John Edwards voted for Obama

[goletian]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/05/edwardsobama.html

Former Sen. John Edwards has been out of the Democratic presidential race for what seems like one or two geological eras. But these guys don't like to be outside the spotlight too longEx-Senator John Edwards of North Carolina may have slipped up on national TV and revealed who he's going to endorse for the Democratic presidential nomination--Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York or Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. The attention is addictive.

So in recent days Edwards has reappeared all over television as if he was running still--or again. In fact, quick, go turn on your TV now; he's back on CBS' "Face the Nation" this morning.

But the other day he was on MSNBC, chatting with host David Schuster. Of course, the question these guys know they're going to get is the one the TV hosts know they're going to ask, trying to make a headline:

Who, goes the question, are you going to endorse for the party's nomination, Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?

Everybody knows they're not going to answer; the ex-candidate is gonna use some kind of dodge, as Edwards, of course, did. He said....

...he would "very likely" endorse the Democrat he'd voted for the previous Tuesday in North Carolina's primary, which Obama won handily.

But, Schuster pressed, who was that? That's when Edwards may have slipped.

"I just voted, I just voted for him on Tuesday," he said. Him? Edwards is going to endorse the freshman Illinois senator?

It slipped out of his mouth. There's no reason for him to say 'em there.

[Renew Deal]

1. ohhhhhhhhh

:D

[Phillycat]

2. Welcome to last Thursday!

Feel free to go back and look at 17 BILLION THREADS ABOUT THIS.

[goletian]

5. see, thats why i never make new threads, this forum is so fast! - nt

[Exilednight]

3. I'm an Obama supporter, but Edwards did say "for 'em". n/t

[redqueen]

Yup. He's still keeping his cards close to his chest. (nt)

[goletian]

6. he probably said 'im. there is no reason for him to sound as if he voted for more than one person.

[Exilednight]

7. I was giving him credit for that southern twang thing he has going on. n/t

[iamjoy]

4. More Than That

at one point, when asked why he wasn't endorsing, Edwards said,
"I think Obama is doing fine without my endorsement."

[Greyskye]

8. NO, he did not.

He later clarified his statement. He said 'em', not 'him'. It's a gender-neutral 'southern thing' according to Senator Edwards.