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Title: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Colossus_500 on August 08, 2008, 01:01:09 PM
This is the 2008 version of Bill Clinton's famous "I smoked pot, but I didn't inhale"

http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=148363
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Fury on August 08, 2008, 01:06:56 PM
Decker is probably going to kill himself.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: 240 is Back on August 08, 2008, 01:07:23 PM
"I hit it, but I did not quit it...."



niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: OzmO on August 08, 2008, 01:08:38 PM
HEHEHEHEHEHEH


our representatives are such a great bunch aren't they?


If they are not blowing dudes in a public bathroom, they are selling crack or making love childs. 


Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Colossus_500 on August 08, 2008, 01:08:38 PM
Edwards Admits Sexual Affair; Lied as Presidential Candidate
In an ABC NEWS NIGHTLINE interview, Edwards Reveals He Cheated, But Didn't Father Child
By RHONDA SCHWARTZ and BRIAN ROSS

August 8, 2008 —

John Edwards repeatedly lied during his Presidential campaign about an extramarital affair with a novice filmmaker, the former Senator admitted to ABC News today.

In an interview for broadcast tonight on Nightline, Edwards told ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff he did have an affair with 44-year old Rielle Hunter, but said that he did not love her.

Edwards also denied he was the father of Hunter's baby girl, Frances Quinn, although the one-time Democratic Presidential candidate said he has not taken a paternity test.

Edwards said he knew he was not the father based on timing of the baby's birth on February 27, 2008. He said his affair ended too soon for him to have been the father.

A former campaign aide, Andrew Young, has said he was the father of the child.

According to friends of Hunter, Edwards met her at a New York city bar in 2006. His political action committee later paid her $114,000 to produce campaign website documentaries despite her lack of experience.

Edwards said the affair began during the campaign after she was hired. Hunter traveled with Edwards around the country and to Africa.

Edwards said he told his wife, Elizabeth, and others in his family about the affair in 2006.

Edwards made a point of telling Woodruff that his wife's cancer was in remission when he began the affair with Hunter. Elizabeth Edwards has since been diagnosed with an incurable form of the disease.

When the National Enquirer first reported the alleged Edwards-Hunter affair last October 11, Edwards, his campaign staff and Hunter vociferously denounced the report.

"The story is false, it's completely untrue, it's ridiculous," Edwards told reporters then.

He repeated his denials just two weeks ago.

Edwards today admitted the National Enquirer was correct when it reported he had visited Hunter at the Beverly Hills Hilton last month.

The former Senator said his wife had not known about the meeting.

Since becoming pregnant, Hunter has lived under assumed names in a series of expensive homes in North Carolina and, more recently, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Edwards denied paying any money to Hunter to keep her from going public but said it was possible some of his friends or supporters may have made payments without telling him.

He said he would ask questions about any possible arrangement.

Copyright © 2008 ABC News Internet Ventures
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: 240 is Back on August 08, 2008, 01:09:41 PM
Announcing this on the opening day of the olympics is the least damaging way he could have done it.

Fri afternoon is always the best time to admit bad shit, but during the olympics = classic.

Maybe mccain or obama will pre-emptively admit some dirt today at 4:55 PM to get it on the record with as little fanfare as possible.

Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: 240 is Back on August 08, 2008, 01:11:29 PM
HEHEHEHEHEHEH
our representatives are such a great bunch aren't they?
If they are not blowing dudes in a public bathroom, they are selling crack or making love childs. 

Bill Clinton cheated.
mccain cheated.
Edwards cheated.
Rudy cheated.

Did Obama cheat?
No, no he didn't.

Sucks when the inexperienced liberal rookie has the moral high ground, doesn't it?
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: BayGBM on August 08, 2008, 01:12:15 PM
Yawn.

Politician has an extramarital affair.  In other news, today scientists have confirmed that water is indeed wet.  ::)
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Colossus_500 on August 08, 2008, 01:26:29 PM
Yawn.

