Elizabeth Edwards Was Abusive, Says New Book

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Most American women have found themselves with a soft spot for Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former U.S. Presidential candidate John Edwards, whose lovechild and affair have made him one of the most scandalous names in the history of politics. But a new book by political analysts John Heilemann and Mark Halperin reveals that just maybe Elizabeth Edwards wasn't a total victim...

Elizabeth Edwards has been regarded for some time with a "saintly ... public persona," according to Heilemann and Halperin's book Game Change. But with new reports that she was "an abusive, intrusive, paranoid condescending crazy woman" who belittled her "intellectually inferior" husband, our perception of Mrs. Edwards may begin to take a bit of a turn.

When Edwards found out about her husband's affair with Rielle Hunter, who's now the mother of John Edwards' confirmed lovechild, Game Change says Elizabeth Edwards opened her blouse in front of her husband's staffers and screamed, "Look at me!" It's said she was "sobbing" and "incoherent," nearly falling on the ground. It's also said that she went through early denial about the possibility that her husband was the father of Rielle Hunter's child. "I have to believe ," Elizabeth is quoted saying. "Because if I don't, it means I'm married to a monster."

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