Edwards with Blitzer: Perfect

[patrice]

I don't say this often; I could not see, nor did I hear, anything that I could have improved upon.

P.S. Believe it or not, that does bother me a little; Time for a reality check.

[ursi]

1. I don't know how he keeps from telling idiot corporate shills like Blitzer

to pound sand beteen his empty ears.

[ClericJohnPreston]

2. If the shoe fits....

wear it.

Reality is that Edwards is the best candidate running.

[patrice]

4. He appears to be operating in somekind of "flow" state of consciousness.

That's what it used to be called anyway. It's a state of being in which everything is in synch.

Really, I'm going to go and review everyone's websites. I'm pretty sure of where I'm at, but I'm known for double-checking for a reason, especially when I think something is good.

[TomClash]

8. This is what he's good at

He's good at criticizing corproate America, being dogged and angry. The man has a fighting spirit. He may be at the point where he doesn't give a damn anymore - that's often when people are at their best - when the political calculation and the lying and the groveling stop. It's also the point where it is more difficult to win - one of politics' classic conundrums.

[patrice]

11. It's very good that he can be cool and angry about economic injustice at the same time.

That's uncommon and it's way more powerful.

Hillary get's bitter when she's angry, so she keeps her anger down to hide her bite.

I'm honestly beginning to wonder if there's any there there in Obama. Yes, he can deliver a good sermon, but I don't think he's ***personally*** involved beyond his own ambitions. I really wonder if, under other circumstances, he couldn't give a shit.

[Andy823]

18. I feel the same way

Edwards has something that jus makes me feel he is going to at least try damn hard to do what he says he will.

[patrice]

25. See that's the thing about other candidates who are all about "Can't we just get along".

If you're not honest about the anger in the first place and therefore don't learn to manage it constructively, it distorts what you will and won't do. Some things you'll do to divert the process from the scarey un-manageable anger and other things you won't do in order to avoid the scarey un-manageable anger.

[OzarkDem]

3. Perfection comes from sincerity, skill and hard work

If you're spinning talking points on positions that someone has written for you, its hard not to mess up or sound scripted.

Edwards is able to speak off the cuff or extemperaneously about any topic, any facet of his policies without flubbing or sounding scripted. That's because he's spent a lot of time developing them, really believes in them and has worked hard on not letting interviewers throw him off base by making idiotic statements and accusations.

Edwards is even better than Big Dog. Big Dog's only flaw in this area was getting into the minutae of his policy. Edwards has learned to keep policy discussions substantive and simple at the same time. Brilliant.

[Triana]

5. Not letting others control you...(media shills, for instance) and assertiveness....

...great skills. Edwards has honed them sharply. Those skills, when used competently and for good causes, are invaluable.

When used incompetently by a narcissistic, arrogant, despotic goon like bu$h, they are utterly destructive.

Want change? Vote Edwards.

Anyone else is just a distraction.

[adnelson60087]

27. Truer words have rarely been spoken!

[patrice]

6. I've always respected Bill's intelligence.

I taught Advance Placement Psychology for 4 years, to classrooms of kids, some of them taking full boat AP schedules (including things like Physics, Calculus, and Chemistry), so I dig truly "smart". I know all of the varities of personalities that can be associated with "gifted" and Bill appeals in that quarter, but you can feel things going on when he speaks that are not out in the open.

Edwards's intelligence and instincts are all up front - or - so well hidden that you don't know it's there, which is a trait that would suit a negotiator quite well.

Like I said, time for that reality check . . . back later.

[spooky3]

9. I think Elizabeth Edwards deserves a lot of the credit for this

I believe that they talk with each other a lot about policy and strategic issues, and that when she expresses a disagreement or new point, he rethinks things and makes revisions where warranted.

They are a great team.

[patrice]

12. Have you noticed a similarity about their eyes? I have. nt

[OzarkDem]

19. Yes she does n/t

[surfermaw]

36. OzarkDem well said ....Go John

[Bonobo]

7. It's easy when you actually believe what you are saying! Go John! nt

[burythehatchet]

14. Authenticity has its privileges.

[bunnies]

10. Agreed. He did a great job - as usual. nt

[DaLittle Kitty]

13. Edwards Was Absolutely Perfect and Presidential On Cnn w/ Blitzer Chief Corporatist Reporter.

I am Counting Down to the Debate Tuesday... It WILL BE Fun... Just Gave Another $50 to Edwards Campaign! :) :patriot: :kick: A*s Johnny!

[DemDogs]

15. Perfect message, perfect pitch, no media attention. (also n/t)

[smokey nj]

16. K&R!!!

[ChiciB1]

17. Edwards Handles Him So Very Well... However, I Have ONE Problem

with the interview!! Tell me WHY Wolfie felt "compelled" to comment on how much money Edwards is spending in SC as opposed to Clinton or Obama?

Has anyone ever heard him ask this OF Clinton or Obama when THEY outspent Edwards by MILLIONS & MILLIONS in Iowa???

If he did, I take back what I said, but I didn't hear it myself!

[patrice]

20. There was a graphic with the amounts relative to each Dem candidate.

NO discussion of the others and what their budget decisions are about.

[ChiciB1]

23. Fro Iowa? Did Wolfie Make A Point To Emphasize It?? What I Found

irritating was his inflection that Edwards was "desperate" or something to be spending MORE than the others! Basically pointing out that Edwards NEEDED the win, and the other candidates aren't spending much because THEY feel he's THE LOSER!!!

[ChiciB1]

24. OOPs... I Can't STNAD Making Errors... I Meant "From!" n/t

[ChiciB1]

29. i gev pup! nt my dey! SP!! n/t

[mirrera]

42. You just cracked me up!

:spray:

[patrice]

26. No, $$$ for SC. You're right, but Edwards didn't buy into it. He expressed his vision about

how staying in there all of the way supports the larger process.

[Andy823]

21. Well you know Wolf

He works for the "corporations" that don't want Edwards in the Whitehouse, so he has to do their job, and he is good at it!

[surfermaw]

37. I heard him ask him how much spent. ..even showed the amount of all three

[balantz]

22. Once again, Edwards proves he is made of substance.

Clinton and Obama don't come close in their schoolyard rhetoric. I'll bet the corporate pigs shudder every time they give Edwards air time.

[lisainmilo]

28. Just keep going John.....and thank you for standing for us!

:patriot:

[ChiciB1]

30. School Yard Rhetoric... It Was VERY Evident Between Clinton/Obama AND

Huckabee/Romney AND Thompson! The three were especially NASTY!! Just threw barbs back and forth about one another! No issues seemed to be of substance there!

[balantz]

31. Do you ever feel like Americans in general never left the fifth grade?

[ChiciB1]

33. Or Maybe Even The Third Grade??? n/t

[balantz]

34. You're right, third grade it is! I can also be held guilty of this sometimes.

:+

[asdjrocky]

32. Anyone have a link?

I missed the interview, and I need it for the Edwards Morning Mail.

[patrice]

35. Sorry, I can't find one. Must keep an eye on YouTube.

Why doesn't CNN have it on their website? I looked all over.

[patrice]

38. Here's that link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGT_6iIHpfg

Solidarity!

[jackson_dem]

39. Thanks for that. Wolf seems to be the only one in the msm who gives Edwards tv time

[DemDogs]

43. The ONLY candidate who actually answers the tough questions

I am tired of candidates who just answer with sections of their stump speeches. Edwards always answers the question even if it is tough.

[JNelson6563]

40. I felt the same way.

Very well done.

Julie

[mirrera]

41. I agree it was a work of art. n/t