Want to know just how beholden Democrats are to the ultra-left members of their Party?
Well, consider that Elizabeth Edwards actually posted an apology for her husband's affair -- as well as her own complicity in hiding it from people that were working for and supporting his presidential campaign -- at the extreme-left website Daily Kos.
Imagine that.
Here are some highlights (emphasis added, h/t Lee Stranahan, photo courtesy Washington Post):
John made a terrible mistake in 2006. The fact that it is a mistake that many others have made before him did not make it any easier for me to hear when he told me what he had done. But he did tell me. And we began a long and painful process in 2006, a process oddly made somewhat easier with my diagnosis in March of 2007. This was our private matter, and I frankly wanted it to be private because as painful as it was I did not want to have to play it out on a public stage as well. Because of a recent string of hurtful and absurd lies in a tabloid publication, because of a picture falsely suggesting that John was spending time with a child it wrongly alleged he had fathered outside our marriage, our private matter could no longer be wholly private...The toll on our family of news helicopters over our house and reporters in our driveway is yet unknown. But now the truth is out, and the repair work that began in 2006 will continue. I ask that the public, who expressed concern about the harm John’s conduct has done to us, think also about the real harm that the present voyeurism does and give me and my family the privacy we need at this time.
Isn't that great? It's all the press's fault for showing interest in a former presidential candidate/vice presidential nominee/Senator who cheated on his wife while she was suffering from cancer.
As you might imagine, the Netroots are quite angered by this, and feel totally betrayed. One former Kossack, Lee Stranahan, who got banned last weekend for having the nerve to post on this subject, spoke out at the Huffington Post Friday:
I believe that the Edwards are both sincere in their stated positions about poverty, health care and other issues. I can even believe that the reason they wanted Edwards to become president was to promote that agenda. To the extent that's true, I totally agree with their ends but their means were so shortsighted, reckless, and potentially damaging to their own agenda that they can't be ignored.
Just taking the Edwards current statements at their words, I am left with a very uncomfortable truth -- both John and Elizabeth Edwards cynically used their marriage as a means to help John Edwards win an election. Right now, they are hoping that the emotional goodwill that they built up from their supporters will carry them through.
I'm sure I'll get some angry comments here but if you're an Edwards supporter, let me put this bluntly; if you gave John and Elizabeth Edwards time, money, support, or goodwill, they played you.
They made a conscious decision to make their relationship a focus throughout the campaign. That emotional goodwill you feel for them? They not only let you feel, they took actions and made statements specifically so you would feel it.
Are such sentiments going to be typical of folks on the left and particularly in the media? Is the real betrayal here that Edwards did this while his wife was battling cancer, or while he was campaigning for president?
In the long run, will media that have treated this couple like darlings for quite some time be as outraged as the folks in the Netroots, or will this issue be buried quickly under the rug so as not to overshadow the upcoming Democratic National Convention as well as the November elections?
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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What the heck!
August 9, 2008 - 09:35 ET by UphillIs she apologizing for!?! She should get half his money and enjoy the rest of her life.
Uphill, she SHOULD apologize
August 9, 2008 - 10:27 ET by jefflebowskiShe knew of his philandering but still went before the American people to tell what a great husband and father that Edwards is. She was interested only in power and more money and I abhor both of them. Also, they played the caring husband and the wife with cancer thing to the extreme. Now we find out he had a little filly on the side. They both make me sick.
Here's what I wrote on my blog last night about it:
http://angrywhitedud...
Jeff Lebowski
Lower than Whale Poop....
August 9, 2008 - 12:36 ET by bigtimerHey Jeff....
LOL...Lower than Whale Poop!!!
That blog post of yours was great....
