SHOCKING! Edwards is a Diet Coke junkie!!!

[LTR]

OH, THE HORROR!!!

Or that's the way Drudge makes it out to be!

http://www.drudgereport.com/kerryt.htm

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN JULY 11, 2004 09:44:08 ET XXXXX

TIME MAG INVESTIGATION REVEALS: EDWARDS LOVES 'DIET COKE'

The nation's top magazine leads the journalism pack on Monday with an in-depth investigation on the background of Dem VP pick John Edwards.

TIME magazine's Karen Tumulty has learned: John Edwards drinks Diet Coke -- a lot of Diet Coke!

TIME unearths: "The North Carolinian who would be a caffeine-and-sodium-buzzed heartbeat away from the presidency subsequently admitted that 'on a good day' he has been known to open four before noon, at which point Kerry pronounced himself stunned, seized the can from Edwards and started reading the nutrition label aloud. 'Sodium, 2%. Protein, John, zero,' he called as Edwards scrambled for the door. As for himself, Kerry owned up: 'When I drink Coke, I have to drink the real thing, because of the sugar in it.'"

Not to be outdone by at least nine joint interviews Kerry and Edwards have conducted in the past few days with newspapers, news services and magazines, all embargoed for a Sunday release that would coincide with the pair's appearance on 60 MINUTES, editors at TIME snag the quote of the week:

"This man drinks a lot of Diet Coke," Kerry whispers to TIME, in its cover story set for maximum Monday impact.

Developing...

[Don_G]

1. The Fink!

What are his other addictions?

Marshmellow Peeps?

[chimpymustgo]

4. LOL - that's pretty funny. They got NUTHIN!

Diet coke...

[Darth_Kitten]

5. Nachos and Beef Jerky from 7-11

and gummi worms..... :)

[newscaster]

27. yOU FORGOT TO MENTION THAT

Matt Drudge thinks that a major scoop. Its his numbert one headline over a picture of Edwards.
Journalism's finest hour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:shrug:

[Darth_Kitten]

2. He's beginning to grow on me more.......

Though I agree with John Kerry, the REAL Coke is the best. ;)

nothing wrong with being overly caffeinated.... :silly: :nuke:

[kayell]

According to * the REAL, REAL coke is the best.

[Don_G]

20. The Real Coke

Came in those little 8-ounce bottles back in the '50's and early '60's.

Cokes sucked after they changed to a cheaper sugar base.

[CrispyQ]

28. The Real Coke . . .

...contained approx 60mg of cocaine.


<snip>

Coca-cola was introduced in 1886 as "a valuable brain-tonic and cure for all nervous afflictions". Coca-cola was promoted as a temperance drink "offering the virtues of coca without the vices of alcohol". The new beverage was invigorating and popular. Until 1903, a typical serving contained around 60mg of cocaine. Sold today, it still contains an extract of coca-leaves. The Coca-Cola Company imports eight tons from South America each year. Nowadays the leaves are used only for flavouring since the drug has been removed.

http://cocaine.org/

[klyon]

29. truth in advertising

no coke or cola in Coca-Cola

KL

[Darth_Kitten]

30. I don't mind a cool 'un

it's over 30 (celsuis) here.....and it's the pause that refreshes. ;)

true, they are not GOOD for you, but heck, I need a vice. :)

[hlthe2b]

26. No such thing as REAL coke.... Coke has not contained sugar

but, rather high fructose corn syrup, for decades. If you grew up drinking TRUE sugar-sweetened soft drinks, there IS a big difference. All the non-diet soft drinks are now corn syrup sweeted, due to the big, big subsidies given to corn farmers and thus the dramatic difference in price over sugar. But, it really sucks, imo.

I'd rather have diet soft drinks. At least they are admittedly artificially-sweetened. Or better yet, no soft drinks at all. (But, I was just as addicted to Diet Coke as Edwards until I recently became concerned over the Calcium leaching effects of all soft drinks, given their phosphoric acid content. The risk of osteoporosis is definitely worth cutting back.. Ok, end of health lecture and time to step off soap box....)

