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WhiteBlaze

06-25-2009, 19:30

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5639845/Governor-Mark-Sanford-under-pressure-to-quit-over-affair.html&usg=AFQjCNHIsOMgR6G2t1rL1upBnVH2F4TQQQ"><img src="http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/****n1hL1krpDM/6.jpg" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80" /> Telegraph.co.uk</a></td><td valign="top" class="j"> <div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-talk-appalachia-argentinajun25,0,6134447.column&usg=AFQjCNFSnUAAt272NVN9EUzwV1Db_Pv4sw">How to tell Argentina from the Appalachian Trail</a> Chicago Tribune Mark Sanford was not, as had been reported, hiking on the Appalachian Trail during his recent disappearance. He was in Argentina, he has acknowledged, ... <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://laughlines.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/dumb-enough-to-believe-that/&usg=AFQjCNGG8YFZMN1gsOQqdnbwhvZ0s1XSxA">'Dumb Enough to Believe That'</a>New York Times <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hut-OWLj3nSk3XvNiqRnGmxU9QEQD991EPPG0&usg=AFQjCNEkIgI_gAESJHt1WdyZv2ZwF5oQ1g">SC agog over Gov. Sanford's confession of affair</a>The Associated Press <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-cheating-is-the-cover-up-worse-than-the-crime&usg=AFQjCNGdgE2_gqOTqBKY1eUkrar_haHZwA">Cheating: Is The Cover Up Worse Than The Crime?</a>The Frisky <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/06/missing-governor-found-on-hiking-trail-a-trail-getting-stimulus-he-was-against.html&usg=AFQjCNEiYHEGgtHQi6p9j_6AAYqO1OJl_A">ABC News</a> -<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&position=recent&sa=T&url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/south/view/20090625reporters_account_of_catching_gov_mark_san ford_at_the_airport/srvc=home&usg=AFQjCNEW***O-NIzCH6AKouH1bAvr7-D6g">Boston Herald</a> -<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-tc-nw-mark-sanford-0624-0625jun25,0,7748253.story&usg=AFQjCNEO1aZZ_fR8Vis9a6_s6-d2wqMaLw">Chicago Tribune</a> <a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=dvD17h_Apm7WspM9Z9hOMC7gcDVXM">all 7,107 news articles »</a></div></td></tr></table>

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mudcap

06-25-2009, 19:46

You must obsessed w/ this crap! How many times will post about this? Ever notice your threads are getting locked ?

bloodmountainman

06-25-2009, 19:47

This is outrageous!! For a hiking web-site, that has banned political discussions, to now be running eight different threads on a political figure, is about as hypocritical as anything I have ever seen!!
The ole double standard in the media has found it's way into WB!:eek:

snowhoe

06-25-2009, 19:47

You must obsessed w/ this crap! How many times will post about this? Ever notice your threads are getting locked ?
I 2nd that. Worse than the news.

papa john

06-25-2009, 19:49

WhiteBlaze (the OP) is an RSS feed that automatically scours the news for anything related to the AT. It isn't a real person.

snowhoe

06-25-2009, 19:51

OHHHHHHH............. I Still learn stuff from here!

Kerosene

06-25-2009, 19:53

There were a number of threads about the horse, "Appalachian Trail", running in various races earlier this year.

bloodmountainman

06-25-2009, 19:54

WhiteBlaze (the OP) is an RSS feed that automatically scours the news for anything related to the AT. It isn't a real person.
Person or not, there is a hidden agenda going on here, and SOMEONE is in control of it.

snowhoe

06-25-2009, 19:56

Person or not, there is a hidden agenda going on here, and SOMEONE is in control of it.

AHHHHH.... Maybe you are right. I didnt even think about that!

Marta

06-25-2009, 19:56

"Attractive women, but potentially sweaty." lol

No secret agenda. As stated above, anything with "Appalachian" or even "Trail" may show up automatically. If you check it out early in the morning, you'll find links to all sorts of odd news stories.

TD55

06-25-2009, 20:13

Person or not, there is a hidden agenda going on here, and SOMEONE is in control of it.