I commented real quick over there...unfortunately I went to add an s to he to make it she and posted twice (guess there isn't a way to go in and correct yourself or spelling like here eh? LOL)...sorry about that...I'm going to go over later on if I get more time today in between here, home chores and all that jazz...to catch up with the rest of your blog.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Didn't she also sandbag Ann
August 9, 2008 - 12:50 ET by ThisnThatDidn't she also sandbag Ann Coulter on Hardball? I believe one of her comments accused Coulter of "defacing" the country's political dialogue. I wonder what her comment at the time would have been if Ann had called Edwards "a philanderer" instead of a fag?
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Hi TnT...Yep, her and
August 9, 2008 - 12:55 ET by bigtimerHi TnT...
Yep, her and Matthews had the phone call planned ahead of time to attempt to sandbag Ann....
That is why I said in my very first post below at the end, that I bet Ann was popping a cork last night, having a nice glass of champagne!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Chris Matthews was “used” too.
August 9, 2008 - 16:55 ET by needleI wonder if he even realizes it or cares. He probably got such a tingle sandbagging Ann Coulter that that is all that matters.
Elizabeth Edwards's set-up phone call to Ann Coulter on MSNBC now reveals Elizabeth for just as big a scumbag as her husband. They were indeed meant for each other.
I read one comment from an Edwards supporter which said in summary “I would vote for you for President tomorrow, if I could. You can’t use me enough, and that goes for the rest of America to boot”
Impunitas semper ad deteriora invitat.
Despite being up to her
August 9, 2008 - 22:59 ET by Kenny BunkportDespite being up to her eyeballs in her husbands campaign, she played the "victim" card in Matthews' ambush. Everything Coulter ridiculed the Edwards for was already brought up by the Edwards' campaign, so it was fair game.
Elizabeth played the unassailable foil (since she was dying of cancer) along with her dead son. It's an old game. I attack, but you can't attack me back because I'm dying. Ann called her on it.
I'm sorry, if you're sick and dying and don't want to be attacked, then keep your mouth shut. I have no respect for Mrs. Edwards.
A gun in your hand beats a cop on the phone.
Hey KB.... I have no
August 9, 2008 - 23:12 ET by bigtimerHey KB....
I have no respect for Mrs. Edwards.
You aren't alone.
I never have had respect for her, never will...in fact less now, if that was even possible...but it has become as such since yesterdays revelations.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
And now he admits the
August 9, 2008 - 14:01 ET by motherbeltAnd now he admits the affair but denies the baby?
Uh...then why was he visiting Rielle and the baby?
The other reason that he might have been visiting her until 3 AM (if not the baby) is even worse!
Of course Edwards, in typical Democrat fashion, will "take full responsibility" and expect no consequences.
Apologies
August 9, 2008 - 15:55 ET by Mearlineare owed to Ann Coulter by two liars, Elizabeth Edwards and Chris Matthews.
ml... Yep... big time
August 9, 2008 - 17:15 ET by bigtimerml...
Yep... big time too...
that will happen as soon as we see pigs fly.
As much as Matthews disgusts me, I would of loved to seen his show yesterday with him on it...talk about sputtering and spewing...now he has the time to get his talking points and get it all down pat before Monday...
Of course the Edwards picked yesterday to announce all of this hoping it will be dead by Monday for the most part...
I do wonder what the Sunday political shows are going to be about tomorrow, and how much of this story is going to be a main subject on them.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Edwards owes Coulter zip
August 9, 2008 - 19:44 ET by JerMany people are owed huge apologies by one liar, John Edwards. Elizabeth Edwards, however, doesn't owe Ann Coulter squat.
Jer
Yeah I don't see that at
August 9, 2008 - 19:57 ET by balboaYeah I don't see that at all. Coulter made snide remarks, Mrs. Edwards confronted her on a show about it.
What does she have to apologize to Coulter for?
COULTER made SNIDE REMARKS
August 17, 2008 - 21:49 ET by MearlineNO WORSE than what republicans put up with on a daily basis from the Main stream media. You know, Edwards oughta be strong enough that he can stand some criticism...he might take a lesson from the CURRENT president. At least ANN coulter doesn't have the media aiding her in AMBUSH which is exactlly what Mz Edwards did. Edwards is as big a slimeball as her husband. And matthews helped her. That's some honest media you got there, bud
Edwards made snide remarks
August 17, 2008 - 22:09 ET by Cool ArrowDidn't she say Hillary wasn't able to keep her house in order?
