Edwardses confirm separation

As I watched the State of the Union speech last night I kept visualizing President John Edwards up there in the spotlight, that homeboy smile thrilling us all. The senators and congressmen would be hanging on every word, the public holding back tears as John fought for the poor. Rielle could have been filming the event for history, Elizabeth sitting there smiling. John was almost there.

Maybe the abortion would have covered everything up and a marriage would have been saved.

What a story! And when you think you have seen it all!

I was going to say that John Edwards needs some psych help but then read this drivel: "His message was one of class warfare"

What utter nonsense. Anytime that a sentient person points out that there is huge disparity in income and resources when you compare the lowest and highest wage earners, some conservative lemming crawls out of the woodwork to call it "class warfare." The real class warfare is the widening gap between the rich and the poor, and the entrenchment of a permanent underclass as a result. Increasing disparities such as this lead to unstable social conditions and are not sustainable. You can bury your head in the sand or stick your fingers in your ears and go "la la la" to drown out any information, but that does not make the problem go away. Talking about poverty doesn't immediately imply handouts. In fact, it took a democrat (Bill Clinton) to put an end to welfare and the obnoxious hideous "welfare queens." But this doesn't change the inequality and lack of opportunity that those of lower socioeconomic strata face every day. Edwards' politics were well-intentioned. It is too bad that his personal issues completely undermine his credibility.

At least he (the Breck girl) can find his own real authentic birth certificate and put it under our noses. At least he hasn't deep sixed his antecedents.

Who lives Where?

I am very sorry for this man's family.....but I never believed for one minute any of his campaign tripe. His message was one of class warfare, pitting one segment of our country against another, relying on envy and greed. His message was always pitched to the people that wanted a handout from government that took it away from someone else.

Lots of men and women have affairs and cheat on their spouses. Its always sad and I hope he and Elizabeth can find a way to agree to raise their children, including Ms. Hunter's addition.

While her sickness is very sad, it seems that Elizabeth is far from being what she was advertised as being. The system that promotes this type of coverup needs to be fixed. Staff and friends knew the real truth and if what is now being reported is in fact the truth, shame on them for hiding it.

They got Chairman Obie to dazzle them for the next little while anyway!

John-Boy was caught trolling for babes in Wilmington bars after Christmas - that's why St. Elizabeth finally pulled the plug.

I hope he does have a real awakening. Unfortunately his 24 hr stay in Haiti wasn't long enough for him to even use that sleeping bag, much less do a little reflecting as to the meaning of life. Wonder if he took a guitar too. Maybe he couldn't find any clean water to wash his hair with, using HairTec of course for that glossy mane, down there with all the real poor people.

Now who will be the next messiah for the N&O editorial staff & Robbie C? Sadly I doubt that they've learned a thing from this fiasco. They will find some bright shiny salesman who spins yarns about his working-class upbringing, a la Springsteen or some country music star, all the while talking about poverty, and education, and the greatness of America, but they will fail to examine if their new hero actually walks the walk, instead of just talking the talk.

Since 2004, I attended every Edwards campaign event I possibly could. I volunteered at many of them, as did my friends. We took time off work to help. We traveled out of town, if we were needed. We brought friends and family and co-workers along to listen to this silver-tongued phony.

At every event, John Edwards introduced Elizabeth as, "the love of my life."

I hung on his every word. I gave him money I couldn't afford because I trusted him and believed in him. I was sure he was the right man to lead this country; to fix all our ills.

I feel like a damn fool. Shame on me, but mostly shame on him.

Even with all his money, John Edwards can't BUY a friend right now.

May God have mercy on his lousy, lousy soul.