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Betrayed, Anger, and Love for Elizabeth

by optimusprime, Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 04:53:20 PM EST

Loss for words. The person I thought should be our next President betrayed my trust. As a blogger activist on the netroots level and a captain of Edwards' grassroots campaign group, many of us and I believed in his message wholeheartedly.

Can't be true. all this speculation by tabloid journalists. Must be a right-wing conspiracy or a ploy to sell more issues. Lies are real. Edwards is a phony. How can someone trust him now when he speaks out on poverty and fair wages?!

Now I think about the Edwards' family.

John, don't you dare put Elizabeth next to you on the podium and have her suffer a similar fate as Spitzer's wife, recounting the humiliation and regrets.

Hopefully Elizabeth, Cate, Emma and Jack will be brave and know we have them in our thoughts and prayers during this time.

Raw but reserved I write how I feel. Share your thoughts below.

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Re: Betrayed, Anger, and Love for Elizabeth (2.00 / 2)

Elizabeth is the best. My thoughts are with her and the kids.

"Another problem we have...is that in election years we behave somewhat as primitive peoples do at the time of the full moon." --Harry Truman

by Steve M on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 04:57:55 PM EST

Well said (2.00 / 1)

I feel for her Family.

As for him, anything I write would be full of anger. But I feel betrayed.

by fladem on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 05:00:43 PM EST

Re: Betrayed, Anger, and Love for Elizabeth (2.00 / 1)

Elizabeth Edwards deserves better.

david

by giusd on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 05:04:48 PM EST

Get over it (2.00 / 6)

It's not our business. If Elizabeth is still with him, it couldn't have been that bad.

What he does with his love life has no bearing on what he's said about poverty and fair wages. Was what he said true or not? I think it was true. Him having an affair doesn't damage the space-time continuum and suddenly make the minimum wage a livable salary.

In short: Relax. Jesus.

In this avalanche, the pebbles get to vote.

by Dracomicron on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 05:05:09 PM EST

Re: Get over it (2.00 / 1)

I KNOW not to make light of this, but a funny thought ran through my head was, the Republicans would mostly be thinking:

"At least it wasn't a gay affiar"....

"Either you're the butcher Or the lamb but even so, Everybody pays as they go-Jakob Dylan"

by WashStateBlue on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 05:10:47 PM EST
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Don't be ridiculous (2.00 / 2)

Only Republicans have secret gay affairs.

Democrats are perfectly happy with public gay affairs (See: Frank, Barny).

In this avalanche, the pebbles get to vote.

by Dracomicron on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 05:18:13 PM EST
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On idolization (2.00 / 2)

Over the years, one thing I've learned again & again is to remember that we humans are humans. When we place another human on a pedestal and expect them to fulfill us--as friends, spouses, employers, politicians--the hurtful disappointment follows soon enough in one form or another. Its a painful lesson: Respect people, admire the good candidate (vote for the one you respect and admire), but do not idolize. Don't confuse admiration & respect with the physical emotion of idolization.

by christinep on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 05:11:14 PM EST

Re: On idolization (none / 0)

That post is not only relevant today, it's relevant just about everyday here as well.

Thank you.

"Either you're the butcher Or the lamb but even so, Everybody pays as they go-Jakob Dylan"

by WashStateBlue on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 05:14:08 PM EST
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I concur (none / 0)

It really isn't our business, but we can't "unknow" it either. I too hope that he won't ask Ms. Edwards to stand there with him at the upcoming press conference. (Although I really don't understand why he's having a press conference.)

by Liberal Monk on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 05:13:44 PM EST

Re: Betrayed, Anger, and Love for Elizabeth (none / 0)

I feel for Elizabeth, but I'm unhappy that she knew this in 2006 and still let John go ahead and run for president.

And I'm pissed that there are fellow Democrats, now in the anti-Obama camp, who are trying to make this about Obama and the left blogosphere somehow.

Now front-paged at Alegre's place:
http://alegrescorner.soapblox.net/showDi ary.do?diaryId=538
Blame Edwards? Blame the Netroots.
by: Pacific John
Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 17:12:42 PM EDT

The revelation that John Edwards cheated on his wife is sad on the personal level, but really carries only one political lesson:

The netroots does a shitty job picking vetted candidates.

No more, no less. Throwing their support behind the two most flawed candidates, the netroots is batting .000.

The subtitle: this is not good news for Obama. It will be the netroot's fault when Obama's inevitable scandals hit. Superdelegates are you paying attention?

We care about politics because we know politics matters for people's lives and opportunities.

by politicsmatters on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 05:39:17 PM EST

The Edwards scandal is sad.... (none / 0)

...but worse than that, is the fact that the mainstream media FAILED when it comes to informing the American people. MSM was well aware of this story and let it fester on the Internet. This scandal/rumour has been around for awhile now and from what I heard on "Hardball," this evening, "politico" admits that they dropped the ball when it comes to coverage. This bad news may or may not effect the Democratic party and so close to the convention. It should have been covered immediately IMO. This would be old news if it had of been.

by soyousay on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 05:50:35 PM EST

Re: Betrayed, Anger, and Love for Elizabeth (none / 0)

"John, don't you dare put Elizabeth next to you on the podium and have her suffer a similar fate as Spitzer's wife, recounting the humiliation and regrets."

John's not running for anything, he's not currently holding office.

Hopefully, Elizabeth will be spared that moment.

"Either you're the butcher Or the lamb but even so, Everybody pays as they go-Jakob Dylan"

by WashStateBlue on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 05:56:02 PM EST

Re: Betrayed, Anger, and Love for Elizabeth (2.00 / 1)

I am sick and tired of the Puritanical mores of this country. This is a private issue! If I/we lived in France, this would not be news. Have you been to Paris? It's fabulous!

Purity! Or else!

by ChitownDenny on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 05:57:08 PM EST

i think people would be best served.... (2.00 / 1)

staying out of and judging what people do in their bedrooms.

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 06:37:11 PM EST

Re: i think people would be best served.... (none / 0)

Unless it's a gay republican, of course. Then we should HIT THE HYPOCRITES WITH BOTH BARRELS and expose them as the liars they are.

Killing me softly with his song

by Miles Outlandish on Sat Aug 09, 2008 at 09:18:46 AM EST
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Elizabeth just posted diary at DKos (none / 0)

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/8/1 93337/7354/473/564989