Meanwhile she's being cuckolded (can I apply the term to a woman?) by a middleaged gold digger swinging a video camera.
Well, in defense of her loving husband John, he says he did wait until she was in remission.
Lizzie isn't so much the sympathetic victim anymore. It looks too much like she did her best to undermine the Democrat party's chances in November.
I ♣ my seal
All I said was that she has
August 17, 2008 - 22:15 ET by balboaAll I said was that she has no reason to apologize to Coulter.
I know bal
August 17, 2008 - 22:28 ET by Cool ArrowI don't see that either.
Lizzie was successful at setting up an ambush on Chrissie's show. She reminds me a lot of our resident troll ChesterBoggus.
And Ann doesn't owe Lizzie and John any apologies.
Turns out Ann was right about both of them.
Match stands as fair.
I ♣ my seal
Cool...
August 17, 2008 - 22:21 ET by Clear thinker"...he says he did wait until she was in remission."
What a stand-up guy he is.
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Whatever Jer... Leave it
August 9, 2008 - 19:57 ET by bigtimerWhatever Jer...
Leave it to you...one thing they both owe though, since they are in this together...and that is Hunter....
Now isn't that right Jer?
By the way...do not for one minute think that people are not busy little bees investigating the follow the $$$$ trail from campaign contributions and where they all really eventually ended up....
Of course if you are a pair of elite, leftist, smarter than all... know it all lawyers like the Edwards, they most certainly think they had the washing handled well...
Just like the Clinton pair and their Chinese Laundry.
Going to be interesting.
As far as Coulter goes, they should kiss her a$$....both a pair of slime-balls.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
I agree and disagree, bt...
August 9, 2008 - 20:30 ET by Jerone thing they both owe though, since they are in this together...and that is Hunter....
Now isn't that right Jer?
Absolutely!
As far as Coulter goes, they should kiss her a$$....both a pair of slime-balls.
Again, Elizabeth Edwards doesn't need to kiss anyone's a$$. As far as both being "slime-balls", if you are referring to John Edwards and Coulter, I would tend to agree.
Jer
So is Elizabeth... You
August 9, 2008 - 20:33 ET by bigtimerSo is Elizabeth...
You must not have listened to her as much as I have over the years...
I'm not going back and forth over this, we shall just have to disagree.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
What was she supposed to do,
August 9, 2008 - 17:19 ET by balboaWhat was she supposed to do, not campaign for her husband?
Why now boa...that would of
August 9, 2008 - 17:24 ET by bigtimerWhy now boa...that would of been a start...don't you think?
see, after that decision, he could pick up all his belongings on the front lawn...to put it mildly.
Like I have said about Elizabeth for years now...she is nothing but a political whore, same as her partner.
Btw...Where is the outcry from the NOW women?
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Not pretend, Bal.
August 9, 2008 - 17:27 ET by BlondeThat all is peachy keen and act like Nancy Reagan.
Maybe be quiet like Cindy McCain.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
balboa, Uhhhh... yes.
August 9, 2008 - 17:29 ET by hydrodynDMbalboa,
Uhhhh... yes.
I think there is a chance
August 9, 2008 - 17:35 ET by balboaI think there is a chance that she forgave him for the affair, and still believe that he could do good things.
There's also the chance that she didn't think he should run, but decided to stay loyal to him even though he hadn't been loyal to her.
I doubt political power was her biggest concern, considering she has cancer.
balboa, There's a
August 9, 2008 - 17:41 ET by hydrodynDMbalboa,
There's a difference between supporting your spouse's political ambitions and campaigning for them.
