What does a bogus picture of John Edwards in a tabloid have to do w/upcoming Presidential Election?

[KittyWampus]

Can anyone tell me?

[Araxen]

1. Just what we need

another thread about it. Congrats.
:nuke::nopity:

[gateley]

4. I don't think it matters (another thread)

We're not naive and we know the story is out there. Ignoring it doesn't gain anything, and discussing it doesn't hurt anything, IMO. :shrug:

[KittyWampus]

5. I have no fucking interest in talking about the bogus crap. I want to know in what context

it becomes a valid topic in this forum.

[JuniperLea]

7. It is a valid topic because this is a smear of all Democrats

And Edwards could be asked to assume a role in Obama's cabinet. If not VP, then somewhere else.

[KittyWampus]

8. So any tabloid crap about any Democrat is valid since any of them might be in Obama's Admin?

[JuniperLea]

11. Do you understand the nature of information in our society?

Do you know that regardless of debunking down the road, most people will take the first thing they heard as fact and never rewrite the memory?

Edwards is probably just the first of many. They have nothing. The photos are bogus as all hell. Yet there will be some who give it cred, and we need to be aware.

Use hide thread if you don't want to deal.

[Pyrzqxgl]

2. The Beginning of a smear of anyone who might be a part of an Obama Administration?

[HelenWheels]

3. Big business wants to keep Edwards out of Obama's administration

They know that as AG they aren't safe to continue to do their dirty business and as a supreme court justice he would really be a threat to them. The rest of the democrats, those in contention for appointments in Obama's administration, seem all to willing to turn a blind eye to their underhanded ways.

[KittyWampus]

6. not buying it. there are plenty of reform minded people who could serve in an Obama Admin

and would "threaten" corporate interests the way some fancy Edwards would.

But that is pretty thin excuse for bringing the topic up in this forum, isn't it?

[JuniperLea]

9. You can't be serious

After all the post-primary Hillary hating threads, this OP seems completely apropos.

[avaistheone1]

10. Let's not forget the bogus stories Drudge ran during the Kerry campaign

about Kerry having an affair.

It turned out to be all lies.