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John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored...
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Fantasia II 
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8/25/2008 6:05 PM
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Pretty boy gets his just desserts...
John Edwards calling former staffers asking for forgiveness
By THOMAS M. DeFRANK
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF
Updated Monday, August 25th 2008, 3:41 PM
Willens/AP
John Edwards
DENVER - John Edwards is burning up the phone lines, begging former aides and backers to forgive him for lying about his affair - but hearing their rage instead.
As Democrats kick off their convention Monday, the onetime presidential contender is a man without a party - or a political future - trying to rebuild bridges through dozens of remorseful phone calls.
It's proving a hard sell with onetime true believers.
CLICK TO SEE A PHOTO GALLERY OF CHEATING POLITICIANS
Many are bitter and disillusioned after swallowing his lies about his affair with a campaign staffer and vouching for his credibility with friends and journalists.
Some ignore his plaintive phone entreaties and don't call back - even when Edwards leaves follow-up messages. A few return his calls - and give him a piece of their angry minds.
When Edwards reached one longtime confidant asking for advice, he was cut off with a terse: "I don't want you to call me again."
The conversation ended abruptly.
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"I let you down, and I'm sorry," is a common refrain of these messages, said another top ex-assistant on the receiving end of one of the calls.
"It was kind of pathetic, to tell you the truth," said the ex-aide, who said he didn't return the call and doesn't expect to speak to his former boss again.
For months, the former North Carolina senator and John Kerry's 2004 running mate vigorously denied National Enquirer reports of an affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter, who since gave birth to a child.
On Aug. 8, Edwards admitted the 2006 affair with Hunter in an ABC interview - when his wife Elizabeth's cancer was in remission - but insisted he isn't the father of her son.
One source who compared notes with other former colleagues said Edwards makes no attempt to justify or rationalize his behavior in these desperate phone conversations. He simply expresses his regret for deceiving them and asks for their understanding and forgiveness.
Many think he's still not telling the truth.
"As painful as it will be for him, he needs to come clean," one of them said. "There's an overwhelming view that he's still lying."
[link to www.nydailynews.com]
George Orwell was right..Black is White, Up is Down, War is Peace... |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 488724
8/25/2008 6:06 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
I bet Billary will forgive him. |
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whyidontknow
User ID: 471651
8/25/2008 6:07 PM
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he shoulda stuck with talking to dead people |
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The Analog Guy
User ID: 74180
8/25/2008 6:08 PM
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couldn't happen to a nicer guy!!! He's shown the worldd what a slimeball he really is.
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"If a man could understand all the horror of the lives of ordinary people who are turning round in a circle of insignificant interests and insignificant aims, if he could understand what they are losing, he would understand that there can be only one thing that is serious for him—to escape from the general law, to be free. What can be serious for a man in prison who is condemned to death? Only one thing: How to save himself, how to escape: nothing else is serious-Gurdjieff |
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Lost Fisherman
User ID: 281070
8/25/2008 6:08 PM
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Wouldn't it be great if all the current candidates got the same treatment? Not a one of them is worth... hell, none of 'em are even worth finishing this comment.
Why can I never find Elmer when I need him?
And those who were heard to be insane were thought to be dancing by those who could not see the music. |
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Fantasia II
User ID: 255967
8/25/2008 6:11 PM
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What is most outrageous is the fact that his wife was and is dying from terminal cancer while he begs the world to forgive his adulterous ass.
George Orwell was right..Black is White, Up is Down, War is Peace... |
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Fantasia II
User ID: 255967
8/25/2008 6:12 PM
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Wouldn't it be great if all the current candidates got the same treatment? Not a one of them is worth... hell, none of 'em are even worth finishing this comment. Quoting: Lost Fisherman
You got that right, Yosemite!
George Orwell was right..Black is White, Up is Down, War is Peace... |
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The Guy
Are you sure you want to know?
User ID: 349666
8/25/2008 6:15 PM
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He's from my home state. I knew he was slimy when I saw the first campaign commercial when he was running for Senator about ten years ago.
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought--
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought. |
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Doomamatrix
User ID: 474861
8/25/2008 6:17 PM
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Sometimes you don't have to die to go to hell.
I would say his cheating ass is getting its kicking now while he lives. Shame his wife has to pass away with this on her heart and mind. He should be concentrating on her, not his sorry ass. |
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WaitingForTheMiracle
User ID: 490813
8/25/2008 6:20 PM
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What a gross little man,hope he lives to be 90 and is kicked everyday for being such a putz...or he could get moob cancer and karma can call it even.