Politician has an extramarital affair.  In other news, today scientists have confirmed that water is indeed wet.  ::)
So, I guess this means Newt Gingrich is fair game to run in 2012?   :P
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Colossus_500 on August 08, 2008, 01:28:32 PM
Bill Clinton cheated.
mccain cheated.
Edwards cheated.
Rudy cheated.

Did Obama cheat?
No, no he didn't.

Sucks when the inexperienced liberal rookie has the moral high ground, doesn't it?

That's the thing, he's a rookie.  Give it time, my friend.  Give it time.  Either someone will out him, or he'll get more arrogant than he is now and slip up with someone on his campaign staff. 

Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: OzmO on August 08, 2008, 01:32:50 PM
That's the thing, he's a rookie.  Give it time, my friend.  Give it time.  Either someone will out him, or he'll get more arrogant than he is now and slip up with someone on his campaign staff. 




Our leaders are such people to look up to.


Is that why Ron Paul never gets votes?

If he would just cheat on his wife.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: 240 is Back on August 08, 2008, 01:33:17 PM
That's the thing, he's a rookie.  Give it time, my friend.  Give it time.  Either someone will out him, or he'll get more arrogant than he is now and slip up with someone on his campaign staff. 

haha... honestly, I don't think so.  Obama has ice water in his veins.  I'm starting to see that.  He iced a 3 in front of thousands of people.  He spoke with poise for 200k people.  He politely thanked Patraeus for his input, but said he'll be handing the decision making.

He's a cold, cold dude.  It's the softies that give in to their urges.  Whatever drives obama, whatever dream, goal, mission, etc... I think that's bigger to him than some nut.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: OzmO on August 08, 2008, 01:37:11 PM
haha... honestly, I don't think so.  Obama has ice water in his veins.  I'm starting to see that.  He iced a 3 in front of thousands of people.  He spoke with poise for 200k people.  He politely thanked Patraeus for his input, but said he'll be handing the decision making.

He's a cold, cold dude.  It's the softies that give in to their urges.  Whatever drives obama, whatever dream, goal, mission, etc... I think that's bigger to him than some nut.

creepy.......  a Liberal with the resolve of a conservative.... :o ::) ;D
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Straw Man on August 08, 2008, 01:42:32 PM
I'm very disappointed to find out this is true and hopefully if he's coming clean on this that he's also being honest about the kid not being his.

Either way it shows horrible judgement on his part and also goes to show you never know what's going on in other peoples marriages regardless of how they appear to the public
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: 240 is Back on August 08, 2008, 01:46:03 PM
creepy.......  a Liberal with the resolve of a conservative.... :o ::) ;D

seriously... he has ice water in his veins.  He smiles, he speaks of hope... but that look in his eyes... he's driven. 

Rudy sorta had it.

Mitt looks like a pompous goof.
Mccain has a bit of it, but his shows frustration and anger too.
hilary is a cold one too.
Bill, somewhat.
Edwards = soft.
Huck = soft.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: BayGBM on August 08, 2008, 01:51:42 PM
I'm very disappointed to find out this is true and hopefully if he's coming clean on this that he's also being honest about the kid not being his.

Either way it shows horrible judgement on his part and also goes to show you never know what's going on in other peoples marriages regardless of how they appear to the public

This has always been true, but few people seem to realize it.  :-[
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Decker on August 08, 2008, 01:59:56 PM
This is a shame.  I can sympathize with Edwards up to the point of cheating on his wife.  What he did was the wrong thing but that's between him and his wife.  My wife's got breast cancer like his and it's difficult for me to understand what he did when she needed him most.

From his point of view though, when the kitchen's closed, a hungry man's gotta eat.  That's a cold joke.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Colossus_500 on August 08, 2008, 02:05:27 PM

Our leaders are such people to look up to.


Is that why Ron Paul never gets votes?

