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Strong women. Sanford an even bigger idiot than I thought.
Thunderstorm129 on June 25, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Wow… Even if she knew he was cheating on her, she handled that very well… Classy woman. Why can’t she be the governor?
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:33 PM
I’d vote for Sanford in 2012… Assuming she keeps the name.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Wow! She seems like a really cool lady. If the Gov doesn’t want her, I’ll take her.
Jim-Rose on June 25, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Wow, she seems to be holding up well in public. Good for her.
myrenovations on June 25, 2009 at 10:35 PM
She is….class.
He’s not.
ladyingray on June 25, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Exactly. Assuming she doesn’t stay with him (that’s for them to work out), she’ll have no problem finding a new husband.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:36 PM
Damn, that was one hell of a classy response!
Roc on June 25, 2009 at 10:36 PM
So what do you think Allah? Palin/(Mrs.)Sanford in ’12? lol!
Jim-Rose on June 25, 2009 at 10:36 PM
Wow. Great answers. She seems like a natural.
blink on June 25, 2009 at 10:37 PM
They both speak Common Sense Human.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:37 PM
What a classy dame. Sanford is an idiot if he doesn’t strive to keep this woman.
cjtony97 on June 25, 2009 at 10:38 PM
I agree with everyone above, she seems like an awesome woman. Mark is an idiot.
4shoes on June 25, 2009 at 10:39 PM
That lady seems awfully nice.
TimeTraveler on June 25, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Wow! He better fight to keep her!
Star20 on June 25, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Good for her. Wow.
The republicans sure have some strong women:
Palin.
Lynn Cheney
Jerie Thompson
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Bachman
Jenny Sanford
Proud. Loud. STRONG
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Imagine all the liberal heads that would explode into a pink mist from the faux-rage.
Thunderstorm129 on June 25, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Nixon smiles down on them…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:40 PM
He should pray he gets to keep her. What a foolish man.
I don’t know her of course, but I sure am proud of her.
eucher on June 25, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Fred Sanford to Mark Sanford: “Big Dummy!”
Jim-Rose on June 25, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Class act. What’d ya expect from a Southern lady.
ramrocks on June 25, 2009 at 10:41 PM
She is keeping her head up. Good for her.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Impressive lady. Dude didn’t know how good he had it, apparently.
cs89 on June 25, 2009 at 10:42 PM
Exactly. He’s the loser. She can hold her head up high.
Patrick S on June 25, 2009 at 10:42 PM
Isn’t Elizabeth Edwards a Southerner? Mrs. Sanford just gave all Southern women a better image after Edwards dirtied it.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:42 PM
What/Why?
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 10:43 PM
My prediction……..?
…….. They get out of the media and politics, and live a life happily ever after.
Seven Percent Solution on June 25, 2009 at 10:43 PM
OK, maybe this isn’t what he was going for… but they do the GOP proud.
Nixon 1973: You know what the GOP needs? More hot women
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:44 PM
TN Mom…the Nixon reference is from a story the other day on new Nixon tapes where he talks about Republican women.
Jim-Rose on June 25, 2009 at 10:44 PM
If Sanford wants to save his marriage, he’ll probably need to step down…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:44 PM
“His career is not a concern of mine.”
Priorities – God first, then family, then career…..
izoneguy on June 25, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Jim-Rose on June 25, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Kind of what another Fred (Thompson) said about this. Talked about how if you want to do the midlife crisis thing, do it in private life rather than public, and “on your own time and on your own dime.” Acknowledged that neither he nor anyone else has lived a flawless life, but this kind of mess hurts everyone- you, your family, and the causes you advocate.
cs89 on June 25, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Upstater:
I dunno. I feel kind of sorry for Elizabeth Edwards myself. I don’t like her politics or her husband, but she has had to face a lot of tragedy in her life. Plus, she is married to John Edwards.
The truth is love can make people stupid. Happens every day.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Being from the South myself, one of the first lessons I learned was:
Money does NOT a Lady make!
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 10:46 PM
wow shes so cool and classy!! what was he thinking? lets have her run for office!
dee150586 on June 25, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Rush is right about Mark Sanford, there’s some sort of psychology issue there where he wanted to be caught. He couldn’t possibly have thought he wouldn’t be.
Jim-Rose on June 25, 2009 at 10:46 PM
cs89:
Yes, Fred has had a really colorful private life.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 10:47 PM
She sure has her priority firmly planted.
fourdeucer on June 25, 2009 at 10:47 PM
So has Rudy.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 10:47 PM
She milked it and keeps milking it. She’s as bad as Hillary with a smile to cover her cynicism up.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Thanks. I was traveling with my daughter a few days and was away the news.
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 10:48 PM
What funny about that is how all Fred’s ex-girlfriends still sing his praises to this day. He’s blessed.
Jim-Rose on June 25, 2009 at 10:48 PM
JimRose:
That is what Charles Krauthammer said as well.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Whoa. I like her.
