John Edwards' Address to the Nation

[jsamuel]

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[waiting for hope]

1. Damn - you beat me by two seconds!

[be inspired]

3. And me by 4!

LOL. This is an AWESOME ad!

[jsamuel]

52. IF YOU LIKE WHAT JOHN EDWARDS IS SAYING, PLEASE GO HERE AND DONATE

http://www.actblue.com/page/du-presidential

Thank You!

[be inspired]

78. Believe me, I already have.

Proud to support him, although I cannot add to my financial support of him at this time. I have definitely donated to his campaign, though.

[jsamuel]

20. hehe, no matter, you get to rec, I can't rec my own!!!!

[liberal N proud]

2. OUTSTANDING!

A presidential candidate calling for an end to a war!

[waiting for hope]

4. Are you listening to the

big talking heads now? Amazing -

[Virginian]

45. Here is a link to ACTBLUE for donations.

As per Skinner:

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[ChiciB1]

49. I've Done It Before... A Good Measure Of HOW DU Feels To Some Extent...

I do think it was John Edwards who got the largest portion of money donated the last quarter. Even though I'm so very fed up with what has happened to our country, I WILL donate to John Edwards simply because at least he IS speaking out regardless of the consequences. And my finances are really getting stretched at this point!!

I KNOW many here think he's just another "pretty boy" or a "trickster" of sorts, but one thing must be said... he DID try to do SOMETHING!!! You can denigrate him all you want, say he's only doing it to get elected, but I'm sure that ALL the candidates have their "special" ways to do this. John Edwards said it in front of all to see! I also think Biden should be commended, but unfortunately he is still saying that because of the mess in Iraq, there is very little we can do!

I watched C-Span yesterday and there was a man on (can't remember his name) but he just started an Arab Magazine published out of D.C. and he actually said that most Arabs want the Democrats to win because at least they "USED" to try to broker agreements and diplomacy. The magazine was started because he believed that neither Americans nor the people of the Middle East understand one another and that there should be so much more DIALOG rather than WAR!! I happen to agree with him. I should have checked the C-Span website so I could post the magazine and his name. I may go back and do it now.

Sure, I'm biased because I've supported Edwards for so long, but quite a few months ago when Congress drafted the last bill that The Idiot vetoed, it was Edwards who said.... Just keep sending the bill back again and again, EVEN IF it gets vetoed VERY SINGLE TIME! The appearance of doing that at least sends a message "to the people" that at the very least the Democrats are trying. Even so, for the most part the Democrats seem to let themselves get "rolled" by The Idiot ALL THE TIME!!

Now, the focus is on the ad from Move-On and NOT on the fact the even Patraeus's BOSS is AGAINST what The Idiot has proposed! It's all about, Poor Patraeus and Crocker and it's THE VERY SAME THING that these people do, and have been doing since FOREVER!!

So to all of you who really hate John Edwards, go ahead and do your dirty work, it just plays into EXACTLY what "the corrupt ones" want us to do!! JMHO!

[nxylas]

51. Oh Lord, I can hear the Freepers now

You just know the only thing they'll take from your third paragraph is "The Ay-rabs (booga booga) want the Democrats to win". I know, why should I care what they think, they're irrelevant now. I guess I'm still stuck in a pre-11/7 mindset ;)

[ChiciB1]

54. Well, I HAVE Been Told In the Past That I'm TRUTHFUL To A Fault!

Maybe that's why I support John Edwards. I have NEVER in my life said I HATED anyone, NOT EVER... even as an adolescent teen-ager acting out against my parents, the word "hate" was almost synonymous with F--K!

But now, I F--King HATE THESE PEOPLE IN POWER! And if "Truth To Power" has been lost, and I think it has, what does it matter anyway?? Are we getting ANYWHERE with "our" agenda? I don't think so... even when it doesn't even matter whether The Idiotic Decider vetoes a bill or not! Bills don't need to pass, but it would mean a lot if the got PROPOSED in the first place! Looks to me like we have far too many who are "tin men/women" and live in the the shadows of the FEAR that has been generated by these disgusting whore-mongers!

