http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/silkypony/ en-us Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:54:01 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2344219/posts No, it's not a storyline on "Guiding Light" (RIP) -- but rather the latest chapter in the John Edwards mistress scandal. The guy who once claimed he was the father of the child born to Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter, is now claiming Edwards is the real daddy (duh!) and that Edwards once promised Hunter he would marry her after his wife died (she's sick with cancer) -- this according to a book proposal obtained by the NY Times. Andrew Young, Edwards' former aide, claims Edwards told Hunter it would be a rooftop wedding and the Dave Matthews Band would make... TMZ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2344219/posts#comment Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:54:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282148/posts NYDN: 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. MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282148/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:10:00 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/2250289/posts John Edwards' marriage is over, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively. His cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth kicked him out of their bedroom more than two years ago when he confessed to cheating on her, and the two are now living apart, sources say. National Enquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250289/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 21:30:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245361/posts The news that federal prosecutors are investigating John Edwards' presidential campaign payments to his mistress brings a sense of satisfaction. The phoniest man in American politics is finally getting the comeuppance he so richly deserves. With his $400 haircuts and investments in predatory lenders, all while saying ending poverty was a "moral issue" and the "cause of my life," Edwards set new standards for hypocrisy as he sought the Democratic nomination. His contrived compassion was a joke among rivals. And that was before we learned he had an affair with a campaign aide. Yet any sense of justice served is... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245361/posts#comment Wed, 6 May 2009 15:12:23 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/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-chat/2241481/posts In her new memoir, Resilience, John Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, said she was sick to her stomach when her husband confessed his affair with videographer Rielle Hunter. She writes, "I cried and screamed, I went to the bathroom and threw up." Which is probably the same way her husband reacted when the National Enquirer broke the story of his affair and chased him through a parking garage at the Beverly Hilton. Elizabeth, who has an incurable cancer, said Hunter seduced her husband by telling him he was "so hot" and that though John confessed the affair to her in 2006, he... Hollywood Life http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2241481/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:42:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2150167/posts John Edwards Affair/Scandal: Rielle Hunter Back in New Jersey It's the East Coast for Frances Quinn The National Enquirer's reporting that Rielle Hunter has left her fancy digs in Santa Barbara for something a little more plebian: New Jersey The Enquirer had previously broke the story about how Hunter, John Edwards' mistress, and love child/daughter, Frances Quinn, were receiving hush money payments of $15,000 a month from Fred Baron--who was Edwards' campaign finance chairman. When Baron suddenly passed away from a lethal cancer on October 30, the $15K payments to the Hunters stopped. After her $15,000 monthly payments stopped with... DBKP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2150167/posts#comment Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:21:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130539/posts Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will make his first public appearance since admitting in August that he had an extramarital affair while pursuing his party’s nomination. The Associated Press reported that Edwards will appear tonight at Indiana University to discuss the 2008 election and participate in a question and answer session. “Edwards will dissect the general election results and forecast how they will affect the state of political discourse, the American economy and the plight of working families,” a release from the university states, “He will also weave stories from his experience running for president into his analysis, describing... Wall Street journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130539/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:02:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124770/posts IS it over between John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth? "The wedding band is missing," the Washington Post reported yesterday after covering a speech the cancer-stricken mother of two gave in DC on Monday night. Edwards, the former North Carolina senator who ran for president twice, finally acknowledged three months ago that he had an affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter. He denies he's the father of Hunter's baby girl, although he has been spotted visiting mother and child. A source said Edwards is no longer living with Elizabeth and that the couple have separated. But reps for Elizabeth Edwards... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124770/posts#comment Tue, 4 Nov 2008 17:23:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094238/posts Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday he will not speak at any public engagements until after the November election, extending an exile that began last month after he admitted to an extramarital affair. "Nothing is more important than electing Barack Obama and Joe Biden," Edwards said in a statement released by his speaking agency. "I don't want my appearance at these events to be a distraction from the important issues of the election, or from the important purpose of these meetings." Edwards had been scheduled to speak next week at Hofstra University in New York. That speech was... The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094238/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:10:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080963/posts How much did Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards’ wife, know about his affair with Rielle Hunter and when did she know it? Edwards has said that he told his wife about the affair “at the end of 2006” and that everything ended after that. Indeed, within days of the end of 2006, Web videos produced by Hunter about Edwards disappeared from his campaign Web site and from YouTube. Sources tell me that it was indeed Elizabeth Edwards who had the videos pulled down when she saw them. The theory among Edwards campaign insiders is that she finally put two and two... FOX News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080963/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:45:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073352/posts SALEM - Less than a month after a sex scandal sent former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards in to political exile, the ex-North Carolina senator and his wife, Elizabeth, have pulled out of a speaking engagement at Salem State College. The couple had been scheduled to appear as part of the college’s popular Speaker Series on Sept. 23 to discuss the upcoming presidential election and Elizabeth Edwards’ battle with cancer. The Daily Item http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073352/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 23:31:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068660/posts John Edwards, the Democrats’ 2004 vice presidential nominee who unsuccessfully sought the top spot on the party’s ticket this year, is like the man who never was among party leaders gathered in Denver. Edwards, the one-term North Carolina senator whose 2008 candidacy ended in January, admitted in early August, after a lot