If he would just cheat on his wife.
LOL
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Colossus_500 on August 08, 2008, 02:10:13 PM
This is a shame.  I can sympathize with Edwards up to the point of cheating on his wife.  What he did was the wrong thing but that's between him and his wife.  My wife's got breast cancer like his and it's difficult for me to understand what he did when she needed him most.

From his point of view though, when the kitchen's closed, a hungry man's gotta eat.  That's a cold joke.
Sorry about the news with your wife, Deck.   :(   I'll keep the family in my prayers.  My mother-in-law has gone through 3 bouts of breast cancer and it has now metastasized into her body.  Luckily, her cancer is slow growing.  I'm praying for you, Deck.   
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Dos Equis on August 08, 2008, 03:12:51 PM
What a snake.  He can now ride off into the sunset and forget about public office. 
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: George Whorewell on August 08, 2008, 03:23:37 PM
Decker are you going to file a paternity suit action in family court?

You should have told him to finish in your mouth, not your vagina.  My condolances.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Decker on August 08, 2008, 03:27:04 PM
Sorry about the news with your wife, Deck.   :(   I'll keep the family in my prayers.  My mother-in-law has gone through 3 bouts of breast cancer and it has now metastasized into her body.  Luckily, her cancer is slow growing.  I'm praying for you, Deck.   
Thanks Colossus.  My wife's cancer isn't terminal like Edwards's wife.  She's going on 2+ years with no recurrence.  The whole life/death and disfiguration of the disease can drive anyone nuts.  I just don't see how cheating helps.  My wife's a big supporter of his wife and she's very disappointed to say the least.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Dos Equis on August 08, 2008, 03:30:21 PM
Thanks Colossus.  My wife's cancer isn't terminal like Edwards's wife.  She's going on 2+ years with no recurrence.  The whole life/death and disfiguration of the disease can drive anyone nuts.  I just don't see how cheating helps.  My wife's a big supporter of his wife and she's very disappointed to say the least.

Congrats and good luck to you and your wife.  It's a terrible disease.  Glad she was able to overcome. 
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: youandme on August 08, 2008, 05:17:14 PM
Why would he say that he looks forward to having a DNA test? He should have just stated the baby is not his, and drop it, but looks like this story will continue now.

Geesh so it is his assistants baby,  :-X

What was this women's job exactly?
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: BayGBM on August 08, 2008, 05:32:02 PM
Why would he say that he looks forward to having a DNA test? He should have just stated the baby is not his, and drop it, but looks like this story will continue now.

Geesh so it is his assistants baby,  :-X

What was this women's job exactly?

Getting fucked, apparently.  :-[
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Decker on August 08, 2008, 05:49:11 PM
Congrats and good luck to you and your wife.  It's a terrible disease.  Glad she was able to overcome. 
Thanks pal.  She's tougher than I am.  The mastectomy was a real hurdle.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Decker on August 08, 2008, 06:00:38 PM
Decker are you going to file a paternity suit action in family court?

You should have told him to finish in your mouth, not your vagina.  My condolances.
Why don't you just stop?  Your multiple names/handles, your continuous flaming, your constant homosexual references...nobody cares what you think or what you have to say b/c you spout this sort of nonsense.

Beach Bum and Colossus don't agree with me on lots of things, but they both have my respect and they make this forum worthwhile.

You, you're just a burden.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: OzmO on August 08, 2008, 06:14:36 PM
Why don't you just stop?  Your multiple names/handles, your continuous flaming, your constant homosexual references...nobody cares what you think or what you have to say b/c you spout this sort of nonsense.

Beach Bum and Colossus don't agree with me on lots of things, but they both have my respect and they make this forum worthwhile.

You, you're just a burden.

Burden?   He's more of a sideshow.  IMHO.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: 24KT on August 08, 2008, 07:16:17 PM
So, I guess this means Newt Gingrich is fair game to run in 2012?   :P


Nah, ...he's still an idiot! Someone who calls for a LIHOP scenario isn't worthy of being POTUS!

