The only thing I’ll add is that any other Republican who does not want to be humiliated in this way should end his/her affair now because the media will out you. Adulterous Democrats they’ll protect (how long did they know about Edwards before they published anything?) for as long as they can but Republicans will be outed.
He wasn’t outed. He went to Argentina for five days while lying to the people of South Carolina so he could spend Father’s Day with his mistress. Larry Craig wasn’t outed. He was arrested. John Ensign wasn’t outed; he was protecting his career.
Spitzer was outed by the press. McGreevey was being outed by the press. Edwards was outed by the press; he just took awhile to confess.

“He wasn’t outed. He went to Argentina for five days while lying to the people of South Carolina so he could spend Father’s Day with his mistress”
Evidently, you don’t know the whole story. A reporter found his car at the airport and questioned him about it. Standard knew the story was coming.

I wonder if it is good news or bad news that Gov. Sanford gets his name spelled wrong so often or that the financial con man R. Allen Stanford was indicted at the end of last week.
The reporter caught him returning from Argentina. At that point he decided to quit lying. I wonder who sent the e-mails over to The State? It could be any number of Republicans who hate his grandstanding, his wife, his father-in-law, maybe one of the boys? Keep tuned.

Turns out the State News had the emails for six months. So much for Republicans being outed.
Being outed suggests reporting the story when there is no overriding public interest. Taking off for another continent while the entire state doesn’t know where you are seems like an overriding public interest.

The real problem I see is the rampant hypocrisy from those on the right. They scream about same-sex marriage being the ruination of the traditional family and all the while so many, it seems, are having affairs and destroying their own family without the help of any gay or lesbian person.
Oh and by the way, I’ve been in a partnered monogamous relationship to a wonderful guy for 24 years. Never felt the need to tap out my desires in a public restroom (think, Larry) or hire an escort and do a little crystal (think, Ted) or run off to Argentina to secretly rondevu with a mistress (think, Mark).
Seriously, this is getting old. How many more family values people have to be “outed” or “found out” before we realize that their fight for morality is full of hot air.

“Being outed suggests reporting the story when there is no overriding public interest. Taking off for another continent while the entire state doesn’t know where you are seems like an overriding public interest.”
So why didn’t the MSM report on Edwards affair after he was outed by the National Enquirer?

“Seriously, this is getting old. How many more family values people have to be “outed” or “found out” before we realize that their fight for morality is full of hot air.”
Um…I think that was my point.

“At that point he decided to quit lying. I wonder who sent the e-mails over to The State? It could be any number of Republicans who hate his grandstanding, his wife, his father-in-law, maybe one of the boys?”
Or lefties who didn’t want a fiscal conservative going up against tax and deficit spending Obama in 2012.

So why didn’t the MSM report on Edwards affair after he was outed by the National Enquirer?
Because all they had was the National Enquirer, a newspaper that pays for news. And John Edwards was a private citizen once the story broke.
Or lefties who didn’t want a fiscal conservative going up against tax and deficit spending Obama in 2012.
ROFL. Did the “lefties” force him to start bedding the woman in Argentina? Did the “lefties” convince him to spend Father’s Day with his mistress? Did the “lefties” trick him into deceiving the people of South Carolina about his whereabouts? All because they don’t want a fiscal conservative who cheats on his wife, lies to his constituents, and is an adulterer?

“Because all they had was the National Enquirer, a newspaper that pays for news. And John Edwards was a private citizen once the story broke.”
Oh come on! That’s ridiculous and weak and you know it. Private citizen, ha!
“Did the “lefties” force him to start bedding the woman in Argentina? Did the “lefties” convince him to spend Father’s Day with his mistress? Did the “lefties” trick him into deceiving the people of South Carolina about his whereabouts? All because they don’t want a fiscal conservative who cheats on his wife, lies to his constituents, and is an adulterer?”
What a non sequitur you got there. We were discussing who would send private emails, not what the governor did. This doesn’t have bearing on whether lefties dug until they found dirt which is the point of what I said in my post.
BTW, if you think I’m defending him then you need to reread my post and previous post on Ensign.

“Seriously, this is getting old. How many more family values people have to be “outed” or “found out” before we realize that their fight for morality is full of hot air.”
‘Um…I think that was my point.’
I didn’t get that from your article. Sorry about that. I thought you were mainly trying to voice your opinion that there is a double standard in reporting moral failings by the media. Glad we agree .

