huffingtonpost.com - 8/8/2008
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Edwards is caught having an affair and the overwhelming assumption is that his political career is over. How does that make any sense? Does he care less about poor people than he did yesterday?
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So Edwards Lied. Big Deal.
Six Meat Buffet —
... In closing, if you believe half the garbage you write you should demand that Edwards retain a primetime speech at the Democrat Convention. Otherwise, you’re just a lying, spinning shitbag. ...
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WTF Is It Now?!? —
Lots of stuff up on teh web this morning -- and here I thought it was going to be a quiet Caturday! How is John Edwards' affair different from Saint McCain's? Is it just because he's a Democrat? Bush's "Justice" Department will be asked to investigate those questionable -- hell, SUSPICIOUS -- donors of John McCain's. Oh good. A metric shitload of questions remain on the so-called anthrax investigation The Ron Suskind piece that the Bush misadministration forged data linking al Qaeda ...
John Edwards, Bernie Mac, and the difference in apologies
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... is publicly exposed for having an affair. They apologize. But what's funny, or perhaps not so funny, is that if the affair happened a long time ago, or we find out about it later, we don't get an apology. When Eliot Spitzer got caught, we got an apology. Even with David Vitter was discovered, he sort of apologized. This isn't to justify what Edwards did in terms of activity or timing. But what Edwards did pales in comparison to what Newt Gingrich did and Bob Dole and yes, John McCain . Not to mention that unlike those other situations, the Edwards' marriage isn't in danger. ...
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McCain homes worth over ten times Obama's - who's elitist?
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McCain's Ferragamos
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Ferragamo loafers: $520
Dolce & Gabbana blazer: $1,700
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Galliano trousers: $1800
Fooling American voters into believing your opponent is an elitist: PRICELESS
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Olympics Day 1: Moral Gymnastics Competition
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Today, as you may have heard, is the first day of the 2008 Olympics. I usually find the Olympics pretty boring, but this year's edition features an exciting new event: Moral Gymnastics, and the Republicans are heavily favored to walk away with the gold.
The scoring is similar to that of figure skating: Competitors are graded from 1 to 6 on awfulness, with multipliers ...
CNN=Politics Daily —
CNN Political Ticker 8/8/2008
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(CNN)— Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards confirmed months of speculation, acknowledging an extramarital affair Friday. In the latest installment of ...
Republican Doesn't Plan Long Speech —
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Mark Salter, the top aide and longtime speechwriter for John McCain, has written a "working draft" of the senator's address to the Republican National Convention and is circulating the draft to a very limited number of his aides, sources inside the ...