- Future generations of Appalachian Trail hikers and their Argentine mistresses can breathe a sigh of relief now that a South Carolina impeachment panel has tossed out most of the 37 ethics charges leveled against America’s Governor™ Mark Sanford. (The State)
- The Taliban is not pleased with President Obama’s plan to send more troops to Afghanistan, but we’re guessing they’re okay with the “leaving in 2011″ part. (CNN)
- The Swiss vote to ban Islamic minarets has brought Jews, Muslims, and Christians together in universal condemnation of Switzerland. (JTA/AFP/Retuers)
- Sen. Bob Corker’s (R-TN) daughter was carjacked outside the Verizon Center last night by two men who needed a ride to Taco Bell! Fortunately, she is OK. (Politico)
- Hofstra University is eliminating their football team because of the recession! And also because apparently no one at that school cares about their football team. (NY Daily News)
12/3/09 2:15 pm | | Permalink | Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Bob Corker, Hofstra University, impeachment, Mark Sanford, Muslims, recession, Switzerland, Taliban
37 Ethics Charges Filed Against Sanford
We haven’t heard too much from America’s Governor™ lately, but it looks like he’s hearing some bad news today:
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces ethics charges he broke state laws more than three dozen times by violating rules on airplane travel and campaign money, according to details of the allegations released Monday.
The civil charges, which carry a maximum $74,000 in fines, stem from a three-month investigation by the state ethics commission and could be pivotal in a push by some lawmakers to remove him from office. The state attorney general is deciding whether the governor would face any criminal charges.
The allegations include 18 instances in which Sanford is accused of improperly buying first- and business-class airline tickets, violating state law requiring lowest-cost travel; nine times of improperly using state-owned aircraft for travel to political and personal events, including a stop at a discount hair salon; and 10 times he improperly reimbursed himself with campaign cash.
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Among the mistakes the ethics commission says the governor made were his:
– Approval of the purchase of four first- and business-class commercial airline tickets for a June 2008 trip during which he met with his mistress in Argentina.
– Personal use of state-owned aircraft for trips such as the birthday party of a campaign contributor in Aiken, and flying from Myrtle Beach to Columbia for a ”personal event,” including a haircut.
– Reimbursing himself nearly $3,000 using campaign contributions, including about $900 for expenses to attend a Republican Governors Association meeting in Miami and a hunting trip in Dublin, Ireland, several days later.
Considering that Republicans in the South Carolina legislature already don’t like him so much, it will be hard for Mark Sanford to avoid impeachment. On the plus side, that will leave him with plenty of time for “hiking” on the Appalachian Trail.
11/23/09 2:15 pm | | Permalink | Tags: Mark Sanford
Mark Sanford Will Have Lots of Free Time for Sexy Time Soon
Bad news for America’s most star-crossed governor, Mark Sanford of “flying to Argentina for sex” fame, whose impeachment will begin next week. (The Hill)- According to freshman Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), the purpose of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus is to hunt down Democrats, specifically by shooting them with guns. (Politico Click)
- Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) does not appreciate being called a penny-pinching Jew by two of his state’s GOP committeemen, even though they totally meant it as a compliment. (CNN Political Ticker)
- Apparently Democrats never realized that letting Republicans delay healthcare reform for as long as they felt like would make it more difficult to pass healthcare reform. (TPMDC)
- Refusing to let black men into a bar because of their baggy pants but then letting a white man who is wearing literally the same pair of pants in is pretty racist. (Student Life)
10/20/09 1:52 pm | | Permalink | Tags: Gregg Harper, healthcare, impeachment, Jews, Jim DeMint, Mark Sanford, racism
Quote of the Day
Joe Wilson took our state’s reputation to a new low. I thought Mark Sanford had taken it as low as it could go, but this is beyond the pale.
–Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip, on the shameful antics of fellow South Carolinian Rep. Joe Wilson during President Obama’s speech last night.
9/10/09 9:54 am | | Permalink | Tags: James Clyburn, Joe Wilson, Mark Sanford, QOTD, South Carolina
Shorter Mark Sanford
Sanford accused of smear campaign against Bauer
- Some people might say that I misused state funds to travel across the world to cheat on my wife, but LOOK OVER THERE, at the GAY!!