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26030877#24898796 (http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26030877#24898796)
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: George Whorewell on August 08, 2008, 07:39:10 PM
Numerous handles? Ive been a get big member for almost five years and have always had only one handle. Im sorry decker, theres no conspiracy theory behind my postings. Ask Ron or any moderator if you dont believe me.

Im very hurt that some random douchebag who Ive never met and will never meet doesn't respect me on an internet message board.  Now thats a burden. Can you recomend some medication to help deal with this unbearable "burden"?

Talk about dishing it out but not being able to take it, dude its not that serious. I responded to your Dinosaur cum on my lips comment. Did I whine? Uh, no I insulted you back appropriately. This is get big you queer. Next time I make fun of you, unhook your modem and sit in the corner with your arms folded, that would be a more mature response than this shit.

PS, the only reason you "respect" them is because they dont flame you as much as they should for your absurd comments and because you decided to share personal information about a sick family member to which they responded respectfully. So please, save your self righteous nonsense and pretend outrage for a left wing "sensitive needs" support group message board.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: shootfighter1 on August 09, 2008, 06:04:45 AM
Decker, sorry to hear that...sincerely hope your wife's cancer stays in remission.  Medicine has done a lot better with breast cancer in the last 5-10 yrs.  Most stage 1 and stage 2 breast cancers are treated & do well.

Thats the part that gets me the most...how can you cheat on your wife who has cancer and sacrificed so much for him.  Just a shitbag move.  I know a lot of politicians do it but this situation is a little more callous.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Dos Equis on August 09, 2008, 10:49:32 AM
Still more to come out about this, including the paternity issue and the money trail.

Former Edwards adviser says he made payments to Hunter, Young
Posted: 08:27 PM ET

From CNN Correspondent Jessica Yellin

(CNN) — Fred Baron, the finance chairman for the John Edwards presidential campaign, said in a Friday statement that he paid to help the woman Edwards had an extramarital affair with, and the former aide who was the alleged father of her child, move out of the former North Carolina senator’s home state.

“I decided independently to help two friends and former colleagues rebuild their lives when harassment by supermarket tabloids made it impossible for them to move forward on their own,” he said of his efforts to aid Rielle Hunter and Andrew Young.

“I did this of my own volition without the instruction or suggestion of anyone, and made a conscious decision not to tell anyone, including John Edwards, that assistance was provided,” he added. “The assistance was offered and accepted without condition. This is now and shall always remain a private matter between these individuals and me.”

Hunter and Young lived separately at an upscale development in Chapel Hill, and later in Santa Barbara, California.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Eldon on August 09, 2008, 11:15:52 AM
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Why don't you just stop?  Your multiple names/handles, your continuous flaming, your constant homosexual references...nobody cares what you think or what you have to say b/c you spout this sort of nonsense.

Beach Bum and Colossus don't agree with me on lots of things, but they both have my respect and they make this forum worthwhile.

You, you're just a burden.



You are the biggest dipshit on GetBig.  You act like a child on here, and yet when someone dishes it back, you cry like a baby.

No wonder Decker is in love with John Edwards, as their both full of shit.   :o







These are just a few of Decker's recent childish comments on GetBig :

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What do you know?

The final personality of Eldon/Ozark.

Hey dick smoker.

Are all three of you going to get into a pile together?- Decker

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I worry Eldon.  I mean is Ozark getting the proper oral satisfaction you wash over him?  Will he return the favor with a rimjob for you?

Stay tuned!  Same Bat time. same Bat channel.

Now this is penetrating entertainment.

Save face against a psycho like you Eldon/Ozark/BF?
hahahahaha - Decker

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And to think you fellate Ozark with that mouth.  Your mother must be proud.  - Decker

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How do you find the time to type responses when your hands are probably 'busy' pleasuring Ozark?


Eldon....So fucking stupid that Down Syndrome is a step up.- Decker

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Fuck you.  - Decker

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Again, fuck you.  - Decker

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But you're catalog of links is impressive....hahahahha

You're such a fucking loser.