Ingenue on June 25, 2009 at 10:48 PM
She’ll be wasted a governor. Send her to senate in the place of Grahamnesty!
promachus on June 25, 2009 at 10:49 PM
Jim:
This is true.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 10:49 PM
Appoint her as Gov!
JellyToast on June 25, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Wish we had room on the boat for ya’ll but we do noooot”
Hahahaha! That woman has class. Didn’t get all bent out of shape like they wanted her to. They tried, they tried to get her to be upset for the camera. But she didn’t bite.
SuperManGreenLantern on June 25, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Lol Glenn, reading the Sanford love letters with “You Sexy Thing” playing in the background.
V15J on June 25, 2009 at 10:50 PM
woot woot
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Southern Bell sweetness.
javamartini on June 25, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Keep your head held high Mrs. Sanford.
The scorn of a Southern Woman is infamous. Her husband was a FOOL.
portlandon on June 25, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Cool! I wish more people handled the media like this!
terryannonline on June 25, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Upstater:
Actually when I said she had a tragic life I was thinking about her dead child and her cancer. Just because I don’t like the woman’s politics, does not mean I think she is without human feelings. Dead children are not something I would wish on my worse enemy.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Never even went there. I was talking more about the affair. You’d have to agree that she’s milking this situation.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:52 PM
That is one classy lady. I really like her.
progressoverpeace on June 25, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Upstater:
Well, I went there when I said I had sympathy for her. I have no idea if she is milking the situation or not. I can not read her mind. I think the way people jump on this kind of thing is sort of tacky myself.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 10:54 PM
You go girl!
HornetSting on June 25, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Southern Bell sweetness.
javamartini on June 25, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Ah, thank you. I know.
txag92 on June 25, 2009 at 10:55 PM
My reaction I guess is the same as everyone else’s: “Wow” and “She’s holding up well.” Good for her!
Though I will say if she’s concerned about her marriage only for the sake of the kids and the institution itself, the marriage is over. I don’t fault her one bit, but she should face up to the fact that they can’t continue like this. And if Mark can’t handle that fact, too bad for him — he already made his choice.
OneGyT on June 25, 2009 at 10:56 PM
My wife would slit my throat while I slept.
Consider yourself lucky, Mark ol’ boy.
Bishop on June 25, 2009 at 10:57 PM
I would pay $$$ to see GOP women interview Charles Gibson and/or Brian Williams!
Smackdown at 11pm……
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Look, she comes out with a book, does the Oprah interview, yada, yada, and never comes across like Sanford did. My skepticism is bouncing off the roof. Hey, she (and Hillary and Spitzer’s wife) is free to be cynical, but that doesn’t mean that they should be knighted for “sticking with their man,” when there were very clear motives…
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Not that it’s my business to say if she should keep him or not. I’m just calling it like I see it.
OneGyT on June 25, 2009 at 10:58 PM
The republicans sure have some strong women:
Palin.
Lynn Cheney
Jerie Thompson
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Bachman
Jenny Sanford
Proud. Loud. STRONG
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 10:39 PM
dhunter on June 25, 2009 at 10:58 PM
So, when does she get the book advance?
Jeff from WI on June 25, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Actually, I am serious. She worked on Wall St., she managed her husband’s political campaigns, almost made him a White House contender. She has political smarts n political talent and as this clip shows, she has both character n charisma. If she’s opposed to amnesty that’d make her better than Grahamnesty instantly. Primary Lindsey and send her to the senate instead.
promachus on June 25, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Isn’t she the heiress of some major tool company? She doesn’t need him nor anyone, which helps with the strength thing.
toliver on June 25, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Lol Glenn, reading the Sanford love letters with “You Sexy Thing” playing in the background.
V15J on June 25, 2009 at 10:50 PM
You know I saw Glenn do that and didn’t like it. I thought it was classless when Olbermann did and even more classless for Glenn to do it, only because he has standards and Olbermann does not. There are kids involved and I just think making those e-mails public is right nor mocking them where his wife and kids can be exposed to it.
church on June 25, 2009 at 11:00 PM
If she “took him back” she would have to be a door mat.
Who would want a door mat?
Joe Bloggs on June 25, 2009 at 11:00 PM
The wife should take his place. He should go to Argentina and maybe end up in a closet with shoelaces wrapped around his nuts.
echosyst on June 25, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Never send a man to do a WOMAN’s work!
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 11:01 PM
Well, if I lived in that state, I’d seriously consider voting for her.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Upstater:
I don’t remember the Edwards woman saying she wanted to be knighted. So she wrote a book. Who cares?
Many years ago when I was home nursing my sick father my husband had a fling. The woman got pregnant. I could not have children. Imagine what it was like to not only find out your husband was unfaithful, but to find out the other woman was having the child you could not have.
So, I acted like I did not care. I did not give any of the gossiping, snickering, nosey, sanctimonious and oh so well meaning people any reason to feel sorry for me. I am sure that a lot of them thought I was cold about it, or unfeeling, but what was going on inside me was none of their business.
So I don’t judge in these kinds of situation, because there is a lot you never know.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 11:03 PM
It was very refreshing for a jaded wife to not stand up and ‘support’ her wandering pee pee husband.
