John Edwards admits affair!
Posted by Carlos C. on Friday, August 8th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Breaking News…
Developing…
UDPATE 1: ABC News
Developing…
UPDATE 2:
John Edwards repeatedly lied during his Presidential campaign about an extra-marital affair with a novice film-maker, 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 42-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
UPDATE 3: Well, the National Enquirer was right!
SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS CAUGHT WITH A MISTRESS!!!
UPDATE 4: Wikipedia finally allowed John Edwards entry to be changed!
UPDATE 5: The bigger story here is that the mainstream media, except for Fox News, blocked this story. They covered for John Edwards and for the Democratic Party. Now, all the cable news channels, as well as print and website outlets, can’t talk about this story fast enough! They are tripping over themselves to get the exclusive story!
And how convenient that this news comes out at 3:00pm, just as Rush Limbaugh’s show ended!
This is why everyone needs websites such as Scoop This, Drudge Report, Hot Air, Gateway Pundit, Blackfive, The Jawa Report, and so many more conservative outlets. This is why everyone needs conservative talk radio. We have the story first and we are correct.
UDPATE 6: John Edwards released the following statement.
In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness. Although I was honest in every painful detail with my family, I did not tell the public. When a supermarket tabloid told a version of the story, I used the fact that the story contained many falsities to deny it. But being 99% honest is no longer enough.
I was and am ashamed of my conduct and choices, and I had hoped that it would never become public. With my family, I took responsibility for my actions in 2006 and today I take full responsibility publicly. But that misconduct took place for a short period in 2006. It ended then. I am and have been willing to take any test necessary to establish the fact that I am not the father of any baby, and I am truly hopeful that a test will be done so this fact can be definitively established. I only know that the apparent father has said publicly that he is the father of the baby. I also have not been engaged in any activity of any description that requested, agreed to or supported payments of any kind to the woman or to the apparent father of the baby.
It is inadequate to say to the people who believed in me that I am sorry, as it is inadequate to say to the people who love me that I am sorry. In the course of several campaigns, I started to believe that I was special and became increasingly egocentric and narcissistic. If you want to beat me up — feel free. You cannot beat me up more than I have already beaten up myself. I have been stripped bare and will now work with everything I have to help my family and others who need my help.
I have given a complete interview on this matter and having done so, will have nothing more to say.
UPDATE 7: So… Obama goes on vacation to Hawaii at the right time, the Olympics start tonight, and by this time next week, this will be “old news”. Can anyone imagine if this story “broke” during the Democratic national convention? Or if it “broke” on November 1st, 3 days before the election?
I bet someone at ABC News approached John Edwards stating that they have the evidence against him and would go public, so Edwards gave ABC News the exclusive interview. But, the interview will be on Nightline, which airs at 11:30pm, when young people are out partying and old people are watching Letterman and Leno. The mainstream liberal media really are covering for Edwards, Obama, and the whole Democratic party.
UPDATE 8: Democrats are starting to distance themselves from John Edwards. This most likely means Edwards will not speak at the Democratic national convention, or even appear at all!
Also, when asked, Hillary Clinton said that she’s “praying” for the Edwards family, and John McCain said that he will not comment on the matter.
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August 8th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
So is the media embargo off now? ‘Cause the MSM isn’t biased or anything…
August 8th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
It’s a damn shame when we rely on a paper like the National Enquirer for scandalous news against democrats when the same thing done by a Republican would be the top story on every network and newspaper!
August 8th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
This is the first time I believe that a “National Enquirer” story is true. But it goes to show you two things:
1. How biased the liberal media is to protect Edwards and silence the truth.
2. How sleazy and hypocritical of a man Edwards was. Lies and says he loves his wife and will stand by her but yet sleeps with an assistant. Lies about helping and aiding poor income families but spends the money on hedgefunds. The guys’ a creep.
August 9th, 2008 at 8:06 am
@Cole: I don’t think it’s the first time one has been true, but it sure makes you want to sort through all of their past stories and see which ones were, doesn’t it.
You could tell Edwards was sleazy. I don’t know, just something about him.