Sanford and smug
June 24, 2009 at 5:10 pm by Andisheh Nouraee in NewsOn Tuesday, Red State/Peach Punditeer Erick Erickson complained the hubbub surrounding Gov. Mark Sanford’s disappearance was a trumped-up phony hit-job non-issue:
First, we need to be clear on the facts — not the media speculation:
- Sanford did tell his staff and family where he was going.
- Because he was traveling without a security detail, it was in his best interests that no one knew he was gone.
- His political enemies — Republicans at that — ginned up the media story.
- When confronted by a pestering media, things went downhill.
- Again though, at all times there was no doubt that Sanford’s staff and family knew where he was.
Now, here is all you need to know about this whole entire story — the reaction from the erstwhile Republicans angry at Sanford for not being a fiscal squish and from the media all go back to their core belief that without Sanford manning the barricades of government at all times, the government will collapse and people will starve, die, and forget how to read and write.
That’s it.
Maybe not quite it.
June 24th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Smart move Erick. Are you sure Sanford wasn’t out fucking goats and molesting children with Justice Souter?
June 24th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
I don’t know about goats, but there are a lot of cows in Argentina.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:45 am
A politician likes chicks on the side? That’s news?
Who knew?
June 25th, 2009 at 8:50 am
You were a little quick on that one, huh, Erickson? Maybe you should have waited another day before posting that screed.
You buffoon.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:34 am
The story is interesting because he flew all the way to argentina for a shot of ass. He needs to step down as governor not because of his infedelity but because you can not just go missing for 5 days in a job like that.
June 25th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Nice try Dale.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
The funny thing is that right after his wife kicks him out the house, he goes down to Argentina to hook up with the woman AGAIN. Priceless.