When he was governor of South Carolina, Mark Sanford famously used a pair of live pigs — named Pork and Barrel — to serve as a symbol of what he deemed wasteful spending. But it turns out the metaphor eventually became a meal. 
 
 "Unfortunately, they were barbecued," Sanford said Wednesday during an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," drawing groans from some of the hosts. "I hate to let you in on it." 
 
 Sanford won a GOP primary runoff on Tuesday in South Carolina's First Congressional District. He will now face Democratic nominee Elizabeth Colbert Busch in the special election, scheduled to be held May 7. 

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– Remember Pork and Barrel, the two piglets Mark Sanford brought to the South Carolina statehouse to protest pork barrel spending in 2004? Well, "unfortunately, they were barbecued," he told the groaning hosts at MSNBC's Morning Joe today when asked about the pigs' whereabouts, as picked up by Talking Points Memo. "I hate to let you in on it." It's been quite the 24-hour news cycle for Sanford, who won the Republican runoff for a congressional seat in South Carolina last night and will be facing Stephen Colbert's sister in the general election; Republicans are reportedly concerned about his chances.