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Mark Sanford, Jenny Sanford | 08/10/2009 9:35 am

Cheated on By Husband, South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford Moves Out of Governor's Mansion (Video)

After spending seven weeks working on their marriage and taking a family trip to Europe, Mrs. Sanford apparently decides she can’t take it anymore; hubby in more hot water.
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Gov. Mark Sanford/Image: Wikipedia

It looks like South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford has had enough.

After having her family’s life turned upside down at the news that her cheating husband, Republican Gov. Mark Sanford, had an Argentine mistress, his so-called "soul mate" Maria Belen Chapur, and trying to work on their marriage for seven weeks, Mrs. Sanford is moving out. She said Friday she and her sons will leave the governor’s mansion in Columbia, SC, and move into the family’s oceanfront cottage on Sullivan’s Island near Charleston. A spokeswoman for Mrs. Sanford wouldn’t say whether the couple was officially separating, but the family had just returned from a European vacation.

"I am literally in awe of how blessed we are to have such love and support from family and friends, old and new," reads a statement from Mrs. Sanford, according to the Post and Courier. "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."

She continued, "We will return [to Columbia] often, and I will remain engaged in activities in my role as First Lady, acknowledging that my responsibilities to my family come first."

What do you think Jenny Sanford should do? Call it quits with her cheating spouse for good, or try to work things out for the sake of their children?

Meanwhile, Gov. Sanford is in some hot water over allegations that he used a state airplane to taxi his family around to personal events, including hair salon appointments. Watch that video below:

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Kristy B

I don’t know what she should do, but whatever she does its her choice.  If it was me, I would have moved out a long time ago.  He humiliated her, and for a while it seemed like he wanted her to move on.  What a waste of a person!

 

By Kristy B on 08/10/2009 9:44 am
L. C.

Kristy B

My sentiments exactly!

By L. C. on 08/10/2009 10:32 am
Maggie W
I hope the media will leave her and her sons alone.  This should be a private matter.  No one really knows what she is feeling or thinking.  I hope for a better tomorrow for her and her sons.
By Maggie W on 08/10/2009 9:50 am
Beth Cornell
From what I have read and heard about this. I think Jenny Sanford has every right to do what she wants. Now lets hope the news media leave her and the children alone.
By Beth Cornell on 08/10/2009 10:02 am
F P
Good for her. It’s about time she left that jerk.  Wonder if he’ll move into the C Street brothel next.
By F P on 08/10/2009 10:05 am
Diana T
Frank, have you been reading Doonesbury lately?  :-)
By Diana T on 08/10/2009 3:58 pm
F P
Yep, as usual he hit the proverbial politician right where it hurts. lol
By F P on 08/11/2009 5:22 am
Lotus Kann
Good one, now if we can only get all them idiots at C Street house out of public office.  But then again, I think they might even be more menancing as lobbyist if they did get out of public office.  These men are so addicted to their position of power that you know they are not just going to go off and sit in a corner quietly.  They will use thier position and rollerdex to be a lobbyist for some conservative group or insurance co, drug co, ect. 
By Lotus Kann on 08/11/2009 9:32 am
Lucinda Herbert
He used to be a resident there, I believe, when he was a Congressman
By Lucinda Herbert on 08/12/2009 3:35 am
Grande Camper

I don’t think the media will leave them alone because HE Mr. Gov Mark Sanford keeps calling the media in on this.  I see him in the news running to the media to cry on their shoulder about his affairs.  I don’t think this affair is the solution to what ever HIS problem really is.  I think in the future he will go to the media again over something or another. 

As for HER I wish her the very very best.  I hope she goes on in life and is able to put this behind her.  So that she can become a strong women, which I think she is already.

By Grande Camper on 08/10/2009 10:43 am
Bethany Christian
I believe that she has given it the "old college try".  Now she should feel free to leave if that’s what she thinks it’s right for her kids.  They appear to be old enough to understand what is going on and must feel humiliated by their father’s behavior.  When Governor Sanford called his mistress his soul mate that must have hurt to the core of Mrs. Sanford’s soul.  I would have left after that first news conference feeling there was nothing left to save.  I wish her and the children all the best in a very bad situation.
By Bethany Christian on 08/10/2009 11:46 am
Laura Ward
Gee, when I get divorced, I don’t get to move to an oceanfront cottage. I get to move to a rundown apartment. She should count her blessings. She can get rid of him and start a better life with her children.
By Laura Ward on 08/10/2009 11:50 am
Diana T
More power to Jenny!  She’s too smart and too talented to put up with that crap….
By Diana T on 08/10/2009 11:51 am
S G
Diana she is smart enough to get out before he is impeached:) I don’t blame her after all he pulled. Were I her I wouldn’t want to listen to him whine either.
By S G on 08/11/2009 9:15 am
Joleen Knits
She’s handled this painful, humiliating situation with admirable dignity.
By Joleen Knits on 08/10/2009 11:53 am