Governor Sanford Talks To National Media Again

Governor Mark Sanford has talked to two national media outlets that are out with stories Wednesday. In one article, he is said to describe himself as “zen-like” while in the other he claims to understand “what Sarah Palin went through.“

The Wall Street Journal described Sanford’s effort to rescue his reputation as “a forgiveness tour.“ Here’s one portion of that piece.

Mr. Sanford described himself as “zen-like.“ “If enough people make noise, we got a shot at changing things,“ he said. To resurrect his image, Mr. Sanford is on a forgiveness tour, criss-crossing the state and imploring civic-club members to join him in pushing for dull but substantial changes to South Carolina’s state constitution. He said he is eager to regain the confidence of his constituents, one fried-chicken luncheon at a time. “If I’d read the stuff they’d read, I’d feel the same,“ he said.

Sanford also talked to The Washington Times in an article that carries the headline: S.C. Gov. Sanford says God on his side.

In both interviews, the Governor insisted he would not resign from office as been asked by a number of lawmakers, including the Lieutenant Governor.

The article in the Times includes this passage:

“I feel absolutely committed to the cause, to what God wanted me to do with my life,“ he said in an interview. “I have got this blessing of being engaged in a fight for liberty, which is constantly being threatened.“

I did note last week that the governor held three “media availabilies” last week on Wednesday in Columbia, Thursday in Greenville and Friday in Conway. By my count, the governor took and answered just one question from a reporter.