First Dean, then Clark, now Edwards...

[KnucklesBuchanan]

the media is sharpening their claws. I hate crap like this (from today's NY times):

'Mr. Edwards held one event in Wisconsin on Thursday, delivering his standard remarks about the privileged winning out over everybody else at a rally in a community center in Racine. He then flew to Los Angeles for a fund-raiser.

Mr. Edwards took questions from the crowd in Racine, which included dozens of high school students, but his drive to reach voters was apparent. Before he began answering, he whispered to an aide, "Are they old enough to vote?"'

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/13/politics/campaign/13CND-CLARK.html

[eileen_d]

1. A candidate running for president wants to speak to voters?

Drudge needs to start flashing his red-and-blue light on this one! Move over, Kerry affair!

[KnucklesBuchanan]

2. It's the marginalizing of the candidate...

The way those two paragraphs are written completely dismisses Edwards as a legitimate candidate. It's unfair to him, and it's unfair to his supporters.

[RetroLounge]

3. and then when they came for me

there was no one left to help...

[democracy eh]

15. ha! I was going to post The Hangman

a week ago, but couldn't find a version online
maybe I had the name wrong

:thumbsup:

[sadiesworld]

4. A little low on the smear scale?

[KnucklesBuchanan]

6. Not a smear at all...

again, it's simply dismissing him as a legitimate candidate. Understand, I do not care much for John Edwards, but it's the same crap I saw take Clark out of the public eye, and the same crap they are trying on Dean (not to mention Kucinich and Sharpton).

[AP]

9. On the contrary, this is very high on the smear scale, and it's the

third in a row.

[krkaufman]

12. In my "best" Alice Cooper voice....

... Welcome to Our Nightmare...!!!

[Straight Shooter]

5. If he was whispering, then who heard it to repeat it?

Edwards knows high school students aren't old enough to vote. Something about this article doesn't smell right.

[Cheswick2.0]

11. since when do we care if something smells right

that must be a new DU rule I missed.

[Lizz612]

13. Some are.

Plenty of high school seniors vote, their birthdays are before the election. Seems like a reasonable question to me.

[AP]

7. The clarion for the corporatocracy has its claws out for Edwards now that

he's in the final round.

How 'bout their "he's running for VP" story today?

[dawn]

8. The media smears all of the candidates, except Kerry.

Edwards is no exception. I just pay no attention to it.

[AP]

17. It shows you who the real threats to the corporatocracy are.

[HuskerDem]

10. HOW DARE HE?

Scandalous, a politician, looking for votes! The nerve!:eyes:

[bowens43]

14. Another blame the media thread?

Did Edwards say it? If so , why shouldn't it be reported? It was a stupid thing to say, especially within earshot of reporters.

[AP]

16. Can I recommend a web site for you: www.mediawhoresonline.com

and can a I recommend a few recent elections: 2003 CA recall, 2000 Presidential.