Watch the clip of John Edwards unfortunate wife-beating joke
Posted on March 22nd, 2007 at 9:00 pm by Jason Wright, EditorThe web is buzzing tonight about John Edwards “joke” about beating his wife. The general consensus seems to be that a man in his position dealing with such a tragedy deserves a break for saying something downright dumb. Agreed. But still, watch Edwards’ face seconds before he makes the joke. You see him think of it, smile about it, give it voice and add a nice little gesture for dramatic effect.
Joke aside, we wish Edwards wife all the best in her recovery. Her optimism is infectious and she’s to be admired. (Imagine if Hillary could connect the way Mrs. Edwards does. You might be able to print the WH stationary now.)
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[…] But I believe it goes even deeper. Haircuts aside, there’s clearly something about John Edwards that bugs the heck out of Republicans. On today’s Hugh Hewitt Blog, Dean Barnett attacked Edwards’s background, along with his vocabulary. They’ve gone after the former senator’s large estate in North Carolina, ripped into him for being a trial lawyer and even went so far as to pick apart a botched line during a press conference to discuss his wife’s bout with cancer. Maybe it’s his positioning as the scrappy upstart with the golden locks. Maybe it’s his unique position as the repentant populist, publicly apologizing for a bad war he gave his blessing to. […]