oh no....say it isn't so....please? (john edwards' love child?)

[dysfunctional press]

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/john_edwards_love_child/celebrity/64426

NATIONAL ENQUIRER WORLD EXCLUSIVE: JOHN EDWARDS LOVE CHILD SCANDAL!


The woman linked to Presidential candidate John Edwards in a cheating scandal is more than six months pregnant and telling a close confidante that Edwards is the father of her unborn child, The NATIONAL ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.

The NATIONAL ENQUIRER's political bombshell comes just weeks after Edwards emphatically denied having an affair with Rielle Hunter, who formerly worked on his campaign.

But The ENQUIRER has now confirmed not only that Rielle is pregnant, but she is also living in Chapel Hill, N.C. in a gated community, just a few streets away from Andrew Young, who has been a key official in Edwards' campaign...

:banghead:

[Le Taz Hot]

1. I'm not a big Edwards fan

but this just doesn't pass the smell test.

[dysfunctional press]

6. it seems rather convenient that there won't be a baby until after the primaries...

but this will probably knock him out of the running...GODDAMMIT!!

i don't believe for one minute that it's his baby- there's NO WAY he could be THAT FUCKING STUPID during a white house run.

[Le Taz Hot]

10. Honestly?

After Clinton, the shock value of this sort of thing just doesn't have the impact it used to. And remember, this IS the National Enquirer, not exactly the New York Ti.., er, Washington Po . . . uh, nevermind.

[dysfunctional press]

11. i see it the other way, actually...

after clinton, this may actually be magnified, with people thinking "oh no, here we go again- another horndog politician who can't keep it in his pants"

[hobbit709]

2. She can claim what she wants, but what does the DNA say?

[Buzz Clik]

7. Oh, my. Right out of Primary Colors.

[dysfunctional press]

9. can they test for paternity before birth?

otherwise, there's no way to confirm anything until after the primaries.

[redqueen]

28. Yes, they can. (nt)

[katty]

38. Gee, how about exercising some caution or birth control? Why

does a love child always seem to (potentially) show up at the most obvious inconvenient moment? I like John Edwards, he doesn't appear to be a person who would risk his career and family by being this (incredibly) stupid. Smells like a setup.

[youthere]

3. A load of steaming horseshit.

Love child my big ass.

[Buzz Clik]

4. As far as I know, only one group depends on the National Enquirer for news:

[Marrah_G]

15. ~snicker~

[brooklynite]

5. I have a standard rule...

if something appears in both the NE and The Star, it's worth worrying about.

[MetaTrope]

8. I do so miss the Enquirer's coverage of the Bush twin shenanigans

But I guess they find stories on Democrats to be less prone to white-powder responses.

[gollygee]

12. Not concerned about a National Enquirer story

they invent "love children" all the time.

[rox63]

13. Consider the source

This smells like a big, flaming rat. And I'm not an Edwards supporter.

[Howardx]

14. enquirer owner is a clinton backer

"What the tabloid's readers, in politics and out, may not know is that a key owner of the Enquirer is a prominent New York investment banker and one of Hillary Clinton's key backers, Roger Altman. Altman was an official in the first Clinton administration, and his name is often mentioned as a possible Clinton Treasury Secretary."


http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1007/The_Clintonite_who_owns_National_Enquirer.html

[IDemo]

16. Relax. The father is bound to be either Elvis or Bigfoot.

[RaleighNCDUer]

25. Not Batboy?

He should be all growed up by now.

[EFerrari]

40. I am John Edward's love child.

Now you know!

lol

[frogmarch]

17. It isn't so.

This is a RW smear job. None of our Dem candidates would stoop so low as to do this.

[Lex]

18. jesus, this is like the 3rd or 4th thread on this in GD alone.

:eyes:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2495887

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2495154

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2493550

[madrchsod]

19. this started at huffington in oct. of this year....

here`s wonkette`s take on the matter

"Oh, that John Edwards sex scandal thing? It might have been planted and tended with care by the Huffington Post, sort of. Someone gave Sam Stein (former Newsweek intern-turned-HuffPo Political Journalist extraordinaire!) the story of some TOTALLY MYSTERIOUS VIDEOS that disappeared from John Edwards’ website. First it was a mere mysterious mystery — why would the Edwards’ campaign scrub all traces of these harmless, complimentary “meet the candidate” videos? Then it was a totally mysterious mystery involving a nutty, directionless hippie chick whom Edwards met in a bar...."


http://wonkette.com/politics/possible-sex-scandal-dept'/did-john-edwards-sleep-with-this-lady-309751.php
Possible Sex Scandal Dept.: Did John Edwards Sleep With This Lady?

