More Edwards Dirty Laundry

By Jay Newton-Small | @JNSmall | June 30, 2009 | +

It’s not often that a former political aide gets a hefty $$ deal to write a tell-all book – such a betrayal would come after only the harshest kind of disillusionment. Apparently Andrew Young, John Edwards’ former aide who once claimed Rielle Hunter’s baby as his own, is that disappointed and angry with his former boss. Young last week sold his book to St. Martin’s press, which promptly leaked his proposal to drum up publicity for the forthcoming tome. For anyone who thought Elizabeth Edwards’ book was harsh, below is a juicy bit quoted today by the New York Times where John Edwards is begging Young to claim the child as his own:

“‘You know how much I love you,’ Edwards said. ‘You know I’d walk off a cliff for you, and I know you’d walk off a cliff for me,’ ” Mr. Young wrote in the book proposal. “‘I will never forget this. And I will always be there for you.’”

Edwards allegedly promised Young he’d be taken care of for the rest of his life. Young also says Edwards made a sex tape with Hunter, that Hunter and Edwards talked of marriage should Elizabeth, who suffers from incurable cancer, die and that the former North Carolina senator was promised by Barack Obama the Attorney General’s office. Just in case Edwards had a sliver of hope things were dying down and he might one day contemplate reentering public life: it’s going to be a while, a long while before this dies down, if ever – not to mention the lingering question about whether the child is his (Young says Edwards is the father).

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donovong

Is anyone else as sick of hearng about politicians’ sex lives as I am? I wouldn’t read this book if it were proven to prolong life.
sacredh

That’s what we like. More sleaze please. You could bounce a cookie off Edward’s hair and never leave so much as a dent. Never trust a man that uses more hairspray than his wife. Edward’s has always had that tele-evangelist look about him and I don’t trust them any further than Rush strays from a bottle of oxys. Thanks for the thread JNS.
sacredh

donovong: We’ll have to agree to disagree. The guys at work quit buying the National Enquirer, so I need my fix here.
gysgt213

I can’t believe John Edwards had sex. I can’t believe John Edwards had a mistress. I can’t believe John Edwards had a love child. I can’t believe John Edwards employed and hung around with a bunch of slime ball creeps who see nothing but dollar signs dancing before their eyes and are not wholly unafraid of dancing in the mud. I can’t believe it! Nothing like this has ever happen in history. OMG!
Ivy_B

OMG, there is a sex tape to be released? That should keep this going for months and months.
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Guess Obama didn’t make any news with his meeting with the gay community at the White House yesterday. First time ever for a president, but…
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KT is in NY, at a hotel with $100 omelet on the menu. Personally, I found that as interesting as the Edwards stuff, but I haven’t had breakfast yet.
pirate wench (demwoman)

It just be a big Democrat tit t’ balance th’ Republican tat…fair an’ balanced journalism, don’t ye be knowin!
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YARR!
Karen Tumulty

Ivy: Since you expressed interest in my breakfast — FYI, I had the egg-white primavera one, which was a real bargain at $22. It was so huge that it could have fed four people. The $100 one had lobster and caviar, neither of which sound very good with eggs to me. Also, that one would never have gotten past the High Sheriffs on the expense account.
http://privcorr.blogspot.com/ wvng

I find it far more interesting that Morning Joe had Giuliani on to discuss Sanford’s affair. And didn’t mention Giuliani’s affairs.
pirate wench (demwoman)

