CNN reporting Obama spent the day with John and Elizabeth Edwards.

[Avalux]

I'm off to bed in a minute and thought I'd pass this along, just in case it hadn't been posted yet.

Obama somehow got out of the bad weather in Wisconsin and made his way to the Edwards' home in Chapel Hill NC. He spent the entire day there. No details other than that.

Goodnight everyone! :hi:

[Renew Deal]

1. Did you see the helicopter shot of them in the pool together?

B-)

[angie_love]

3. They swam together? funny, can I see the link? thanks.

[Bicoastal]

7. He's jerking your chain...

...do you really think they'd go swimming in an outdoor pool in mid-February?

[angie_love]

9. LOL....true.

[Reader Rabbit]

2. The whole *day*?!

Seems like an exaggeration. Just how long was the visit, anyway?

[Avalux]

4. Those were CNN's words - "spent the day with"

no mention of timeframe other than that.

[smalll]

22. Makes sense. Reach John's house, go through the front door, find your way to "John's Lounge,"

have a little chat (maybe a cup of coffee: Obama probably would want a latte, here's hoping John gives him some Dukin Donuts,) find your way back out the front door -- that could easily take all day. :shrug:

[Bicoastal]

5. The entire day?

I thought it was just a short meeting, in and out.

It actually does sound rather promising for Obama that he spent so long there. (Assuming that Edwards wasn't tapping his feet and looking at his watch the entire time.)

[Renew Deal]

14. Wam bam thank you

:evilgrin:

[Hill_YesWeWill]

6. He took the entire day off? Aww, maybe they are BFF!

I hope they had fun, did he bring along the family?

[Renew Deal]

12. Yes

He had an event scheduled in WI which was cancelled due to weather.

[Hill_YesWeWill]

16. Well, I wish he was president already so we oculd have some pictures of these

kind of get-togethers!

[jackson_dem]

8. Did they play basketball? Who has a better jumper?

Both are big basketball fans. It would be cool if they someday played a pickup basketball game for charity. Doing it for poverty would be nice.

[juajen]

13. They actually might have done that, in JEdwards gym. I love their house.

[jackson_dem]

20. A charity pickup game between the two would rock

They aren't too far apart in age and both are athletic.

[MadBadger]

10. He wasnt in Wisconsin. He was in Chicago and couldnt get back to Wisco

So why not go visit his BFF John.

[rove karl rove]

11. night

he wants Edwards endorsement eventually.

[Eurobabe]

15. I can't wait to tell a certain Edwards supporter

who blasted me for suggesting that JRE would endorse Obama.

[Yossariant]

17. Flew down early afternoon. Gone by 4. Sounds like a meeting:

"February 17, 2008 4:11 PM

A helicopter cameraman for ABC's Raleigh-Durham affiliate WTVD spotted Obama leaving former rival John Edwards' house on the North Carolina...

Obama, who had spent the night at home in nearby Chicago, took advantage of the unexpectant gap in his schedule and flew down to Raleigh early afternoon..."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/02/obama-and-edwar.html

[Alessandro Machi]

18. The Fix was in...

Edwards gets no credit for shifting the democratic presidential race towards Obama.

The "surge" that Obama has enjoyed coincided with Edwards dropping out. I don't think Hillary has really done anything wrong in her
campaign other than not figure out a way to make a better connection with Edwards prior to his exiting the race.

[ErnestoG]

19. Maybe the Edwards' are CULT-O-CIZED!

sheesh

[JVS]

21. I'm beginning to wonder if an Edwards endorsement is even worth all the time.

I guess if it includes the 26 delegates, it is. But seriously, the candidates have better things to do than shuttle to and from Edwards' house all the time

[surfermaw]

26. bet you are wishing it isn't worth much , however T.V. reporting says otherwise

[jazzjunkysue]

23. Nobody's thinking VP for John? Or has he been there, done that?

At least, I hope John can give him the delegates.

[Yurem2008]

28. Cabinet post for Edwards in the Obama Administration

Attorney General

[LulaMay]

24. CNN barely covered it when they met with Hillary. Nobody knows what it means.

but her plans and ideals are more in line with Edwards, even if he railed about her fund raising (which was always sort of disingenuous with his profiting from hedge funds)

He believed in universal health care so much, ending poverty, which Hillary has worked on so much especially regards to women and children, helping people in ways like her moratorium on foreclosures, etc....

that I will be gravely disappointed if he endorses Obama, who stands for little of these things in a meaningful way.

[mmonk]

25. Saw the chopper.

It was around 11:30 a.m.

[greguganus]

27. Obama visited the "Edwards Compound".

Hopefully Edwards has been indoctrinated into our cult and soon we can have our meetings at "The Compound".