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apples and oranges (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:26 PM Original message |
John Edwards suicidal over possible jail time, magazine claims |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. and yet, john ensign is still a sitting senator. . |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Really? The National Enquirer??? n-t |
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apples and oranges (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. It was the Enquirer that broke the story in the first place |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. True, but it is 1 in a 1000 for them. n-t |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. After all their lawsuits - they've become |
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Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
58. exactly! |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. No they haven't done an expose on Florida's governor. Wrong photo here. |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
41. Batboy was the Weekly World News |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
91. Enquirer |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. ugh. this is real trash |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. Weak piece of selfish shit. What about their motherless children???? Go Fuck yourself John!!! |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. If true... |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. i voted for him in the primary, because he was the only candidate, standing up to |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #27 |
43. He went after big business for his big retainer. |
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ParkieDem (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #43 |
66. Amen. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #43 |
67. and? |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. And your point about him fighting for the little guy is nonsense |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #71 |
84. you may be right. but he did have the guts to fight them. noone else has. |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 07:56 PM Response to Reply #43 |
85. Contingency fee. Not retainer. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #27 |
44. Edwards did not go after big business in his one term as Senator |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 02:32 PM Response to Reply #44 |
68. I dont' say he is altruisistic. I say we need someone with the guts to fight big corporations. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 03:00 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. But, he didn't really do that in public office |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 07:52 PM Response to Reply #70 |
83. I didnt know who he was until he ran. Elizabeth Warren rocks!!! |
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Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 12:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
59. No, his votes as Senator |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #59 |
90. This is true. He was a terrible Senator for NC.. but it's sad to see him as the tragedy he is toda |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
64. I knew this particular politician's woes would trigger your schadenfreude. -nt |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
32. Nice compassion there. |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:11 AM Response to Reply #32 |
45. Church? Who brought religion into this? I have no sympathy for this narcissistic little boy. |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
5. I really hope he redeems himself |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
52. Consider the source |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #52 |
74. He claims he met Edwards before he was a senator |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #74 |
81. Was it your impression that the change was actually in the end of the primaries in 2004? |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. He has young children now motherless. Way to go, Johnny. |
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RichGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 11:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. He had an affair...he didn't kill his wife. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 10:16 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I'm concerned about his and Elizabeth's children. |
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Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #35 |
60. excessive hormones to enable her to have |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. is there anything to indicate that the choice wasn't hers? |
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Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #62 |
96. Not at all, and I wasn't suggesting that it wasn't her desire |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #96 |
97. ahh i see. grief leading to cancer is a stretch. nt |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #35 |
72. You miss the point - which is the kids soon after losing their mom would lose their dad |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #8 |
54. self delete |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
9. Will Ree-dell mourn? or whatever her name is. n/t |
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DonCoquixote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
10. Normally I eschew the death penalty |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. You would KILL him for this? Wow. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. i know. pretty insane logic |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
42. Oh jesus fucking christ get a grip. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
93. The death penalty? Really? |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
11. I was an Edwards supporter and I did feel kicked in the .. |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 11:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. Difficult to argue with this one. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #11 |
55. Love is conditional. |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
12. What a weak and vapid man. . . |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. perfect.... |
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Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
61. superb post, sums it up |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 12:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
63. +1 |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
13. Sad.. |
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Scottybeamer70 (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. Really sad......:( |
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spartan61 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'm not advocating that campaign funds |
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BillyJack (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
16. He's a lawyer - with connections - he's not going to jail.... |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:22 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Don't be too sure about that. |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
18. did anybody actually read that story?? full of weasel words at best. |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 10:43 AM Response to Reply #18 |
39. double standard |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
20. Oh stop. You're breaking my heart....... |
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richmwill (972 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
23. Waaahhhh... |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
24. yay, a stoning thread |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #24 |
75. Surprising, isn't it? |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 07:00 AM Response to Reply #75 |
94. Not surprising here anymore. n/t |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'm no Edwards booster, but these sources are shit and I'm surprised DU is buying it. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. If only he had won the presidency and started a war that killed hundreds of thousands |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #30 |
47. + the whole thing. |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
31. Never, EVER trust the Daily Mail. |
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LLStarks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
34. John Edwards is the Charlie Sheen of politics yet nobody cares about him anymore. nt |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #34 |
48. I still care about him. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #48 |
57. Thank you. I care about him as a human being. His 'crime' |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #57 |
78. +1 |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 08:21 PM Response to Reply #57 |
87. "Put to death"??????? This is not a capital crime. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #48 |
65. me too. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #48 |
76. I still care about him too. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 01:49 AM Response to Original message |
36. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
38. Oh, is it time for the five minutes hate again? |
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joeunderdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
40. Save room in the cell for Walker. nt |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
46. Edwards was "broken" a long time ago, judging by his personal choices. n/t |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
49. Maybe if he kept his pecker in his pants he wouldn't be devastated and broken |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
50. chin up smoove johnny... |
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BlueDemKev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
51. You can't put much stock into the tabloids |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
53. What I don't understand is why he didn't use his own money |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
56. Don't worry. No one goes to jail for that, no matter how egregious the misuse of campaign funds. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
69. People who believe stories they read in the NE are on the same level of ignorance as people |
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MacNfries (66 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
73. He believed in "choice" sooooooo |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. -1 |
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Last_Stand (247 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #73 |
86. Sounds like the "humor" my right-wing in-laws use... |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
77. Amazing the rise and fall of this man. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
80. Rielle Hunter is the one who tipped off NE to all the Edwards crap |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
82. Lot of people in this thread seem to have more issues than Edwards. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #82 |
92. agree...there are a few OTT ones..that defy human decency.. |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 07:04 AM Response to Reply #92 |
95. Hear, hear! n/t |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #82 |
98. yeah, cheating is one thing, advocating the death or suicide of someone |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
88. It would be no great loss. |
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DeschutesRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
89. They made an "example" of Martha Stewart too. And she sucked it up |
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