John Edwards. I'm afraid he's done for good politically.

[rhombus]

http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=137423

[undeterred]

1. Load of crap.

Why even post this?

[MattP]

2. are there pictures are not, if not I withhold judgment

i don't get this story, if they caught him where are the pics, just asking?

[PresidentObama]

15. They have no pictures. They also claimed hotel guests saw it happen, but gave no quotes...

...from those 'guests'

[cliffordu]

62. NO PHOTOS NO PROOF NO TRUTH.

With all the cell phones in the world today, photographic proof would HAVE to exist....


Why do DU'ers have to slime Democrats???

[gcomeau]

3. Nobody is EVER "done"...

...due to the works of fiction printed in supermarket tabloids. Please be serious. You might as well say Clinton is also done because of that whole adopted alien baby scandal.

It's the enquirer for the love of all that is holy.

[kdmorris]

4. He's done for politically

because he tells it like it is? You think the National Enquirer prints real news?

He's right. They are tabloid trash, full of lies, and he shouldn't even lower himself to trying to answer questions about such a huge load of shit.

Like he said "I'm here to talk about helping people".

[LibraLiz1973]

40. What was hilarious was- he looked confused by the fact that a

supposedly "real" reporter was asking about a BULLSHIT story.

[kdmorris]

60. I would have been, too!

I probably would have been less political and asked them why the hell they were asking me about that shit?

I think he did really well. Still proud of him!

[New Dawn]

51. I agree.

And why is there "National Enquirer" BS posted here at DU?

[kdmorris]

61. No clue

I don't know why this is even considered legitimate.

[tkmorris]

5. Yeah, so is Batboy

What a crock of shit Rhombus, I can't believe you even posted this.

[Inspired]

28. Well, Batboy did want to be Kerry's running mate.

Maybe this is the publisher's attempt to get back at John for stealing Batboy's thunder in 2004?

[Caria]

6. Cui bono? (Who benefits from this story?)

1. Distracts the public from Obama's successes.
2. Distracts the public from McCain's bumbling.
3. Distracts the public from the economy, wars, etc.
4. Knocks out a popular VP pick.

[JuniperLea]

7. Bingo, Caria!

Well played.

[liberal N proud]

9. Exactly

[DevonRex]

10. Perfect. Although I'd love to see him on the Supreme Court. nt

[GreenPartyVoter]

37. #4 was my first thought too

[MissDeeds]

48. Ding ding ding

We have our winner!

[yardwork]

63. Plus, attacks (yet again) a consistent voice against corporate hegemony

The corporations hate John Edwards because they know he is a threat to their monopolies and obscene profits. The media is owned by corporations. Hence the constant attacks on John Edwards. I can't believe how many here fall for it time and again.

[bdamomma]

75. and this media loves to distract us.

I don't believe the story, National Enquirer should not be viewed as credible news.

[retread]

8. This crap belongs in the George W. Bush sewage treatment plant. n/t

[PresidentObama]

11. How does this mean he's done? It's made up trash from the same mag who said Obama's an Iranian plant

[Inspired]

14. Funny how some cherry pick what they believe in tabloid trash.

[PresidentObama]

16. Dupe

[PresidentObama]

17. Someone posted last night that they were right about Rush, so that means they're always right.

So does that mean they're right about Obama being an Iranian Plant?

They first launched this baseless witch hunt on Edwards during the primary, and it didn't go far because it lacked evidence. And now with the second piece, they provide nothing. No smoking gun like a photo or a video. And they said hotel guests saw this 'event' unfold, yet not ONE guest was quoted in the article.

[Inspired]

21. Everyone knew about Rush. That was no scoop on the part of the NE.

I saw that last night, too. It made me nauseous to think that some Dems are believing this crap.

[PresidentObama]

23. They have a horrible reputation and sketchy image.

My mom is a former tabloid reader, and she told me they're so baseless most of the time she doesn't even bother looking at them on the magazine racks.

The fact they'd do this to a man with children and a wife battling cancer is sickening and vile, and the poor woman who is being attacked as his "mistress" doesn't deserve this bullshit.

[islandmkl]

12. bad story that does not bear repeating...especially after being posted

ad nauseum yesterday....

myself, i'm still waiting for the alien crop circle dudes to trim my palm trees...

[PresidentObama]

13. Exactly. They posted no evidence or any photos of the event.

How could people buy into this shit?

[Inspired]

18. We are being played and several of us are falling for it.

It's sad when the realization that we aren't all that smart hits home.

[PresidentObama]

19. It's incredibly sad that smart Democrats are buying this without an ounce of evidence.

I just post a "detailed" description of my secret affair with Hillary Clinton, but it doesn't mean that's true either.

[LibraLiz1973]

41. Anyone who is falling for it is a fucktard

Sorry, it had to be said.

[Inspired]

44. Like she said!

[lukasahero]

20. Oh please

I'm not even a fan of his but this is the Enquirer - does ANYone take it seriously?

[Inspired]

22. I wonder if they believe all the lies printed about Obama too.

[Beacool]

24. The Enquirer??????

Please, they are the people who predict every year that Hillary will finally divorce Bill.

[PresidentObama]

25. Exactly. They seem to have a very anti-Democratic bias. And VERY unreliable.

They're aren't a newspaper, they're a tabloid.

Sketchy and not accurate.

[Peacetrain]

26. Till I see pictures and dna.. I am not buying this..too

many times innuendo has hurt and sidelined good politicians.

[PresidentObama]

Bingo. No evidence, no story.

