Pearce: Edwards' confession a 'failure'

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on August 14, 2008 - 8:56am.
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Gary Pearce says John Edwards "Nightline" interview was a failure.

In a post on the Talking About Politics blog, Edwards' former Senate campaign manager said that his admission of an affair on ABC News Friday was "breathtakingly cynical."

By comparison, Richard Nixon's Checkers speech was Churchillian in its dignity and honesty.

It's not clear who gets the gold medal for biggest phony Friday night: Edwards or the Chinese who organized the Olympics' opening ceremony.

Edwards' performance in the interview was a disaster from the start. Woodruff hit him head-on: Did you have an affair?

Instead of saying "yes," Edwards smiled and thanked Bob for coming by. He did everything but welcome Bob to his lovely home.

As the interview went on, the silver tongue that made Edwards what he was – multimillionaire, United States Senator and nearly Vice President and President – turned into Midas-in-Reverse.

Pearce said the National Enquirer now has "more credibility" than Edwards.

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Re: Pearce: Edwards' confession a 'failure'

Submitted by jwmakm on August 15, 2008 - 12:18am.

The Enquirer does have more credibility than Edwards. More than the N&O, too.

But that's not saying much in either case.

The Charlotte Observer beat the pants off the N&O at every turn.

As late as Aug. 8 the N&O was still making the false claim the Enquirer's July 22 story was anonymously sourced.

And on the front page!

John in Carolina

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