I doubt political power was
August 9, 2008 - 18:02 ET by bigtimerI doubt political power was her biggest concern, considering she has cancer.
What makes you think that boa?
Just because one has cancer doesn't mean one changes their ambitions or goals.
If you think for one that Elizabeth had ever let lose of her want to be the First Lady at all costs...I have some beach front property for you.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Either she knew in 06 and
August 9, 2008 - 18:05 ET by Eileen RightEither she knew in 06 and aided and abetted his lies while attacking his opponents, or she just
found out and is lying now.
She is just as bad as him
August 9, 2008 - 17:13 ET by daddysykAmazing how she will get a pass when she was complicit in this lie. Something always seemed fishy about those 2 and their eagerness at promoting their wonderful marriage. Much like the Demo rat Primary showed lost Clinton lovers what many have always seen, this shows the clueless Edwards lovers how fake he always has been. Maybe he can still get a job in a mill.
"The world needs ditch diggers too." ---Judge Smails
Stockholm Sin-drome
August 9, 2008 - 09:52 ET by CrashHis victims are as bad as the cult of the O. Lame assed bunch of apologists.
John Edwards: Still Being
August 9, 2008 - 10:05 ET by stormy67John Edwards: Still Being Only 99% Truthful?
99% is being generous in my opinion. And his wife? Well, I suppose I will have to deal with her another day - maybe tomorrow after i've located her jab at Hillary for being able to keep her home in order (or something to that affect).
Here's what Michelle "ma
August 9, 2008 - 19:09 ET by motherbeltstormy it was Michelle "ma belle" that gave the dig to Hillary.
You know, Michelle the Angelic, who's above personal attacks, who's "too nice."
Michelle Jabs at Hillary
mb... Well let's see
August 9, 2008 - 19:19 ET by bigtimermb...
Well let's see Hill's supposedly out of the way, we know Liz is...so Michelle will be the next to join them...whether she really keeps her own house in order or not, she isn't going to be able to prove her point about the WH, she isn't going to get in it the way she wants to in the first place....maybe in her dreams, along with the elite leftist msm....heheheee...gonna' be fun in the end.
...some humor has got to come fom this disappointing election season.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
This isn't over
August 9, 2008 - 10:10 ET by LibraryLadyReille Hunter's family is angry about Edwards throwing her under the bus:
Mistress' Family Challenges Edwards to Take DNA Test
Sister of Other Woman in Edwards Affair: 'Stop Bad-Mouthing My Sister'http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5546813&page=1
once again Liberals =
August 9, 2008 - 10:10 ET by charlietexasonce again
Liberals = victims
Conservatives = evil
I'd take Eddie baby to the cleaners
mom
Like I have posted numerous
August 9, 2008 - 10:15 ET by bigtimerLike I have posted numerous times over the past couple of years...Hillary has nothing over Elizabeth as far as political ambition goes...they are both political whores.
Neither one of these gals have any pride.
There is nothing, I mean nothing that John does or says publicly that Elizabeth hasn't given her approval of...she orchestrates everything.
If I hear any more of "oh poor Elizabeth"....I'm gonna' scream...
She most likely is just as complicit, if not more, of scamming the people who donated to their campaign and paying-off Hunter and child.
Personally, I think poor ol' pretty boy-Johnny is in love, he has nothing to hide anymore, get a divorce, stay in touch with your ex...but move on.
...as far as the convention goes, if they have Elizabeth speak, it will be a standing ovation....which would make me ill...but that's the dems for ya.
Btw...I bet Ann Coulter was popping a champagne bottle open last night....hehehee
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
BT
August 9, 2008 - 10:23 ET by Noel SheppardBT,
Well, this has the potential to be viral -- and at exactly the wrong time for the Democrats. The Mark Foley scandal cost the GOP DEARLY in 2006. And, this is MUCH MORE salacious from the standpoint of Edwards's popularity and position within the Party AS WELL as the love-child potential.
