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In Friday Morning Coverage of John Edwards Scandal, CBS Only Major Network to Label Edwards a Democrat

By Matt Hadro | June 03, 2011 | 18:29

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In the Friday morning coverage of former Sen. John Edwards' indictment by a federal grand jury, only one of the three major networks, CBS, reported that he was a Democrat. Neither ABC nor NBC reported Edwards' party affiliation, simply calling him a "former presidential candidate."

ABC's Good Morning America sympathetically called the morning "a difficult one" for Edwards as he faced indictment. Both ABC and NBC did full segments on the scandal, and ABC's Good Morning America actually led the show with the story. CBS only briefly mentioned the story before moving on with other news.

The former Democratic senator and presidential candidate was indicted Friday for taking illegal campaign contributions, conspiracy, and making false statements to cover up for his extra-marital affair. Edwards was a former Democratic senator from North Carolina and ran twice for president in 2004 and 2008.

The scandal happened during his 2008 presidential campaign when he fathered a child with another woman and allegedly used campaign money to cover it up and continue campaigning.

Here is the transcript for the Edwards segment on the Early Show, which aired at 7:15 a.m. EDT:

JEFF GLOR: Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards may be indicted today, charged with using campaign funds to hide an affair. Edwards' lawyer is headed to North Carolina to possibly meet with prosecutors.

After withdrawing late in the primaries in 2004, he later became John Kerry's running-mate as vice-presidential candidate.

Meanwhile, NBC also offered a neutral view of the story to begin its segment. "This is shaping up as a pivotal day for John Edwards," NBC correspondent Lisa Myers began her innocent take on the news of the day.

 

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From the very first time I ever heard this guy speak

Submitted by djwolf12 on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 7:45pm.

I knew he was a douchebag. Never trust a man that looks like Lenny from the sitcom Laverne and Shirley.

"Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets". - Robert DeNiro, Taxi Driver (1976).
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Yeah but if you didn't know

Submitted by MightyMouth on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 9:29pm.

Yeah but if you didn't know the silky pony was a democrat your EEG would be a flatline. Come to think of it, that pretty much describes most democrats.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend, unless my friend is more evil than my enemy."
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Ho hum

Submitted by SaguaroJack on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 9:51pm.

On the other hand, everybody in America knew John Edwards for a fraud, cheat, and liar, so it isn't as though the direct connection to Democrats weren't clear.

You were born American. That's the best break anybody ever got.
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~I've always despised this worm

Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 9:58pm.

NC needs to keep cleaning house.

Obama's WTF 2012 campaign slogan: "A dog in every pot"
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Proof there is a God.

Submitted by big.league.slider on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 1:40am.

The indictment of John Edwards is proof there is a just God. This is a guy that got rich manipulating the legal system, and who is now going to lose everything he owns defending himself in court for his misbehavior. His predicament is made even more karmic by the fact that the MSM that previously covered up his misdeeds when he was a presidential candidate is now throwing him under the bus.

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I'm not sure why the lamestream liberal media avoids Edwards'

Submitted by gmaniac1 on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 3:54am.

political moniker. It seems like acts such as this is held in high regard in their hedonistic bubble of a world. Heck I'm pretty sure they have a sadistic point system for liberal acts of disgust like what this douche has, as well as others.

That stated Edwards has to have obtained a lot of points from cheating on his cancer stricken wife and used public funds to pay for his defense. The liberals should be screaming for joy right now like they were with Clinton.

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his next label

Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 8:40am.

It won't matter about his not being identified as a Democrat because once he gets to jail, his next label is that he's going to be someone's b!tch in Da House.

-Jon

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CBS

Submitted by jessieH on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 10:19am.

I think I have figured it out. Most of the MSM can't spell Democrat. Why else would they ALL put Republican on a jackass? You don't think they do it on purpose, do you? Naw, they're journalists. They have diplomas and everything. But, if they have diplomas, why would they all get it wrong? Must have had liberal union teachers. That's got to be it. Otherwise, they are all commiting treason against the people of this Nation.

                                                                                                                                                                    

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DB or not, is this a valid suit?

Submitted by TheHistorian on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 1:55pm.

Listened to Mark Levin (no fan of Edwards) last night. He thinks the Government case is weak.

Just because Edwards is morally repugnant does not mean he committed a crime THIS TIME.

“Liberals tend to put the onus of your success on society and conservatives on you and your family.”

Dennis Prager

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Media bias

Submitted by Celador2 on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 4:57pm.

The mainstream media are not a free press that hold governments to scruitiny. They are a mouth piece for the Democratic party, and with a Democrat in WHthey function like state Television or Pravda like in former Soviet Union.

Naturally CBS would slant the Edwards story to downplay his Democratic ties.

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