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from:msnbc.comAmid several unconfirmed reports that her husband, former Sen. John Edwards, is nearing an announcement about the paternity of his former mistress's 18-month-old baby, Elizabeth Edwards says she expects a DNA test will take place - and hopes it can be done quietly.
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This woman is a saint, her husband however.....
If she wanted it done quietly why did she announce it on national television? Not exactly quiet or private.
She answered a question, she did not "announce" it.
Chris - she did not bring the question up. Trust the talking heads on tv in search of ratings to ask personal insensitive questions. She's probably too much of a lady to say none of your business on national tv.
once he admits paternity and signs the papers, the test does not mean didilly.
same thing if you are separated from your wife for many years and living in a different country and she has a baby Guess what? its yours:::: least wise it got caught in your trap !!
I suppose the paternity makes a difference to her family for financial reasons but certainly infidelity is what it is -- isn't the infidelity alone enough for her to leave him? I suppose with young kids and stage 4 breast cancer she can't leave but I really really really think she should and wish she would. I really really do.
And he's a S***.
Her children are her main concern and distancing herself and her kids from John at this point would be just too much heartache for their children, who will soon be losing their mother. They need the closeness of family, even with a father who commits adultery. If anyone is to blame for anything gone wrong in this family it is certainly John Edwards. Cad doesn't begin to describe this man. That said, he is still their father and they will love him no matter what.
I'm impressed that it isn't Edwards himself asking for it. Is he that stupid? He must be--his not-so-saintly wife is the one on TV demanding proof.
Neither Mrs. Edwards nor her trampy husband have any self-respect or dignity.
It won't be done QUITELY now that she's gone on national television. John Edwards is scum...like most politicians in Washington, DC.
He is very low.
The mother of that innocent child is despicable.
Mrs Edwards is doing what she needs to do to protect her children in this delicate situation, she cannot rely on her husband. Her loyalty lies with her children as it should be.
It reminds me of Newt Gingrich. Just disgusting.
What kind of monster would allow his terminally ill wife to go through this--any of it? Elizabeth seems to be the epitome of grace and--outwardly, anyway--tolerance. I don't care if that POS husband of hers learns how to sh!t gold bricks, I will never vote for him in ANY election.
If this was a panel on health care, she could have answered "no comment" or "that is private and not relevant to this discussion." FYI--just because a question is asked does not mean it has to be answered; nor is it rude to not answer questions one does not wish to, as long as one is polite about the refusal.
Edwards is a d*ck with ears and an expensive haircut. He also gives legitimacy to forced sterilization.
Chipper 33
The woman in question is Juanita Broderick. She came forward and stated publicly that Bill Clinton had raped here. He of course denied it stating he had not raped "Mrs Broderick." This is of course a questionable answer since she was not married at the time so was not "Mrs Broderick" when the incident is alleged to have taken place. This statement is of course from the man who stated "that depends on what the definition of 'is' is"!!! We also have Kathleen Willey who publicly states she had been sexually assaulted by Bill Clinton in the White House and a report from a woman in the press pool who states another woman in the press pool had been assualted by Clinton on Air Force One. These were barely mentioned in the press. If that had been a republican, it would have been the lead story for weeks.
The press was well aware of the rumors of Edwards affair while he was running for president and chose not to follow up on it. Only the Enquirer did, and caught him virtually red handed.
The real story here is the blatant lying and partisanship of the national media. They are a joke. As has been stated, real journalism is dead!!!!
For those of you bringing up the recent republican scandals, the difference is, the repubs usually dump their guys, the dems reward theirs! Why is Kennedy still in office, why is Frank still in office, why did all the dems stand up with Clinton and call him the greatest president of the century, why is Hillary Secretary of State when she went before congress and lied under oath not once, but twice????????
Interesting post yo there. Thank you for the contribution.
This woman's a real piece of work.
ProAmerica, Why would you say something so mean, when she was answering a question? She didn't just hump up and take it and take on the stoic look and say its ok John. You obviously are a man, thus why you posted what you did.
Not agreeing with or defending proamerica but I must say I do not understand women who stand by their cheating men, and vice versa.