More and more pressure will be put on him to take that DNA test, and if it's his, this will dominate the news for weeks nay months. John and Elizabeth might have just cost the Dems the White House, and possibly several important seats in Congress.
The media were able to shelter Clinton from being kicked out of the White House by depicting the whole matter as being about oral sex. He never would have survived if Monica had his baby. This isn't the kind of thing that goes away quickly. ns
perhaps not...
August 9, 2008 - 10:52 ET by i was just thinking"The Mark Foley scandal cost the GOP DEARLY in 2006. And, this is MUCH MORE salacious from the standpoint of Edwards's popularity and position within the Party AS WELL as the love-child potential."
Yes, but don't forget that in the Foley scandal there was a constant "Culture of Corruption" drumbeat from the Dems as well as continual wall-to-wall coverage right up to the elections from the MSM. Think about how much Repub dirty laundry was being aired in the MSM just prior to the election versus how much Dem dirty laundry is currently being aired.
Yes, John Edwards is all over the news right now, but do you really think that the media will keep it alive right up to the elections as they did with Mark Foley?
iwjt...and Noel... You do
August 9, 2008 - 11:07 ET by bigtimeriwjt...and Noel...
You do not know how many times yesterday while listening the the non-stop reporting of this I yelled out...don't forget to add "Culture of Corruption"...hehehee..of course they would never say that, why these are one of theirs...leftists, they have a big 'D' behind their stained names....
...and Noel, I totally agree with you about this dragging on now, only because Edwards is telling 99% of the truth...the other one percent of course is the paternity of his child....why else would he be meeting her in the room at three in the morning...too hilarious.
As far as it hurting the dems party, I don't know about that....guess time will tell, these kind of things never seem to hurt their party, in fact it seems they gain traction...look at Clinton/Monica, I never thought he would be reelected even before her, it was constant scandal.
One thing about it though....I sure HOPE you are right Noel.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
IWJT
August 9, 2008 - 11:12 ET by Noel SheppardIWJT,
If the kid is his, this isn't going away. This hits on so many levels -- that he did it while Liz was battling cancer, and that they hid it while he was campaigning for president. Imagine the gall of campaigning for president with this hanging over their heads.
If the kid is his, the left and their media minions are going to feel amazingly betrayed and used. This is an explosion with three months to go that could be MUCH bigger than Foley.
Remember, now that he's admitted it, the Enquirer and other tabloids aren't going to let this go. This is front page on every tabloid now for months! Now that it's true, can the more conventional media go back to ignoring it if John, Liz, Rielle, and the baby are on the front page of the Enquirer and Star every week? No chance. They can't let the tabloids rule this story, for this is going to attract a LOT of attention much like a car crash. ns
IMO the scandal stays alive until at least...
August 9, 2008 - 11:16 ET by sarcasmoThe paternity test. Then, if Edwards is right, it will die down a bit, but if the Enquirer's right -- as I suspect -- it's going to be joke fodder for the next few months. :) And that photo may have been blurry, but Edwards was holding that baby on his visit if the photo's real. From the photo alone, methinks he's the daddy. Can he really expect us to believe he was only visiting the girlfriend??
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
And if....
August 9, 2008 - 16:33 ET by BlondeHe broke up with her (allegedly) in 2006, what was he doing visiting her at O'dark thirty?
I mean, I was born at night, but not last night, LOL.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
For that aspect
August 9, 2008 - 19:00 ET by sarcasmoThe "looks like daddy to me!" photo actually helps him, since at least the room lights are on at that point, but you make a good point, and presumably the Enquirer's telephoto lens was looking the whole time.
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
I can hardly wait to see Ann
August 9, 2008 - 10:23 ET by Captain RepusI can hardly wait to see Ann Coulter's next article. It will be a classic.
Captain, I am an avid of fan
August 9, 2008 - 10:29 ET by jdhawkCaptain, I am an avid of fan of Coulter's. I love her acerbic wit and turn of a phrase. She is devastating - to the left!
how big is their house?
