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Sue, Grab It & Run--John Edwards: The trial lawyer's candidate for president
Wall St Journal ^ | January 30, 2003

Posted on 01/30/2003 5:13:15 AM PST by SJackson

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:48:01 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

John Edwards: The trial lawyer's candidate for president. Excerpted from an e-mail invitation to a political fundraiser.

Below is an e-mailed invitation to a fundraiser for Sen. John Edwards (D., N.C.) at the New Jersey home of Rachel and Christopher Placitella. Mr. Placitella, a partner at Wilentz Goldman and Spitzer, heads the firm's Toxic and Mass Torts Litigation department and served as New Jersey's counsel against the tobacco industry. He has litigated asbestos and diet drug class action suits.


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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: edwardswatch; electionpresident; northcarolina; oldnorthstate

1 posted on 01/30/2003 5:13:15 AM PST by SJackson
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To: SJackson
Edwards has been proclaimed as the most electable and formidable Democratic candidate for President.

by whom, his peers?

dedicated his professional life to helping the everyday citizens in their struggle for equality and justice

baloney, in fact Johnny is recognized by his North Carolina brethren as only picking "win-able" cases.

from opensecrets.org

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2 posted on 01/30/2003 5:30:51 AM PST by defeat_the_dem_igods
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To: defeat_the_dem_igods
Did anyone grab a shot of edwards as the camera panned to him after Dubya mentioned tort reform? That was priceless.
3 posted on 01/30/2003 5:34:06 AM PST by GailA (Throw Away the Keys, Tennessee Tea Party, Start a tax revolt in your state)
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To: SJackson
Ah, the famous bubble gum man.
4 posted on 01/30/2003 5:37:28 AM PST by chiefqc
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To: *Edwards Watch; *Election President
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list
5 posted on 01/30/2003 6:02:23 AM PST by Free the USA (Stooge for the Rich)
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To: SJackson
"Any person who donates $2000 dollars will receive 2 tickets for ......"Hair Spray"

From the photo it looks like Johnny got his already.

6 posted on 01/30/2003 6:18:59 AM PST by Reo
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To: SJackson
Bump.
7 posted on 01/30/2003 6:58:16 AM PST by TroutStalker
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To: SJackson
If opie ever became president,for the trial lawyers, it would be the same as the Corleone family getting thier Senator Geary elected.
8 posted on 01/30/2003 7:14:24 AM PST by jmaroneps37
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To: GailA
My thought exactly.
9 posted on 01/30/2003 7:23:20 AM PST by luvtheconstitution
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To: SJackson
[Mr.] Edwards has been proclaimed as the most electable and formidable Democratic candidate for President.

Who is doing all this PROCLAIMING?

Electable???????? Formidable?????? They're dreaming AND(asking for money).

10 posted on 01/30/2003 8:28:13 AM PST by Carolinamom (I was determined to know beans.......Henry David Thoreau)
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To: SJackson; *Old_North_State; **North_Carolina; Constitution Day; Lee'sGhost; KOZ.; borntodiefree; ...

NC Ping!

MKM

11 posted on 01/30/2003 11:52:49 AM PST by mykdsmom ("...you can't preach tolerance if you pick and choose what you will tolerate.")
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To: mykdsmom
definately fiber.ROFLMAO!!!!
12 posted on 01/30/2003 6:18:06 PM PST by Madcelt (9th circuit=drain bamage)
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To: mykdsmom
Chris Mathews is going to have John Edwards on Hard Ball next week at NC Central. Ugh, duh, and all that.
13 posted on 01/30/2003 6:41:02 PM PST by Carolinamom (I was determined to know beans.......Henry David Thoreau)
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To: Carolinamom
Chris Mathews is going to have John Edwards on Hard Ball next week at NC Central. Ugh, duh, and all that.

So that makes at least two white faces in the crowd.

14 posted on 01/30/2003 6:45:06 PM PST by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: Carolinamom
Just one of them is bad enough, I don't know if I could handle both blow dryed Johnny and bloviating Matthews on the same screen at the same time.

MKM

15 posted on 01/30/2003 6:45:24 PM PST by mykdsmom ("...you can't preach tolerance if you pick and choose what you will tolerate.")
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To: TC Rider
There is so much dem bloviating about diversity that I keep wondering why there is none at NC Central.
16 posted on 01/30/2003 7:11:50 PM PST by Carolinamom (I was determined to know beans.......Henry David Thoreau)
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To: Carolinamom
There is so much dem bloviating about diversity that I keep wondering why there is none at NC Central.

I can accept the idea of 'traditionally black' colleges and universities.

I do have problems with diploma mills though.

17 posted on 01/31/2003 4:46:08 AM PST by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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