Reply #12: Message to Edwards' supporters: Welcome to our world! [View All]

[rox63]

Although I don't harbor as negative feelings towards John Edwards as many other folks around here do, I would like to give his loyal supporters this message: Welcome to our world!

Here's what I mean by that: Welcome to the world where your candidate is attacked 24/7 by people from both the GOP and his own party. This is the world that Kerry supporters have had to put up with for years. Your guy got off easy during the 2004 campaign, while John Kerry took the brunt of the attacks. The worst that got thrown at Edwards was "Trial Lawyer!", or "Lightweight!" JK was barraged with accusations of being a "flip-flopper", a liar, a traitor, an enemy-collaborator, a "Bush-lite", wine-sipping elitest snob, of having faked his war wounds and betrayed his fellow soldiers. All lies of the lowest caliber. During this time, Edwards was the genial "sunshine boy" who somehow managed to get off easy with the media. Now your guy is getting savaged on sites like DU, DKos, and other sites, often by Democrats who support other candidates. I think it's despicable. But it's what we JK supporters have had to put up with EVERY FRIGGIN' DAY FOR YEARS! I will do my best to stay off that abusive bandwagon, and avoid joining the circular firing squad that Democrats are so good at forming. The candidate that gets all that abuse may end up being the last, best hope for our country, the person who has to pick us up out the mess that * has made. So watch out who you throw those knives at - it may at yourself.

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P.S. I just realized that with a few changes in the words, this message could also easily apply to Hillary, Obama and Clark supporters.