If there was any time during the presidential primaries when I felt personally moved by a candidate’s story, it was when Elizabeth Edwards’ cancer returned. Her strength of will and support for her husband John was uplifting — a testament to love and commitment.
Whatever I think of John Edwards’ politics, I admire his wife, and their marriage, immensely.
Furthermore — since it was always pretty obvious that John Edwards’ candidacy wasn’t going anywhere (again) — rumors that he had had an affair struck me as both irrelevant and tasteless. I (and most folks) ignored the entire situation.
Not only that, but since the rag of record on the story also likes to blast out headlines like “Woman gives birth to Alien Baby with Three Heads”, it was easy to dismiss.
Now, the National Enquirer has come back around with their story, claiming that they were tipped off about a clandestine meeting Monday night… and so they lurked and stalked, and ultimately confronted Edwards (who then hid in a bathroom for 15 minutes to avoid them, the story says).
Since the National Enquirer has a circulation of over 1 million, it’s obvious that a certain segment of our society laps these kinds of stories up. Such behavior is laughed at and tolerated in… say… twisted former teen stars. But America has very little tolerance for cads, and prefers to keep known fools out of the White House (though they do sneak in now and again) — and if this tale is true, then John Edwards is both a fool and a despicable cad.
For the sake of his wife, I really hope this turns out to be just another Alien Baby story.
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