WB is a site about the AT for people interested in the AT. This goofy story happens to be the biggest story about the AT in years, It has brought world wide attention to the AT. Why shouldn't WB make easy acces to the news storys? The fact that the story involves a politician from a specific party that seems to be having multiple incidents of problems of this nature is not the fault of WB or the news media or the opposing party. The gov and the party leaders of his party who can't seem to stay out of scandles like this are the people moving this story and making it so darn funny.

bloodmountainman

06-25-2009, 20:27

WB is a site about the AT for people interested in the AT. This goofy story happens to be the biggest story about the AT in years, It has brought world wide attention to the AT. Why shouldn't WB make easy acces to the news storys? The fact that the story involves a politician from a specific party that seems to be having multiple incidents of problems of this nature is not the fault of WB or the news media or the opposing party. The gov and the party leaders of his party who can't seem to stay out of scandles like this are the people moving this story and making it so darn funny.
Now that is funny!!! This story has Nothing to do with the Trail! The Trail part was a lie.
"a specific party that seems to be having multiple incidents of problems of this nature" ???? Where have you been living lately?
Clinton, Spitzer, Edwards doesn't ring a bell with you?
I expect this post to be deleted soon and thread closed

snowhoe

06-25-2009, 20:37

WB is a site about the AT for people interested in the AT. This goofy story happens to be the biggest story about the AT in years, It has brought world wide attention to the AT. Why shouldn't WB make easy acces to the news storys? The fact that the story involves a politician from a specific party that seems to be having multiple incidents of problems of this nature is not the fault of WB or the news media or the opposing party. The gov and the party leaders of his party who can't seem to stay out of scandles like this are the people moving this story and making it so darn funny.

How is it funny? I have tried to have a "FEEL good" post but like the above said when it edwards or slick willy its o.k. Funny like how families being split? Funny like how it makes people across the world think that Americans cant keep it in there pants? You can be sure there are plenty more "government cheaters" out there and yes on both sides.

buzzamania

06-25-2009, 20:43

I think the ATC paid the mistriss to seduce him to gain more publicity for the trail!!!! Wouldn't that be a fun and juicy story.

atraildreamer

06-25-2009, 21:02

When did they extend the AT to Argentina? :confused: Has the guidebook(s) been updated? :confused: How the heck did the Gov. hike from SC to Argentina so fast? :eek: Must be a new section hike record! ;):D:banana

TD55

06-25-2009, 21:22

I'm sorry, I did not mean to be offensive. Eh, where have I been lately, Clinton was like 15 years ago. Spitzer and Edwards are rescent, but come on, you gotta be able to name more than just those two. And if you don't see the humor in having hippocritters exsposed, I'm sorry for that too.

bloodmountainman

06-25-2009, 21:38

Mayor of Detroit... Kirkpatrick D
Mcgreevy ...governor of somewhere....D
I could go back further in the past, to John Kennedy, or maybe Ted Kennedy. We still don't have the full story of the late night drowning incident. But that all "old news", right?

ed bell

06-25-2009, 22:45

You must obsessed w/ this crap! How many times will post about this? Ever notice your threads are getting locked ?

This is outrageous!! For a hiking web-site, that has banned political discussions, to now be running eight different threads on a political figure, is about as hypocritical as anything I have ever seen!!
The ole double standard in the media has found it's way into WB!:eek:

I 2nd that. Worse than the news.

WhiteBlaze (the OP) is an RSS feed that automatically scours the news for anything related to the AT. It isn't a real person.

Person or not, there is a hidden agenda going on here, and SOMEONE is in control of it.

I am one of the moderators who has been trying to keep the automated new threads from this Forum from overwhelming the board. I am unable to monitor this forum during the work week, but try to help out when I can. These threads are generated automatically. I closed, but did not delete the threads at first when the AT was allegedly a relevant part of the story. From the start, an effort has been made to limit all the comments to one thread because of the political nature of the story. While there is a tight leash on political subjects here, those that are directly relevant to the AT can be allowed. Now that the truth is out about the role of the AT in this story, I have been deleting threads about this that are generated in the RSS Forum.

Having said that, I have not deleted a single comment or deleted any threads that were commented on. Every single Forum on this website is moderated by volunteers who try to help keep the comments within the parameters of the WhiteBlaze User Rules/Agreement (http://whiteblaze.net/index.php?page=agreement).This is not a perfect system, but there are many different people involved who assist the Administrators with moderating the contributions to this message board. They do it for free.

If anyone has any problem with the way this has been handled, please feel free to contact me or the Administrators. If you have any questions feel free to ask them here, Lord knows I'll be checking in to keep on top of these darn automated threads.

