Give cynicism a chance

Hendersonville Times-News ^ | April 5, 2002 | John Fogle

[Dan from Michigan]

EDWARDS SUCKS @#^@

[Gritty]

A fine article by our very own NC FReeper, Aegedius!

[Gritty]

Tell us how you REALLY feel, Dan!

[gcruse]

God I love the smell of imploding hypocrisy. Well done!

[kayak]

Outstanding!!!

As a small business owner, I am so glad to know that my Senator is so concerned about my interests. /sarcasm

[F.J. Mitchell]

#5: BUMP! I can't believe that this important and enlightening post died nine days ago with only 5 responses.

PING! PING! PING! Hey you PINGERS, if anything ever needed pinging-this is it.

[F.J. Mitchell]

Hey Kayak! ,John Baby just has our best interests at heart-he figures he can do us better from the Oval orifice.

[kayak]

The Pretty Boy Ambulance Chaser doesn't look so *pretty* in this picture ..... he seems to be shaking hands with this guy and giving him what-for at the same time!

[Gritty]

I am so glad to know that my Senator is so concerned about my interests

As a Trial Lawyer, your interests are definitely HIS interests.

I note this "Southern Moderate" was a keynote speaker a few days ago at the Liberal Convention. He's a wolf-in-sheeps-clothing if there ever was one.

Edwards has North Carolina fooled the same way Clinton had Arkansas fooled; sleight-of-mouth!

[Gritty]

As long as we're discussin' records:

2000 Senate Votes

SENATE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	2000	1999	YOS	Life
HELMS J	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	100	100	28	99
Edwards J	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	12	8	2	10

Senate Vote Summaries

#	Description	#	Description	#	Description	#	Description	#	Description
1	Property Rights	6	Marriage Penalty	11	Campaign Finance	16	Medicare Lockbox	21	Gas Tax 2
2	Edu. Sav. Acct.	7	Education Policy	12	Defense Spending	17	Morning After Pill	22	Soc. Sec. Tax
3	Tax Cuts	8	Troops in Kosovo	13	Military Abortions	18	Sub. Missile Prog.	23	Estate Tax Repeal
4	2001 Budget	9	FEC Nomination	14	Hate Crimes	19	Missile Defense	24	Natn'l Mon. Desig.
5	Gas Tax 1	10	Nuclear Weapons	15	Ergonomic Stand.	20	Estate Tax	25	Kyoto Treaty

See the Senate Votes Description for more detailed information about these votes.

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The American Conservative Union

[F.J. Mitchell]

Looks to me like Edwards is saying: " Rather than twisting my spaghetti around a fork assisted by a spoon as those foreigners....uh,....Italians do-I just suck it in like this,.... saw a robin do that with a worm one time."

The Edwardsite in the middle is saying, "that's how weuns in mah fambly does it too."

[F.J. Mitchell]

Looks like Presidential Candidate Edwards was AWOL from the Senate on almost every vote- and the votes he missed were the only ones he properly represented the people of NC on.

Gotta confess, I can't understand the other chart.

[Howlin]

That's his "sincere, eye contact, a la Clinton" look. Check out the other hand holding that guy's arm; classic Clinton.

[kayak]

Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina addresses the Florida Democratic Party State Conference 2002 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Saturday April 13, 2002. Edwards said it's time for leading Democrats to make clear their differences with the Bush administration without making personal attacks. (AP Photo/Scott Audette)

Sheesh! If the media keep putting out pictures like this they may have to quit calling him Pretty Boy! ... hehe!

[Aegedius]

Thanks for the kind words. In previous columns, when I have criticized Edwards, the resulting letters-to-the- editor have been standard personal attacks, without a defense of Edwards. This time, however, a letter came in that appears to be ghost written by Edwards' staff. Check it out and see if you agree.

[Howlin]

Oh, no! He has CLINTON FINGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Howlin]

UGH.

[Aegedius]

Gotta confess, I can't understand the other chart.

Actually, the tables indicate that Edwards voted against the preference of the ACU in all votes except #12 Defense Spending, #18 Sub Missle Prog, and #25 Kyoto Treaty. Sen. Helms, OTOH, voted with the ACU on all critical votes.

[Howlin]

Thanks to RedBloodedAmerican for "fixing" this up for me!