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Hermes Daughter

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John Edwards' daughter leaves courtroom crying [View all] oberliner May 2012 OP

That has to be so hard for her to endure. CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #1

I can't imagine what it's like to be in her shoes at this moment. calimary May 2012 #2

You have said it way better than I could...Thank you. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #5

It started even earlier for her when her brother was killed in an accident loyalsister May 2012 #15

Edwards was not to blame for his son's death or his wife's cancer -- or the loss. JDPriestly May 2012 #30

Your remark... Hermes Daughter May 2012 #34

There is no justification for adding to their pain loyalsister May 2012 #35

Agreed. DLevine May 2012 #47

Sorry, I think that's granting him too much grace. cali May 2012 #56

Thank you Empowerer May 2012 #75

Yes, it's always the kids who get swept up in stuff like this SoCalDem May 2012 #51

I had to choke back a tear or two... So sad for her... hlthe2b May 2012 #8

That's really sad; I haven't been paying attention, but did she even have to be there? nt babylonsister May 2012 #3

She's there to support her dad. n/t cynatnite May 2012 #6

Good lord that's some collateral damage. AtomicKitten May 2012 #4

At least she is an adult. I feel even more sorry for her younger siblings. Mass May 2012 #9

ya. so, when we decide it is just consenting adults, maybe we ought to consider all the loved ones seabeyond May 2012 #7

Perhaps the scumbag should have put some thought into that before he made some of his decisions TBMASE May 2012 #10

as a parent, even if i did stupid, i would not compound it having daughter in courtroom seabeyond May 2012 #11

Exactly TBMASE May 2012 #14

I agree with everything you said. laundry_queen May 2012 #16

and it doesnt even touch on the fact that this older daughter will bring it into her marriage seabeyond May 2012 #19

My dad cheated on my mother and his cheating has nothing to do with my marriage. Why? Luminous Animal May 2012 #26

Haha!!! Wait until your sons are adults and see how much power you have allowing anything... Luminous Animal May 2012 #22

right. nt seabeyond May 2012 #24

i have been thinking about your post seabeyond May 2012 #68

you have no power to prevent her from being there once she's an adult. HiPointDem May 2012 #44

wanna bet. nt seabeyond May 2012 #72

He did not decide to lose his son. He did not decide to lose the 2008 election, possibly JDPriestly May 2012 #31

Her real name... Hermes Daughter May 2012 #36

I had forgotten that Edwards defended Clinton. JDPriestly May 2012 #67

Edwards & Clinton Hermes Daughter May 2012 #73

Did you mean 2004? ellisonz May 2012 #46

Yes. I meant 2004. JDPriestly May 2012 #66

That's the one thing I still respect him for--wanting to fight the Ohio vote fraud in 2004 eridani May 2012 #48

actually what makes me angriest about this grifter is that I don't cali May 2012 #58

Edwards is a sociopath. his whole poverty shtick was an act. Odin2005 May 2012 #61

Oh jesus h. christ on a pogo stick snooper2 May 2012 #63

It must really be painful to hear how your mother was betrayed by your father. nt Raine May 2012 #12

It may be even more painful to hear people chatter about how shocking his conduct JDPriestly May 2012 #32

I have had first hand experience with it, it's bad enough when Raine May 2012 #39

What percentage of men cheat on their cancer-stricken wives, Nye Bevan May 2012 #49

Lots of men cheat when they are under stress. That's precisely when they do it. JDPriestly May 2012 #69

OK, I used to think Newt Gingrich was a piece of shit for serving his wife with divorce papers Nye Bevan May 2012 #71

Edwards = self-centered POS. Odin2005 May 2012 #13

and that was obvious BootinUp May 2012 #20

None of this had to have happened. Beacool May 2012 #17

Didn't realize he was in court because he had an affair. HiPointDem May 2012 #37

Nope, he's in court because he's accused Beacool May 2012 #59

The sad part is watching how the ordeals have aged Cate. Nedsdag May 2012 #18

He really is a shit. Doing that to his wife, Nye Bevan May 2012 #21

Edwards is not putting his kids through this. The prosecutor is putting Edwards' JDPriestly May 2012 #33

I feel really badly for the kids Marrah_G May 2012 #23

Poor Cate - first her brother, then her mother and now this... polichick May 2012 #25

Her brother? n/t vaberella May 2012 #27

the brother that died JI7 May 2012 #29

Having lived thru adultery - the one thing the cheaters never think about are their kids. jillan May 2012 #28

"prosecutors worked to build a timeline of the affair" LiberalAndProud May 2012 #38

The new game in town Hermes Daughter May 2012 #40

and who did that team represent? HiPointDem May 2012 #45

Like I'm going tell... Hermes Daughter May 2012 #53

They hypnotized Spitzer into paying for a hooker to travel to his hotel? Nye Bevan May 2012 #50

Eliot was a frequent user. Hermes Daughter May 2012 #54

Another nasty republican finger pointing B Calm May 2012 #41

if it's republican, why do we find so little support from democrats? it's odd. HiPointDem May 2012 #42

I think Clinton's support Hermes Daughter May 2012 #55

Edwards' affair was far more distasteful. Beacool May 2012 #60

Is there anything particularly Republican about this one? Orsino May 2012 #65

i think Elizabeth was in more pain over this stuff than the Cancer JI7 May 2012 #43

John Edwards is a nasty person ... Botany May 2012 #52

Because it's a republican witch hunt! B Calm May 2012 #57

because he siphoned campaign money to his lover. Odin2005 May 2012 #62

As already noted, it's a campaign finance case RZM May 2012 #76

what a wake of wreckage Edwards has left. nt Javaman May 2012 #64

I have to wonder what John Kerry thinks of all this kskiska May 2012 #70

probably not surprised, Kerry didn't like Edwards before and when he picked him to be vp running JI7 May 2012 #74