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12. It wasnt his position to do so as the VP candidate if JK didnt want to.
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  -Elizabeth Edwards Says Kerry Conceded Race Too Early kpete  Oct-05-07 08:12 AM   #0 
  - Well, I can't *wait* for this thread to play out :)  Bluebear   Oct-05-07 08:13 AM   #1 
  - We failed Kerry  BeFree   Oct-05-07 12:29 PM   #98 
     - yup, I agree. Some of the self-serving Dem politicians and operatives  MBS   Oct-05-07 04:19 PM   #113 
  - Weren't we all disappointed? Didn't we all feel that way? I did. I was angry as hell he conceded.  BrklynLib at work   Oct-05-07 08:14 AM   #2 
  - I think she said it to imply that they *WILL NOT* concede  tekisui   Oct-05-07 08:47 AM   #41 
  - I was saying that The Washington Times was trying to create divisiveness.  BrklynLib at work   Oct-05-07 08:50 AM   #44 
     - I get ya, now.  tekisui   Oct-05-07 08:53 AM   #46 
  - I remember all kinds of rants right here  AmBlue   Oct-05-07 07:17 PM   #118 
  - Its true!  8643   Oct-05-07 08:14 AM   #3 
  - OMG. Edwards throws Kerry under the bus  Truth Hurts A Lot   Oct-05-07 08:14 AM   #4 
  - Kerry Jumped under the Bus! He did nothing!!  8643   Oct-05-07 08:15 AM   #5 
  - Did Edwards do or say anything?  Mass   Oct-05-07 08:17 AM   #9 
  - It wasnt his position to do so as the VP candidate if JK didnt want to.  8643   Oct-05-07 08:18 AM   #12 
  - For two years?  Mass   Oct-05-07 08:19 AM   #15 
  - You mean you like Kerry the quitter????  8643   Oct-05-07 08:39 AM   #36 
  - Kerry was one of the few Democrats on the talk shows,  karynnj   Oct-05-07 09:42 AM   #68 
  - This news isn't new.  MelissaB   Oct-05-07 08:44 AM   #39 
  - He was no longer the VP candidate as soon as the election  karynnj   Oct-05-07 09:30 AM   #64 
  - There are many reports of Edwards arguing with Kerry in private  jgraz   Oct-05-07 08:20 AM   #17 
  - Yep, he stood with egg on his face after Kerry threw in the towel  havocmom   Oct-05-07 08:27 AM   #26 
  - No, Edwards didn't say anything here. His WIFE did. Again. Elizabeth is now a liability.  cryingshame   Oct-05-07 08:28 AM   #27 
     - Elizabeth has been saying this for awhile now. n/t  Inspired   Oct-05-07 02:03 PM   #103 
  - Kerry jumped under the bus with our money  peace13   Oct-05-07 08:19 AM   #14 
  - He and Teresa did a hell of a lot more than the Edwards did  karynnj   Oct-05-07 09:29 AM   #62 
  - Kerry threw himself under the bus wheels!  bobbolink   Oct-05-07 08:16 PM   #124 
  - Quite the ironic handle for you, isn't it?  jgraz   Oct-05-07 08:17 AM   #10 
  - Bull. With reports of all of the voting irregularities and disenfranchised voters in Ohio,  OmmmSweetOmmm   Oct-05-07 08:33 AM   #32 
  - I can't really warm up to Edwards (Elizabeth, I like) and  JerseygirlCT   Oct-06-07 11:52 AM   #150 
  - Ok, Elizabeth, a challenge. Go on the MSM and say the election was stolen,  Mass   Oct-05-07 08:16 AM   #6 
  - Agreed.... I'm definitely no Kerry fan, but this is more desperate  Truth Hurts A Lot   Oct-05-07 08:31 AM   #30 
  - Have to agree with you. This is a very bad approach and I'm somewhat favoring JE.  blondeatlast   Oct-05-07 08:44 AM   #38 
  - She did say this at the time. She was fighting breast cancer, and she still spoke out.  yardwork   Oct-05-07 09:42 AM   #69 
  - Really? When? And. as far as I know, he is running for president.  Mass   Oct-05-07 09:50 AM   #73 
     - If you google news items, you'll find examples of her speaking out about this in the past.  yardwork   Oct-05-07 04:57 PM   #116 
  - Actual action would be much more impressive, that's for  JerseygirlCT   Oct-06-07 11:54 AM   #151 
  - Elizabeth speaks another hard truth  jgraz   Oct-05-07 08:16 AM   #7 