You do realize that everyone in the civilized world is laughing at you and your proof.

Why?

You're insane.- Decker

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Eldon licks Ozark like he's painting a fucking fence.

You can call me 'Dr. Grammar'...that's cute.

Can I call you Nurse sucks-a-lot b/c you keep Ozark happy.

- Decker


so mature !  :o   :o   :o


Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: AE on August 09, 2008, 01:35:41 PM
Obviously Edwards is a democrat. His affair was with a woman.  :-*
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: youandme on August 09, 2008, 01:49:00 PM
Obviously Edwards is a democrat. His affair was with a woman.  :-*

oh so your jealous
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Decker on August 09, 2008, 02:14:17 PM
Numerous handles? Ive been a get big member for almost five years and have always had only one handle. Im sorry decker, theres no conspiracy theory behind my postings. Ask Ron or any moderator if you dont believe me.

Im very hurt that some random douchebag who Ive never met and will never meet doesn't respect me on an internet message board.  Now thats a burden. Can you recomend some medication to help deal with this unbearable "burden"?

Talk about dishing it out but not being able to take it, dude its not that serious. I responded to your Dinosaur cum on my lips comment. Did I whine? Uh, no I insulted you back appropriately. This is get big you queer. Next time I make fun of you, unhook your modem and sit in the corner with your arms folded, that would be a more mature response than this shit.

PS, the only reason you "respect" them is because they dont flame you as much as they should for your absurd comments and because you decided to share personal information about a sick family member to which they responded respectfully. So please, save your self righteous nonsense and pretend outrage for a left wing "sensitive needs" support group message board.
You're not funny.  You're sad and I don't believe anything you say about your identities. 

Sure enough, here comes Eldon/Ozark to 'bolster' your simpering points.

You flame away on some chitchat room and do you think you've accomplished anything?  You're not much of a man. 

5 years at GetBig and 100 or so posts only?  Get lost Eldon you sad little person.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Decker on August 09, 2008, 02:17:43 PM


You are the biggest dipshit on GetBig.  You act like a child on here, and yet when someone dishes it back, you cry like a baby.

No wonder Decker is in love with John Edwards, as their both full of shit.   :o

You are the finest mind I've encountered on these boards.

Get lost Ozark/whorewell.

Shouting down your opponents with flaming and voluminous cutnpastes is not winning you anything except your ongoing title of Resident Psycho.

Good job, Champ!
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Decker on August 09, 2008, 02:23:09 PM
Decker, sorry to hear that...sincerely hope your wife's cancer stays in remission.  Medicine has done a lot better with breast cancer in the last 5-10 yrs.  Most stage 1 and stage 2 breast cancers are treated & do well.

Thats the part that gets me the most...how can you cheat on your wife who has cancer and sacrificed so much for him.  Just a shitbag move.  I know a lot of politicians do it but this situation is a little more callous.
Thanks for the kind words.  My wife got lucky, so to speak, she had stage 2 with no lymph node involvement.  She supported Edwards largely b/c she identified with his wife.  She is furious at him.  He let a lot of people down.
 
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: George Whorewell on August 09, 2008, 07:46:17 PM
Decker, I only have a small number of posts because unlike you I have a life. Sorry to dissipoint you buddy. As I said, ask Ron or any moderator you choose--> This is my only handle and always has been. If you dont believe me ( or your pretending not to so you make yourself feel better) theres nothing I can do to change your mind ( similar to your delusional viewpoints on politics).
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Decker on August 09, 2008, 09:21:17 PM
Decker, I only have a small number of posts because unlike you I have a life. Sorry to dissipoint you buddy. As I said, ask Ron or any moderator you choose--> This is my only handle and always has been. If you dont believe me ( or your pretending not to so you make yourself feel better) theres nothing I can do to change your mind ( similar to your delusional viewpoints on politics).
Here's another lie exposed.  Your posts read like a rash over this forum the last couple of weeks.