[pinto]

5. Kick.

:kick:

[RoyGBiv]

6. K&R

Now that's a firm statement.

I like that.

[Mojambo]

7. Very Presidential. n/t

[RoccoR5955]

8. I love the end...

No timeline, no funding, no excuses! It is time to end this war!

K&R

[sparkleon]

9. Only Way

is to bring the war to an end and bring the troops home. JRE doesn't mince words and his words are bring our troops home to American soil now, not in ten years, not in 20 years.

[ultraist]

10. K&R for real leadership!

JOHN EDWARDS!

[wildbilln864]

11. Kick!

and recommended! I am so looking forward to his presidency.
I'd love to see an Edwards/Kucinich ticket! :hi:

[Rainbowreflect]

46. I could live with that.

Although Kucinich/Edwards has a nice ring! ;)

[wildbilln864]

84. Absolutely it does. n/t

[onehandle]

12. Coattails----->

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=3496258

[calteacherguy]

13. Just couldn't resist attacking good Democrats in Congress, could you Johnny boy?

It's not about courage, it's about the numbers...and we ain't got 'em. You should have acted when you actually were in the senate. Now you are immaterial.

Pandering hypocrite. You'll do anything to get elected...but you never will be. I do take some comfort in that.

[pinto]

15. Fer crying out loud. I'm supporting a different primary candidate, realize the legislative issues,

yet thought this was a fine statement, and have no reason to slam Mr. Edwards for his comments. They are his, and they were well done.

Thanks.

[JNelson6563]

38. Some people are never happy.

Always gotta throw stones and/or leave a turd in the punchbowl.

I'm not a supporter of any candidate but I like to give credit where it's due. When any of them do something good I'm ok with praising them for it.

Ah but where would DU be without shit-flinging monkeys?

Julie

[Raster]

68. Thank you!

:yourock:

[ludwigb]

19. Congressional Democrats Have No Excuse For Funding This Immoral War

For my part, I don't even agree with funding contingent on a timeline--I'm for withdrawing as soon as feasible. But those who continue funding without a timeline....well...they have no excuse at all.

[Raster]

69. Thank you!

:yourock:

[TankLV]

24. Let's see - who should we believe - a newbie who's history is criticizing Dems & spewing repuke

talking points, and never misses a chance to scold Democrats for daring to be critical, or John Edwards...

hmmmmmm...

John Edwards says it perfectly. Period.

Unlike some here who constantly try to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory...

The American People are behind John overwhelmingly by a 75% majority or more.

NOBODY but the "backwash" supports the WAR CRIMINAL who LIED us PURPOSELY into this ILLEGAL war of CHOICE...

[Raster]

70. Thank you

:yourock:

[madmunchie]

89. JE supported this war and hasn't spent 1 day DOING anything

to correct the horrible error that he has contributed to. No he was off running to IOWA more than any other candidate to date to do what JE does best.....promote himself.

I am not so much a "newbie"....(just another example of a JE supporter namecalling) and this is what I think:


JE was in the Senate for 6 short years and spent close to half of that time campaigning for POTUS, therefore not really serving his constituents and doing his homework on some of the disasterous bills he voted for.

John Edwards talked about poverty, but he co-sponsored a massive increase in H-1b Visas

JE co-sponsored the IWR and then voted for it, to stood by it a year later, and then finally said that he was sorry after the polls turned, three years and one failed election later. Slow on the uptake I'd say - way too slow for the demands of POTUS

Edwards DID NOT generate or champion any poverty legislation during his 6 years in the senate (while he co sponsored the IWR?????) real humanitarian and champion of the poor huh.