[Ilsa]

20. Yeah, but it's this "John Edwards":

[Ganja Ninja]

21. If you've ever seen the woman making the allegations you'd ...

know it was BS. She's looks like a meth addict.

[The empressof all]

33. Please stop the sexist crap It's not helpful

Just because a woman is not attractive to you doesn't mean she's not believable.


BTW: I support Edwards and believe that this is a dirty trick

[Bucky]

42. How dare you say that!

The poster did not imply meth addicts are unattractive. Your post is offensive to every DUer who's dating a meth addict.
Not to mention all the DUers who are currently pregnant by John Edwards.

[Clark2008]

45. Given the Idol Worship Mentality of some Edwards supporters

around here, I'd venture that many ARE pregnant by John Edwards.

[OHdem10]

22. Check out the Super Market Tabloids : The Oprah Obama

Relationship is more than friends accord to Emqiorer amd
Globe. According to this they are in love and Stedman has
been given the boot.

If we are going to hit one candidate with SuperMarket Rag
stories then hit them all.

[lisainmilo]

23. The Clintonite that owns NE

"October 11, 2007
Read More: Newspapers

The Clintonite who owns National Enquirer


The political world has been holding its nose for the last twenty-four hours while peering at the weekly tabloid National Enquirer, which published a story yesterday alleging that presidential candidate John Edwards had an extra-marital affair.

"The story is false," Edwards told reporters in South Carolina today, according to a reporter who was there.

What the tabloid's readers, in politics and out, may not know is that a key owner of the Enquirer is a prominent New York investment banker and one of Hillary Clinton's key backers, Roger Altman. Altman was an official in the first Clinton administration, and his name is often mentioned as a possible Clinton Treasury Secretary.

The investment boutique which Altman founded and chairs, Evercore Partners, bought a controlling stake in American Media, which publishes the Enquirer, in 1999, which it still holds with a partner. Evercore's president, Austin Beutner, sits on American Media's Board of Directors, according to Evercore's website."

More from The P:http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1007/The_Clintonite_who_owns_National_Enquirer.html

[redqueen]

29. That's weird...

my ex MIL was a BIG fan of these tabloid rags... and anytime I deigned to leaf through them, they always seemed skewed to the right.

Weird.

[Libby2]

24. No fucking way is this true.

I would bet my life on it.

[tsuki]

26. 2000. John McCain's love child. What happened to that story? nt

[iamthebandfanman]

37. lol yeah really

and that one even threw in the race card for good measure didnt it ?

[lame54]

27. As long as it wasn't conceived in an airport men's room

[undeterred]

30. How can you even ask that?

He just isn't the type.

[Bluebear]

31. Yes, amidst Elizabeth's cancer diagnosis, he couldn't wait to diddle around

Is that what this rag expects us to believe?

[formerrepuke]

32. She ain't all that:

[greguganus]

34. I'd.....never mind n/t

[momster]

35. There's This Alien Queen, See

With a giant Space Armada poised to attack from the Dark Side of the Moon (Not the Album!)
Her demands are simple. She wants the best human father around for her child and J.E. Did It For The Planet! Take that, Al Gore!

[iamthebandfanman]

36. oh please

did you know elvis REALLY died because of an alien implant that bigfoot tricked him into eating!?(those werent peanut butter sandwiches!)

[B Calm]

44. Actually Elvis is still living. Last time I saw him he was driving an 18 wheeler

through New Mexico for Burlington Freight Lines.

[B Calm]

39. It's the fucking NATIONAL ENQUIRER people, get a grip!

[Bucky]

41. O my God! I'm panicking! Britney's sister is only 16 years old!!

That hypocrite! His house is so large! And uses light bulbs! Goddammit, people, it's using light bulbs!!!

[Ezlivin]

43. Wait 'til you see the pictures of a naked Huckabee working out on Chuck Norris' Total Gym

"One more rep, Mike! Push it, push it!"

[B Calm]

46. Ha Ha, everybody will get a glimpse of his 1 inch Mr Chubby!

[book_worm]

47. Time will tell

if there is anything to this story you can bet the national press will sniff it out. For right now it's just gossip and speculation. And I don't simply say "It's the Enquirer" because they have actually printed alot of celebrity stories which have turned out to be true. I'm not saying this is one of them, though.