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WyLoochka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:16 PM Original message |
Say what you will about John Edwards |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. I agree and that is why I wish he had stayed in the race longer. nt |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I also wish he would have stayed in the race longer. |
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Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I agree. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. We needed someone to pull the debates further to the left. nt |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. +1 |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
181. At the time I wished this, too. However |
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Demoiselle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Obama ran "Harry and Louise" type ads against Edwards in one of the |
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INdemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 09:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
66. The Health insurance industry has billions to spend if they have to |
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DaLittle Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #66 |
84. Kick & Recommend and Then COPY &^ PASTE... Elsewhere! |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #66 |
90. Take the focus off the money, put it into authentic action. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #19 |
136. Let's b e clear, Democrats are limiting our choices of candidates to those who will fail . . . |
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Beartracks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
74. That's why campaigns should be about... |
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DaLittle Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
81. That Is Why John Russell Endorsed Edwards... He Was The ONLY One Who "Knew HOW To Defeat Them!" |
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DissedByBush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
85. Someone who made millions in medical malpractice suits |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:15 AM Response to Reply #85 |
91. Few know more about the insurance racket than med-mal attorneys. |
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DissedByBush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #91 |
146. He sued doctors |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #146 |
176. The doctors were insured by insurance companies. He dealt with |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #85 |
126. He would not have won had he been unable to prove bad behavior |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #126 |
135. IT's also like not a major cost in the industry |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
116. Why |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #116 |
144. And the Republicans surely would have found out. |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
137. I wish he would of stayed in his Pants longer |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
160. I agree too and that's why I wish he'd kept his car in his own garage. |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. I still think he'd made a great President |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. I'm with you. No one understands the deviousness of the corporate |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:55 AM Response to Reply #2 |
110. johny hedgefund was out for little johny hedgefund. fucking asshole phony of the worst kind |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:45 AM Response to Reply #110 |
120. I'm just guessing here that you didn't support Edwards in the primaries. |
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sellitman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
150. It had nothing to do with being prudish |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. Absolutely right on. And if we really cared about "issues" and not "morality" or |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Actually, it's public morality that's important. And our health care system is immoral |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Good point. It seems what the definition of rea lmorality is doesn't resonate |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 06:43 AM Response to Reply #7 |
98. You must not have been on DU when it came out. I hid over 100 |
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The Wizard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #7 |
118. And everyone in Congress who |
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DaLittle Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
83. AGREED 1000% |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
5. That's why I supported him as my 2nd choice after Kucinich. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. That's the whole point of the primary process. So I opposed the effort to get the 'minor' candidate |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 06:56 AM Response to Reply #5 |
100. Yup...that was me |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #100 |
159. Edwards "WAS" DLC Once, But I Think He Came To See The Writing On The Wall... |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yup. And he was criticizing Obama specifically |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:18 AM Response to Reply #6 |
88. I'd just as soon the health insurance companies were put out of business entirely. |
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chimpymustgo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
134. Krugman's a truth-teller - not allowed around here! (But boy didn't he - and Edwards - call that one |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #134 |
161. Yep, You Hit The Nail On The Head With That One! Krugman & Edwards Have |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
147. thanks for this quote. |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
11. What can I say? The avatar I have now was not my first choice. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I started out as a Clarkie. nt |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
68. Me, too, |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #68 |
168. He and Hillary are tight. And both Hillary and Obama are very DLC. nt |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
14. No, but if you're Edwards, you can fake phony populism. |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. Sigh |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. John Edwards knows better than any of the other candidates how |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. IF Edwards were president right now, the only thing he would be handling would be spin control |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
60. Edwards has, I'm sure, negotiated many a deal much more difficult |
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SusanaMontana41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
75. "If Edwards were president right now" |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
158. Thank You So Much For Your Defense Of John Edwards!!! He ALWAYS |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. Yep... the words were alluring |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:18 AM Response to Reply #15 |
103. His lurch to the center wouldn't have even helped. He would have lost because of his affair. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
16. Which is why he was run off. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
17. Yep. He knew the enemy and wasn't afraid to speak up about them. |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Too bad he voluntarily provided more than enough fodder for those clandestine corporate |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I have to agree with you about the Democratic scandals that get way |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