Edwards literally bed down in Iowa and New Hampshire for a couple of years while he nervously wavered because he didn't know if he was gonna run since his wife was sick!!!! He could have stayed in the Senate to help clean up a mess that he helped create. Somebody with a conscince would have done that. But wait a minute, JE probably wouldn't have been re -elected as a Senator in his own state......why is that?

John Edwards (D-NC) took aim at Iran, warning that the "world won't back down." .....John Edwards, who poses as a peace candidate, declares that we will go to war with Iran before we'll let them break Israel's nuclear monopoly in the Middle East, that should tell us that he didn't seem to learn from his disasterous Iraq vote, ya think?

JE voted YES to free trade with China

JE voted YES on the 2001 bankruptcy bill Yeah, a real bleeding heart for the poor.

JE voted against the 2002 amendment for voting rights to be reinstated to convicted criminals


Yeah, JE is the best choice we have......NOT!!!

[never_get_over_it]

26. No actually it is NOT about numbers

and you have bought the Nancy Pelosi BULL SHIT - SHE CONTROLS THE AGENDA - funding bills have to start in the House - all she has to do is NOT BRING ONE FORWARD oh just like she DIDN'T HAVE TO BRING THAT FISA PIECE OF SHIT FORWARD - if she doesn't have the NUMBERS she simply doesn't bring funding bill forward and then she tells that ass hole living at 1600 PA Ave that he won't get shit from her until he agrees to a reasonable time line

I AM SO FUCKING SICK OF HEARING THESE DEMS SAY WE DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS - I guess that is the majority equivalent to their minority whine of WE'RE KEEPING OUR POWDER DRY for something REALLY IMPORTANT that NEVER CAME.

I don't know if they have battered wife syndrome, are being black mailed or threatened in some way or just plain in on it - but for God's sake I'm SICK OF IT....

[Liberal Dose]

39. OMG THANK YOU! I love you

:applause: :yourock:

[Raster]

71. Thank you! You REALLY fucking rock!

:yourock:

[shireen]

31. illogical reasoning, or looking for a cheap shot at Edwards?

it's about the numbers...and we ain't got 'em.

And that's a reason for so many of them to stay quiet about the outrages around us? A reason to not do their jobs as legislators, do the RIGHT thing, even if the odds are against them?

I don't understand the mentality of many members of Congress. One party acts like a brainwashed cult. The other party is afraid of its shadow. Creatures of the Cambrian explosion had more backbone.

And when someone calls them on it, he gets labeled as a pandering hypocrite? That makes no sense.

I'm not an Edwards supporter, or, for that matter, supporting any of the current front-runners. But I see good in all of them. Any one of them will be a major improvement over the current sorry excuse of a president who is running our country into the ground.

I don't understand ... where is the outrage? Do these members of Congress feel anything? I don't know how they can go about business as usual while people are getting killed because of the actions of our government, actions supposedly being undertaken on behalf of "we, the people."

[Raster]

72. Thank you!

:yourock:

[Inspired]

35. WTF?

If John Edwards said the sky was blue on a sunny day, you would post a comment that he is just pandering to those who wanted good weather.

Talk about being hypocritical and pandering. I say you are just that.

[pocoloco]

62. This is the same dumb asshole that believed bush*

and helped write the IWR.

Can't blame him though for trying to wash some of the blood off his hands.

[Raster]

73. Thank you!

:yourock:

[rateyes]

48. Numbers schmumbers....

It only takes 41 in the Senate to block a funding bill, and one in the House...Ms. Pelosi.

It's not about numbers. It's about lack of courage.

[Raster]

74. Hit the nail RIGHT ON THE HEAD!

Thank you!:yourock:

Cowards or collaborators?:kick:Wake up, America!

[Catchawave]

83. Hi calteacherguy !

Always nice of you to drop in yet another Edwards thread and spreading love and joy......oh wait.....you disagreed with the message?

[Kajsa]

14. K & R.

John speaks the truth.

[colorado_ufo]

16. Most excellent!

SO good to hear some direct speech!

