More Sanford Emails published by The State this morning

[deminks]

http://www.thestate.com/sanford/story/839350.html

From: Mark Sanford

(snip)

To: Maria

Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 03:09:44 +0000

Dearest,

You are glorious and I hope you really understand that. You do not need a therapist to help you figure your place in the world. You are special and unique and fabulous in a whole host of ways that are worth a much longer conversation. To be continued ...

Have been having a few email problems as I am getting email through an aircard at the farm, where access to computer world is more than tough. Please let me know if you have gotten my last two eamils (sic) so I know it is working in getting to your part of the world ...

Another glorious day outside. Hope you are doing well, and am anxious to hear about your week. Know that I miss you. Unbeleivably (sic) hard to imagine it has been a week. Please also send your mailing address as I want to send you an insignificant something next week when I am back in civilization that I think you might find interesting given our conversation.

Want to write an indepth note with some thoughts on our visit when I know you are getting these emails. Hugs and much love. M

(end snip)

[SoCalDem]

1. Email "difficulty"? Maybe Jenny "finding it"?

:)

[qanda]

2. He obviously is from the Ted Stevens School of IT

The series of tubes had a clog and couldn't get the emails to Argentina.

[malaise]

3. Most important - he is sending the

earmils (sic) from the farm.
Looks like wifey or her family 'bust' his ass.

[Frustratedlady]

4. I wonder if the Bush administration's "ears and eyes" were also

reading these emails. I imagine they were keeping an eye on the governors, too.

[Z_I_Peevey]

5. Frankly, as much as I enjoy the deflation

of the GOP hypocrites one by one, the thought has occurred: when all the sexual transgressions have been revealed, will Jeb Bush be the only one left standing? (Shudder)

[chimpymustgo]

11. Yep. Jeb and MIttens.

[bdamomma]

8. sounds possible, the bush administration was spying on everyone.

[vogonity]

6. How did these emails leak?

Does anyone know how these emails were obtained by The State newspaper?

[ellacott]

7. That's what I want to know also

They sat on them for some time.

[rvablue]

17. Yeah, I was suspicious of this too, until I read their explanation.

The editor said they were sent to the paper anonymously.

All they had to go on was the email address they were sent from and the mistresses email address that was included.

They contacted both and heard nothing back.

They had heard rumors of troubles in the Sanford marriage and hung on to them for a later time.

This explanation might not satisfy many DUers or the blogosphere, but it's good old-fashioned journalism. Keep your cards close to your chest and don't run with a story until you can confirm it independently.

Some may cry here, "Why didn't they call the Governor's office and ask about it???"

Well, like I said above, keep your cards hidden. Calling the Guv's office would have only been met with a denial and then they would know what the paper had.

So, I agree with what they did. It's journalism 101 and a main reason why I'm sad the newspaper is going the way of the dinosaur --- we will lose this kind of old timey experience and acumen.

[ellacott]

18. Thank you for the explanation

I agree with you, that was good journalism. I wonder if it was the wife that sent the emails.

[Happyhippychick]

9. His last email described a "world wind" romance. He's such a dope.

[Paladin]

10. Just To Repeat What I Posted On This Yesterday:

I was sending better-written (and certainly better-spelled) notes to my high school girlfriend in 1967......

[lanlady]

12. Her full name has been published in the Buenos Aires papers

it's Maria Belen Chapur. She works for Bunge, which I think is a US agricultural company based in St Louis.

[Stephanie]

13. Bunge

http://www.bunge.com/corporate-home.html

[lanlady]

14. He quoted Scriptures to her!

"I looked to where I often look for advice and counsel, and in I Corinthians 13 it simply says that, “ Love is patient and kind, love is not jealous or boastful, it is not arrogant or rude, Love does not insist on its own way, it is not irritable or resentful, it does not rejoice in the wrong, but rejoices in the right, Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things and endures all things”."

[Stephanie]

15. Divorced, 43 years old

http://www.mdzol.com/mdz/nota/138966-La-amante-argentina-del-gobernador-de-EE.UU.-es-una-ejecutiva-de-Bunge--Born/

El “secreto” ha sido develado: la amante argentina del gobernador de Carolina del Sur, Mark Sanford; se llama María Belén Chapur, y no es funcionaria, sino una atractiva morocha de 43 años, vecina de Palermo, divorciada hace mucho tiempo, madre de dos hijos adolescentes y ejecutiva de la firma Bunge & Born, según publica Perfil.com.

[lunatica]

16. These sound like they're pre that 'spark' thing

I see nothing incriminating in this particular email. But I didn't click on the link because my curiosity isn't that great. I'm much more interested in his karmic adjustment.