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May 15, 2008

Obscure former Presidential Candidate endorses Obama

Rick Moran
I am obliged to post the following notice; John Edwards - uh, you remember him don't you? - Has finally taken his finger down after seeing which way the political wind was blowing and has endorsed Barack Obama for President:

Sounding a theme of a nation divided into parts by walls, Mr. Edwards said, "The reason I am here tonight is that Democratic voters in America have made their choice and so have I."

Mr. Edwards then went on to say, "There is one man who knows in his heart that it is time to tear down that wall and make one America, Barack Obama."

Mr. Obama, who had introduced Mr. Edwards as "one of the great leaders we have in the Democratic Party, " responded by saying he was grateful to him for coming to Michigan and giving his endorsement.

Mr. Obama also noted how Mr. Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, had emphasized health care as an issue that is of primary concern, then said it would be a major issue in his administration.

The endorsement comes at a time when the appeal of Mr. Obama appears to be lagging among white, blue-collar voters, a group to which Mr. Edwards openly appealed.

Mr. Edwards support was confined to the "angry populist wing" of the Democratic party. There has rarely been a candidate for president who shamlessly sought to divide America along class lines. Openly talking of "us and them" when referring to the "rich" and the rest of us, Edwards camapign never caught fire largely because the candidate himself failed to convince voters he wss "one of them."

How could he convince them after buying a mutli million dollar house and getting $500 hair cuts? Edwards was exposed as a panderer, nothing more.

Will his endorsement help Obama? Only in the sense that his delegate total can now be added to Obama's which brings the Illinois senator that much closer to clinching the contest. Outside of this elctoral boost, it is hard to see anyone - even in the Democratic party - taking anything Edwards does seriously.

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Comments

Sue,
I sent this message to Elizabeth Edwards just now. When you're blogging today, ask others to let the Edwards' know how disappointed we are.
Nancy


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You were noticeably absent yesterday from your husband's endorsement spectacle. I commend you for that. I heard that you would have endorsed Hillary Clinton. I felt sick as I watched John become just another self-indulgent, self-important politician. Throughout the campaign, he seemed to agree with all that Hillary wants for this country, and the wind blew the other way, so John went along because he hopes to get something out of it, obviously. What a major disappointment for all of us who believed he was genuine. I was so bereft of hope as I watched him onstage with Obama soaking up the applause that I couldn't listen to his speech. I can tell you that I would never again vote for John in any capacity. Two things happened to me this morning. As I was driving to work, the car in front of me was sporting a bumper sticker that read, "Politicians are like diapers: they all need to be changed for the same reason." Then as I was walking up the sidewalk, I found a complete set of rosary beads. There IS hope, but John Edwards will never be a part of it. You seem like a wonderful woman. I hope you're well.

Posted by: sussan | May 15, 2008 01:00 PM

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