44. I wouldn't call what's on the table health care reform |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #44 |
58. just a redistribution of the same old shit. n/t |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 10:44 PM Response to Reply #44 |
78. And there'll be more & more uninsurables that the private plans dump on the public option |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #26 |
61. Edwards fall was aided by others; without affair, would still have had scandal |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Please... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Shouldn't this standard apply to all politicians, not just the Democratic ones? n/t |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Where did I say it shouldn't? :-) |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #62 |
121. Affair was his fault. Allowing Hunter near the campaign was shared with others |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:16 AM Response to Reply #61 |
133. Wow, wheels within wheels. Edwards should have been smarter -- |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #61 |
152. i don't understand! are you saying that Hunter's real name is Lisa Druck?? |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #152 |
155. omg, i just googled all that! absolutely astounding, what a |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #155 |
170. Thanks For The Link!!! What An Insight!! Wouldn't Be Surprised To Hear |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #155 |
189. Disturbing connections between media and Hunter make the risk much greater |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:31 AM Response to Reply #26 |
92. Obama smokes, but as an op-ed in the L.A. Times pointed out the other day, |
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GreenArrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
164. correction. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
20. "A good man but a bad boy." |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. a great way to put it... |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Thanks for sharing that. Missed opportunities. |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. Yes, he framed the debate |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Everything you wrote is true, especially this part... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:35 AM Response to Reply #32 |
93. Thanks. This is exactly the point. You start negotiations by demanding |
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Inspired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:45 AM Response to Reply #23 |
106. That video is one of my faves. I can't compliment you enough on it. |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
162. OMG! How I Remember That & NOW I'm Crying All Over Again!!! |
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sellitman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
151. Good man? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
27. Yep. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
28. He would have survived his sex scandal if he had been a republican |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Ain't that the truth. |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. You're probably right. |
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StrongBad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
34. He always knew the right thing to say to feel liked. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Sounds like Obama too me. |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
37. Edwards was a centrist southern senator |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Head cheerleader? |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. as you wish |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Hmm and then there is THIS |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. more than a few senators voted the right way despite being "lied to" |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Project much? |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. I'd say writing an oped supporting the other party's position using the other party's talking points |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 05:11 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. OHHH he had enough pull to put it on a STATE website? |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 05:15 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. the State Department |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. He was lied to. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #57 |
122. "People like yourself made sure of that?" |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:47 AM Response to Reply #57 |
182. this wasn't a vote to name a post office after Ronald Reagan |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #50 |
79. Edwards was a co-sponsor on Lieberman's Senate IWR bill. House version became the vehicle & passed. |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:22 PM Response to Reply #50 |
156. sorry, but that was cheerleading, pure and simple. very disappointing. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:38 AM Response to Reply #37 |
94. Edwards stated very clearly that he had been wrong about the |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #94 |
178. Your comparison to Kerry is ridiculous |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
38. I believed in John Edwards because of Elizabeth Edwards. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Yep! |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:46 AM Response to Reply #41 |
95. Actually, Obama is worse than I imagined. I am extremely disappointed. |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
40. Edwards ever do the DNA thing to prove he's not the dad? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Who cares? |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. That little girl. Can be pretty tough growing up with your father denying your existence. n/t |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Last I heard, her mother was the one who was refusing to do the DNA thing. n/t |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #40 |
87. I believe it was Rielle Hunter who wanted the paternity test. |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #40 |
171. Check Link In #155 Above.... n/t |
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waiting for hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
48. Here's a good vid of what he was saying |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:52 AM Response to Reply #48 |
96. Wow! Now that was powerful. |
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waiting for hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #96 |
175. That political capital is going to dry up |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
49. Kicked and recommended for a wise observation. |
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liskddksil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
53. Thank you for a positive Edwards thread! |
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Edith Ann (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
56. John Edwards and Health Care |
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DaLittle Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:50 AM Response to Reply #56 |
107. John Edwards Archived Site Health Care... "We Have To Defeat Them!" |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
59. nor will government |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
64. Nice-ing people to death |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
67. He's right and if you're implication is that Obama won't play hardball, |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. But will he play hardball for the benefit of the shitstain insurance companies? |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. That's not even worth answering |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #71 |