[Juan_de_la_Dem]

17. I saw this tonight and thought, Wow.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

18. Edwards should team up with Kucinich to win!

This is great because he's separating himself from Nixon's position on the war! Oops.. I mean Senator Clinton's position on the war! ... Dennis voted NO: Patriot Act, Wiretap, War In Iraq, Corporate Welfare, Outsourcing Jobs, "Guest" Workers, Discrimination, and Tax Breaks for the rich and famous...
Dennis voted NO for all the other unconstitutional acts of the GOP...On the record.... Dennis can't and won't be bought! He's true blue and very loyal!... John Edwards should team up with Dennis Kucinich to win!
When candidate Dennis Kucinich took the lead by a very large margin, ABC took down the poll, and then replaced it with another poll On Aug. 19, a debate for the Democratic contenders for 2008 was hosted in Iowa by ABC news. At the same time, ABC put up a prominent poll on their website, asking the question, "Who is winning the debate?" When candidate Dennis Kucinich took the lead by a very large margin, ABC took down the poll, and then replaced it with another poll:" ... Question??? Who really won the debate? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2DGfXA8DlE --Dennis is great at winning debates! ...I hope John Edwards realizes before it's too late -- he can't win alone! http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/04/3597 -- The Gold Standard For Progressive Candidates... Edwards/Kucinich 2008?

[redqueen]

47. Oh yes yes yes yes YES!

I could not IMAGINE a better ticket!

:bounce:

[maxpower]

21. Kick

I love Kucinich but let's face it he has no chance. Edwards can win, he has my vote

[Breeze54]

22. Direct and to the point!

Not that I'd expect anything less.

K&R

[jsamuel]

25. Indeed!

[Danger Mouse]

23. Yet another reason...

why I'll be supporting either Kucinich or Edwards in the primary. Obama and Clinton have a lot of work to do if they're going to convince me they're worth a damn.

[texpatriot2004]

27. Well said nm

[cynthia]

28. No more excuses

I like the way John tells it straight

[Divine Discontent]

29. this is great! KICKITY KICK!

love it. hope millions saw it. he speaks with passion, but with reserve. he sounds presidential/vice presidential! He's my pick. Oh, - I love the funky style of the H*A*I*R, to boot! ha... I've never seen that on him before, I wish I HAD hair to do that with.

[deacon]

30. No funding. No excuses. A good bumper sticker. n/t

[hisownpetard]

65. GREAT bumper sticker. I'd put one on every CongressCritter's windshield, facing IN.

[LSK]

32. just one minor critique

I wish he gave out the hotline phone # to call Congress.

[MalloyLiberal]

41. Doesn't work, Pelosi shuts off the phones

People have called and they just shut the phones off and direct you to voicemail.

[ProudDad]

33. Very well said, Mr. Edwards K&R (n/t)

[antiimperialist]

34. John, even if the war was successful, I would oppose it

Enough with this "We are against this failed war" crap. An unjustified war is not made better by being successful.

[acmavm]

36. I've decided where my vote's going and it's to Edwards.

[subsuelo]

37. sorry I can't get on Edwards bandwagon

Stephen Zunes sums things up well:

John Edwards, who-in the face of growing public skepticism of the Bush administration's WMD claims-rushed to the president's defense in an op-ed article published in the Washington Post. In his commentary, Edwards claimed that Iraq was "a grave and growing threat" and that Congress should therefore "endorse the use of all necessary means to eliminate the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction."

The Bush administration was so impressed with Edwards' arguments that they posted the article on the State Department website.

Edwards is only coming out in favor of ending the war now that the political tide has turned.

I can't go for that.

Give me someone who has always understood that this war was unjustified, unnecessary, and flat out wrong.

Give me Kucinich.

[Name removed]

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[subsuelo]

44. not the point right now

I'll definitely vote Edwards should he take the nomination. At the moment I express support for Kucinich

[LSK]

50. then dont complain when you get President Hillary

[ChiciB1]

53. Kucinich MAY Be Getting More Attention Recently, But For The Most Part

other than the die hard dedicated politicos, main stream isn't hearing it. Just as so many people talk about Ron Paul on C-Span, his numbers remain VERY LOW!

