SubscribeEdwards Finally Admits To Lying About Affair
From a despondent ABC News:
Edwards Admits Sexual Affair; Lied as Presidential Candidate
In ABC News Interview, Edwards Says He Cheated, but Did Not Father Child
By RHONDA SCHWARTZ and BRIAN ROSS
August 8, 2008 — John Edwards repeatedly lied during his Presidential campaign about an extra-marital affair with a novice film-maker, the former Senator admitted to ABC News today.
In an interview for broadcast tonight on Nightline, Edwards told ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff he did have an affair with 42-year old Rielle Hunter, but said that he did not love her.
Edwards also denied he was the father of Hunter’s baby girl, Frances Quinn, although the one-time Democratic Presidential candidate said he has not taken a paternity test.
Edwards said he knew he was not the father based on timing of the baby’s birth on February 27, 2008. He said his affair ended too soon for him to have been the father.
A former campaign aide, Andrew Young, has said he was the father of the child.
According to friends of Hunter, Edwards met her at a New York city bar in 2006. His political action committee later paid her $114,000 to produce campaign website documentaries despite her lack of experience.
Edwards said the affair began during the campaign after she was hired. Hunter traveled with Edwards around the country and to Africa.
Edwards said his wife, Elizabeth, and others in his family became aware of the affair in 2006.
Edwards made a point of telling Woodruff that his wife’s cancer was in remission when he began the affair with Hunter. Elizabeth Edwards has since been diagnosed with an incurable form of the disease.
When the National Enquirer first reported the alleged Edwards-Hunter affair last October 11, Edwards, his campaign staff and Hunter vociferously denounced the report.
“The story is false, it’s completely untrue, it’s ridiculous,” Edwards told reporters then.
He repeated his denials just two weeks ago…
Edwards denied paying any money to Hunter to keep her from going public but said it was possible some of his friends or supporters may have made payments without telling him…
Oh, our sides.
How much you want to bet the outrage is far less than that expressed at Ann Coulter’s harmless “fag” joke? In fact, it will probably soon be argued that she forced Mr. Edwards into this, to prove his manliness.
But suffer through the five plus minutes of this YouTube click from the Edwards campaign, if you want to see this outrageously smug hypocrite at his very best:
John Edwards - Q&A: Faith & Honesty
And, if you still want more, there is this clip, also from the Edwards campaign:
John Edwards - Father of the Year Award
Interestingly, this award was given to our hero at around the time the alleged “love child” was conceived.
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August 8th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
If I could hate the Silky Pony any worse…
August 8th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
No shock here.
How much sympathy is Liz-Beth gonna get? Way too much is my guess. She insults all married female cancer victims by her willing participation in his barf-inducing presidential campaign.
Birds of a feather. We are all better off if he is ignored from now on.
August 8th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
You ask how much do we want to bet Ms. Pickler knew of this affair when she wrote the story. Nothing. And if not this affair, then she knew of others, especially if she’d been following the Edwards campaign. The idea that this one was the only one requires a stunning degree of wilful blindness. Sure, Edwards paid this one 100K plus for cheap video, but that’s ok. His donors paid for that, plus the travel expenses, I’m sure. What the bias media will not report to advance the Dems is amazing. By the way, nice Friday afternoon news release. And think about it. He still denies the baby is his. So why confess to the affair? As a trial lawyer, John Edwards just hurt my practice more than all the misleading insurance industry misinformation propaganda thrown to the public in the last five years.
August 8th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I actually called the AP office in Raleigh NC and informed them that their first couple versions of the story omitted the party affiliation. They gasped (or pretended to) and fixed it.
I also called WRAL-TV in Raleigh and the Charlotte Observer, who had posted their own stories online that also omitted the affiliation. Both have since fixed it.
I called ABC news in New York and spoke to Brian Ross’ secretary and she said that “the story had been cleared and vetted and was running the way it was” (with party affiliation in the fifth sentence).
I also instant messaged Miami Herald editors to tell them the story wasnt even on their site — and reminded them Larry Craig didnt even run for president (pre-empting their arguments for not running the Edwards story). It appeared about 20 mintues later.
I just called WCNC TV in Charlotte to tell them their live report at 4:30 completely omitted party affiliation also. They claim they will fix it “later”, but I doubt they will)
Keep on the lookout for these things folks… I can bet your local/regional TV station or newspaper will omit this important detail.
August 8th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Now that is a statement that truly requires a “willing suspension of disbelief”.
August 8th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
If he were not the baby daddy, he would have the paternity test already done.
