Call me crazy, but John Edwards would be the perfect candidate to challenge Obama from the Left

[Bucky]

Just think about it. He'll force Obama to address the issues that progressives care about, but won't be a real threat to taking the nomination.
Plus, I think the lad's got quite a bit of spare time on his hands anyway.

What do you say? John Edwards in 2012!!

[kayakjohnny]

1. Uh.......

Good luck with whatever the intent of this thread was.

[annabanana]

2. Ok.. You're crazy

What makes you think that ANYONE would talk about ANYTHING but Edward's transgressions? There would not be one peep about policy to be found anywhere.

[Synicus Maximus]

17. I agree

[AngkorWot]

3. He's about as good as any other potential challenger.

[pnwmom]

8. Yeah, any challenger would reduce Obama's chances of re-election.

There's never been a Presidential incumbent who benefited in the general from having had a challenger in the primary.

[JitterbugPerfume]

4. ok

you''re (you know--what you said)

[treestar]

5. So what if Obama talked about it all?

So if he were forced to talk about a thing, that helps bring it about?

The usual magical thinking regarding the all powerful bully pulpit.

[pnwmom]

6. Any challenger will divert attention and resources away from the general campaign

thereby weakening Obama in the long run.

And John Edwards is pathetic.

[BanzaiBonnie]

7. One word. Untrustworthy!

[Bucky]

9. So what we're saying is... it's an idea SO zany, it just. might. work.!

[Jack Rabbit]

OK. That's crazy.

Are you happy now?

If I get so pissed at Obama that I would vote for Kermit the Frog in the primary, maybe I could consider Edwards. But I'd still rather vote for Kermit than a creep like Edwards.

[seabeyond]

10. are you fucking serious. da lounge, for you. lol. the guy is a lair. i dont believe a damn

thing he says, and would be nothing but a joke and a circus.

[ingac70]

11. HELL NO. What a vile piece of trash! n/t

[WinkyDink]

12. Insanity.

[spanone]

13. pass the bong.

[seabeyond]

19. lol. nt

[City Lights]

14. I won't call you crazy. I'll just pass on 'Edwards 2012.' eom

[Exilednight]

15. Edwards was in the news today. He's trying to keep his ass out of jail for misusing campaign funds

[TroglodyteScholar]

16. Crazy, yes.

I'm not even sure Edwards has credibility with himself at this point.

[JVS]

18. Except for that whole being prosecuted thing.

[arthritisR_US]

20. the only thing Edwards should run for...

is cover..

[WillyT]

21. LOL !!! - This Thread, And The Responses, Are Already A DU Classic !!!

:rofl:

:evilgrin:

:D

:hi:

[LeftyMom]

22. Not only no, but hell no.

That man makes Obama look positively sincere and principled.

[zbdent]

23. hmm ... he's fathered a child from an affair ... and had a bunch of people covered it up

and hushed it up (or at least ignored it) in the media ...

Hell, no, I won't vote for Arnold Schwarzenegger ... oh, wait ...

[TheCowsCameHome]

24. Got any more of that weed? n/t

[leftstreet]

25. There's no place for Edwards in the party. All his talk about poverty makes him sound like a Commie

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[Cumberland Guy]

36. I think he was getting 150,000.00 for each of those poverty speeches.

[texanwitch]

26. I saw Edwards in person at a state convention, he was so good looking.

He would be the best looking president we ever had.

Maybe we could overlook the jail thing.

The republicans that would be running against him are all crazy.

[seabeyond]

29. bah hahaha. fuck fixing the world. he looks pretty, lol. hey, i think that is how the repugs

figure with palin

[texanwitch]

33. He was real pretty.

He walked right past me, I could have touched him.

[seabeyond]

37. petter patter, the heart goes.

should have, would have, could have

sigh....

lol

[texanwitch]

39. Yes,

All the women were talking about how good he looked.

He could have had a lot of womens votes I am sure.

Maybe even Republican women, Edwards is a southern boy.

[seabeyond]

42. bah hahah. i am sure. as a matter of fact, you almost have me seeing bucky's point

he might be able to kick O's ass and repugs, with one arm tied behind his back

or both on bedposts

or

.....

with just the smile

[texanwitch]

43. The smile.

His hair and smile.

To bad he had to cheat on his wife.