Unfortunately this is HOW it goes in American Politics today... so what do you do?? Vote for Kucinich in the primary and help him out, but in the end you may take a vote away from someone who COULD win had you voted for them. I didn't create this situation, and I do like the Kucinich message, but would choose Feingold over Kucinich myself. But Feingold CAN'T get elected either. I say this as a person who has lived in the south since I was 11 years old, and the SOUTH MUST be won, no matter what!

And please, BEFORE you say that Edwards didn't even win his own state... just fugeddaboudit! These people running the country now WERE NEVER ELECTED.... NOT EVER! You will NEVER convince me they were unless you can show the EXACT numbers on fraudulent machines as to that reality! But we will NEVER see those number, NOT EVER!! And I happen to live in a state and a county that knows all about FRAUDULENT elections and practices it down to a science!!!

[terip64]

40. If Gore doesn't get in I am going with Edwards. n/t

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

43. I am SO going to vote for this guy!

nt

[Baby Snooks]

55. Keep in mind...

Keep in mind that after the election, Bush will still have two months in office. If he feels the new president may end the war, he may see to it that the war is expanded so that it cannot be stopped. If he has not already done so at that point. If we are not already in a world war, we may be before the new president takes office. And you cannot just stop a world war.

Impeach, impeach, impeach.

[socretes73]

56. The Odds of Me Supporting Edwards Just Went WAY Up

give 'em hell - on THE issue of the day.

DEMS in CONGRESS - you have a MANDATE to stop this qAWagmire - do it now, OR ELSE!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

57. Presidential!

After what we've had to go through for six years of "presidential" addresses, I actually found it heartwarming to hear Edwards' speech last night, even if it were only for the fact that actual intelligent statements were being put forth, as opposed to scripted soundbites awkwardly delivered.

What articulate leadership COULD be....

[cboy4]

58. I am one of those undecided voters, but Edwards really caught

my attention when I watched this last night on MSNBC.

I thought it was his best performance yet.

Still don't know what I'm going to do at the polls, but he definitely caught my attention with this.

[Anarchy.X]

77. He caught the attention of those who wonder

if he in fact is worth choosing over the other two who are getting more press and money because of style (i.e. gender/race) than substance.

I think he achieved his goal, for those of us who want him as president already know he is the best candidate and why. This was just to show the others that he too can have a "Presidential" presence, and actually more than the others.

[Emillereid]

59. I am really beginning to like this guy!

I don't understand why he's not higher in the polls among democrats. Why are democrats allowing the media to select Hillary as our candidate? Edwards is so much more authentic than she is. After reading about her religiosity in Mother Jones, I have more misgivings about her than ever -- she is still a republican. Edwards feels more like the old fashioned democrats I remember from the sixties and seventies. My first choice is Kucinich, but the media just won't give him a break, but Edwards is tugging on my heart.

[kenfrequed]

60. I do like Edwards

I am still backing Kucinich though.

[Justyce]

61. I think he will make a GREAT president. nt

[rainnskittles]

63. Off the fence

I'm now convinced that this guy has the courage that's so badly missing in Washington. Win or lose.. he's got my vote. Sorry Hillary.

[jsamuel]

64. Thank you! Welcome to DU!

:woohoo: :applause: :patriot: :yourock: :bounce: :toast:

http://www.actblue.com/page/du-presidential

[TexasBushwhacker]

66. Okay, I'm in

He's got my vote and he's got my money (and I don't have much to share).

[jsamuel]

67. Thank You Too!!!

:woohoo: :applause: :patriot: :yourock: :bounce: :toast:

[Ninga]

75. K & R for John. I am very impressed with the number of "greatest" recommendations

It would be great if this thread could get to 100 votes!

