Book Report: ‘The Politician’ By Andrew Young

[bijou]

If Washington Wire readers are interested in reading Andrew Young’s forthcoming tell-all on his decade behind the scenes with John Edwards, the story heats up on page 154 when Young begins to recount how the 2008 presidential hopeful and former Democratic Party vice presidential nominee was taken down by an extramarital affair and a brazen attempt to hide his daughter’s paternity. ... Here are some of the highlights, which Young says are all based on eyewitness accounts and conversations he had with the Edwardses and Hunter, and in some cases, he writes that he has voicemails, emails and notes to back up his story.

Donations: “S–t, they love me — they would do anything for me,” John Edwards would say after getting a big donation, Young writes. If refused, he would say, “What the hell — why are they wasting my time? I’m going to be president. I don’t have time for this s–t. Everyone wants to give me advice. I don’t want their advice. I want their money.”

Made in USA: Young says Edwards is an Atkins-dieter who hated making appearances at state fairs where “fat rednecks try to shove food down my face. I know I’m the people’s senator, but do I have to hang out with them?” Before a SEIU candidate forum in Las Vegas, Young says Edwards made him cut out a “made in the USA” label from Young’s own suit to sew in place of Edwards’s “made in Italy” label.

Edwards’ hair: “Naturally thick and lustrous, his hair was a fixation with him. He insisted on using just one kind of shampoo — HairTec Thick & Strong Shampoo for Fine, Fragile Hair,” Young writes. He says that for years he or Edwards personally paid for the expensive haircuts rather than publicly list them as campaign expenses. He blamed the gaffe – Edward’s campaign committee picked up the tab for two $400 haircuts — on “new, inexperienced staff.” ...

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/01/26/book-report-the-politician-by-andrew-young/

Read the rest, it really is a train wreck.  

[Spirit of Ronald Reagan]

Read the rest, it really is a train wreck.  

Much like edwards himself and his campaign. 

[dandi]

Sorry, Bijou, but Mr. Snuggle Bunny beat you to it.

http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,39856.0.html

[Alpha Mare]

Sounds like a sore loser in his gossip/revenge book. He'll get Breck Boy back now.

 Young is another AA asshole.

Remember when he was ambassador?  In August 1979, he appeared on Meet the Press and said that Israel was "stubborn and intransigent." Young met secretly, in violation of American law, with representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization, which culminated in Carter asking for Young's resignation.

 When asked about Walmart hurting independent businesses, he said that, "But you see, those are the people who have been overcharging us — selling us stale bread and bad meat and wilted vegetables... I think they've ripped off our communities. First it was Jews, then it was Koreans and now it's Arabs. Very few black people own these stores."

[JohnnyReb]

Liz has left the building....or thrown John out, article didn't say.

DAMN! Lost the yahoo link to the Charlotte Observer.

Oh well, John can play house with the slut now.