Battle Stations!
A day after bashing the media and his political opponents and refusing to answer questions about the multiple scandals enveloping him, S.C. Gov. Whiny McWhinerson … err, Mark Sanford … is ditching his “Forgiveness Tour” to go on the warpath against his enemies.
Sanford will hold a “media availability” in Greenville, S.C. Thursday morning outside the law office of S.C. Sen. David Thomas, who had been leading the initial investigations into Sanford’s various travel abuses.
Our buds up at WSPA-TV in Spartanburg will be streaming the governor’s press conference live on their website. To watch it, click here …
Frankly, Sanford could not have picked a bigger boob to pick on first … Sen. Thomas is a complete and total idiot (and hypocrite) whose anti-business RINO credentials have long been established.
In other words, Thomas is the very definition of “low-hanging” fruit for a governor who is obviously spoiling for a fight …
Here’s our only problem with all this … whether Sanford is touring for “Forgiveness” or touring to drop bombs on his political enemies (as he threatened to do during yesterday’s tirade), this is NOT what our governor should be spending his time doing. Period.
Comments
By peyton manning sucks on August 27th, 2009 at 11:06 am
For once, I agree with sic (for the record, I also agree that the shamecocks suck, but that’s not really much of a debate). Luv Guv shouldn’t spend his time this way. More importantly, he shouldn’t spend (more of) our money this way. The people of South Carolina are fed up with Marky Mark’s perpetual grandstanding and his blatant hypocrisy — not the calls for him to leave office.
The grandstanding started long before June 24. It started before he ever took office. It has continued for more than 6 years now, interrupted only by his many “vacations” and taxpayer-funded first class flights to South America and other exotic locales.
I assume he’s always been a hypocrite.
By Stimulus on August 27th, 2009 at 11:17 am
someone REALLY needs to be his friend. the guy is screaming for help and nobody is doing anything about it.
By 1+1=3 on August 27th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Well lets just hope he gives a long speech and the AP is there to get it all – that will show everyone just how nuts he really is – Maybe Maria
can translate for the foreign press
By Southman3 on August 27th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Thanks Sic. You’ve summed it up perfectly.
By shay on August 27th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Judging from his public statements since Jenny’s no longer been in charge, I think this is a poor move. He should just shut it.
By CNSYD on August 27th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Will he have Davis, Ryberg, et al standing by him at this press conference or are they like cockroaches when the lights are turned on?
By anonymous on August 27th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
This IS Freakin’ AMAZING!
Sanford questions motives for Sen. David Thomas’ investigation of Governor’s travel
NEW VIDEO:
http://www2.counton2.com/cbd/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/sanford_says_sen._thomas_should_conduct_a_real_investigation/58425/#fragment-1
By Tee on August 27th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Lets face it Gov. Sanford is not going to get anything else done in the next year in a half. I am in full support of him spending the remainder of his term digging dirt on all the RINOs in this state. Hopefully it is good enough to get them voted out and leads to a much needed overhaul of the SC republican party.
By Commonman on August 27th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Hope he has Pork and Barrel backing him up.
By Not Sayin', Just Sayin' on August 27th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Who paid for this trip?
By Skidmarks on August 27th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
So, Sanford doesn’t like Thomas’ “selective outrage.” But while waving around the Greenville News, Sanford neglected to mention a quote from Thomas about Sanford’s list of other officials who had upgraded airline seats: “I think this is helpful,” Thomas said of the information. “We’ll take a look at it.”
No outrage there. That’s a reasonable comment.
And what “business development meeting” brought Sanford to Greenville and enabled him to take a little time off after doing state business to lambast Thomas? Yeah, sure, he had a previously scheduled meeting. Sanford just made another personal trip on the state’s dime.
Call a special session. Gov. Ratface has got to go.
By PasserBy on August 27th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Who’s paying for his expenses to drive to Greenville and stand outside Thomas’ office? What sucker would fall for that as a ‘legitimate expense’ and function of a high-ranking government official and pay tax dollars for it? Oh, wait…we already did…
By SC VOTER on August 27th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
This is how the Media should reply to Sanfrauds future Press Conferences,GOV. TO PRESS: I will be holding a press conference PRESS TO GOV: are you going to announce RESIGNATION? GOV TO PRESS: No, I will not RESIGN. PRESS TO GOV: People only want to here Resignation from YOU, no need for PRESS CONFERENCE until that notification forthcoming!!
By bob on August 27th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Where is L.Graham? He is certainly quiet of late.
By Hello on August 27th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Lets ee, that would be probably 1 if not 2 sled agnts having to be with hime all day, plus transportation in a sled vehicle.
By Earl Capps on August 28th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Bob, Lindsey is probably loving every minute of this – less fire aimed at him.