August 9, 2008 - 10:17 ET by RousseThis explains why they needed a 20,000+ sq.ft. house to live in. His and Her wings, with a DMZ in the middle
I hate to be a skeptic but
August 9, 2008 - 10:17 ET by Captain RepusI hate to be a skeptic but I don't believe a single bit of this made-for-convention mini-drama.
I don't think Ms. Edwards knew squat about this ambulance chasers betrayal until recent weeks when he was caught with his pants down and his sperm-result was photographed in his loving arms in the hotel.
Yesterdays announcement was carefully correographed by the Obammy handlers and DNC enablers to attempt to save the upcoming convention and keep the November elections from being lost, and Ms. Edwards allowed herself to be a part of this fraud by saying she 'knew all about it since 2006'.
After the shallow democrats in this country allowed themselves to think Clinton's desgracing of the Presidency in the 1990's to be seen as simply teaching a young lady some new tooth-brushing techniques, I am sure their lack of moral principles will now let them make John Edwards become a sympathetic character who, under unbearable pressures, was allowed by his caring spouse to 'recharge his batteries' so he could continue in his quest to save the people.
These people and their enablers are exactly what is wrong with this country today.
For the second time in my adult life I am not proud of my country.
delete
August 9, 2008 - 14:12 ET by motherbeltdelete
Capt.
August 9, 2008 - 15:03 ET by DoktorFranken''I hate to be a skeptic but I don't believe a single bit of this made-for-convention mini-drama.''
I am a skeptic - one of my better qualities. In the end it really doesn't matter what we, or anyone else in the general public, thinks. It's what the Media tells America to think that carries the most weight. And in this case the Media has been complicit in one of the largest cover-ups in recent history. And since you and I are such skeptics, it makes us wonder what else has been covered up. Obama ring a bell?
DING
August 9, 2008 - 17:48 ET by Captain RepusDING
I'm a Democrat and I think
August 9, 2008 - 17:55 ET by balboaI'm a Democrat and I think Edwards is an idiot. I have no sympathy for him.
I'm a Democrat and I think
August 9, 2008 - 18:06 ET by botgI'm a Democrat and I think
LOL
good one Bal
"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission"
as expected
August 9, 2008 - 10:24 ET by bravewaveby some she is going to "stand by her man" while this is her perogitive why blame the NE? He was running for v.p. this is news and the way she ran with the nothing is wrong to futher my husband's campaign should have the femi-nazi's in an uproar. But since there is a "D" beside his title if you can find it. It will soon be swept away with the hopes it won't affect the nobama train. Maybe a D.N.A. test yet to be seen will keep it alive. we'll see.
The reason that Edwards put
August 9, 2008 - 10:26 ET by jdhawkThe reason that Edwards put this "apology" out on the Kos was that for many liberals this is now consider "main stream." To them, the NYT, et all, the broadcast networks, etc are considered "right wing."
Meanwhile, if you ask the NYT, et all, the broadcast networks, etc. they will tell you that they are "main stream." That is why, when asked repeatedly, if they are leftists, they say no. They just don't consider themselves as such. They consider themselves "normal." It is all of us on the conservative side that they consider to be right wing wackos.
Given that the above is true, think about what the "netroots" think of conservatives. That is why the utter bile when we are talked about by them on those forums.
The bottom line is that the dimocrats are being pushed or shoved further and further to the left. While that might not be shocking, it is then also true that the right is moving to the left as well. That is why you have Senator McCain as a viable Republican candidate and the various agendas that he has put forth that are just not conservative.
"or will this issue be
August 9, 2008 - 10:27 ET by Nortonalec"or will this issue be buried quickly under the rug so as not to overshadow the upcoming Democratic National Convention as well as the November elections?"
BINGO!!!
Whatever it takes, right? And what about the poor kid that keeps getting punted away from "father" to "father". Two Americas? More like Two Fathers!
Nortonalec
Also...
