One problem with Edwards winning is ...

[Kablooie]

the rich white guy wins ... again.

It kind of makes a statement in itself.

[ClassWarrior]

1. Do you often judge people on their race, gender, and wealth?

I think the statement you make is not the one you intended to make.

NGU.

[BuyingThyme]

2. How do Dem presidents stack up in the rich white guy category?

[gateley]

3. Okay, then how about Biden? A POOR white guy? nt

[mth44sc]

4. yea but

John's "new money" ...

[Basileus Basileon]

5. You're right. DRAFT CONDOLEEZA RICE!

If Hillary wins, well, it stays the "White" House for another 4-8 years.
If Obama wins, well, we have another male there.

Who cares what Condi's positions are--she crucially has both dark skin and a vagina.

(Do you really have a problem with JE's wealth? He's self-made.)

[H2O Man]

6. Oh. n/t

[Clark2008]

7. The problem with him winning is if he wins.

He's not the solution most of us are after - mainly because he changes his mind every other second.

[itsrobert]

8. Okay, I'm voting for Gary Coleman

Short black guy and not very rich at all.

Whatcha talkin' about Willis?

[robinlynne]

9. tell me you forgot the sarcasm thingie.

[WinkyDink]

10. Yes, because it was such a problem with FDR.

[JDPriestly]

16. And Robert Kennedy and Jack Kennedy.

Being wealthy may make it more difficult to pass through the eye of a needle, but it does not make it impossible. I have no problem with people considering the wealth of a candidate as a factor, but it should not be the deciding factor. Obama is not poor. Hillary and Bill have become extremely wealthy -- mostly from their political careers and profiles. Candidates who have enriched themselves in politics worry me much more than candidates who made fortunes or inherited fortunes and then decided to go into public service. I have to ask myself how much pandering did the Clintons have to do to become as rich as they are as quickly as they have. As I recall during Clinton's presidency, word was that the litigation against them was bankrupting the Clintons. Now they are so rich. How did that happen? I don't think that Bill Clinton has made all the money he has made since leaving the office of president by speaking to poor people or dealing with poverty issues. This is very troubling to me.

[Smarmie Doofus]

11. Phooey Kablooie. nt

[Blackhatjack]

12. I guess that trumps his efforts to highlight poverty, Katrina victims, working class, uninsured...

What exactly are you saying about what is really important?

I am sure Democrats everywhere have struggled with that conundrum every time they voted to reelect Teddy Kennedy to the Senate. AFter all, he is a rich white guy....

[onehandle]

13. whatever. nt

[hlthe2b]

14. A one word (one name) response: Kennedys

Does anyone doubt the populist motives of Senator Ted or Bobby Jr. or so many others in that extended, yet very rich white family? (just to keep it current).

[Jim Sagle]

15. They were known as FDR and JFK. Check into them.

[Warpy]

17. The rich one will always win

no matter the sex or color. They're just not going to run anyone who isn't in that particular club.

The best we can ever expect is a rich one who remembers where s/he came from, or one who was born rich and is aware of a need to pay it back instead of just grabbing more and more.

Remember, FDR was a rich white guy.

[Rabo Karabekian]

18. Believe It or Not Sometimes a Rich White Guy is Right

This is too much like what the right-wing thinks. You have to live like Tarzan to be an environmentalist, and any rich person who supports policies that benefit the poor and middle class is hopelessly misguided.

[CoffeeCat]

19. What I find amazing about Edwards....

...is that he is very concerned and committed to helping the
poor and underprivileged. He has no problem visiting slums
and places that many candidates wouldn't dare visit.

Edwards has cared about the disparity between the rich and the
poor in this country---when absolutely no one was listening.
In fact, the issue probably hurt Edwards, because people the
issue wasn't as exciting as "terrorists" or "security." The
Republicans tore him to shreds for his "Two Americas" statements,
and he was positioned as unpatriotic for speaking the truth.

How many rich people do you know---who are extremely concerned
about the underprivileged?

Edwards grew up in a working class family. He doesn't come
from a long line of privilege. He worked hard and became
wealthy due to his talent---which was defending ordinary
citizens against greedy corporations that did harm to consumers.

Not everyone with money is a jerk. Conversely, a low net worth
doesn't mean that someone is a great person.

[Blackhatjack]

22. Well said. n/t

[acmavm]

20. One problem with DU is people post cheap shots and

ignorant shit like this.

[Bitwit1234]

21. That's like saying the reason Hillary would win is because of her sex. or

the reason Obama would win is because of his race. No difference.