I be ri’ interested t’ be hearin’ ’bout KT’s omelet…it’d be at least as important as some o’ th’ threads tha’ be here in ‘er absence.
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In fact, le’s be talkin’ ’bout eggs this mornin’ – can we get some trolls in ‘ere t’ argue ’bout tha’ wee spot in th’ yolk an’ how it be a socialist plot t’ be ruinin’ all th’ eggs, an’ all th’ bacon an’ toast in th’ world as collateral damage?
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Personal, I be ri’ insulted t’ th’ core when me own scrambled eggs be not well done – tha’ slimy, runny stuff – makes me think o’ spongy an’ rusty an’ texty! I no be trustin anyone ‘sides meself t’ cook ‘em correct.
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An’ just perchance, th’ cap’n an’ me ‘ad a goat cheese an’ basil omelet fer dinner las’ ni’ – do tha’ be makin’ us elitists?
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On top o’ everythin’ else, I were procurin’ me cheese fr’m th’ local farmer’s market – it were organic! An’ it were labeled “chevre”, too…dastardly bloody French undertones, me hearties!
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It were succulent, me buckos, ri’ succulent!
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O’ course, after I were spendin’ all tha’ time t’ cook up such a goremay entree, th’ cap’n were puttin ketchup on ‘is…it were like spreadin’ bilge sludge o’er th’ top o’ an angel food cake!
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Arrgh!
Ivy_B

KT, I sometimes think they put outrageously priced items on the menu to make otherwise expensive things look cheap! And I agree with you – I’d like my lobster and caviar uncluttered with eggs.
pirate wench (demwoman)

Thanks, KT!
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Oh wvng – ye be so easy surprised these days, matey!
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Arrgh!
juniusredivivus

wvng, it might have started the day on the wrong note, if MJ had begun with: “So, Mr Giuliani, speaking as a former cross-dressing, adulterous s*n of b*tch, how do you feel about the non-cross-dressing adulterous s*n of a b*tch called John Edwards?” Honest, yes, tactful, perhaps not. Anyway, we already know the answer: a first person pronoun, a verb, and 9/11.
themaverickformerlyknownasbasilbrush

Pirate wench, your omelette sounds divine.Anything which includes basil, the king of herbs, has my total approval. Junius and I have sworn off trolls for the duration, and speaking solely for myself, I feel clean, better, more American. Sad that we all have to go through the obligatory round of Edwards kicking. Fool though the man was, and unwise in his choice of friends, I can’t help wishing that we could all simply forget about him and deal with more important topics.
queencersei

T.V. personalities (I can’t bring myself to call most of them journalists) care more about access then they do about facts or chasing leads. Which is why it is impossible to call most of them journalists. You can’t invite some Pol on your show and them call them out on their BS. The Pol won’t come back and you will have a hard time booking the next one. So tis better to just smile and let the Pol bask in their own hypocrisy. And who knows, you could still possible win an Edward R Murrow award, with journalism standards being what they are today.
pirate wench (demwoman)

TMFKBB –
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Thar apparent BE no more important topics t’day me hearty, so jus’ continue th’ eggs thread!
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It were ri’ tough choosin’ th’ basil – I near went wi’ oregano instead! I were thankin’ me lucky stars fr’m th’ first bite an’ explosion o’ flavor tha’ basil were th’ winner!
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I’d be likin’ t’ be swearin’ off trolls, too, bu’ it be such a release o’ frustration an’ stress t’ say “go yerself”, just one time, b’fore movin’ on. I’ll be makin’ an effort t’ swear off tha’, bu’ it be hard not t’ deliver me floggin’ – ye be knowin’ how much a pirate loves a good floggin’!
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Arrgh!
http://phd9.blogspot.com Paul Dirks

they put outrageously priced items on the menu to make otherwise expensive things look cheap!
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And the kick is, that it works. That $18 hamburger looks pretty good when it’s up against the $49 Seafood Salad!
Paul-no not that one

Jay Newton-Small is the congressional correspondent for TIME.
Ivy_B

Well, PNNTO, John Edwards was once in congress, wasn’t he? It’s not as though there is no connection at all for this tripe (continuing the food theme.)Sheesh.
pirate wench (demwoman)

Ivy –
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A tripe omelet?
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Nah, I just don’t be havin’ it in me t’ be tryin’ THA’!
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YARR!
http://phd9.blogspot.com Paul Dirks