This woman is a martyr. Either come to terms with this relationship and deals with it or end the marriage that apparently means nothing. Why would you even comment on this "love child". Leave it to the idiot that produced it. Why hasn't he had anything to say about any of this. She needs to move through the rest of her life and let MR EDWARDS answer the questions with regard to his relationship with this woman. She should be focused on life, with stage 4, she could be in real trouble. She needs to focus on her health and her family. Let him answer!!!!! Why is he hiding, only because he knows Elizabeth will handle it.
at $15,000 paid out per MONTH, (from where?) for hunter's illegitimate baby is that going to drain the family future for MRS. EDWARD's children?
this woman is dying and is worrying about her children and their future and some are willing to say terrible things about her.
I think there is a special place in heaven for people like her and I wish her all the happiness she can accept.
I couldn't agree with you more. After all these years of ups & downs and catastrophe, & knowing her life is in peril, the strength Mrs. Edwards exhibits is not only admirable but pure class. I wish her & her children only the best.
I wish her all the luck in the world. Here she is battling incurable stage 4 breast cancer and then all this happens. Martyr? Nah. Just a woman trying to protect her family. All this can only make her more tired and vulnerable to wear her immune system down. I hope she can de-stress and live out what life she has left in peace.
You are right.
Just because I would explode in fury and kick my husband out doesn't necessarily mean that it would be for the best.
This woman is pretty amazing! She is facing death and still composes herself so gracefully!
What a woman...the guy was crazy.
Yeh and after his Bilderburg visit he was almost your VP.
redhead she absolutely does compose herself so gracefully and she is a wonder -- but i still think she should kick him out -- ENOUGH with women putting up with this -- her example is bad for the women (and men too) of this country; and it's a really unhealthy example for her children. Same with Spano's wife and same with that other wife -- the politician (republican of course) whose said he was taking a hike and instead went to visit his girlfriend over father's day.
I would think her choice at this time is to keep her family together. Once she has passed away, her children will have only their dad and to divide the family at this point would cause more problems for her children. I admire her for choosing this, it must be extremely hard; not sure I could make the same choice.
Knowing that she is terminal, she probably wants to make sure the "other woman's" little bast@rd is actually Edward's - if not, good bye to any future monies that would be taken away from her current kids' inheritance. Hope the baby is not his.
All this to go through, on top of the teenage son she lost years ago. Sad.
These people disgust me (not elizabeth) but punks like her politician husband. When they were banging their mistresses or other love interest, why didn't they think if the women are banging other people too? They don't think cus they can't. The deed is greater then their pea brain minds that's why! But now that all these sh*t hits the fan they all of a sudden stutter and claim the child might not be theirs cus if the women are immoral enough to be with a married man then the women must also be immoral enough to sleep with dozens of others as well. They then subject the babies to a high profile paternal test that WILL stick with them forever! It's not hard to keep this from happening! Just put on a freaken dang glove! But of course that task is a little hard when you think with your $%@#.
People like that should be castrated.
Well, funny thing is there's a new show starting this fall called "The Good Wife". It's all about stuff like this. How nice to make a show of out it. (much sarcasm there).
What do you people think Edwards did to make his fortune? He was a scumbag trial lawyer who probably contributed to the cost of Healthcare in the United States as much as hypocrite Al Gore is generating as his own carbon footprint.
Edwards made millions in malpractice lawsuits. He and his lobby against tort reform is one of the reasons why malpractice insurance in this country for one Obstetrician or Gyno costs more than what they pay a physician in most countries annually. Malpractice insurance costs anywhere from $120,000 to $500,00 per year for someone who delivers babies or inspects muffins per year. Of course it varies from state to state.
I have lost respect for Elizabeth Edwards. She needs to kick her husband out. She should be thinking of what this is doing to her OWN children. The only individuals I feel sorry for in this entire matter are all the innocent children involved!! John Edwards needs to be a MAN and submit for a paternity test and then accept the blame and responsibility for another INNOCENT child. I can only say I am so very glad he is not OUR PRESIDENT.
Amen shenlee!
shenlee,
Did you loose respect for Bill Clinton? He did the same thing (although he didn't father a child)
If he was President,people would be saying it's just sex,no big deal..Remember the Democrat mutterings after Clinton got caught?
There is a difference between Clinton and Edwards, Clinton Raped or Forced the young women to have sex with him. he should have been in Prison not President. And I don't mean Monica.
