Posted on 08/09/2008 7:46:54 PM PDT by flushed with pride
Anthropology teaches us that all societies have their various subgroups, each with it's own beliefs, rituals and idiosyncracies. Now here in America we have the Democrat Party, broad in ethnic and cultural scope; and enjoying a sizeable enough segment of the population that they can sway the course of government without worrying about such petty triflings as election laws, accounting procedures, or the parliamentary rules of order. And within the upper eschelons of the Party-of-the-People there exists a new stratum of the elite: The Baby-Daddy. To make it into this good-ole-boys-club, one must first be a member in good standing of the philanderer's club, and then one must pass through the ancient and sacred rite of passage known as 'knocking-up the skank'. With the recent uncovering of John Edwards secret life by the venerable National Enquirer (the new Official News of Record), the former Veep candidate now joins that ever-expanding fraternity of Democrat-Baby-Daddies (sure, he's denying paternity now, but the test results at this point are just a formality). Another fellow member in this prestigious club is His Holiness the Rt. Rev. Jesse Jackson. The Rev. is not content to be merely a run-of-the-mill member, but sought out higher honors by putting in the necessary overtime to become a triple-honoree, his seed having found purchase in multiple precincts. His long-suffering wife has learned to expect the joyous news of a new Jackson to financially support (on the down-low) every fortnight or so. Usually Jesse delivers the announcement accompanied with a nice diamond and fur encrusted consolation gift (Hey Elizabeth Edwards, are you listenin'? Make him pay, girlfriend!). It has been rumored for years that none other than Bill Clinton was a member of the Democrat-Baby-Daddies, and that the child in question was of mixed race (!); but since the mom conveniently moved to another continent (all expenses paid by a mysteriously unknown benefactor) and both Clinton and the Baby-Mama refused to submit for proper testing, the D-B-Ds are withholding his membership card and refusing to reveal to him both the secret handshake and password. But don't stress over it, Bill. You're still a young and virile guy and with a little gumption on your part, you'll make it yet.
Not going to the White House. HAHAHA!
It’s happened before.
It was in the July 21st edition that the Buffalo Evening Telegraph dropped a bombshell into the presidential campaign of 1884. Under the banner of “A Terrible Tale,” the Telegraph announced to the world “The Pitiful Story of Maria Halpin and Governor Cleveland’s Son.” The story was that Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland, a bachelor, had had an affair resulting in the birth of a son.
Cleveland’s primary supporters and campaign staff asked if it was true, and he said that it was indeed so. When asked how to handle it in the campaign, he said, “Tell the truth.” The relationship was admitted
but downplayed. After all, they said, Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton were capable but wayward men as well.
The actual story was that Maria Halpin, a widow in her mid-30s, had moved to Buffalo, New York, in the early 1870s. She became involved with a number of men, including a 36-year-old attorney named Grover Cleveland. By the end of 1873 she was pregnant.
Maria claimed that Cleveland was the father, although there was no way to prove it one way or another. However, Cleveland was a bachelor while the other paternity candidates were married. When the child was born in September 1874 she named him Oscar Folsom Cleveland. (Oscar Folsom
was Cleveland’s law partner.)
Despite uncertainty Cleveland decided to accept paternity. He had less to lose than other possibilities. He acknowledged the boy and provided for his support. When one of his campaign leaders tried to publicly blame the deceased Oscar Folsom as the father, Cleveland had the story squelched.
Not long after the birth Maria began drinking heavily, and Cleveland had a judge commit her to an insane asylum and the child to an orphanage. He paid the orphanage expenses of $5 per week. When Maria was released, Cleveland had her set up in a business in Niagara Falls. Later she tried unsuccessfully to get custody of her son, and he was placed for adoption with a family. Cleveland paid her $500 and she left town. The son grew up to become a medical doctor.
The Republicans used the campaign slogan, “Ma Ma, Where’s my Pa?” The controversy about public service and private morality raged across the nation. The choice was between a man of personal immorality and public service integrity (Grover Cleveland) and one of a model family man guilty of using public office for personal gain (James G. Blaine). Cleveland narrowly won. After his election the Democrats answered the Republican ditty with “Gone to the White House, ha ha ha!”
The way I hear it told, one of Edwards' aides is actually the father. But we'll see.
The Republican candidate who ran against Cleveland was a man from Maine by the name of Blaine who had some political baggage of his own. The Dems would heckle him with taunts of “Blaine, Blaine the Liar from Maine!” The Repubs came up with the “Ma, Ma...” chant in reponse to the “Blaine” chant.
The way I heard it was slightly more catchy, “James G. Blaine! James G. Blaine! The Continental liar from the State of Maine!”
If Andrew Young is the father, why stage a midnight rendezvous with the mama for the National Enquirer?
Upon further research, I believe you are correct.
Blackmail by Rielle is my theory of this case. Edwards has been giving her money all along, ever since they first started dating. But it evolved from a sugar daddy relationship into simple blackmail. She threatened to destroy his hopes for the presidency, so he paid her. Later, when that wasn't enough, he was forced to meet her at a hotel at midnight to discuss some higher payments, or a lump sum payment to buy her silence on a long term basis. And somebody tipped off the Enquirer.
Probably a Clintonista. Obama was thinking of offering Edwards the VP spot as a reward for endorsing him in May (and effectively ending Hillary's White House hopes for this year). Or Hillary just thinks Edwards might be the VP pick. She made a deal with Obama when she "suspended" her campaign and she considers the VP spot to be her rightful consolation prize, so she (or one of her supporters) removed Edwards as a temptation for Obama to break his agreement with Hillary.
As for Rielle, she's kinda hot and very manipulative. As she saw Edwards and her meal ticket drifting away, she made up her mind to stay close, and went looking for a guy close to Obama to seduce.
It's all speculation, but 100% consistent with characters involved: Hillary's flair for the knife in the back by just leaking to the press, Obama's flair for broken promises and flip-flopping, and Rielle's flair for ... well, you know.
I haven’t been posting for a few days, behind on the ‘happenings’. Not sure what the situation is between Rielle and Edwards now. I see that she is bad talking Elizabeth in the press.
She has blackmailed, but if it’s his baby he will want to keep contact.
Hillary’s aides are furious, knowing that she would have won Iowa had it not been for Edwards and this story was still a secret then. Maybe Hillary’s sources are not as good at finding things as I thought!!
They are a bunch of cartoon characters and Obama wears horns.
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