August 9, 2008 - 10:50 ET by NortonalecI would love to see another lawyer rake Edwards over the coals. Posing as an agent for the child's security, maybe a DNA test could be required. Just open the whole mess up and make a real circus out of it if Big Daddy fights any of it. I am pretty sure the Left would have already started if the man in question had an R before his name.
Nortonalec
wasn't he just
August 9, 2008 - 10:57 ET by bigpapabusted last month in the hotel visiting her????
what does that have to do with 2006??
And screw their privacy, if they wanted something from me, my privacy would be the last thing on their minds!!!
NOBAMA 08 !!!
Der Grosse Bruder
August 9, 2008 - 16:51 ET by Copperhead RidgeThe only place the Dems don't want the government is their bedrooms. They want to regulate every room of our homes. Lightbulbs, thermostats, the cars we drive, etc. If I did much digging I could find a whole list of things they want to regulate within our homes.
Firearms?
Wow...
August 9, 2008 - 11:03 ET by maryerinThese Liberal Feminazi's are all bark and no bite! First Hillary and now ol' Elizabeth Edwards.
If she had any self esteem at all she would fill his butt full of buckshot as she chased him out the house!
The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.
Fulton
J. Sheen
marye.... Exactly! Btw..
August 9, 2008 - 11:18 ET by bigtimermarye....
Exactly!
Btw...if my husband even tried to use the word liaison on me it would be the last word out of his mouth...around me anyway.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
We're so sorry
August 9, 2008 - 11:37 ET by CobraManWe're so sorry
For "Uncle" Edwards
We're so sorry
If we caused you any pain
We're so sorry
For "Uncle" Edwards
I know he doesn't lover her
So you really can't complain
Let’s Move On, across the Country (Move On)
There’s really nothing here to see
Let’s Move On, across the Country (Move On)
It’s Ok, He still loves me
Live a little, be a liberal
Get around (get around)
Find a whore and bed her down
Live a little, get around
LOL
August 10, 2008 - 00:15 ET by SchnikeysYou apologize to Paul McCartney right now for ruining a classic song with all those liberal references! :-)
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Privacy?
August 9, 2008 - 11:21 ET by americaneagleJohn & Liz gave away their privacy as soon as they started using their family and marriage as selling points for his two failed presidential bids. They didn't care about privacy when they were telling the story of their meeting, or their Wendy's anniversary dinner, or letting evryone in on Liz's battles with cancer. You can't suddenly decide that in this matter your privacy should be respected, especially when you live the rest of your life in the public eye.
Besides, this is a direct look at the character of a man who was angling to become either Obama's running mate or AG in an Obama administration. As much as people like to take any misstatemnt of the Bush administration and turn it into a "lie", how can Edwards expect to escape scrutiny of the numerous lies that both he and Liz repeatedly told about this subject? If you will lie little, you'll lie big...and that is a matter that voters deserve to know about when it comes to ambitious politicians.
By the way...I forgot to
August 9, 2008 - 11:30 ET by bigtimerBy the way...I forgot to mention in my above post how telling it was that Elizabeth decided to use the Dailykos as a venue to put her written apology in...
Says all you need to know about the vile of that woman as far as I am concerned.
Having cancer has nothing to do with who you are inside and outside when it comes to politics...she proves that well, they have both conveniently used that issue politically...it is sickening.
Talk about a blood sport...they just about give that phrase a bad name.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
As they say, Eliz is "a
August 9, 2008 - 12:00 ET by RackieAs they say, Eliz is "a piece of work".
BTW, how do know when John is lying?
The Big Question
August 9, 2008 - 12:07 ET by Logic over emotionIt should be pounded by the Republicans: If MSM didn't investigate and held back the story are they doing the same with Obama?
I agree.
August 10, 2008 - 00:18 ET by SchnikeysPrecisely. The GOP always does this...they always shut the heck up when they shouldn't be shutting up at all. It is a serious weakness that needs to be repaired as soon as possible, and it's ridiculous that it hasn't happened yet. Whenever they have an opportunity to speak, they always play "polite". But to me, it looks more like they're too chicken. They need to grow spines.
