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John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 3:09:24 PM

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WASHINGTON - Former presidential candidate John Edwards, who won nationwide praise and sympathy as he campaigned side-by-side with his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth, admitted in shame Friday he had had an extramarital affair with a woman who produced videos for his campaign.

Acknowledging a sex scandal he had dismissed as "tabloid trash" only last month, Edwards said he had told his wife and family long ago but "I had hoped that it would never become public."

He denied fathering a daughter, born to the woman with whom he had the affair, and offered to be tested to prove it. A former Edwards campaign staff member professes to be the father.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair

Does this sink his chance at the VP slot? I'm not sure he wanted it, anyway.

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 3:11:32 PM

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He's done the impossable, he's actually made Bill Clinton look good!

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 3:16:10 PM

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What a shit heel.

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 3:22:58 PM

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Does this sink his chance at the VP slot? I'm not sure he wanted it, anyway.

It absolutely sinks his chance at the VP, though he publicly stated he wouldn't take the job if offered, if memory serves. I think it also sinks his chance at AG, which was a much more realistic possibility.

I hate adultery. It makes me sick. And Elizabeth is a gem of a human being who definately doesn't deserve this.

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 3:36:51 PM

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He denied fathering a daughter, born to the woman with whom he had the affair, and offered to be tested to prove it. A former Edwards campaign staff member professes to be the father.

Damn, how many people on the staff was the girl banging? I don't know why anyone is surprised by this. After all, why would a married man need a $400 haircut?

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 3:43:48 PM

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This was known during the run up to the primaries and yet the only news we got about it was through the National Enquirer.

PMSNBC had a reporter on today saying that the reason they held back was the Edwards campaign had personally promised them that there was absolutely nothing to it, that it was just a rumor.

RIIIIIIIIIGGHHTT

Had that been a Republican, they would have been all over that shit, from day one.

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WASHINGTON - Former presidential candidate John Edwards, who won nationwide praise and sympathy as he campaigned side-by-side with his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth, admitted in shame Friday he had had an extramarital affair with a woman who produced videos for his campaign.

Acknowledging a sex scandal he had dismissed as "tabloid trash" only last month, Edwards said he had told his wife and family long ago but "I had hoped that it would never become public."

He denied fathering a daughter, born to the woman with whom he had the affair, and offered to be tested to prove it. A former Edwards campaign staff member professes to be the father.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair

Does this sink his chance at the VP slot? I'm not sure he wanted it, anyway.

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 3:54:50 PM

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Had that been a Republican, they would have been all over that shit, from day one.

I agree; there's no way Keith Olberman would have let it slide.

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 3:58:44 PM

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He's done the impossable, he's actually made Bill Clinton look good!

Let's not go overboard, now....

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What a shit heel.

Yes, not a gleaming example in this regard, is he?

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And Elizabeth is a gem of a human being who definately doesn't deserve this.

Well said. And damn, you still make that t-shirt look good.

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After all, why would a married man need a $400 haircut?

I'd be almost as ashamed of the high dollar haircut as I would the fucking around

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 4:30:38 PM

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If it were simply an affair, that would probably kill off any political aspirations higher than just staying a Senator. His wife is a tremendously sympathetic figure.

But couple it with months of solid, consistent lying about it, and the guy's political poison now. And it sure doesn't help that Clinton's affair and lying preceded him.

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 4:59:51 PM

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wow. some politician has proved he's been lying to everyone for ages. that's real news, isn't it? didn't anyone tell you folks that where there's smoke there's usually fire?
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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 5:03:12 PM

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Yes, Smokey the Bear did, I believe.

But, sometimes it is simply smoke.

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 6:02:51 PM

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I wonder what the pep talk is like right before they (pick your politician and whatever affair they just got popped being involved in) make a statement or do an interview.

"Look your not the first and not the last and you just got caught. Just put on the I've been a bad boy look and talk about how you have let the whole world down. Tears are good. You only have to take the heat for about 3 to 6 weeks before someone else gets found out."

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 6:05:19 PM

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             A politician lied, right up to the point where the cameras caught him getting off the elevator at 2:45 a.m. Nothing new there. Maybe if Larry Craig had been in the bathroom he hid in...

