• #sanfordsangfroid

    Jenny Sanford Takes Infidelity, Makes Lemonade

    Back in August, we weren't that impressed with Jenny Sanford's reaction to her husband's "Appalachian Trail" dalliances. But now that she's using his infidelity as a springboard for her own projects, we (sort of) dig her. More »
  • #sexandtheshitty

    Newsweek Too Hot For National Review Writer

    Sarah Palin's not the only one pissed off about her Newsweek cover — the National Review's Kathryn Jean Lopez isn't pleased either. But she says that leggy shot is "tame" compared with the fleshpot that is Newsweek's website. More »
  • #whipit

    "Press Conference" Works, Too

    "Most Bruneians want husbands who cheat on their wives to be whipped, according to a recent survey in the Muslim-majority country." The survey appears to have been co-ed. [Reuters]
  • #sanfordspeaks

    What We Can And Can't Learn From Jenny Sanford In Vogue

    In a new Vogue profile, Rebecca Johnson claims that Jenny Sanford's grace following her husband Mark's admission of his affair has changed "the options for wronged political wives." Unfortunately, the profile reinforces plenty of old stereotypes. More »
  • #clips

    On The Mark: Bill Maher Compares Mark Sanford's, Mark Foley's Love Letters

    On last night's Real Time With Bill Maher, Maher decided to compare and contrast the mash notes sent by Gov. Mark Sanford to his mistress with texts sent by former Congressman Mark Foley to male Congressional pages. Clip at left. More »
  • #crappyhour

    It's A Day For Republican Sex Scandals And Hillary Rants

    It's another battle between me, myself and I, as caffeine deprivation and Justice Committee ennui take their inevitable toll, leading to profanity, punnery, discussions of Republican sex scandals and a rant about how Hillary Clinton is just doing her job. More »
  • #crappyhour

    Finally: Race-Baiting Repubs Get Honest About Their Racism

    Are you sick of the Sotomayor hearings and stoking of racial tensions? Racialicious' Latoya Peterson and I are as well, but we talk about it anyway, in addition to Mark Penn's elitism, Mark Sanford's latest disappearance and Rahm Emanuel's allure. More »
  • #crappyhour

    Kumar: Now Smoking In The Real White House

    Kal Penn's in the (White) House, Al Franken's in the Senate, Sarah Palin's gone fishing, Obama's in Russia, and conservatives are (still) in Crazytown, but luckily, Gawker's Alex Pareene is with me, trying to figure out what it all means. More »
  • #clothescalls

    Screw The Husbands: What Is Today's Humiliated Wife Wearing?

    GMA is concerned about how Jenny Sanford is "coping." Robin Givhan says, just look at the clothes: she's fine! But when we see Ruth Madoff's roots? That analysis is accompanied by Schadenfreude. More »
  • #crappyhour

    Giving A Fond Farewell To Sarah Palin

    In this edition of Crappy Hour, the Washington Independent's Spencer Ackerman and I pull Sarah Palin in for an awkward farewell embrace for all that she's done for us, as though we expect never to talk about her again. More »
  • #anaffairtorememberandremember

    How The Sanfords Are Rewriting The Public Infidelity Script

    The proper way for a politician to confess to cheating is to wait until caught, give a brief statement and for him and his wife to shut up. Today, Mark Sanford proved yet again he isn't reading off that script. More »
  • #crappyhour

    Jon Bon Jovi Seeks Justice For Iranians

    Who but Gawker's Alex Pareene could help me understand Bon Jovi's Iranian tribute song, Iraqi withdrawal, the New York Senate's misdeeds and the appropriately Christian punishment for Mark Sanford's sins? More »
  • #xoxo

    Is There Any Way To Write A Love Letter Without Sounding Ridiculous?

    When Governor Mark Sanford's love letters were released earlier this week (remember that story?) the internet was quick to tear his letters apart, often with hilarious results. But honestly, can anyone write a love letter without sounding really, really silly? More »
  • #wwjjd

    Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Mark Sanford

    Last week, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford went missing and scared his staff. Later he admitted to that he was having an extramarital affair in Argentina. Maybe Judge Judy can show him the way to the Appalachian Trail. More »
  • #sexualequality

    Where Are The Female Philanderers?

    Whenever a male politician is caught or admits to cheating on his spouse, people inevitably ask: where are the female politicians' lovers? Melanie Mason of Politico asks some female pols that question, but leaves everyone with just as many questions. More »
  • #crappyhour

    In The Tank: Sasha Obama Takes Rahm Emanuel For A Wet 'N Wild Hawaiian Ride

    Last night's White House-hosted Congressional luau featured a dunk tank — and, even better, Rahm Emanuel on the hot seat! Gawker's Alex Pareene and I discuss that, fat-bottomed girls, Governor Mark Sanford and Michelle Bachmann's special brand of crazy. More »
  • #crapemailfromadude

    The Mark Sanford Emails: A Textual Analysis

    Last night, The State released a series of e-mails between Mark Sanford and his Argentinian paramour, a woman said to be a 43-year-old agribusiness exec. We analyze Sanford's communiques from a literary, cultural, theological, and numerological perspective, after the jump. More »