  - We were likely be in a worse place than we are  karynnj   Oct-05-07 09:52 AM   #74 
  - My response to Elizabeth....  peace13   Oct-05-07 08:17 AM   #8 
  - It's interesting that they're finally coming out and saying it  jgraz   Oct-05-07 08:18 AM   #13 
     - In fairness to the Edwards  peace13   Oct-05-07 08:23 AM   #20 
     - You mean they were not sad because Elizabeth was just diagnosed with cancer.  Mass   Oct-05-07 08:25 AM   #22 
     - OK n/t  peace13   Oct-05-07 08:42 AM   #37 
     - Wow REALLY????  Puglover   Oct-05-07 09:27 AM   #60 
     - You mean that look  karynnj   Oct-05-07 09:56 AM   #75 
     - "THEY" aren't saying it. Once again, Elizabeth throws the bombs.  cryingshame   Oct-05-07 08:31 AM   #31 
  - I loves me some Elizabeth Edwards  Botany   Oct-05-07 08:17 AM   #11 
  - opportunistic  bigtree   Oct-05-07 08:20 AM   #16 
  - How about saying, "We will fight today." If not, they still don't get it.  L. Coyote   Oct-05-07 08:24 AM   #21 
     - That would be nice in my fantasy world  Mojorabbit   Oct-06-07 01:07 AM   #132 
  - This is certainly unexpected.  EST   Oct-05-07 08:21 AM   #18 
  - Even RFK jr, in his analysis, does NOT show a way that JK could have fought this  karynnj   Oct-05-07 10:30 AM   #81 
     - Regardless  JNelson6563   Oct-05-07 03:22 PM   #111 
     - Thank you for sharing this kind of closeness with  EST   Oct-05-07 07:23 PM   #119 
  - She's right, but...  PeterU   Oct-05-07 08:21 AM   #19 
  - the source of this story is the Washington Times  paulk   Oct-05-07 08:30 AM   #29 
  - It was on Air America - another thread has the audio link  karynnj   Oct-05-07 10:32 AM   #82 
     - my point has more to do with certain media  paulk   Oct-05-07 10:45 AM   #88 
        - Point taken  karynnj   Oct-05-07 11:07 AM   #93 
  - True that. It's a mere comment, perhaps misguided, but it's going  blondeatlast   Oct-05-07 08:46 AM   #40 
  - there were enough reports out of Ohio to suggest irregularity  book_worm   Oct-05-07 08:25 AM   #23 
  - ..and the MSM would have waited nicely for the evidence to become available...  zulchzulu   Oct-05-07 08:57 AM   #48 
  - I agree with EE, but it's old news. And old news doesn't play well in America.  WinkyDink   Oct-05-07 08:25 AM   #24 
  - I don't agree but I'm glad she's speaking up on this.  dailykoff   Oct-05-07 08:26 AM   #25 
  - Edwards said all the votes would be counted and believed that the fight would begin,  OmmmSweetOmmm   Oct-05-07 08:30 AM   #28 
  - A right wing source  Zandor   Oct-05-07 08:34 AM   #33 
  - It's a comment about 2008, more than 2004  tekisui   Oct-05-07 08:49 AM   #43 
  - Those are harsh words?  The Backlash Cometh   Oct-05-07 08:36 AM   #34 
  - The DNC investigated a few months later and said Kerry lost Ohio.  dailykoff   Oct-05-07 08:39 AM   #35 
  - Everyone watching TV that night knew that there were MASSIVE problems...  BrklynLib at work   Oct-05-07 08:47 AM   #42 
  - Yes absolutely  dailykoff   Oct-05-07 08:51 AM   #45 
  - Massive problems, like votes NOT being cast  Inuca   Oct-05-07 09:39 AM   #66 
  - Oh yes, the famous "Brazile" report which did not bother ...  Fly by night   Oct-05-07 08:59 AM   #49 
  - It was definitely a figleaf  dailykoff   Oct-05-07 07:48 PM   #123 
  - Right--  marions ghost   Oct-05-07 09:12 AM   #53 
     - Could a little political theater have helped?  dailykoff   Oct-05-07 09:26 AM   #59 
     - that's what it would have amounted to...  marions ghost   Oct-05-07 10:10 AM   #77 
        - I think Kerry did think it was worth fighting for  karynnj   Oct-05-07 10:59 AM   #91 
           - OK  marions ghost   Oct-05-07 11:30 AM   #97 
     - Too many Democrats, including Kerry, did not take the election gaming seriously enough to prevent it  terisan   Oct-05-07 09:35 AM   #65 
