Posted on 07/06/2004 8:16:26 AM PDT by VanZant
So we have a trial lawyer as a proposed Veep. Good.
Now, lets show how the trial lawyers are destroying this nation and costing every one of us big bucks.
Edwards is the King and undisputed champion of corporate shakedown. Jesse Jackson pales in comparison.
Let's hope we can make that case. He's awfully pretty though.
Kerry's going to have trouble beating the "You've got to be a veteran to be president" drum, because every time he does, he'll be saying his VP is unqualified. Not that the press will mention it, or his supporters will notice, so accustomed as they are to the 'doubletink' double standard.
If "The Johns" get elected, their war on terrorism will consist of filing wrongful death lawsuites against Osama with the world court.
ARE YOU AWARE OF THE FACT THAT WHILE EDWARDS SAYS HE FIGHTS FOR "THE LITTLE MAN", HE HAS NEVER, IN HIS CAREER AS A TRIAL LAWYER, TAKEN ONE PRO-BONO CASE. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER.
I am already sick of seeing the coverage on this. Even Fox is having NOTHING but democratic spokesman on. Wake me the morning of the election so I can vote. Other than that it's nothing but the same old class warfare argument.
We know that, but the case must be made.
What degree does kerry have? isn't he a lawyer too?
If edwards is a member of the ABA, he supports their radical anti-family agenda. (model divorce law project) It is also worth finding out if Edwards is a member of the ACLU.
Demonizing trial lawyers alone is not enough or useful. (remenber 1/2 of trial lawyers are doing defense work) We have to attack edwards affiliations.
I wasn't aware of that. The fact that he took $150 million of the plaintiffs money, looks like he used people who had been wronged to line his pockets. Did he really need that big of the take?
You can say that again. In my workplace, we normally keep a pair of TVs on for breaking news. Fox was (characteristically) balanced in its coverage of the VP nominee, but CNN was positively gushing. Judy Woodruff apparently decided to forego her daily face-tightening session to anchor their coverage. I swear that woman looks like she's already been embalmed, but I digress. For what it's worth, I don't think Edwards is going to give Kerry the bump he's looking for. It's worth remembering that Edwards is extremely unpopular in his home state of North Carolina; he ran for President because his own polls showed he couldn't win re-election to the Senate. The liberal press will keep gushing for days on the Edwards selection, but I don't see him giving Kerry a 15-point jump in the polls. Most Americans--particularly southerners--recognize Edwards for what he is: a slickly-packaged ambulance chaser who'd sell his mother to climb the political ladder...
Good thinking.. that needs to become part of the BC04 strategery.
I couldn't believe he only beat Faircloth by such a slim margin. That shocks me--especially since the election was in 98. That is hardly something Kerry should be inspired by. But I do think Edwards will do well with women.
Let's hear Lurch talk about skyrocketing health care costs. This can mainly be laid at the feet of the trial lawyers. Malpractice costs through the roof. On and on........
Isn't Edwards on the ticket going to make it hard for the medical community to get behind this ticket? Edwards made his fortune sueing doctors didn't he?
I would suggest they make a solid case that lawyers such as Edwards have cost the American economy millions of jobs. I'm sure there are plenty of good examples, including in Edwards own history.
Kerry earned a degree in Purple Hearts without Pain--actually, he and his hairmate are both attorneys but Kerry practiced briefly as a prosecutor before latching permanently onto the elective government teat. I'll bet there have never been two senator/lawyers running together.
Sweet. But then again NC voted against CG92 and CG96, and those two bums won.
I think LA, AR, TN, MO, PA, MI solve this thing. And of course, we have to keep FL. IS CA gettable for us? Oh God, I hope.
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