If before Bush got elected and the stories went around that as Governor he sent his State Troopers out to pick up Young Women to have oral sex with him, WOW the LIBERALS would have went NUTS.
But if your a Democrat ,you can be a Rapist, Run a male Homosexual Ho HOUSE out of your apt, and you can kill young women by Drowning them and the Libs close their eyes and ears. Even bring DOPE into the White House. Pardon 275 drug dealers and the most wanted man in AMERICA, and not a word from the LIBS. WE LOVE YOU BILL. Thats Ok WE LOVE YOU BILL. Live in NC and never did like EDWARDS.
I am a DEMOCRAT and LOVED JESSY HELMS. You knew where he stood.
Clinton and Edwards liked Beating around the BUSH, Thats why they got into trouble.
When did Clinton rape and force young women to have sex with him? I don't remember him being charged with or convicted of rape or sexual assault.
You're not just repeating something you heard somewhere, are you?
Chipper33, it's hard to charge a cigar!
GregL
well "adultery" must not be a "big deal" with Repubs - we now have Ensign, Vitter and Sanford - guess you can put them in the same category as Clinton (although it seems they didn't father any children either)
only difference seems to be now - the "mutterings" seem to be coming from the Republicans - you know the ones - the party who said "they would find a higher road to take then Clinton"?
now the defense from Ensign is "I wasn't as bad an adulterer as Clinton"....I didn't lie under oath about it - just to my family, friends, constituents....
we got it - when Vitter went back to the Senate after confessing he used hookers and got a standing ovation from the Republican Senators - we realized you on the right had given up on espousing yourselves as the "Party of Morality". Since then, with Ensign, Craig and Sanford, you have demonstrated that even repubs can't whip up the "outrage" anymore to hold your own party standard bearers accountable.....just those on the left.
Hea Greg, you can't get anyone pregrant with a cigar, even if it is a cuban!!!!!!!
Shenlee, Oh so you've lost respect for her, since she is not going to put her children through more turmoil and grief than they have been already. I think she is a saint to stay with him, and prepare her children for her death. Why would she leave her home when she will need round the clock care at some point? What was done, was all on John Edwards and his bimbo lover, not Elizabeth Edwards in anyway.
newfieinga, what about Sotomayor?
John Bartimac, When did Clinton rape anyone? You need to get a clue about what he did. Monica Lewinsky was a very willing participant in his affair, not a victim, so do not try and spin and twist it for her. She trailed him around like a puppy dog, always making herself available. He is no saint, but he is certainly not a criminal. I am sure that you loved Jesse Helms, he was a racist and did not care about half the people in his constituency because they were black. You need to read some history on him, and then read about another stalwart, Strom Thurmond, 2 big hypocrites.
So let's see if I got this right...not smoking a cigar but steaming up the room with it is far worst than lying so bad that thousands of our brave young men and women were sent off to die in a foreign land because somebody talked bad about your daddy, oh yeah and while he's busy lying about that why not allow this country's economy to crater.
She said on an in depth interview a while back that she did not want to go thru this alone and needed his support at this time. If you've had a serious or terminal illness, it is devastating to go thru it alone. After all the publicity, he doesn't dare do anything but be there for her every need now. She doesn't need to turn into a single parent at this time. I bet that if she was healthy, he would have been kicked out long ago.
how much support can your single worst betrayer really be to you tho merg? not that i'm judging her decision to stay in this joke of a marriage i have no idea what transpires between her head and her heart and between herself and him and their kids -- i just think it's terrible she is with him.
Chipper and Lynn apparently, President Clinton was accused of rape and it was reported by the Wall Street Journal on Feburary 19, 1999.
http://www.shadowgov.com/Clinton/SGClintonRapeSummary.html
Lynn. After the Monica thing, there were stories about Clinton's affair with Jennifer Flowers (12 yrs), other women's names popping up as concerns sexual harassment and one woman who claimed that Clinton had raped her...sorry, I don't remember her name. I do remember, though, Gore being asked, while he was campaigning, about his opinion of this rape, and he said that it was Clinton's personal business.
Linda and Others, Anyone that believe these women who come forward years later with these rape tales, I have an island to sell you. Please, a rape victim is not like these 2 were, out in the press, touting what happened. I am a retired RN and when rape victims are brought in, it is not pretty. Please go hag on someone else with your tales, as these aren't credible and you know it . What was Gore supposed to say? Oh, he needs to come forward, or I can see how that happened. Get your thinking caps on and see it for what it is.
