Daily Kos slams NY Times article on Edwards poverty center.

[illinoisprogressive]

It is good to see a major media outlet talk about the issue of poverty in America, even if the article is based on a false premise. The article "In Aiding Poor, Edwards Built Bridge to 2008", June 22, suggests, "the main beneficiary of the center’s fund-raising was Mr. Edwards himself".

No, the main beneficiaries were the thousands of students who went to hear Sen. Edwards as he visited college campuses around the country and found the hope and the inspiration to address problems of poverty in our country. The main beneficiaries were residents of New Orleans who saw students Sen. Edwards led to help with the recovery from Hurricane Katrina. The main beneficiaries are all of us that have stopped and thought a little bit more about the issue of poverty in America, thanks to Sen. Edwards.

The problem with the New York Times article is manifold. It suggests that the rich cannot care about poverty, that throwing money at a problem is the only solution and that candidates cannot care about issues.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/6/22/91512/0322

[rodeodance]

1. Who can fight poverty?----good headline for this article.

Who can fight poverty?
by aldon
Fri Jun 22, 2007 at 06:16:48 AM PDT

[rodeodance]

3. send an email to the NYTimes author here:

http://www.nytimes.com/gst/emailus.html

[illinoisprogressive]

2. I thought about it but, wanted his supporters to know about Kos slamming back.

it would make the supporters feel better to see that.

[Adelante]

4. That's not kos, it's a diarist

And anyway, it's just more spreading teflon on Edwards, not anything substantive on the story.