9/3/09 3:28 pm | | Permalink | Tags: Andre Bauer, homosexuality, Mark Sanford, shorter
Mavericks Don’t Do Meetings
- Eventually people will learn not to invite Sarah Palin to events because she never shows up to anything. (Anchorage Daily News)
- Massachusetts is scrambling to prevent the healthcare bill that Ted Kennedy supported for his entire life from awkwardly dying because he did.(CNN Political Ticker)
- Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) thinks the GOP needs a “great white hope” if they want to beat President Obama, the great black hope. (Topeka Capital-Journal)
- In response to growing calls for his resignation, Mark Sanford says you can have the keys to the Governor’s Mansion if you can pry them from his cold, dead hands, or with a free trip to Argentina. (Charleston Post and Courier)
8/27/09 10:47 am | | Permalink | Tags: Barack Obama, healthcare, Lynn Jenkins, MA-Sen, Mark Sanford, racism, Sarah Palin, SC-Gov, Ted Kennedy
Maybe Mark Sanford Can Help Dick Cheney Escape to South America
- Dick Cheney is not a fan of the decision to expand the investigation into whether the CIA did anything illegal, maybe on his orders. (Washington Post)
- If Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) gets his way, we will soon be commiserating the failure of not just any healthcare bill, but the Edward M. Kennedy healthcare bill. (Ben Smith)
- South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer is now calling on lover-boy Mark Sanford to resign, which would totally coincedentally make Andre Bauer the new governor. (The State)
- Can the AARP convince senior citizens that Obamacare won’t take all the money out of Medicare to fund death panels and free abortions for illegal immigrants? Only if they all turn up the volume on their hearing aids. (The Atlantic)
8/26/09 11:56 am | | Permalink | Tags: AARP, Andre Bauer, Dick Cheney, healthcare, Mark Sanford, Robert Byrd, Ted Kennedy
Politicians in the Carolinas Are Just Having Sex All the Time
- South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster wants to probe Mark Sanford. The ethics kind, that is, not the sexy Argentine kind. (AP)
- Is John Edwards the father of his mistress’ 18-month old baby? According to Raleigh’s CBS station, yes, he is. (WRAL)
- Zeke Emanuel, the Ari Gold of medicine, calls bullshit on Sarah Palin and friends’ “death panel” lie. (ABC News)
- Oh good, Sarah Palin is back on Twitter again. The Republic lives on! (CNN Political Ticker)
- Given the choice, Twittering Washingtonians would much rather follow the fake Mayor Fenty than the real one. (Citydesk)
8/14/09 9:03 am | | Permalink | Tags: Adrian Fenty, Ari Gold, death panels, Henry McMaster, John Edwards, Mark Sanford, Rielle Hunter, Sarah Palin, Twitter, Zeke Emanuel
Impeachment Looming for Mark Sanford
Bad news for America’s Soulmate:
A South Carolina Democrat told CNN on Thursday that Republican legislators have assured him there are enough votes to start a bipartisan push for impeachment against Gov. Mark Sanford when the legislative session begins in January.Rep. Boyd Brown said ranking members of the House Judiciary Committee told him Wednesday that several Republicans on the committee are prepared to team up with Democrats to begin the impeachment process if Sanford doesn’t resign or agree to a full-scale investigation into his travel expenses before the end of the year.
At least one Republican on the Judiciary Committee contacted by CNN Thursday — Rep. Greg Delleney — said he would sign on to an impeachment effort.
The Republican chairman of the committee, Rep. Jim Harrison, said he has not yet had the chance to talk to committee members about where they stand on the matter. But he said the impeachment drumbeat could easily get louder.
“If things are going to continue to dribble out every week with new allegations of misuse of state property, it may reach the point of impeachment pretty quickly,” Harrison said.
On a related noted, I will be eternally indebted to anyone who can make a video with footage of one of Sanford’s post-affair press conferences over this song.
8/13/09 3:54 pm | | Permalink | Tags: impeachment, Mark Sanford
We haven’t heard too much from America’s Governor™ lately, but it looks like he’s hearing some bad news today:
Bad news for America’s most star-crossed governor, Mark Sanford of “flying to Argentina for sex” fame, whose impeachment will begin next week. (The Hill)
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