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Edwards Furious ABC Broke Affair Story Before 'Nightline' Aired
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Posted on 08/10/2008 7:51:45 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Edwards Furious ABC Broke Affair Story Before 'Nightline' Aired By Noel Sheppard Created 2008-08-10 10:32

John Edwards is apparently furious with ABC News for releasing information concerning his affair with former campaign staffer Rielle Hunter before "Nightline" aired Friday evening.

In fact, it appears the reason Edwards agreed to the interview was in the hopes that Americans would be so involved in watching the Olympics his confession would go largely unnoticed.

Such was reported [1] Saturday by Broadcasting & Cable (photo courtesy AP):

Edwards had hoped to control the news cycle by making his admission late on a Friday night when the country was watching the Olympics and the long weekend yawned ahead.

According to multiple sources, Edwards was apoplectic that ABC News broke the story on its website and began promoting it early on Friday, giving the rest of the media a chance to play catch-up and cite ABC News’ report. (Representatives for Edwards did not return a call or e-mail for comment.)

I guess when the media sycophantically treats you like an objection of affection, it's easy to assume you'll be able to control them.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abcnews; angrydems; edwards; nightline; riellehunter; scandals
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1 posted on 08/10/2008 7:53:02 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

I wuss he would just go away


2 posted on 08/10/2008 7:54:14 AM PDT by al baby (Hi mom Cracker power Brother)
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To: Sub-Driver

Sorry Silky Pony, it’s out of your control now....


3 posted on 08/10/2008 7:54:27 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Sub-Driver

What a crybaby. I still find it hard to believe he was able to find more than one woman in his lifetime to have sex with him.


4 posted on 08/10/2008 7:57:23 AM PDT by jennyjenny
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To: Sub-Driver

“edwards furious”

how tiresome. another furious democrat. (don’t they ever get tired of being furious and outraged?)


5 posted on 08/10/2008 7:57:52 AM PDT by ripley
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To: PGR88

Speaking for Michelle: boo freaking hoo...


6 posted on 08/10/2008 7:58:18 AM PDT by y6162
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To: Sub-Driver

Trying to lock the barn door after the Silky Pony has left....


7 posted on 08/10/2008 7:58:21 AM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: Sub-Driver
Sounds like Silky Pony needs to get his priorities straight.

Then again, if he'd had his priorities straight all along, he wouldn't be in this mess to begin with.

8 posted on 08/10/2008 7:59:00 AM PDT by Allegra (Goodness me, goodness me, industrial disease...)
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To: ripley

“another furious democrat”

in the same category as “offended Muslim.”


9 posted on 08/10/2008 8:01:19 AM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Sub-Driver

A Democrat can’t believe the MSM wouldn’t carry his water, as usual.


10 posted on 08/10/2008 8:02:13 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Just a small clue to the breathtaking arrogance of this phoney thug...upset that the media didn’t bow to his wishes!! Think maybe the left is slightly out of control with its cheerleading/protective MSM agency??


11 posted on 08/10/2008 8:03:02 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: Sub-Driver
It is a psychological defense mechanism: deflection.

He can no longer deny that the affair happened, so he gets angry at the messenger.

He tries to deflect attention from the actual ‘incident’ — the affair — by trying to making the messenger (the media) the object of attention.

He also tried to create a moral equivalence deflection by implying that McCain has a similar history of extra-marital involvement.

These are just attempts to try to deflect attention away from him and his affair on to some other incident or person. They usually don't work.

12 posted on 08/10/2008 8:07:02 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: EDINVA

“in the same category as ‘offended muslin’”

lol


13 posted on 08/10/2008 8:07:45 AM PDT by ripley
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To: Oldpuppymax
The MSM has known this guy was poison for more than a year. Maybe all the media cutbacks and rifs choked down their newsroom staffs to the point they couldn't run after the story ?
If you believe that, I've got a bridge I'd like to show you...
14 posted on 08/10/2008 8:10:06 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Sub-Driver

I’ll bet he’s hiding out in his bathroom practicing his “pouty” look for the cameras


15 posted on 08/10/2008 8:14:39 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Sub-Driver
It looks like all the great plans of this slimy pantload Edwards have gone awry.
For example, he told the pig he would marry her as soon as his wife was "out of the picture".
Then came that danged remission....
16 posted on 08/10/2008 8:14:46 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Sub-Driver
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"Not my little b@stard!"
17 posted on 08/10/2008 8:17:03 AM PDT by Bon mots
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
The MSM has known this guy was poison for more than a year.

Yes they did. You have to wonder what they have on the crack-smoking homosexual Obama.

18 posted on 08/10/2008 8:21:17 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
The MSM has known this guy was poison for more than a year.

Recall about a year ago, Internet rumors emerged that the LA Times was sitting on some big sex scandal story that involved one of the major presidential contenders.

Was Edwards the story, or is there another bomb out there waiting to be dropped?
19 posted on 08/10/2008 8:22:55 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Bon mots

I thought that graphic was a joke. It’s not! He really was Father of the Year in 2007. Big LOL.


20 posted on 08/10/2008 8:22:55 AM PDT by carmody
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