The State newspaper admitted that in 2008 they had copies of the email between Mark Sanford and his lover in their possession and two weeks ago they learned that the Sanford’s had separated.
They did not move on this story until they had suspected Governor Sanford was with his mistress in Argentina (thus all the questions on the location of the Governor). It was dirty reporting and the timing was meant to maximize drama and attention for the newspaper. In fact, one can accuse The State of misleading readers for the last several days.
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June 25th, 2009 at 12:21 am
Yeah, those darn newspaper guys.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:32 am
One could accuse them of so doing, but I don’t think one would be correct. From what I have read, they received the e-mails and were unable to verify them. They moved on the story when they could confirm he was coming back from Argentina, which lent credence to the heretofore unconfirmed Argentinian mistress in the e-mails.
I would call this editorial prudence, rather than a planned “sandbagging” of (Jenny?) Sanford. I certainly think it is wiser than the New York Times’ strategy with the McCain infidelity story of print first, verify later.
June 25th, 2009 at 4:40 am
You missed the whole point Martha, nobody is excusing his shenanigans at this point. Have some pity for Mrs. Sanford.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:52 am
I never, ever agree with Martha, but I’m afraid I think she’s right. The State couldn’t verify the emails, so they didn’t report it. Jenny Sanford, meanwhile, knew about the affair months ago. Five to be precise. She and Mark had been going through marriage counseling. She was not sandbagged by anything the media did.