I disagree with you as I believe that to separate the children from their father would only cause them additional problems after Mrs Edwards passes away. I see it as this mother knows she won't be around very much longer and wants her children to have a good relationship with their father. It's a self less act on Elizabeth's part. He definitely does not deserve her.
Clinton was trying to keep up with Wilt Chamberlain. He is a dirtbag. According to best-selling author and acquaintence of the Clintons Edward Klein in a tell-all book about Hillary, Bill Cinton even forced himself on Hillary at least once and trashed the cottage they were staying in. He wasn't a big drinker, but after a few beers with the boys one night he told them he was going home to "get some one way or another". He would have had to force himself on her. She was the middle-weight scissorfighting champion of Wellsley College. She's the type of girl who stops at a hotdog stand and orders a taco.
tom
you are killing me.LOL
tom
are you trying to tell me when Hillary had her house built they used all tounge and grove with no Studs. in that small quaint town lezbainia.
b dune
My whole point was to point out the hypocrisy of the left.I think by your reply i accomplished that...
I can't wait for the first Obama scandal (other than what he is doing to the country),somewhere there is scorned lover waiting to tell all..You know it's going to happen,it's just a matter of time...
Oh please Lynn, just because you're a retired RN doesn't make you an expert in rape cases or what a rape victim would always do. Some rape victims don't go to the hospital. Some rape victims keep it a secret, especially if the rapist make them believe that no one would believe them or respect them. Fear are put into some of these rape victims to stay quiet. Some rape victims don't come forward because they themselves are scared and confused. With you saying that just because these women do this and that doesn't mean that they aren't rape victims.
For those of you who aren't up with all the cancer terminology a Stage IV diagnoses is essentially a death sentence. The number of people who live through a properly diagnosed Stage IV could propbably be counted on the fingers of one hand annually. I had an advanced Stage III lung cancer and was blessed to be one of the less than 6% who survive that level.
This woman is dying and she is essentially dying under almost the worst circumstances one can imagine having found out that the man she has stood by all her married life is a swine and a coward and has brought nothing but disgrace to himself and has dishonored her. Furthermore he has shown that he is above all else a narcissistic coward upon which she can not depend in her hour of greatest need. To in any way criticize this woman is to show your AS* in public and expose yourself for the fool you probably are.
Well said. I cannot imagine what Elizabeth is thinking and feeling everyday. My prayers are with her.
Some, few people live many years with stage 4 Ca. They have mets in the lungs, the liver, the brain yet they manage to hang on. Elizabeth may be one of these people. On the other hand as we all know, life is unpredictable. John could die in an accident as the rest of us at anytime. He certainly learned that personally when they lost their son. To force yourself to live a certain way just to save face or please someone is not fair nor is it expected. Life goes on as and changes of any kind can be expected. It is how you ride the storm that gives you character.
Sproing, Very well said...............Glad to meet another SURVIVOR...15 yrs here..stage III
breast cancer
You were also blessed that you had good health care without some government official having the power to decide if you were worthy of it.
Linda do not smugly assume that anyone on this site or in this country have health care b/c millions of middle class people DO NOT. this country NEEDS Obama's health care plan Linda and if Americans could read or think they would know that.
as for Elizabeth Edwards I think she is foolish and wrong to stay with him and I agree with you Alumette -- live as if each day is your last and you were going to your maker with your choices and behaviors on your mind. If I were Elizabeth Edwards I would want to meet my maker knowing I stoof up for myself and my standards and my marriage and the promises and vows my husband made to me and I would leave.
dianlarkin, I do not smugly assume anything. Not everyone agrees with you on Obama's health care plan, and how dare you smugly insinuate those who DON'T AGREE cannot read or think.
Hey let's not condemn Elizabeth for her choice to stay with her husband. Maybe she's the few that truly believes in her wedding vows. You know the "for better for worse blah blah blah..." thing.
Elizabeth Edwards needs to step out of the spotlight, stop concentrating on her worthless husband, his love child, his career, etc., etc. and concentrate on her inner peace and faith in God. However, as sad as it seems, this woman is relishing her time in front of the camera. I guess she and her husband make a perfect couple after all.