HornetSting on June 25, 2009 at 11:03 PM
After reading the emails in The State, Jenny realized this was nothing more than puppy love that can’t hold a candle to a 20 year mostly stable marriage. (Having the mistress on another continent is also a plus) Gov. Sanford will come to realize that too and maybe this family can mend.
polmom on June 25, 2009 at 11:03 PM
I never got why JFK cheated on Jacquie with 2nd rate women…
Now I don’t get why Sanford cheated on his wife (don’t even need to see the pictures of the lover).
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 11:03 PM
She will be fine. She doesn’t need him.
I tell ya though – her kids are going to hate their dad for the rest of their natural lives. I guarantee it.
newton on June 25, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Right on, that’s why my wife does all the washing and ironing.
*runs away like a scalded dog; bobbing, weaving and zig-zagging*
Bishop on June 25, 2009 at 11:04 PM
The women of the party are going to have to take over. The men have proven themselves incapable of practicing what they preach. So we should start elevating the smart and visionary women in the pary.
church on June 25, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Dude, you all too harsh on Lindsey. Seriously, right now I can’t think of another GOP Senator who is more well-spoken than Graham. Just because he doesn’t agree with conservatives 100 percent doesn’t mean he is not doing a good job.
terryannonline on June 25, 2009 at 11:05 PM
And I don’t mind you not judging. My point is, that she has officially been knighted a hero amongst the left… Why? I don’t know. All I know is that she didn’t handle herself like Sanford.
Sanford is a breath of fresh air.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Bishop on June 25, 2009 at 11:04 PM
You can run, but you can not hide :)
Hell hath no fury….
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 11:06 PM
She handled that so well.
Of course, she did have 5 months to prepare, knowing the affair would become public knowledge eventually.
Wingo on June 25, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Come on, supposedly Obama is a great Orator… Doesn’t mean he’s doing a good job.
Why Graham would want to distance himself from classical liberal beliefs is beyond me.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 11:07 PM
If she “took him back” she would have to be a door mat.
Who would want a door mat?
Joe Bloggs on June 25, 2009 at 11:00 PM
dhunter on June 25, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Upstater:
Maybe they have decided to support her for the same reasons that so many conservatives want to support Sanford’s wife. They think she is one of theirs and they are sorry about the problems she has faced. I don’t think that everything should always be about politics, but too often it comes down to that.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 11:08 PM
poor woman… scum hanging out side her door… her strength is awesome.
Kaptain Amerika on June 25, 2009 at 11:08 PM
And I don’t mind you not judging. My point is, that she has officially been knighted a hero amongst the left… Why? I don’t know. All I know is that she didn’t handle herself like Sanford.
Sanford is a breath of fresh air.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 11:05 PM
I always thought Elizabeth Edwards was fake. She is no more than an enabler, willing to keep her mouth shut so long as it furthered her husband’s political career which in turn would elevate her status. No different than Hillary & Bill. Buy on get one free.
church on June 25, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Upstater:
I don’t know Graham was all over Obama about the stimulus spending and Iran. He might not always be exactly what you want, but there are times when he really does rise to the occasion.
Terrye on June 25, 2009 at 11:10 PM
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Don’t I know it. I once commented negatively on my wife’s outfit, next thing I know she is rummaging around in the gun safe downstairs and telling me I will have a one minute headstart. The paramedics were super, they got my heart started again and patched the hole.
Bishop on June 25, 2009 at 11:10 PM
TN Mom on June 25, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Great clip, this woman is very special to be able to keep her dignity in such a marvelous way. She is right, his career is HIS problem right now, not hers. Her priorities are correct, & firmly in place. You go girl!
kg598301 on June 25, 2009 at 11:13 PM
I agree. Childish and asinine of Beck to do that. Why further embarrass Jenny Sanford and her children? Beck has some kind of enjoyment out of this. Sick.
I read Alec Baldwin on HuffPo say leave Sanford and his family alone. When Alec Baldwin has more class than you Glenn Beck, that’s pathetic.
jencab on June 25, 2009 at 11:13 PM
She has a level of sophistication that is so fitting with her beauty.
econavenger on June 25, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Perhaps, but you have to give Mrs. Sanford credit for not being so political about it. Just look at the images of Vitter and wife announcing his affair… Stick by your man doesn’t mean stick by your man’s career.
I can’t admire Joe Lieberman for certain things. This doesn’t mean I’m a fan or would vote for him.
Upstater85 on June 25, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Joe Bloggs on June 25, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Not a doormat, a strong woman who has a long history and children with a man she loves, but who has hurt them.
She’s apparently been very clear- told him to leave, not to contact the kids, and if he wants to reconcile she will. Sounds like she’s putting the cards on the table and calling his bluff. “Do you want her, or us? You’re not getting both, so choose wisely.”
cs89 on June 25, 2009 at 11:15 PM
I hear she’s available.
Any takers?
therightscoop on June 25, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Classy lady
TheBigOldDog on June 25, 2009 at 11:16 PM
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