No im not waiting for the rapture,I just dig Leonard Cohen. |
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Fantasia II
User ID: 255967
8/25/2008 6:20 PM
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Sometimes you don't have to die to go to hell.
I would say his cheating ass is getting its kicking now while he lives. Shame his wife has to pass away with this on her heart and mind. He should be concentrating on her, not his sorry ass. Quoting: Doomamatrix
I couldn't agree more!
George Orwell was right..Black is White, Up is Down, War is Peace... |
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Lost Fisherman
User ID: 281070
8/25/2008 6:26 PM
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Wouldn't it be great if all the current candidates got the same treatment? Not a one of them is worth... hell, none of 'em are even worth finishing this comment.
You got that right, Yosemite! Quoting: Fantasia II
Even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes, eh?
Why can I never find Elmer when I need him?
And those who were heard to be insane were thought to be dancing by those who could not see the music. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 488724
8/25/2008 6:28 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
he's also babys daddy lol |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 452321
8/25/2008 7:10 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
The reason they are so outraged is because many of them put in a lot of time and overtime trying to get him nominated for President, and thinking he had a good chance, when all along there was this bomb that was going to drop and ruin his chances anyway. One of his campaign staffers said he had missed a lot of family events and neglected his own kids for over a year to try to get Edwards nominated. So why did Edwards decide to run for President and take all those campaign donations and get all those volunteers to work all those long hours for him? What the heck was he thinking anyway? |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 489590
8/25/2008 7:15 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
What kind of behavior do you expect from a lawyer? All this will pass. His wife will pass as well and he'll be nailing something young and hot soon after.
You know he doesn't really care. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 491013
8/25/2008 7:21 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
Pretty boy gets his just desserts...
John Edwards calling former staffers asking for forgiveness
By THOMAS M. DeFRANK
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF
Updated Monday, August 25th 2008, 3:41 PM
Willens/AP
John Edwards
DENVER - John Edwards is burning up the phone lines, begging former aides and backers to forgive him for lying about his affair - but hearing their rage instead.
As Democrats kick off their convention Monday, the onetime presidential contender is a man without a party - or a political future - trying to rebuild bridges through dozens of remorseful phone calls.
It's proving a hard sell with onetime true believers.
CLICK TO SEE A PHOTO GALLERY OF CHEATING POLITICIANS
Many are bitter and disillusioned after swallowing his lies about his affair with a campaign staffer and vouching for his credibility with friends and journalists.
Some ignore his plaintive phone entreaties and don't call back - even when Edwards leaves follow-up messages. A few return his calls - and give him a piece of their angry minds.
When Edwards reached one longtime confidant asking for advice, he was cut off with a terse: "I don't want you to call me again."
The conversation ended abruptly.
RELATED: REILLE FLED TO ST. CROIX ON EVE OF CHEATING FLAP
RELATED: JOHN EDWARDS PROMISED REILLE HUNTER THEY'D BE TOGETHER - REPORT
"I let you down, and I'm sorry," is a common refrain of these messages, said another top ex-assistant on the receiving end of one of the calls.
"It was kind of pathetic, to tell you the truth," said the ex-aide, who said he didn't return the call and doesn't expect to speak to his former boss again.
For months, the former North Carolina senator and John Kerry's 2004 running mate vigorously denied National Enquirer reports of an affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter, who since gave birth to a child.
On Aug. 8, Edwards admitted the 2006 affair with Hunter in an ABC interview - when his wife Elizabeth's cancer was in remission - but insisted he isn't the father of her son.
One source who compared notes with other former colleagues said Edwards makes no attempt to justify or rationalize his behavior in these desperate phone conversations. He simply expresses his regret for deceiving them and asks for their understanding and forgiveness.
Many think he's still not telling the truth.
"As painful as it will be for him, he needs to come clean," one of them said. "There's an overwhelming view that he's still lying."
[ link to www.nydailynews.com]
 That is all bull,he is more popular than he was before,more of a man.Before the affair he seemed a little light in the pants ,,,,now he is human ,,not Kent ,,Barbie's boy friend.......  |
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Rota
User ID: 490481
8/25/2008 7:29 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
Wake up! They are not shunning him because of what he did. They are shunning him because he got caught and then commited what they considered the ulitmate sin of admitting to it. That sets a bad example and is not what they want.
