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huffingtonpost.com - 7/19/2009
Mark Sanford: Cheating SC Gov Says God Will Make Him Better
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, still clinging to office after admitting to an extramarital affair, wrote in an opinion piece released Sunday that God will change him so he can emerge from the scandal a more humble and effective leader. "(W)hile none of us has the ...
thestate.com - 7/15/2009
Media jostled for access to Sanford
— thestate.com — National media blitzed Gov. Mark Sanford’s staff, offering big ratings and, possibly, a sympathetic venue in an... effort to land the first interview with the governor after his six-day trip to Argentina. In addition, a blogger and state leaders ... (more) Media jostled for access to Sanford

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/18/2009
NBC's Gregory to Sanford's Office: "Meet The Press Allows You To Frame The Conversation As You ...
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — The Charleston Post and Courier has posted online (pdf) all 570 pages of emails obtained from the... office of South Carolina governor Mark Sanford. There's a bevy of information in there, but one exchange that jumped out at us was the one between ... (more) NBC's Gregory to Sanford's Office: "Meet The Press ...

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/15/2009
Tapper To Sanford Aide: NBC Spot On Missing Guv Was "Slimy" And "Insulting"
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Yesterday we told you about how the conservative media sucked up to Mark Sanford's office by calling... stories about the governor's disappearance overblown -- even while the gov was still AWOL. But it looks like it wasn't just the acknowledged ... (more) Tapper To Sanford Aide: NBC Spot On Missing Guv Was ...

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Brilliant at Breakfast:  Oh Just Shut the Hell Up Already

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Oh Just Shut the Hell Up Already
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... people because they should actively pull themselves up by their bootstraps? Remember when they talked about how anyone could find a job if they Just Looked Hard Enough? Isn't it peculiar, then, how the brand of Christianity that these moral scolds and hypocrites practice allows them to be passive vessels for God's Will. THEY don't have to actively do anything to help themselves. THEY don't have to have any personal responsibility, because God will do it all for them. Mark Sanford is the new poster boy for conservative passivity masquerading as personal ...

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