By: Margot

Margot — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:48:19 +0000

Does anyone remember this wonderful book, Child of the Dark? Written by Carolina Maria de Jesus, who lived in the Rio slums.
How sad to see the news of walls going up…

By: james

james — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:58:00 +0000

Rather than loosen the Christian right’s grip I think this is being done to prevent a Palin fiasco from occurring in 2012.

I think the movers and shakers have decided that by getting this stuff out now when everyone is still in the grips of economic shock they can control the damage and by the time 2012 rolls around the public will consider this old news making either Ensign or Sanford less-damaged goods, altho Ensign is carrying some pretty heavy baggage considering all the financial shenanigans he engaged in.

Don’t count these people out.

By: Mauimom

Mauimom — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:38:54 +0000

Which brings up the question of who might have leaked the emails: . . . My guess is that some secretary in his office discovered them. I doubt if he was hacked by some random person

I’m thinking the powerful, rich father-in-law.

If you’ll recall, in the presser Sanford said he had a “conversation” with dad-in-law “a few weeks ago.” Pops would have the $$$ to investigate such things. He was probably in the process of hiring a hit person when the scandal exploded.