Comments on: Governor Sanford and the Adultery Problem http://pjmedia.com/blog/governor-sanford-and-the-adultery-problem/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:57:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Justhowitis http://pjmedia.com/blog/governor-sanford-and-the-adultery-problem/#comment-320261 Justhowitis Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:42:33 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=59952#comment-320261 Linda is right. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, a prominent Democrat from California, did much worse than Sanford and the media let her slide. Instead of looking for love in South America, Sanchez went poaching on married Army officers across the river in the Pentagon. The result: one tragically fractured Army family and the loss of a promising officer's career. It really is a scandal, and it really ruined our family. And it is happening right now... Linda is right. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, a prominent Democrat from California, did much worse than Sanford and the media let her slide. Instead of looking for love in South America, Sanchez went poaching on married Army officers across the river in the Pentagon. The result: one tragically fractured Army family and the loss of a promising officer’s career. It really is a scandal, and it really ruined our family. And it is happening right now…

]]> By: Charles R. Williams http://pjmedia.com/blog/governor-sanford-and-the-adultery-problem/#comment-315830 Charles R. Williams Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:44:50 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=59952#comment-315830 It should not surprise us when public officials demonstrate the kind of moral failings that Sanford and others - many, many of them Democrats, have demonstrated. We should be compassionate. We should not be judgmental. We should appreciate the good work they have done. But we should insist that they resign immediately. By failing to resign and by making a spectacle of himself he has gravely damaged the credibility of those who share his philosophy. It should not surprise us when public officials demonstrate the kind of moral failings that Sanford and others – many, many of them Democrats, have demonstrated. We should be compassionate. We should not be judgmental. We should appreciate the good work they have done. But we should insist that they resign immediately.

By failing to resign and by making a spectacle of himself he has gravely damaged the credibility of those who share his philosophy.

]]> By: Bill Perron http://pjmedia.com/blog/governor-sanford-and-the-adultery-problem/#comment-314430 Bill Perron Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:49:48 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=59952#comment-314430 25 myth buster: You need to change your handle, he did nothing illegal. Sorry pal but as I said before "the truth is the truth even if it isn't politically correct." ...... Don't ya just hate it when your wrong. 25 myth buster: You need to change your handle, he did nothing illegal. Sorry pal but as I said before “the truth is the truth even if it isn’t politically correct.” …… Don’t ya just hate it when your wrong.

]]> By: linda http://pjmedia.com/blog/governor-sanford-and-the-adultery-problem/#comment-314216 linda Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:21 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=59952#comment-314216 I think that bloggers and other media need to focus on an adultery situation involving Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez in Orange County. She took up with her former military escort, while she and he were still married (taking away an officer in a time of war). There are also issues of conflict of interest in this case: http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2009/06/02/the-making-of-the-%E2%80%9Cloretta-sanchez-scandal%E2%80%9D/ I think that bloggers and other media need to focus on an adultery situation involving Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez in Orange County. She took up with her former military escort, while she and he were still married (taking away an officer in a time of war). There are also issues of conflict of interest in this case:

http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2009/06/02/the-making-of-the-%E2%80%9Cloretta-sanchez-scandal%E2%80%9D/

]]> By: Bill Bekkenhuis http://pjmedia.com/blog/governor-sanford-and-the-adultery-problem/#comment-313364 Bill Bekkenhuis Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:49:30 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=59952#comment-313364 I think both Republicans and Democrats should use the Hugh Grant Gambit when caught in infidelity: "I think you know in life what's a good thing to do and what's a bad thing, and I did a bad thing. And there you have it." See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Grant Because liberals have not self-defined in terms of personal moral purity, they can probably get away with this a bit easier. Bill Bekkenhuis Bethlehem, PA I think both Republicans and Democrats should use the Hugh Grant Gambit when caught in infidelity: “I think you know in life what’s a good thing to do and what’s a bad thing, and I did a bad thing. And there you have it.”

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Grant

Because liberals have not self-defined in terms of personal moral purity, they can probably get away with this a bit easier.

Bill Bekkenhuis
Bethlehem, PA

]]> By: Caestal http://pjmedia.com/blog/governor-sanford-and-the-adultery-problem/#comment-313229 Caestal Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:58:14 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=59952#comment-313229 If you mess up, man up. He needs to gracefully remove himself from politics and go on to his inevitable lobbying job, as all politicians eventually do... Meanwhile, the last things the Republicans need to do is make themselves into Democrat clones by saying "It's a crime if you do it, it's an indiscretion if we do). If Republicans have any edge left at all, it is that they don't fort up around wrongdoers... unless, of course, they are willing to take the stand that there is nothing wrong with adultery, and that character is *not* the issue. If you mess up, man up. He needs to gracefully remove himself from politics and go on to his inevitable lobbying job, as all politicians eventually do…
Meanwhile, the last things the Republicans need to do is make themselves into Democrat clones by saying “It’s a crime if you do it, it’s an indiscretion if we do). If Republicans have any edge left at all, it is that they don’t fort up around wrongdoers… unless, of course, they are willing to take the stand that there is nothing wrong with adultery, and that character is *not* the issue.

