Of course not. Big Buck$ from tobacco companies is all the rage...
and John Edwards personally got the lions share of it.
Posted on 05/07/2007 10:05:38 AM PDT by redstates4ever
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Presidential candidate John Edwards said Monday it's silly to suggest that his wealth and expensive tastes have hurt his credibility as an advocate for the poor. "Would it have been better if I had done well and didn't care?" Edwards asked.
Edwards noted that some of the most acclaimed anti-poverty advocates came from privileged backgrounds, including Franklin Roosevelt and Bobby Kennedy.
"You could see and feel the empathy they had," said Edwards, speaking from his home in North Carolina during an interview on Iowa Public Radio. (snip)
His credibility on the issue has been challenged by critics who point to his 28,000-square-foot home in North Carolina and his $400 haircuts. He rejected the criticism, saying a look at history shows that personal wealth doesn't disqualify people from advocating for the poor.
"It feels a little silly to me," Edwards said. "This is an issue I care deeply about."
Edwards is the son of a mill worker who achieved wealth as a trial lawyer.
The mission of his campaign is to ensure that all Americans have a chance for such success, he said.
Spoken like a good little Socialist.
Hel-loooo, Edwards, all Americans DO have a chance for success. The main reason why is because we are not a Socialist nation!
“Edwards: Wealth doesn’t hurt credibility”
Yea, but being a scum bag lawyer sure didn’t help.
Yeah, but I'm betting that neither of those guys spent more than $25 on a haircut. ....even adjusted for inflation.
Poor guy, it must be the haircuts and private jets that give Breck boy the bad rep.
FDR's socialism has probably hurt the poor more than anything else in American history.
“It feels a little silly to me,” Edwards said. “This is an issue I care deeply about.”
Well then Johnnie, I guess you’re just a silly little boy, then.
EDWARDS’ DAD WAS NOT A MILL WORKER. HE WAS A MILL MANAGER. WHY CAN’T THE BRAINDEAD MEDIA NOTE THIS?
Its like calling a doctor a “medical worker”.
It doesn’t hurt your credibility when you have NONE to begin with.
His wife doesn't hurt his credibility as a faggot.(I will check into rehab as soon as this gets pulled)
It’s damn easy to holler about the “Two Americas” from the porch of your 28,000 square foot mansion isn’t it Hair Helmet?
That's a good one. Ted Kennedy fights for keeping the Estate Tax but his brother JFK's estate (which was finally distributed upon the death of Jackie) was far far far undervalued when you consider the auction prices that his trinkets were "worth".
Honest work for an honest dollar.
Oops, I guess that doesn’t apply to ambulance chasers.
if mr. edwards wants to feel noble, he should give everything he owns to the “poor”. he should then keep working until he drops, giving everything over as he toils.
until then, i would ask mr. edwards and his socialist cohorts to please keep his/their hands out of my pockets,
thank you very much.
(why don’t they just stand up and declare what they are rather than beating around the bush, playing mind games? uh, forgot. communist insurgents always operate that way.)
“Edwards is the son of a mill worker” Its amazing the Edwards never mentions this. Its like J Forbes Kerry never mentioning he was in Vietnam.
Yeah - with other people's money.
Its not Johnnies money thats the problem.
Its Johnny.
Duh.
How about the fact that he got it by chasing ambulances?
It most certainly does when the foundation of your campaign is the phrase "two Americas".
Definitely the wrong John
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