I actually was rooting for him in the primary and was sorry he lost to Obama and Hillary. Of course, now I am glad, as it likely would have come out during the campaign or something. I think it's unfortunate so many people are concerned with superficialities.
Who gives a crap about what a politician does with his genitals? Find something more relevant to worry about.
- Warren
In the interview, Edwards says he lied repeatedly about the affair with a 44-year-old woman while his wife struggled with cancer. He denied he is the father of the woman’s child as reported by The National Enquirer, which broke the story.
Who gives a crap about what a politician does with his genitals? Find something more relevant to worry about.
- Warren
I actually was rooting for him in the primary and was sorry he lost to Obama and Hillary. Of course, now I am glad, as it likely would have come out during the campaign or something. I think it's unfortunate so many people are concerned with superficialities.
Who gives a crap about what a politician does with his genitals? Find something more relevant to worry about.
- Warren
Truth is : it sells tabloids. There is nothing more to it, people don't like to think too hard about complicated political arguments.It's not what he did with his genitals, but what he did to his family of 5. I would not trust a man for president who cheats on his wife and betrays his children, do you?
I'm not much on trusting politicians regardless, but I think Thomas Jefferson did a respectable job with the office despite his infidelities.It's not what he did with his genitals, but what he did to his family of 5. I would not trust a man for president who cheats on his wife and betrays his children, do you?
I don't personally care about this frivolous issue, but I am very disappointed with John Edwards for endangering and damaging the democratic party with this nonsense. He, and Bill Clinton in 1998, were more concerned with themselves then they were with advancing the democratic agenda (I don't say that because they wasted time having extramarital sex, I say it because they knew their actions had a high probability of hurting the party in future elections but they couldn't stop themselves).
On the other hand, democrats likely wouldn't mind if bedroom issues become central to the campaign, since Obama has a much cleaner history as a husband and father then does John Mccain.
A lot of people will be voting for McCain.I would not trust a man for president who cheats on his wife and betrays his children, do you?
That we know of.
Really? It doesn't surprise me at all! :tongue:Can't believe I am first to break this on PF.
So exactly how likely does something have to be in order to arouse your suspicion? Would it be correct to follow "John McCain has never used illegal drugs" with "that we know of?" I chose this example because most statistics put the rate of illegal drug use beyond the rates of affairs, although you can find statistics that disagree with this.It's more likely that someone has had an extra-marital affair than that they are a pedophile.
You can say "McCain has never had an affair that we know of."
but saying anything about pedophilia is a bit far.
Is Edwards' name still being kicked-around as a VP candidate?
This could kill him
because I suspect the Dems are holding this issue in reserve for Sep/Oct.
Again, what standard are you applying? At what point does a societal pathology become statistically large enough for you to suspect all people of possessing it without any direct evidence?
My point was saying "XXX never had an extra-marital affair... that we know of" is low, but saying "XXX is not a pedophile... that we know of." is just stupid.
It's more likely that someone has had an extra-marital affair than that they are a ...
If this was Mitt Romney, or Giuliani, I would bet it would be headlines in the all the major news media publications and news channels.
I don't like that the media has kept so quiet about it though. If this was Mitt Romney, or Giuliani, I would bet it would be headlines in the all the major news media publications and news channels.
How many women did McCain marry, after his first wife?This is interesting - this is almost exactly the same as how McCain's went down (difference is he married the woman).
Where do you get your news? The Edwards story is making the headlines/front page at CNN, NY Times, BBC, LA Times, Washington Post, MSNBC and NPR.I don't like that the media has kept so quiet about it though.
Where do you get your news? The Edwards story is making the headlines/front page at CNN, NY Times, BBC, LA Times, Washington Post, MSNBC and NPR.
Where do you get your news? The Edwards story is making the headlines/front page at CNN, NY Times, BBC, LA Times, Washington Post, MSNBC and NPR.
Wasn't he the guy who was on his high family morals horse before?Who gives a crap about what a politician does with his genitals? Find something more relevant to worry about.
- Warren
Quite. Leveraging his "family values" and his wife's cancer for the campaign after having an affair on her during her illness. Even worse, she knew about the affair and the near-certainty that it would become public knowledge as the candidates are scrutinized, and she "went along". What if he had wrapped up the nomination, and then the truth came out (or even unproved allegations)? They were both willing to risk their party's 2008 presidential race and the party's congressional coat-tails for a chance to live in the White House. Such selfishness and arrogance does not reflect well on either of them.Wasn't he the guy who was on his high family morals horse before?
I find people who preach about morals this and morals that and then act the opposite way the worst kind of hypocrites.
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The creepiest part of his creepy confession was when he stressed to Woodruff that he cheated on Elizabeth in 2006 when her cancer was in remission. His infidelity was oncologically correct.
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When it comes to politicians and sex, our expectations are not all that great. Human nature being what it is, there will continue to be adultery no matter how many instructive scandals they’re exposed to. But you really would think that by now they’d know how to make a decent public confession.
Yet there was John Edwards, ignoring the many, many previous examples of why it is so important to admit the truth quickly and keep it simple. Unable to deny any longer that he had had an affair with a campaign worker, he insisted on parsing. It was all a mistake. If she was paid off, it wasn’t my money. And, in what may be a new high in the annals of weaseldom: my wife’s cancer was in remission.
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