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Video: Watch John Edwards’s Mistress On Old Episode Of “Lingo”

Chris Jones — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:19:49 +0000

Watch John Edward’s newest baby mama Rielle Hunter on an old episode of “Lingo.” She talks about all the Yoga and ‘chanting” she does. Could this broad be any dumber?

(hat tip TMZ)

Video: See How The John Edwards Hotel Ambush Went Down

Chris Jones — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:51:11 +0000

Statement From John Edwards

Chris Jones — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:03:42 +0000

Here’s the full text of the statement issued by John Edwards regarding his affair.

August 8, 2008

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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.

I have to give credit to Edwards for noticing how egocentric and narcissistic he was and still is. The only people who bought in to John Edwards ‘man of the people’ routine were Democrats. Conservatives could see what a fraud he was from day one. Running around the country going on ‘poverty tours’ and blaming the President for 250,000 people allegedly sleeping on grates, and under bridges, was totally absurd.

John Edwards has no business lecturing anyone about anything. Not only is he a liar, a fraud, and a hypocrite, but what kind of person cheats on his sick wife?

It looks like he should think about returning that Father Of The Year Award.

EDWARDS ADMITS AFFAIR

Chris Jones — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:20:58 +0000

In an interview to air tonight on ABC, John Edwards admits to having affair and admits he lied about it.

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.

He also acknowledges that his wife was unaware of his meeting at the hotel where he was confronted by reporters from The National Enquirer.

Edwards is denying the report that he paid Hunter any money to keep quite, but says it’s possible some of his friends or surrogates paid her money.

L.A. Times Blog Acknowledges Edwards Scandal By Posting A Link — Now That’s Brave

Chris Jones — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:53:14 +0000

I just love how all of the sudden the media is suffering an attack of conscience. 365 days a year the media act like soulless vultures feasting on every aspect of the lives of public figures — especially conservative ones. Facts have long been irrelevant, all the media has ever needed is a whiff of speculation for a front page story.

Remember the NY Times attack on John McCain? A couple of unnamed disgruntled former aides said that maybe he could have had an inappropriate affair with a lobbyist. No one saw an affair, heard about an affair, or caught McCain having an affair with the lobbyist, but the word of two former aides that it could have happened is all the Times needed for a front page story.

Some months later John Edwards, Mr. Poverty, Mr. liberal Democrat gets busted by reporters at 2:00 am visiting his love child and mistress. He runs and hides out in the men’s room until security can escort him from the building and no one in the media dares breathe a word about it. The L.A. times, NY Times, and every other media outlet is suddenly concerned with “getting all the facts” and not “rushing to judgment.”

Fox News interviewed the security guard at the hotel who rescued Edwards from the bathroom and he confirmed what the National Enquirer originally reported. Still the media remains silent, not comfortable that all the facts are in yet.

Give me a break! This is one of the most incredible examples of media corruption in history. It’s so obvious that the media is treating this with kid gloves, because it’s John Edwards. If this story would’ve been about Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, or anyone with an (R) next to their name this would have been front page coast to coast.

Finally the LA Times blog acknowledges the story not by posting it, but putting up a link with a caveat.

We have decided to post, on Top of the Ticket, an item and link to a Charlotte Observer report, quoting Democratic supporters of Edwards on the record as saying that they think he needs to address the National Enquirer report if he hopes to speak at the convention. While we have stayed away from that Enquirer report, because we couldn’t confirm it, this strikes us as a legitimate story — that on-the-record Dems, including a former Edwards campaign manager, are criticizing Edwards’ decision to stay mum on the topic and saying it might affect his credibility enough that he wouldn’t get a speaking slot at the convention. (Those speaking slots haven’t been decided yet, the party says.)

So the LA Times still refuses to cover the story, but acknowledges that Edwards may not be able to speak at the Democratic convention because of the story — the story they won’t cover.

I actually think the media’s continued refusal to cover the story is beginning to eclipse the story itself. John Edwards is being allowed a free pass for his abhorrent behavior and outrageous hypocrisy.

This clown is in the running for VP or Attorney General and he thinks nothing of cheating on his wife while she’s sick with cancer? Maybe it’s just me, but that’s sure as hell not change I can believe in.

(hat tip Jossip)

(image via Co-Ed Magazine)

Pictures Of John Edwards Holding Love Child Released

Chris Jones — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:32:36 +0000

It was bound to happen! The media blackout cannot continue much longer as the evidence in the John Edwards scandal mounts. The National Enquirer has now released a couple of pictures of John Edwards, one of them he’s actually holding his new baby. Maybe John Edwards should consider giving that “Father Of The Year” award back.

Hypocrisy: John Edwards Accepts ‘Father of The Year Award’ 9 Months Prior To Birth Of Love Child

Chris Jones — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:54:21 +0000

Got Hypocrisy?

There Is A Difference Between $400 Shoes And $400 Haircuts

Chris Jones — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:27:31 +0000

Some left-wing bloggers are making a big deal out of John McCain being spotted wearing Ferragamo loafers which retail somewhere in the neighborhood of $500. The lefty blogs are actually trying to compare McCain’s $500 shoes to John Edwards’s $400 haircuts. Their argument is that if Edwards is out of touch with common folk because of his $400 haircuts, then so is McCain with his $500 shoes.

