Helen, are you there?
Of course I am here. Where the hell would I be? In Argentina with Governor Sanford?
I’m sorry Margaret. I don’t mean to snap at you. It’s just too damn hot and everything in the news right now is driving me crazy. The Governor from South Carolina decides to skip town for a few days – not even telling his wife where he has gone - and then acts surprised when it makes the news. And so it appears that yet another Republican politician couldn’t keep his Johnson in his pants.
Senator Ensign is still apologizing for it and now Govenor Sanford has joined the adultery parade. Is there something special about a Republican tallywacker that it requires so much attention? I mean honestly, Margaret - One day they’re just so concerned about who is sleeping with whom and then the next day they’re shacking up with some bimbo in South America. Tell me again why gay people can’t get married?
But it’s not just Republicans. It seems that politicians in general have an issue with keeping it zipped. The only difference is that one party decided to make it a moral issue and the other one rightly thinks it’s a privacy issue.
Margaret, if I have to listen to one more hypocritical apology from a holier than thou politician too stupid to keep his indiscretions secret… well, I’m not sure what I would do but a girl can wish… can’t she?
And speaking of wishes… I wish we could just vote out the Dicks and vote in the Janes.
Imagine a world where women were in control of governments. Children would never go without health care. Corporate executive bonuses and private jets would happen only after corporate day care centers and meaningful maternity leave were paid for. Birth control would be free and Viagra would be priced based on the going rate for a barrel of oil. And by that I mean to say the price would go up and down without making any sense – much like the penis in question.
I know. I know. I sound cranky. Well I am. It’s just too damn hot and my flowers look pitiful. I think I will go have a nice, big glass of iced tea. But before I leave you, let me just say that what is happening in Iran is complicated and I am damn glad a smart man is sitting in the Oval Office. I mean it. Really
Oh my, Helen, listen to you, dear. Yes, I do think it must be the heat.
All I can say about all of that is thank the Lord for Cable Television. All I know is that the day we got cable television here in Maine is the day I finally got a good night’s rest. I’m in bed by 10 p.m. What my Howard does after 10 p.m. is his business. All I’m saying is that maybe more politicians should watch late night cable television and we wouldn’t have all of these problems. Maybe that is the answer, dear.
Go water your plants, Helen. It might just take your mind off things for a while.
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By: tariely on March 15, 2010
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This is off topic, but I thought I would share this suggestion: A group of us are checking all our purchases and E mailing the companies whose products do not say “MADE IN THE USA” !
The unemployment rate is frightful. We need to take the effort and find items that are produced here. Many items simply say DISTRIBUTED in the USA – NO SHIT, SHERLOCK – someone in the US has to deliver the imports to local stores! We’re also sharing the names of any products that ARE made in the USA. Let’s do it together !
By: Dee - NJ on October 6, 2009
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By: Jenny Sanford Moving Out Of Governor's Mansion - Politics and Other Controversies - Page 4 - City-Data Forum on August 10, 2009
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I really enjoyed your blog until you got stuck on the gay rights and feminist stuff. Give it up. The majority of Americans do not run around talking of their sexual preferences and cry when they get shut out. I really don’t care what the homosexuals do and it shouldn’t even be news. And the feminist bullshit about electing women over men, and building more day care centers suck. Why don’t we just hire women, pay them, and let them stay home with the kids? They do it anyway don’t they?
By: Rich Hurley on July 14, 2009
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As long as Jane isn’t spelled S – A – R – A – H!!
Dancing a happy dance since Palin announced that she was stepping down as governor here – but pretty nervous because we all know that megalomania rarely just goes away. Watch out America!!!
By: Terri from Nowhere on July 4, 2009
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‘In a 1998 interview with Congressional Quarterly, Sanford and his wife, Jenny, spoke candidly about how serving in Congress was “not an ideal lifestyle,” as Jenny put it at the time.’
