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AP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 06:51 PM
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I think Edwards needs a scandal so the media will talk about him.
I say this only partly with my tongue in my cheek.

I wonder if the media would have completely ignored Clinton if not for what's-her-name, the lounge singer.

Clinton got to go on national TV after the super bowl because of that. That's when people started thinking, hmm, this guy is kind of interesting.

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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 06:52 PM
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1. Paging hookers. Are there any pregnant hookers...
that will say Edwards fathered a child?
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PaDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 09:08 PM
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12. OH ya...
he and Pickles got drunk and she's knocked up..he has a stain on his pants...oh no, wasn't Clinton's! LOLOL
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graham67 Donating Member (732 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 06:58 PM
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2. I will gladly...
donate my services for the sex scandal. :evilgrin:
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OKNancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:11 PM
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7. Laugh out loud
Sounds like a trite phase when written, but that is what you made me do.
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:02 PM
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3. Ugh, it's so irritating.
Is it really his lack of experience that is getting him this lack of media?

Is it that he isn't insulting anyone?

Edwards' message is very clear, consistent, and relevant. Just goes to show what gets attention in politics. Sad, isn't it.
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mlawson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:05 PM
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5. Maybe they have been ordered to ignore him.
KKKRove would like that very much.

But no, the last thing he needs is a scandal. Happily, they would HAVE to invent one; he has no skeletons, even on Halloween.
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bearfartinthewoods Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:05 PM
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4. hahaha
she-bear said the same thing this morning and she's volunteering to help...LOL

anything to be rid of bush!!!!!!!!!
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Don_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:09 PM
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6. He Has One On AP Breaking Now
Accepted a $100K deposit when he was trying to sell his house and hasen't returned it yet.

See: http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA66JVSGMD.html
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AP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 08:19 PM
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10. Unfortunately, that one seems to be fizzling
The implication is that he tied his property up in a sale that fell through so to get 100K from a guy whose profession he didn't discover until after the sale started. The house probably lost more than 100K in value during that time, so Edwards probably lost money in the long run. Apparently, he's entitled to the 100K because the sale fell through and Edwards had to accept a lower sale price from a different buyer.

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surfermaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:13 PM
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8. You got it
Clinton, rose in the poll,s when Jennifer Flowers,came on the scene.
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VermontDem2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:14 PM
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9. I believe he was under investigation
for campaign loans he recieved after the quarter 1 fundraising period.
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AP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 08:22 PM
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11. Unfortunately, nothing to investigate
He can't control the circumstances under which people give him money (the allegation was that secretaries at a law firm were paid to donate money). As soon as he found out, he gave the money back (as he has when he's received PAC and lobbyist money). There were no allegations that he solicited the firm to do this, so there's no investigation.

A sex scandal might be the best. But I don't think that's going to happen.

Maybe a Grisham-like allegation, in which he's ultimately cleared.
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