Former Sen. John Edwards has pulled out of next week's scheduled speaking engagement at Hofstra University, a spokesperson for the Long Island, N.Y., school said this afternoon.

The cancellation comes two days after the failed Democratic presidential candidate canceled a joint appearance with his wife, Elizabeth, scheduled for Sept. 23 at Salem State College in Salem, Mass., reports Lorenzo Perez.

Edwards' appearance at Hofstra, scheduled for Monday, was to be his first public appearance since he admitted to an extramarital affair with a woman who filmed a series of Web-based videos of him for his presidential campaign. The speaking engagement was originally billed as a joint appearance for Edwards and his wife, but Elizabeth Edwards canceled previously.

Hofstra spokeswoman Katie Davis said this afternoon no specific reason was given for Edwards' decision to cancel his appearance.

"I'm guessing personal reasons," Davis said.

Former Sen. John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth. have canceled a scheduled appearance at Salem State College, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts school said this afternoon.

The Sept. 23 event, scheduled before Edwards admitted to an extramarital affair with a woman who filmed videos in advance of his failed 2008 Democratic presidential campaign, had been billed as a "conversation with John and Elizabeth Edwards," Lorenzo Perez reports.

Karen Cady, a spokeswoman for Salem State, said that no specific reason was given for the cancellation, and it was not clear whether the Edwards would come at a later date.

"At this point, we don’t know," Cady said. "But we are in the process of securing an alternative speaker for the fall."

On Friday, Edwards confirmed a similar speaking engagement scheduled for Sept. 8 at Hofstra University. The speakers' agency representing him, however, informed Hofstra that Elizabeth Edwards would not be accompanying him as previously planned.

Hofstra students and others hoping to watch former Sen. John Edwards take the stage with his wife Elizabeth will get only half the show next month.

Elizabeth Edwards was scheduled to join her husband, who has avoided the public spotlight since admitting to an extramarital affair with a campaign videographer, at a Sept. 8 speaking engagement at the Long Island, N.Y. university, reports Lorenzo Perez.

The event was scheduled before Edwards admitted to the affair.

Hofstra spokesman Stuart Vincent said Friday, however, that the agency representing John Edwards’ speaking engagements has notified the university that Elizabeth Edwards will not make the trip.

John Edwards has confirmed his intention to appear, Vincent said in an e-mail, leaving Edwards to take the podium alone.

The event has been billed as an opportunity to hear the couple share their thoughts on the 2008 presidential election “and how their experiences relate to it.”

Former Sen. John Edwards, who disappeared from public life after admitting he had an extramarital affair, is scheduled to speak in October at the University of Illinois.

University spokeswoman Robin Kaler today said a student group at Illinois had booked Edwards to speak on campus Oct. 14 on "The American Dream," the Associated Press reports. Tickets are free; the student group is paying Edwards $65,000.

The group gave an Edwards' representative the chance to cancel the appearance by the former  presidential candidate. "The agent responded that (Edwards) is adding to his calendar, and that the fee has gone up,” Kaler said, declining to identify the agent.

Edwards is making other public-speaking appearances, according to AP. He and his wife, Elizabeth, are scheduled to speak next month at Salem State College in Massachusetts, said spokesman Jim Glynn. The appearance was booked before Edwards' admission of his affair with a former filmmaker hired to work during his campaign.

John Edwards may not be at the Democratic National Convention, but that doesn't mean he isn't part of the conversation.

David Letterman had some fun at Edwards' expense last night with his Top 10 Democratic National Convention Pickup Lines. The number one pickup line?

"Hi, I'm John Edwards."

Cue the band.

Which former Democratic vice presidential candidate - John Edwards or Joe Lieberman - would be less welcome at the Democratic National Convention?

That was the question that The New York Times put to several convention delegates. Their completely unscientific conclusion?

Lieberman, who is campaigning for Republican presidential nominee John McCain, is the bigger pariah.

"Edwards was only unfaithful to his wife. Lieberman was unfaithful to an entire party,” Massachusetts delegate Phil Johnston told the Times.

My, what a difference an election cycle can make.

The North Carolina delegation was treated to prime real estate on the convention floor at the 2004 party shindig in Boston.

John Edwards was the VP candidate then, which guaranteed Tar Heel Dems seats close to the stage and within easy range of television cameras.

This year, to get those kinds of close-up views of the stage, delegates would need to break out the binoculars. They are sitting way, way in back.

"There are advantages to being in the back," said delegate R. Bruce Thompson II. "We have plenty of room to spread out."

R. Bruce Thompson II said he's behind presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama all the way.

But when candidate names go into nomination later this week, Thompson plans to vote for Sen. Hillary Clinton.

“It’s a tribute. It’s a symbolic vote. I was sent here on behalf of folks who voted for her in North Carolina. I feel an obligation to do that," said Thompson, a Raleigh lawyer and lobbyist.

Clinton is meeting with her delegates Wednesday, and Thompson says his plans could change depending on what she tells them.

He was an early Clinton supporter, putting him at odds with a lot of his friends who were then backing John Edwards.

Thompson helped Clinton raise money and was with the Clintons when they campaigned in North Carolina. Clinton’s campaign made a deep impression on his 8-year-old daughter Grace Battle, who got to meet the senator from New York.

Even with that history, Thompson says he’s ready to work for Obama.

Thompson said he invited Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter to talk to North Carolina delegates at breakfast this morning, and Halter “gave a rousing speech on how we need to unite behind Barack Obama.”

Thompson, 41, is attending his first convention as a delegate. The buzz is that Sen. Ted Kennedy, who recently was diagnosed with a brain tumor, may speak at the convention tonight.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says campaign donors could sue John Edwards.

Buffett, an Barack Obama supporter, speaking to CNBC anchor Becky Quick on Friday said that Edwards was misleading donors by assuring them there was no truth to a tabloid report that he had an affair. Edwards has acknowledged having an affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter.

He has a responsibility to the donors who sent in small amounts, Buffett said.

They sent it in while they were being misled by the person who was soliciting the money from them. You know, I think if I were Edwards, I might give up a haircut or two and refund at least, you know the people that gave the $50 or $100, $200 dollar items because if they had known the facts, they wouldn't have sent him the money and he was the guy that didn't give them the facts. I mean he knew that in effect he would not be elected president.

Buffett goes on to say that a class action lawsuit by donors might have a chance of success, although he's heard no rumblings of such a lawsuit.

"I've seen a lot of class action suits with less to it than this particular case," Buffett said. "The facts are clear. He solicited money and he wasn't telling the truth to people he was soliciting it from."

Hat Tip: American Thinker