\nSanford “Doesn’t Believe” Haley Affair Story<\/a>
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June 1, 2010<\/div>\nBy FITSNews<\/em><\/strong> || Just when it seemed the Will Folks-Nikki Haley affair story had died down, along comes S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford to Haley’s, um, “rescue.” After a calm Memorial Day weekend, Sanford reignited the smoldering scandal on Tuesday when he told reporters that he didn’t believe Folks’ claim to have engaged in an “inappropriate physical relationship” with the front-running GOP candidate.<\/p>\n
Instant headlines ensued. From the Associated Press<\/em>:<\/div>\n\n
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says an allegation against a Republican gubernatorial candidate by a Columbia blogger who also was his first press secretary is an evil brand of politics as usual.<\/div>\nSanford said Tuesday he doesn’t believe blogger Will Folks’s claim that he had an inappropriate physical relationship with Nikki Haley.<\/p>\n
Sanford, who saw his political prospects destroyed after disappearing for days last year and admitting to an affair with an Argentine woman, says it’s the silly season in politics with primaries next Tuesday.<\/div>\n<\/ul>\nWow … way to go, Sanford. Just when “Haley-gate” had dropped off the front page …<\/div>\nAs it stands now, Folks has presented just enough evidence – including text messages that hint at a cover-up by the Haley campaign as well as phone logs showing dozens of late night calls between him and Haley – to lend plausibility to his initial claim. Of course, he hasn’t produced anything capable of sinking the Haley ship (which, it should be noted, he has spent the better part of three years promoting on this website). At least not yet.<\/p>\n
So … what happens next? Who knows …<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\nSurely there’s something better to think about than the oil leak\/spill. Even South Carolina had gone quiet for a few days. There have been no new releases of information about the Nikki Haley\/Will Folks affair for days. But, leave it to Mark Sanford to begin filling in the empty space. Looking back on 2009, not a great year as years go, there were a few light moments. John Edwards made it abundantly clear that we had dodged a bullet when he faded from the presidential race. But Mark Sanford gave us our finest moment of all on that front. He was a Governor, the Chairman of the Republican Governors organization. He was a presidential hopeful. Then he cast it all to the wind – and sealed his fate with a couple of television interviews that etched his place as one of the master fools in all of history. Now, he’s weighing in on the Nikki Haley sex-capade story. The interesting thing here is that Nikki Haley is supported by Mark Sanford, his former wife, Jenny Sanford, her accusing blogger [and presumed afairee] Will Folks [former spokesperson for Mark Sanford], and, of course, Sarah Palin and the Tea Party – all conservative Republicans. With that as background, comes this new report:<\/div>\n\n