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Thursday, August 20, 2009
John Edwards Meme Getting Stale
Posted by: Jillian Bandes at 11:16 AM
All right, National Enquirer. That's enough.

A full week after they "broke" the story that John Edwards was indeed the father of Rielle Hunter's child, Edwards has yet to confess to the alleged paternity test that proves this information. The Enquirer has now come out and said that Edwards is planning on relocating his mistress and her little girl to his North Carolina neighborhood so he can take care of them.

The Enquirer is banking on the veracity of it's original John Edwards story to draw attention to this new line of revelations, which it has done quite successfully: the new "the kid is his!" meme has made the rounds of mainstream press and beyond. But this newfound attention needs to be tempered with a reminder of exactly what it is: a publication that pays sources for information. Astonishingly, this frequently leads to lying! So the impetus is on The Enquirer to prove the facts, and until it does, I'm going to be changing my reaction from jaw-drop to eye-roll.


Tags: Edwards



Monday, August 17, 2009
Kaus on Edwards
Posted by: Jillian Bandes at 10:36 AM
There was a lot of buzz around the rumor that John Edwards was on the verge of admitting paternity of Rielle Hunter's child, but it's been four days and there has been no bombshell press conference. Micky Kaus digs into the muck quite intelligently:
WRAL reported that Edwards would publicly admit paternity at some point, but he hasn't actually done it yet, you know? Is he a) getting cold feet about the admission after seeing the nontrivial and hostile coverage the story has been getting; b) waiting until the grand jury clears him, as part of the bury-bad-news-under-good strategy previously suggested in this space; or c) planning to admit paternity privately but not put out any public admission, leaving the press with rumors and future leaks? ...But since most people already think he's the father--it's "old news" in the classic Clinton formulation--then maybe the best PR result for Edwards might is if the truth about any admission sort of dribbles out over the next few weeks. 


Tags: Edwards



Thursday, August 13, 2009
National Enquirer: John Edward's IS The Father of Rielle Hunter's Child
Posted by: Jillian Bandes at 6:22 PM
After The Enquirer broke the news that Edwards was indeed having an affair with actress and equestrian Rielle Hunter, the former Democratic Presidential candidate vowed that her one-year-old child was not his. Now, the tabloid says that they've got a paternity test which establishes Edwards as the father. I can't wait to see whether or not this one pans out.

Tags: john   Edwards



Monday, May 04, 2009
"Hi I'm going to prison, and my name is John Edwards"
Posted by: Kevin McCullough at 12:13 PM
http://www.nationalenquirer.com/images/ne/209544/58768.jpg
The Have's and the Have Not's

Two Americas?

You betcha. One that uses campaign money to buy off their mistress. And everybody else.

But we're CERTAIN that Edwards would NEVER have used money for something it wasn't allowed to be used for... right:
"I am confident that no funds from my campaign were used improperly," Edwards said in a statement. "However, I know that it is the role of government to ensure that this is true. We have made available to the United States both the people and the information necessary to help them get the issue resolved efficiently and in a timely matter. We appreciate the diligence and professionalism of those involved and look forward to a conclusion."
Well of course we can remember when he said this?

The Associated Press reported today that Edwards told reporters, "The story is false. It's completely untrue, ridiculous. I've been in love with the same woman for 30-plus years," Edwards added, about his wife Elizabeth, who is suffering from incurable cancer, "and as anybody who's been around us knows, she's an extraordinary human being, warm, loving, beautiful, sexy and as good a person as I have ever known. So the story's just false."

Only to be forced to say:

In a written statement Friday, Edwards said, "In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness."

So yeah let's all give him the benefit of the doubt... for certainly anyone who would lie to the one they love can be trusted on money...

Right?

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Saturday, August 09, 2008
SHTUPDATE: It was just sex that happened two years ago...
Posted by: Kevin McCullough at 8:55 AM
Edwards
"Everybody does it... means what is, is...
private is separate from professional... &
'YES I'M THE SCHLEP shtupping the girlfriend

while my wife is desperately sick with cancer!'"

Classy!

UPDATE: Is this Elizabeth's chance to take him to cleaners for all his "slip and fall" riches? Enquiring minds want to know...

UPDATE:


I think Edwards is spinning again. The above video is Bob Scheiffer from CBS News and ran on their prime time broadcast last night. It is a nearly word for word explanation has explained by Jeff Greenfield over on ABC News. Both men are reporting that Edwards had the "liason" in 2006 - and claim it was prior to his campaign for President. (As if anyone doesn't believe that he simply continued to run following his defeat in 2004.)

But this is where it doesn't make any sense. Scheiffer got on the phone with Elizabeth personally. When Bob had asked Edwards how Elizabeth had handled it he responded, "she's amazing!" When Scheiffer gets Mrs. Edwards on, "she's in tears" and it was "this is really, really, tough."

Now if Edwards had confessed it 2006 and she had forgiven him, why would she just now be in tears (two years later), and why would today be so tough? If the reality that her husband had cheated on you two years ago had been long since dealt with - why so hard now?

I mean the only thing that has changed is that he is no longer running for President, and supposedly the public now knew your flaw... so why would that have Elizabeth in tears - today? Two years ago I get... Not now...

I have this hunch that someone is not telling the truth, and has likely now asked his cancer suffering wife - who has already taken far too much malarky from this guy to begin with - to stand with him in this false "softening" of the story...





Friday, July 25, 2008
Why liberals don't care about marriage... (under pretty much ANY definition...)
Posted by: Kevin McCullough at 9:39 PM

LA Times bloggers directed NOT to report on it...
Independent news sources confirm...