77. So, no comment on Baucus whoring with the insurance people this weekend? |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:45 PM Response to Reply #77 |
86. Fuck Baucus |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #86 |
163. WHAT MAJORITY??? I Have Yet To See Any REAL Majority Working |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
70. Unfortunately they post right here on DU |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
72. Anyone who'd cheat on his wife - would cheat on his country! |
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mntleo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #72 |
125. Would you say that about JFK? LBJ? Clinton? G Washington? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #72 |
138. FDR? |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #72 |
165. Bill Clinton, Bill Clinton, Bill Clinton!!! Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy... |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
73. He was correct. |
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Umbral (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
76. At least he knew what to say. |
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pam4water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
80. He was my second choise after Kucinich |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
82. But specials interests will eagerly give money away ... |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
89. OK, I will: |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
97. To bad John Edwards was not dedicated to this cause... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
99. If someone is interested in politics and pointedly pro-labor, John Edwards |
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DaLittle Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:52 AM Response to Reply #99 |
108. GANNON IS A VERY GOOD POINT! Media Is Arm Of BIG Business!!!! |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:53 AM Response to Reply #99 |
109. That defense is the one that really sets me off |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:57 AM Response to Reply #109 |
111. Good god. Try to focus on a fact or two, just for the sheer novelty of it. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:13 AM Response to Reply #111 |
112. So somehow Edwards own words are of no meaning? |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:22 AM Response to Reply #112 |
114. This argument has blazed brightly on DU's boards prior to today and |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:41 AM Response to Reply #114 |
117. He is as pro-labor as his words |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:45 AM Response to Reply #117 |
119. If Edwards were demonstrated to be the only human who ever |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #119 |
123. Try to read what is written- I don't care if he wants to fuck around |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:15 AM Response to Reply #123 |
124. You keep missing it. You are asking not only John Edwards but |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #124 |
129. You are not paying attention. Angels? Where do you get that?! |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #129 |
130. Your virulent bias against Edwards deflects your chances for a |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #117 |
173. Oh & BTW... Newtie Is Back... Affairs, Book Deals & All... Gee What |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:17 AM Response to Reply #109 |
113. Please get some facts |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:29 AM Response to Reply #113 |
115. He spoke against equal rights |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #109 |
172. Can You Say BILL CLINTON??? Not Knocking Him... But Stop & Think About |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
101. Both John and Elizabeth would have been dynamite against the insurance lobby! |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
102. Unfortunately, we now know that Edwards was all about Edwards, and was a lier and a false |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:24 AM Response to Reply #102 |
104. We probably want to go back and |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #104 |
139. +1 |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
105. Yeah they are always right until elected to office... |
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WestSeattle2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #105 |
131. Your assessment is spot on... |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
127. Well, there was a reason I was sold on him, hook, line and sinker. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
128. Krugman: NYT, 2/9/07 -- Edwards Gets It Right |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
132. Why do you think we know he had an affair? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #132 |
140. Exactly! |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #132 |
143. yep |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #132 |
166. codswallop. no way would Obama have picked johny hedgefund |
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Inspired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #166 |
167. It doesn't really look like Obama is much of a threat either. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #166 |
174. NO Democrat could have carried this state in 2004! |
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Inspired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #174 |
187. No shit. Kerry/Edwards didn't even win Iowa in 2004. |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 01:01 AM Response to Reply #132 |
185. He refuses to acknowledge his own child |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
141. this is probably why he was set-up to be exposed (they all mess around in some way) |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #141 |
154. little johny hedgefund was hardly effective at running for prez and |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:59 PM Response to Reply #141 |
179. Edwards only won one primary in 2004 and none in 2008 |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
142. Just what we needed - another fucking HYPOCRIT in the White House - NO THANKS! |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #142 |
157. I can only judge from what I saw in his Nightline Interview and he was just in CYA mode |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
145. He was #1 at DU even weeks after he dropped out for a reason. nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 01:02 AM Response to Reply #145 |
186. Deleted message |
Inspired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:10 AM Response to Reply #186 |
188. Let's not get too personal, OK? |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
148. I wounder if he would have changed his stripes as president, too.... |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
149. John had some |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
153. When you threaten the Chamber of Commerce you will not be elected nt |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 01:00 AM Response to Reply #153 |
184. When you're a narcissitstic phony without the skill |
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RollWithIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
169. While I agree with your original premise (healthcare) I now have serious issues with Edwards... |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
177. I think John Edwards is a great man |
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Dem_4_Life (710 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
180. I agree with you 100% |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
183. Edwards sucked off the teat of a hedge fund while claiming |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
190. spaketh smoove johnny, while raking in hedge fund cash. the guy was a total phoney... |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
191. Edwards Baby-Daddy Stand-In Writing Tell-All Book |
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