     Now the prior restraint that was reportedly laid down on the story, that's worth talking about.

Ann Coulter Column - interesting bit at the bottom



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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 6:06:37 PM

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RIIIIIIIIIGGHHTT

Had that been a Republican, they would have been all over that shit, from day one.

republicans suck off people in airport bathrooms, no big deal, there is alot more traffic there than a cancer ward, and therefore alot more microphones and cameras and police.

no conspiracy at all.

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 6:10:18 PM

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I just smacked my forehead when I saw this headline earlier. I hope his wife has a really strong support system outside of her husband.

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 6:13:15 PM

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Its called half.

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 6:21:31 PM

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When will politicians learn...Don't lie...just say "my private affairs are none of your damn business" say it to every idiot that asks about something that does not concern their position...and mean it

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 6:22:44 PM

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I just smacked my forehead when I saw this headline earlier. I hope his wife has a really strong support system outside of her husband.

one hopes; then, that her emotional support group can snag her some cancer drugs.

perhaps he felt an emotional detachment on her part, kinda like why girls go out and fuck other guys.........

LOLOLOL.

Yep, I am sure he is the bad guy. Does anyone know, did the girl he fucked take it up the ass with a Havana Robusto? How much did it cost him in terms of his wifes treatments? Gotta go to the jade column on the abacus for that one. For the most of America, the bitch would have cakked and that would be how it works.

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 6:40:56 PM

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Elizabeth apparently has known about this for some time. She forgives him, and they have moved on... Considering my own open relationship with my spouse, I hardly think it's my place to stand in judgement of John Edwards... I wonder how many people on this site have been in threesomes, foursomes, and moresomes and are just aghast at this news?

Let's see... how does this stack up to some of the other scandals over the years?

Newt gets his dick blown by his mistress in the car, his kids less than fifteen feet away at a family reunion...

Newt gets his wife to sign away everything in the divorice, while she's still groggy from the anesthetic.

Senator Craig still denies he was seeking a gay blowjob in a public airport bathroom... (where was all the sympathy for his wife and kids from the republicans?)

Larry Flynt bags another republican, one that was up for being speaker of the house, for having multiple affairs. (This same congressman was aparently the head of the then growing "family values to stamp out porn" movement.

The guy who replaced him, also had multiple affairs...

Here's the hard statistic (and I'm sure I'm going to be called on this because some dickhead will find a site with contradictory figures... social science are a "soft" discipline, so kindly spare us all the "fact and figure bullshit for once) Marriages have at best a 50-50 chance... men have a 60% probability of having at least one affair by age 40.... Women are in the 40% range of doing the same. According to Kinsey, almost 30% of all couples manage to get through these sort of crises, and come out stronger on the other side...

From figures like this, (even if they are just in the ballpark) I would say that pure monogomy is something of a chimera... a myth. It seems a substaintial portion of humanity is non-monogamous, and is, in fact, living in a highly stressful, dishonest way in trying to even attempt it.

Sya what you like about Edwards... at least he admitted the truth, both tho his wife, and to the public, when push came to shove... but it seems plenty of others didn't.

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RE: John Edwards admits to affair - 8/8/2008 6:50:24 PM

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Yup,without the media stick`n to the story,Edwards might have escaped scrutiny.They`re so unfair.

Apparently, this went down before deciding to run for prez.That`s some balls for ya.The wife knew and still backed him in running anyway.Then the cancer,..Jesus, that woman is one strong soul.

If you want to play with fire,there`s a good chance you`ll get burned.Some people can pull it off and keep it together,but very few.

I don`t like the lying.Private things are private,but if you cheat,there`s no way to live without lying, constantly.If you`re a public figure,you`re held to a double standard.You best keep your hands clean while serving.

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As far as the political angle or supposed media bias....

I don`t recall Newty getting hammered till after the ex dropped a dime on his cheating loser hide.He was also having another affair, during the Clinton impeachment.Don`t recall much adu about that one either.

Rep Livingston`s love child didn`t become known,till after the hypocrite made an ass of himself.

Republican JC Watts` love child wasn`t gone after, either.

This media bias whine is just BS and doesn`t make since.If a network has a story that`ll make them money,nothing will stop them from running it.

It`s a guarantee that the righties will charge media bias.yawn.....

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