Exclusive: John And Elizabeth Edwards (Couric 60 Minutes Interview)

CBS ^ | March 25, 2007

[paulat]

And it's not like the country can't survive without him. Really, I'd like to let Mr Edwards know that this country does not need him that badly. He really has an ego! The best thing for this country is for families to take care of each other especially in hard times such as when a spouse has an incurable illness or when you have a 6 and 8 year old who really are not able to fully support themselves no matter how much you try to make yourself believe it.

Wow!! You put that really well!!

[D-Chivas]

I caught some of this by accident tonight. Katie Courie looked like a vampire.

[paulat]

[paulat]

I caught some of this by accident tonight. Katie Courie looked like a vampire.

I NEVER would have thought I'd defend Katie Couric, but she did a really good job!! She asked that POS at least 20 times if this was the right thing to do, and he just dug himself in deeper.

[43north]

The definition of a man that takes unfair advantage of a woman's misfortune = PIMP!!!

[The Worthless Miracle]

It's easy to be fooled, but this guy is a liar, probably on the level of Clinton. Anyone who can do what he did to people in the medical profession, and still sleep at night is just evil. The interview was so softball it was ridiculous.

[PackerBronco]

Elizabeth Edwards: That would be my legacy wouldn't it, Katie. That I'd... that I'd... that I'd... that I'd taken out this fine man from the possibility of giving a great service. I mean, I don't want that to be my legacy.

Oh how very sad. Is it all politics with these people? Is there nothing else? Their legacies are waiting for them at home. Do they not see that?

[Coldwater Creek]

My husband has metastic melanoma, stage IV. It is a full time job just taking care of the doctor appointments, keeping a journal and living by the clock for his meds.

I just got out of the hospital, missing two weeks of his time left. We were devastated. I cannot fathom a mate that would leave his sick wife, who is going to be a lot sicker than she ever imagined, and two small children to the care of outsiders.

John Edwards is one of the last people that this country needs to be in charge, if he won't even take care of his own family.

[Coldwater Creek]

Since when do doctors let the patient read their own scans, and how would they know that the cancer had metastasized?

[Digger]

What, he can't wait a few years, and have those years WITH his wife and children not surrounded by the flotsam and jetsam of a political campaign? I just don't understand this attitude

As I have professed before RUSH even can on the stage, the Liberals/Commies/ Bolshvicks/ etc. have an inherent drive/desire for their philosophy this is more important than even their family lives. NEVER forget this & understand the ENEMY - IT IS WITHIN.

[silverleaf]

Oh My. John did some fasts talking "for both of them" while the bone scans were still up on the screen, didn't he?

He even put the thought in her head that continuing HIS campaign would toughen up their 6 and 8 yr old children whose Mommy is going to die soon.

What an incredibly narcissistic man. I think he's even got John Kerry beat.

[veritas3]

Katie must be pulling for Hillary or Obama...... with the questions she hit Edwards with. Not exactly what John thought he would get out of the interview. I was surprised! Look at this video clip. http://www.ifilm.com/video/2836152

[Bender2]

Katie Couric: And you're thinking, "I don't want to deprive the country of having my husband lead us."

Yaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk... Kersplat! [Sound of megabarf erupting out and hitting TV screen dead solid perfect]

[IrishRainy]

Thanks to HIPAA rules, the Edwards' doctors cannot comment publicly about this. For all we know, the Breck girl could be exaggerating Elizabeth's diagnosis for maximum sympathy, which unfortunately I wouldn't put past him.

Hope you're feeling better, Maria...prayers sent for both you and your husband.

[derllak]

It sounds to me as if they BOTH made this decision together.
I think John is doing the best thing he can for his family right now....to keep going. Is he supposed to drop out of life and sit around waiting for his wife to die? She could live for years! I wouldn't want someone putting their life on hold for me if I were terminally ill. It's not a healthy thing to do. As for spending quality time with her and the children, that should be done by all of us, whether we face a terminal illness or not. I think they made the right choice. I wish them both happiness.

[Coldwater Creek]

When your mate/parent is terminally ill, lives are put on hold automatically. Perhaps, you have been fortunate enough not to have been told that your spouse of many years has only a short time to live. I have not been that lucky. Our children are grown and they are devastated and want to spend as much time as possible with their dad.

Those children need the love and presence of both parents at this time.

And, BTW, people with stage four cancer do not live long lives, a few months or a year at most.

[Coldwater Creek]

Thanks!

[Mila]

"Thanks to HIPAA rules, the Edwards' doctors cannot comment publicly about this. For all we know, the Breck girl could be exaggerating Elizabeth's diagnosis for maximum sympathy, which unfortunately I wouldn't put past him."

After the announcement on Thursday, Mrs.Edwards oncologist Dr.Lisa Carey, spoke about the cancer and took questions from reporters.

Carey offered a guarded assessment of Edwards’ prognosis.

“We can suppress it, we can even shrink it, but we can’t eradicate it from her body,” said Carey, who indicated Edwards would likely begin treatment within a week or two. “The fact that she is a healthy person, that she doesn’t have a lot of cancer and that she doesn’t have symptoms all work in her favor.”

Carey said she has patients who have had a similar disease progression live “many years.” But survival rates for people with stage four breast cancer, which means that disease has spread to other organs and tissue, are poor. Only about 16 percent of patients are alive after five years, according to the American Cancer Society.

http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/556242.html

[bilhosty]

I think the real point of this story is how Katie is shilling for Hillary.remember the Kaplan guy? He was put in charge of Katie and he is a friend of Bill. listen to her she is making speech rather than conducting an interview.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

The one and only! ;)