Sen. Edwards Admits to Fathering Love Child

[AZGrizFan]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01 ... ove-child/

In a statement released to NBC News, Edwards said, "I am Quinn’s father. ... It was wrong for me ever to deny she was my daughter and hopefully one day, when she understands, she will forgive me."

Friends of the family said that Edwards and wife, Elizabeth, have separated, NBC reported.

The admission comes after months of denials from Edwards that he fathered former mistress Rielle Hunter's daughter, Frances Quinn. The revelation also comes a week before his former campaign aide, Andrew Young, is set to appear in an ABC News interview saying he posed as the father when the scandal first broke as a favor to Edwards.

What a complete and utter piece of shit.

Glad Elizabeth finally got smart and dumped his sorry, cheatin' ass.

[Ivytalk]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01 ... ove-child/

In a statement released to NBC News, Edwards said, "I am Quinn’s father. ... It was wrong for me ever to deny she was my daughter and hopefully one day, when she understands, she will forgive me."

Friends of the family said that Edwards and wife, Elizabeth, have separated, NBC reported.

The admission comes after months of denials from Edwards that he fathered former mistress Rielle Hunter's daughter, Frances Quinn. The revelation also comes a week before his former campaign aide, Andrew Young, is set to appear in an ABC News interview saying he posed as the father when the scandal first broke as a favor to Edwards.

What a complete and utter piece of ****.

Glad Elizabeth finally got smart and dumped his sorry, cheatin' ass.

Right on. Can you imagine the pickle the Dems would be in today if that unzipped bozo had won the presidency in '08?

[JMU DJ]

Stom Thurmond, Thomas Jefferson, Edwards will probably give each other "high fives" when they meet up in hell

[dbackjon]

The denial of a child is one of the lowest things you can ever do.

[OL FU]

The denial of a child is one of the lowest things you can ever do.

Which is one of the reasons my already low opinion of Strom Thurmond sank even lower after he died

[AZGrizFan]

This spineless bastard couldn't even face the music in person.

Releasing a "written statement". What a fucking putz.

[Appaholic]

This spineless bastard couldn't even face the music in person.

Releasing a "written statement". What a fucking putz.

On Morning Joe two days ago, they were discussing approval percentage points with regard to candidates. For reference, they used Edwards as a benchmark...his approvals are at 17%, the lowest they have ever recorded... .. (& well deserved I might add)....

[Ivytalk]

This spineless bastard couldn't even face the music in person.

Releasing a "written statement". What a **** putz.

On Morning Joe two days ago, they were discussing approval percentage points with regard to candidates. For reference, they used Edwards as a benchmark...his approvals are at 17%, the lowest they have ever recorded... .. (& well deserved I might add)....

Yup, 8.5% have love children themselves, and 8.5% are MILFs who want to have his baby.

[native]

The denial of a child is one of the lowest things you can ever do.

Quite the salient point, jon!

[ASUMountaineer]

Edwards is douchebag royalty. Always has been, always will be. I take great pleasure in seeing his dismise. As to Elizabeth, those of us in NC know she is just as bad. I'm not going to sugar coat it because she, sadly, has cancer. She knew about his infedility during the campaign and chose to proceed trying to keep it quiet. She didn't care about the pain it could cause her children, she wanted the power. They deserve each other.

[ASUG8]

This is what a partial Senate term and presidential campaign built on a foundation of ambulance chasing gets you. His run for Senate was totally a foundation for a presidential run, and he (and those like him) do their constituencies a disservice by trying to be an effective representative and scrambling for the Oval Office.


Not....a......fan. Good luck Elizabeth.

[Grizalltheway]

So why are none of you as upset about Tiger Woods being a cheater? Granted he never ran for president, but I guarantee you he had/has more kids looking up to him than Edwards did. Won't somebody please think of the children?????

[bandl]

So why are none of you as upset about Tiger Woods being a cheater? Granted he never ran for president, but I guarantee you he had/has more kids looking up to him than Edwards did...

Not sure what you've been reading, but Woods has been thrown to the wayside by alot of people here on CS...

[AZGrizFan]

So why are none of you as upset about Tiger Woods being a cheater? Granted he never ran for president, but I guarantee you he had/has more kids looking up to him than Edwards did. Won't somebody please think of the children?????

You answered your own question.

This guy, who fancied himself fit to be President of the United States, LIED about the affair, then LIED about the kid being his.

You don't have a problem with that?

[Grizalltheway]

So why are none of you as upset about Tiger Woods being a cheater? Granted he never ran for president, but I guarantee you he had/has more kids looking up to him than Edwards did...

Not sure what you've been reading, but Woods has been thrown to the wayside by alot of people here on CS...

It seems like people are more amused by Tiger than anything, as opposed to the indignant outrage over this situation. I'm not saying Edwards isn't a scumbag, because he is, but that's just the vibe I get.

[Grizalltheway]

So why are none of you as upset about Tiger Woods being a cheater? Granted he never ran for president, but I guarantee you he had/has more kids looking up to him than Edwards did. Won't somebody please think of the children?????

You answered your own question.