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090702/pl_politico/24435
By: Poolman on July 3, 2009
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Stephen Cobert and the Clinton Curse – the reason for Sanford’s infidelity:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/232638/july-01-2009/the-clinton-curse
By: Poolman on July 2, 2009
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Not only can Sanford be the poster child for “traditional family values,” not keep it in his pants, and then lie about it, can you imagine Sanford actually asking his wife for permission to visit his mistress (she said “no” but he went anyway)? Can you imagine how his wife feels when he proclaims, in public, that he’s strayed before, but/and his Argentine mistress is his true soul mate, the love if his life? Kicking his sorry ass to the curb would be the mildest of responses. I’m thinking a little Lorena Bobbitt justice here!
Helen, just don’t wish for “Janes” instead of “Dicks.” How about sanity, compassion and lack of hypocrisy? Remember that Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota is a woman and right wingnut who, among other idiotic beliefs, is paranoid about the U.S. census (but who may “no census” herself out of her own Congressional seat – we can hope!). Remember Cynthia Davis of Missouri 19th State Senate District, who opposes funding school lunches for kids during the summer, saying “Anyone under 18 can be eligible? Can’t they get a job during the summer by the time they are 16?,” adding “Hunger can be a positive motivator” (“Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”). Last, but not least, remember that Ann Coulter recently said the assassination of Dr. George Tiller was not murder, only “a 203rd trimester abortion.” Ugh!
By: K2inSR on July 2, 2009
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I don’t think anyone w/ half a brain would argue that it’s only repugs that screw around on their wives. But, and it’s a big but, democrats do not spend their off time polishing their halos.
By: devoted Helen fan on July 1, 2009
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Jo Atlanta, yes, I have met dogs with less-than-stellar brains. We love them anyway, though, don’t we?
James, you are welcome. And, I have had two rottie/shepard crosses. Both were wonderful dogs. My pure rottie was the hunter. She managed to catch a marmot once and brought it to me as a gift. Oh boy… Plus, I can sometimes exhibit dog-with-bone tendencies
As for Sanford, I am not surprised that he *ahem* crossed the line with some others. Why do I get the feeling that is an understatement?
By: TBNTJudy on June 30, 2009
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Franken’s IN! (In case anybody hasn’t heard yet.)
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By: Maven Δ on June 30, 2009
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Poolman,,, I was just coming to post that link also. This Sanford stuff just keeps getting better and better….. *in a wicked sort of way.
By: Maven Δ on June 30, 2009
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Donna, you were right…
‘South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he “crossed lines” with a handful of women other than his mistress — but never had sex with them.’
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_re_us/us_sc_governor
By: Poolman on June 30, 2009
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What? Mrs. Sanford is taking her adulterer husband back? She needs to go to tool rehab. Bet there’s one in Argentina she could jump into, and somebody’d come out a happier woman.
By: Fragrant Liar on June 30, 2009
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Poolman and Greytdog
…just an idea, when you built a pool, take one side of the steps and offer as “dog-steps” / ramp and make a combi design, put it out on the web and get backup from greytdog concerning Chlor levels, waterchanges etc.
Greytdog, offer hydrotherapy over the same site,
kill two flys with one pool, make a ton of money!
If it works, all the royalties I want is a ticket and an invitation to a pool-party
By: Werner Oderwer Δ on June 30, 2009
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Yes, lori, I am like a “dog with a bone.” It got me through the hardships I mentioned in previous posts. Most of my family is like me. So is my wife.
For example, my cousin who had a similar injury as Christopher Reeves lived 36 years with what usually takes a person on an average of nine years. My cousin could only move one finger. She raised two daughters with the help of nurses, and traveled across the country, including a visit to Alaska and to Ground Zero while the rescue and recovery was still continuing. She posed with fire fighters and one kissed her. Later, she returned.
Each year, she held a “birthday party” to celebrate the day of her rebirth.
I don’t know if it is genetic or cultural, though many of the previous generation lived activilly until almost 100. We also have a small quirk. Many of our feet are long and slim with two middle toes larger than our big toes. I can write my name and pick up things with my feet. My second cousin picks up quarters.
Several in laws have said we can be a little overwhelming when you get seventy of us together as happened almost two weeks ago for my cousin’s memorial service.
TBNTJudy, thank you. We have a rottweiler-shepard cross. She came as a stray and had learned to live off the land. So far, she has killed and eaten at least 18 raccoons.
Poolman, my late cousin spent her last years in Tuscon, and her daughters and families still live in Arizona. One of them wants to hold our next reunion at her home in Arizona.
