Jenny Sanford Moves Out Of Governor’s Mansion: VIDEO and Statements from First Lady and Governor
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Jenny Sanford Moves
Jenny Sanford Moves
Associated Press
Published: August 7, 2009
COLUMBIA, SC - Just days after returning from a European vacation, South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford and her four sons have moved out of the governor’s mansion.
In a written statement, Jenny Sanford says she was moving to the family home in Sullivan’s Island near Charleston for the upcoming school year. The home is approximately 120 miles from Columbia. In the past, the Sanford boys had attended private school in Columbia.
Earlier Friday, Mrs. Sanford could be seen removing clothing and boxes from the mansion. In her statement, she says despite the move, she will continue working to reconcile her marriage to Governor Mark Sanford. The governor has admitted to an affair with a woman in Argentina and made several trips to see her without his staff knowing where he was.
In his own written statement, Governor Sanford says he supports his wife’s decision to move and says it’s “best for the process of reconciliation”.
Mrs. Sanford did not speak with reporters, but smiled and waved as she left the mansion.
Updated 1:26 p.m. August 7
Governor Sanford Issues a statement from Columbia:
Gov. Sanford today issued the following statement:
“The First Lady’s Office has already put out a statement that speaks for the family, on this decision that we felt best, both for our process of reconciliation, and for the boys in the upcoming school year.
“I stand by this family decision and accordingly ask the media to honor the zone of privacy that Jenny has asked for on behalf of the healing process and our four boys going forward.“
Posted 11:26 a.m. August 7
First Lady Jenny Sanford moves out of the Governor’s Mansion Friday. She sent the following statement about the move:
Statement from First lady Jenny Sanford
Columbia, S.C. - August 7, 2009- I am so thankful for the overwhelming support and prayers we have received from people all across South Carolina. I am literally in awe of how blessed we are to have such love and support from family and friends, old and new. It is with this support, and after much careful and prayerful consideration, that I have decided to move back to our home in Charleston with our sons for the upcoming school year. From there, we will work to continue the process of healing our family. While we will be leaving Columbia, we will return often, and I will remain engaged in activities in my role as First Lady, acknowledging that my responsibilities to my family come first. Once again, when it comes to personal family matters like this, I respectfully ask that members of the media allow us to go on with our lives in peace.
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PARKER49 This is how I had “forgiving and forgetting” explained to me once by a very well known preacher, Mr. Robert E Harris of Asheville.NC. I told him that I could forgive but I could not forget and he told me “the people who have forgotten are the ones in the mental instutions…as long as you have a mind you will remember, you just can’t ‘get back’ or ‘spite’ the person for the sin.
Myself…I probably haven’t forgiven Sanford. I would be all for hanging him if it were legal.I think his wife has forgiven him though, she has just made the smart choice to leave him.
felix…you took the words right out of my mouth..you are so right.
Felix and MR I think that we should take him out and hang him from the hightest tree.To forgive is to forget we cant say we have forgiven if we continue to hold that thing against the person.
Good for Jenny Sanford! She has shown and continues to show a lot of class in a terrible situation. And,unlike others who are in the news, she has truly put her sons first. As a family, they all need to be away from the public spotlight in order to focus on their priorities and future.
PARKER49…would YOUR wife let you have an affair with a younger woman for a year while you lied to her about it, then get caught in front of the whole world, then IN PUBLIC, pine away for “the love of your life” your “soul-mate” and then say that you’d TRY to “fall back in love” with her? Any woman EXCEPT a Christian would’ve said terrible things about him and DONE terrible things TO him (just like he deserved)This man not only cheated on her, he disrespected her in front of the whole world. Made their family the butt of late-night jokes. Christians don’t retaliate but they are not required to continue living with an unfaithful spouse. Forgive, yes. Continue, no.
This was the best thing Jenny Sanford could have done for herself and her sons. Don’t judge her PARKER49.
Christians dont run in the face of diversity
Yeah Jenny! she needs to leave that jerk! He not only cheated on her and publicly huiliated her, he made an absolute fool out of her. I hope before it is over she can do the same for him. Not that he is not doing a pretty good job on his own.
I admire Jenny Sanford. She has true class. She shows true CHRISTIAN character.
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