John Edwards, a hypocrite?

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  1. BrewCityBuck

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Trailing in the polls, John Edwards spent the past week telling the poor and downtrodden how much he cares about them. He even insisted that his Kennedy-esque "poverty tour" was not part of his campaign to capture the White House. Yeah, just like all those years he spent latched to the back bumper of an ambulance were all out of the goodness of his heart. That and the $38 million fortune he amassed as the most successful personal-injury lawyer in North Carolina history. What made Edwards such a brilliant attorney - and a pretty good politician - is his ability to look you in the eye while picking your pocket and convince you that's really not his hand on your wallet. And so he stopped in the hinterlands of Wise, Va., to commiserate with the poor there who can't afford health care. Even if they could, they'd have to drive a hundred miles to find a doctor. "We're here to help," Edwards assured them. There are plenty of causes for this sad heath-care situation. But Edwards wasn't talking about one of the biggest causes - the cause he is among the most responsible for. "The primary factor is liability insurance," said Dr. Stuart Weinstein, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Iowa. "It's either too expensive in areas like that or simply not available anymore." Virginia's medical-liability insurance rates - driven largely by the very types of lawsuits that made Edwards a multimillionaire many times over - have more than doubled in three years, according to the nonpartisan Medical Liability Monitor. In Edwards' home state, those premiums quadrupled. As a result, doctors have fled rural areas or quit practicing altogether. Here to help? No, thanks.</div>http://www.nypost.com/seven/07202007/news/...harles_hurt.htm Ouch, opinions?
     
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    When he took out the mirror I lost it. :HAHAHA: :HAHAHA: :HAHAHA: :HAHAHA:
     
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    Edwards wasn't even a good choice for the Democrats let alone the Presidency. He had a much better chance of gettin into the White House when he was w/ John Kerry. It's too late for him. As for this, what can you do? People are always gonna dig up your past, it's how politics work. I don't know if he is really sincere with these actions, but it is kind of funny to see this.
     
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    A politician, a hypocrite? NO! Most of them are and tell people what they want to hear to get elected. There are few totally honest politicians out there.
     
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    John Edwards is gettin on my nerves. He is always coming down here to use the 9th Ward as a backdrop for his platform. I know his intentions are pure as he is trying to bring more attention here, but he sux. He should be a running mate for somebody, but that's it.
     
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    That's a huge leap to call him a hypocrite because something he did indirectly played a minor role in the health care situation which indirectly played a minor role in poverty. Wow, what a hypocrite.
     
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    Edwards is doing what Sharpton did in 04, the only candidate talking about jobs and poverty.The title of this thread should be: "All Humanity, hypocrites?"
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gentile @ Jul 24 2007, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Edwards is doing what Sharpton did in 04, the only candidate talking about jobs and poverty.The title of this thread should be: "All Humanity, hypocrites?"</div>I agree; John Edwards is the only candidate in the entire race that speaks passionately about domestic issues. I just don't think he has the power to make an influence or change. Reminds me of Jimmy Carter a lot.
     

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