But yet we are supposed to believe that for 5 years you rarely post here b/c you're a mover and shaker in your private life.

Can you see why that's hard to believe?  Or is your active life on the downturn and suddenly GetBig is a viable option for your valuable time?

I can assure everyone that this is not your only handle.  You drop clues like a club-fingered cat burglar.

As for your constant flaming...that will inevitably devolve into the worst accusations you can muster.

Just look at the other forums here where flaming is the norm...everyone is a 'child molester'.

Unfortunately you don't see that.  So everyone must suffer your flaming...except for yourself, to you your crapola is proof positive of your superior arguments.

I'll put up with it though.  It pays off in the end. 
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Eldon on August 09, 2008, 10:17:30 PM
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You are the finest mind I've encountered on these boards.

Get lost Ozark/whorewell.

Shouting down your opponents with flaming and voluminous cutnpastes is not winning you anything except your ongoing title of Resident Psycho.

Good job, Champ!

Those cutnpaste above are quotes from you, acting like a child on here.


And now you've added George Whorewell to the list of names I use on here ......   LMAO !!!

So now everyone on GetBig that calls Decker out, and shows what a pathetic person he is, is really just the same person.  :o 


You are Delusional Decker, and you need help.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: George Whorewell on August 10, 2008, 09:58:40 AM
Decker, I think its time to up your prozac/thorazine intake.
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Colossus_500 on August 11, 2008, 10:52:05 AM
Mainstream Media Notes Enquirer Scoop
By RUSSELL ADAMS and SHIRA OVIDE
August 11, 2008; Page B7
www.wsj.com

For most of the 10 months since allegations of former Sen. John Edwards's extramarital affair appeared in the National Enquirer, the story was marginalized, partly because much of the media has a dismissive attitude toward the publication that broke it.

They ignored the story at their peril, forgetting that amid the unflattering celebrity photos and overblown headlines, the Enquirer, a supermarket tabloid owned by publisher American Media Inc. has a track record of scoops, including some about politics. And this time it found an unlikely ally: a group of Internet voices driven less by political ideology than by a view of the mainstream press as out of touch.
[photo]
Associated Press
The Enquirer, a supermarket tabloid, has a track record of scoops, including some about politics, and has at times forced the mainstream press to play catch-up.

The Enquirer, which has been reporting the story for nearly a year and which first published it last October, was vindicated Friday when Mr. Edwards admitted to the affair to Walt Disney Co.'s ABC News. (Mr. Edwards has denied other elements of the Enquirer's reports, including that he is the father of the woman's child.) News of the former Democratic senator's admission subsequently was splashed across most major newspapers. It was the first time many of those publications, including The Wall Street Journal, had weighed in on the topic.

Not so in the blogosphere, where a stable of voices on sites such as Washington Post Co.'s Slate, Huffington Post and Drudge Report had recognized the possibility that the story might be true and questioned the old guard's inaction. Unlike previous scandals fueled by partisan politics, this one blurred political lines. It was the left-leaning Huffington Post that began investigating the relationship between Mr. Edwards and the woman, Rielle Hunter, around the time the first Enquirer story was published last year.

"New media really helped keep this story alive," the Enquirer's Editor in Chief David Perel said. He added that the online voices that propagated the story aren't as willing to dismiss the Enquirer's story as "tabloid trash," as Mr. Edwards is.

Traditional media's late arrival to the Edwards story stemmed in part from skepticism about the Enquirer, which isn't taken seriously as a Washington opinion-maker. Indeed, the Edwards news didn't even get top placement on the cover of the latest issue.

Still, the Enquirer has at times forced the mainstream press to play catch-up, even in the political field typically dominated by more established media outlets. It was the first publication to unearth a photo of Donna Rice sitting on the lap of then-presidential candidate Gary Hart, who was forced to drop out of the 1988 presidential race.