Canadian your post was spot on----- see anything familar about my name.
Canadian, Why don't we just let Elizabeth Edwards decide what she should do, not us. She has enough on her plate, without everyone giving her and her family unsolicited and unwanted advice. Have you walked in her shoes?
It's very bad what JE did. They are staying together probably for the sake of her unfortunate terminal illness. (I am so sorry this happened to her life and to anyone.) JE will probably make a life with his mistress and child in the future. When I first saw him and his youthful healthy appearance (and focus on it), then saw Mrs. Edwards who looked ok however she you could see she was the physical opposite of JE, I suspected there may be some marital disharmony. JE may have been lonely due to his wife being so sick. (not condoning him) If he had to have this paramour, JE should have been a lot more careful and unostentatious as he did have young children and a sick wife involved.
intern1, are you related to lewinski? so if someone robs a bank, just be "more careful and unostentatious" and then it would be ok? duh. so its ok for better looking people to do bad things? is that what you said? duh. we should have you on the jury, save all the fuss with the courts time, you'd just judge the GOOD LOOKING cases as excused? duh. are you suggesting when the husband gets a beerbelly, cheat on him, because he isn't his youthful svelt self any more? or does your slant just apply to youthful looking men?
Elizabeth finds herself in an untenable situation. She is dying and John turns out to be just another common adulterer. She can't redo her life at this point and shouldn't. The best thing at this point is to forgive him and move on. He is what he is and he owes her the dignity of a peacful death. Step up to the plate now John and do the right thing by your wife. Its the least you can do. After she is gone, do what you are going to do and be damned. But just remember your example to your kids will determin their respect for you the rest of your life.
why is it best to pretend he is a husband, 'forgive' him and stay with him? wondering why you think that?
I would think her choice at this time is to keep her family together. Once she has passed away, her children will have only their dad and to divide the family at this point would cause more problems for her children. I admire her for choosing this, it must be extremely hard; not sure I could make the same choice.
If I were her I would empty his bank account and pay hot young guys to tell me Im the hottest sex toy on the planet and travel doing it. If the tabloids want to take picture of me laying some 20 something year old and cheating on my a**hole husband I honestly think I'd get a round of applause with my stage 4 cancer! She's got NOTHING to loose at this point.
I have to comment on my own blog. Im laughing so hard right now about this becuase why wouldn't she do this
That is you. That would be your choice but not likely anything Elizabeth would be interested in.
Probably because your name is Sam and not Samantha! As I mother myself, I would be most concerned with my children and how they would fare during my lifetime and after my lifetime. I am sure it has a negative affect on the kids to know they have a father that is not loyal to their dying mother. I would also think that it might be devestating to have both of them misbehaving and being so incredibly selfish.
Can you imagine this poor woman having to suffer through a cancer battle that has an inevitable end in death, no matter what she does.... and not only does she have to part from her children, but she will be leaving her life knowing that John will be spending the rest of HIS life having a possible (REALLY possible- the kid looks just like him) lifelong connection to the twit that hurt her so badly.....geez, life has been cruel to her. She probably knows that once she's dead, John might hook-up with that twit again if that is his daughter.....all it would take is a dumb one-liner like "you're so hot" while watching John change the baby's diaper! And hello- no way she'll leave John- go through the suffering hell of a terminal illness alone? NO-WAY. I totally don't blame her. As wronged as she was by that spineless jellyfish, she's probably feeling so blessed that he actually wants to stay! Cruel. CRU-EL.
Eh, nothing makes me believe that he will have a future with the childs mother. If I were the childs mother I wouldn't want him, he could turn around and cheat on me.
I thought Rielle had it done as she pursued some rights and possessions for her child. I assume Elizabeth wants her own testing so she can fight it? contest it? The child looks just like him, more so than her own kids. Maybe she should just let it go and allow him to speak for himself. Looks like he would have better quality life with Rielle than Elizabeth. How much fun can a terminally ill woman be? Her fight is keeping her going. Maybe she can learn to share him with that other woman? After all, that little girl deserves her dad too. She may have been concieved in an illicit affair, but it is not her fault. I think Edwards is torn between being with Rielle and leaving Elizabeth in her condition. I feel for him. Yeah! I know, marriage is not about FUN, it is about duty and responsibilities and ethical behavior. I wonder why people do it in the first place. It is not a natural situation for humans. Only a few animals are monogamous and we are not it. We need to work on compassion and respect and sharing!
