Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out on Husband's Affair

ABCNEWS ^ | August 08, 2008 | Jennifer Parker

[ricks_place]

ABC News' Jennifer Parker reports: Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former Sen. John Edwards has reacted to the news of her husband's affair, posting a blog titled "Today" on the liberal Daily Kos website and asking for privacy for her family.

In the blog, Elizabeth Edwards says her husband told her about the affair in 2006 and they worked through it. "This was our private matter," she writes.

She heaps blame on the news media for prying into her family's life, writing, "the toll on our family of news helicopters over our house and reporters in our driveway is yet unknown."

She disputes the National Enquirer allegations that her husband fathered a child outside of their marriage.

The Elizabeth Edwards blog on Daily Kos reads: "Our family has been through a lot. Some caused by nature, some caused by human weakness, and some – most recently – caused by the desire for sensationalism and profit without any regard for the human consequences. None of these has been easy. But we have stood with one another through them all. Although John believes he should stand alone and take the consequences of his action now, when the door closes behind him, he has his family waiting for him.

"John made a terrible mistake in 2006. The fact that it is a mistake that many others have made before him did not make it any easier for me to hear when he told me what he had done. But he did tell me. And we began a long and painful process in 2006, a process oddly made somewhat easier with my diagnosis in March of 2007.

[ken21]

mrs edwards:

you media have been unfair to us,

you didn’t report it for months.

it would be better if you didn’t report it.

/s

[Kickass Conservative]

Like I said, Edwards is a PUSSY. Not just a run of the mill pussy mind you, a lying, liberal, elitist, leftist pussy.

Any questions? LOL

[Canedawg]

“I know a man who’s wife was dying and she made him take dancing lessons with her so that when she died, he’d be able to go out and meet other women in the hopes that he would find someone else eventually.”

That is a touching story.

This one however, is not.

[Wil H]

No one any longer has use for the phony, even the most strident fools on the left.

Except Lanny Davis..

[PghBaldy]

I would not be surprised at all if Obama is a cheater. He has a vibe like he is “It.” Many people want to be near people with as much status as he has now. He might very well have many temptations.

[al baby]

illegitimate child

Your wrong! No such thing as illegitimate children just illegitimate parents

[ETL]

John Edwards awarded 'Father of the Year'
Democrat received honor about 8 months before alleged love child born

Where was John Edwards around the time his alleged "love child" Frances Quinn Hunter was conceived? The senator was in New York – receiving his Father of the Year Award.

Edwards accepted his June 27, 2007, honor from the Father's Day/Mother's Day Council exactly eight months before the child was born Feb. 27, 2008, according to a birth certificate obtained by the Charlotte Observer.

Before beginning his Father of the Year acceptance speech, Edwards told an adoring crowd, "I hate to admit it, but I am not the best parent in my family. ..."

VIDEO at site!
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=71460

[ricks_place]

The illegitimate child bothers me far more than the girlfriend.

The child bothers me not one bit! Abortion would have been a convenient yet evil choice. I am glad that Ms. Hunter brought the baby to term. Some public pain now but the gift of life to her daughter.

[csvset]

Maybe Clay Aiken is the father.

The Clay Baby Is Born

[PghBaldy]

Good post. I try not to take joy in the suffering of others, especially over stuff like this. I am often very deficient. I feel bad for her and her kids. I did not like her going after Cheney’s family in 2004. I won’t do the same. May she and her children get the support they need. I have no joy in a family tragedy exposed.

[Lijahsbubbe]

"John made a terrible mistake in 2006.

Mistake \Mis*take"\ v. i.

to commit an unintentional error.

[Kickass Conservative]

That little factoid isn't getting much play on CNN. They're pushing the poor victim mantra right now.

Did anyone catch Carville earlier today?
To paraphrase, “Edwards didn't kill anyone of get us into a war”. James is always on his game.

[Hattie]

What I don?t understand is how these women - especially liberal-minded women - justify their behavior in response to the public outing of these affairs... You would think in order to set a good example to other women (especially young women) that they wouldn?t be flagrant enablers, but I think that?s lost on them...

And especially the example to the children. When a wife first finds out there is a period of denial. The old adage about someone who cheats continues to cheat is usually true. Best to gather up your guts, face it, end the marriage and move on. Enabling makes enabling children who then have poor marriages too.

[Lawgvr1955]

I have no difficulty with the Edwards making some arrangement of this nature as private citizens. But what type of ego must one have to then run for high office at a time when your wife is suffering so?

Her defense of him does nothing to cast him in a better light.

[Kickass Conservative]

No baby, no $15,000 a month. Follow the money, ALWAYS...

Character is earned, not bought. I will hope her motivation was the life of the child, but I wouldn’t bet the farm on it.

[ricks_place]

John Edwards awarded 'Father of the Year' Democrat received honor about 8 months before alleged love child born...

What a mean spirited irrelevent post!

John Edwards was awarded 'Father of the Year' NOT 'Husband of the Year'! /sarc/

[Jim Noble]

Appropriately for Rick's Place: "I know a thing or two about women, my friend".

IF it is true that John told Elizabeth about this in 2006, and they reconciled - IF that is true - then John being in his slut's hotel room at 2:30 am in 2008 is just never, never, NEVER going to fly.

She will find a better lawyer than he ever was, and what she will do to him - man, I don't even want to THINK about it.

[autumnraine]

Well, if they (yes, both of them) hadn’t of lied repeatedly, the media wouldn’t have had to “pry”.

No respect for Elizabeth “It’s everyone but my husband’s fault” Edwards.

[Toespi]

I am betting that the Enquirer “source” is the girlfriend. I am assuming that he kept her quiet with promises as long as he could and when it didn’t pan out for her, she made contact with the Enquirer for money. She set him up the night at the hotel.

[Revolting cat!]

No fear, Mrs Edwards, FR celebrity prayer pros are on the job!