Mark Sanford, From the Top
Against gay marriage? Check.
Against gay adoption? Check.
Invokes God and morality whenever it suits him? Check.
Cheats on his wife, humiliates the children he claims to love, makes a mockery of his supposed religious beliefs? Check.
— TPM, June 25, 2009
Yes, indeed, we’ll be posting a main entry in the much-loved, traditional (heh!) “Claims to fame / Moral apex” format after the dust begins to settle, but for now, news is coming in so fast and furious, let’s just get to get to the headlines for Marshall Clement “Mark” Sanford, Jr., Republican Governor of South Carolina since 2003 — and probably ex-Governor, 2009.
The Reader’s Digest Condensed Version: He disappeared for five days, and after a media frenzy, admitted he was shacking up with a woman in Argentina (who, of course, wasn’t his wife).
And that’s only the beginning of the story.
Headlines to bring you (and us) up to speed:
First, a before-the-scandal post that has ever-so-mysteriously disappeared from its blog:
Sanford on Marriage
A Greater Effort, June 13, 2009
And then:
Mark Sanford on Civil Rights
OnTheIssues
When you’ve stopped laughing…
Sanford goes missing
Ben Smith, Politico, June 22, 2009
Where in the World is Mark Sanford? (The Appalachian Trail)
Washington Post, June 22, 2009
AWOL South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has entire state in a tizz
New York Daily News, June 23, 2009
Sanford back Wednesday, his office says
The State, June 23, 2009
Sanford’s Disapperance: He’s Just A Weird Guy
Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic, June 23, 2009
Sanford’s Walk in the Woods Draws Fire From South Carolina Capital
Fox News, June 23, 2009
Sanford met in Atlanta after returning from South America
The State, June 24, 2009
Gov. Sanford Issues Follow-up Statement on Today’s Media Availability
South Carolina Office of the Governor, June 24, 2009
For Press, Rumors of Straying but No Hard Evidence
New York Times, June 24, 2009
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Holds a News Conference to Discuss Disappearance and Admits Affair (Transcript)
Washington Post, June 24, 2009
Sanford Admits Affair, First Thoughts
Washington Post, June 24, 2009
Statement from First Lady Jenny Sanford
TPM, June 24, 2009
Marching to the Same Drummer
Newsweek, June 24, 2009
Gov. Sanford Issues Statement on Commerce Trip
South Carolina Office of the Governor, June 25, 2009
Sanford Odyssey Ends in Tears
Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2009
Sanford had trade mission rendezvous
Politico, June 25, 2009
Washington Unplugged: The Sanford Fallout
Political Hotsheet, June 25, 2009
E-mails detail intimate affair
The State, June 25, 2009
Exclusive: Read e-mails between Sanford, woman
The State, June 25, 2009
María Belén Chapur Picture, Video: Okay, THIS Is Her.
Guanabee, June 25, 2009
Video Shows South Carolina Governor’s Mistress
New York Post, June 25, 2009
Where Mark Sanford Wooed Maria Belen Shapur
BlackBook, June 25, 2009
State House leaders shocked
The State, June 25, 2009
Sanford’s Sex Scandal: Assessing the Damage
Time, June 25, 2009
Sanford fallout seen as severe, with long-lasting effects
Post and Courier, June 25, 2009
Presidential dream dead, observers say
The State, June 25, 2009
First lady: Reconciliation possible
The State, June 25, 2009
Timeline: How the story unfolded
The State, June 25, 2009
Argentine Man Is Said to Be Source of Sanford E-Mail
New York Times, June 26, 2009
First lady: Sanford sought permission to visit lover
The State, June 27, 2009
Sanford apologizes to S.C. via e-mail
The State, June 30, 2009
S.C. Attorney General to review Sanford’s travel records
CNN, July 1, 2009
Sheheen, 2010 S.C. governor candidate, calls for Sanford’s resignation
The State (Columbia, S.C.), July 1, 2009
Barrett calls for Sanford to resign
Upstate Today, July 1, 2009
At least 6 SC newspapers say Sanford should resign
The State, July 1, 2009
Why Sanford’s Enemies Want Him to Stay Put
Politics Daily, July 1, 2009
Despite Growing Pressure, Sanford Says He Won’t Quit
American Chronicle, July 1, 2009
Lawmakers Wonder If Sanford’s Come Clean
WCIV, July 1, 2009
Sanford Says He ‘Crossed Lines’ — Governor Admits More Visits With Mistress
American Chronicle, July 1, 2009
An outpouring of support for S.C. first lady
News 14, July 1, 2009
Details of Sanford book deal to come this week
CNN Political Ticker, July 1, 2009
More to come. Much, much more to come.
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