Mark Sanford campaigned with Nancy Pelosi today:

[Are_grits_groceries]

From ridiculous to absurd with Mark Sanford

The last time I wrote about Mark Sanford I called him “truly ridiculous.” That was just on Monday. But leave it to the lovelorn former governor who violated the no-trespass rule of his divorce agreement to catapult from ridiculous to absurd.

Sanford is running for his old congressional seat against Elizabeth Colbert Busch. Before the May 7 election, Sanford wanted to debate her four times. But Colbert Busch agreed yesterday to only one get-together. So Sanford today went to the site of what he said “would have been the first debate between himself and his opponent.” Not only that, he showed up with a cardboard cutout of Nancy Pelosi and “debated” it.
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Running against Pelosi is no surprise in a red state such as South Carolina, especially since, as Rachel Weiner points out, “Pelosi is the best known and least liked leader in Congress, according to a new Gallup poll.” But even the most rock-ribbed Republican must be looking at Sanford’s antics today and thinking, “What in the…..?!”

For her part, Colbert Busch said, “If we had a longer period of time, for sure” she’d do more debates. “I want to get to know the district. I already know Mark.” Unfortunately, we all already know Mark. What I want to know is who is the well-heeled staffer who had the humiliating task of holding “Pelosi” in place?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/04/24/from-ridiculous-to-absurd-with-mark-sanford/

The cardboard won.

[alsame]

1. He is a very, very

strange person, even by GOP standards.

[oldhippydude]

2. they could not find an empty chair? n/t

[monmouth3]

3. Poor Nancy, it's like she's the main attraction for every rw nut out there....LOL...n/t

[Blue Owl]

4. More Appalachian Fail

n/t