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Started by Caliga, June 23, 2009, 07:52:35 AM

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Caliga

June 23, 2009, 07:52:35 AM
Does refusing federal bailout money make one..... disappear? :menace: :shifty: :tinfoil:

QuoteS.C. Gov. Sanford takes a hike... on Appalachian Trail

(Columbia, S.C.) S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford's staff said late Monday that the governor is hiking on the Appalachian Trail, ending four days during which staff and state officials said they had not heard from him.

Neither Sanford's office nor the State Law Enforcement Division, which provides security for governors, had been able to reach Sanford since he left the mansion Thursday in a black Suburban SUV assigned to his security detail, said state Sen. Jake Knotts , R-Lexington, and three others familiar with the situation, but who declined to be identified.

Joel Sawyer, the governor's spokesman would not disclose where on the trail the governor was hiking, nor would he reveal whether Sanford was hiking alone.

Sanford's last known location was near Atlanta late last week. A mobile telephone tower there picked up a signal from his phone, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Since then, the governor's state and personal phones had been turned off, and Sanford had not responded to phone or text messages, a source said. Most mobile phones cannot be tracked if they are turned off.

First lady Jenny Sanford said Monday her husband has been gone for several days over Father's Day weekend and she did not know where.

She said she was not concerned.

"He was writing something and wanted some space to get away from the kids," Jenny Sanford told The Associated Press while vacationing with the couple's four sons at their Sullivan's Island beach house.

The two-term governor is chairman of the Republican Governors Association. This spring, Sanford became known nationally as the most outspoken governor who opposed federal stimulus money. That position won Sanford national attention until he lost a court battle.

Sawyer said Monday the governor told staffers late last week where he was going to be.

"Before leaving last week, he let staff know his whereabouts and that he'd be difficult to reach," Sawyer said in a interview with The State.
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alfred russel

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June 23, 2009, 08:20:08 AM
:D Supposedly Rush Limbaugh has this guy in his favorites listing for president.
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Neil

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June 23, 2009, 08:34:25 AM
Quote from: alfred russel on June 23, 2009, 08:20:08 AM
:D Supposedly Rush Limbaugh has this guy in his favorites listing for president.
:lol:  Yeah right.  Anyone who could be governor of South Carolina is obviously unelectable on a national level.
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#3
June 23, 2009, 08:47:53 AM
QuoteS.C. Gov. Mark Sanford's staff said late Monday that the governor is hiking on the Appalachian Trail, ending four days during which staff and state officials said they had not heard from him.

That's what they want you to think! :tinfoil:
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Valmy

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June 23, 2009, 08:49:18 AM
Why is this such a big deal?  So the guy has gone out of pocket for awhile.  Supposedly he does this fairly often.
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alfred russel

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June 23, 2009, 08:58:32 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 23, 2009, 08:49:18 AM
Why is this such a big deal?  So the guy has gone out of pocket for awhile.  Supposedly he does this fairly often.

Is it even safe to go into the wilderness alone, never mind without people knowing where you are? Could we end up with a search party combing the southern section of the appalachian trail for a week to find the SC governor who broke his ankle.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

There's a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle.

I'm embarrassed. I've been making the mistake of associating with you. It won't happen again. :)
-garbon, February 23, 2014

Caliga

#6
June 23, 2009, 08:58:50 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on June 23, 2009, 08:47:53 AM
QuoteS.C. Gov. Mark Sanford's staff said late Monday that the governor is hiking on the Appalachian Trail, ending four days during which staff and state officials said they had not heard from him.

That's what they want you to think! :tinfoil:
:yes: In reality he is "vacationing" at his Crimean dacha.
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Caliga

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June 23, 2009, 08:59:24 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 23, 2009, 08:49:18 AM
Why is this such a big deal?  So the guy has gone out of pocket for awhile.  Supposedly he does this fairly often.
It is highly irresponsible for a chief executive to do this.
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Valmy

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June 23, 2009, 09:02:40 AM
Quote from: Caliga on June 23, 2009, 08:59:24 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 23, 2009, 08:49:18 AM
Why is this such a big deal?  So the guy has gone out of pocket for awhile.  Supposedly he does this fairly often.
It is highly irresponsible for a chief executive to do this.

What as soon as you become Governor of a State you cannot just wander off and go hiking for a week or so?
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Caliga

#9
June 23, 2009, 09:04:35 AM
You can go off hiking for a week, but you need to be reachable somehow.  What if the legislature decided to secede again, for Crissakes?  You never know with those South Carolinians  :rolleyes:
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grumbler

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June 23, 2009, 10:32:39 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 23, 2009, 09:02:40 AM
What as soon as you become Governor of a State you cannot just wander off and go hiking for a week or so?
Correct.  As a governor, you have responsibilities.  You cannot just wander off (though I don't believe for a second that the announced story is true, and wonder just what Sanford was really up to).

It probably isn't coincidental that he disappeared right after the SC legislature overrode all 10 of his vetoes (one of them 144-7!).
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Caliga

#11
June 23, 2009, 10:34:25 AM
Yeah, I expect he'll be resigning or something.
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derspiess

#12
June 23, 2009, 10:36:56 AM
Hopefully he didn't have a heart attack.

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grumbler

#13
June 23, 2009, 10:38:24 AM
Quote from: Caliga on June 23, 2009, 10:34:25 AM
Yeah, I expect he'll be resigning or something.
More likely "something" than resigning.  :P
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grumbler

#14
June 23, 2009, 10:39:05 AM
Quote from: derspiess on June 23, 2009, 10:36:56 AM
Hopefully he didn't have a heart attack.

"This is the big one.  I'm coming to join ya, 'Lizbeth"
Different Sanford.
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