Posted on 01/30/2010 8:43:55 AM PST by NCjim
By all outward appearances, John and Elizabeth Edwards were the power couple of the 21st century – intelligent, compassionate, devoted to each other – but a new book written by a former top aide to John Edwards shows a dark side to the couple that helped derail his presidential aspirations and culminated with their recent separation.
"The Politician," which went on sale Saturday, chronicles the association of author Andrew Young with John Edwards, beginning as Edwards was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1998 and extending through two unsuccessful bids for the Democratic nomination for president. Their close bond ended when Edwards used Young to hide an affair with a campaign staffer and the fact that Edwards had fathered her child.
"It is an indisputable fact that I willingly participated in this ruse," Young said in the prologue to his book, clearly referring to Edwards' affair with Rielle Hunter, who was hired by the campaign to produce promotional videos.
Still, Young's portrayal of the Edwardses in the 300-page book suggests that "the ruse" may have been John Edwards' persona as a down-to-earth champion of the working class and Elizabeth Edwards' image as a valiant cancer survivor.
(Excerpt) Read more at wral.com ...
But, but...his daddy worked in a ‘meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell’.
However shyster conniving lawyers get their comeuppance delivered eventually! However this cannot bode well for the shareholders of Breck shampoo!
I blame Faircloth for this. If he hadn’t run such a crappy campaign, we’d have heard no more from this scumbag.
Just when we think that we have seen all depths of rat corruption, another rat bites us. It is hard to imagine but this rat was only 60,000 votes from the White House. Of course, all conservatives knew that he was completely corrupt and phony. Still, these revelations are eye opening to the corrupt rat world.
This guy better be speaking for himself. Anyone from NC knew better from day one!
This man is nothing but scum. Are all power hungry people like this?
I’m sure there were a dozen of Edward’s buddies who knew about the affair.
Remember when the SRM wouldn’t touch this story? That the National Esquire had put them all to shame! Now the talking heads making hay from it since Silky boy is now a political liability instead of their ally. No wonder their ratings are tanking!
correction: ‘National Enquirer’
George Washington said...”Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.”
In other words, they're democrats
No surprise to me. I always knew he was a sleaze under that populist veneer. Was it Shakespeare who said...First kill all the lawyers...?
Demanding of double buffet priveleges.
She's a piggy.
the silky pony was a silky phony
Silk ponies require a lot of maintenance. Here’s a gem from the archives: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJpNSJSab04&feature=related
God what disgusting people but not much different than Bill & Hillary, Hussen and Aunt Esther, MCCain and his crazy pro-gay marriage rodeo beer magnate, Kerry & the billionairess catsup magnate witch.
Sad about Elizahbeth Edwards sickeness but she comes off as a pretty typical lawyer.
Yes, and the “One” that we got is even worse. I would take an adulterous ambulance chaser to a Marxist any day.
Silky was the righteous son of a ‘meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell’ worker, I think KARMA is not done with this phony ‘Man of da People’ yet.
And Elizabeth? I've said it before and I'll say it again. I do not believe that she has cancer now or ever had it before. She hasn't lost one ounce of weight, she hasn't lost her hair...what other cancer patient that anyone has ever known didn't suffer these side effects from the treatment?
They're both capable of this level of deception, obviously, if it serves to advance their purpose.
Good riddance.
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