We were discussing who would send private emails, not what the governor did.
Given the limited number of people with access to his email, seems likely it was a state employee or his family or a friend of his wife. The idea that political opponents were able to access his email is goofy.
You need to work out another conspiracy theory on this one.

“I didn’t get that from your article. Sorry about that. I thought you were mainly trying to voice your opinion that there is a double standard in reporting moral failings by the media. Glad we agree .”
If you didn’t read what I said about Ensign, then you might not realize that I’m total against the whole moral values thing (I’m convinced that no politician can ever live beyond reproach — I can say that with such conviction because I know that no one can live beyond reproach Romans 3:9-11). Though, this also should have been a tip off:
“Live above reproach or start talking about how the Republicans can’t be the arbiters of morality (that would be my choice).”

Oh, dear. I find myself agreeing with Michelle again. Could I be predestined to become a conservative?

Or lefties who didn’t want a fiscal conservative going up against tax and deficit spending Obama in 2012.
I named people who had a realistic chance of having access to these e-mails. Which ‘lefties’ would have such access?

No, Robert R., nothing so drastic. Michele has shown that she isn’t always a kneejerk conservative.

I don’t think adultery it is a Republican vs Democrat thing. These cases are powerful men who are very narcissistic and believe they can do and have it all without consequences until they get caught, then they become conveniently remorseful. The more pious the adulterer, the juicer headline which results in the prying public craving more information. Republicans by far are more pious then Democrats, so let’s not be surprised that a basically-unknown-to-most-until-yesterday Governor who touts family values is castrated by the media for going awol, having an exotic lover in another country and running off to her on of all days, Father’s Day, leaving his family and dutiful wife behind. You can’t make up this stuff.

“Oh, dear. I find myself agreeing with Michelle again. Could I be predestined to become a conservative?”
Well, I’m not predestined to be a conservative (I realized recently I wasn’t one when it related to social issues (except abortion) and that, evidently, kicks me out of the club), so agreeing with me doesn’t make you one. I’d say I was more a libertarian than a conservative.

“I don’t think adultery it is a Republican vs Democrat thing….The more pious the adulterer, the juicer headline which results in the prying public craving more information. Republicans by far are more pious then Democrats, so let’s not be surprised that a basically-unknown-to-most-until-yesterday Governor who touts family values is castrated by the media for going awol, having an exotic lover in another country and running off to her on of all days, Father’s Day, leaving his family and dutiful wife behind. You can’t make up this stuff.”
I would contend that a pious husband who kept talking about the love he had for his wife who had cancer and then turned out to be an adulterer how fathered a child is as much a target as Sandford. In fact even more so since he was well know and ran for president.

My husband says this is all out of line as he was under the impression that what happens in Buenos Aires stays in Buenos Aires.
Republicans by far are more pious then Democrats
How do you come by that?
are having affairs and destroying their own family … I’ve been in a partnered monogamous relationship
Hmm, so like incompetent drivers, these ought to have their marriage license revoked? Doesn’t sound very likely.

Maybe it’s something in the Carolina water, Michele. I’m not aware of anyone who gave John Edwards a pass when the news broke that he had been quite a jerk. His behavior was every bit as sleazy as Newt Gingrich’s and no one gave him a pass, either. At least Eliot Spitzer had the good grace to resign, even if he did insist on dragging his wife up on stage.
The public piety of the self-righteous even grated on Jesus, so it’s not a surprise that some of these folks will turn out to be the ‘whited sepulchres’ that He spoke of.

Oh great. First the Republicans ruin the US economy, now they’re even outsourcing adultery.
See:
http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/gop-governor-outsources-adultery/

No one ever heard of this guy and you are saying he was a ‘choice’ for 2012? Ridiculous.
No one cares. We are more worried about Obama handing our country to his foreign banker crooks.

What I think is really funny is that you can’t even spell his name! LOL

The guy who is ruining the economy is a Democrat by the way!

I’d say I was more a libertarian than a conservative.
Can we test that?
While you don’t comment on state politics, what do you think of A-641 which allows municipalities to create “pedophile free zones?” (video)

Stanford, resign simply for being stupid enough to put you affair in an email! We can not afford to have someone this stupid in public office.