This stinks to high heaven.
August 8th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
“If he were not the baby daddy, he would have the paternity test already done.”
Edwards has to deny this so as to maintain that he wasn’t “riding dirty” after Elizabeth’s cancer recurred.
We have our doubts.
August 8th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
“You ask how much do we want to bet Ms. Pickler knew of this affair when she wrote the story. Nothing. And if not this affair, then she knew of others, especially if she’d been following the Edwards campaign.”
Since I have edited out the Pickler AP story, here is a link to the article I had posted as part of the article:
Edwards Stresses His Honesty And Integrity | Sweetness & Light
http://sweetness-light.com/arc.....-integrity
August 8th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Here’s the first video produced by his concubine:
http://tinyurl.com/6he8cd
“I want to see our party lead on the great moral issues — yes, me a Democrat using that word — the great moral issues that face our country. . .
“I’d rather be successful or unsuccessful based on who I really am, not based on some plastic Ken doll that you put up in front of audiences, that’s not me, you know?”
Well his name isn’t Ken.
Must be Hunter he’s talking to off-camera as he relaxes like a Sultan.
August 8th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Edwards latest press release:
Calling this “99% honesty” is almost Clintonian.
What a buffoon.
What a typical Democrat.
August 8th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
“Here’s the first video produced by his concubine”
That is PERFECT!
August 8th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Oh, our sides, indeed. Can’t say I’m surprised at all, either by Breck Girl’s extracurricular activities or by the media’s wishful thinking that if they ignore it, it will go away. These Democrat presidential candidates always want to be the second coming of JFK. How fitting that it’s JFK’s worst qualities they always bring to the table. Will they never learn to keep their pants zipped?
August 8th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Now the media that has done everything to suppress this story is whining and wants an apology.
http://tinyurl.com/6bl5l6
He will never take a paternity test and if he does would you believe the results if reported by the same MSM that would not report the story or even investigate it?Not me.
August 8th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Try this again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....the-media/
August 9th, 2008 at 12:16 am
We need a change in Washington to end the Democrats culture of copulation.
August 9th, 2008 at 12:43 am
“Edwards made a point of telling Woodruff that his wife’s cancer was in remission when he began the affair with Hunter.”
Well thank God. I was starting to think the guy was sleazy or something! What a POS.
August 9th, 2008 at 1:35 am
LMGB, I ROTFL when I read that - because you know, it shows he’s not heartless.
I’m actually waiting for his wife to say that she told him he should keep in touch with her so - snif - he wouldn’t be lonely when she’s gone.
August 9th, 2008 at 9:44 am
I’m amazed his afair was with a woman…
August 9th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
NSYJ - gag me - I think I need to shower after listening to that. . .
-’said his wife, Elizabeth, and others in his family became aware of the affair in 2006′- so like Her Royal Clinton - Elizabeth lied to enable her hubby to get a shot at the Presidency?
So Edwards found it ok (while campaigning for President) to lie because the story wasn’t completely true -’In Friday’s statement, he said that he used “the fact that the story contained many falsities to deny it’-, he is trying to imply that because ‘he did not love her’ it is somehow less smarmy, we are to believe -’Edwards denied paying any money to Hunter to keep her from going public but said it was possible some of his friends or supporters may have made payments without telling him’- on his ‘good’ word, and finally simply because this lying sack of politicial and legal smarminess says so we are to believe him that the affair was over and so the baby couldn’t possibly be his. . .Yeah, like anyone is going to believe the Silky Pony ever again.
I did read somewhere that the implication of the press reporting it now - is to enable Her Royal Clinton to step up to be VP - which has it’s own irony about it - I wouldn’t want to be Obamanation with HRC ‘a heartbeat away from the Presidency.’ Since it wouldn’t require an actual vote to get her into the Oval Office. . .
No wonder America is sinking fast - get rid of the lying, corrupt and unethical politicians - and America could be back on her feet in no time.
August 9th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Go, jimwilson! Good for you. That’s exactly what they need. A kick in the pants every five minutes.
And as for great public relations instincts:
“In an interview for broadcast tonight on Nightline, Edwards told ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff he did have an affair with 42-year old Rielle Hunter, but said that he did not love her.”
He says “Yes, I schtupped her, but I didn’t love her” as though that should make him not such a bad guy. I don’t think that’s going to up his popularity with the soccer moms and single mothers. What an idiot.
August 9th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
No one has mentioned Frances Quinn. The young lady has an extra strike against her already.