John Edwards doesn't fish, hunt, follow NASCAR or listen to country music,

[geek tragedy]

so vote Republican!

http://www.gop.com/RNCResearch/Read.aspx?id=4345

Funniest list of complaints ever.

[AP]

1. He just makes sure people who do can live rewarding, happy, healthy lives.

What a jerk.

[geek tragedy]

3. Did I mention that Edwards Has “Never Done Any Serious Farming.”

What an outrage!

[AP]

7. Are you saying he hasn't even cleared brush from a Texas ranch?

This man isn't even qualified to be dog catcher.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. He doesn't "Listen to Country Music"!!!

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

:bounce:

:bounce:

:party:

:Kick: :kick: :kick:

John Edwards is my kind of Southern Democrat!!!

:)

[w13rd0]

4. THIS is on the GOPs talking points?

My lord they've gotten bone stupid. So, if you don't live up to their stereotype of a "faithful stupid southerner", then you aren't a real southerner, according to the GOP. I'm just bowled over by their rampant stupidity.

[Bombtrack]

5. in other words, he doesn't have sad shitty regional-horde-think taste

He doesn't listent to the most god awful genre of music or enjoy a "sport" that involves the most sickening spectacle of American wastfulness as dozen's of gas-guzzling cars drive around in circles for hours, and he'd rather go to the super market than taking pleasure in killing what he eats.

[AndyTiedye]

18. NASCAR Repubs Will Never Admit It...

...but the real reason they watch is 'cause they want to see someone crash and burn.

[HFishbine]

6. Edwards doesn't smoke, chew tobacco and has never

dated a family member. Vote republican!

[liveoaktx]

8. John Edwards has all his teeth

[jpak]

17. John Edward's family tree forks! Vote Republican!

His wife don't wear tube-tops to weddings and funerals! Vote Republican!

John Edwards was never too drunk to fish! Vote Republican.

etc...

:)

[UdoKier]

SOunds like a normal American to me.

I grew up in El Paso, Texas and I hardly knew anyone like that...

Okay, we fished, OCCASIONALLY, but not as an avocation...

[Cornus]

9. All the more reason....

...to vote for Kerry/Edwards.

[Pachamama]

10. My kinda guy....sigh....and every other warm-blooded American Grrrll....

....and did you hear his speech last night and referring to his wife Elizabeth as the "love of his life" that he's been married to for 27 years....

Oh yes Bu$h and FUCheney, this man has the American Values that every warm-blooded Woman in America dreams of.....

22 million unregistered single women didn't vote in the 2000 election...

How many of those can we get this time? And gee, who are they going pick????

My pet project: 1000flowers.org

[Misunderestimator]

15. He said that last night at the rally too....

That she was the love of his life.... and that they have a four-year old son. She was just wonderful speaking as well. It was obvious to me that both couples are "real" couples... real companions who respect eachother.... What a refreshing thing.

[stanwyck]

11. So, Travis Tritt

will NOT be singing at the inauguration. Damn. I bet Willie will be welcome, though.

[MGKrebs]

12. But does he have a pickup with a Confederate flag?

[geek tragedy]

14. No, but he's been linked to the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazard!

<snip>
Edwards Disingenuous Confederate Flag Fight

Edwards Thought “It’s An Enormous Mistake To Fly Flag , And It Ought To Be Taken Down.” (MSNBC’s “Hardball,” 2/6/03)


Edwards Said His View On The Confederate Flag Is Based On “Having Grown Up In The South… Having Seen The Affect That Flag Can Have On A Huge Chunk Of Our People In This Country, Particularly African Americans. I Think It’s An Enormous Mistake To Fly That Flag….” (MSNBC’s “Hardball,” 2/6/03)


But Edwards’ PAC Sponsored Fundraiser For Ben “Cooter” Jones. “Edwards had hired the band to perform at a Washington fund-raiser for Ben Jones, who is running for Congress in Virginia. . . . The event was sponsored by Edwards’ political action committee, New American Optimists, and is part of a key strategy Edwards is rolling out in his 2004 campaign for president. (Charles Hurt, “In Tune With Rural Voters?” The Charlotte Observer, 9/8/02)


ü Edwards Supported Jones … “Grew Up … With Guys Just Like Him.” “First stop: Polly Esther’s, site of the ‘Oh Cooter, Where Art Thou?’ fundraiser for . . . Ben Jones, sponsored by Sen. John Edwards . . . . A jacketless Edwards was greeted with cheers . . . and explained why he supports Jones: ‘I grew up out in the country in North Carolina with guys just like him.’” (“Good Ol’ Boys And Scouts,” The Washington Post, 7/15/02)


ü Ben “Cooter” Jones Came Under Fire For Appearing At Campaign Stops With Stars And Bars. “And Virginia congressional candidate Ben Jones, a former civil-rights marcher who went on to play Cooter in the ‘Dukes of Hazzard,’ is under fire for appearing at campaign stops with the stars-and-bars-emblazoned ‘General Lee’ Dodge.” (Dennis B. Roddy, “Stars And Strife: Uproar Over Confederate Flag In Pa.,” Scripps Howard News Service, 10/23/02)

o Virginia’s First African American Governor Accused Jones Of “Using The Confederate Flag As A Campaign Strategy.” “Jones, 61, has appeared at several campaign events in a replica of the General Lee. That and his vigorous defense of Southern heritage issues are causing some to suggest he’s making a subtle appeal to racism. Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder . . . accused Jones of ‘using the Confederate flag as a campaign strategy.’ He said the matter is of great concern to the broad body of responsible Virginians.” (Warren Fiske, “Ex-TV Star Is Creating A Colorful Campaign,” The Virginian-Pilot, 10/20/02)