     - PRECISELY !  marions ghost   Oct-05-07 10:27 AM   #80 
     - Kerry was running for the nomination  karynnj   Oct-05-07 02:16 PM   #105 
        - I think Kerry is a fine individual & a hero-but he did not raise the issue of vote tampering & sup-  terisan   Oct-05-07 02:43 PM   #106 
        - What I was saying was not what to do on Nov 3  karynnj   Oct-05-07 03:06 PM   #109 
        - YES. I agree completely  MBS   Oct-05-07 04:26 PM   #115 
     - Wrong -- In so many ways  Senator   Oct-05-07 10:17 AM   #78 
     - Of course my post is speculation...  marions ghost   Oct-05-07 10:59 AM   #90 
        - But with honesty, it wouldn't be  Senator   Oct-05-07 12:54 PM   #99 
           - Honesty.  marions ghost   Oct-05-07 01:52 PM   #102 
           - I see. Everybody's does it, so it's ok.  Senator   Oct-06-07 03:25 AM   #133 
              - No. Don't twist it.  marions ghost   Oct-06-07 10:35 AM   #147 
                 - Sorry. But I don't see much twist...  Senator   Oct-07-07 03:32 AM   #158 
           - Wait a minute  karynnj   Oct-05-07 07:44 PM   #120 
              - Kerry did not deny the conversation...  Senator   Oct-06-07 04:20 AM   #135 
                 - We will have to disagree  karynnj   Oct-06-07 08:31 AM   #139 
                    - Well, I can partially agree...  Senator   Oct-07-07 03:05 AM   #157 
                       - "int'l observers would have declared the result invalid on the spot."  OnTheOtherHand   Oct-07-07 07:16 AM   #159 
                          - Yes, they would have...  Senator   Oct-07-07 10:34 AM   #160 
                             - well, you're entitled to your faith statements n/t  OnTheOtherHand   Oct-07-07 12:25 PM   #161 
     - Kerry conceded - but he continued to speak of the problems  karynnj   Oct-05-07 10:45 AM   #87 
        - good points  marions ghost   Oct-05-07 11:10 AM   #94 
  - She and others should read this from Conyers  zulchzulu   Oct-05-07 08:54 AM   #47 
  - Not really relevant  Senator   Oct-05-07 09:03 AM   #51 
     - The mainstream media sure would have been willing to allow an investigation...  zulchzulu   Oct-05-07 09:14 AM   #54 
  - For me, I remember it all too well  Highway61   Oct-05-07 09:00 AM   #50 
  - Thanks Elizabeth!  Grandrose   Oct-05-07 09:11 AM   #52 
  - What a cheap oportunist attack  karynnj   Oct-05-07 09:17 AM   #55 
  - Thank you for posting some actual, rational facts  Luftmensch067   Oct-05-07 09:49 AM   #72 
     - Thank you so much for this n/t  Inuca   Oct-06-07 09:32 AM   #142 
  - well, she has a valid point.  Lerkfish   Oct-05-07 09:18 AM   #56 
  - Original Source: The WASHINGTON TIMES  blondeatlast   Oct-05-07 09:19 AM   #57 
  - Even if he had waited a year, it wouldn't have mattered  Bitwit1234   Oct-05-07 09:19 AM   #58 
  - Yes  dailykoff   Oct-05-07 09:27 AM   #61 
  - Hey!! No fair using facts or logic!! This is DU, you know.  MH1   Oct-05-07 09:29 AM   #63 
  - b/c she says Kerry told Bush that morning he won against so much topical evidence  themartyred   Oct-05-07 09:43 AM   #70 
  - In that case, we might as well all go home now and not bother voting in '08.  quiet.american   Oct-05-07 09:43 AM   #71 
  - I agreed with her at the time and I still do.  yardwork   Oct-05-07 09:41 AM   #67 
  - Why didn't John Edwards fight? Don't say Kerry told him not to.  ProSense   Oct-05-07 09:59 AM   #76 
  - And where was he on January 6th, 2001??  Senator   Oct-05-07 10:22 AM   #79 
     - Self delete, I misread your post  smokey nj   Oct-05-07 10:38 AM   #84 
        - I'm really batting a thousand today.  smokey nj   Oct-05-07 10:42 AM   #86 
  - Here's a link to to the audio of the comments.  smokey nj   Oct-05-07 10:37 AM   #83 
  - Finally!  AzDar   Oct-05-07 10:41 AM   #85 
