http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/edwards/ en-us Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:19:11 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282282/posts The book proposal from a man who was one of former Sen. John Edwards' closest aides claims that Edwards promised him to "take care of you for life" in return for falsely claiming he was the father of the baby carried by Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter. The aide, Andrew Young, sold his book proposal to St. Martin's Press for an undisclosed price late last week. In his proposal, Young quotes Edwards, a Democrat who was his party's vice-presidential nominee in 2004 and ran for president last year, as begging him to confess to fathering Hunter's baby. "'You know how much... Raleigh News & Obstructor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282282/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:19:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281052/posts Former presidential candidate John Edwards is out of luck if he hoped that the extramarital affairs of Gov. Mark Sanford and Sen. John Ensign would take people’s minds off his own cheating scandal. Former Edwards aide Andrew Young says the ex-senator and his former mistress, Rielle Hunter, once made a sex tape, according to someone who has seen Young’s book proposal. St. Martin’s Press just inked a deal with Young, who also says in his proposal that, contrary to his public statement last year, he is not the father of Hunter’s infant daughter — Edwards is. Edwards has denied that.... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281052/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:17:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277116/posts The man who once claimed to be the father of Rielle Hunter's baby, Andrew Young, is shopping an explosive tell-all which will rock John Edwards' cover-up, confirming previous ENQUIRER investigations, according to reports. National Enquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277116/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:02:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257463/posts The Obama Effect: It's beyond a honeymoon at this point. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257463/posts#comment Sun, 24 May 2009 21:07:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257297/posts With Saturday Night Live now in re-runs until September, my offering for a little Saturday night -- media bias-based -- humor. Nearly five years ago, when compliant journalists were touting then-vice presidential candidate John Edwards and admiring his supposed idyllic marriage to Elizabeth Edwards, Katie Couric celebrated the happy couple's annual wedding anniversary “romantic ritual” of eating at Wendy's, wondering as all three laughed together: “What do you say, 'One Frosty, two straws?'” Pretty ridiculous in retrospect.In the taped interview aired on the Thursday, July 15, 2004 Today show, Couric cued up the couple: “I know you'll be celebrating your... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257297/posts#comment Sun, 24 May 2009 13:10:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2254597/posts WORLDWIDE ENQUIRER EXCLUSIVE: John Edwards' mistress Rielle Hunter has agreed to sit down for a bombshell interview with ABC News Barbara Walters, the ENQUIRER has learned exclusively. "Rielle will break her silence for the first time with Barbara Walters. The interview will air on ABC in June," a source told The ENQUIRER. "Rielle is so angry with Elizabeth Edwards for trashing her repeatedly while promoting her book that she's decided to break from John. She's going to defend herself and tell her side of the story!" The ENQUIRER previously reported Rielle was considering going public, narrowing her choice of... National Enquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2254597/posts#comment Wed, 20 May 2009 12:44:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250044/posts (2009-05-13) — In search of a Supreme Court justice with the rare combination of legal gravitas and heart-felt empathy, President Barack Obama has reportedly included former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards on his short list to replace retiring Associate Justice David Souter. Mr. Edwards, who sought the 2008 Democrat presidential nomination, became famous in legal circles for his impassioned closing argument in a 1985 medical malpractice lawsuit during which he pretended be the unborn baby, speaking to the jury about his intrauterine distress. “The president wants to see passionate empathy on the high court,” said an unnamed White House insider.... Scrappleface http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250044/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 15:39:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249926/posts It pains me to take Elizabeth Edwards to task for anything. She is suffering from terminal cancer and from assertions that her cheating husband fathered a child with a party girl. So my first instinct is to totally lay off. The only rap against her, it seems, is that she knew of an affair after John Edwards announced his presidential run and that she kept it secret. May I disagree? The ''cover-up'' was the good part. Some things are best left private. Elizabeth's book and Oprah outpouring drag the public under the couple's covers -- disclosure with no socially redeeming... Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249926/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 12:35:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249580/posts Elizabeth Edwards: the Green-Eyed Monster?Cannot be poster per FR rules. