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(National Enquirer) EXCLUSIVE! JOHN EDWARDS HEART ATTACK DRAMA
NATIONAL ENQUIRER ^ | December 30, 2011 | ALEXANDER HITCHEN, RICK EGUSQUIZA & LYNN ALLISON

Posted on 12/30/2011 10:55:05 AM PST by maggief

“HELP ME, I’M DYING!” Bent over in agony, JOHN EDWARDS cried out for assistance during a terrifying heart attack drama – only days after the one-year anniversary of his wife ELIZABETH’s death.

That’s the shocking untold story behind the dis­graced politician’s sudden request to postpone his upcoming criminal trial, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.

“John fell apart in front of a pal after returning from a jog and was afraid he’d die,” revealed a close source.

“His heart began pounding and he was having la­bored breathing. He had many symptoms of a major heart attack, so he asked his friend to rush him to his doctor.”

In documents filed Dec. 22 in a North Carolina fed­eral court and obtained by The ENQUIRER, lawyers claimed the former presidential candidate had “unex­pectedly encountered a medical issue” that will make it “extraordinarily difficult” for him to appear in court for his trial, slated to begin Jan. 30.

While the details of his medical situation were filed under seal and cannot be re­ported to the public, a close friend revealed that Edwards was telling pals he was suffer­ing from “sleep apnea” and “migraine headaches.”

BUT while sources confirm he does have the potentially deadly sleeping disorder, the sudden chest pains and shortness of breath are what spurred a frightened Edwards – who claims a family history of heart disease – to request the delay, say sources.

“John has been very depressed with theupcoming trial and particularly down in the dumps with the holiday season and his young children having to deal with the first anniversary of his wife’s death on Dec. 7,” said the close source.

Under tremendous stress from the impending trial on charges he mis­used campaign funds to cover up an illicit affair and love child, Edwards had “also been drinking too much,” said the close source.

It all came to a head when he recently went for a short jog near his palatial North Carolina estate and collapsed with chest pains, divulged the insider.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: johnedwards
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1 posted on 12/30/2011 10:55:09 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

Lol!!!


2 posted on 12/30/2011 10:56:59 AM PST by goseminoles
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To: maggief

AFIGASO...as if I give a smelly Obama.


3 posted on 12/30/2011 10:57:08 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: maggief

Mitt Romney immediately called to express concern about his hair.


4 posted on 12/30/2011 10:58:36 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (ROMNEY / ALINSKY 2012 (sarcasm))
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To: maggief
It's called a panic attack and if I were him I'd be panicking, too.

Hopefully the Judge will see through this sham and order him to appear to be tried right on schedule.

5 posted on 12/30/2011 10:59:50 AM PST by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: maggief

Sounds like a panic attack. And he has reasons to panic.


6 posted on 12/30/2011 11:00:46 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: maggief
Always knew the shyster was a good actor. Maybe it's that kid calling out for justice from inside him again.
7 posted on 12/30/2011 11:01:09 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: maggief

“The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.”

Ain’t that thar one of them dangling participles? Dangling participles have been outlawed here. If they see them flappin’ around under your truck, they pull you over.


8 posted on 12/30/2011 11:01:42 AM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: maggief

Did someone say drama?

9 posted on 12/30/2011 11:01:57 AM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: maggief
Poor Johnny. He needs one of them ambulances he's chased for years.




10 posted on 12/30/2011 11:01:59 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS! This means liberals AND libertarians (same thing) NO LIBS!)
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To: maggief

Not to ruin the drama, but Breck Boy has probably just inhaled a few too many fumes from his daily coif.

11 posted on 12/30/2011 11:03:21 AM PST by Zakeet (If Obama had half a brain, his butt would be lopsided)
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To: maggief

Isn’t the “palatial North Carolina estate” enough to keep you happy Johnny? Lord knows you earned it!~sarc


12 posted on 12/30/2011 11:04:17 AM PST by albie
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To: Lurker

Lover boy knows what fate awaits him in the slam. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

Good Lord, I hate people like Edwards with a white hot passion, and I don’t mind saying so.


13 posted on 12/30/2011 11:04:53 AM PST by Noumenon ("I tell you, gentlemen, we have a problem on our hands." Col. Nicholson-The Bridge on the River Qwai)
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14 posted on 12/30/2011 11:05:43 AM PST by GQuagmire ('Don't Piss The Lady Off'...)
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To: Zakeet

that photo looks like it’s from The Brady Bunch.


15 posted on 12/30/2011 11:07:10 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: GQuagmire

You beat me to it with Fred Sanford.
My three year old son, who has never seen the show, does the reeling and plopping on the floor thing often when he receives a verbal lashing.


16 posted on 12/30/2011 11:07:43 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (May Mitt Romney be the Mo Udall of 2012.)
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To: maggief

Good Lord!
What a shameless Huckster.


17 posted on 12/30/2011 11:09:17 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: maggief
I hope somebody called one of these for the poor dear.


18 posted on 12/30/2011 11:09:31 AM PST by Past Your Eyes (I'm not cut out to suffer fools like this.)
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To: maggief

Did you know that his Daddy worked in a “meel”?


19 posted on 12/30/2011 11:10:19 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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20 posted on 12/30/2011 11:11:49 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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