Posted by angryinjun on December 8, 2007 at 1:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Why doesn't Edwards take care of his cancer-ridden wife instead of continuing his campaign? If the supposed love of his life isn't worth his attention, what make you think he will take care of this nation?

Posted by KnowAllSeeAll on December 8, 2007 at 10:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)

John Edwards can talk all he wants about his concept of Two Americas. What a bunch of bull. He made a fortune as an ambulance chaser in North Carolina and lives in a palatial mansion there. Now he wants to be president and is talking all about how much he cares about poor people and sucking up to black people and big labor. He doesn't care about you; he's only interested in obtaining more power and prestige for himself. Every Democrat and Republican running for president this year is exactly the same, and they'll do and say anything to make you believe.

Posted by tmjones on December 8, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Here we go again. Heaven forbid a rich man talk about the poor. Do you not understand that NO Presidential candidate has ever won a campaign by standing up for the poor and making poverty a priority? It's not a campaign gimmick, John Edwards has seen the disparities in South Carolina, he's lived it. His father worked in the mills here, John Edwards put himself through college, built a life for himself and his family, and now has a choice. He can sit at home, count his money, raise his two young children, and take care of his wife who has cancer; or he can do something much bigger. He can stand up for those who have no health insurance, those who work full time and still live in poverty, those who don't have the same opportunities he's had, and for those who are cheated by the system we call 'Washington.' Bobby Kennedy was no poor man when he put poverty on the agenda in 1968. Harry Belafonte's endorsement of John Edwards is much bigger than anyone realizes. This man, a civil rights leader, a close friend and ally of Eleanor Roosevelt, JFK, Bobby Kennedy, Nelson Mandella, and Dr. Martin Luther King, is supporting John Edwards because he is the ONLY candidate giving a voice to those who have no voice. He's the only candidate with REAL solutions to the problems that face middle-class Americans and those who live in poverty. In the richest country in the world, we can choose to be corporate Republicans and corporate Democrats, or we can choose to be advocates of healthcare for all, opportunities for all, and civil rights for all. Isn't that what makes this country great? John Edwards is the real deal. He's continuing this campaign because this cause is WAY bigger than he and his wife. It's about 48 million Americans with no health insurance, it's about 37 million Americans who live in poverty, and it's about the men and women he grew up with in South Carolina. We haven't had a candidate this genuine and sincere since 1968. This man has been through more tragedy in his life than most any of us will ever know. Mills closing and his father out of work, his son dying in a car accident, his wife being diagnosed with cancer TWICE. Yet he CONTINUES to serve. He CONTINUES to stand up for what he believes in. He CONTINUES to fight for the people he grew up with right here in SC. THAT is the definition of a leader. And he is EXACTLY what we need in the White House right now. Let's do all of ourselves a favor and vote for John Edwards on January 26th.

Posted by Mon_Kie on December 8, 2007 at 9:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

A black woman is in favor of a black presidential candidate.
This is a surprise?
All of the simple-minded unemployed female fans of Oprah black and white can now vote for Obama knowing he is a favorite of Oprah...whoop-de-damn-do.

Posted by preachlove on December 10, 2007 at 10:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

tmjones - great post. Are you Edwards' campaign manager; you should be.

Mon_Kie - You probably should take a look at Ophra's audience the next time her show comes on. Just so you know; most of Ophra's unemployed female fans as you call them are middle class women (many of them white) and I tend to think a lot of them are intelligent enough not to vote for Obama just because Ophra is supporting him.

Posted by asf123 on December 11, 2007 at 6:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Oprah supports Obama because he's black, if Hillary Clinton was black, she'd be backing her. Oprah has sunk to a new low and I will never watch her show again. She needs to stick with what she knows, which is VERY little about running an entire country. I think the Oprah/Obama stunt is an insult to all American voters.

Posted by Good2BMe on December 11, 2007 at 6:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Doing your homework before speaking against a state would be wise.How about the crime rate in S.C.?The corrupt jailer,locally?The number of daily accidents compared to those in Chicago?And how about the public schools?Thank God for teachers who have been recruited from the north. Maybe they will bring with them change.I believe S.C is ranked between 45 and 50.There is hope though,if the state will step aside. Worrying less about this testing or that and allowing the children to be taught;Common in Illinois!If S.C.would consider
"Stanford" testing instead of training
children to "pass" the P.A.C.T.Letting teachers teach,followed by testing at the end of the year as northerners do,S.C. might not have to use the children as guinea pigs to get funding.In the north we are void of racial issues(daily)in our schools or lives. Blacks you are welcomed there, just don't bring up slavery,it doesn't sit well with those who were on your side.In the north,though not in perfect harmony,we manage to live together.I'm not racial, but against the race card.I've sat next to hundreds of others both white and black in church.We worship together in Illinois, knowing that God sees no color.Christian Republican,that's me.A transplant;Not sure why.Maybe writing today is my reason. Republican because of my pro-life,pro-family,pro one man/woman marriage views;Pro-winning battles on enemy territory, not my land; Grateful to our troops who volunteer.I don't speak against my country in hard times as Democrats for the war first, then against it, tend to do;Or against my President who at times I may disagree with.He's a Godly man.I,along with my black and white neighbors(northern),do not put my money before my morals when it comes to voting.Bible belters do.I've not seen a Democrat,even a"church going" Edwards,(from the south) and quite the"hug a tree,kiss a frog,pro-choice,pro-gay marriage,pro-anything to get a vote type of candidate",that could match my values or even come close!I'm from Illinois,White,and Christian,Not corrupt!I was born in the same great state as Abe Lincoln,a Godly man.I would never vote "Obama" or "Oprah".She is not wise enough to lead a nation,and neither is he.If he were to win,Oprah and friends would be in the Oval Office or some office in the White House directing traffic.She is a liberal christian if I have ever seen one.Don't be quick PalmettoMan,or any man to judge those from Illinois by a foolish two. God bless you with wisdom above all,and may we all say a prayer about how to vote before election day.Vote the values this country was founded on, and we'll be fine; Which by the way would start with Godly principles! Stand up for the babies who have no voice;For traditional marriage;For God and prayer in our schools and our country, or it will not be our country for long.Don't stand against your brothers and sisters from the north though, unless of course, they are without wisdom and voting for Barak and Oprah Obama.
Good2BMe