Edwards Responds To Colbert "Attack"

[babylonsister]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/10/28/edwards-responds-to-colbe_n_70142.html

Edwards Responds To Colbert "Attack"



Fully compensating for his campaign's odd war on a student newspaper, Edwards spokesman Eric Schultz puts out this statement:

For those who missed Stephen Colbert's misleading attack on John Edwards in the State newspaper this weekend, I wanted to make sure we had an opportunity to set the record straight. http://www.thestate.com/living/story/212372.html .

RHETORIC VS REALITY: STEPHEN COLBERT - PLAYING LOOSE WITH THE FACTS

CLAIM: Edwards abandoned South Carolina when he was one year old.

FACT: Edwards was born in South Carolina, learned to walk in South Carolina, learned to talk to in South Carolina, and will kick Stephen Colbert's New York City butt in South Carolina.

"Stephen Colbert claims to represent a new kind of politics, but today we see he's participating in the slash and burn politics that has no place in American discourse. The truthiness is, as the candidate of Doritos, Colbert's hands are stained by corporate corruption and nacho cheese. John Edwards has never taken a dime from salty food lobbyists and America deserves a President who isn't in the pocket of the snack food special interests."

:rofl:

[classof56]

1. Oh, thanks for sharing this. What a hoot! Love Colbert's sense of humor,

and Edwards' as well.

Needed a good chuckle today. Thanks again, babylonsister. You scored!

Tired Old Cynic

[Faygo Kid]

2. I love it. I'm more of a Cheetos man, myself.

"John Edwards has never taken a dime from salty food lobbyists. . ."

Good for Edwards' campaign, a little humor is very welcomed. (And that is indeed a little humor).

http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/Story+Image_thumb_051006_story1.jpg

[Sabriel]

3. My favorite bit from the comparison

Commitment to progress: “Our nation is at a Fork in the Road. Some say we should go Left; some say go Right. I say, ‘Doesn’t this thing have a reverse gear?’ Let’s back this country up to a time before there were forks in the road — or even roads. Or forks, for that matter. I want to return to a simpler America where we ate our meat off the end of a sharpened stick.”

[MethuenProgressive]

4. 1st trys to shut down a college webcast, now responds to a fictional character?

What nutjobs Edwards et al have turned out to be...


edit: clarity

[mark414]

5. um...it's a joke

[truedelphi]

9. But it is not a joke for those

Who have NO sense of humor!!

Or for those who are really really proud that they eat their fast food off the tip of a spork
(or whatever those weird hybrid plastic implements are called, the ones you get when you are out on the road eating on the cheap)

[slick8790]

12. Dude, he's kidding.

Did you not realize that? Or did you just wanna take a potshot at edwards regardless?

[Catchawave]

14. Meth...chill :)

:hi:

[SlowDownFast]

19. Put down the Doritos. n/t

[otohara]

6. Funny Stuff

sure beats the Hillary vs Obama reads.

[Yael]

10. It is amazong how much more peaceful life is when you discover the ignore feature

:P

[be inspired]

7. OMG! Too funny.

I love that!

[Yael]

8. That is hilarious!

Thanks for posting it!

[flyarm]

11. SOOOO FUNNY!! LOVE IT!!..

what a delightful laugh ....!!

fly

[Catchawave]

13. Debate! Debate! Debate!

Oh you know it's coming....:D

[usregimechange]

15. Now that was funny!

[Hippo_Tron]

16. I expect to see Edwards on Colbert's show soon

[PurityOfEssence]

17. When Maher asked him how he felt when being called "the Breck Girl"

back in '03 or early '04, Edwards smiled and said: "Oh, I'm much prettier than the Breck Girl".

Kudos to his campaign for this jape, especially co-opting Colbert's word "truthiness".

Hopefully people will come to their senses come January...

[Catchawave]

18. And.....Hair !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1qG6m9SnWI

[Lisa]

20. "stained by ... nacho cheese"

Beautiful.

And I would not be surprised if Edwards does show up as a guest soon!

[Rowdyboy]

21. Stories like this are why I love John Edwards.....he and Elizabeth are

people I can relate to. We share a sense of humor.