The Really: Who sent the emails that helped expose Governor Sanford’s affair? Would you believe Maria’s “other” boyfriend?

The State has released much more information about the origin of the emails that led to Sanford’s recent troubles:

The e-mails were from the personal e-mail address of Gov. Sanford to a woman in Argentina named Maria. Those e-mails outlined a sexual affair.

The editorial page editor who retrieved the e-mail replied to it, asking who the e-mailer was.

There was no response.

When the e-mails were sent to the newsroom, a reporter and editor there both e-mailed the AOL account in the United Kingdom, asking questions. There was no response.

Then, the reporter e-mailed Maria. Again, there was no response.

Attempts to electronically divine whether the e-mails were genuine also failed to produce results.

Some questions remain unanswered.
• Where did the e-mails come from?
The State’s staffers suspected Maria or a friend of hers.
Friday night, The New York Times reported that, according to an Argentine source, the e-mails had been sent by a jilted boyfriend of Maria’s.
Her e-mails refer to another boyfriend. But, Maria wrote, she did not love him, only Sanford.
That unnamed boyfriend discovered the Sanford-Maria e-mails and decided to lash out at “your governor,” the Times reported.
When Maria found out her e-mails had been sent to The State, she ended the relationship with the unnamed boyfriend, the Times said.

Much more at The State.

The Really: There is not a single word about Michael Jackson in this post. Oops.

Jenny Sanford speaks in an AP interview. Well at least she sounds sane. Click to listen.