Thanks,
ed

Grumpy5280

06-25-2009, 22:46

Despite my moral code against such things,
I'd rather have a state governor screwing around with a beautiful woman (on the AT!) than the folks we have in office at the federal level screwing us *all* with more government (spending, regulations, bureaucracy, taxes in the form of cap-and-trade, etc.)

ed bell

06-25-2009, 22:53

Grumpy,
That was a violation of TOS 2, 3 and 5 right after I tried to explain why this topic is over with in this forum. Please cut it out. Moving forward I will be removing posts here that can't comply with this simple request.

Thanks

Wise Old Owl

06-25-2009, 22:56

You must obsessed w/ this crap! How many times will post about this? Ever notice your threads are getting locked ?

Oh cut him a break its funny!:cool:

I am with Marta on this one ....

Argentina: Attractive women.

Appalachian trail: Attractive women, but potentially sweaty.

ki0eh

06-25-2009, 23:21

I am one of the moderators who has been trying to keep the automated new threads from this Forum from overwhelming the board.

Let me say that I appreciate both your work, and also appreciate that there is an (albeit imperfect) bot that collects these.

Actually that's how I got on WB. I had been interviewed in the Elmira Star-Gazette and the reporter Googled a boner with a poor comparison to the A.T. and that went in the story. The following morning I got a note from someone in Tennessee about how I was off message. After explaining that it was the reporter not me, I wondered how someone in TN would be up on news stories in upstate NY. "You see, there's a web site that captures any news articles that mention the A.T."... and now I guess I'm hooked!

ed bell

06-25-2009, 23:44

Oh cut him a break its funny!:cool:

I am with Marta on this one ....

Argentina: Attractive women.

Appalachian trail: Attractive women, but potentially sweaty.
It is funny, and I'm not slamming anyone. Just keeping the record straight.:sun:D:cool::-?

ed bell

06-25-2009, 23:46

Let me say that I appreciate both your work, and also appreciate that there is an (albeit imperfect) bot that collects these.

Actually that's how I got on WB. I had been interviewed in the Elmira Star-Gazette and the reporter Googled a boner with a poor comparison to the A.T. and that went in the story. The following morning I got a note from someone in Tennessee about how I was off message. After explaining that it was the reporter not me, I wondered how someone in TN would be up on news stories in upstate NY. "You see, there's a web site that captures any news articles that mention the A.T."... and now I guess I'm hooked!Aw, I don't want any thanks, but it's great to hear why folks arrive here and stick around. I'm glad you are here!

BooBoo

06-25-2009, 23:55

I did read a story about a trail that was supposed to go from point Barrow Alaska to The Cape. Perhaps he was on that trail.;)

TD55

06-26-2009, 10:24

:sunHope there is more humidfier today and things don't get so centsative and cereal.:banana Anybody notice that Argentina has like 9 letters and Appalachian has 11? Is that weird or what?

CowHead

06-26-2009, 10:55

Blue Jay

06-28-2009, 14:27

Ed, you're doing a great job. I, for one, enjoy hearing people get mad at automated postings. It reminds me of birds attacking mirrors.

Blue Jay

06-28-2009, 14:31

Person or not, there is a hidden agenda going on here

This is hysterical and I agree. Someone somewhere is forcing public officials to have embarrasing sex everywhere, bathroom stalls, Argentina, hookers in DC since there are none in NYC. Is this a great contry or what?

bloodmountainman

06-28-2009, 15:56

It truely is Brother! Somebody, somewhere, is doing something to someone!!:)

Marta

06-28-2009, 23:15

... It reminds me of birds attacking mirrors.

Doesn't everything remind a Blue Jay of his friends, the birds?

Wise Old Owl

06-29-2009, 21:28

AMEN:banana:banana:banana:banana:banana

Cowhead - my eyesight isn't going that fast....I'm an Owl! Smaller font please.

beakerman

06-30-2009, 14:48

This is hysterical and I agree. Someone somewhere is forcing public officials to have embarrasing sex everywhere, bathroom stalls, Argentina, hookers in DC since there are none in NYC. Is this a great contry or what?

Whaaa?! politicians are being forced to have sex?!

I wanna be a politician too!!

beakerman

06-30-2009, 14:51

wait...siince when are there no hookers in NYC?:-?
How did they manage that...the same way they banned hand guns?

i'll just pick one of each up at any random corner next time I visit:D