[seabeyond]

44. the smile... sigh

ya, well, guys can't help it. god made the that way. or evolution made men that way. but, whatever it was, with that smile, he was meant to spread his seeds





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hey, how far are we taking it

[texanwitch]

49. I think his looks went to his head.

I am sure there were lots of women, he got caught with this one.

[seabeyond]

55. agreed

my hubby partnered with a man that good looking. and smooth. i have seen at least one in every company i have worked in. they dont stay faithful. i never thought he had, either. and to be honest, in 2004 i heard enough behind the scene comments from the edwards to not be real comfortable with character.

[texanwitch]

56. It is a shame.

I hope he thought it was worth it now.

[Boojatta]

63. Whose brain should be transplanted into the body of Edwards?

Character and intelligence reside in the brain. We could create the perfect candidate, and get votes from lots of women.

[texanwitch]

66. I am sure there are plenty of people to pick from.

How about Alan Grayson, the former Rep..

Yeah, Alan.

[eridani]

77. Geez. Obama's pretty good-looking too n/t

[Texasgal]

27. Sorry Bucky

I'll call you crazy! :P

An Edwards run would seal the deal for a GOP president. We have too much at stake.

I dig the fact that you mentioned this however! I really liked Edwards before his fall. Too bad. He was a pretty decent guy.

[Enrique]

28. he's very handsome

that's what we need most right now. :shrug:

[madokie]

30. Ok I'll call you crazy as a loon

John Edwards wouldn't get a handful of votes so he'd be a waste of time on everyones part. Yours for sure for even suggesting it. :shrug:

[JohnnyLib2]

31. Bucky is plucky!

But the idea is sucky. :evilgrin:

[Cumberland Guy]

32. A man who lies, lies and then...

covers up those lies with MORE lies. When he's caught in the lies he, lies more!

Then we get the Oprah moment where he's addicted to sex (so am i by the way). Then he goes to court to protect his bar license and well guess what he did there.

[Old and In the Way]

34. We don't need a cash draining primary this cycle.

Citizen's United is going to provide Republicans with an unlimited source of cash to market their message and character assassinate Obama in the process. This recession is going to hurt Democrats particularly hard...I sure don't have the money I had available in past election cycles...I'm sure I'm not alone with this problem, either.

I'm all for hi-profile Democrats coming together to debate the issues. Probably won't get the corporate media to cover, but the internet would be an excellent platform, especially if we could vote online for the winning solutions. That would suck some of the focus and media oxygen off the Republicans and the viewer feedback could help Democrats tune their message for the 2012 elections.

[taterguy]

35. Why don't I just call you fucking stupid instead of crazy?

[siligut]

89. Because you are way too fucking nice?

:shrug:

[Sedona]

38. RICH AND handsome

Elizabeth Edwards....now THERE would be a challange from the left!

RIP

[Irishonly]

91. First thing I thought of

She was a wonder.

[Desertrose]

40. Sorry, the dude is toast...

Wish it all wasn't true but he is no longer politically viable.
:(

[tritsofme]

41. Too funny. I needed a good laugh.

[Nye Bevan]

45. Actually, this is quite a good idea.

I would suggest he pick Newt Gingrich as his running mate, to get a genuinely bipartisan ticket. And perhaps Bernie Madoff could be the campaign treasurer.

[MrScorpio]

46. Yep, you're crazy.

I hope you're satisfied.

[Major Hogwash]

47. Does anyone know what Edwards' position on abortion is now?

:rofl:

[flvegan]

48. Edwards, like kudzu, is going places!

[babylonsister]

50. Not crazy, whacko! nt

[stevedeshazer]

51. Who is John Edwards? Never heard of him.

:shrug:

[Renew Deal]

52. OK. You're crazy.

:shrug:

Edwards is such a fraud. Forget about his alleged crimes and moral issues. He spent the entire last campaign running to the left of Hillary and Obama. His positions in 2008 weren't the same positions he had in 2004, nor as a senator.

[HipChick]

53. John who?

[InvisibleTouch]

Well all his dirty laundry is already out in the open...

...so there would be no more nasty surprises. The only direction he can go from here, is up.

I'm being facetious, of course. I'm not in favor of a primary challenger for Obama. Nor do I think it will happen.

