Edwards: 'When John Kerry is president, people like Christopher Reeve are going to walk.

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[Jackass70130]

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[SuperSonic]

No he's not.

[Shryke]

VERY descriptive post. You win the new member "red meat" post award of the day.

[standupfortruth]

And now we know how he plans on healing paraplegics..........

[tallhappy]

A little bit more info would be nice.

It is absurd.

Edwards says Kerry as President will heal the paralyzed.

They will get up out of their wheel chairs and walk!!!

Can a candidate sink any lower?

Benny Hinn is their new consultant and will be Surgeon general.

[geege]

And idiots believe them....scarey

[Prolifeconservative]

"Benny Hinn is their new consultant and will be Surgeon general."

LOL!!!! That's good stuff!

[axel f]

I can't figure out why Bush hasn't used this against the Kerry campaign. I took my parents out to dinner over the weekend. They support Bush, but didn't really have anything against Kerry. When I told them about Edwards' amazing ability to channel the spirits of disabled children, they were very angry. My dad was wondering why we haven't seen this in the news. I would think calling attention to this would really help the Bush campaign.

[skaterboy]

This guy is truly a scumbag

[Merry]

The next headline will be EDWARDS SUES REEVES DOCTORS FOR NOTMAKING HIM WALK. In the next breath, he will say that he and Kerry have a plan for tort reform.

[rabidralph]

Been posted twice before.

[maine-iac7]

is there anyway to find out the settlement figures of that case Edwards had:

Campbell v. Pitt County Hospital?

or any others.

I think people would be shocked to see how much the lawyers get from the winnings - up to 60% - and then take out the fed income taxes - levied on the entire amount and see how small a part - is any - some end up still owing taxes! = that the victim gets.
This would show people who REALLY benefits from these lawsuits.

[TheyConvictedOglethorpe]

If he means dead people are going to get up and vote, I'm sure he's right.

[silverleaf]

I John Edwards, have a sixth sense....I see.....democrat people. They're all around me. Sometimes they talk to me. And they don't even know they're .... idiots.

[SF Republican]

Wow, they can raise the dead?

[silverleaf]

No, if Kerry is elected, Ernest Angley will be the surgeon general.

[pankot]

Good one. Since Reeve is "sleeping with the fishes" Kerry must be the Second Coming. Either that or Kerry "has a plan".

[Republican Red]

Charles Krauthammer, last night on FNC Special Report, commented on this Edwards quote. Krauthammer is himself a quadriplegic and a doctor. He called Edwards comment the worst political rhetoric he has ever heard.

Mort Kondracke was trying to take up for Edwards, or rather stem cell research but Krauthammer kept commenting on Edwards. He also made mention of the fact that it is not funding that is holding back stem cell research but science. Krauthammer was horrified at Edwards.

[js1138]

I think he's assuming that dead people who can vote can also walk.

[Free_at_last_-2001]

Wow, they can raise the dead? They sure can every election!

[Callahan]

Already posted. I wish Drudge would give us more info about this statement. Is there video?

[Kackikat]

PLEASE DO NOT INSULT BENNY HINN OR GOD.

There is divine healing, and I have experienced it and through a Benny Hinn service. Be careful, it is one thing to make fun of a stupid politician making lying claims and another to make fun of God abilities or his servants. That is dangerous ground. You may not agree with how the Holy Spirit chooses to work, but remember one scripture "all sins will be forgiven men but blasphemy against the Holy Ghost will not be forgiven ...."

If the truth be known, I would say BH will vote for W...he's a conservative christian.

[dha]

Just when I think that these two can't get any more offensive, they go and surprise me again.

[rllngrk33]

Wow, they can raise the dead?

Yes they can, it happens every election day. Especially when the RATs need a few extra votes to win a close race.

[Owl_Eagle]

This should be posted as many times as humanly possible.  Tell ya what, you post it and ping me, then I'll post it and ping you, deal?

