The modest, impassioned 'anti-Barbie' (Eliz. Edwards)

[baby_bear]

I think it's cool that both Edwards and Kerry have wives who are older than, and at least as smart as, the husbands.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0712/p01s01-uspo.html
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Dressed in basic beige, with wash-and-wear hair and toddlers in tow, Elizabeth Edwards could be the average suburban mom - except that she's not.
Some analysts suspect she may be sharper than anyone on the presidential ticket. As a law student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Elizabeth Anania dazzled classmates, including future husband John Edwards, with her intelligence, humor, and grit.

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In many ways, Elizabeth Edwards's story is as compelling as her husband's. Her decision to have two more children, after the death of her son, speaks to the high value of family in her life.

"Elizabeth and I were 30 and 26 when our first son Wade was born, and it is a glorious fact that Elizabeth was 50 when she had our beautiful son Jack," writes Edwards in his book, "Four Trials." Daughter Emma Claire is 6; daughter Cate recently graduated from Princeton.

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s_m

[dumpster_baby]

1. what are her politics?

Actually, it is kinda hard to pin down Edwards on exactly what his politics are....

[baby_bear]

2. She is a humanist, from what I can tell

Her philanthropic charity would certainly lend one to believe that.
She ensures that money is given to reproductive rights groups, including pro-choice.

Other than that, I don't know her politics per se. She sure seems an interesting woman, though. I watched 60 Minutes tonight, and for the short time she spoke, she was incredibly articulate. Plus I am always impressed by anyone who can grasp English as a second language.

Bush can't even do it as a first language.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

s_m

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. You're thinking of Teresa Heinz Kerry, aren't you?

Elizabeth Edwards was always American.