For those calling on Edwards to endorse Hillary

[Hutzpa]

heres a reminder:

John Edwards aide: Hillary Clinton campaign 'corrupt'

WASHINGTON - Democratic White House front-runner Hillary Clinton's buck-raking campaign is a "poster child" for corrupt Washington, a top adviser for rival John Edwards charged yesterday.

"If you want to know why we need change in Washington ...then just look at Sen. Clinton's schedule for today," Edwards adviser Joe Trippi e-mailed supporters, calling her $1,000-a-head fund-raiser with security industry fat cats "a 'poster child' for what is wrong" with D.C.

"The American people know that the system in Washington has become corroded and corrupt," he continued, "yet too many in office have fallen under the spell of campaign money at any cost."

Edwards and Barack Obama have attacked Clinton on her Washington ties - intensifying their barrages since she gave back $850,000 from fugitive fund-raiser Norman Hsu.

Edwards' aides and his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth, have been particularly sharp in needling the former First Lady, calling her polarizing and suggesting she isn't the best advocate for women.

Camp Clinton shot back that Edwards was attacking out of desperation.

"Increasingly negative attacks against other Democrats aren't going to end the war, deliver universal health care or turn John Edwards' flagging campaign around," said spokesman Phil Singer.

Now, Fmr Senator John Edwards, does this ring a bell.



remember who you represent....

[rinsd]

1. Perhaps John remembers Obama's right wing attacks on his health care proposal.

[Cha]

14. Or perhaps they had a scheduling conflict..

IndyOp (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-11-08 05:55 PM
Response to Reply #56
110. It was a scheduling conflict - From NBC's Mark Murray:
Per the Obama campaign, the reason behind the cancellation of tonight's Obama-Edwards meeting is purely a scheduling conflict -- and that both camps are working to reschedule.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/11/65592...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4536307

[MonkeyFunk]

2. New to politics, are ya?

[Hutzpa]

10. No loyalty, is that your point? eom

[MonkeyFunk]

17. If you want loyalty

get a dog.

This is politics.

[Hutzpa]

28. Good response monkey boy! eom

[PresidentObama]

3. It was a campaign, that's what you do...go after your opponent.

And besides, who cares what his aides say?

John Edwards can give his own endorsement.

[saracat]

4. But that was before the "corrupt" aspects of Obama and resko" out.

And yes Virginia, Obama is not squeaky clean.

[Maddy McCall]

5. I pay as much attention to what Trippi says today as I did in 2004.

Nada.

[JKaiser]

6. Obama takes money from lobbyist too...but

Hillary has a universal healthcare plan, while obama does not.. Edwards has said before that universal healthcare is the cause of his life, Obama does not get points with that issue one bit!

[nonconformist]

7. Are we playing that game now?

HENDERSON, NEV. -- John Edwards ripped Barack Obama for praising the way Ronald Reagan brought about change when he was President of the United States.

“When you think about what Ronald Reagan did to the American people, to the middle class to the working people,” said Edwards.

“He was openly – openly – intolerant of unions and the right to organize. He openly fought against the union and the organized labor movement in this country. He openly did extraordinary damage to the middle class and working people, created a tax structure that favored the very wealthiest Americans and caused the middle class and working people to struggle every single day. The destruction of the environment, you know, eliminating regulation of companies that were polluting and doing extraordinary damage to the environment.”

“I can promise you this: this president will never use Ronald Reagan as an example for change.”

Edwards criticizes Obama health plan
By Charlotte Eby Journal Des Moines Bureau

DES MOINES -- Democrat John Edwards took aim at rival Barack Obama's health care plan Thursday, saying it would leave too many Americans uninsured.

Obama's plan would not require Americans to get health insurance as Edwards' plan would.

"Sen. Obama's plan is not universal," Edwards told reporters Thursday in Des Moines. "It does not require that everyone be covered, and as many as 15 million Americans would be without coverage. And I've seen an estimate that up to 90,000 Iowans would be left without coverage."

Obama attack ad on Edwards in Iowa:
http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/Obama%20Oppo%20on%20JRE%20-%20On%20Labor%20in%20Iowa.pdf

[Hutzpa]

9. You are way off

I simply state the facts, which you don't seem to have.
On the flyer, those are what Edwards have done, its not
distorted, it is the truth.

[nonconformist]

12. The facts that I don't seem to have? Do you think I made those articles up?

Edwards has criticized Obama's health care plan numerous times, and he vehemently criticized Obama's praise of Reagan.

[Hutzpa]

18. He did criticized him on health plan,

but during the debate agreed with him.

[nonconformist]

23. Agreed with him on what, his health plan? nt

[Hutzpa]

29. Wheren't you paying attention,

during the debates. Would you like a reminder on that too.

[nonconformist]

30. I watched the debates.

But I never saw Edwards agree with Obama on his health care plan.

[UALRBSofL]

8. Until Edwards found

out this week how corrupt and phony Obama is. Maybe that's why Edwards hasn't endorsed Obama. He knows what were beginning to see now.

[cd3dem]

11. and how much did Obama get from Rezco?

[Hutzpa]

16. Whatever you gave him n/t

[cd3dem]

24. as usual the Obama comments make no sense

[BeyondGeography]

13. If he goes with Clinton, all of his criticisms of her will be recycled

and it will generate as many bad media moments for Edwards and Hillary as it will good in the near term.

However, he is a first-rate campaigner and his support is worth something substantial in the end. Hence the non-stop sucking up from both candidates since he ended his candidacy.

[Hutzpa]

15. Thats the whole idea,

it will generate bad media, this is about being what
they say they are to the people, this is not about
their self greed.

No one knows this better than Edwards.

[Yael]

20. He would just have to retool his message into 180 degrees of where it was

as of January 30th.

[Little Star]

22. If he goes with Obama, all of his criticisms of him will be recycled

and blah,blah,blah. My money is on he endorses neither.

[BeyondGeography]

26. Do you have any links as good as this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kugkNSa9xxo

[Hutzpa]

31. Perfect! ! in video,

will bookmark.

[nonconformist]

25. Then you can argue that will be the case if he endorses Obama, too

Because he's criticized him plenty.

[Bread and Circus]

19. This is why I keep saying Edwards would discredit himself the moment he endorses Clinton...

it's undeniable.

For those that don't see it, aren't paying attention.

[Yael]

21. No kidding.

[grizmaster]

27. Two words- UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE

Edwards and Clinton support it, Obama is against it.

And who have the blue collar voters Edwards loved been voting for now? I'll give you a hint. Hillary