The philandering philanthropist spoke at Brown University last night, and for the first time since that unfortunate bit of business last year, he took unscreened questions from an audience. Nobody asked directly about Rielle Hunter and the baby he put in her while he was running for President of the United States. But, as the Daily Beast reports (emphasis in the original):
One student, however, came close: Emilie Aries, a senior at Brown concentrating in political science, who had volunteered for the Edwards campaign for about a year, going door-to-door for him in New Hampshire.
“So as someone who believed in you,” she said, “I really wanted to afford you the opportunity to speak on something that I think Joe Trippi, your former campaign manager, explains pretty well toward the end of his book, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. And in there, he says something about the American public judging candidates to hold a higher moral standard, on a higher moral standard, than they would judge normal people in our daily lives.”
Prepare yourself for a huge shock:
Edwards didn’t give a direct answer. He said, “I don’t think it’s for me to impose my judgment on anybody about what they can consider and what they can’t consider. I think that I have my own view, which I’m going to keep to myself tonight, but I think in the long run it is enormously important for us to have the best thinkers, the most visionary people, and people who know where the country needs to go and where the world needs to go, I think that is absolutely crucial for America and the world.”
He’s had all this time to sit around and come up with some sort of answer, and this is all he’s got? He might as well have said “Watermelon, cantaloupe, cantaloupe, watermelon” over and over for 45 seconds.
Did she buy it? Nope:
Afterward, Aries said she was less than satisfied. She was hoping for a fuller apology from the former candidate…
“It’s stupid that we all have to sit in there thinking the same thing and nobody actually talks about it,” she said.
Welcome to 2009, young lady! Facts and ideology are like oil and water, and sometimes even slimier.
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*Gsap* Someone is disappointed with a nothing answer loaded with misdirection and empty words from liberal….
Welcome to our world dearie!
I have to give her credit for asking,though the answer, coming from a douche like him especially, should not have surprised her. However, it should make her think carefully about what she does put her faith in.
Yeah, I was just going to say that she fairly tactfully gave him a chance to undouchify himself, and he chose instead to Massengill it up like a real champ instead. Good work with all that, JE. Gooooooooood work.
Why is he even taking–or for that matter, being offered–speaking engagements anywhere, anyway? Is he that clueless, or that brazen? I’ve heard his poor wife defend him; I hope she absolutely tears itty bitty strips off him from now ’til the end of time. SUCH a jackass.
Once a psycho with bad hair, always a psycho with bad hair.
Why didn’t she let him have it, if it was unscreened questions? Silly girl.
I wasn’t prepared enough for that shock, Simon. Maybe you should have put it in all capitals: “HUGE SHOCK.” Because, like, I still fell out of my chair and everything, I was so unprepared for the hugeness of that shock.
Occasionally I enjoy dislocating my shoulder to pat myself on the back, so I thought I’d revisit my August 7 comments before this story broke.
Speaking of which, where are Andrew and Cherie Young?
Conveniently enough, Emilie Aries is also a six foot tall supermodel/volleyball player.
I think I’m in love.
http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/aries_emilie00.html
Politicians always behave if they are above the law and shouldn’t be bothered bus pesky peons, as do actors, actresses and many Wall Street financiers. These folks blow more bull than blow flowing from the Mexican drug cartels. At least the illegal blow is addictive – this BS keeps just piling up higher and higher and I’m tired of the smell.
This whole situation reminds me of those gorilla commercials.
If I may address the ladies here for just one minute:
This may sound odd from a guy, but if I may, I’d like for you to consider for a few moments the benefits of purchasing the John Edwards Forever-Douche, by F.E. Johnson & Co. It’s personalized and re-usable (eco-friendy!), guranteed to be the last douche you’ll ever need. Order in the next 20 minutes and you’ll receive a handy carrying tote (or ‘bag’ in industry-speak).
And mega-kudos, Fortunate Son. Now about that stock market….
Yeah, Snoop-Diggity, that sounds nice but then all us women would be pregnant with illegitimate chillins and have well-coiffed but stiff pubic hair.
Well, y’all can just rock ME to sleep tonight. Because GAAAAAHHHHHHH.
Fortunate Son, I love it.
Mr. SleepyHead. It isn’t just politicians. You’d be real surprised what you Drs, Lawyers, Merchants and Chiefs were up to.