The truly most hysterical understanding of the events when reporters and photographers attempted to get Edwards to comment on why he was exiting his amore's love nest came from the most ferocious queen in LA.

A thought comes to mind... "The steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord..." (Which then likely means if you are following Him you won't find yourself hiding out in a hotel bathroom trying with all your might to keep photographers out...)

As anyone who has read this blog for any length of time I do hold particular distaste for the behavior of adultery. It's slimy, it puts your family, reputation, and future at risk - NEEDLESSLY.

What makes Edwards' case so worthy of Jesse Jackson's special 'Obama treatment' is the idea that his wife has been battling cancer. And to add insult even more so to injury is that your humble correspondent thought it so highly inappropriate for the "slip and fall" specialist to force his presidential run upon his cancer stricken wife... when everyone that's every had a relative die of cancer knows - reduced stress, much moral support, and positive enthusiasm are some of the most important keys to remission...

Is John Edwards the Kind of Man Every Man SHOULD Be?


Tags: man   john   Edwards   of   Kind



Tuesday, July 22, 2008
So if you're Elizabeth Edwards, what do you say to John about lovechild and babymomma on the phone tonight...
Posted by: Kevin McCullough at 6:34 PM

"but... I have cancer, and supported you on the trail!"

But hey, there's no real morality right? It's all just a shade of gray? No right, no wrong - just what feels good to you?

That's what liberals believe...





Wednesday, December 19, 2007
(UPDATED) Early Christmas for Obama... from the mother of John Edwards love child?
Posted by: Kevin McCullough at 1:55 PM


...if this is even CLOSE to being true...

My original post from last night is below. The Enquirer has now updated the info they have on the case. Eerily similar I might add to the discovery of both Lewinsky AND Rev. Jesse Jackson's love child, the players involved - if behaved as reported in the context of the story as it presently sits looks very guilty.

Edwards' close associate relocating the pregnant woman? Edwards' close associate taking the blame for the pregnancy? And Ms. Reille - who the Enquirer actually credits bloggers for outing - seems to be marching to the orders of what the Edwards' camp told the press. BUT a confidant of the woman involved - who (in all fairness) the Enquirer does leave nameless - has put together a timeline that seems pretty damning.

What it smells like to me is that Edwards' IS likely guilty of this indiscretion, and is in all out crisis management of the details and HOW the story is going to be told...

A DNA test on the baby will be the only thing that will decide the matter...

AND IF EDWARDS' is innocent - he should immediately do two things. File a lawsuit against National Enquirer AND welcome a transparent DNA test of his own.

That is how a truly innocent man would react. Especially in his case because of the weight this thing could level against Elizabeth in her state of health...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The BRECK Girl had already been making his cancer stricken wife put up with his running for office instead of shutting everything else in life down and tending to her needs. And if stress, and emotional trauma contribute to cancer's acceleration - life every oncologist will tell you it does...

Man oh man did Obama just hit the windfall...






Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Let's Hear it for the Boy
Posted by: Mary Katharine Ham at 3:31 PM
Speaking of movies, I just got an e-mail from the Edwards campaign written by none other than Kevin Bacon who was kind enough to direct me to Edwards' new ad, which casts the Edwards campaign as a cinematic masterpiece that will redeem the nation.

Couldn't they just as easily have recycled the Footloose trailer, casting Edwards as a fresh-faced rebel who just moved to small-town America determined to lead the local citizenry and deliver them from the stifling repression of the old regime by... dancing his little heart out in a pair of tight-fittin,' acid-washed jeans?

Who wouldn't buy that?

Here's the Edwards trailer. Much like the candidate, it's slick-looking but ultimately overreaches with mean-spirited class warfare rhetoric with little substance to commend it. It is another example of Dems doing web video well, though:




And, because it fits:


Update: Can it be true? Edwards got game? Well, he is from Tobacco Road. I'll hand it to him. This is pretty impressive showing around the arc.




Thursday, November 29, 2007
(VIDEO) Bill Bennett FACES Anderson Cooper with Hillary PLANT BOMB - live on CNN.
Posted by: Kevin McCullough at 11:40 AM


Hillary planting questions in GOP debate!

Anderson Cooper: Um uh uh uh uh well we did uh not know that uh and we will uh disclose that as soon as we can uh uh uh confirm it...

HOT AIR has the absolute checklist of MORE DEMOCRATIC plants that CNN did not disclose either, Allah, Bryan, and Michelle all tracking them down...






Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Zogby SHOCKA: Top 5 GOP beat Hillary!!!
Posted by: Kevin McCullough at 12:14 AM


"We beat Hillary!"

A smokin' brand new Zogby Poll the sample of which exceeded 10,000 participants has Hillary losing to all five of the top GOP candidates.

The top 5 GOP also all lose to both Obama and Edwards...






Saturday, November 17, 2007
(VIDEO) Edwards: WE MUST Unionize America!
Posted by: Kevin McCullough at 12:51 PM

Joy!






Friday, November 16, 2007
Breaking: Iowa Dem Numbers (Rasmussen)
Posted by: Kevin McCullough at 6:47 AM


...latest number prior to debate...

So Michelle, how's that "Black people need to 'wake up' talking point workin'?"






Tuesday, November 13, 2007
This is Your Brain on Politics
Posted by: Mary Katharine Ham at 8:43 AM
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Tell me about it. The NYT examines the brain activity of swing voters, and this is the Edwards slide. Check out the emotions evoked by Romney, Hill, and Fred.




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