The next time you hear (or read) someone talking about how we "dodged a bullet" in 2008 by not getting Sarah Palin as our vice president, ask them about John Edwards.
2004 vice presidential nominee John Edwards.
2008 major presidential candidate John Edwards.
Serial philandering John Edwards.
Cheat on his cancer-stricken wife John Edwards. (I think he one-upped Newt Gingrich on that one...)
Deny paternity of his bastard John Edwards.
Pay off his mistress with campaign funds and big supporters' money John Edwards.
And, now, possibly, wife beater John Edwards.
So many of us knew he was scum for years.
Some of us didn't quite know what kind of scum he was, in particular, but knew from the outset that he was scum.
A lot of others knew precisely what kind of scum he was, but covered for him.
And a lot of those were the self-appointed Guardians Of Truth, soi-disant Custodians Of History As It Happens, and covered for him because they wanted him to win.
This is the man who the Democrats wanted to place one heartbeat from the presidency in 2004, and a lot of them wanted to put in the Oval Office in 2008.
There's a move to give the National Enquirer a Pulitzer for their exposing this scum. While I think they certainly did a great service, I don't think that it was "great journalism." It didn't take a lot of investigatory work -- any of the mainstream media could have uncovered it. In fact, quite a few of them did know all about it. They just preferred to leave it covered. And "Pulitzer Prize" is closing in on "Nobel Peace Prize" for credibility these days -- almost a mark of shame.
If we "dodged a bullet" in 2008, then the only metaphor for what happened in 2004 would be Tsutomu Yamaguchi.
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Kind of like a less sincere... (Below threshold)1. Posted by James H | February 3, 2010 4:52 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kind of like a less sincere Bill Clinton, isn't he?
1. Posted by James H | February 3, 2010 4:52 PM |
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Posted on February 3, 2010 16:52
2. Posted by Gmac | February 3, 2010 5:12 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Actually, that's probably insulting to Bill Clinton.
Anyone that put trust in a trial lawyer that can channel the dead deserved what they invested it.
Plain and simply he's lower than slug slime.
2. Posted by Gmac | February 3, 2010 5:12 PM |
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Posted on February 3, 2010 17:12
3. Posted by Stan25 | February 3, 2010 5:24 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I knew this guy was a total scumbag. Now after what was has been revealed in the last few days, that is a compliment. The Son 0f A Bitch is lower than a snake's belly. I am glad this bastard has been found out, before he did any more damage. I hope some Bubba in the slam makes him his boyfriend and gives him the same treatment.
Btw where are the trolls on this one?
3. Posted by Stan25 | February 3, 2010 5:24 PM |
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Posted on February 3, 2010 17:24
4. Posted by GarandFan | February 3, 2010 5:39 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
The scary thing is that there were TWO of them vying for the White House. The One won.
4. Posted by GarandFan | February 3, 2010 5:39 PM |
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Posted on February 3, 2010 17:39
5. Posted by GianiD | February 3, 2010 6:23 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
edwards is the poster child for what dims have offered as Presidential candidates for at least the last 2 decades.
Style, but NO substance, and a sordid past covered up by a complicit liberal media.
5. Posted by GianiD | February 3, 2010 6:23 PM |
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Posted on February 3, 2010 18:23
6. Posted by WildWillie | February 3, 2010 6:37 PM | Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
He gave off a sleave vibe that was undeniable. Also, what I hear, Elizabeth is not the kind and caring, nurturing person either but not near as bankrupt of morals as Johnny. Time after time, the liberal wing falls for the well spoken, good looking candidate instead of investigating if the guy actually knew anything. It all started with Nixon and Kennedy and has gotten worse each cycle. ww
6. Posted by WildWillie | February 3, 2010 6:37 PM |
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Posted on February 3, 2010 18:37
7. Posted by Jeff Blogworthy | February 3, 2010 6:47 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
You forgot "dead baby channeling" John Edwards.
7. Posted by Jeff Blogworthy | February 3, 2010 6:47 PM |
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Posted on February 3, 2010 18:47
8. Posted by TexBob | February 3, 2010 6:51 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
I wonder how John Edward's Two Americas look to him now?
What a pathetic piece of Excrement.
8. Posted by TexBob | February 3, 2010 6:51 PM |
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Posted on February 3, 2010 18:51
9. Posted by 914 | February 3, 2010 7:13 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Johnboy is just one cheatin lawyer among many in D.C. Why is it these scholarly lawyer types think everything is about them and thier sick little proclivities?
I guess thier just selfish sicko's. Right Barry?
9. Posted by 914 | February 3, 2010 7:13 PM |
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Posted on February 3, 2010 19:13
10. Posted by Steve Crickmore | February 3, 2010 7:39 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
As a sometime 'Democrat troll', I never liked John Edwards. He always struck me as a phony, even before I knew about his sex scandal. The 10% of Democrats who saw something in him and wanted him as their candidate I felt were always being conned. What was John Kerry thinking?
10. Posted by Steve Crickmore | February 3, 2010 7:39 PM |
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Posted on February 3, 2010 19:39
11. Posted by Stan25 | February 3, 2010 7:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
To think that people actually voted for this sleazeball in the first place. The guy that was at the top of the ticket is no angel himself. Wonder how many times he knocked up a staffer and lied about it? Guess we will never know, because of the media blackout curtain that covers up his own nefarious misdeeds.
11. Posted by Stan25 | February 3, 2010 7:40 PM |
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Posted on February 3, 2010 19:40
12. Posted by McGehee | February 3, 2010 9:07 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
12. Posted by McGehee | February 3, 2010 9:07 PM |
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Posted on February 3, 2010 21:07
13. Posted by Greg | February 4, 2010 7:57 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
We "dodged a bullet" here in Virginia when Terry McAuliffe was defeated in the democratic primary for governor. What a sleaze.
Does anyone remember Global Crossing?
13. Posted by Greg | February 4, 2010 7:57 AM |
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Posted on February 4, 2010 07:57
14. Posted by Hank | February 4, 2010 8:23 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I feel bad for the kid.
Imagine growing up knowing this sleazeball is your father, knowing he denied being your father, knowing he lied about everything.
Oh well, with any luck the kid will inherit his hair.
14. Posted by Hank | February 4, 2010 8:23 AM |
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Posted on February 4, 2010 08:23