Mark Sanford


Mark Sanford … On 30 Rock?

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We're big fans of NBC's show 30 Rock ... which is why we're surprised we missed this photo of Alec Baldwin's character Jack Donaghy comforting former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford during his infamous 2009 press conference acknowledging an extramarital affair with Latin lover Maria Belen Chapur. Clever photoshopping,

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SCDMV: Is Incompetence Back?

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A decade ago, Mark Sanford made bales of political hay by campaigning against long wait times and bureaucratic mismanagement at the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV). And to his credit, Sanford actually made good on his campaign rhetoric after he was elected governor ... ushering in

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Prosser … Eh …

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Former S.C. Parks Recreation and Tourism (PRT) director Chad Prosser recently announced his candidacy for the newly-drawn seventh congressional district, becoming literally the umpteenth person to do so. And while a pair of candidates have dropped out recently (one spectacularly so), we currently

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Mark Sanford Plotting Political Comeback

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FORMER GOVERNOR CONTEMPLATING RETURN TO POLITICS His approval ratings are in the toilet and his credibility has been shot (perhaps permanently) with most South Carolina voters ... but former S.C. Governor and current FOX  News analyst Mark Sanford is apparently undeterred. He's plotting a political

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Jenny Sanford Slams Newt Gingrich

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FORMER FIRST LADY QUESTIONS GOP CANDIDATE'S CHARACTER Former S.C. First Lady Jenny Sanford blasted ex-U.S. Speaker Newt Gingrich on Thursday as an unacceptable choice for the Republican presidential nomination - both ideologically and individually. Sanford made her remarks in response to allegations

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State Of The State: Nikki Haley Bets On Big Government

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"TEA PARTY" GOVERNOR DEFENDS BIG BUDGET, GOVERNMENT-RUN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley - who campaigned as a Tea Party hero willing to stand on the side of small businesses - trumpeted the "benefits" of her big government approach to economic development on Wednesday night during

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Stop The Presses!

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Stop the presses, people ... a national reporter has written a story about S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley that doesn't just reflexively regurgitate the "rising star" "Tea Party hero" "popular governor" myths. The report - written by veteran D.C. scribe John Fund and published in The National Review - actually

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2012: The SC Endorsement Hierarchy

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U.S. Sen Jim DeMint - the most popular politician in South Carolina by a country mile - has said that he isn't endorsing anyone in the state's pivotal "First in the South" presidential primary. Neither is former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford, an analyst with FOX News. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham hasn't lent

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Recall Nikki Haley Petition Launched

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S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley is the target of yet another recall petition, only this time the thrust of the effort appears to be coming from the Republican side of the aisle ... confirming our previous reporting. (To view the "Trikki Nikki Recall" petition, click here). The petition states that Haley

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SC Commerce Requested Employee’s Medical Records

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S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's office obtained and provided a high-ranking economic development employee's confidential medical records to the S.C. Department of Commerce at the request of the agency - information which was later used as justification for the employee's termination. Who says so? The woman

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Nikki Haley’s Approval Rating Tanks

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In the bright red state of South Carolina -  where Republicans control every statewide office, enjoy huge majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and hold all but one federal office - one member of the Grand Old Party isn't faring so well. In fact that's a colossal understatement ... First-year

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Another “Recall Nikki Haley” Petition Is Starting

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LIBERALS LAUNCHED FIRST PETITION DRIVE TO RECALL HALEY, THIS TIME CONSERVATIVES ARE REPORTEDLY GETTING IN ON THE ACTION Several conservative state lawmakers tell FITS that S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley is the target of yet another recall petition - only this time the impetus for the "movement" is coming from

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