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Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out on Husband's Affair
ABCNEWS ^ | August 08, 2008 | Jennifer Parker

Posted on 08/08/2008 6:31:27 PM PDT by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: edwards; elizabethedwards; kos; lovechild; riellehunter; sleazebag
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To: ricks_place

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


101 posted on 08/08/2008 7:20:55 PM PDT by ken21 (people die and you never hear from them again.)
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To: ricks_place

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


102 posted on 08/08/2008 7:22:07 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (OMG, I lost my tag line.)
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To: SeaHawkFan

“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.


103 posted on 08/08/2008 7:22:18 PM PDT by Canedawg
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To: AlphaOneAlpha
No one any longer has use for the phony, even the most strident fools on the left.

Except Lanny Davis..

104 posted on 08/08/2008 7:23:24 PM PDT by Wil H
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To: Recovering_Democrat

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.


105 posted on 08/08/2008 7:23:31 PM PDT by PghBaldy (Obama is hiding something about his birth, parents or name- but what?)
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To: CaptainK
illegitimate child

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

106 posted on 08/08/2008 7:26:22 PM PDT by al baby (Hi mom Cracker power Brother)
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To: ricks_place; All
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

107 posted on 08/08/2008 7:27:58 PM PDT by ETL (Lots of REAL smoking-gun evidence on the demonRats at my Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl)
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To: CaptainK
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.

108 posted on 08/08/2008 7:28:02 PM PDT by ricks_place
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To: steve8714
Maybe Clay Aiken is the father.

The Clay Baby Is Born

109 posted on 08/08/2008 7:29:36 PM PDT by csvset
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To: Humidston

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.


110 posted on 08/08/2008 7:29:43 PM PDT by PghBaldy (Obama is hiding something about his birth, parents or name- but what?)
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To: ricks_place
"John made a terrible mistake in 2006.

Mistake \Mis*take"\ v. i.

to commit an unintentional error.

111 posted on 08/08/2008 7:29:58 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
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To: Wil H
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.

112 posted on 08/08/2008 7:31:01 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (OMG, I lost my tag line.)
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To: LibertyRocks
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.

113 posted on 08/08/2008 7:33:00 PM PDT by Hattie
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To: LibertyRocks
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.

114 posted on 08/08/2008 7:35:14 PM PDT by Lawgvr1955 (You can never have too much cowbell !!)
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To: ricks_place

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.


115 posted on 08/08/2008 7:36:14 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (OMG, I lost my tag line.)
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To: ETL
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/


116 posted on 08/08/2008 7:38:19 PM PDT by ricks_place
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To: ricks_place
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.

117 posted on 08/08/2008 7:39:08 PM PDT by Jim Noble (When He rolls up His sleeves, He ain't just puttin' on the Ritz)
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To: ricks_place

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.


118 posted on 08/08/2008 7:45:16 PM PDT by autumnraine
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To: ricks_place

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.


119 posted on 08/08/2008 7:49:40 PM PDT by Toespi
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To: ricks_place

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


120 posted on 08/08/2008 7:49:49 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Are you ready to pray for Teddy?)
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