Of course, the paper pays for many of its headline-grabbing interviews and it has had to settle numerous lawsuits, two factors that often have cast doubt on its credibility. In 2004 American Media settled a lawsuit with former U.S. Congressman Gary Condit over stories linking him to the disappearance and death of Chandra Levy.

John Drescher, executive editor of the News & Observer, said the Enquirer's mixed track record gave him pause. The Raleigh paper had reporters tracking the Edwards story for months, but it and fellow McClatchy Co. paper the Charlotte Observer only began publishing their accounts ten days ago, when editors were satisfied they had confirmed the events to their satisfaction. "The way we treated it was as a tip, but there's no question that we treated it differently because it was in the Enquirer," Mr. Drescher said. "I think that's appropriate."

The Enquirer makes no apologies for its tactics, including the practice of paying sources, even splashing "We'll pay big for your celebrity gossip" across its pages every week. It paid a source in reporting the John Edwards story, said David Pecker, American Media's chairman and chief executive.

The Enquirer's weekly circulation of just more than one million, while robust, is a long fall from its 1970s peak of more than five-million copies, reflecting the challenge of staying relevant at a time when celebrity coverage has gone mainstream.

And while ad pages are up at many of its publications, the Boca Raton, Fla.-based publisher faces a tough road financially. It said in its latest securities filing in June that if it doesn't refinance at least $389.5 million of debt by Feb. 1, "we may have to liquidate assets, seek protection from creditors or may be unable to continue as a going concern."
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Dos Equis on August 11, 2008, 11:46:24 AM
According to this, the affair started a long before she started working for Edwards. 

Inconsistencies Raise Concerns Edwards May Still Be Lying About Affair
Monday, August 11, 2008

John Edwards’ explanation of his affair with videographer Rielle Hunter includes several apparent inconsistencies, which grate against his assertion that he was telling “99 percent” of the truth before coming clean Friday in a confessional interview.

Edwards admitted to the affair with Hunter, saying it began in 2006. He denied it for months it following reports by the National Enquirer last October.

But discrepancies between his story and the unraveling timeline of events raise more questions about whether Edwards' attempts to come clean are in fact just more lies and half-truths.

A former close friend to Edwards’ mistress said Monday that the former presidential candidate’s affair began “long, long, long” before she was hired to work for his campaign — contrary to Edwards’ claim that the relationship began only after Hunter was hired to film Edwards for a series of documentaries to appear on the Internet.

Pigeon O’Brien told ABC News that Hunter met Edwards at a New York City hotel in late February or early March of 2006, and that the affair began shortly thereafter.

By the time Hunter was signed on to the Edwards campaign as a videographer — for a fee of $114,000 — O’Brien said they were already in a steamy relationship.

“The affair began long, long, long before she was hired to work for the campaign — almost half a year before she was hired to work on that video,” O’Brien said.

“She said that they had a very deep connection and that they were spending time together in a romantic and sexual way very early on, and in a very intense way.”

But Edwards said Friday that Hunter’s hiring in July 2006 had nothing to do with the affair, and that in fact the affair began after she was brought on board.

In his written statement admitting the affair, Edwards said the “misconduct took place for a short period in 2006. It ended then.”

But according to reports, Hunter wrote e-mails in early April about a trip she took to North Carolina to see her “love lips.”

Campaign finance records also show Hunter received her first payment in July 2006.

Other loose threads are also unraveling Edwards’ account.

After Edwards was caught by The National Enquirer visiting Hunter in late July at the Beverly Hilton, the former North Carolina senator said Friday that that rendezvous was only arranged last minute.

“I had been in Los Angeles that day to do an event with the mayor, and that afternoon I got a call in my hotel room from a gentleman named Bob McGovern. … And he asked me to come and meet with them.”

But a National Enquirer reporter told FOXNews.com in July that they got a tip “a while ago” that Edwards would be at that hotel, and that “we had some time to implement a plan.”

Without going into specifics, the reporter said the tip came within the week, suggesting the tabloid had more than an afternoon to organize its stakeout.

