"Edwards is a Lawyer" whining won't work #2

[FreakinDJ]

He actually EARNED a living...... AN HONEST LIVING

Not some frat boy with daddy's hand me down money pretending to be a cowboy.

And what is more important Edwards defended the little guy that was being rip off by big greedy corporations.

Bush the perverted sheep farmer in a field full of dates

Edwards champion of the working stiff trying to make a living

absolutely NO COMPARISON

[theivoryqueen]

1. isn't everyone in the senate a lawyer?

thought it was a requirement

[FreakinDJ]

2. Yes a large percentage

Bush is really reaching on this one

[CatWoman]

3. these guys must be consulting the writers for Hogans Heroes

and F Troop.

I've never seen such outlandish strategies.

Oh, Lu-u--u--c--y.

What whacky scheme will you hatch next week??

[FreakinDJ]

7. about as wacky as saying Edwards is the No 2 choice

in fact they have already launched a web site saying just that

[NMDemDist2]

4. no

it just seems that way

[finecraft]

5. Some guy on CNN had the best line...

Do the republicans really want to push this theme of "vote for the corporate lackey instead of the ambulance chaser?" HA!HA!HA!

[Swede Atlanta]

6. It isn't the label that matters

I'm a law student due to graduate next Spring. I am all too aware of the reputation that lawyers have in this society. I think some of that reputation is deserved. There is egregious conduct among lawyers in the American legal profession. I find it so ironic that to be qualified to sit for the Bar exam you have to be nearly squeaky clean but once you are sworn in you can engage in some very questionable behavior and suffer no sanction.

But lawyer or not, it isn't the label that counts. There are good lawyers (John Edwards) and bad lawyers (Enron lawyers that either looked the other way or were complicit in the corruption). It isn't about the profession, it's about the integrity and motivation of the person.

To be sure, Edwards made his fortune at the expense of those corporations he held accountable for their unconscionable behavior. That is what good lawyers are paid to do. But it was honest work. It was work done mostly to help the underdog and it was earned. Anyone who doesn't appreciate the fact that most trial lawyers work well over 60 hours a week need to step back and give that a thought. That's one reason I don't see trial work in my future.

But it wasn't about Edwards, it was about his clients. And I think that is how he will approach his future political service as Vice President.

And those who think tort reform is the answer should think again. Tort reform simply limits those who have been wronged in their recovery. Is that fair? If a corporation knowingly manufactured a product that had a high probability of causing injury, should we allow Congress to cap the amount of recovery for the victim? Is that what justice is all about? I think not. I agree there have been some unsupportable judgments over the years but I think in general juries are responsible and render awards based on the relative merits of the case.

Go Kerry/Edwards 2004!

[FreakinDJ]

8. Nice arguement

Bush is playing the tarnished reputation of his own lawyers

[Swede Atlanta]

9. Thanks

Thanks FreakinDJ....I'm not new to DU but new as a member that can post. This forum is so active it's amazing. I'm so excited to see that the Internet has fulfilled one promise - to make political dialogue and collaboration cheap and powerful.

[newyawker99]

10. Hi lawdem_atlanta!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[sus]

11. John Edwards made a career out of tearing apart corrupt people like

Dick "Halliburton" Cheney.

[underpants]

CNN poll last night-67% think it is a strength for him

and yes they asked about him being a Personnel Injury Lawyer.

OUCH!

You probably had someone post that on the first one.

[buczak]

12. Abe Lincoln was a trial lawyer.

Abe Lincoln was a trial lawyer and he represented many defendants in court.

Why do anti-trial-lawyer people hate america?

[oneighty]

13. Because even a very poor person

can access a lawyer on the 'pay if I win' program.

Every-man then has an opportunity to correct an injustice.

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