Of course the real news is our inability to walk past this kind of stuff. Like a car wreck on the other side of the median.
Paul-no not that one

Ivy, what makes you think I was criticizing the post?
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I find it topical and important. It must be because the congressional correspondent for TIME posted it.
Ivy_B

PNNTO, LOL!
destor23

He should still be attorney general. He’d be better and more populist than Holder.
CP in FL

I never liked Edwards. He always sounds like a greasy haired lawyer telling you whatever you want to hear.
pirate wench (demwoman)

Bu’ ‘e were ri’ good a’ convincin’ th’ common folk he be a down-home, fried-egg sandwich eatin’ kind o’ guy, just like th’ rest o’ us .
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Arrgh.
pirate wench (demwoman)

Mark Sanford, on t’other hand…he were always sort o’ obvious a soft-boiled, ‘r poached egg kind o’ guy – s’rprised th’ good people o’ SC went in fer tha’ sort o’ thing. Twice.
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Arrgh!
pirate wench (demwoman)

Maybe Sanford were good a’ gettin’ people t’ aspire t’ eatin’ their own egggs out o’ a wee cup wi’ a monogrammed silver spoon, so’s t’ be just like ‘im???
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Arrgh!
pirate wench (demwoman)

I’ve me a brain storm, mateys!
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Per’aps fer ‘er next big breakin’ Congress story, JNS could be askin’ our illustrious representatives: “If ye could be any sort o’ egg-based dish, wha’ would ye choose t’ be?”
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Tha’ be reportin’ o’ th’ sort o’ gravity JNS aspires to…
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An’ we’d sure be wantin’ t’ be knowin’!
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Arrgh!
http://privcorr.blogspot.com/ wvng

Speaking of eggs, a month ago we received a letter from an acquaintance. It was a two page paean to the wonderfulness of our free-range eggs, with a description of how she cooked the perfect over easy egg.
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Red letter day for my household.
pafro

I am interested in what President Gingrich has to say about John Edwards.
pirate wench (demwoman)

wvng –
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Post it ‘ere, lad! Word fer word!
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I’d be ri’ interested t’ be readin’ it, an it be just as important t’ me as th’ topic o’ this post be!
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Arrgh!
themaverickformerlyknownasbasilbrush

If it involves eggs, it must have bacon. Sorry to those who are enjoined by faith or ethical convictions from the noblest of meats, but bacon is surely the king. An omelette without bacon is like… a Republican without a mistress in Argentina? Is that the best comparison? I feel sure JNS can give us more seminal metaphors,more fertile discourse, more pregnant wit….
Ivy_B

wvng, I’m interested too. Now that we have a new thread for serious discussion surely we can deal with something as impt as the perfect over easy egg!
FlownOver

Wench:
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I still contend the journalism gang should learn the difference between “fair” and “balanced.” They aren’t synonyms; in fact they’re often mutually exclusive.
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Ivy:
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“Caviar uncluttered with eggs?” Might be tough to accomplish. (I’d add a winking emoticon here but my faith prohibits use of smileys)
pirate wench (demwoman)

tmfkabb –

li’ Spitzer wi’out a call-girl?
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li’ Giuliani wi’out a news anchor?
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li’ Crag wi’out a toilet stall?
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I could go on, mate, bu’ I’ll abstain!
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Arrgh!
pirate wench (demwoman)

Blast! “Craig”!
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YARR!
pirate wench (demwoman)

tmfkabb –
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An’ careful wi’ th’ bacon, laddie – thar be quite a large sausage-lovin’ contingent out thar!
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arrgh!
pirate wench (demwoman)

Sorry – me brain hurts fr’m thinkin’ ’bout health care reform, an’ this just be too easy t’ slip in to.
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arrgh!
themaverickformerlyknownasbasilbrush

Pirate wench, don’t get me started on sausage, at least, not now you’ve mentioned Larry Craig *s*. I still maintain that an omelette without bacon makes as much sense as Michelle Bachmann….
pirate wench (demwoman)

tmfkabb –
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Run wi’ it, lad – run wi” it.
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arrgh!
gysgt213

