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Republicans Aren’t Hypocrites. Try “Old-Fashioned Sexists”.
Hiding that wedding ring in between bouts of restricting birth control access is a straight man’s god-given right. Via Roy, who reads National Review Online so the rest of us don’t have to, has an amusing post up about their reaction to Mark Sanford winning in South Carolina. Times like…
Comedian rips Mark Sanford: South Carolina has bottomless supply of duplicitous teabags
Comedian and political commentator John Fugelsang viciously mocked Mark Sanford on Tuesday after the former Republican governor was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In a faux South Carolina Board of Tourism message, Fugelsang proclaimed “our bottomless supply of duplicitous double-talking political teabags” as the state’s top attraction. He…
Mark Sanford defeats Elizabeth Colbert Busch in South Carolina special election
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) completed a political comeback on Tuesday by defeating his Democratic opponent Elizabeth Colbert Busch. The Associated Press projected Sanford to be the winner of the special election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. In his acceptance speech, Sanford acknowledged “God’s role in all…
Mark Sanford to female MSNBC host: ‘I’d turn around’ trust question to you
Disgraced former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Tuesday was invited back on his pal Joe Scarborough’s MSNBC morning show on voting day in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District and refused to directly answer a question about lying to his constituents and cheating on his wife, telling co-host Mika Brzezinski…
Tea Party Express endorses ‘true fiscal conservative’ Mark Sanford
Though he lost the backing of the National Republican Congressional Committee, former Gov. Mark Sanford picked up an endorsement from Tea Party Express on Saturday. The nation’s largest tea party political action committee urged conservative voters to support Sanford in the special election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District on…
Colbert-Busch slams Sanford’s Argentina trip in debate
It took just over 25 minutes for the South Carolina congressional debate between Elizabeth Colbert-Busch and former Gov. Mark Sanford (R) to veer toward the personal on Monday. “When we talk about fiscal spending and we talk about protecting the taxpayer, it doesn’t mean you take that money we save…
Mark Sanford due in court over allegation he trespassed at ex-wife’s house
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) will be in court two days after his bid to return to public office concludes for allegedly trespassing on his ex-wife’s property. The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that Mark Sanford is accused of repeatedly going into Jenny Sanford’s home without her permission,…
CNN’s Jake Tapper to Mark Sanford: Who are you to deny love between two men?
CNN host Jake Tapper on Wednesday questioned former Gov. Mark Sanford regarding views on same sex marriage in light of his own affair. Tapper wondered why people should respect the Republican South Carolina congressional candidate’s opposition to same sex marriage when he himself “did not lead an exemplary life as…
Mark Sanford reveals he ate the two baby pigs used for ‘pork’ spending protest
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) on Monday admitted that he had eaten two baby pigs after using them as props to make a point about wasteful government spending. After the Republican-controlled South Carolina legislature quickly overrode two of his budget vetoes in 2004, Sanford had walked into the…
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Yes, disgraced Mark Sanford really could beat Elizabeth Colbert Busch
Republican Mark Sanford has closed the gap with Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in the South Carolina first district special election to take place on Tuesday. The latest poll from Public Policy Polling (PPP) has Sanford jumping into to a 1 pt lead 47% to 46% after being down in the…
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