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TPS DISCOVERS POSSIBLE REASON FOR SECRECY SURROUNDING SANFORD’S WHEREABOUTS
The governor who dropped off the face of the Earth for five days was reportedly found Monday night by his staff hiking along the Appalachain Trail.
That explanation of Mark Sanford’s disappearance has puzzled many folks in South Carolina and across the country. Why would a sitting governor just up and disappear to the mountains without telling a single soul — including his family?
Well, The Palmetto Scoop may have discovered the answer to all the secrecy: the governor may have gone for a naked hike.
No, really.
An Associated Press article from last week heralded Sunday — Father’s Day — as “Naked Hiking Day” on the Appalachian Trail. Yes, Naked Hiking Day.
“There’s no way to explain it until you experience it,” said Andrew Williams, 28, a machinist from Warren, Pa., who first hiked naked six or seven years ago. “It’s not about being lewd and crude and all that. It’s just enjoyment.” [...]
Rangers and police warn that people caught outdoors in the altogether could be charged with indecent exposure. Managers of the Appalachian Trail, where the tradition is sometimes observed by those trekking from Georgia to Maine, also discourage nudity.
“It’s just rude,” said Brian King, spokesman for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. “People are out there hiking with their kids and families, and there are Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.”
Could it be that Sanford just wanted to go au naturel in the middle of the woods and was too embarrassed to tell anyone?
Or perhaps he was one of the nudist hikers arrested be police and they had to work out a deal to quietly get him released.
We may never know…
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UPDATE: Here’s this gem from MSNBC:
By the way, the Appalachian Trail received $613,000 in stimulus money, as confirmed by NBC’s Mike Viqueira and first reported by the Huffington Post.
Wow what an incredible journalist. What else MAY the governor have been doing? He MAY have been JUST hiking and Mr. Fogle may have been naked hiking since he is the only weirdo to have heard about it or seeks to advertise it at his expense. I guess that’s what happens when you put a boy in his 20’s in charge of a news story. GROW UP!
You folks really really hate Sanford don’t you? Still no excuse for egregiously bad journalism.
Shameless.
Adam, that is just too funny … particularly since it may be true.
Adam:
Things are not THAT slow………
I can’t figure out what conservative or Republican you guys actually approve of. Every article about any conservative representative or member of government seems to be quite dissenting. Governor Sanford has been a great champion for decreasing spending and standing up to big government. I think he is a very honorable man, and if he wants to go hiking, then let him go have some time to himself. Geez.
What a disgusting lump of lard and wasted oxygen Adam Fogle is. Of course, I’m sure he is totally heterosexual!
Mr. Fogle,
I think the Palmetto Scoop has been hanging around Kitty Litter too long! The texture of this article was somewhat clumpy, like clay in a wet environment. The tone was catty and insincere as well. Try to envision yourself as a conservative and then be one!
[...] Fogle, writing for the Palmetto Scoop, asks, "Why would a sitting governor just up and disappear to the mountains without telling a [...]
Since we’re considering “could it be’s”, how ’bout these:
Could it be that B. Hussein Obama IS actually a Muslim?
Could it be that Barack Obama IS actually a Chicagoland THUG?
Could it be that Barry-O is actually abusing his office?
Could it be that Obamessiah really IS a friend of terrorist like Bill Ayers?
Should I go on? Because…there is LOADS more evidence to back up my “could it be’s” than your “could it be’s”, pal.
Proof or GTFO.
Nude hiking may be a bit “out there” as an answer to the question “where’s Marko” but it’s plausible, it’s humor, and it’s the kind of humor you’ve got to expect if you’re Governor and you decide to vanish. Maybe it’s the kind of abrasive humor that’ll teach this Gov to behave more responsibly next time. That’d be good for our state. Privates in the Army who go AWOL get arrested.
As an aside, comfort with being AWOL isn’t a character trait I’ll be looking for in possible Presidential candidates.
See Glenn practicing his crying should the Governor be found eated by a black smoky mountian Gay bear?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOfl803R2wI&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwearechange%2Eorg%2F&feature=player_embedded
So let me get this straight – the Governor takes a few days after the legislative session to clear his head, his staff knows that he is hiking the Appalachian Trail and is able to be in contact with him, Jake Knotts decides to take his opportunity to smear the Governor to the newspapers, and now you not only claim that he “dropped off the face of the Earth,” but also suggest that he went naked hiking?
Wow. What panache. What daring. What investigative journalism.