[Peacetrain]

31. A yep!!

[PresidentObama]

27. Bingo. No evidence, no story.

[Inspired]

29. Back in October they said they had all kinds of evidence...emails, etc.

Where is this evidence?

[PresidentObama]

32. I'll tell you where it is: It doesn't exist!

You don't run two bombshell stories, one building off the other, without providing the goods to prove it!

[LibraLiz1973]

42. If it existed as it was written, they would have PHOTOS of him at the hotel.

Assholes

[Peacetrain]

33. you know, where is the evidence is right!

Just some mud the rw talking heads are trying to churn up to distract from the Obama overseas trip. They thought they were cute by half by challenging him to go overseas, and he has been handing them their lunch.. so now what.. go after someone else.. anything to yell .. LOOK HERE.. ME ME ME.. sad isn't it!

Have not John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards not been through enough without these hell hounds trying to smear them.. disgusting

[spooky3]

43. about as disgusting as their enablers here

unbelievable

[Peacetrain]

54. Yep!

[ecstatic]

65. Another "whitey" type story, with no proof

These stories feed off of the prejudices that people already harbor. John Edwards is a "pretty boy" so he obviously must be cheating on EE.

[stuckinlodi]

30. Rush and Glenn Beck are broadcasting it

I don't believe it either, but it's got legs.

[Colobo]

34. Hopefully it's not true.

[Inspired]

35. It's got legs because Rush and Glen Beck are covering it?

[Bjorn Against]

68. So we have the National Enquirer, Glenn Beck, and Pillboy Limbaugh...

Now all we need is for the Onion to get on this story and no one will be able to deny the credibility of this breaking news.

[Kool Kitty]

70. Oh, well, shit-

if Rush and Beck are broadcasting it, it MUST be true! You ARE kidding, right?

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

36. This is the third time I've seen a thread on this subject

and each time the OP has a low post count.

Just sayin...

[asdjrocky]

38. What crap.

We went through this crap a long time ago. Makes me wonder if you've been paying attention, and furthermore, why on earth you you post this bs.

[Inspired]

45. Someone has an agenda, Rocky.

That is was is so sad about this whole thing. And it might just be another Democrat behind this....who knows? They take their 'opponents' strength and turn it into a weakness. They start a whisper campaign with a rumor that can never be proven. This whisper campaign will be difficult to silence. But we've got John's back. We are Edwards Democrats.

[asdjrocky]

55. Hey Inspired, always great to hear from you.

I almost hate to say hi to you here, because I don't want to kick this crap, but hey, you're worth it!

[Faygo Kid]

39. Possible Veep candidates being picked off one by one.

Of course that's what's behind this.

I don't believe it for a minute, but this is what worked in 2000 and 2004.

They are at it again. Certain topics are taboo here at DU, but let's just say that I see echoes of the Swift Boaters in a certain movement that does not seem to be losing any energy.

[Inspired]

46. I get your drift and I agree 100%.

[Faygo Kid]

47. Thanks. I will look for your posts and appreciate the comment.

To ignore what is happening is madness, but all threads are locked as "refighting the primary."

That's not the case at all. This is a topic that should be aired here at DU, but it isn't allowed.

And so it festers, as did the Swift Boaters, without response.

[AspenRose]

69. I agree, and it's maddening to me.

Maddening.

[MissDeeds]

53. I agree

Winning at any cost.

[stray cat]

49. Reliable witnesses like the swift boaters for "truth".....yeah right!

[MissDeeds]

50. Why is this getting coverage on DU

Again? This crap should be deleted.

[MarjorieG]

52. There are poverty issues/opportunities within and outside an administration.

[tkmorris]

56. Posted this crap and bailed, huh OP?

Come on Rhombus! Get back in here and defend this post. If you can.

[PresidentObama]

57. A hit and run on Edwards? Looks like it.

[monomach]

58. Pics or it didn't happen

Not one of these "reliable witnesses" or tabloid reporters had a cell-phone camera?

[tsuki]

59. Wow. I bet you said the same thing about Kerry when the Swiftboaters

started lying.

[saltpoint]

64. Edwards will not be blemished in the least from this absurd

fake issue dredged out of the sewers of the editorial board of The National Enquirer.

The Enquirer is to public discourse what those crappy ceramic Indian princesses and ceramic rodeo cowboy dolls advertized on the back page of PARADE magazine are to Art.

John and Elizabeth are very likely doing just fine and any post that says different holds less than a half-ounce of cricket piss with me, especially one quoting a source as scurrilous and pointless as The National Enquirer.

Look for at least John and possibly Elizabeth as well to serve in Obama's administration.

[Marie26]

66. Still skeptical

because there's NO WAY the Enquirer wouldn't have a photographer staked out as well. But Edwards' reaction seemed off - he looked nervous to me, not angry or outraged.

[Inspired]

71. Skeptical? You should be outraged. This is an attempt to smear a very decent man.

And now smart Democrats, like yourself, are analyzing John's every action and reaction? The question asked by this 'reporter' was out of line and inappropriate for the setting it was asked. He seemed nervous to you? He seemed annoyed to me, and rightfully so.

[Bjorn Against]

67. Yeah, I also heard in the Weekly World News a while back that he was born on the planet Xenu

I think that story really killed him, especially that part about how he was part of an interplanetary plot to turn us all of us mortal humans into slaves.

[malik flavors]

72. I'm not saying he's guilty, but imagine if Edwards were the nominee right now. YIKES!

[Inspired]

74. The NE printed bullshit about Obama, too, remember?

I saw no traction with that. Why is this any different?

[IDemo]

73. Bigfoot and Elvis are done, too n/t