The first lady of South Carolina, and wife of the adulterous Governor, Mark Sanford gave an interview to the Associated Press today.
South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford sat in her oceanfront living room Friday, recalling how her husband repeatedly asked permission to visit his lover in the months after she discovered his affair. “I said absolutely not. It’s one thing to forgive adultery; it’s another thing to condone it,” Jenny Sanford told The Associated Press during a 20-minute interview at the coastal home where she sought refuge with their four sons. They were her first extended comments on the affair.
She said that when her husband, Governor Mark Sanford, inexplicably disappeared last week, she hoped he was hiking on the Appalachian Trail, as his staff told those who inquired about his absence. That he had dared to go to Argentina to see the other woman left her stunned.
“He was told in no uncertain terms not to see her,” she said in a strong, steady voice. “I was hoping he was on the Appalachian Trail. But I was not worried about his safety. I was hoping he was doing some real soul searching somewhere and devastated to find out it was Argentina. It’s tragic.”
The Sanfords had separated about two weeks ago. She said her husband told the family that he wanted some time away to work on writing a book and clear his head. The first lady said, “I had every hope he was not going to see her.”
“You would think that a father who didn’t have contact with his children, if he wanted those children, he would toe the line a little bit,” she said. (read the rest HERE)
Asking permission from his wife to go visit his mistress?! Excuse me?! At his confession earlier this week I was appalled that Mr. Sanford mentioned that he had spent the previous five days “crying in Argentina”, but to hear that he had been asking his wife to let him go to Argentina for five months is truly disgusting.
Wow.
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From the article: Meanwhile, questions grew about a trip to Argentina he took last summer. While Sanford has agreed to reimburse the state for part of a more-than $8,000 tab that enabled him to see the mistress, state officials indicated they never intended a South American economic development trip to hold meetings in Argentina. That was only done at the governor’s behest, said Kara Borie, a spokeswoman for the state Commerce Department.
My thoughts: This just keeps getting worse. I think it is unbelievable as well that he left the state “unmanned.” His head is obviously not in the job of Governor or husband or father anymore.
I think resigning would be the best thing he could do at this point.
Amen
Oh my. Sanford has plummeted extremely far in my reckoning. What a genuine loser! “Repeatedly” asking permission?? Good grief!
And their poor children. Can you imagine what’s going through their heads, how their schoolmates will treat them? Seeing their dad on the news in this way… my goodness.
That’s beyond sick … “Please, can I go see my mistress?”
Jamison is right, this is brutal to the kids. Too many adulterers don’t think about what they’re doing to their children, but especially these high-profile cases do hurt them. If nothing else, love your kids enough not to run the risk of humiliating them!
Of course, a little bit of respect for the wedding vows might be nice, too …
I really don’t care about his crying. He created the whole problem, and keeps making it worse.
I’m a little confused about the need for her to give an interview about this and share more details. If she is truly concerned about how this will affect her children, why would she want to give the public more to talk about?