Nice try lefties, but that just doesn’t hold up. Quality footwear is absolutely essential and unlike a haircut, John McCain’s Ferragamo loafers can be worn for many years to come. An expensive pair of shoes is in fact a good investment that will pay for itself, especially when spending a lot of time walking as a candidate for President is sure to do.

A haircut is something most people get every 2-4 weeks. The frequency of haircuts alone make spending $400 on each one a horrible investment and shows a lack of discipline and good judgment. It would not be unreasonable for a woman to spend $400 on a haircut, because a lot more time and effort goes into cutting and styling a woman’s hair. Add to that the fact that Edwards’s haircuts aren’t even that good and you really start to see how ridiculous it is.

Of course John Edwards isn’t known for having discipline, good judgment, or even intelligent spending habits. Combine the $400 haircuts with the $15,000 he spends every month taking care of his skanky girlfriend and bastard child while his wife is at home with cancer, and it becomes quite clear that John Edwards is not only out of touch, but he’s an as*hole to boot.

Edwards Scandal Update: Mistress Being Paid $15,000 A Month

Chris Jones — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:36:01 +0000

Yep, it’s time for another juicy update about “Mr. Poverty’s” scandal. I’m of course referring to the John Edwards scandal that the media is in denial about. New revelations are surfacing thanks to top notch investigating by The National Enquirer.

The latest news is that John Edwards has been secretly paying Rielle Hunter (the mistress) $15,000 a month as part hush money and part child support. To keep the payments hidden, Edwards has been funneling the money through a wealthy friend closely tied to his campaign. He’s also been funneling large amounts of cash to former campaign aide Andrew Young. Young is the guy who came forward and falsely claimed that he was the father of Rielle Hunter’s child.

According to The Enquirer, the baby’s name is Frances Quinn Hunter and she was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

As I’ve pointed out many, many, times it’s totally outrageous and corrupt that the media (with the exception of Fox News) is continuing to ignore this story. Even Wikipedia (that bastion of truth and honesty) has locked John Edward’s profile to keep any hint of this scandal off his profile.

The media blackout of this story is fast becoming a bigger scandal than the scandal itself. Had this not been a far-left hack like Edwards but a Republican it would be one of the biggest stories of 2008. Substitute Mitt Romney for John Edwards and it would have been in Wikipedia first and on the front page of the NY Times next.

The media’s continued double standard and hypocrisy on this story is breathtaking. John Edwards is a possible V.P. or Attorney General pick for Barack Obama, but a sex scandal/love child/cover-up while his wife is at home with cancer is not news? You’ve gotta be f*cking kidding me.

Edwards Scandal Update: Criminal Complaint Filed

Chris Jones — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:51:36 +0000

The John Edwards scandal that the media is pretending didn’t happen has taken yet another turn today. The reporters from The National Enquirer who actually caught Edwards cheating on his wife have filed a criminal complaint with The Beverly Hills Police Department.

NATIONAL ENQUIRER reporters Alan Butterfield and Alexander Hitchen filed a criminal complaint with the Beverly Hills Police Department on Thursday, July 24, charging that hotel security acted unlawfully while the reporters were trying to question the former senator.

Edwards now could be contacted by police to give an eyewitness account of what occurred.

Hotel security tried to stop reporters from questioning Edwards when he was cornered at 2:20 A.M. in the basement of the hotel. Edwards took off running and ducked into a bathroom and closed the door. When reporters tried to follow him in, hotel security intervened. Thus, preventing reporters from asking Edwards why he was knocking boots with some broad while his wife is at home with cancer.

The reporters charge that not only did one security guard threaten to break their camera but that security also violated several statutes of the California Penal Code, including false imprisonment and preventing a guest from entering land.

The ENQUIRER reporters were registered guests at the hotel, while Edwards was not.

Police recorded the criminal complaint and will turn it over to detectives.

Today is day number four of the media blackout on the John Edwards scandal. How long will they wait??

NEW UPDATE:

Fox News has interviewed a security guard at the hotel who witnessed the events described in The National Enquirer story.

The Beverly Hilton Hotel guard said he encountered a shaken and ashen-faced Edwards — whom he did not immediately recognize — in a hotel men’s room early Tuesday morning in a literal tug-of-war with reporters on the other side of the door.

“What are they saying about me?” the guard said Edwards asked.

“His face just went totally white,” the guard said, when Edwards was told the reporters were shouting out questions about Edwards and Rielle Hunter, a woman the National Enquirer says is the mother of his child.

The guard said he escorted Edwards, who was not a registered guest at the hotel, out of the building after 2 a.m. Edwards did not say anything while he was escorted out, said the guard, adding that at times the reporters on the scene were “rough on him,” sticking a camera in his face and shouting questions.

It’s not surprising that Fox News is the only network with the courage to look into this story. Let’s see if the other networks follow suite or continue their cowardly blackout of the story.

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