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249580/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 22:06:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2248679/posts Apparently they knew about the affair. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2248679/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 18:52:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247928/posts John and Elizabeth Edwards have proven themselves the perfect match. On the one hand, you've got a lying, hypocritical, power-hungry narcissist. And then there's her husband. Yes, I've heard that she has cancer. I think it might have been mentioned on the campaign trail once or twice, in 2008. "Vote for me, my wife has cancer!" Actually, the argument was more sophisticated than that. It was, "My wife has cancer, so I'm an expert on health care, so the federal government should take over health, I'm really sorry I voted for the war, subject of course to changing conditions on... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247928/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 09:56:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247146/posts Elizabeth Edwards believes she has a "perfect" marriage - except for that infidelity thing. "This is a really good man who really did a very, very bad thing, but if you take that piece out, I do have a perfect marriage," Edwards said in an interview that aired yesterday on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Giving her two-timing husband, John, the benefit of the doubt, Elizabeth Edwards said, "I think he's probably as surprised at his behavior as I am. "I don't think he knows to this day why it was he said yes" to former lover Rielle Hunter's sexual advances,... DAILY NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247146/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 20:02:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245798/posts Elizabeth Edwards has hit the chat show circuit to hawk her new memoir “Resilience.” Her interview with Oprah airs Thursday. Elizabeth has some important lessons to teach the young women of today. The most important of these lessons is to be nothing like her, though I’m pretty sure that’s not the message she is trying to send. Typically, when someone whines about his or her circumstances, I take a common sense approach and start by blaming the victim. The fact is that bad things tend to happen to people who make bad, or at least dumb, decisions. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245798/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 01:47:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2244742/posts Asked if she is still in love with her husband, Elizabeth Edwards told Oprah Winfrey “that's a complicated question.” And when Winfrey asked about marriage, Edwards said, “Neither one of us is out the door so I guess it's day by day, but maybe it's month-by-month.” Edwards' appearance on Oprah Thursday marks her most extensive public comments since former Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. John Edwards acknowledged an affair last summer. Winfrey interviewed both Edwards at their sprawling, 28,000-foot Chapel Hill home. Her publicists released a partial transcript Tuesday of what they called “a no-holds-barred conversation, where no topic... Charlotte Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2244742/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 19:29:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244449/posts Elizabeth Edwards tells talk show host Oprah Winfrey that it's a "complicated question" if she still is in love with her husband, former presidential candidate and U.S. Sen John Edwards, after his admitted affair. In an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to air Thursday, Winfrey asks Edwards, "Are you still in love with him?" Edwards responds, "You know, that's a complicated question," in an excerpt provided in advance to The Associated Press by Harpo Productions. Winfrey also asks Edwards, "Is it a day by day thing?" And Edwards says, "Neither one of us is out the door so I... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244449/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 13:23:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244379/posts Some days you have to ask yourself, my God, what if these people were Republicans? Democrats took back Congress in 2006 and the presidency in 2008 in no small part because of their ability to bang their spoons on their high chairs about what they called the Republican "culture of corruption." Their choreographed outrage was coordinated with the precision of a North Korean missile launch pageant. And, to be fair, they had a point. The GOP did have its legitimate embarrassments. California Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham and lobbyist Jack Abramoff were fair game, and so was Rep. Mark Foley, the... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244379/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 11:14:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244029/posts The Lies Of (And To) Elizabeth EdwardsThis cannot be posted because it's from the Huffington Post, but it definitely doesn't spare either Edwards. