Posted on 02/04/2005 1:42:00 PM PST by Mike Fieschko
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards (news - web sites) will head a University of North Carolina center that will study ways to lift people out of poverty.Edwards, a 1977 graduate of UNC's law school, will be director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, the university said Friday. He will hold a part-time, two-year faculty position, funded by private gifts to the university.
Edwards served one term in the Senate and pursued a presidential run last year before being picked as John Kerry (news - web sites)'s running mate. While in the Senate, he pushed for raising the minimum wage, expanding the earned income tax credit and creating matching savings accounts for poor families.
NC prodigal return ping.
Sure, no problem.
Hey John; how much of your OWN $$$ you gonna part with? Why not do this for free.
Just another Hypocrat.
He's gonna sue 'em into prosperity, right? ( bleeaaagggh )
Good of someone to give the guy a job. Now he can't blame his unemployment on Bush.
Hey John! Here's one way to help life people out of poverty: Give away all your millions to them. IS that gonna be part of your "study"?
Chase ambulances, and use lots of hair spray, like I did.
Does this mean he will be reccommending all these people become Tort lawyers or is he reccommending they all sue someone?
Since his hometown didn't support him in his bid for the Veep position, he figures NC owes him something. Would enjoy knowing who the "funded by private gifts to the university" are.
And how much the Breck Girl's making off this.
Gives Johnnie the chance to run for President as a
poverty pimp instead of ambulance-chasing pimp.
This shyster, ambulance-chasing, medical industry destroying scumbag lawyer is "working" at a university poverty center? The irony isn't lost on me. Bet he never shows-up and is only a "marquis name" to attract more liberal garbage to the center at UNC.
Well, now he'll finally be able to get coats for all those coatless little girls.
As a girl originally from North Carolina, I'm thinking everyone would be a lot happier if Chapel Hill would just seceed from the state.
Getting Rich By Suing Your Way To The Top: How I Made It In Life - An Autobiography by Sen. John Edwards
No, they got it wrong...he's going to study ways to put MORE people into poverty by excessive regulation and inflated jury awards on worthless "negligence" lawsuits.
And don't y'all down in NC even THINK about trying to send Smilin' John down to SC or north up here to Virginia. We don't want him. Y'all want to get rid of him, ship his ass to Massachusetts and let him spoon with JF'nK now that Teresa's not calling herself a Kerry anymore.
}:-)4
John Edwards to Head UNC Poverty Center
The clubhouse leader for the "Ironic Headline of the Year" award.
Under Kerry/Edwards we would all be elgible for that center.
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