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South Carolina Guv's Wife -- Outta the House!

Posted Jun 24th 2009 5:14PM by TMZ Staff

Mark SanfordThe wife of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford told her husband "to leave two weeks ago."

Jenny Sanford says when she found out about her husband's infidelity she "worked immediately to first seek reconciliation through forgiveness." At a point, however, she says "to look my sons in the eyes and maintain my dignity, self-respect, and my basic sense of right and wrong, I therefore asked my husband to leave two weeks ago."

She says she asked the Guv not to contact the family during the separation. She says she had no idea where he was the past week.

We can assume it didn't help things when she found out he was in Argentina with his mistress.

One thing we can't figure out ... if they live in the Governor's mansion, how can she make him move?

Tags: argentina, governor of south carolina, GovernorOfSouthCarolina, jenny sanford, JennySanford, mark sanford, MarkSanford, mistress, separation

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1. lookin' for a new sausage...

Posted at 5:31PM on Jun 24th 2009 by dick pullit

2. hes free

Posted at 5:35PM on Jun 24th 2009 by mitch myers

3. Cum on, TMZ. Get a photo of Sanford's Brazil babe.

Posted at 5:37PM on Jun 24th 2009 by Marketing Sociologist

4. why apologize? only apologize if the mistress is fat and ugly.

Posted at 5:39PM on Jun 24th 2009 by a true patriot

5. The same thing happened in Nevada. Governor Gibbons cheated on his wife, then he moved out of the Governor's mansion while she stayed. Crazy. But none of this would have happened to either governor if they just would have kept their pants on!

Posted at 5:43PM on Jun 24th 2009 by Laura

6. DID ANYONE NOTICE ON THE TAPE THAT THE GUV SAID HE WAS SORRY TO THE MISTRESS BEFORE ANYONE ELSE INCLUDING HIS WIFE AND SONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT JUST DIGS A DEEPER HOLE

Posted at 6:02PM on Jun 24th 2009 by MelissA

7. THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END.......

Posted at 5:43PM on Jun 24th 2009 by DORL EHT ESIARP

8. left the state at Father's day to see his mistress after being asked to leave by his wife and came back early because of the press and holds a press conference sporting an amazing tan! give it up for the jackhole...

Posted at 5:45PM on Jun 24th 2009 by How Now Brown Cow

9. Bless her heart. it sucks when your husband bangs the traditional marriage drum so loudly while he's banging an Argentine chick on the side.

Posted at 5:50PM on Jun 24th 2009 by GG

10. What an arrogant ass!

Posted at 5:47PM on Jun 24th 2009 by Dawn

11. Dating or being married to an American woman is like driving a beat-up Ford Escort. If you are only used to driving a beat-up Ford Escort, then you have no idea what it feels like when you drive a Bentley or Ferrari. You need to at least test-drive a Ferrari, so you'll have a reference point on what a real car feels like.

Posted at 5:51PM on Jun 24th 2009 by Ordinary Guy

12. Lock his butt out and take him for everything he has! Let him have his ho-ho-ho!!!!!!!!

Posted at 5:56PM on Jun 24th 2009 by warrior

13. Broke back Governor.

Posted at 5:53PM on Jun 24th 2009 by jessup

14. The really bad news? Barney Frank is moving in!

Posted at 5:52PM on Jun 24th 2009 by R.J. Johnson

15. Since I've been traveling overseas I have met many nice Japanese, Russian, and Spanish women. I can tell you this....the women are so much better. I want a lady that, when I get home from work, would rather kiss me than scream at me for some trivial reason like I didn't mow the lawn. I can do without the nagging thanks. To all my fellow American men... American women are easily replaceable...go Asian, or Russian, even European (except British, Italian, and French women) and you can't go wrong. Experience is the best teacher.

Posted at 5:53PM on Jun 24th 2009 by Terri

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