[Obamarama]

3. Yeah, well the Shrub was a coke junkie too!

n/t

[Lex]

6. bwaahahahaha! :snort:

[NightOwwl]

7. BWAH!

n/t

[calico1]

8. Gasp! I am shocked!

LOL! Is this the best he's got? Is he stupid enough to really think that people will make the association of diet coke=cocaine? Not to mention that a lot of Republians I know are also "coke" addicts. :silly:

[Cocoa]

9. Drudge is poking fun at Time

except for the fact that Drudge has no place making fun of anyone for reporting trivia, this would be pretty funny.

[Cleita]

10. That's it! We can't vote for Kerry/Edwards!

I guess an animated cadaver like Dick Cheney is preferrable. :eyes:

[Don_G]

22. Cheney's Last Photograph

[Cleita]

32. That's scary and funny at the same time!

LOL

[Jack Rabbit]

11. Wow, now there's a issue for Rove

He'll probably spread it around that Edwards is a Coke junkie (omitting the word diet). Anybody who dares to point out that there's something in his guy's past to that effect (no need to omit any qualifying adjective like diet) will be dealt with.

[bushisanidiot]

12. Diet Coke Lovers - UNITE!!

will the bonehead freeps now boycott all Coke-a-Cola products??

heh..

[Gothmog]

13. I am a diet Coke lover also

I knew that there is a reason why I like Senator Edwards so much. I have several diet cokes before lunch every day.

[LTR]

14. I'm a Diet Pepsi guy

Will this be a conflict?

I think I'll still vote for Kerry/Edwards. What do you think?

[tridim]

15. I heard Kerry chugs a bottle of Heinz ketchup every morning

A growing boy needs his "vegetables"!

[MikeG]

16. Get a case of Diet Coke and send it to every Democratic candidate.

To paraphrase Lincoln.

[olddem43]

21. LOL - Good one!

But I'll side with Kerry on this one. Maybe it will help with the Georgia vote.

[mourningdove92]

17. Stop the Presses

Wow Drudge, thank you for this earthshattering news. Whew, just think, we almost voted in as VP a "caffein and sodium" JUNKIE. Sheesh, you would think that a man of Edwards intelligence would stick with something safe, like cocaine or oxycoten.

[Shopaholic]

18. I'm a "whatever diet drink is on sale" kinda gal . . .

but I think John might want to check into the caffeine-free kind!

Jesus--is this the best the press can do? Why the hell aren't they spending their time tracking down the history of *'s real coke addiction?

[Cat Atomic]

19. And Bush SNORTED alot of Coke. Bad angle, Drudge.

Try again.

[kentuck]

23. And all along I thought Democrats were Pepsi people??

Learn something new every day... :)

[serryjw]

24. Im a diet VANILLA coke junkie!

I'm a boomer and remember with fondness vanilla cokes when I was growing up. The best!

[Misunderestimator]

25. The horror... a VP that drinks too much caffeine. Heart disease and...

having already had multiple heart-attacks of course, is no reason to worry. Idiots.

Having seen how clever the Kerry campaign has been lately... maybe they are just wooing Coca Cola to get some donations.

[Berserker]

34. Matt Drudge

I'm sure called him a cokesucker.

[prolesunited]

31. This is so ridiculous

I thought it was an Onion article at first.

I really do like that pic with the football, though. :-)

[Snoggera]

33. What with the diet coke, Heinz ketchup and anything French

products to avoid are adding up for the wingnuts.

Soon they will have to make their own clothes and grow their own food. Whoops, what was I thinking. Soon they'll have slaves making their clothes and growing their food.

edit: If their ridiculous fantasies came true; won't happen.

[AnnInLa]

35. thanks for this thread

Rat Terrier...this is the funniest thread I have ever read on DU, and I needed the huge laugh...imagaine what Letterman et al could do with this.

[IronLionZion]

36. Bush is the real coke addict

:eyes:
next thing they'll say that true patriots drink Pepsi or some shit like that. Nixon, LBJ, Winston Churchill, and Boris Yeltsin, would drink whiskey for breakfast chug the stuff like it was water. That's way worse than drinking a case of Diet Coke a day. I'm glad Edwards is drinking coke instead of snorting it.



You can't get REAL Coke or Pepsi in the US anymore

since the bastards switched to high fructose corn syrup. But you can still get it in tropical countries and it's way better. And here's the kicker, it has way fewer calories than American coke too.