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A lot of that has to do
August 10, 2008 - 13:20 ET by Kenny BunkportA lot of that has to do with the enabling media. When Repubs push their advantage, the media immediately spins the focus to how mean and petty (and hypocritical) the GOP is. It ends up being an excuse for the media to attack Republicans.
When the Dems are on the attack, the media is right there giving them the moral high ground. They are never petty and meanspirited. They are the watchdogs for the public. The media is there waving their pom pons.
It's hard to argue a case when the judge and jury are in the opposition's pocket. That's why I hate the media more than the Democratic party itself. The media is truly evil.
A gun in your hand beats a cop on the phone.
John Edwards may once have
August 9, 2008 - 16:28 ET by fitzfongJohn Edwards may once have been able to fool 12 imbeciles with his disgraceful fetus-channeling stunt, but he doesn't fool anyone any more. The way he and his willing accomplices in the media have attempted to bury, then stage manage this story...not to mention previous Edwards-related affairs (no pun intended)...is pathetic. And the "let's drag out the sick wife to wag a self-righteous finger at the public" routine has gotten a bit tired in its repetition, hasn't it?
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Yes, A Mistake
August 9, 2008 - 12:22 ET by JoelCT"John made a terrible mistake in 2006. The fact that it is a mistake that many others have made before him did not make it any easier for me..."
About two years ago, I screwed up my math on my check book and forgot to carry the one or whatever, and a week later bounced a check. That was a mistake that I had to pay for. $35, I believe it was.
Going into a bar, chatting up a blonde, deciding to take her to your room, not wearing a condom, and then constantly lying about it while also calling your accusers liars, is absolutely not a "mistake". Making your wife, who is battling cancer, also lie about it so you can try to be President and "uphold the Constitution", is absolutely not a "mistake". Having the Treasurer of your campaign lie and pretend that he paid off this bar hussy with his "own money" and not campaign funds is absolutely not a "mistake", it is criminal.
To me, the worst is this: Having an illegitimate child with a bar hussy because you were too lazy to wear (or insist on) protection, then continuing to lie and say this innocent child is not yours, is absolutely not a mistake, it is a criminal.
If the child is not yours, why were you at her hotel room two weeks ago? Adulterous men only visit their ex-sex-partners for three reasons: 1) to pay them off, 2) to make arrangements for the care of the child that was a result of the adultery, or 3) more sex. They do not visit socially.
Elizabeth, darling, your husband didn't make a mistake. He betrayed you and your children. He turned his back on you in your time of need. He took your marriage vows and crapped all over them. Don't "apologize to America". Throw the betrayer out, and take everything he ever had. Stop enabling him, and don't look back.
Joel
August 9, 2008 - 12:31 ET by Logic over emotionVery nice perspective.
the rumor drill
August 9, 2008 - 12:40 ET by RackieRumor has it that it was Ms. Hunter who called it off because during sex John would call out his own name.
Hey
August 9, 2008 - 12:52 ET by bigtimerHey Rackie....
OMG!
ROFLMAO!
Good zinger gal...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Send this line to Leno
August 9, 2008 - 13:01 ET by expatriotRackie,
You owe me a new laptop. It is full of water after I read your post. You need to send it to Leno and get compensated for it.
Meanwhile, back at the hotel...
August 9, 2008 - 16:30 ET by goldenthroatWord also has it that he was on the bottom - so that he could look at himself in the ceiling mirror.
"I think we're all bozos on this bus!" - Firesign Theatre
I hate to tell you guys,
August 9, 2008 - 22:13 ET by motherbeltI hate to tell you guys, but that "he's so conceited he yells out his own name during sex" line has been around a while!
Gee, and I thought *I* led a sheltered life! LOL
how many times will democrat before John Edwards name be in MSM