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Jun 03, 2011 19:22

Indicted John Edwards Insists 'I Did Not Break the Law'John Edwards Indicted, Will Fight Felony Charges ( Read more... )

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layweed June 4 2011, 00:50:49 UTC

He turned out to be a kind of a real scumbag didn't he? Can't imagine what would've happened had he become VP or the Democratic candidate in '08.

kyra_neko_rei June 4 2011, 02:07:57 UTC

Ugh. Yes, that's what gets me too. It's not just his political career he was risking, it was the Democrats' chances at the White House, and thus the balance of power in government for four years that he was putting on the line if he was caught---not to mention a longer-lasting backlash, potentially, if he was impeached for it while in office.

There's really no excuse for running for President while doing this shit, 'cause it's never just your own ass on the line at that level.

layweed June 4 2011, 02:41:40 UTC

It's not even just the political parties. My US government professor worked for the Kerry campaign in '04 and was one of those people knocking on doors on Edwards' behalf in freezingass Iowa during the '08 caucus. People (strangers even!) look up to you and are willing to put their life on hold during your campaign and you totally fuck them over with this type of stuff. Ugh.

tiddlywinks103 June 4 2011, 01:29:15 UTC

I never, ever thought that I was breaking the law.

Yeeeah, that's not how the law works, boo. Ignorance of it isn't an excuse.

GTFO.

pageup June 4 2011, 02:08:59 UTC

I feel really sorry for those people who put their hands in their pockets and handed over money to this guy's campaign.

mercaque June 4 2011, 02:28:49 UTC

You know how bad John Edwards is? As a North Carolinian, I actually have a smidgen more respect for Jesse Helms. I hate most if not all of what Jesse stood for, but at least in his own way he gave a marginal damn about serving his constituents/supporters.

Edwards using campaign money to fund something that WOULD HAVE KILLED THE CAMPAIGN is just pathological.

using more than $900,000 in campaign funds to hide his mistress

Shit, son.

fauxdistressed June 4 2011, 02:43:58 UTC

Who has two thumbs and donated to his campaign? ...

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