WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Mark Sanford (SC-1) released the following statement regarding Mt. Pleasant resident Chris Cox, who has been working to keep up the Lincoln Memorial and World War II memorial during the government shutdown.
“Last Thursday after giving a speech on the House floor regarding the unprecedented closing of the Lincoln Memorial to the public during this government shutdown, Chris Cox came by my office to voice similar displeasure,” said Sanford. I’d never met him and figured he was like many who voice displeasure with a piece of government, but then go on to whatever is next on their to-do list in life.”
“Today I went for my run down to the Lincoln Memorial, and there in front of the memorial I saw a South Carolina flag hanging from the back of a lawn mower. Curious I went up to the flag, and who should be there, but Chris. It turns out he had taken it upon himself since our visit last week to keep up the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam and World War II memorials and surrounding grounds! He bought a lawn mower, a blower and told me he had spent the days and evenings since our visit, picking up trash, cutting grass and blowing leaves to keep walkways clean. An hour before we met, a park service officer had come up and told him he was no longer allowed to do so…though the park service would not maintain these monuments now.”
“I’m impressed, Chris embodies what it means to be not just a South Carolinian, but an American,” added Sanford. “He saw a job that wasn’t getting done and decided to take care of it. We are not a nanny state, and when government in this case chooses not to do something it’s in keeping with the American tradition to ask, “What can I do to fix the problem?” Chris’s example is one we could all learn from in Washington, and accordingly, I applaud him.”
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23 comments
Instead of applauding him how about picking up a rake and helping him.
Sanford is too busy jogging around the monuments in DC and pulling other publicity pranks . . . his constituents back home are impressed with that kind of stuff . . .
Lawn Mower Guy for Congress!
https://www.facebook.com/lawnmowerguyforcongress
He’ll mow down the debt and fertilize the economy!
Like a politician runs for office because they want to work for a living. :P
EXACTLY! — Sanford missed a superior opportunity for a video promo…but then, maybe he didn’t want to work up a sweat….
How about all of us Americans picking up the rakes and helping him and our Country?
Really? So you can rip him for a publicity stunt? This article isn’t about Sanford and it’s not certainly not about you. It’s about a guy traveled up there and is frustrated. Glad you’re here to criticize everyone and not see the merit of his actions (Cox not Stanford). You’re just apart of the problem like most people. You’re more concerned with how you can abuse the system or fix it to your benefit rather than being a good America.
Anyone wanna bet that Chris is on unemployment?
Don’t know about Chris but many of the nonessentials are double dipping by drawing unemployment.
Does anyone else find the humor of a white man from South Carolina cutting the grass of a memorial to Lincoln?
Um.. no, why would it be humorous? Quit living in the 1930s and grow up.
1860s actually. You know, South Carolina, Lincoln, that silly war of Northern Agression…. How do you get 1930s out of any of that? Maybe a little white guilt? Feel bad for something you or your family did?
Big Ed gets it. Ignore the trolls.
Kudos to Chris Cox.
Oh boy, yet another press release from Mark Sanford!
Got to love it when someone does something nice, but some self-serving schmuck tries to get some of that attention for themselves by “thanking” them publicly. Next time just send a thank you letter and stop looking for a camera or blog to capture your good side you ass.
How about all of us Americans picking up the rakes and helping him and our country?
Exactly!
Excellent Information warfare article and tactic…!! This is a “hearts and minds” boomerang operational assault…!!
Sooooooo will Sanford be doing the same with the Appalachian Trail…….volunteering?
After mowing the grass Chris headed over to the IRS to see if he could help process a few tax returns. The next day he acted as a stand in for a USDA meat inspector and a laid off immigration official. Chris chuckled and said….”I don’t know much about emergency room surgery, but if the VA needs a helping hand…I’m ready to give it a shot!”
You post Sanford’s self serving statement about Cox cutting the grass, but never posted about what he said on Erin Burnette OutFront the other night. Sanford is a class A jerk.
I’m sure he’s used to the clap…