Sanford is apparently not done confessing either.
themaverickformerlyknownasbasilbrush

It seems we are no longer in the era of the Stepford Wives, but rather in that of the Sanford Mistresses. is this really beneficial? On the rewarding subject of omelettes, while I continue to refute the Non-Baconian Heresy, I am reminded of a burger place, named Mr Bartley’s, where I once ate lunch in Boston. They name their burgers after celebrities, and the descriptions are quite funny:

http://www.mrbartley.com/mrbartleys-menu.html

Perhaps we do something similar with omelettes?
themaverickformerlyknownasbasilbrush

I meant, of course, perhaps we could do something similar…
pirate wench (demwoman)

Whar be sacredh when we be needin’ ‘im?
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An’, JNS must be so proud o’ ‘er reportin’ abilities!
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Ooh –
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Th’ JNS omelet – (much ‘doo ’bout nothin’) – a sinful confection o’ voyeurism an’ titillation wrapped ’round a pile o’ sausaage-leavin’s, topped off wi’ a thin veneer’ o’ faux-respectable journalistic sweet sauce.
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Arrgh!
pirate wench (demwoman)

An’ a dollop o’ cool whip!
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Arrgh!
themaverickformerlyknownasbasilbrush

Well, I guess I have to counter the JNS with the Scherer:

A delicate slice or two or conservative pork, matched with some gossip truffles, and a light and frothy veneer of egg on the face. This won’t fill you up, but some wingnuts swear by it.
pirate wench (demwoman)

Be thar a brave soul willin’ t’ come up wi’ an AS???
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Arrgh!
themaverickformerlyknownasbasilbrush

of conservative pork, not or… the recipe must be specific, after all.
Ivy_B

Well surely the AS one would begin with egg whites (as in angel food cake, doncha know.)
Paul-no not that one

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/06/court_rules_for_franken.php
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Court rules for Franken 5-0
y2kwasok

come on…all men screw around…what is a big deal? I will still vote for him as commander in chief!
Exiled_At_Home (formerly neo)

PNNTO
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While I am certainly not defending Norm Coleman, nor am I disputing the legitimacy of Sen. Al Franken’s victory, I do believe we should forever be leery of entertainers turned politicians, for one simple reason: their egotistical histrionics are too closely resembling of the behavior already existing with the Congressional corridors. If we want true outsider reformers we should always avoid those whose careers have already been made on entertaining, egocentric condescension.
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Franken actually has some fairly admirable policy initiatives, however, his history of ridiculing those with whom he disagrees, his blatant fabrication of ‘facts’ in his many books, and manipulation of others’ statements to discredit their view-points is entirely counter-productive to governing and in absolute contradiction to his own proclamation that he intends to work ardently with all of his Congressional peers to advance the policies he views as enabling America’s resurgent prosperity.
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In any case, he is now Senator Al Franken. I wish him the very best in his honest endeavors and I sincerely hope that I am wrong as to his character.
sacredh

Exile: I’ll agree with you on being leery of entertainers turned politicians. Don’t get me started on that brain dead moron Reagan.
jcapan

Just to go on the record: I care no more about Edwards’ sex life than Sanford’s. The fact that a “congressional correspondent” for Time mag, a product of Tufts and Col SOJ, felt compelled to post on this…. When time folds (not if) I’m sure the E Network or Nat. Enq. will pick up some of you.
sacredh

If the sex tape with Edwards gets released, will Worker’s Comp be an option if I put my own eyes out?
yutsano

Exile: I’ll agree with you on being leery of entertainers turned politicians. Don’t get me started on that brain dead moron Reagan.
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The fruit on the conservative side regarding actors turned politicians is too low-hanging. I’d much rather go back to discussing eggs. Specifically the fact that my kitchen is overrun with them right now thanks to my yard hens. Best eggs on the planet though.
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