Posted on 08/10/2008 2:39:43 PM PDT by pissant
The confession of John Edwards was, to me, worthy of attention for a few reasons, but not worthy of endless analysis. The guy's chances at being Obama's running mate or attorney general are shot to hell.
Having said that... there are at least two glaring questions that suggest Edwards' explanation consists of additional lies. (Besides his claim that the affair started after she was hired by his PAC, and not before, which appears to be contradicted by the PAC billing records.)
If the affair ended in 2006, why were Edwards and Hunter meeting in the Beverly Hills Hilton from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. last month? Beyond that... if the child is not his, why did she bring the baby to their late-night meeting?
The official Edwards explanation is that he met, without telling Elizabeth, for a secret meeting at a luxury hotel room from 9:45 p.m to 2:40 p.m., in order to not have sex, while a friend took care of the child in a room several doors down (according to the Enquirer's account), and that after they had spent time together in the room not having sex, he told her, "hey, let's bring in your infant that I am not the father of, I would be happy to caress the adorable little child that I did not sire." Because philanderers are legendarily concerned about the offspring of their ex-mistresses.
Edwards, helpfully, says he has no idea if the Enquirer's picture of him holding the child is real or not:
Last week, the Enquirer published a blurry photo of a man who looks like Edwards holding a baby. The tabloid said the photo was taken at the hotel.
"I don't know if that picture is me," Edwards said. "It could well be. It looks like me. I don't know who that baby is. I have no idea what the picture is."
When pressed by Woodruff, Edwards continued: "I mean, do you know how many pictures have been taken of me holding children in the last three years? I mean, it happens all the time."
This man thinks we're stupid. And some people are indeed buying this.
I’ll bet it was one of those spy-cams that have the fish lens on the end of a flexible wire, that you see the police on tv use.
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He didn't deny it. That's the most telling thing.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I’m amazed that they got any shot at all. The thing is that regardless of the photo, he didn’t really deny it. Imho, he knows it’s going to be proven correct, and wants to be able to step back from his statement.
He looks like David Letterman in that photo.
Edwards is the anti-Bart Simpson. "I didn't do it. Nöone saw mwe do it. You can't prove I did it"
“John Edwards Thinks We’re Stupid”
Of course he does. Just as Bill Clinton before him did.
He's a dimmacrat- His chances for AG or VP are enhanced. He will absolutely get some cabinet position, if the Obamassa (peace be upon his name) wins!
I read early in this a single phrase in one sentence that indicated she was getting 15k a month then nothing more.
It’s not fair to compare John Edwards to Bill CLinton. At least with Edwards, the sex was consensual.
people who think we’re stupid:
John edwards, Kerry, Kennedy, Ried, Pelosi, Murtha,Durbin, schumer, Jesse jackson Al sharpton, Obama and his wife, and the list goes on!
People who know an a## when we see one: Americans not voting for a scam artists and Americans that will remember how effective our democratic congress has been.
If that is the case, then they have the whole nasty on video. That would be debilitating for John.
Does anyone know the track record of these tabloids?
They are MUCH more careful with the facts than the NYT.
Most Dems think people are stupid.
There are the endless pics of you holding babies over the past 3 years at gatherings, with your wife next to you, etc, and then there’s this ONE nagging one of you in scrubs like in a hospital setting.
But this is the guy who gets 6 figures to merely babble and spew about the two Americas at universities, and other I hate America liberal conventions.
Well, there’s a segment that are incapable of getting it...
ones that don’t care...
pets...
long since dead people...
the mentally ill...
the elderly/senile...
god-hating, class envyists...
yup...unfortunately, there ARE two America’s...those that whine and cry and cling to victimhood...and those that carry them AND make this country great!
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