Reply #37: Remember that the Repub Fed porsecutor still has grand jury

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The Federal prosecutor is still the Bush appointee who has grand juries investigating Edwards and other NC Democrats. The Obama administration decided that the Repub should remain until he completed the investigations of Easley and Edwards. They claimed this would avoid accusations of a cover-up should Edwards or Easley not be indicted. Two years later, he is still in charge of all cases, not just those two.

To pile on a bit, Ari Emanuel, Rahm's brother, is the force behind the movie deal with Andrew Young for his version of the Edwards - Hunter story.

If John had not self destructed, I wonder what methods those he threatened would have used to discredit or silence him. John and Elizabeth would have been powerful voices for real HCR, able to express in terms that resonated with groups that otherwise spent precious time and focus squabbling or ridiculing each other, thus distracted while we were all sold out by a few.

While I can accept what happened to John, I am still angry at the hit pieces against Elizabeth in tell all articles and books. These ramped up when she continued speaking out publicly on health care and related issues. She remained a formidable rallying point for populist and progressive positions. That was when the attacks on Elizabeth became really vicious and really personal. These attacks, less media access, and her declining health limited her impact after that.

So frustrating in every way, for her personally, and for the entire Edwards family. And for the rest of us, whether we know her in other ways and contexts, or just as members of her DU family.

You remain in my thoughts and prayers.