We already know John Edwards is fond of the casting couch. Now he’s helping his long-suffering wife Elizabeth sell whole living-room sets!
According to WTVD in Durham, NC:
Elizabeth Edwards is now a business owner.
On Saturday, She and her husband, former NC senator and presidential candidate John Edwards, were all smiles for the grand opening of Mrs. Edwards’ new furniture store, Red Window.
The Chapel Hill store is an idea, Elizabeth Edwards said, dating back to her childhood.
“My mother had a charity store when I was growing up where she got Japanese antiques and sold them,” she said…
Elizabeth Edwards called the store a family endeavor. On hand for the opening was her assistant manager and 11-year-old daughter Emma Claire, along with John Edwards.
“I do more moving furniture than anything else,” John Edwards said. “This is Elizabeth’s deal, but everybody in the family is trying to help support her.”
Isn’t that wonderful? Positively heartwarming. There he is, moving furniture like the down-to-earth millworker’s son he is. Just the sort of guy you might want to forgive for his little indiscretions and elect President of the United States one day, right? Right.
But as Deceiver supercommenter Fortunate Son reminds us, this isn’t John’s first foray into the furniture business. As the AP reported last May:
Failed presidential candidate John Edwards, whose political action committee paid more than $100,000 to his mistress’ company, acknowledged Sunday that federal investigators were looking into how he handled his campaign funds…
“I am confident that no funds from my campaign were used improperly,” Edwards said in the statement. “However, I know that it is the role of government to ensure that this is true. We have made available to the United States both the people and the information necessary to help them get the issue resolved efficiently and in a timely matter…”
His political action committee paid Hunter’s firm $100,000 for video production in a four-month span in 2006, and then paid an additional $14,086.50 on April 1, 2007. At the time, the PAC only had $7,932.95 in cash on hand, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission.
That same day, according to the records, Edwards’ presidential campaign paid the PAC $14,034.61 for what is listed as a “furniture purchase.”
It’s bad enough that he treated Rielle literally like a piece of furniture. Is Elizabeth rubbing it in now?
In other Edwards news, Lee Stranahan thinks Elizabeth is still lying to protect John, and Mickey Kaus has a theory about John’s refusal to just come clean and tell us what we all know already. And the guys who started this whole ball rolling, the National Enquirer, say that Edwards is used to moving furniture by now, after moving Rielle and the baby into a house near his Wilmington mansion. Red Window, Scarlet Letter, whatever…
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Maybe I’ve spent too much time in Europe over the years, but when I hear ‘Red Window’ the first thing that comes to mind is a woman of the night standing in it. Nothing says class like conjuring the image of the Red Light District.
Dang it Scott, you stole my thunder! I was thinking that the use of “Red” anything that is connected with the Edwards family is dubious…at best.
Well said though.
When this whole story was first written about, I felt a pang of sympathy for E.E. The whole cancer, cheating husband, public humilation is a lot to have on a plate, particularly at the same time.
Yet now I am starting to think the reason she has so much on this plate, is to make up for years and years of lies, deceit and hypocracy. Karma has a way of coming around in some very stange ways.
I no longer feel any pangs of pity or sympathy for E.E. Her desire for the life as a high rolling political figure has lead her to make some dubious choices. And for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.
*sets up entire line of Scott F. fangear*
I don’t feel sorry for E.E. As a matter of fact, I doubt the veracity of the whole “dying of cancer” thing. Is it possible she has had some cancer? Yes. Is she “dying” from it? No more than I am dying from aging. I believe she is a willing co-conspirator in this mess, and the whole “dying of cancer” shtick was merely to drive up the sympathy vote.
Of course, if I’m wrong I’ll be smoking a turd in Hell for eternity….
Overheard at the Red Window grand opening, Elizabeth to John’s hairdresser:
EE: (irate)
No, no, no! I told you, this looks too perfect!
I want messy, thinning, “Cancer” hair.
Give me “Cancer” hair. I keep telling you, “Cancer” hair!
JE Hairdresser: (in an Igor-like voice)
Yes boss…yes boss…
(not really).
We should just go to Cafepress and open a “Scott F.” store.
Pearce: We need yard signs. And bumper stickers. Maybe a secret handshake.
This whole story just gets weirder and weirder. And the name makes me think of some combination of the Red Door spas, the movie Rear Window, and all things Red Light associated. I’ll stick with Pottery Barn and Ikea.
Alright kiddies, but I demand that anything with my image on it must have me either punching a hippie or headbutting an endangered species.
The Scott has spoken.
Leave the cheetahs alone, Scott!
Feel free to headbutt Pelosi.
AllyKat – My daughter would kill me. We have a season pass to the Indianapolis Zoo and we spend the majority of our time around the big cats.
I was thinking more along the lines of a buffalo or something, much more satisfying to headbutt.
Just in case anyone missed it the first time.
John Edwards’ favorite kind of furniture? The vanity. (per craig)
Please, let’s not associate Red Hat Linux with this (not that anyone has, but just nippin’ it the bud, Barney style). The Red Hat Society, maybe, but not Linux.
Oh look, the possum pic is back….LOL…and aw shucks, he just sounds tickled to be helping out for his wife.
A Rocky Mountain sheep is the perfect example of a head butting machine, Scott F.
What about bashing baby seals with nine irons, Scott? Is that acceptable?
And yeah, cheapo yard signs have been shown to give the best return on investment, believe it or not. We need an awesome design. And yes, it should be anti-hippie.
QUICK, LET’S SHEPARD FAIREY SCOTT F.’S IMAGE. But what will we write beneath it? I mean, I personally would just put “Awesome,” but that doesn’t convey the message to people whose lives have not yet been touched by his awesomeness.
Also, I agree with others…red windows are for brothels.
….unless it’s Halloween.
i heard about this on the radio yesterday. he must have looked like such an ass there. (not that he never looks like one) “Isn’t that wonderful? Positively heartwarming.” LOL!
Scott, how about a shirt with you headbutting Murtha or Reid. Now that would sell out in seconds. Scott F for Congress, Senate or President. He has more qualifications than most of the people serving now.
I would buy Scott F fan gear. Edwards working at the furniture store may have one up on Obama … at least he can now assemble a cabinet.
Under Scott’s image, we could put “Scott F., World Champion of the World” on it. That would be cool!
jenn – that was great! Assemble a cabinet.
Love it!
Maybe Edwards should team up with Clinton for the furniture business. I heard that Bill has a lot of experience with desks and chairs. Just sayin
I LOVE YOU PEOPLE. Cabinets. Hee!
In other news, Teddy “Did I forget something in the car?” Kennedy is dead.
Damn shame for the family but I never liked him or his family politics. Nor the hypocracy he stood for.
Yeah, I’m sure somebody loved him, but it wasn’t me. I’m sorry for them, but their loss is America’s gain. Sorry if that’s harsh, y’all–and I bet anyone who gripes at me for posting that is someone who didn’t see a problem with PETA’s psychological assault on fat people. Such a quandary–Teddy was a Kennedy, so he was “magical”, but he was fat, so he deserved contempt, per their worldview.
He did a lot to contribute to the mess we’re currently in, so in terms of his public “service”, we just threw Emperor Palpatine down a shaft, people.
I hope Mary Jo was lucky enough to draw last night’s shift guarding the pearly gates…