You have to be kidding. You feel for him? Obviously you must be a man because if you aren't I just can't say what I think of you on this blog.
Fun??? Sharing??? We're not talking about a kindergarten class here, his wife is dying!!! I don't feel sorry for the pig, just another man that can't keep his pecker in his pants, got caught and others have to suffer for it. You're an idiot by the way...just so you know.
I'm a man. I think what Edwards, John Mccain and Newt Gingrich did to their stricken mates is dispicable. Through sickness and health is the most serious promise we can make to anyone. These "men" were never men. Their acts are one of the most inhumane things you can do in any culture, age or country. They should all be ostracized from their professions and civil society.
I agree with you...That is such a good idea that needs to be thought about.. All they really need to do is look at the movie, "Stepmom". Not making light on the situation, but he had already checked out a long time ago and his wife knew but did not want to acknowledge it until she was smacked in the face with the news. Its not a good spot to be in at all, but people know and continue lying to themselves and others.
Share her husband???! I bet you are sitting there in your one room apartment, guzzling beer and stuffing your face with pizza...your lonely and overweight..so you fantasize about SHARING and having 2 women at the same time..But sadly enough you can't even find a date for Friday night. Even sader you can't figure out why!!! You are FAR from marriage material...so don't waste any womans time!!!
Mrs. Edwards is a piece of work. A democrat, like Kennedy, sure knows how to use her situation on the national front. She IS a piece of work. She may view his mistake as his "one mistake" from a personal point of view. Even forgive him, but to knowingly support him in his run for the presidency when she knew his character flaw. He was a dishonest liar--so she was complicit in his lie. I can't view her positively at all. She wanted the Presidency for him as much as he did. She misrepresented him when she knew his true character. She is just as bad. Sorry she is ill. Many people are.
Many of our presidents have had glaring character flaws! Look at Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton and Bush II! It is called being human. It was not unreasonable for her to believe that in spite of his weakness for women/illicit sex that he could still be an effective leader. Many first ladies have had their ideals shattered in their marriages behind the scene and found a way to support the public lives of their husbands. Can all of us do that? NO WAY! My motto is "If your wife cannot trust you to keep a promise and honor a commitment, neither should the country"! He, however, is a cad!
I think Elizabeth is trying to secure as much of Edwards money as she can so it may go to her children and grand children. She does not appear too keen about sharing any of it with Rielle's child. I think she needs to make peace with the whole issue, let it go and move on with the rest of the life she has. She also needs to stop talking for her husband. He can talk for himself as he has in the past. It was against the odds that their marriage survived the death of their teen son. Their decision to have another set of children in late years was bizarre. No one knows what their personal lives are really about. It appears difficult and complicated and certainly tragic. We should just let it go.
In my mind, I'm thinking, "Why doesn't she kick him out?" He's definitely disgraced himself, Mrs. Edwards, and his family because he thinks with his pecker. Is it because she still loves him? Is it because she doesn't want to hurt the children anymore than they have been hurt? Is it because they would have to split the property/money? Is it because she has so little time left and needs her husband to help raise the children while she is on book tours, interviews, etc.?
She is in a very precarious position.....terminal cancer, young children at home, probably feeling pretty depressed right now with everything going on. Should she kick his butt to the curb...YES....under different circumstances I'm sure she would, but she is doing the next best thing.....exposing his stupidity to the world and writing a book about it all. I hope it hits the bestseller list....I'll buy a copy even if I never read it. The proceeds will go in a trust fund for her children.
You go girl!
"love child?" I doubt Elizabeth Edwards used that term. So why do the people at msnbc online have to use that term in their story link? Just sounds so stupid.
John Edwards is nothing more than your average politician........a liar and a cheat.
Your right John. and He doesn't even have a BROTHER who lives in a 8x 6 shack with a dirt floor.
I learned (the hard way) many years ago never say what I would do if I were in someone else's shoes. You do not know what you will do in any situation until you are in that situation!!
I feel so bad for Elizabeth Edwards I want to cry. She and I are alot alike in some ways. Our situations, I mean. They are just backwards.
