Had a democrat said something similar (or even much worse) about a conservative, the media would certainly laugh it off as a good-natured jab and then cast anyone who disagreed as a thin-skinned ninny. And to top it off, there is no doubt that the Breck Girl is going to milk it hard for all it's worth.
He is the only reason President Hillary Clinton isn't the scariest idea in the history of the world.
I'd run the Hillary campaign before I'd even think about voting for Edwards.