Owl_Eagle

" WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
DIVERSITY IS STRENGTH"

[SuperSonic]

I believe this is what you're looking for:

The jury awarded $6.5 million, then a state record for malpractice cases. The award was reduced on appeal to $4.25 million.

snip

Whatever the figure, Edwards became a rich man. Typically, plaintiffs' attorneys earn 25 to 40 percent of an award or settlement -- and nothing if they lose.

Full article here

[Innisfree]

Krauthammer is correct about Edwards. It's grossly irresponsible AND cruel to deliberately instill false hope.

[brewcrew]

And idiots believe them....scarey

40+ percent of the voting populace will vote for them. Even scarier.

[jsh3180]

Kerry/Edwards the new televangelists on the block.

I threw away my glasses and hearing aid after hearing the news.

[rabidralph]

You maniac :-)

[fooman]

I did not know that about Krauthammer. He used to write for Mondale. Do you know when he made the right turn?

[Sybeck1]

That is why Maxie Cleland is with Kerry. Along with sprouting new limbs he will grow some dignity.

[counterpunch]

Edwards won a groundbreaking $6.5 million settlement, which was reduced on appeal to $5.75 million. The settlement set a new record in North Carolina, and the case set new precedent in medical liability law.

John Edwards, Litigation History from FindLaw.com

[HungarianGypsy]

My husband has a darling cousin who has cerebal palsy and will never walk. I would prefer she never walk than to sell the soul of every American. Which is the way Edwards makes it sound.

[sarasota]

Who's going to do it? Not the mainstream media. We do need a direct hit on this personal injury attorney and his history as a lawyer. And the lack of his history as a politician.

[fish hawk]

Here's a bigger miracle: On Nov. 2 Kerry and Edwards are going to walk.

[OXENinFLA]

"Can you feel the power of JF'nK?"

[GSWarrior]

What Edwards means is that the day Kerry is elected president dead people will rise.

[Rummyfan]

Krauthammer is a graduate of the Harvard Medical School I believe, and used to be a staff psychiatrist there. He suffers from multiple sclerosis now. Finally, he is Canadian by birth.

[babygene]

"When John Kerry is president, people like Christopher Reeve are going to walk"

...kind of like saying, "It will be a cold day in hell when people like Christopher Reeve are going to walk".

[day10]

If you would, please testify and share the details?

[EDINVA]

typically the attorneys get 1/3 of the settlement or judgment, 40-45% if it goes to appeal.

In the meanwhile they take all the risk, too. They aren't paid on cases that can take years to develop and try. If they are lucky, they will get their expenses reimbursed. They have to continue to pay their office expenses, staff and the costs of litigation which can be pretty heavy with depositions, expert witnesses, etc.

They don't get paid for nothin'

[1Old Pro]

Edwards is a stupid jackass.

[hellinahandcart]

You win the new member "red meat" post award of the day

I hope he brought enough toothpicks for everyone...

[JiggyMac]

Good point.

Isn't that like saying "People like Christopher Reeves should just give up now, because if we're your last hope, you're doomed."?

[axel f]

I think B/C could do a commercial about it, especially this comment. If the reactions on my parents' faces were any indication, a lot of people would be turned off by the Dem ticket.

[Liberty Valance]

WOW! This will be exciting news for my wife who has Cerebral Palsy...you mean if Kerry wins on Nov. 2nd. she can throw her crutches away?

Nevermind. I just told her this and she's still voting for Bush. Apparently for some reason she doesn't believe Kerry or Edwards. And I have a new knot on the back of my head where she hit me with her crutch :^)

[fooman]

I read all of that on Bio. he was from montreal etc, etc, but I just want to know what made him go right
?

[Wardawg]

So, Stu Ped thinks Jim Kerney can raise the dead and cure the lame? Hmmm, I may have to reconsider my vote if they can back these claims up with anything more than scumbaggish, idiotic rhetoric. Shove it Breck Girl.