of tabloid disclosures, that he had been carrying on an extramarital affair with a campaign aide even as his wife, Elizabeth, was battling cancer. He also admitted that he had repeatedly lied about it. It still isn’t clear if he fathered an out of wedlock child during the... CQ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068660/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:19:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068300/posts DENVER - Texas Rep. Chet Edwards, who was on the four-person short list of potential Barack Obama running mates, said Sunday the front-page scandal involving former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards hurt his chances of getting on the ticket. “I would have to think that a bumper sticker that said 'Obama/The Other Edwards' might have been a bit difficult,” Edwards said Sunday after visiting a Veterans Administration hospital upon arrival in Denver for the Democratic National Convention. Chet Edwards (not related to the former North Carolina senator) said he was notified Aug. 10 that he was on Obama's short list... Dallas Morn. News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068300/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:46:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068231/posts ExclusiveJohn Edwards calling former staffers asking for forgiveness By THOMAS M. DeFRANK DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF Updated Tuesday, August 26th 2008, 12:07 AM   DENVER - John Edwards is burning up the phone lines, begging former aides and backers to forgive him for lying about his affair - but hearing their rage instead.As Democrats kick off their convention Monday, the onetime presidential contender is a man without a party - or a political future - trying to rebuild bridges through dozens of remorseful phone calls.It's proving a hard sell with onetime true believers. CLICK TO SEE A PHOTO... The New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068231/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:08:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067840/posts DENVER - John Edwards is burning up the phone lines, begging former aides and backers to forgive him for lying about his affair - but hearing their rage instead. As Democrats kick off their convention Monday, the onetime presidential contender is a man without a party - or a political future - trying to rebuild bridges through dozens of remorseful phone calls. It's proving a hard sell with onetime true believers. Many are bitter and disillusioned after swallowing his lies about his affair with a campaign staffer and vouching for his credibility with friends and journalists. Some ignore his plaintive... nydailynews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067840/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:41:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065288/posts One-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards promised his mistress they would reunited once his cancer-stricken wife died, the National Enquirer reported. The Enquirer - which first broke word of the Edwards scandal - also reported that mistress Rielle Hunter refuses to make Edwards take a paternity test because she fears it will jeopardize their future. Edwards, who admitted the affair earlier this month after repeated denials, remains in contact with Hunter even now, according to the Enquirer. The North Carolina politician called her after his Aug. 8 confession on national television, reportedly telling her: "We'll be together when Elizabeth is... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065288/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:50:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062016/posts BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: I want to spend a little time here, just a brief moment, on the Breck Girl. This is a story, ladies and gentlemen, not going away. People ask me, "Rush, it's over. What's the big deal? Why stick with Edwards?" This is a multilayered story, and to illustrate this, I am holding in my formerly nicotine-stained fingers (shuffling paper) a printed copy of an article by the illustrious Walter Shapiro writing at Salon.com. Walter Shapiro is a Drive-Byer, and he used to write for USA Today. "After covering John Edwards -- and liking him -- for years,... EIB http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062016/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:00:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061926/posts Another issue of the National Enquirer, another round of sordid allegations about the extent to which John Edwards is lying about his affair with Rielle Hunter. The four new pieces: • Edwards didn't confess until after a campaign staffer walked in on him and Hunter having an "intimate moment" in hotel room. Word eventually got to Elizabeth Edwards, who then confronted John, who then admitted the whole thing. But this all happened after he'd already declared his candidacy for the presidency. • The whole public tango over the DNA test, with Edwards saying he wants one and Hunter saying she... Radar http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061926/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:29:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061783/posts An anguished Elizabeth Edwards decided to stay with her cheating husband because she is dying and worried about their two young children, her closest friend says. "It's just tragic. That's all I can say about it," Hargrave McElroy, Elizabeth's best friend, told the Daily News. In a longer interview with People magazine, McElroy, a North Carolina teacher, said John Edwards didn't confess his adultery with his flaky videographer, Rielle Hunter, until after he officially announced his presidential run in December 2006. Then Elizabeth had a terrible choice to make. "There was anguish - excruciating anguish - for her in dealing... Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061783/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:08:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060998/posts A Texas publicist who says she was Rielle Hunter's confidant when her secret affair began with John Edwards is convinced the ex-senator fathered her friend's baby. "She would not have a child with someone that she didn't love - and she loves him," said Pigeon O'Brien, who says she was pals with Hunter for 20 years until they lost touch a year ago. As "who's the daddy" speculation persisted, the National Enquirer reported last night that Edwards lied when he told the nation - and his sick wife - that he ended the "short" affair in 2006. Edwards renewed the... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060998/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:25:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060753/posts Former presidential hopeful John Edwards' mistress grew up in Florida with a dad who once found himself in the FBI's sights. Born Lisa Druck in Fort Lauderdale, Rielle Hunter didn't leave much of a footprint there. Or on the Central Florida community of Ocala, where she went to high school. Or Tampa, where she went to college. Correction: A previous version of this story said James Druck died in 1992. Her father, however, did leave a legacy in this state. An ugly one. Quoting an FBI informant shortly after James Druck's death in 1990, Sports Illustrated named him a figure... Palm Beach Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060753/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:16:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060531/posts John Edwards is done. The pretty-boy candidate always was the biggest phony at any Democratic debate. He was the $400-haircut poster boy for poverty. The 28,000-square-foot mansion owner, who preached about global warming. The candidate who demanded that other Democrats swear off accepting contributions from Fox News baron Rupert Murdoch, after he pocketed a $500,000 advance - with an extra $300,000 for expenses - from Murdoch's Harper Collins. The man who ran as the doting husband of the cancer-battling Elizabeth Edwards while he was boffing an overpaid campaign aide. If I were a Democrat, I would be spittin' mad. If... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060531/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:56:48 GMT