]]> By: Bill Bekkenhuis http://pjmedia.com/blog/governor-sanford-and-the-adultery-problem/#comment-313185 Bill Bekkenhuis Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:21:08 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=59952#comment-313185 I'm a liberal so, "Raise shields, Mr. Sulu" :-) I believe that extra-marital hanky-panky is one area in which Democratic and Republican politicians have achieved complete bi-partisanship :-) Because Democrats have not made private moral virtue a defining element of their party, the mighty don't fall quite so low. [Their claim to higher morality is usually confined to spending other people's money for social programs... :-) ] Sanford, et. al., break the British maxim of, "never be caught in bed with a dead woman or a live man" and go through tearful, publicly televised flogging rituals. (Why don't they ever repent UNTIL they've been caught? :-) Bill Clinton gets caught, shrugs, and says, in essence, so what's the big deal? Besides, I never inhaled :-) Republicans can certainly embrace a higher standard of private morality if they wish, but probably communicate more of a "there but for the grace of God go I" attitude when a Democrat (such as Clinton) reveals his feet of clay (amongst other things). Bill Bekkenhuis Bethlehem, PA I’m a liberal so, “Raise shields, Mr. Sulu” :-)

I believe that extra-marital hanky-panky is one area in which Democratic and Republican politicians have achieved complete bi-partisanship :-)

Because Democrats have not made private moral virtue a defining element of their party, the mighty don’t fall quite so low. [Their claim to higher morality is usually confined to spending other people's money for social programs... :-) ]

Sanford, et. al., break the British maxim of, “never be caught in bed with a dead woman or a live man” and go through tearful, publicly televised flogging rituals. (Why don’t they ever repent UNTIL they’ve been caught? :-)

Bill Clinton gets caught, shrugs, and says, in essence, so what’s the big deal? Besides, I never inhaled :-)

Republicans can certainly embrace a higher standard of private morality if they wish, but probably communicate more of a “there but for the grace of God go I” attitude when a Democrat (such as Clinton) reveals his feet of clay (amongst other things).

Bill Bekkenhuis
Bethlehem, PA

]]> By: seven http://pjmedia.com/blog/governor-sanford-and-the-adultery-problem/#comment-312280 seven Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:22:43 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=59952#comment-312280 I oppose sexual sins, fornication, adultery, homosexuality pedophila because the Bible does. On what basis do schools teach sexual sins and have the nerve to condem them? They teach sex in kindergarten, teach the only thing wrong with sex is not wearing protection. They kick the bible out of school. Now the biggy. darwinism. It is survival of the fittest for descendents of apes to do anything and every thing they are big enough to mate with. The reason people want darwinism is for their heddonistic mindset. Man was evolved to have unlimityed monkey love. It grows the species. If gubment schools teach the laws of the jungle, why are we surprised when they act like thumping their chests and chasing anything? From Hefner to sports stars, the active man is a hero. How disgusting. I oppose sexual sins, fornication, adultery, homosexuality pedophila because the Bible does.

On what basis do schools teach sexual sins and have the nerve to condem them? They teach sex in kindergarten, teach the only thing wrong with sex is not wearing protection. They kick the bible out of school.
Now the biggy. darwinism. It is survival of the fittest for descendents of apes to do anything and every thing they are big enough to mate with.
The reason people want darwinism is for their heddonistic mindset. Man was evolved to have unlimityed monkey love. It grows the species. If gubment schools teach the laws of the jungle, why are we surprised when they act like thumping their chests and chasing anything? From Hefner to sports stars, the active man is a hero. How disgusting.

]]> By: rbell http://pjmedia.com/blog/governor-sanford-and-the-adultery-problem/#comment-312119 rbell Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:43:40 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=59952#comment-312119 Kasper: Good point but my intent was to show how the Democrats defend their own like the Musk Oxen of the Arctic. You never see them let the wolves devour one of their own. But the Republicans turn on their own like those zombies in a horror flick. They smell blood and they are the first ones there. Then there is Paul Begala on TV ridiculing the self righteous Republicans because they won't support Gay marriage. This is the same dude who made excuses for Clinton during the Lewinsky era. Everyone made light of his infidelity. Bill now has a public library and is now making millions on the talk circuit. But the Republicans want to destroy Sanford's career for good. The Republicans turn on their own like Peranas and then reach out to people like Barney Frank and treat him with the utmost respect. Sanford is a sad case but we don't need the Republicans kicking him when he down. Kasper:

Good point but my intent was to show how the Democrats defend their own like the Musk Oxen of the Arctic. You never see them let the wolves devour one of their own. But the Republicans turn on their own like those zombies in a horror flick. They smell blood and they are the first ones there.

Then there is Paul Begala on TV ridiculing the self righteous Republicans because they won’t support Gay marriage. This is the same dude who made excuses for Clinton during the Lewinsky era. Everyone made light of his infidelity. Bill now has a public library and is now making millions on the talk circuit. But the Republicans want to destroy Sanford’s career for good.

The Republicans turn on their own like Peranas and then reach out to people like Barney Frank and treat him with the utmost respect. Sanford is a sad case but we don’t need the Republicans kicking him when he down.

]]> By: myth buster http://pjmedia.com/blog/governor-sanford-and-the-adultery-problem/#comment-311922 myth buster Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:37:30 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=59952#comment-311922 Bill, what part of Dereliction of Duty don't you understand? He committed an impeachable offense by getting on an airplane to Argentina without telling anybody. Bill, what part of Dereliction of Duty don’t you understand? He committed an impeachable offense by getting on an airplane to Argentina without telling anybody.

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