[stockholmer]

54. puff puff pass, you must be smoking the good stuff

:crazy:

[madinmaryland]

57. OK. WHO THE FUCK IS UNRECCING THIS!!

:mad:

Mad showing poutrage!

[seabeyond]

59. thanks for reminding me. i forgot....

ok, not

but i am NOT going to rec

[Generic Brad]

58. Obama may need to pardon him first if Edwards gets convicted

I think the chance of that happening is around 0.00000001%.

[Spider Jerusalem]

60. You're crazy

Edwards doesn't give a fuck about "the issues that progressives care about" apart from thinking that it'd get him elected. He's as phony as a three-dollar bill.

[gkhouston]

61. Could we have at least go for a quixotic challenger who isn't a laughingstock?

If Edwards were a candidate now, the only thing that would be covered would be his personal foibles, not progressive ideas.

[Arkansas Granny]

62. Don't bogart that joint, my friend

Don't bogart that joint, my friend
Pass it over to me.
Don't bogart that joint, my friend
Pass it over to me.

Roll another one
Just like the other one.
You've been hanging on to it
And I sure would like a hit.

Don't bogart that joint, my friend
Pass it over to me.
Don't bogart that joint, my friend
Pass it over to me.

Ro-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oll another one
Just like the other one.
That one's just about burnt to the end
So come on and be a friend.

Don't bogart that joint, my friend
Pass it over to me.
Don't bogart that joint, my friend
Pass it over to me

[astral]

64. hey you stole my line, man!

bump and rec.
and since you saved me one after all...
snort

[eridani]

79. Now I feel old! n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

65. You're crazy.

Even if he's not in jail by then, he'd be politically radioactive on account of being a conscienceless hound dog who betrayed his dying wife.

:puke:

[Aerows]

67. He's got too much baggage

When he risked the entire 2008 Presidential race by having an affair and lying about it, I lost respect for him. Could you imagine if that would have come out with him being the party nominee?

[Iggo]

68. You're crazy.

But we love you anyway.

[ScreamingMeemie]

69. I'll go with "What happens when the Lounge decides to have fun in GD" for $200, Alex.

[texanwitch]

73. No, I think he is very serious.

Edwards at his worse is better then any of the republicans running.

[cherokeeprogressive]

70. You be daft.

Really, REALLY daft.

[SwampG8r]

71. yep crazy as a shithouse rat!

[liberalhistorian]

72. Uhh, dude........put down the bong

and the whiskey bottle and whatever other substances you've been ingesting tonight. Seriously.

Wow. Just wow.

[LynneSin]

74. Bucky you know we love you but you are crazy!

:pals:

[iris27]

75. Happy to oblige -- you are definitely crazy.

1) Any challenger weakens the incumbent for the general.
2) Edwards pissed all over whatever moral authority he had with progressives with his stunt.
3) He's far too busy trying not to be indicted for criminal violations of campaign finance laws.

[Skidmore]

76. Will you be in charge of scheduling his campaign events around his court appearances

for misuse of campaign funds? This is without a doubt one of the more idiotic posts I've seen.

[Selatius]

78. He ruined his own career. He is a non-starter. nt

[quaker bill]

80. Well, it is not like it would damage his political career

You have to have a political career to do it damage.

[hack89]

81. You are crazy. He is a sleazeball. nt

[rucky]

82. They guy who talks to dead people?

[Douglas Carpenter]

83. 1. John Edwards is a "third way" Democrat just like Obama - 2. I'm afraid he is washed up

[baldguy]

84. Yeah, sure. And Elliot Spitzer can be his running mate.

That's the way to go if you want the Left to be lost in the mists of the wilderness.

[Frank Cannon]

85. You're not crazy, just addicted to crystal meth.

If you don't get help at Charter Hospital, please get help somewhere.

[TheManInTheMac]

86. You're not just crazy, you're the bull goose loon.

[Shagbark Hickory]

87. +! Now that's what I call "thinking outside the box"

[JoePhilly]

88. Don't post drunk.

[stanwyck]

90. Right message. Wrong messenger. n/t

[Taverner]

92. Um, no. He's a fraud. Four years ago, I might have thought differently.

But not today. Not after the John Kerry story. That was the straw that broke the camel's back.

[Iggo]

93. Rec'd to Zero!!!!

:thumbsup: