I Guess She Really IS Mark Sanford's "Soul Mate"!
By anniepa
@anniepa (27955)
United States
January 28, 2011 11:42pm CST
I guess true love can survive time and distance after all, at least for a romantic like former SC Governor Mark Sanford of "the Old Appalachian Trail in Argentina" fame...lol! About a year and a half later it appears his love affair is still going strong. He'd no sooner given up his Governor's seat to Nikki Haley than he was photographed on the beach in Uruguay with his Argentine lover Maria Belen at the same place the star-crossed couple allegedly first met.
See the photo and read the article from the links below:
http://www.thestate.com/2011/01/26/1665412/ex-sc-governor-argentine-lover.html
http://www.perfil.com/fotogaleria/?filename=contenidos/2011/01/25/noticia_0030.html
Any thoughts? Are you a sucker for a good love story or does this love sick puppy make YOU feel kind of ill...lol?
Annie
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@EvanHunter (4026)
• United States
30 Jan 11
Really can we expect any kind of morality out of anyone who is a politician? It seems they are great at preaching not so great at doing. I feel bad for his family.
On the other side of the coin I ran across this while reading about him. It seems that FOX labeled him a Democrat when the news broke. http://crooksandliars.com/logan-murphy/shocking-fox-news-labels-disgraced-re
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@gladys46 (1205)
• United States
29 Jan 11
Well, at least former Gov. Mark Sanford brought somewhat of an end to that "family values" republican hypocrisy ...oh, wait perhaps Ms. Palin deserves that metal!
Anyway, I'm happy for him that his journey may have actually caused him to meet a "soul mate" ... she sure is, as they say soulful looking ... huh!!
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
29 Jan 11
I think he was one of the first to fall of all the "promising" GOP Presidential hopefuls they were talking about a year or two ago. It seems that those who wear their religions and family values on their sleeves and put down others for their perceived flaws the more likely they are to be found out to be hypocrites.
Annie
@gladys46 (1205)
• United States
29 Jan 11
Hi Annie ... sexy discussion!!;)
Yes, no human is perfect and it's my contention that many "consersatives" decided to refer to themselves at one time as the "moral majority," ... the best one of all IMO is "evangelical" ... that's a goody!! I don't think it's a good choice to placed oneself on such loafty perches, ya might fall, and when ya do, the landing could be very, very painful! I mean many "conservatives" decided that "God" belonged to them only, that this was a "Christian" nation ... and another of the hypocrital goodies is they are the "real Americans" !! I say go, Mr. Sanford, be happy if you can! Although, I heard it said that you cannot just take one's happiness and give it to another .. I tend to agree!
@sierras236 (2739)
• United States
29 Jan 11
I would have to go with the second. Although, I am certain there is a book deal in there somewhere. His ex-wife does not need this though. I feel sorry for her and having to deal with all of the publicity.
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@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
29 Jan 11
I didn't check out the links because I saw this on television and well, there's only so much peeking I can stand to do.
I think it's sad that they're still following this story. His former wife is unlikely to be made more comfortable with the splashing of these pictures across tabloids and television. I imagine his children are less than thrilled. Now that he's out of the political scene, I think they should just leave everyone involved alone and move on. My opinion of their "love story" doesn't really matter, and it doesn't involve me. The people it does involve could be very hurt by the press keeping this story in the news.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
29 Jan 11
Here's a case where I absolutely understand where you're coming from. I didn't see it on television, I just happened upon it online but I agree, it is sad they're still following it for his ex-wife and children's sake.
I can assure you, it certainly wasn't my intent to further hurt them by posting it here. I seriously doubt the former Mrs. Sanford belongs to myLot.
Annie
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
31 Jan 11
Nope she is busy being active in the political world here in SC. She has more clout here than her husband. She worked to get Nikki Haley elected for her husbands old job. We now have our first ever female governor for the state of SC.
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
29 Jan 11
Honestly I could care less. He is not in public office anymore. HOnestly...he is a single man now. So he can date if he wants to.
I do feel sorry for his wife. All those "soul mate" comments were more than hurtful. He should have kept his mouth shut on that one for her sake and the kids. Now having it all over the press the again I am sure is not making her or the kids feel any better.
She does seem to have moved on nicely with her life. I wish her all the happiness and I hope she finds someone better than Sanford.
Personally I glad he has moved on to vacations to Uruguay...this state does not need him.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
29 Jan 11
I agree, NO state needs someone like him! Maybe he'll take up residence in South America so he can be near his "soul mate" full-time. I also feel very sorry for his wife and I commend her for handling the whole sordid matter with dignity and grace. I really feel sorry for the kids, they're still quite young and could use a GOOD father figure in their lives.
Annie
@artistry (4151)
• United States
31 Jan 11
...Hi there annie, If you fall in love with a person I guess it hits you hard sometimes. It seems to me that Gov. Sanford married his wife for some other reason than true love. He may have liked her, thought she would make a good wife and mother, and she was there in his life at a time when he thought that he should get married. Take the time she arrived for a bar-b-que or something, first time visiting him. He left a car at the airport for her to drive to his home, which was a stick shift which she did not know how to drive, and then when she got to his house he had left without her. In my mind that is very cold. I feel that she was very much in love with him but he married her to have a good wife far from being in love. Then if you do fall in love and you are married, at least handle it in a more respectful way, not get on tv and announce to the world while your wife and four sons are watching at home that you found your "soul mate" and have the nerve to ask your wife afterwards if you did alright with the press conference? That again is cold and very cruel. I think he is a class A jerk. Cheers.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
31 Jan 11
That soul mate comment is what really closed the deal for me. I've always said people make mistakes and everyone's private life is their own business, but that was just too much! "Jerk" is too good for him but any word that might be more suitable wouldn't get past the myLot censors!
Annie
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
31 Jan 11
I'm not so sure it's entirely irrelevant. I mean, here was a guy who was being touted as a possible Presidential contender for 2012, a "rising star" of the GOP, and then he simply went missing and didn't bother telling anyone where he was. He had a huge responsibility as Governor of South Carolina to be accessible at all times but he shirked that responsibility. THEN he lied about where he was, claiming he'd been "hiking the Appalachian Trail" until it was discovered he'd just flown back from Argentina. Only then did he make his confession, but he wasn't satisfied with just that...no, he couldn't stop himself from totally humiliating his wife by telling the world his mistress was his "soul mate" and that he'd actually ASKED his wife if he could go see her one more time!
I think this could be considered quite relevant as a tutorial of what NOT to do if one has high political aspirations as well as for voters to look closely at those they support. Someone's personal lie should be private but he went from being a cheating spouse to being someone who couldn't be trusted to carry out his duties and whose stability and mental health came into question.
Annie
