John Edwards: The new RFK? [ExileStreet]

ExileStreet ^ | 7/15/07 | Patrick Hurley

[ParsifalCA]

After frantically searching for a campaign theme that will make it possible for him to become the next Presidential nominee for the Democratic Party, Former Senator John Edwards has seemed to find one…

Savior of the poor.

Excuse me while I burst out laughing.

Look up the word, “shameless” in Webster’s Dictionary and you will see a neatly trimmed picture of Snidely Whiplash (sans mustache) with a $400.00 haircut sneering at the American voting public. The caption accompanying it reads, “The New and Improved Bobby Kennedy!” I have one question for Mr. Edwards: Do you really believe we are all that STUPID?

Comparing Johnny Reid Edwards to Robert Francis Kennedy is akin to Dan Quayle believing he is JFK. Where is Lloyd Bentsen when we need him now?

Edwards says with a straight face, “Let them (the people who believe he is a hypocrite) attack. We know what’s right and we intend to keep fighting to end the national disgrace of 37 million Americans living in poverty.” Who’s “we?” [more]

[Chi-townChief]

That’s for sure: Dan Quayle > JFK.

[ConservativeStatement]

If by RFK they mean Real Freakin' Kook.

[.cnI redruM]

Nice. I can’t stand Johnnie Blow-Dry. Anyone who sets up a tax dodge to avoid paying his Medicare taxes is in no position to lecture me that I should pay higher health care taxes.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

Good point, a lot of people don’t know about that, but it came up in the 04 election race. He argued that it was a legal procedure. That is what the left always says when they are caught avoiding taxes that they are bludgeoning capitalists with.

[Mr. K]

Senator, you’re no RFK~!

[cowboyway]

After frantically searching for a campaign theme that will make it possible for him to become the next Presidential nominee for the Democratic Party

The most telling line in the article.

At least ThunderThighs and Osama already have a theme: Socialism and anti-Bush. They mostly sell their theme by trying to disguise their theme (they can't say the S word) and pounding on Bush every day.

Edwards just wants to be president because his ego demands it and obviously a 28K/sq/ft house and $800 haircuts ain't doing the job.

[Mr. K]

New Edwards Campaign Mascot

[gusopol3]

RFK wasn’t RFK either, not by a mile.

[Sicon]

"We know what’s right and we intend to keep fighting to end the national disgrace of 37 million Americans living in poverty.”

Where does he come up with this figure? Could someone show me all these people living in poverty? Where are they? How are we defining "poverty"?

[gridlock]

< GHWB> Not going to say it.... Wouldn’t be pruuuudent < /GHWB>

[gridlock]

Actually, that is more Dana Carvey as George Herbert Walker Bush, but < DCaGHWB> makes for an awful long HTML tab...

[Mike Bates]

ABC News/AP: 'Edwards Takes Page From RFK's Book'

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

I think he’s more like RFK Junior, just another liberal nut case.