Kirsten Powers: John Edwards is a Phony
Hooray for Kirsten Powers. We now have proof that there’s at least one Democrat with some moral outrage. In this NY Post column, Ms. Powers gives the “Silky Phony” a total smackdown. Here’s the most vicious attack:
But something about Edwards always seemed uniquely phony, even by the standards of politics. Actually, nothing about him seemed authentic.
I’ve never understood John Edwards’ appeal. There was nothing about him that made me think he wasn’t a shallow human being. His populist message didn’t jive with his elitist lifestyle.
Who was he? Apparently, whatever he thought people wanted him to be. In 2000, he helped found the “New Democrat Coalition” for the centrist Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) along with Sen. Joe Lieberman and others. Then, for his 2004 presidential run, he staked out the populist “Two Americas” theme. By 2008, he’d completed a total morph into a class warrior who pandered to the farthest reaches of the Democratic Left.
The poor suddenly became a great concern to him after his 2004 loss, yet he saw no disconnect in building a massive mansion as he crusaded for the poverty-stricken. He discovered New Orleans when he wanted to make his 2008 campaign announcement, but was nowhere to be seen back when the tragedy occurred.
Liberal pundits across America saw Edwards as articulate, charismatic and centrist. I’ll grant that he’s a smooth talker but that’s the farthest I’ll go. He certainly isn’t a centrist. Ms. Powers is right: He’s simply a phony.
The job Kirsten Powers did pales in comparison to Andy’s smackdown:
Any man or woman that cheats on their spouse is a low life. Especially those that run around pretending that ‘they are the one and only’. Let’s not forget that his wife is dying of cancer. That became an issue last year during the Democratic primary battle. Elizabeth Edwards announced she was terminal with cancer and John Edwards decided to keep running. He said she’d want him to keep running.
Amen, Andy.
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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog
August 9th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Hmmmm……so John Edwards thinks he’s off the hook!!! I’ll bet half of his interview on Nightline was a lie. You know darn well that he had sex with Rielle Hunter the last time in Beverly Hills…and, now he’s lying about holding up his new baby girl in the National Enquirer photo… On Nightline, Edwards said that he has “no idea” where the photo came from or who is in it. Is this idiot for real? This guy is just a pathological liar!!! It’s so rare to see one on tape! John Edwards doesn’t have to agree to a paternity test….the child support judge is going to demand it. Get busy!!
Now, for all you John Edwards supporters who are let down…what in the hell were you thinking? Couldn’t you spot this phony the second you saw him? I did. Edwards made his money suing doctors!!!!! He is a professional liar….just like Obama!!! You’re all smucks!!!
Obviously Obama knew about the allegations against Edwards for a long time. If Obama didn’t, then he’s a dope! So, right up until Friday, Edwards was still on the short list for VP.
Yes, this whole “affair” shows that Obama is stupid and needs vetting team (not sleaze hiders) for the VP spot! Now, let’s show that Obama knew about the affair and still wanted Edwards.
August 10th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Oh well.
On another note, John McCain had a well-documented affair on his first wife, with his current wife. He has admitted in the books he has written about his life that he ran around with several different women while still married to his first wife. And don’t forget that he left her for a younger, richer woman - multi-millionaire Cindy Hensley who is now Cindy McCain - after she had been severely hurt in a car accident.
August 10th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
a) I guess it’s better to cheat on your wife who’s dying of cancer than it is to cheat on your wife who’s been in an accident but is expected to recover, Liem? Come on, man, they’re both dirtbags of the worst order in this case.
b)Johnny Slickhair has sat and preached to the public how important fidelity in marriage is, scolding even the thought of cheating on one’s spouse. This while he was still embroiled in an affair! At least John-boy Mac didn’t preach to the public.
c) One could draw the conclusion that whatever comes out of either’s mouth isn’t to be trusted. Not like the Obamessiah, who’s every syllable is gospel.
August 11th, 2008 at 8:03 am
I guess its a question of mind over matter; if you dont mind,it doesn’t matter.