[Jeff Head]

Having been to India, China, and Romania for extended periods in my professional travels, and not having had the "red carpet" treatment in those travels, I can honestly say that John Edwards is either ignorant of what true poverty is...or he is an out and out liar.

We have those in this country who are relatively poor...but the vast majority of them do not know what true poverty is as compared to how most of the rest of the world lives...and they do have a much, much better opportunity to pull themselves out of it if they simply choose to do so.

[wagglebee]

I can honestly say that John Edwards is either ignorant of what true poverty is...or he is an out and out liar.

Probably both.

We have those in this country who are relatively poor...and they do have a much, much better opportunity to pull themselves out of it if they simply choose to do so.

I totally believe that ANYONE in America who is of average intelligence, not burdened with serious mental or emotional problems AND willing to work hard can achieve the American Dream. And the more intelligent a person is and the harder they're willing to work, the easier it gets.

[Clock King]

Kinda like when Angelina Jolie went to Thailand and was “shocked” by the poverty. I still ask, how the freaking heck do you not know that there poverty of that level in the world? How damn insulated from the real world do you have to be to be that unaware?