  - No duh. nt  Javaman   Oct-05-07 10:48 AM   #89 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-05-07 11:05 AM   #92 
  - As I've said time after time. He MEANT to walk away.  Prisoner_Number_Six   Oct-05-07 11:15 AM   #95 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-05-07 11:25 AM   #96 
  - As much I like Kerry, thanks Elizabeth for the all one two punch.  alyce douglas   Oct-05-07 12:56 PM   #100 
  - A challenge to Elizabeth Edwards  ProSense   Oct-05-07 01:00 PM   #101 
  - How does her saying this help anything?  David Zephyr   Oct-05-07 02:08 PM   #104 
  - It helps me. I want a candidate who is a street fighter. I don't want another demoralizing election  terisan   Oct-05-07 02:58 PM   #107 
  - the best response to this foolish statement in my opinion.- I admire  Bluerthanblue   Oct-05-07 03:05 PM   #108 
  - If Biden's wife were the VP in '04, and Biden told you that he was disappointed with  1932   Oct-05-07 10:47 PM   #130 
  - She's not alone! I couldn't get Kerry's Bumper Sticker off my bumper fast enough that day!  in_cog_ni_to   Oct-05-07 03:06 PM   #110 
  - You don't collect money from your supporters to fight  peace13   Oct-05-07 03:25 PM   #112 
  - Well Duh  Generator   Oct-05-07 04:26 PM   #114 
  - So you really think  marions ghost   Oct-06-07 10:03 AM   #145 
  - It's not new  huskerlaw   Oct-05-07 07:16 PM   #117 
  - Well maybe if her husband had done what the VP candidate was suppose to do and strike back at the  wisteria   Oct-05-07 07:45 PM   #121 
  - thank you. at least John will fight if there's any funny business.  yurbud   Oct-05-07 07:45 PM   #122 
  - Where is Elizabeth Edwards? She used to post on DU  Lorien   Oct-05-07 08:19 PM   #125 
  - That kid who got TASERED a few weeks ago was asking Kerry about this...  file83   Oct-05-07 08:40 PM   #126 
  - Thanks to Clinton Ally-James Carville, Kerry did concede too early:  mod mom   Oct-05-07 10:32 PM   #127 
  - That's Why This Country Is So FUCKED!  OrangeCountyDemocrat   Oct-05-07 10:38 PM   #128 
  - I hear you-I hope Al Gore does also!  mod mom   Oct-05-07 10:42 PM   #129 
  - You absolutely nailed it. Carville and the Clintons enabled bush to steal that election.  Diane R   Oct-06-07 12:22 AM   #131 
     - Call me what you will but I firmly believe there is a wee-bit more to being Skull&Bones members  Imagevision   Oct-06-07 05:59 AM   #137 
  - Bravo Elizabeth!  Vidar   Oct-06-07 04:13 AM   #134 
  - Oh no. Elizabeth attacks saint war hero kerry.  travelingtypist   Oct-06-07 05:58 AM   #136 
  - three years after election and STILL NO PROOF of election fraud  seabeyond   Oct-06-07 07:19 AM   #138 
  - Nope--Kerry couldn't have made much difference then  marions ghost   Oct-06-07 09:15 AM   #141 
     - brilliant. insightful. further, those yelling at kerry is part of the PROBLEM  seabeyond   Oct-06-07 12:22 PM   #152 
        - right....  marions ghost   Oct-06-07 02:26 PM   #155 
  - Elizabeth's right. I have never felt so betrayed at any time in my life  WritersBlock   Oct-06-07 08:48 AM   #140 
  - yes that's where they got caught...  marions ghost   Oct-06-07 09:35 AM   #144 
  - Damn it! Too late to recommend!  lonestarnot   Oct-06-07 09:35 AM   #143 
  - The past is a bucket of ashes.  undeterred   Oct-06-07 10:15 AM   #146 
  - She's right.  Totally Committed   Oct-06-07 11:35 AM   #148 
  - She's right about that. nt  JerseygirlCT   Oct-06-07 11:50 AM   #149 
  - So which one of the Edwardses told a lie: Elizabeth or  ProSense   Oct-06-07 12:51 PM   #153 
  - It's the main point really Kerry broke a pledge even before potentailly entering office.  cooolandrew   Oct-06-07 01:21 PM   #154 
  - She's totally right. Kerry really pissed me off when he did that.  NotGivingUp   Oct-06-07 02:43 PM   #156 
 

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