http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3781809Oh my.
Connonym Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-12-08 07:38 AM
Original message
Out of respect for A PROMINENT DUer can we just stop the gossip already?
It serves no purpose in the fight to win the White House in 2008. He did it, he lied, he admitted his mistake and she's asked us to mind our own business. Don't we have better things to do than keep this on the front page 24/7?
ETA: Prefer this subject line? What a bunch of tittering fools we all look like to make this such a huge deal.
"ETA" by the way apparently means "edited to add."
One wishes the primitives would stop using acronyms, because it makes the primitives look stupid, and it causes the reader a half-second speed-bump when perusing.
Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-12-08 07:39 AM
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1. Irony alert.
TexasObserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-12-08 07:40 AM
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2. If you want to respect her, leave her out of titles and stop talking about her.
Most of us are talking about JOHN, the politician, and the important public issues his misconduct entailed and continues to entail. We're going to discuss it, here.
If that offends you, please use HIDE THREAD.
We understand why this is a public issue.
The Obamaite cali primitive, whose Hate and nonsense encouraged a great many non-Obamaite Democrats, usually supporters of the worthier Democrat candidate, to stay away from the polls in November:
cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-12-08 07:51 AM
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3. Elizabeth Edwards hasn't posted here in years and sorry, it's a prominent news story, made prominent by her husband's words and deeds.
Oh, and Elizabeth, as I recall, thoroughly excoriated and repudiated DU. That's certainly her right, and I agreed with her, but Elizabeth is not part of the DU community- not that that should have anything to do with it.
PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-12-08 07:54 AM
Response to Reply #3
4. I couldn't find any posts by her
Does anyone have a link or links?
cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-12-08 08:03 AM
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5. She did post here a couple of times in 2004, I think it was and she left in disgust after quite a few DUers attacked Laura Ingraham after Ingraham developed cancer. Sorry, I don't have links, but that's how I recall it.
EV_Ares Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-12-08 08:10 AM
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7. I can see where she might leave in disgust if they attacked another person for their cancer as that is rather disgusting. She did post on Kos the other day.
pecwae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-12-08 08:17 AM
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9. Was she TS'd?
If not, she's still a member.
EV_Ares Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-12-08 08:09 AM
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6. Yes, thanks for posting and agreed; move on as others with the exception of the tabloid media. After all there are other more forthgoing events taking place that have a higher importance on our lives or should have.
robcon (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-12-08 08:13 AM
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8. I think Elizabeth owes us an apology.
She knew her husband had an affair. She knew, like John, that once the Enquirer got some of the story last October, it was likely that more evidence would surface.
Yet she and John participated in his campaign for the nomination for president, knowing that if he were nominated, it was likely that the affair would be uncovered in more detail, and that the Democratic nominee would probably lose the election this Novemeber. John took an unacceptable risk with the future of our country.
She and John betrayed their supporters, donors, volunteers, workers by not canceling his campaign for the nomination because of the risk of disclosure. John betrayed all Democrats because of his selfishness. It's tough to say it, but she's almost as guilty as John for that betrayal.
I don't think anybody, but anybody, owes the primitives shit, much less any apologies.
mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-12-08 08:19 AM
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10. I wonder just how much influence Elizabeth had in the decision.
I wonder how much her cancer influenced her desire to make a difference rather than sitting home waiting for the end. I also wonder whether John, the trial attorney, didn't work his magic on her because running for the presidency was something he really wanted to do--for his own ego.