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244029/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 20:39:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243848/posts John Edwards: That’s someone we haven’t seen or heard from in a while, but chances are, we’re going to be talking about him a lot this week. On Sunday, the onetime Democratic presidential hopeful and former senator confirmed reports that federal investigators are looking into his use of campaign funds in relation to payments made to Rielle Hunter, the former campaign videographer who had an affair with Edwards. His political action committee paid a firm affiliated with Hunter more than $100,000 for video services, but as the Charlotte Observer reported yesterday, the inquiry could go deeper into “a cluster” of... Newsweek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243848/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 16:06:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243413/posts RALEIGH Federal investigators are sifting through the records of money that helped John Edwards' presidential campaign to determine if any was used to keep quiet his affair with Rielle Hunter. Edwards, a Democrat and former U.S. senator, acknowledged the investigation to The News & Observer. “I am confident that no funds from my campaign were used improperly,” Edwards said in a statement. “However, I know that it is the role of government to ensure that this is true. We have made available to the United States both the people and the information necessary to help them get the issue resolved... charlotteobserver. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243413/posts#comment Sun, 3 May 2009 23:55:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241064/posts After the former presidential hopeful confessed his betrayal, Elizabeth Edwards writes in her new book, "I cried and screamed, I went to the bathroom and threw up." Elizabeth, 59, who is terminally ill with cancer, speaks about her husband's infidelity in her new memoir, "Resilience,". Despite feeling deeply deceived, Elizabeth Edwards nonetheless publicly stood by her husband's side, lending his candidacy the aura of a warm, loving family life. But she had actually wanted him to quit the race to protect the family. Edwards admitted the hanky-panky to her days after declaring his candidacy in 2006 - almost a year... N Y Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241064/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:27:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2238330/posts Posting this as soon as I found a video - this was done in someone's home. Edwards' 99 almost entered the crowd. But for a less than two feet of wall, the fence would not have held. There are injuries reported in the crowd, but no discussion of serious injuries. I'll put up a better video when I find it. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2238330/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:29:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223101/posts Multiple sources now confirm The ENQUIRER's report that a federal grand jury is investigating possible misuse of presidential campaign funds by John Edwards to pay off his mistress. U.S. Attorney George Holding revealed yesterday he "was not going to confirm or deny any investigation" regarding Edwards that was first reported by the ENQUIRER earlier this week. A Federal grand jury did convene on Wednesday in Raleigh, North Carolina, according to multiple local reports. Grand jury proceedings are kept secret. Attorneys are liable for criminal prosecution if they discuss such investigations in public or to the press. Prominent Raleigh defense attorney... nationalenquirer.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223101/posts#comment Mon, 6 Apr 2009 05:16:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221353/posts Published: Apr 03, 2009 02:00 AM Modified: Apr 03, 2009 05:48 AM John Edwards investigation reported From Staff Reports The National Enquirer reported on its Web site that a federal grand jury in Raleigh is investigating whether former Sen. John Edwards violated campaign-finance laws in his bid for president in 2008 by making payments to Rielle Hunter, his admitted mistress. U.S. Attorney George Holding said Thursday that he "was not going to confirm or deny any investigation" regarding Edwards. A federal grand jury was convened in Raleigh on Wednesday. Grand jury proceedings are secret. Such grand juries have the power... Raleigh News & Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221353/posts#comment Fri, 3 Apr 2009 10:07:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2199790/posts John Edwards’ ex-lover, Rielle Hunter, is not writing a book or giving interviews. Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, however, is doing just the opposite. Here is a picture of Frances Quinn Hunter, whose last name should be Edwards, according to sources. It’s from her first birthday, on Feb. 27, just one week ago. With her is her mother, Rielle Hunter, the filmmaker and ex-lover of former Sen. John Edwards. Edwards has admitted the affair, but denied that the baby is his. There is no father’s name on Frances Quinn’s birth certificate. Hunter is said to be upset about a story in... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2199790/posts#comment Thu, 5 Mar 2009 14:28:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140422/posts STS-126 to Press Ahead With a Landing in California Flight controllers have elected to press ahead with space shuttle Endeavour's landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 1:25 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. EST today. The deorbit burn is scheduled for 3:19 p.m. NASA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140422/posts#comment Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:13:08 GMT