Why in the world would you come up with such a stupid story line? Would you like for everybody to speculate what you MIGHT have been doing last weekend? This is no better than the garbage in the tabloids. Maybe you could change the name to The Palmetto Poop. Truth in advertising you know.
I appreciate the humor Fogle! But seriously.. it could be true. HA! Everyone needs to get over it! I’m waiting for a statement from the Governor.
Perhaps Mr. Fogle knows about naked hiking because normal hiking equipment will not fit his huge lard a##?
“By the way, the Appalachian Trail received $613,000 in stimulus money, as confirmed by NBC’s Mike Viqueira and first reported by the Huffington Post.”
So now the Puffington Host (PuffHo) is getting the spoon fed scoops over “real” journalists?
“howie felch Jun 23rd, 2009 at 12:17 pm What a disgusting lump of lard and wasted oxygen Adam Fogle is. Of course, I’m sure he is totally heterosexual”
Wow Howie, such intellectual insight. Best comment evah. FAIL!!
I heard from a friend of a friend’s mom’s neighbor’s dog that Sanford is really batman.
I thought I would share that here, you guys seem like you would pick it up.
Three words for you – Broke Back Mountain
I thought it was funny.
I was watching CNN when this idiot – Adam Fagle – popped up on the screen embarassing the State of South Carolina about his disconnected ideas of Governor Sanford. I checked out his stupid web site and it confirms he is an idiot.
Folks i think the naked hiking this was in jest.
But, this type of story will not help Stanford in his presidential campaign, surely Sanford’s “instability” and eccentricity will be highlighted. It’s just weird, Father’s Day, you’re wife not knowing, just disappearing and oh yeah, you’re the chief executive of South Carolina!
Adam:
Nice to see a blogger with some balls.
You caveated your story adequately and simply put 2 and 2 together. It does make for fun speculation.
Whether or not the Governor of South Carolina was hiking nude (some might say cruising) or not, his behavior is bizarre. Is this the kind of family values candidate the Republicans are considering? A guy who abandons his wife and family without a word for five days, especially on father’s day?
Maybe the Grand Old Party can run a Sanford/Ensign ticket? In order to get the urban vote, promise either Larry Craig or Mark Foley for some major cabinet post.
Some might thinking I am kidding here. Well, after Sarah “White Trash” Palin, anything is possible.
PS
Is it true that Senator Lindsey Graham told Sanford about all the best places to “hang out” on the Appalachian Trail during Nude Hiking Day?
You can not possibly believe that Sanford was hiking, naked or otherwise. The only person that probably knew why he was gone was his wife. But notice that her only quote sounds pretty crazy and cold. Trouble at home? Maybe. Hiking alone? Probably not. Leaving the state with no chain of command? Yes, and that is what will get him in the most trouble. He has been demonstrating inappropriate behaviors for all this time, but the right wing kept making excuses for him, and making it seem that he was on the right path. The path now is rocky and he needs to step down and finally give the state the opportunity to grow and get the help we all need. Shame on the Gov. And shame on anyone who believes he was just clearing his head. More to this story, wait and see.
[...] Palmetto Scoop: “The governor who dropped off the face of the Earth for five days was reportedly found Monday night by his staff hiking along the Appalachain Trail. That explanation of Mark Sanford’s disappearance has puzzled many folks in South Carolina and across the country… Well, The Palmetto Scoop have discovered the answer to all the secrecy: the governor may have gone for a naked hike. No, really. An Associated Press article from last week heralded Sunday — Father’s Day — as ‘Naked Hiking Day’ on the Appalachian Trail. Yes, Naked Hiking Day.” [...]
Adam….what a hack job! I’ll add this site to my list of “Trash Sites”. Why is it that so many people in SC are opposed to Mark Sanford? Could it be jealousy? This Jake Knotts guy and your Lt. Governor sound like little boys that are tattletails…..”Look Mommy, Mark isn’t sitting in the corner like you told him to”. You South Carolinians finally get a governor who has some real principles…someone you can be proud of, and the nut jobs down there jump all over him! What a joke! (posting by a true Reaganite, in Raleigh, NC)
[...] it turns out he might be naked. I’m not making this up. http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2009/06/23/sanford-may-have-been-naked-hiking/I’m sure the governor can explain all this. I hope he can. I’m a big [...]
Well, he was naked all right. With his girlfriend in Argentina. Too bad about the wife and kids, I guess.
looks like you had the naked part right…
OOOps! Is that egg on your faces? Looks like this guy got it right. Except it was HORIZONTAL Hiking.