Edwards "I have never taken a dime from Washington lobbyists,"

[MethuenProgressive]

http://johnedwards.com/news/headlines/20070820-lobbyist-challenge/
"I have never taken a dime from Washington lobbyists,"
"Taken" implies he was offered some, doesn't it?
Any proof of this claim, that he's refused $ that his "corrupt" opponents have taken?


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[SoFlaJet]

1. Which is another reason

why I'll be voting for JE in the Florida primary-whether my vote means anything or not...I just don't trust this state that if I say "fuck it why bother voting" that they don't take my name off the rolls AGAIN....like they did in 2000-NEVER AGAIN

[MethuenProgressive]

3. so, you think it's important, and you just accept his word as "truth"?

I wonder though, what $ has he refused, and why was he so certain it would corrupt him?
And good for you to keep voting in FL, they'll have to count it sooner or later!

[JuniperLea]

9. No need to accept "his word"

The Republicans would love to catch any one of our candidates in a lie. If he lied, we would all know he lied by now.

[liberal N proud]

2. I hope he can prove that

Because if he did and is saying that he will be smeared up one side and down another.
The only thing they have had to attack Edwards to this point is a hair cut.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

4. Believe me...

politicians know if they have accepted money from a lobbyist. The lobbyist is giving them money for a reason -- not to be a good samaritan.

[daninthemoon]

7. That's what makes me nervous when he makes that statement.

It's so absolute.

[JuniperLea]

10. You can't prove a negative...

You can prove he DID accept $ if in fact he had... and if he had, we'd all know about it by now because the Repug Smear Team would be all over that like white on rice.

[wtmusic]

5. Now North Carolina lobbyists, that's another subject...

:evilgrin:

[MethuenProgressive]

6. Is his Fortress Investment Group based in NC?

Cuz 170K is a lot to take from a place you used to work for...

[Wiley50]

8. Check OpenSecrets.org

They just came out with their new lobbyist report

Check previous years reports when Edwards was serving in the Senate