(Note: As of 8/2, the site I discuss in this post has been replaced with a page that simply says “Blocked Site Error.” As for who’s blocking it, we can only guess.)
Looks like there are two Americas: the America where not-John-Edwards’-babymama Rielle Hunter has erased her web site from existence, and the America where someone else has put it right back up.*
I haven’t started exploring it yet, but in light of current alleged events, the main page alone is a gold mine. Is there any unintended irony to be found in any of those link headers? Hmmmm, could be:
- Who Am I?: We’re finding out more about this every day, despite her efforts to cover her tracks.
- Kids on board: So we’ve heard.
- Tell the Truth: Heh.
- Tools that rule: Well, Edwards wanted to…
- Love Everyone: Sounds like over the years she’s given this one her very best shot.
- Need more than a hug?: Apparently!
- Gold givers ananda: I don’t know what this means, unless she misspelled “diggers.”
- What’s up with the cash?: What is up with it indeed.
(Hat tip: Deceiver reader Kris)
Update: In the comments, Caligrrl has dug up a great quote from the Shift Happens section of the site, which appears to be Hunter’s blog:
“I’ve come to realize through a lot of experience that men are in fact good for a couple of things. Three things to be specific. Penetration, moving heavy objects and causing enlightenment.”
So maybe John was just up in that hotel room for 5 hours helping Rielle rearrange the furniture so they could sit on the floor and meditate?
This just in: Lee Stranahan, who braved the mob at HuffPo the other day to explain why this is a news story even if you wish it weren’t, does the same at the Daily Kos. He uses logic and reason on them (with, if you read the comments, sadly predictable results).
Others babbling about this total yawner of a story today: Gawker, Dipdive, Sklar at HuffPo, Radar Online, Bloggasm, Kaus (naturally), The Week, LAist, DBKP, Roger L. Simon, Anorak, Blog P.I., Wired, Mercury News, Conan O’Brien, and Jay Leno. And if you want to stay on top of our babbling about it, just bookmark this.
Next-day update: I take a closer look at Rielle’s site, AKA Being Is Free (But a Girl’s Gotta Pay the Rent), here.
*I’m not going to apologize for digging into this story, but I do apologize for yet another hacky “Two Americas” joke.
HuffPo? DailyKos? You gotta hand it to the guy. He’s got guts.
Jeez, yud thank dat wit a few bux Mr Breck kood afurd a kutier
gash. Dis Skank ain’t ebbin a quatta-ho.
Nice one, Simon!!
But holy crap is this woman one insufferable self-absorbed pseduo enlightened bitch! Check out “Shift Happens”, her blog from 2004 apparently, where she waxes poetic on how she has such great “shopping grace”, how she loves her Prada backpack but washes it in the machine to show she just doesn’t CARE it’s Prada, and then this interesting little gem on what she thinks men are good for:
” After lunch (which was less than stellar) I drove Candace into Oakhurst to buy her a back jack chair so she can sit on the floor close to Gangaji. I didn’t mind the drive. Great opportunity to listen to my beloved KD’s ‘Breath Of The Heart’. That’s KD as in Krishna Das - not Lang. My favorite kirtan (chanting) rocker AND my latest love/obsession/whatever it takes to break the veil - man. I’ve come to realize through a lot of experience that men are in fact good for a couple of things. Three things to be specific. Penetration, moving heavy objects and causing enlightenment. And currently I’m using KD for that. Causing enlightenment that is, and very, very unbeknownst to him. I wonder if I’ll ever even see him again? Wonder if there will ever be any penetration? I just can’t imagine. Who knows? Who cares? Who is asking the question? Men can spin me out.”
Caligrrl, note also in the “Shift Happens” section that Rielle says she “put in an emergency call to Bob, my savior, healer of all healers.” Wonder if “Savior Bob” is Bob McGovern, the man who drove her and the baby and Edwards to the Bev Hilton?
She hardly even seems literate. The hush money should be paid to her just to keep her from talking. I mean just speaking in general. Can a judge issue an injunction to keep her away from computers so she won’t set up another site? Ever?
Forced sterilizations, and euthanasia would keep people like her from having kids. I say stuff like that and people look at me like I’m crazy or something.
God help us if her children are home schooled.
I damn near projectile vomited when I started reading “the rules.” She has been sitting too close to her magic crystals that convey warmth, guidance and empowerment.
Jay Leno called - he wants his chin back.
She’s idiotic but that’s what makes her mesmerizing.
Interestingly, the wayback machine now reports “Blocked Site Error.” when queried about beingisfree.org.
Try e.g. http://web.petabox.bibalex.org/web/*/http://beingisfree.org/
Yep. See the note at the top of this page.
Caligrrl, note also in the “Shift Happens” section that Rielle says she “put in an emergency call to Bob, my savior, healer of all healers.” Wonder if “Savior Bob” is Bob McGovern, the man who drove her and the baby and Edwards to the Bev Hilton?
BOB = Battery Operated Boyfriend = vibrator
Hi Simon - could you email me.
I’ve done a fair amount of work on cult websites, and I’m thinking there are some striking similarities between the screenshot you’ve shown above and another new age cult I’m aware of.
Tanx
DP
she’s sort of hilariously a pseudo-intellectual moron really. and an admitted whore in so many words. on her enlightenment page, she owns up to being boy-crazy (*like wow!*) and still digging men for one thing–sex. she set up john from the get-go. she knew who he was, had seen him in the bar once or twice and set herself up by the bar to “meet” him by coincidence and then proceeded to flirt with him. then their romantic relationship started within days or weeks probably. since he couldn’t have anything with elizabeth due to her cancer, rielle filled that void and all men need is food and sex to be happy. they’re idiots. i hope this dumb tramp is running on empty and is scared for her safety. serves her right. her and her bastard baby.