Posted on 11/04/2008 9:23:10 AM PST by presidio9
IS it over between John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth? "The wedding band is missing," the Washington Post reported yesterday after covering a speech the cancer-stricken mother of two gave in DC on Monday night. Edwards, the former North Carolina senator who ran for president twice, finally acknowledged three months ago that he had an affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter. He denies he's the father of Hunter's baby girl, although he has been spotted visiting mother and child. A source said Edwards is no longer living with Elizabeth and that the couple have separated. But reps for Elizabeth Edwards did not return calls and e-mails.
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Also, deep down inside, no matter what her status was and how intelligent or worldly-wise people might have thought she was, perhaps she was just a scared woman. Scared of being alone to face her health problems, scared that if she separated and took the kids that upon her death they wouldn't have as close a relationship with their Daddy - and that troubled her. Also, no matter what resources she had, obviously her special needs affected her ability to be strong and walk out. I think she just felt trapped, and kept her mouth shut, hoping for the best. Not the best decision, but understandable.
Anyone who understands narcissism, or has lived with a narcissist knows how terribly hard it is to get away from them. They make you feel guilty, even if they are the ones in the wrong. They threaten, and beat down your self-esteem. The mind-tricks are boggleing, and hard to overcome.
It is true her husband was a scum-bag even before the affairs and she benefited from his seedy legal career. But sometimes a person really is "in love," and when the other is revealed to be something not originally thought, you just hope they will change.
I wish her luck.
It will be fun to remember when Obama cuts military spending, pulls out of Iraq, capitulates with Iran and the PLO, increases taxes, spreads wealth and implements unreversable social programs, strengthens organized labor, exempts broadcasting from 1st Ammendment protection, and appoints justices to watch over, strengthen and protect Roe V Wade for the next three decades, that John Edwards' candidacy's main effect was to take votes away from Hillary Clinton and ensure Obama's nomination.
That's what happened when I lost weight, too. It got too loose and I had to have it resized.
Hillary would have done all those things, too.
Liz does NOT deserve this, I feel bad for her. Hubby is a scumbag..
Been through cancer and chemo twice. The drugs can make you retain and drop water very quickly. Your size changes often so resizing a ring with weight changes isn’t reasonable. Also chemo can leave you with fuzzy thinking, it is an easy time to loose things. Taking off the ring for a couple of months is the easiest answer.
You pretty much nailed it as far as I’m concerned. Elizabeth is entitled to her politics. And she has a demonstrated “nasty streak”. But that’s no reason for me to not feel sympathy for her situation.
John, OTOH, crossed a line with me. He has 4 kids that he just dumped all over.
That’s what I thought. She took it off so it doesn’t fall off.
My respect for her just went up. Too bad Hillary didn’t have the same moral compass.
Too bad the same could not be said for her husband's innocent victims.
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