[ctonious]

As Carolinians, we have a special responsibility to inform the rest of the nation of our collective disdain for Edwards, a disdain that Carolina Republicans AND Democrats feel for this self-serving charlatan - (not Charlottean :^).

[Carolinamom]

"...this self-serving charlatan" as a label for Edwards works for me. Of course, we'll have to explain to dim women that that is NOT the town he's from.

He's worked that "son of a mill worker" phrase too damn much to suit me. After a while, it gets boooooooooooooooring.LOL

[southernnorthcarolina]

As Carolinians, we have a special responsibility to inform the rest of the nation of our collective disdain for Edwards, a disdain that Carolina Republicans AND Democrats feel for this self-serving charlatan - (not Charlottean :^).

Well said! It is absolutely true that there's no love lost between Edwards and NC Democrats, and obviously no NC Republican holds him in high esteem. He came out of nowhere, with a self-financed campaign, and took the Dem Senate nomination away from party stalwarts who had "paid their dues," unlike Edwards. He won a flukish election in 1998 over Lauch Faircloth, who ran the worst campaign I've ever seen (and the fact that Faircloth was/is nearly deaf didn't help in debates and appearances before large crowds).

After President Bush's election in 2000, Edwards realized that his re-election chances were slim, given that he'd have to run in a Presidential election year with Dubya at the top of the ticket. So, he decided to roll the dice on a long shot bid for the Top Job. If headed for defeat in the Senate, why not? Even a failure would probably lead to something good for Edwards -- the VP nomination; or a Cabinet position in a (God forbid) Democrat administration; or a position as a DC lobbyist; or maybe General Counsel for the DNC. At absolute worst, his hourly rate as a personal injury attorney would skyrocket.

Edwards reminds me of a junior executive at a big corporation who, getting wind of his impending firing, applies for the position of CEO. Nothing to lose, so, again, why not?

[Congressman Billybob]

I agree with your comment that folks from the Tar Heel State owe it to the nation to get the word out about John Edwards before the Democrats do something dumb and put him on the ticket. Back in 1992, Arkansans told the truth to the national press and to the rest of the country, but no one was paying attention.

Now, WE need to make a serious effort through talk radio and on the Internet, to get the word out about Edwards. The people who know him best, don't like him. He can't, and shouldn't, be reelected to the Senate. So where does he get off telling the rest of the nation that he can "carry the South"?

We have our work cut out for us. Time to get cracking.

Congressman Billybob

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