Edwards Jabs Clinton for Leaving SC : ''After the debate she flew out and won't be back,

[Perky]

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: January 23, 2008
Filed at 2:19 p.m. ET

BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards criticized rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday for leaving South Carolina in the run-up to the state's primary, saying residents should question whether the New York senator would return if she became president.

''After the debate she flew out and won't be back,'' Edwards told a crowd of about 150 people in this small town. ''What are the chances she's coming back when she's president of the United States?''

The former North Carolina senator overstated his claim, however. Clinton took part in Monday night's debate in Myrtle Beach and then left to campaign in states scheduled to hold contests Feb. 5, including California, New Mexico and New Jersey. She's expected to be back in South Carolina on Thursday, and her husband has been campaigning for her around South Carolina this week. Barack Obama also has been campaigning in South Carolina in advance of Saturday's primary.

Edwards is emphasizing his biography in an attempt to gain traction here even as polls show him lagging both rivals. A South Carolina native and son of a mill worker, he stresses themes focused on the middle class and an economic plan that would bring help to family farmers, and jobs and broadband Internet connections to rural areas.

''I will not forget where I came from,'' Edwards told the crowd during one of three campaign events he was to hold Wednesday alongside a bluegrass band. He said he's not a candidate who ''thinks of Bennettsville as some place you fly over on the way from New York to Miami.''

[Perky]

1. here is the link

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Edwards-Clinton.h...

[rodeodance]

2. I read she will be back on Thrusday. Low-blow from john--and I do not think

I have ever said that before.

[Lucinda]

4. Yup.

[Perky]

5. It wouldhelp him tremendously to come in second and would devestate Clinton

[robbedvoter]

31. Like Iowa "devestated" her?

[redqueen]

6. Yeah... it was low.

*sigh*

Perhaps his advisors are telling him it's the ONLY way to get media attention.

What a sad state of affairs.

[jsamuel]

10. he was probably misinformed

[redqueen]

12. Yeah... it was still a cheap dig, though.

Can't say I blame him... the cheap shit doesn't seem to be hurting the two media darlings.

[K Gardner]

27. He's just playing the game like she does. Tough chyte if this "frustrates" her. Good for John.

[Metric System]

3. OMG! SHE LIED!!!!

That's what the Obama supporters would be screaming right now if this had been Hillary saying this about their messiah.

[Adelante]

7. Welcome to DU, MetricSystem

[Cha]

13. This proves it..

you're nicer than I am. Does this also mean there won't be "collaboration between John and hilary to shut out Obama"?

[Cha]

9. No I wouldn't ..so you're lying.

[hiaasenrocks]

8. I really have no problem with her leaving SC.

As a resident of SC, I'd rather she not come back.

[ellisonz]

14. ...

[Cha]

I'm glad she's gone... I hadn't

read the rest of your post before I posted mine.

[sunonmars]

11. Somehow people forget there are a lot of states

and between NH and Nevada, they all went crisscrossing to other states, so that shit dont hold.

[Perky]

20. 22 states 5 days after SC is crazy.

[jillan]

15. She was campaigning in some of the Feb 5th states - why is this an issue?

[Perky]

18. The not to subtle Edwards Message: Hillary has written off the South

and if you are looking for an alternative to Obama I am you're guy.

[greguganus]

16. There goes the rumors of what happened in their private meeting. n/t

[avaistheone1]

17. This thread kills those rumors. lol

[GreenArrow]

19. "yeah, she jumped up on that broomstick

and flew off into the night".

[redqueen]

21. Why are there quotes around that?

Who said that?

[GreenArrow]

22. John Edwards said it,

fictiously anyway. I was just playing off the quote in the OP subject line -- " she flew out and won't be back," -- which brought to my mind an image of a witch or some dark thing, vanquished and fleeing the light.

[MagickMuffin]

23. I wish the two Democratic Senators should be back to their JOBS

How many important votes are they missing by campaigning ALL the time?.?.?

It really hurts our party that TWO senators are NOT voting on important issues.

Ah well, I guess democracy will have to remain on hold so these TWO senators can try and win our parties nomination.

[book_worm]

24. I hope she comes in third.

[hayu_lol]

26. John must have been the only person in the state of SC who didn't know...

that Hillary flew to CA to accept the endorsement of the field workers union there.

So much for John being able and aware of what is going on.

So much for the various hillary hater members here who seldom do their homework.

She is supposed to be coming back unless the Obama/Edwards crews close all the SC airports.

[Perky]

29. I don't for a second believe that he diod not know Hillary was coming back to SC

Tat what makes the line so interesting to me.

[DURHAM D]

25. That's kind of funny -

probably John is just mad because he doesn't have a big plane to fly off in.

[BigDDem]

28. Hey John - Dont let facts get in your way!

P.S. How's the campaign going?

[robbedvoter]

30. Ironic, coming from Senator Gone...Oh, wait, this was NC