tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post1280971612817635305..comments2024-01-04T07:21:18.243-05:00Comments on John In Carolina: TIMES: EDWARDS “CAUGHT IN A SEX SCANDAL”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-88935329052459062242008-07-27T14:40:00.000-04:002008-07-27T14:40:00.000-04:00To pete2cents.com via JnC -Is John Edward's privat...To pete2cents.com via JnC -<BR/><BR/>Is John Edward's private life that important? Probably not, but then symmetry should rule here. I recall quite clearly how Dan Quayle was skewered by the MSM for misspelling potato. I remember quite clearly how a Republican Speaker-elect prior to Speaker Hastert had to step down because of some peccadilloes, and how a Republican Senator from Idaho became a cause celeb when his feet were in the wrong position in a stall in a Minnesota airport.<BR/><BR/>It should not be one rule for Republicans and another for Democrats (although I have come expect just that from the MSM). If John Edwards is going to be a Vice-presidential candidate with St. Barack, then his peccadilloes should be exposed just like any Republican's.<BR/><BR/>Jack in Silver SpringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-88518383028055330072008-07-27T11:17:00.000-04:002008-07-27T11:17:00.000-04:00Since Edwards has stated that he wants to help Oba...Since Edwards has stated that he wants to help Obama and be of service to his government in any way possible then yes, his private life is important. Frankly, one should always lead one's life in such a way that it is beyond reproach. A man (or woman) who takes an oath to be faithful to the person who shares his bed and then breaks that oath (I don't care what is the reason - get a divorce) cannot be trusted to keep any promises that he makes to an amorphous group of citizens with whom he has no real connection. I am tired of politicians, religious leaders, etc. who cannot keep their pants zipped - who believe that there exist one set of rules for them and another for the remainder of the populace. If Edwards did have an affair then he is a scumbag hypocrite and deserves whatever embarassment, hardship, etc. that he gets. I feel sorry for his wife and kids who ultimately suffer from the fallout. <BR/>Finally, those who constantly seek to find "republican dirty tricks" in every thing that happens to a Democrat need to get a grip. If anything, one should look at the Hillary "hands" in this story. There have been rumors for some time about Edwards but no hard hitting journalist has chosen to follow the story. Should the story be true, the only effect that it would have on the Obama campaign is that it takes Edwards out of the mix for either the vp slot (which I don't think that he has ever been under any serious consideration) or a cabinet post. Given that the populace is full of well qualified people, he should not have a problem choosing good people to serve as his running mate and (if elected) as his advisors.<BR/>cksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-31159229405862481652008-07-27T10:48:00.000-04:002008-07-27T10:48:00.000-04:00petes2cents.com=>Amazingly, as things were goin...petes2cents.com<BR/><BR/>=>Amazingly, as things were going so well for Barack Obama, all of a sudden this story hits the wire.<=<BR/><BR/>I share your pain. This story appears to be false on its face. <BR/><BR/>John Edwards would never be so stupid or corrupt as to meet with his love mate at such a high profile hotel. It make no sense. It also has no bearing on Obama's plan for the country. Its really a non event.<BR/><BR/>Let's just ignore it, OK?<BR/><BR/>Ken<BR/>DallasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-51049225397973569372008-07-27T00:59:00.000-04:002008-07-27T00:59:00.000-04:00Is John Edward's private life that important ? Is...Is John Edward's private life that important ? Is this story a Republican Smear Campaign ? Politics and the media are are just brutal. Amazingly, as things were going so well for Barack Obama, all of a sudden this story hits the wire. Conspiracy or Fact ?<BR/><BR/>petes2cents.competes2centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716648071634740241noreply@blogger.com