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John Edwards opens up about son he lost
AP/Yahoo ^ | 3/29/07 | Nedra Pickler

Posted on 03/29/2007 11:48:37 AM PDT by Qwertrew

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Didn't see this posted, unless the title was changed.
1 posted on 03/29/2007 11:48:38 AM PDT by Qwertrew
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Wade Edwards was 16 when he died, on the way to the family beach home in their home state of North Carolina, when a gust of wind swept his Jeep off the highway.

Did John Edwards sue God?

2 posted on 03/29/2007 11:50:56 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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I can't for the life of me understand why a single doctor in this country would be willing to get within 100 yards of any member of the Edwards family.
3 posted on 03/29/2007 11:51:08 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative ("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
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To: Qwertrew

Bush 41 lost a child.
Did he bring it up for political traction?


4 posted on 03/29/2007 11:51:16 AM PDT by Names Ash Housewares
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To: Qwertrew

OK now my Spin-meter is starting to twitch.


5 posted on 03/29/2007 11:51:19 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan (When toilet paper is a luxury, you have achieved communism.)
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To: Qwertrew
Edwards Digging Deep for the PITY Vote!
~ Out-pities Al Gore ~
6 posted on 03/29/2007 11:51:53 AM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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Why do I get the feeling that he's playing voters as one big jury pool?


7 posted on 03/29/2007 11:51:54 AM PDT by AU72
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"When I die, I want to feel like Wade's death and his life helped me realize this," he said. "I want to feel like I've done everything I can to serve, whatever that turns out to be."

Like sue doctors and hospitals into oblivion. He is such a parasite on society...

8 posted on 03/29/2007 11:52:01 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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Why now ?

Here is the cynical view : If an ailing wife can get him a bump in fundraising and the polls, imagine what a dead son could do ?

Again, I could be completely wrong, in which case my apologies to the Breck Girl, but nothing is past Edwards.

9 posted on 03/29/2007 11:52:05 AM PDT by HarmlessLovableFuzzball
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Possibly one reason he is talking about Wade now is....after their announcement that Elizabeth's cancer had returned...they got $500,000 in donations.


10 posted on 03/29/2007 11:52:09 AM PDT by Txsleuth (pissant for POTUS!!)
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Did John Edwards sue God?

No,but I'll bet he got a pretty penny from Chrysler and the County Highway Department where the accident happened.

11 posted on 03/29/2007 11:52:47 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative ("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
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To: HarmlessLovableFuzzball

Treating the 'rat nomination as one big pity party.


12 posted on 03/29/2007 11:53:57 AM PDT by AU72
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Edwards has responded by speaking about an experience bound to bring him sympathy, humanize his campaign and focus on perseverance after tragedy.

Well something has to fill the void of his substance free campaign.

13 posted on 03/29/2007 11:54:29 AM PDT by SampleMan (Islamic tolerance is practiced by killing you last.)
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Edwards campaign should be called the "Pity me Please" tour.

The silky pony is a pitiful excuse for a human being with these latest ploys for support. It's just pathetic.


14 posted on 03/29/2007 11:55:08 AM PDT by Pox (Just say NO to RINO Rudy!)
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To: Gay State Conservative

...Or anyone else, for that matter. Is this guy proving to be the biggest milk-sop or what?!


15 posted on 03/29/2007 11:55:36 AM PDT by rockrr (Never argue with a man who buys ammo in bulk...)
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A couple of more stories like this (son lost, wife with cancer) and 'ol Johnny Boy will have the sympathy vote all but sewn up.


16 posted on 03/29/2007 11:56:14 AM PDT by BFM (CLINTON is and always will be a rapist. Never forget!)
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edwards first goal should have been to get his wife EARLY treatment.

therapy delays for his political ambitions may give him 'bumps' in polls
but it is wrong.

17 posted on 03/29/2007 11:58:40 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: Gay State Conservative
Did you notice in this article all examples of private tragedies come from dems.
18 posted on 03/29/2007 11:58:45 AM PDT by mimaw
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To: Qwertrew

I will sympathize with his wife having cancer. Fine. My prayers go out for her. In fact, I'm even sorry that he lost a son. That had to be tough.

BUT...

That was a long time ago, not something recent. I'm sure it hurts, fine, but why exactly does he feel the need to bring this up NOW that he's running for office? Maybe my memory's bad, but I don't recall any mention of this during the '04 campaign (the one he lost, remember that?).

Call me cynical...but it looks like he's trying to dig for the sympathy vote.


19 posted on 03/29/2007 12:00:26 PM PDT by pcottraux (Fred Thompson pronounces it "P. Coe-troe"...in 2008.)
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"John Edwards opens up about son he lost"

Again?


20 posted on 03/29/2007 12:01:21 PM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Crom! Non-Sequitur = Pee Wee Herman.)
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