Elizabeth Edwards: "Republicans Scare Me"

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ABC News: Elizabeth Edwards: "Republicans Scare Me"
December 15, 2007
Raelyn Johnson

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic hopeful John Edwards, lamented with Iowa caucus goers about her fear of the Republican Party. "Republicans should scare us in a lot of ways," Edwards said as she was introducing her husband at a town hall in Dubuque, Iowa.

Speaking about Republican candidate Mike Huckabee, who recently surged ahead in Iowa polls, Elizabeth noted, "He seems like a nice charming guy," before saying that Huckabee, "doesn’t believe in evolution and has some nutty views about what it is we should do about ending violence in our inner city — we should make sure all of our young people are armed. Republicans scare me."

She went on to warn about the larger party, saying, "Karl Rove may not be working in the White House anymore but you can pretty much be sure he’s going back in the presidential race... I believe he’s going to be back and he’s going be doing that same kind of Rovian politics that we’ve seen before — the kind of attacks that we saw against Sen. McCain in South Carolina we can expect to see against our nominee, 'swift boating,' all of that kind of stuff again."

John Edwards has been spending the last week campaigning in Iowa. Elizabeth joined him recently and has been making her presence felt by speaking at various moments throughout town hall meetings. Actor and supporter Kevin Bacon joined Edwards on Saturday, surprising audiences with a performance from the Bacon Brothers Band, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that this bus tour is being headlined by Elizabeth.

Pleading her husband’s case, she told caucus goers that Edwards could survive the Republican attack machine: "We have to have a candidate who stands up, can take the punches and give it back to them."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/12/elizabeth-edw-1.html

[Aviation Pro]

1. Wrong words Elizabeth....

...RepubliCONS should anger you and you should never fear them.

[provis99]

2. my sentiments exactly

Republicans are just bullies. Bullies don't frighten me, they just piss me off. And if you stand up to a bully, even slightly, they turn and run away. Everyone of those Republicans is a coward when confronted with someone who won't put up with their bull anymore. Wish the Democratic leaders on the Hill could get that into their heads.

[Czolgosz]

3. Judging from her grace in the face of grave medical news, Elizabeth has a high threshold for fear.