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Edwards, Busted (Media Blackout continues)
Slate ^ | 7/23/08 | Mickey Kaus

Posted on 07/23/2008 6:18:52 AM PDT by teddyballgame

Edwards, Rielle Hunter, Busted: HuffPo 's Sam Stein, who got the story rolling, appears to be vindicated. ... P.S.: Always trust content from kausfiles! Never trust content from Jerome Armstrong. ... P.P.S.: Will this be the first presidential-contender level scandal to occur completely in the undernews, without ever being reported in the cautious, respectable MSM? That's always seemed an interesting theoretical possibility--a prominent politician just disappears from the scene, after blogs and tabloids dig up dirt on him, but nobody who relies on the Times, Post, network news or Mark Halperin has the faintest idea why. If this is that case, it will have come along sooner than I would have thought. ... P.P.P.S.: But it's hard to believe the MSM can ignore the story now. Don't think Obama will! ...

Update: Nothing yet. You'd think MSM reporters would resent being played for chumps by Mudcat Sanders, et. al. ... 8:09 P.M. link

(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2008electionbias; adultery; bastard; breckgirl; edwards; huffpo; itsjustsex; johnedwards; lovechild; riellehunter
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To: kittymyrib
Oh...my...she bears an unfortunate resemblance to Camilla Parker-Bowles.

You beat me to it!

At first I thought it was Camilla's younger sister.

61 posted on 07/23/2008 7:15:03 AM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: kittymyrib

I think she looks more like Tanya Harding on meth.


62 posted on 07/23/2008 7:15:35 AM PDT by Barb4Bush (I sure don't like it but I guess I'm going to have to vote for McCain)
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To: kittymyrib
Any resemblace to Camilla Parker-Bow(wow)les is "unfortunate".
63 posted on 07/23/2008 7:15:49 AM PDT by allmendream (If "the New Yorker" makes a joke, and liberals don't get it, is it still funny?)
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To: teddyballgame
>>>Either no one cares or it hasn't got legs.

Or maybe no one believes it :))

NATIONAL LGBT LEADERS ENDORSE JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT

64 posted on 07/23/2008 7:15:58 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: Kieri

I agree 100%. For the second time I feel really sorry for his wife. Disgusting what Edwards did, and disgusting that the media wants to cover up for this scum.


65 posted on 07/23/2008 7:17:07 AM PDT by apocalypto
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

“In Edwards’ two Americas, each location has a built in family.”

OR

Two Americas....one that wears condoms, the other that doesn’t.


66 posted on 07/23/2008 7:32:15 AM PDT by toldyou (Even if the voices aren't real they have some pretty good ideas.)
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To: Miss Didi
The Drive-Bys cannot interrupt coverage of Little Barry's trip to summer camp. He's meeting important leaders, playing basketball and even going up in helicopters with Army guys. Perhaps after Little Barry gets home they can report on the Breck Girl.

The latest to join those Drive-Bys is Fox. When Edwards endorsed Obama, the lead Foxer called "Honorable John Edwards". When Edwards retired from the race, Carl Cameron was sent there to hype it. Now, Fox just chose to ignore it since he is a dem & not a Republican. SHAME.

67 posted on 07/23/2008 7:38:30 AM PDT by anita
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To: anita
Fox is always a tad slow...like today the Friends were making fun of Little Barry's “10-year term” and “57 states” remarks. Brian was good when he told Col. Hunt—the audacity of telling General Petraeus where to put troops!
68 posted on 07/23/2008 7:45:36 AM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: MplsSteve

So two Americas means havng 2 families?


69 posted on 07/23/2008 7:55:30 AM PDT by yazdankurd (Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat)
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To: AU72

At least Edwards’ floozie didn’t abort their little “punishment” to borrow a term from Obama.


70 posted on 07/23/2008 7:56:09 AM PDT by weegee (Obama loves America like Bill loves Hillary.)
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To: teddyballgame
Glenn Beck discussed this, saying that Edwards, for the sake of his family, should have a press conference asap, deny it if it is false, state a dna test is underway-and also a lawsuit against NE is underway.

If this story is true, how long before we hear talking head reporters say, 'oh, everyone in D.C. knew about this, but felt this was his personal business, etc.'.

71 posted on 07/23/2008 7:56:41 AM PDT by uvular
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To: Miss Didi

BOR has the audocity to call other networks in tank for Obama - forgetting himself being one refuse to speak anything against O. Fox sends reporters to cover O overseas, not sending ANYONE to cover McCain right here, other than spin sitting from WA. Just Pathetic.


72 posted on 07/23/2008 7:56:50 AM PDT by anita
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To: anita

I believe Greta coverd this story yesterday. I did see her show.


73 posted on 07/23/2008 7:56:57 AM PDT by apocalypto
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To: Fundamentally Fair

[he ran into a basement bathroom]

They found him curled up in the fetal position in one of the stalls, a man who was in the stall at the time calmed him down by smoothing out his tousled hair.


74 posted on 07/23/2008 7:57:05 AM PDT by RetSignman (DEMSM: "If you tell a big enough lie, frequently enough, it becomes the truth")
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To: Jim Noble
He's not in office, and there is no possibility of him being in office.

There are appointed offices as well as those that are elected.

75 posted on 07/23/2008 7:57:12 AM PDT by weegee (Obama loves America like Bill loves Hillary.)
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To: Kieri

He is a slimy trial lawyer who “channeled” the dead spirit of child.

Wasn’t he accused of this much earlier in the campaign?

People have been covering for him. Don’t hold that the wife didn’t already know.

We don’t hear about her cancer anymore. But it gave him a polling bump.


76 posted on 07/23/2008 7:59:17 AM PDT by weegee (Obama loves America like Bill loves Hillary.)
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To: teddyballgame

If this ever does make the NY Times, what are the odds of finding a (D) after his name?


77 posted on 07/23/2008 7:59:24 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: RetSignman

“he ran into a basement bathroom”

for a quickie?


78 posted on 07/23/2008 7:59:48 AM PDT by weegee (Obama loves America like Bill loves Hillary.)
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To: toldyou

The snarky Edwards smile says it all.


79 posted on 07/23/2008 8:00:43 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: anita

NewsCorp execs endorsed Kerry in 2004.

Fox isn’t conservative. Fox was to the right of the rest of the MSM.

CNN US is to the right of CNN international. Doesn’t mean much.


80 posted on 07/23/2008 8:01:40 AM PDT by weegee (Obama loves America like Bill loves Hillary.)
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