If wishes were diamonds I would be a rich person.

I wish the very best for John Edwards, because I know he is a fighter, a thinker, a listener, and because we deserve all those qualities in a President.

Bless you John ! Keep fighting.


:hi:


:applause:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

76. President Edwards

this is what is worrying to the media and his opponents. He's just too Presidential!

I hope he wins through.

[waiting for hope]

79. Damn - I can't rec this again....

So I'll :kick: !

John Edwards wants Change - So DO I!

[tinrobot]

80. Truth is so powerful.

All you gotta do is have the guts to speak it.

I'm supporting Edwards.

[lovuian]

81. Kucinich is my first pick then Edwards and Hillary and Obama

I like all of them but there are my preferences

Edwards is getting his message finer tuned

I like what I hear

[Ninga]

82. Yes, a positive quality for a strong leader is that he/she is able to allow personal growth to

serve the greater good, and use good listening skills to "fine tune" their message.

I think the experience John Edwards got at fighting for his clients makes him tough and a creative strategic thinker and a terrific listener.

[ThePowerofWill]

85. I must say Edwards did look very Presidential.

This should be run on every tv station, more people need to see it. At least it will circulate the internet.

[jsamuel]

86. They were denied by 5 networks. MSNBC was the only one to agree to run it.

[defendandprotect]

87. Great!!! If I could ask for anything more it would be that Edwards . . . .

would have noted that this is an "illegal" war and that Iraq should be returned to its citizens and American occupation ended.

Edwards has a lot of courage -- they're going to be increasing their fire on him --
and especially Democrats who don't want fingers pointed at their cowardly behavior.

Meanwhile, Republicans real fears -- perhaps like Poppy Bush realizing that Jr. could be impeached??? -- seem to be getting responded to by Gates and Fallon and the military decisions may be moving into their hands? Gates is suggesting large cuts in Iraqi troops.

Don't want to suggest that this has anything to do with Republicans developing a conscience or becoming less imperialistic or less interested in warprofiteering -- I'm simply saying, some real fear may be registering with them re being held criminally accountable for what they have already done. ?????

[Name removed]

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[madmunchie]

90. Don't waste your breath with all of your passion - most JE supporters don't tend to look at facts

They, like Bush supporters, seem rather dim when it comes to reading the evidence of somebody's incompetence when it is right in front of their noses.

Bush came into office with all kind of warning signs that he wasn't "up to the job" as POTUS, JE has warning signs as well...like his short and disaterous stint in the Senate and how JE managed to vote wrong on the Patriot Act, Bankruptcy Bill, Free Trade with China, Co sponsored massive increase in H-1b Visas, JE co-sponsored the IWR and then voted for it, to stood by it a year later, and then finally said that he was sorry after the polls turned, three years and one failed election later. Slow on the uptake I'd say - way too slow for the demands of POTUS

Edwards DID NOT generate or champion any poverty legislation during his 6 years in the senate (while he co sponsored the IWR?????) real humanitarian and champion of the poor huh.

JE hasn't DONE anything worth supporting.....but guess what????? Dems have their Dimwits to. Sad, but true.

[usregimechange]

91. Kick!!!

[provis99]

92. But would you have a beer with him?

Seriously, he sounded and acted Presidential, but that's by DU standards. By the standards of the average idiot voter, he would sound too soft-spoken, uses too many ideas, and is boring. Ain't gonna win against complete fools like Thompson or Ghouliani, who appeal to the NASCAR voters more.

Heck, Bill Clinton was only elected because he was portrayed as a Southern good-ole-boy who ate at McDonalds, vs. the elitist WASP George Bush Sr, who didn't know what a price scanner was. The voters that decide the election are the ones impressed with goofy slogans and cowboy posturing, not reasoned thought.

Yes, I do sound depressing and cynical, and pissed off about the way it is, but am I wrong? Well, I damned well hope so for the upcoming election.

[usregimechange]

93. Anyday.