o Governor Wilder Suggested Jones’ Behavior Insulted Black Voters. “Mr. Wilder suggested that the former actor is seeking to attract votes from rural white people and is insulting black voters. ‘As governor, I had removed the confederate emblem from the uniforms of the state’s Air National Guard and rejected the flying of the flag over public buildings,’ he wrote. ‘We have made historic strides in Virginia and we need people in office who recognize that we need to keep Virginia moving forward not backwards.’” (Mary Shaffrey, “Cooter Defends Use Of Confederate Flag,” The Washington Times, 9/29/02)

o Jones Owns “Cooter’s Place,” Where One Can Buy Confederate Items Such As Flags, License Plates, Mugs, Key Chains, Bandanas, Head Wraps, Pillows, Cooking Aprons, Playing Cards And Towels. (Cooter’s Place Website, www.cootersplace.com, Accessed 2/12/03)
<snip>

You can't make this shit up.

[PurityOfEssence]

13. But he's a good Methodist...

...and he likes rock and roll.

Methodist, just like Junior...

[supernova]

16. The GOP is more frightened of John Edwards than John Kerry

to look at the GOP homepage. Narry a word about John Kerry other than the headline.

It's an all-Edwards hatefest. :D

[LTR]

19. Ooooh, that does it!

Edwards Claims “Natural Connection” With Rural People, But Flunked Funk’s Rural Q&A. (Matt Bai, “Nascar-Lovin,” The New York Times, 9/15/02; Tim Funk, “Q&A With John Edwards,” The Charlotte Observer, 5/26/03)


ü Edwards Has “Never Done Any Serious Farming.”


ü Edwards Doesn’t Follow Weekly NASCAR Races, Adds He “Doesn’t Follow Anything Except Politicking.”


ü Edwards Hasn’t Hunted Or Fished “In Years.”


ü Edwards Has “In The Past Been A Country Music Fan.” (Tim Funk, “Q&A With John Edwards,” The Charlotte Observer, 5/26/03)

Edwards Can’t Even Remember Make Or Model Of His Own Truck. “In the New Hampshire interview, Edwards talked in detail on every policy question raised - but came up nearly blank when the questions turned to such everyday subjects as the people who had influenced him along the way, books he was currently reading, and even the make of his family’s vehicles. … And the family fleet? A Buick ‘with lots of miles on it’ (Edwards said he couldn’t remember the make; an aide said Park Avenue). ‘A bigger car, more like this’ (An SUV, an aide suggested, ‘probably’ a Ford Explorer or Expedition). A truck. Probably a Ford or a Chevrolet, Edwards says. ‘It’s white, and it’s sitting in front of my house.’” (Jon Sawyer, “Sen. Edwards Pitches ‘Real Solutions’ In His Populist Message,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 8/10/03)

[supernova]

20. Re: the truck

that's typical successful guy talk..... makes millions but can't remember to pick up the drycleaning to save their lives or the make/model of the car.

[TX-RAT]

26. Edwards Can’t Even Remember Make Or Model Of His Own Truck

Thats enough for me.

[tandot]

21. What??? Toby Keith wont sing at the convention?

That is IT. I had enough with all those wusses. I am voting for Bush. :crazy:

[Zinfandel]

22. Weird site! How do you DU folks find these sites?

Obviously a "hit & run" Republican talking points, trash democrats site, put out but Hmmm... "anonymous" republican fucks...Rove approved?

But the talking points for ALL the asshole, idiots, talking heads and talk radio sheep are there.

[geek tragedy]

25. That's the Republican National Committee

They faxed this to all of the news media outlets across the country.

We should keep score to see how many Jack Cafferty winds up bloviating over.

[BiggJawn]

23. Ewwww! he made love to a 50-y-o woman! Vote Republican!

Our Glorious Pretzeldent hasn't touched his wife since her 33rd birthday!

[specimenfred1984]

24. Dang, That Dawg Jus Beat Edwards At Checkers Agin!

-- from Conan O'Brien's show --

"Dang, that dawg just beat me at checkers agin"
(Man exposes fake hillbilly buck teeth and then dances like a hillbilly)

[jmowreader]

27. This is beyond desperation...

ü In 1999, Edwards Voted Against Banning Partial-Birth Abortion. (S. 1692, CQ Vote #340: Passed 63-34: R 48-3; D 14-31, 10/21/99, Edwards Voted Nay)

o During 1998 Senate Campaign, Edwards Said Partial-Birth Abortion Should Be Banned. “‘I think partial-birth abortions should be banned,’ Edwards said. ‘These are terribly gruesome procedures. I think the only exception is where there is a grave, serious threat to the health of the mother.’� (“Edwards Campaigns On An Issue A Week,� The Associated Press, 9/19/98)

What they are NOT telling you is that the two positions are absolutely consistent. The Partial Birth Abortion Ban Bush's henchmen put up bans the procedure on health-of-the-mother and fetal-condition (massive birth defects that appear in the second or third trimester) grounds--only "threats to the life of the mother" override the ban.

Democrats will readily sign an intact D&X ban that contains exceptions for health of the mother and fetal condition. Unfortunately for us, there are only three reasons a doctor will perform such an abortion--health of the mother at risk, life of the mother at risk, and massive birth defects. This is not something you'd wish on your worst enemy.