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Edited on Mon May-11-09 01:32 PM by jsamuel
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| -Stephanopoulos: Edwards campaign staff had "Doomsday Strategy" |
Adelante |
May-10-09 11:19 AM |
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Good to know we had a safety net to keep Edwards out of the nomination. nt |
Occam Bandage |
May-10-09 11:22 AM |
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My feeling exactly |
Adelante |
May-10-09 11:28 AM |
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My Intuition just screamed out the name Joe Trippi upon reading this. |
KittyWampus |
May-10-09 12:02 PM |
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Joe Trippi wasn't born yesterday |
XemaSab |
May-10-09 01:51 PM |
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I would doubt that |
karynnj |
May-10-09 08:59 PM |
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Trippi was behind many of Edwards' negative attacks. |
Occam Bandage |
May-10-09 09:57 PM |
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This is sad, but I'm happy to hear it. |
I Have A Dream |
May-10-09 11:25 AM |
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I did |
Wetzelbill |
May-10-09 11:28 AM |
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I'm shocked and relieved, both |
Adelante |
May-10-09 11:30 AM |
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It would have been nice if they had made him back out before I made contributions. |
Misskittycat |
May-10-09 11:35 AM |
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that too |
Wetzelbill |
May-10-09 11:38 AM |
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What do you think he was staying in for? |
Adelante |
May-10-09 11:40 AM |
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Partly ego I think |
Wetzelbill |
May-10-09 11:49 AM |
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He polled poorly in SC all along |
Adelante |
May-10-09 12:04 PM |
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I think there was some bad blood between Edwards and Kerry after 2004 |
XemaSab |
May-10-09 01:56 PM |
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Even before that, not one person with Kerry went to edwards when Kerry opted not to run |
karynnj |
May-10-09 09:09 PM |
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To push other candidates to deal with issues he raised. n/t |
quiller4 |
May-10-09 03:12 PM |
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hahahha. yeah, johny hedge fund really cared about poverty and |
cali |
May-11-09 01:20 PM |
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On another show last week they said staff did go to him |
jbnow |
May-10-09 01:13 PM |
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There was this article last week |
Adelante |
May-10-09 01:20 PM |
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That has to be where they got the info! Thanks, I couldn't |
jbnow |
May-10-09 07:48 PM |
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It looks like womanizing has turned into a deal breaker for the Presidency. |
dkf |
May-10-09 11:38 AM |
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This wasn't just womanizing |
AllentownJake |
May-10-09 11:54 AM |
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And for me it was also |
Bluenorthwest |
May-10-09 12:10 PM |
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and putting the mistress on the campaign payroll. n/t |
rucky |
May-10-09 06:19 PM |
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and it's about time! |
Clio the Leo |
May-10-09 01:26 PM |
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good. This isn't the '50s anymore nt |
ecstatic |
May-10-09 02:03 PM |
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his campaign was over before the affair came out |
JI7 |
May-10-09 06:15 PM |
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It is if you're being dishonest |
liberalpragmatist |
May-10-09 07:46 PM |
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You left out the parts about campaign funds and the elaborate lies about the baby |
BeyondGeography |
May-11-09 08:17 AM |
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Doesn't sound like the staffers knew that at the time. |
dkf |
May-11-09 11:26 AM |
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The point is this is a lot more than simple womanizing of the one-night stand variety |
BeyondGeography |
May-11-09 12:22 PM |
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wasn't he in the running for VP? |
Enrique |
May-10-09 11:56 AM |
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This came out before the VP was picked |
AllentownJake |
May-10-09 12:00 PM |
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The media mentioned Edwards, but it never seemed likely to me |
karynnj |
May-11-09 08:56 PM |
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Edwards dropped out January 30, 2008 |
Adelante |
May-10-09 12:00 PM |
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But it became clear after NH Edwards wasn't going to win the nomination. |
Drunken Irishman |
May-10-09 02:03 PM |
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I do think it's weird he dropped out so quickly and shockingly. |
PresidentObama |
May-10-09 07:52 PM |
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I supported Edwards but even as besotted as I was with his and Elizabeth's personal narrative, |
CTyankee |
May-11-09 08:13 AM |
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There were talks about Edwards being Obama's VP. |
Drunken Irishman |
May-10-09 01:59 PM |
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I just don't think Edwards ever had a shot at VP. But it's probably a good thing it happened n/t |
PresidentObama |
May-10-09 02:01 PM |
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I agree on both fronts. |
Drunken Irishman |
May-10-09 02:05 PM |
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I just can't believe he ran. It's tough for someone like me who supported him to understand. |
PresidentObama |
May-10-09 06:26 PM |
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August 2008 was the hotel incident |
Adelante |
May-10-09 02:22 PM |
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Only in his own mind, and the delusions of his supporters. |
tritsofme |
May-10-09 06:44 PM |
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I guess I was one of the delusional on Edwards. I refused to believe the Enquirer |
CTyankee |
May-11-09 08:07 AM |
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Obama had Kerry as one of his advisors |
karynnj |
May-10-09 09:17 PM |
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I supported Edwards, and still like Edwards. But this was smart. |
PresidentObama |
May-10-09 01:37 PM |
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Am I the only one not buying this? |
ecstatic |
May-10-09 01:52 PM |
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Good point. I think it's an uncomfortable situation to be in. |
PresidentObama |
May-10-09 01:55 PM |
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We don't know that some of them didn't jump ship or at least try. |
CTyankee |
May-11-09 08:11 AM |
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They were taking pay cuts and going without pay, too |
Adelante |
May-10-09 02:42 PM |
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they still need money to pay off campaign bills |
JI7 |
May-10-09 06:17 PM |
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Excellent point. |
nsd |
May-10-09 06:27 PM |
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"They" need to have names. |
Catchawave |
May-11-09 01:08 PM |
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What a way to have to |
Cha |
May-10-09 01:55 PM |
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You know, I supported Edwards..and I agree. |
PresidentObama |
May-10-09 01:57 PM |
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I'd like to know more about this... |
cwydro |
May-10-09 04:04 PM |
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So...Edwards' top advisor was Professor Hubert Farnsworth? |
Arkana |
May-10-09 04:06 PM |
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i heard somewhere that it was Edwards campaign people who leaked to media the affair |
JI7 |
May-10-09 06:18 PM |
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What the heck was he thinking? ... Glad the staff had an "out" for the rest of us. nt |
Arugula Latte |
May-10-09 07:21 PM |
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WTF is this? This is utter bullshit, in my opinion. |
slick8790 |
May-10-09 10:18 PM |
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Exactly - I suspect this is all spin, and stupid spin, from some Edwards' aides |
karynnj |
May-11-09 08:27 AM |
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John Edwards lied to you and took your money |
Adelante |
May-11-09 08:34 AM |
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Yup. |
cwydro |
May-11-09 11:58 AM |
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Joe Trippi: "complete BS — fantasyland — not true." |
Adelante |
May-11-09 12:06 PM |
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... |
jsamuel |
May-11-09 01:31 PM |
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Debunking the Edwards "Doomsday" Conspiracy |
Adelante |
May-11-09 03:27 PM |
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