Susan in Ct, I heard the same as you about the lack of a will, and the debt. He will probably earn more money dead than alive. I also heard the Beatles were forced to sell their song book because they couldn’t afford the high taxes, and that Micheal still makes a lot of money from royalties. If his family is smart and doesn’t fight over the estate, his children should be well provided for.
By: James on June 30, 2009
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Contrary to reports that their e-mail had been leaked by the other man she mentioned to Sanford, Chapur revealed that someone else had “hacked” into and seized control of her old Hotmail account in late November. She believes that same person then sent the stolen e-mails in December to the South Carolina newspaper and the other lover.
“Far away from being the author of this evil action,” she said, “he was instead another victim.”
Chapur filed a series of formal complaints against an Argentine Internet service provider and worked through Microsoft to regain control of the e-mails and close down the account.
Despite having strong suspicions about who “may have done this great damage” to her and others, Chapur said she doesn’t have enough proof to expose the hacker.
“I am not the one to judge anyone,” she concluded. “I leave this in God’s hands.”
http://www.thestate.com/politics/story/844996.html
By: Raji on June 30, 2009
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It is time for privacy laws.
I firmly believe the entire Sanford affair deserved to be exposed in all it’s gory details. However, I still contend that it was morally wrong to publish the emails.
Ms. Chapur may have recourse to a lawsuit if she so wishes. According to Argentina’s privacy laws, International transfer of personal information is prohibited to countries without adequate protection.
http://www.thestate.com/politics/story/844996.html
In November 2000, Argentina passed the Law for the Protection of Personal Data (LPPD).[544] It is in conformance with Article 43 of the Constitution and based on the European Union Data Protection Directive and the Spanish Data Protection Act of 1992. It contains provisions relating to general data protection principles, the rights of data subjects, the obligations of data controllers and data users, the supervisory authority, sanctions, and rules of procedure in seeking habeas data as a judicial remedy. Habeas data is a special, simplified and quick judicial remedy for the protection of personal data. International transfer of personal information is prohibited to countries without adequate protection.
http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2003/countries/argentina.htm
By: Raji on June 30, 2009
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Poolman, most k9 hydrotherapy places use the Ferno underwater treadmill – which is good. I like a pool so my bigger dogs can swim laps, do resistance work, and also snag some playtime afterwards. Reg. pools are okay but difficult – you have to carry dogs up and down the stairs, and to do any type of meaningful therapy work, there isn’t enough “shelf” in a reg pool. I’ve been talking with a couple pool folks here but they can’t seem to get it. So just found a company from UK that specializes in K9 hydro-pools & have a rep coming out to see the layout here. It’s $$$ but it’s also my business I’m growing. . .one paw at a time
By: Greytdog on June 30, 2009
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TBNTJudy: Most dogs may be smarter than their owners, but not mine. To use my uncle’s phrase, she is dumber than a stump. She is a whippet and I think it’s that tiny little brain pan. However, she is 15 now and getting fragile, bless her heart. She is a good dog all in all.
By: Jo Atlanta on June 30, 2009
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good morning, all–Vanity Fair is coming out with a killer article on Palin in July’s issue. The article is reprinted on Huff. Great stuff.
By: Donna on June 30, 2009
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You Mid Westerners just keep on, we can scroll and skim if we want to.
Us Hawaii people are guilty of the same, eh Sistah Jean? btw, the book is fiction. I am not a non-fiction kind of girl, except for the borderline non-fiction/fiction of the Bush conspiracy and such. Kind of like Stephen King mixed with John Grisham. Except there is no justice served in the end.
Mika, you cracked me up! I needed a zinger.
Can’t wait for June to be over. So much tragedy, injuries, and death. Take care everyone.
By: Honolulu Sally on June 30, 2009
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Greytdog, you do K9 hydrotherapy?
I built a pool for a couple in N Scottsdale just for their Chihuahuas. Real custom with a ramp and short steps for their little legs. I thought they were pulling my leg after the initial sales call, but I kept a straight face and got the job. Some people will go all out for their pooches, for sure.
Hmmmm…I think I might have found a niche market to help weather this economy…
By: Poolman on June 29, 2009
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