Edwards admits affair

[okeydokey]

She was There's no reason for such a reaction. It's petty, and cruel

Innocent people are hurting over this.

Not surprising comsidering the source.

 

[Buckalew11]

Come on, give Edwards a break. With his wife battling cancer, she probably didn't have the energy to, uh, "perform." What do you expect him to do? Go without? I think it was very big of Edwards to keep her around to help support her through this instead of just kicking her to the curb so he could continue his life. That would have been the easy thing to do.

That is about the most rotten comment I have ever read on the DIS CB.

He gets no breaks, he broke his vow to her and God. He'll answer for it too.

Married couple do not give up on each other just because of illness. Yur post sickens me to my core. I am glad my mom did not think that way when my dad got prostate cancer.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

Come on, give Edwards a break. With his wife battling cancer, she probably didn't have the energy to, uh, "perform." What do you expect him to do? Go without? I think it was very big of Edwards to keep her around to help support her through this instead of just kicking her to the curb so he could continue his life. That would have been the easy thing to do.

Ick. What world do you live in where the "easy" thing would be to kick someone you love to the curb, for any reason?

 

[Goobergal99]

I don't know... everyone is human and he is going to be alone raising those kids soon the way it looks in terms of his wifes prognosis.... ppl make mistakes

 

[binny]

Shocked, I am just SHOCKED!

sorry Dawn but I dont think there is anything about infidelity that is funny. No matter what side of the aisle they sit on it still hurts the ones left behind. I think laughing about it is horrible.


I feel so bad for his family. He, on the other hand deserves no sympathy.

 

[CowboyCO]

Come on, give Edwards a break. With his wife battling cancer, she probably didn't have the energy to, uh, "perform." What do you expect him to do? Go without? I think it was very big of Edwards to keep her around to help support her through this instead of just kicking her to the curb so he could continue his life. That would have been the easy thing to do.

I'm looking hard for the TIC here...

 

[Goobergal99]

Maybe it was just a body thing, I know ppl are going to flame me for this... but I think I could forgive an affair if it was a sexual fling without emotions getting involved...

I think ppl are way to hung up on sex, Love and sex are very different things

 

[mom2twinz3]

As a former supporter and volunteer, I am appalled. I believed in this man and donated my time and money. It makes me angry that he was a phony all along.

Mary

 

[Buckalew11]

I don't know... everyone is human and he is going to be alone raising those kids soon the way it looks in terms of his wifes prognosis.... ppl make mistakes

Oh, so because her cancer may be terminal it is OK? Or is it OK because he was out scouting for a new Mrs. before the old one dies? Or is OK because he must have been overwrought with emotions over losing the love of his life so he decided to have an affair? Give me a break. Real men do not cheat for any reason.

Maybe it was just a body thing, I know ppl are going to flame me for this... but I think I could forgive an affair if it was a sexual fling without emotions getting involved...

I think ppl are way to hung up on sex, Love and sex are very different things

A body thing? What the heck does that mean? He liked her body so he had an affair? He needed her body so it was OK to have an affair?
I think it is fine if you yourself would forgive your DH for sleeping with someone else because you were sick and dying and did not want to "perform" (as someone put it so nicely--not!). I doubt the majority of married people would find it OK. Besides, it is liking kicking someone when they are down. Oh yeah, that is some form of "love".

 

[bimshire]

media effectively sits on a story and protects a candidate

What is he a candidate for?

 

[punkin]

Why does this stuff keep happening among high profile politicians? Do they get so full of themselves that they think they can outsmart the world?

Bingo!

 

[bimshire]

What is truly sad is that people who could be great leaders will not run for office because of the scrutiny they know their families will be subjected to and how the electorate will react.

The most qualified people are just too smart to run for office. They know that the American voter just love the dirt. During the Clinton sex story, I read that Europeans were shock to find out that a President could be forced out of office for sexual transgressions.

 

[punkin]

Come on, give Edwards a break. With his wife battling cancer, she probably didn't have the energy to, uh, "perform." What do you expect him to do? Go without? I think it was very big of Edwards to keep her around to help support her through this instead of just kicking her to the curb so he could continue his life. That would have been the easy thing to do.

This is a joke, right? It must be. I will assume it is and just tell you that it is in EXTREMELY bad taste.

 

[CowboyCO]

The most qualified people are just too smart to run for office. They know that the American voter just love the dirt. During the Clinton sex story, I read that Europeans were shock to find out that a President could be forced out of office for sexual transgressions.

He can't. He could be for committing high crimes and misdemeanors. Ultimately Congress voted to not convict on impeachment. The Bar Association however, did convict and stripped him of his law license for lying under oath (perjury).

 

[yeartolate]

The mainstream media has left it alone, its his "private affair", BUT if this were Mitt Romney, the three major networks would be camped out on his front lawn.

Do you think the difference might be that Mitt is actively being considered for VP where Edwards is not?


By the way, while we are judging.......What about McCain????????
Guiliani - little is said about his wife finding out she was about to become an exwife in a news conference.

I don't like it at all, but affairs are part of politics, Everyone is free to consider the presence of extramarital affairs in the voting booth. But I will cry foul when you don't hold your own candidate up by the same standards.

I would be curious to ask the basic run of the mill DISer if they believe their spouses have had an affair. I would bet that a significant numbers of DISers have been cheated on - and are ignorant to the fact. But in the privacy of their own home, they are allowed to play the situation out differently.

 

[Goobergal99]

Oh, so because her cancer may be terminal it is OK? Or is it OK because he was out scouting for a new Mrs. before the old one dies? Or is OK because he must have been overwrought with emotions over losing the love of his life so he decided to have an affair? Give me a break. Real men do not cheat for any reason.



A body thing? What the heck does that mean? He liked her body so he had an affair? He needed her body so it was OK to have an affair?
I think it is fine if you yourself would forgive your DH for sleeping with someone else because you were sick and dying and did not want to "perform" (as someone put it so nicely--not!). I doubt the majority of married people would find it OK. Besides, it is liking kicking someone when they are down. Oh yeah, that is some form of "love".

I wan't the one that said I thought it was ok if I could not perform due to illness, and I certainly wasn't pushing my beliefs on anyone... just expressing my thoughts on the subject, I don't think he is a horrible human being because he had an affair, President Bush sent thousands of soldiers to die in Iraq and just because he is faithful to his wife, should I respect him more or think he makes a better president for that matter?

.... but for the record, I have real issues with women who deny their husbands sex all the time and then expect that their husbands should happily abstain... give me a break

 

[jimmiej]

yeah, Newt, Guliani, McCain.....Ooops, I forgot, they are REPUBLICANS!

I guess marital infidelity exists on both sides of the political aisle.

 

[punkin]

.... but for the record, I have real issues with women who deny their husbands sex all the time and then expect that their husbands should happily abstain... give me a break

The wife in this case is dying of cancer. Does that change your mind?

Besides, how do you know any sex was asked for and/or denied?

 

[punkin]

I guess marital infidelity exists on both sides of the political aisle.

It exists everywhere.

 

[Tigger Woods]

I am absolutely convinced that all politicians are driven by ego and a thirst for power. They will do and say anything to get elected. I do not trust any of them, and nothing they do surprises me. Our government is like one big dysfunctional family. I don't have any answers or alternatives, I just felt like venting. Carry on ..