Reply #65: I must rebut

[V4Edwards]

John Edwards is a self-made millionaire. A brilliant client's advocate, he made this money defending ordinary people in lawsuits against companies that produced such shoddy equipment that they permanently disfigured or killed people.

He has chosen to live in Chapel Hill, NC - a very small college town. So he set about building his and Elizabeth's dream house. I would love to live in my dream house, wouldn't you?

So maybe we all ask ourselves the question, why would he build a house such as this? As I understand it, much of the square footage is for athletic facilities. John Edwards was a very athletic young man. He also lost his first-born son at the age of 16 in a tragic car accident. He and Elizabeth were fortunate to be blessed again with a son and a daughter quite late in life. I would imagine that he wants to keep his very young children close to the family fold. He cannot go anywhere in Chapel Hill without being instantly recognized, and perhaps hounded. He probably wants to encourage his children to be athletic and the logical way is to have the facilities on his own property. And no matter whether he becomes president or not, John Edwards is becoming a world leader on the issue of domestic and world poverty. I'm sure he will host many dignitaries at his home. No, he doesn't live the way you or I live. But he is doing so much more than the other extremely wealthy candidates, many of whom will not even broach the issue. The point is, he wants EVERYONE to live the almost defunct "American Dream". And through his commitment he will work to see that every American at every income level can live the best life possible. And yes, I even include the richest Americans in this - because reduction in U.S. and world poverty is in the best interests of EVERY American, as it will produce a more literate, more vested, and less crime-prone population.