The $100,000 John Edwards Question
Everyone is talking about John Edwards, his girl friend, and is her baby his or not. While this does reflect on his ability to lead, and has probably knocked him completely out of the vice presidential race as well as any other office, there is a more important issue and that is the videos his campaign paid his “companion” for and never used.
This story broke back in December of last year when the videos made an appearance on You Tube. Lets face it, if every politician who shall we say was unfaithful to his or her spouse was put out of politics because of it, there will be a lot of empty seats on all levels of government. We expect our elected officials to be paragons of virtue and they are not. While this will affect what we think of them, it is a matter for them to deal with on a family level. That is as long as there was no public money used to pay for the tryst, or to compensate the other party for work not performed or for anything that can look like it.
This is where the videos come into play. Rielle Hunter, the other woman in the story, was paid $100,000 by Edwards’ campaign for four videos that were never used. Of course, in order to make her videos, she had to follow him all over the country, flying with him on his personal plane. I have seen the videos and while I am not a video expert, I sure would not have paid $100,000 for them. They are totally unforgettable. You get to watch him on his plane, showing his own diagram of his plans and see him walking though an air port. You also see him smiling a lot.
People contributed to his campaign figuring the money would be put to good use helping elect someone they truly believed in. Those who did contribute have the right to know why some of their money was spent on videos that turned out to be a big waste of money. If they were top notch, they would have been used and used early on. The fact that they were not, leads us to believe that the people running the Edwards’ campaign did not think them worthy of air time. And in my business experience, and a political campaign is a business, if you do not like the product, then you do not pay for it. That is unless you have another reason for wanting the party in question to have the money. If they make an appearance again, you will be told about them and you can make up your own mind as to whether or not they are worth $100,000.
Comment by Rose on 17 August 2008:
If you gave John Edwards money for his campaign, then you are a schmuck! Pure and simple….if you listen to Bill Clinton during the DNC, then you a double schmuck….Bill and John are one in the same, yet Bill is also a racist! If you gave to Obama, then you’re a dreamer and a schmuck! Ha, ha, ha!
Comment by Robert Lewis on 19 August 2008:
Andrew Young the admitted father of the John Edwards story: The arrests for worthless checks, DWI, burglary, criminal mischief, the federal tax lien
webofdeception.com
Comment by supra shoes on 31 July 2010:
Supra Cruizer Black Suede, Supra Cruizer Black Suede
Supra Cruizer Black Leather, Supra Cruizer Black Leather
Supra Cruizer Black White, Supra Cruizer Black White
Comment by supra shoes on 1 August 2010:
Supra Skytop 2 red black, Supra Skytop 2 red black
Supra Skytop 2 navy, Supra Skytop 2 navy
Supra Skytop 2 red black, Supra Skytop 2 red black
Comment by tory burch flats on 31 March 2011:
tory burch sandals sale and I spottet a brilliant way to make shed loads of money online making blogs. I presume this is probably for the website administrator but there are probably more bloggers reading this. I’ve made thousands using the techniques described in the product tory burch outlet and it’s only been 2 months.
Comment by Tory Burch Flats on 18 April 2011:
If they make an appearance again, you will be told about them and you can make up your own mind as to whether or not they are worth $100,000.
Comment by rolex watches online on 15 August 2011:
nice sharing.thanks my dear friend and i will come next time.
Comment by cheap rolex watches on 21 August 2011:
This is exactly what i was looking for. thank you for the informative post and keep up the good work!
Comment by Discount NFL Jerseys on 24 August 2011:
Our Wholesale Jerseys Online Store is a professional jerseys store sells cheap jerseys including nfl jerseys, nhl jerseys, mlb jerseys, nba jerseys and others for men and women and kids, welcome to http://www.nflerseysretailer.com
Comment by sports shoes discount on 25 August 2011:
Aw, this was a really quality post. In theory I’d like to write like this too – taking time and real effort to make a good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and never seem to get something done.
Comment by ugg bailey button on 28 August 2011:
Very valuable information, I am very grateful.
Comment by evening handbag on 8 September 2011:
We are manufacturer offer leather wallets.evening handbags.keychains.bracelets, on-schedule delivery and competitive prices.If you are interested in any of our models,or have a custom requirement of the bag,please communicate with us in your detailed inquiries.Custom bag designs, size, color, and logo are accepted.We welcome OEM&ODM projects.We accepted small quantity order.
Comment by Cheap NFL Jerseys on 8 September 2011:
The qualification for soccer jerseys grows as intercontinental competitions as well as nearby gaming titles turn into additional and additional popular. There is large need of Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys between the fans of completely different clubs and nationalities. To satisfy this demand, the completely different companies, which manufacture this soccer merchandise, are continually bringing out these jerseys for the continent wide clubs as well as the selected clubs. Avid fans place on these uniforms to support their clubs and proclaim their loyalty and admiration.
Comment by Cheap Jerseys for Sale on 14 September 2011:
I just read through the entire article of yours and it was quite good. This is a great article thanks for sharing this informative information. I will visit your blog regularly for some latest post.
Comment by viviennewestwoodshoes on 17 November 2011:
When these are Vivienne Westwood Shoes , the excitement just gets doubled.