I came across this article about SC-governor Mark Sanford's wife and her tell-all book about her husband's affair. This story came out last year, so I'm not sure how many of you have heard about it. Here's the cliff notes version:
Governor starts affair with woman from South America. Letters and emails exchanged. Wife of governor finds said letters and emails. Husband provides excuses. Wife files for divorce. Wife writes book.
Sadly, we've heard this story before. What got my attention were quotes from the wife, Jenny Sanford.
"It was her husband Gov. Mark Sanford's loss of values that she blames on his much-publicized affair"
"It was awful," she said. "I literally was in shock. My stomach felt gut-punched."
"I felt in some respects that we had lost something that we would never get back," even as she initially considered staying with him, she said.
That's exactly how I felt when certain facts were made known to me a little bit ago. Oaths were broken and values tossed to the side. I love my letters and to have someone disrespect them broke my heart. In class we mentioned holding members accountable... and it's something that we should all take seriously. I was not the only person affected, my chapter felt stabbed in the back.
If you guys read this, please please please do not be afraid to stand up and speak out if you feel someone has lost their values. Our organizations can only be as important and strong as we make them to be. It is not an easy task, but we have brothers and sisters there for support.
Here is the article if you would like to read it.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/08/south.carolina.jenny.sanford/index.html?eref=rss_politics&iref=polticker
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