Want The Scoop? Call Sanford Yourself …

By fitsnews • on November 23, 2009

Since S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford’s communications staff has apparently decided to start screening phone calls and hanging up on reporters whose only crime was attempting to bring you governor’s side of the story, it’s become pretty much impossible for us here at FITS to do our jobs.

In fact, after several months of receiving the “silent treatment” from Sanford’s press office (an office our founding editor helped build, incidentally) the only solution we can see to the communications quagmire is to simply encourage our readers to call the governor himself.

Like … literally.

What else are we going to do? Earlier today (after screening a call from Sic Willie) Sanford spokesman Barton Swaim rudely hung up on sweet Ashley, for crying out loud!

Of course that’s pretty much par for the pettiness course from Team Sanfraud – which is too bad because as much as we criticize the governor around here, we’ve been careful to extend every professional courtesy to his staff.

Anyway, when we say “call the governor himself,” surely we don’t mean “call the governor himself,” as in “directly,” right?

Well, we’re obviously not going to encourage people to call the 803-734-2100 phone number that goes to his overworked and underpaid receptionist. Or the 803-737-4772 number that goes to the Governor’s Mansion, although that number might actually welcome a few late night “ringie dingies” (especially if you have tan lines and hable espanol).

And clearly, dialing the 803-734-5258 telephone number to his underworked and overpaid communications staff isn’t going to get you any answers.

So we’re recommending that anyone interested in hearing Sanford’s take on things call the governor directly (and we mean DIRECTLY) at 843-367-1010 – or at 803-665-0258 if you don’t get an answer on that first line.

Go ahead … let your fingers do the walking, people …

UPDATE: What highly-trafficked FITS article would be complete without a poll letting you weigh in!

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Comments

By me on November 23rd, 2009 at 4:23 pm

which one of his mansions does 843-367-1010 call?

By Huhhh??? on November 23rd, 2009 at 4:57 pm

Is THIS the Marisa Crawford mentioned in the report as the recipient of a campaign fund financed trip to the California NGA meeting:

http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.5933314081bffbf4f5 – [Cached Version]
Published on: 3/5/2007 Last Visited: 3/5/2007
Marisa Crawford Communications Director

P.O. Box 12267Columbia, South Carolina 29211Phone: 803/734-2100Fax: 803/734-5167

National Governors Association – [Cached Version]
Published on: 12/9/2008 Last Visited: 12/9/2008
Marisa Crawford, Legislative Advisor – House & Director of Special Projects

By Jonny D on November 23rd, 2009 at 5:00 pm

Bunch of tough talking bastards on this message board, but I guarantee that if anybody here actually called the Luv Guv and got him on the phone, they would instantly turn into Kevin Cohen.

By AMAZING on November 23rd, 2009 at 5:12 pm

READ SANFRAUD’S CHARGES HERE:

http://ftpcontent.worldnow.com/wistv/pdf/DOC112309.pdf

By Soft Sigh From Hell on November 23rd, 2009 at 5:40 pm

“they would instantly turn into Keven Cohen.”

Get a round face, a goofy expression, and a belly?

Or turn into a poodle?

By Todd on November 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 pm

FYI: Marisa is hot as all get out. 6 feet tall and well put together. Sweet, nice girl with impeccable manners. Maybe 30. Only problem is she is so typical of 90% of Jenny and Mark’s employees. WAY, WAY, WAY over her head. The Sanford’s don’t pay much more than minimum wage and they get what they pay for. Sic W, wasn’t your job with Mark, like, your first big boy job? It has always been an honor to work for them.

By Liberty For Me on November 23rd, 2009 at 5:52 pm

Thats funny….How does Kevin Cohen keep his job??? He trys to be Sean Hannity’s mini-me…..why? ..A national dick is bad enough

By Nyet on November 23rd, 2009 at 6:10 pm

Sanfraud is but a heap of moondust…only a matter of time…

By Dr Manhattan on November 23rd, 2009 at 6:17 pm

Fuck Mark Sanfraud and all his so called supporters the bastard broke the law not once but multiple times but yet he is still in office, there is hope for criminals after all who are turning to crime for a career. Who would have thunk it.