I had the POS husband before the cancer. And I thank God everyday that I went thru my divorce years before having to live with Stage IV Cancer.
IMO, Elizabeth is doing the correct thing by staying with JE. She is dying. She has 2 young children. She doesn't need to have a divorce on top of everything else. She needs some stability in her life. While her life with JE isn't that much stability, it's more than her living alone, IMO.
I totally admire Elizabeth. I cannot even imagine what/where/how I would be if I had to go thru what I had to go thru while being diagnosed with stage IV cancer. My divorce and my mets breast cancer came 18 years apart. I have handled the Stage IV much better than I handled the realization of just what kind of man I was married to and the divorce.
So don't be too hard on Elizabeth Edwards. She is in a very bad spot, worse than a rock and a hard place!!
Thanks Gayle...some thought provoking words there.
From her few remarks about the situation, I believe she doesn't want to disrupt her children's lives by separating them from their father when she is terminally ill. Makes sense as once she is gone, John Edwards will be the only parent the children have. An unselfish choice by a loving mother.
Before I opened this board I had already decided what I wanted to say therefore I am not getting on anyone's bandwagon.
I am a man but I just want to say that I am a huge admirer of this woman. I admire her for her strength, calm and courage in dealing with this very unpleasant situation (especially in light of everything going on with her health) in a very cool calm and collected way and not going off out there like a raving lunatic. It is always my belief that one never has to scream and shout to make a point and I thank Mrs. Edwards for demonstrating that that is indeed so. I really wish her all the best in her struggles with her illness and in dealing with this very unfortunate and unpleasant situation.
She should have exposed his stupidity earlier--like during the campaign. In the other instances cited by Tracey Harrison, the husbands (mostly) were not candidates but already in office. This was her lying to the public. And frankly the other woman were just as guilty except for one HUGE detail, the didn't go on the talk shows to attest what a good president their husband would be and how we should TRUST him. She did it every chance anyone would give her. I am sorry that she is sick and has such a despicable man for a husband, but lets not try to make this something that should be excused just so he can run for office again. Let us not coarsen our society.
You expose yourself. You have no compassion for this woman because she is married to and supported a democrat. Your fear that he'll ever reach high office is foolish. John Mccain did the same to his stricken wife and you wanted him as President. I want nothing to do with YOUR idea of society.
I like Elizabeth a lot and a part of me really just wishes she would give no more interviews to anyone. She doesn't owe the public anything more. She's done her part and John has made ruins of his life. This Hunter woman was basically a "groupie" and he didn't have to take the bait but did anyway and then was stupid enough to not use birth control. Maybe Hunter tricked him on that. I don't know but I would not want to stay with a man who screwed around on me. I think it would serve him right if she moved out or asked him to move out and she had time with her kids and could try to get on with her life. I suspect that John thinks that once Elizabeth is gone, that he could be with this Hunter woman. If that was his plan, he played his cards incorrectly. He should have stayed away from this Hunter woman long ago but once he was involved, he had to know that the press would find out. If the kid is his, and I'm sure it is, he was an even bigger fool to think this woman would not talk. I'm glad he didn't get the presidency because he would have been an even bigger embarrassment to the party.
I agree that she should no longer give interviews. Unfortunately, John still needs her. Especially needs her to go on television and tell everyone that she has forgiven him and what a great man he is---just so he can get into politics and run again. This is so bad to make personal tragedies into public opportunities. Stop it.
His political career is in the dumper! He is under investigation by a Grand Jury for his shady campaign financial dealings and the "hush money" given to Hunter and Young, among other things. John may be facing criminal charges and JAIL time!!! Let's hope that this scumbag gets his just desserts.
Gee, I hope so. The media has been circulating stories that he is feeling out the cultural "climate", figuring they ignored Clinton's behavior so maybe for the sake of the "poor people" he would be able to run again. I appreciate your comment. I hope you are right. I just made my assuption based on what I have read. Edwardses certainly do get alot of media exposure, probably from all her TV appearances.
She should divorce him. Get a settlement and put it in trust for her kids. Otherwise, once she dies, John and Rielle will marry and his $$$ will go to her and Frances. His kids with Elizabeth will fall by the wayside.
Boy you got that right!
Good point!