Comments on: Edwards Endorses Obama And Rains On Clinton’s Parade

By: Lynx

Lynx — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:42:25 +0000

“[CORRECTION: We erroneously had “white collar workers” in this post. It has been fixed to “blue collar workers.” TMV regrets the error…JG]“

Oh let me guess, you wanted to write “blue collar workers” but you were THINKING “uneducated whites” and it turned into the hybrid “white collar workers”. After all, the new code is “urban=black” and “blue collar= white working class”.

(I should note that this isn't a criticism, just a thought based on the recent use of these new words)

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:32:00 +0000

Just to make sure I'm clear, no one has any evidence that anything was promised to Edwards by either candidate, but we've already figured out it's been done and what the likely position is? Just checking that I got this.

By: daveinboca

daveinboca — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:51:43 +0000

Oh yeah, a moonbat trial lawyer specializing on defendants avoiding prosecution. I wonder how this clown would try to indict real criminals instead of the fake cases he tried as an ambulance chaser. Great AG alright!

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:12:20 +0000

"Obama literally may have offered John Edwards something rather significant in the possible Obama presidency. Nothing wrong with this. That is after all. Politics. Problem is if the truth came out those who favor Obama would be aghast that their political messiah is nothing more then a: Politician."

Yup, this is politics but Obama has positions in his administration that he needs to fill. He's not going to give them to people who don't support him. Besides this is a fairly benign form of politics.

A malignant form of politics is when a candidate (such as Bush) claims to be a compassionate conservative.... and it turns out he supports torture and takes away constitutional rights of US citizens. Or that Bush campaigned on a humble foreign policy and did not believe in nation building, but then turns around and invades countries that don't threaten us while ignoring the terrorists who are America's sworn enemies.

So this is certainly politics, but not all politics are bad.

So, what position do you think Obama offered to Edwards? I would say VP, and that would help Obama with his blue collar white male vote, but the way Edwards stood up for Hillary suggests that Edwards wants to stay in Hill's good graces, so perhaps she may be VP, which would mean that Edwards might be Attorney General... maybe?

His Comedy Central video spoof- where he said he wants to be a spy, suggests he's interested in the CIA- as the Director. But I think he's was just having fun with the spy bit. And I think he would make an awesome AG.

By: CitizenKang

CitizenKang — Thu, 15 May 2008 04:48:59 +0000

Barak Obama literally may have offered John Edwards something rather significant in the possible Obama presidency.

I agree, in fact the endorsement seems a likely result of Hillary's campaign finance problems.

She simply couldn't afford the jet skis.

By: Neocon

Neocon — Thu, 15 May 2008 04:16:28 +0000

Appears to me who won the John Edwards lottery.

Barak Obama promised John Edwards more then Hillary did and by a wide margin.

Given the fact that John Edwards was spurned by John Kerry his former running mate from 2004 to endorse Barak Obama over John Edwards tells me that Barak Obama literally may have offered John Edwards something rather significant in the possible Obama presidency.

Nothing wrong with this. That is after all. Politics. Problem is if the truth came out those who favor Obama would be aghast that their political messiah is nothing more then a:

Politician.

Say it ain't so Joe. Say it ain't so.

By: vwcat

vwcat — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:33:20 +0000

Pundits are forever stupid. The reason there was no rush of supers to Obama was twofold. One was to give Clinton some room and respect without making it look like they were pushing her out and the other was that Obama likes to rolls them out a little at a time. Not all at once.
They know it but, they just cannot help reverting to permanent stupid.
One reason Edwards decided to come out today was that the latest obsessive storyline of the press – pushing the fake story of Obama has problems with blue collar voters (nevermind that he is getting the same as Kerry and Gore- white guys) they were starting to do some damage to Obama and Edwards felt he needed to come out now and stop the damage by the press. There is a difference between a fake storyline and one that they harp on obsessively until it begins to do some real damage. And the press has done enough damage to Obama already over the past 2 months with their obsessions.

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News » Edwards Endorses Obama And Rains On Clinton’s Parade — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:49:33 +0000

[...] The Moderate Voice – Domestic and international news analysis, irreverent comments, original reporti… wrote an interesting post today on Edwards Endorses Obama And Rains On Clintonâ??s ParadeHere’s a quick excerpt Former Democratic Senator John Edwards endorsed Senator Barack Obama for the party’s presidential nomination — giving Obama a long-sought-after endorsement that both he and rival Senator Hillary Clinton sought…and raining on Clinton’s post-West Virginia primary political parade. It was a sign of just how quickly this see-saw political drama can change, with Clinton last night insisting she’s in it for a while and can win last night, pundits seemingly rethinking Obama’s strength as a candidat [...]

By: DLS

DLS — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:10:31 +0000

It's a mighty big prize for those with stars in their eyes.

By: John McCain » Edwards Endorses Obama And Rains On Clinton’s Parade

John McCain » Edwards Endorses Obama And Rains On Clinton’s Parade — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:02:14 +0000

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By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:02:11 +0000

Yeah, as I said in another post, I think this endorsement, unlike most, actually is significant due to the effect upon superdelegates. It's another encouragement for them to declare for Obama and end the contest. As for whether or not it will have any impact in November, it depends upon Edwards actions over the next few months. If he, and especially if he and Clinton, were to actively campaign for Obama in the fall in the swing states where they are stronger and he is weaker — Ohio, PA — then they can truly make a difference. Edwards won't have a huge impact, but if he can convince just 5-10% that Obama is better for them than McCain, then it can be enough to swing the state. If today's endorsement is the end of Edwards' activity on behalf of Obama, it will matter little.