This guy, who fancied himself fit to be President of the United States, LIED about the affair, then LIED about the kid being his.

You don't have a problem with that?

See most recent post. And, did Edwards really have any youngins aspiring to be like him one day? A fucking ambulance chaser?

[ASUG8]

So why are none of you as upset about Tiger Woods being a cheater? Granted he never ran for president, but I guarantee you he had/has more kids looking up to him than Edwards did. Won't somebody please think of the children?????

Tiger always seemed (to me) to be a little too good to be true, which is why his filandering made such headlines. Our boy Edwards, on the other hand, was always a piece of crap from purely a political perspective, and cheating on his wife seemed like a natural progression for him. Throw in the fact that she was battling breast cancer at the time and he clears the POS bar by several feet.

I'm not a fan of either, but Tiger has a better chance of coming out of this debacle and recovering some of his dignity.

[AZGrizFan]

Not sure what you've been reading, but Woods has been thrown to the wayside by alot of people here on CS...

It seems like people are more amused by Tiger than anything, as opposed to the indignant outrage over this situation. I'm not saying Edwards isn't a scumbag, because he is, but that's just the vibe I get.

Then you haven't been paying attention. Tiger's a douche, but he isn't running for the highest public office in the land. Difference between the two, conservatives ALWAYS knew Edwards was a douche.

[Grizalltheway]

It seems like people are more amused by Tiger than anything, as opposed to the indignant outrage over this situation. I'm not saying Edwards isn't a scumbag, because he is, but that's just the vibe I get.

Then you haven't been paying attention. Tiger's a douche, but he isn't running for the highest public office in the land. Difference between the two, conservatives ALWAYS knew Edwards was a douche.

DJ already mentioned him, but I don't see you going after Jefferson, either.

[bandl]

Not sure what you've been reading, but Woods has been thrown to the wayside by alot of people here on CS...

It seems like people are more amused by Tiger than anything, as opposed to the indignant outrage over this situation. I'm not saying Edwards isn't a scumbag, because he is, but that's just the vibe I get.

I think you're right in that regard, people aren't all up in arms because of Tiger as much as they are for Edwards. But when comparing an athlete to a politician/lawyer, it is Apples to Oranges

[GannonFan]

Edwards is douchebag royalty. Always has been, always will be. I take great pleasure in seeing his dismise. As to Elizabeth, those of us in NC know she is just as bad. I'm not going to sugar coat it because she, sadly, has cancer. She knew about his infedility during the campaign and chose to proceed trying to keep it quiet. She didn't care about the pain it could cause her children, she wanted the power. They deserve each other.

Agree with that entirely. And Edwards to this day wouldn't have admitted the fathering of the child if a book wasn't about to come out by the guy Edwards paid off to lie and say the child was his (btw, what about that guy? He has a wife and kids of his own and he actually thought it would be good to take this bullet for his boss? Yikes).

[ASUMountaineer]

So why are none of you as upset about Tiger Woods being a cheater? Granted he never ran for president, but I guarantee you he had/has more kids looking up to him than Edwards did. Won't somebody please think of the children?????

Sounds like a democratic apologist. Tiger is a golfer, and as far as we know hasn't fathered a kid out of wedlock and lied about it. He also didn't talk utter bullshit about there being two Americas, the one John Edwards lives in where he is a god and get's away with anything, and the one the rest of us live in--I'm sorry...rich and poor. Also, Tiger didn't try to push and change policy that affects all Americans.

Big difference between the two, clearly.

As to Tiger, I've never been a fan (just like Edwards) and he's getting what he deserves too. Edwards has lost things important to him: power, reputation, and a career. Woods has lost things important to him: money, sex, reputation, teeth? They both have received just rewards.

[Grizalltheway]

So why are none of you as upset about Tiger Woods being a cheater? Granted he never ran for president, but I guarantee you he had/has more kids looking up to him than Edwards did. Won't somebody please think of the children?????

Sounds like a democratic apologist. Tiger is a golfer, and as far as we know hasn't fathered a kid out of wedlock and lied about it. He also didn't talk utter bullshit about there being two Americas, the one John Edwards lives in where he is a god and get's away with anything, and the one the rest of us live in--I'm sorry...rich and poor. Also, Tiger didn't try to push and change policy that affects all Americans.

Big difference between the two, clearly.

As to Tiger, I've never been a fan (just like Edwards) and he's getting what he deserves too. Edwards has lost things important to him: power, reputation, and a career. Woods has lost things important to him: money, sex, reputation, teeth? They both have received just rewards.

Did you miss the part where I said this?

I'm not saying Edwards isn't a scumbag, because he is

[Ibanez]

Edwards isn't worth a velvet picture of Jesus crapping on a mule.

[JMU DJ]

DJ already mentioned him, but I don't see you going after Jefferson, either.

Fuck Jefferson, what a cheating douchebag... he just rode on the coattails of James Madison.

I think you're right in that regard, people aren't all up in arms because of Tiger as much as they are for Edwards. But when comparing an athlete to a politician/lawyer, it is Apples to Oranges

What Bandl said.... people expect this out of athletes, not out of people who are supposed to be "leading" us.