Comments on: Report: Jenny Sanford on short list for SC Senate appointment

By: Illinidiva

Illinidiva — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:12:38 +0000

Kirk isn’t out about anything. It’s just been rumored. Kirk was actually married up until 2008.

By: ericdondero

ericdondero — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:51:41 +0000

Then SC would have two female senators.

Mark1971 on December 11, 2012 at 12:28 PM

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ToddPA on December 11, 2012 at 12:38 PM

Nope. Not just “Thread Winner” but the HotAir.com winning comment of all 2012.

I read that, and I laughed so hard, coke came spitting out from my nose.

Poor ole’ Lindsay. At least Mark Kirk is out about being gay. Lindsay, you don’t have to hide it from us “wascally Republicans.” We’ll luv you for being you.

By: Paul-Cincy

Paul-Cincy — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:37:18 +0000

Campaign managing plus some outside work experience is generally a good qualifier for office. But I’d say appoint her to Scott’s spot, and give Scott the Senate job.

alwaysfiredup on December 11, 2012 at 1:18 PM

There’s a world of difference between Congressman and Senator. She might not even want the former. I wonder if she’s conservative?

Per wiki, in the modern era, there have been only 4 black Senators, the last 3 all from Illinois. Carol Mosley-Braun, Obama, and Obama’s replacement, Roland Burris. Tim Scott, you know Joe Biden might say this is a big f***ing deal. I don’t know anything about Tim Scott though.

By: Pork-Chop

Pork-Chop — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:25:33 +0000

There shouldn’t even be a “LIST” – this is ridiculous. Tim Scott should be appointed – PERIOD. Haley just needs to do the right thing, and be done with it.

By: bannor

bannor — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:21:37 +0000

Might be a stroke of genius. It’s all about identity politics now. Appoint a jilted wife and she has the sympathy vote. Not saying I like it, but these are our times…

Nope that only works for Democrat women. the story would be SC GOP still racist and picks white house wife over qualified black man.

By: alwaysfiredup

alwaysfiredup — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:18:08 +0000

Campaign managing plus some outside work experience is generally a good qualifier for office. But I’d say appoint her to Scott’s spot, and give Scott the Senate job.

By: Paul-Cincy

Paul-Cincy — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:12:09 +0000

What are her qualifications? (honest question) Wiki says in part:

Sanford attended Woodlands Academy, an all-girls Catholic school in Lake Forest, Illinois.[2] She graduated magna cum laude, earning her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 1984.[2]

From 1984 until 1990, she worked at Lazard Freres & Company, an investment bank based in New York City,[2] eventually becoming a vice president in the firm’s mergers and acquisitions group. It was while she was working at Lazard that she met her future husband, Mark Sanford, at a beach party in the Hamptons on Long Island.[2] She later talked about the meeting in an interview with The Post and Courier, “It wasn’t exactly love at first sight. It was more like friendship at first sight.”[2]

In 1994, she managed her husband’s successful campaign for the United States House of Representatives, as well as his successful gubernatorial campaign in 2002.[2]

Sanford also acted as her husband’s advisor while he was in Congress.[2] According to the Governor’s website, she assisted him daily during his first term as Governor, and co-managed his successful re-election campaign in 2006. In 2005, she launched the Healthy South Carolina Challenge, an initiative to reduce the incidence of chronic preventable disease. She serves on the boards of several non-profits, including the Hollings Cancer Center, the Drayton Hall historical property in Charleston, the Coastal Community Foundation and the Children’s Hospital Advisory Fund.

By: Robert_Paulson

Robert_Paulson — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:56:11 +0000

Appoint Scott and let Sanford run to replace him in Congress.

By: Red Cloud

Red Cloud — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:40:31 +0000

Scott or GTFO

By: ToddPA

ToddPA — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:38:43 +0000

Then SC would have two female senators.

Mark1971 on December 11, 2012 at 12:28 PM

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