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2016 Postmortem

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)

18. You want to be the better man?

Reply to Alexander (Reply #17)

Sat Apr 14, 2012, 05:36 PM

Apr 2012

How about you let it go already. It's been four years. His political career is over. He'll never hold elected office again. He's publicly disgraced. He might be going to prison. What will make you happy enough to finally drop it already? When he's dead?

There's such a thing as a "sore winner" and many of you Edwards haters, with your arrogant, obnoxious gloating, have proved to be that.

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How could DU'ers be fooled by John Edwards? (Please see apology) [View all] denem Apr 2012 OP

Yea, you got great hindsight there Confusious Apr 2012 #1

Oh! I've got one! sofa king Apr 2012 #7

Many of us declared he was "bad" (not bad, just phony) back in 2004 frazzled Apr 2012 #15

I'm impressed by so much superior gloating. aquart Apr 2012 #2

And as I recall Hillary, Kerry, and MANY other Dems supported the use of force against Iraq. So RBInMaine Apr 2012 #3

oh that's just a tiny bit of the fuckwad phony's shit cali Apr 2012 #5

I pointed this- and many, many other things out during the time cali Apr 2012 #4

Like any con artist, he acted the right way & said the right things. baldguy Apr 2012 #6

What an interesting post! JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #8

Sometimes the message and policy is important Grillydad Apr 2012 #9

Why not list everyone who came out for the war at the same time on the same page? saras Apr 2012 #10

Don't forget - John Edwards co-sponsored the Iraq War Resolution. Alexander Apr 2012 #11

time to stop beating the horse.. madrchsod Apr 2012 #12

Not really: it's a cautionary tale about ... frazzled Apr 2012 #16

I always distrusted him, for one simple reason. The constant blinking when he talks. phleshdef Apr 2012 #13

I bet you're so happy that he actually did turn out to be a sleazeball. BlueStater Apr 2012 #14

Some of us didn't need Reille Hunter to demonstrate what a sleazeball John Edwards is. Alexander Apr 2012 #17

You want to be the better man? BlueStater Apr 2012 #18

There is such a thing as a "sore loser", which includes many who refuse to admit they were duped. Alexander Apr 2012 #19

Could you be anymore smug if you tried? BlueStater Apr 2012 #20

Could you be anymore in denial if you tried? Alexander Apr 2012 #21

I don't have to admit anything. BlueStater Apr 2012 #22

Sounds like what happened to me. I really wanted to believe JE. I had great sympathy CTyankee Apr 2012 #23

He's a sociopath, IMO. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #24

Hindsight is 20/20. Arkana Apr 2012 #25

"To the former Senator who is having trouble hiding his affair" Capt. Obvious Apr 2012 #26