By BIN News Editorial Staff on November 23rd, 2009 at 7:09 pm

Our Funding Editor was enjoying her 2nd Metamucil cocktail tonight when she finally got to reading sic(k) willie’s little porn site.

She’s been drinking them without her usual double shot of Crown since her double bunionectomy 2 days ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky-XcEQdWGk

She wet her depends when she saw that sic(k) willie published sanfraud’s secret numbers. She offers a wager of 10 Brazillion to 1 odds that those numbers change tomorrow.

And she says it’s Eleventy Brazillion to 1 that no reasonable person will ever trust sic(k) willie again. But, everyone knows that.

By scooter on November 23rd, 2009 at 8:00 pm

Because he gets even with people that cross him, we need to go to a pay phone, or call from a phone at someone’s house we do not like. Anyway, I hope lots and lots of people call. I gotta find a pay phone. The dude so has to go. What a sad example for our children and young people. Not real keen on Jenny either.

By Don Juan on November 23rd, 2009 at 9:31 pm

What is wrong with you people? Why would you want to see the man who tagged Maria impeached? Dose that not qualify him for the Order of The Palmetto? Ok, I could get it if Andre’ dosen’t get it but what about the real men of our state?

By Mike Honcho on November 23rd, 2009 at 9:50 pm

There is nothing funnier than seeing the petulant rantings of a fake news outlet.

This is exactly why we should not take you seriously. This article shows that your greatest attribute is to break every last trust ever granted to you.

People in politics are going to use that up, to their own advantage, until the sun sets on the governor. At which point, your usefulness will be gone baby gone.

By Frank on November 23rd, 2009 at 9:53 pm

Where is this much energy into investigating that sorry corrupt Jakie Knotts for all of his ethic violations. He is always the first to scream and cry out that someone else has done wrong when he is always been the one doing the wrong the whole time. It is a criminal’s first resource to use and that is keep the light shined on someone eles and that way Jakie Knotts can continue to do corrupt and unethical things while everyone else is looking the other way. Not anymore!!! there is more information that is coming in about Jakie, the parking spaces over at the gamecock pavillion, his bogus corporation “Kawliga”, Weldon Waites, and many other politicians.

By ohara on November 23rd, 2009 at 10:12 pm

Well, his whole office is now populated with jack asses who probably had to sign a loyalty oath. But hanging up on FITS News? That’s going too far. All of those people are going to need jobs once they throw San-fraud out & this is not going to help them. If the legislature subpoenas Sanford’s SLED team, he is soooo gone.

By Willam Klinton on November 24th, 2009 at 12:26 am

Where is Sanford’s shame?”

“. . .Sanford, through this attorney, had the temerity to dismiss the charges as “technical questions.” As if there is anything technical about using state planes for political trips or having taxpayers underwrite private flings.. . .”

Markie has no shame. Today he was busy throwing a gigantic temper tantrum & instructed his staff to hang up on anyone on his enemies list.

So his royal highness won’t take calls from the press now if they haven’t written anything nice about him? His media relations people are not allowed to speak with reporters who call in asking for the LuvGuv’s reaction to the move by the Ethics Commission?

I guess that means ALL the press since they all televised his confession, recorded his earth shattering statements about his “soul mate” aka South American ho, & caught him trying to sneak back into the country after he went AWOL to South America.

His highness is taking names & looking to get even.

IMPEACH THE JERK

By DM on November 24th, 2009 at 12:35 am

Wow! Publishing someone’s private numnbers. You really are a sad, pathetic ass.

By Ynot on November 24th, 2009 at 7:31 am

we do need to know more about his private SLED team, that’s for sure.
they truly harass people, that’s for sure too.
cross the Lord of SC and watch out… you’ll loose.