Edwards’ admission was arguably driven by the report that Edwards was caught visiting Hunter at the Beverly Hilton. FOXNews.com confirmed last month that Edwards had the run-in with reporters, and Edwards later copped to it.

But he said he only went to keep her from going public with the affair — and not to see the baby that he denies is his.

Though the Enquirer published a photo that alleges to show him holding a baby at the Beverly Hilton and an Enquirer reporter said he saw McGovern show up at the Hilton on that day with a baby carrier, Edwards said, “I have no idea who that baby is.”

Meanwhile, the issue of paternity is a question that is not likely to be resolved soon.

Edwards said confidently during his interview Friday that he would submit to a paternity test to prove he is not the father of Hunter’s baby.

The Enquirer issued a challenged for him to do so on its Web site and even a family member of Hunter’s came out to suggest such a test be taken.

But a day later Hunter’s lawyer issued a statement saying Hunter would not take the test.

“Rielle will not participate in DNA testing or any other invasion of her or her daughter's privacy now or in the future," lawyer Robert Gordon said.

Edwards issued artful answers to a handful of other questions Friday.

Asked about reports that $15,000 a month was being paid to Hunter by Dallas attorney and Edwards supporter Fred Baron, Edwards said, “I had nothing to do with any money being paid and had no knowledge of any money being paid.”

He added: “Is it possible that he wanted to help them because they were in a difficult time? Of course. Is it possible that he was worried that in fact something had happened with me and he wanted to help? I mean, I think all these things are possible.”

Edwards also left open the door when asked about reports that he had met Hunter in California several times before his run-in with the Enquirer in July.

He responded only, “I was at the Beverly Hilton.”

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Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Decker on August 15, 2008, 09:00:53 AM
Those cutnpaste above are quotes from you, acting like a child on here.
That was my experiment.  If someone accused you of inserting bananas in your most secret of places--1 banana, 2 banana, 3 banana...Bunch!--sort of like I did with you and Ozark, don't you think Ozark would have said something?  He didn't b/c he's you.

Experiment over.


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And now you've added George Whorewell to the list of names I use on here ......   LMAO !!!
Seems reasonable to me Ozark.

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So now everyone on GetBig that calls Decker out, and shows what a pathetic person he is, is really just the same person.  :o 
I think you have 4 or 5 personas in your diseased mind.


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You are Delusional Decker, and you need help.
And you are the corksucker that started two threads about me personally.  Just to attack me b/c I kicked your worthless ass over the Fair Tax scam.

Listen Doormat,

Answer this one question--it's a simple yes or no type:

Are you Ozark?
Title: Re: Edwards finally speaks out!
Post by: Dos Equis on August 15, 2008, 11:01:56 AM
The plot sickens. 

Edwards' Mistress Paid $14,000 for 'Video Excerpts'
Friday, August 15, 2008

WASHINGTON —  New questions emerged Friday about John Edwards' longtime chief fundraiser and secret efforts that protected the pregnant woman with whom the former presidential candidate has admitted a shameful affair in 2006.

Fred Baron, Edwards' national finance chairman and a wealthy Dallas-based trial attorney, has acknowledged he quietly began sending money to Rielle Hunter, Edwards' mistress, to resettle in California, along with the family of Andrew Young. Young is the campaign aide who has said he is the father of Hunter's daughter, born after her affair with Edwards.

But Baron is far more intertwined in the matter than previously known, with longstanding personal connections to the lawyers who represented Hunter and Young, according to a review of legal findings by The Associated Press. Hunter's lawyer, Robert J. Gordon of New York, was sued unsuccessfully with Baron and Baron's law firm in 2001 in U.S. District Court in New York in a racketeering complaint. Young's lawyer, Pamela J. Marple of Washington, was among three lawyers who defended Baron and his firm. The case was dismissed in December 2005.

Baron didn't return a phone call or respond to an e-mail from the AP on Friday.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,404195,00.html