Yes he is a scum bag but at least in the end he came clean to the peasants. The people that are shunning him don't admit their sins ever. They are above the laws...above common morals and decency.
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WaitingForTheMiracle
User ID: 490813
8/25/2008 8:06 PM
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What kind of behavior do you expect from a lawyer? All this will pass. His wife will pass as well and he'll be nailing something young and hot soon after.
You know he doesn't really care. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 489590
No im not waiting for the rapture,I just dig Leonard Cohen. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 488235
8/25/2008 9:02 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
He needs to hook up with Al Gore and save the world some more. |
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Mr. Predictor 
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User ID: 287257
8/25/2008 9:04 PM
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was it really so hard to recognise what a sleaze he was ???
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is MOD when I lay my vengeance upon thee. |
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Para Noid
User ID: 488235
8/25/2008 9:04 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
What kind of behavior do you expect from a lawyer? All this will pass. His wife will pass as well and he'll be nailing something young and hot soon after.
You know he doesn't really care.
I wouldn't count on the young and hot part,the chick he admitted to nailing wasn't fit to ride into battle,much less admit you tried. Quoting: WaitingForTheMiracle
Ah, nothing like drowning your sorrows in something fat & ugly.
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 477225
8/25/2008 9:05 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
Pretty boys that are always smiling are the ones to watch...fake personas with the devil underneath. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 488724
8/25/2008 9:06 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
Sometimes you don't have to die to go to hell.
I would say his cheating ass is getting its kicking now while he lives. Shame his wife has to pass away with this on her heart and mind. He should be concentrating on her, not his sorry ass. Quoting: Doomamatrix
well adultry is one of the 10 commandment no nos i think.he will be punished but god will forgive him through his grace an mercy if his repentence is true an from the heart. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 488235
8/25/2008 9:08 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
was it really so hard to recognise what a sleaze he was ??? Quoting: Mr. Predictor
What, what??? Did he start a war or something? Wud I miss? |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 422489
8/25/2008 9:13 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
Wouldn't it be great if all the current candidates got the same treatment? Not a one of them is worth... hell, none of 'em are even worth finishing this comment.
You got that right, Yosemite! Quoting: Fantasia II
bump for the comment
I'm not throwing away my vote on any of the garbage that is running. The media wants you to tow the line, but I gave up the media and will not let them control my choices any longer.
The media is OBSOLETE, heck everyone is waiting until the Obama info comes out. It will be after the DNC convention and will be brought out by the Repubs. Then if things get bad with social strife martial law is an option.
The office is taking bets on how long the media is going to keep their head in the sand. Believe that it is scripted and you can watch the script unfold.
This is hilarious. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 483120
8/25/2008 9:17 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
Am I the only one who doesn't give two shits about "John edwards?"
I mean honestly now. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 490091
8/25/2008 9:34 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
Lots of Wolves In sheep's clothing nowadays |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 490091
8/25/2008 9:36 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
Wake up! They are not shunning him because of what he did. They are shunning him because he got caught and then commited what they considered the ulitmate sin of admitting to it. That sets a bad example and is not what they want.
Yes he is a scum bag but at least in the end he came clean to the peasants. The people that are shunning him don't admit their sins ever. They are above the laws...above common morals and decency.
. Quoting: Rota 490481
I agree. |
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Mr. Predictor
Forum Moderator
User ID: 287257
8/25/2008 9:41 PM
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was it really so hard to recognise what a sleaze he was ???
What, what??? Did he start a war or something? Wud I miss? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 488235
excellent logic
Bush is bad
all else is good
fool
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is MOD when I lay my vengeance upon thee. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 490759
8/25/2008 9:44 PM | | Re: John Edwards: Shunned, Ignored... | Quote |
What is most outrageous is the fact that his wife was and is dying from terminal cancer while he begs the world to forgive his adulterous ass. Quoting: Fantasia II
It's more than McCain ever did. |
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Fantasia II
User ID: 255967
8/25/2008 9:47 PM
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What is most outrageous is the fact that his wife was and is dying from terminal cancer while he begs the world to forgive his adulterous ass.
It's more than McCain ever did. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 490759
TRUE...he left his less than perfect wife for a younger woman with money.
George Orwell was right..Black is White, Up is Down, War is Peace... |
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