Sex and the Candidate: John Edwards Statement (I was special)

John Edwards' statement
By POLITICO STAFF 8/8/08

STATEMENT OF SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS

August 8, 2008

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness. Although I was honest in every painful detail with my family, I did not tell the public. When a supermarket tabloid told a version of the story, I used the fact that the story contained many falsities to deny it. But being 99% honest is no longer enough.

I was and am ashamed of my conduct and choices, and I had hoped that it would never become public. With my family, I took responsibility for my actions in 2006 and today I take full responsibility publicly. But that misconduct took place for a short period in 2006. It ended then. I am and have been willing to take any test necessary to establish the fact that I am not the father of any baby, and I am truly hopeful that a test will be done so this fact can be definitively established. I only know that the apparent father has said publicly that he is the father of the baby. I also have not been engaged in any activity of any description that requested, agreed to or supported payments of any kind to the woman or to the apparent father of the baby.

It is inadequate to say to the people who believed in me that I am sorry, as it is inadequate to say to the people who love me that I am sorry. In the course of several campaigns, I started to believe that I was special and became increasingly egocentric and narcissistic. If you want to beat me up – feel free. You cannot beat me up more than I have already beaten up myself. I have been stripped bare and will now work with everything I have to help my family and others who need my help.

I have given a complete interview on this matter and having done so, will have nothing more to say.

Even the confession is a lie. 99% honest?

And the Left who want to protect Edwards by claiming to care for his poor, cancer stricken wife, now have to deal with the fact that his wife also lied.

The ones I feel sorry for are the doctors who were sued by this charlatan. I feel sorry for the women in North Caroline who had caesarians performed because of fear of this scoundrel’s ambulance chasing. I feel sorry for the loss of medical care as pedestrians decided to retire rather than provide Edwards with his next million dollar fee.

This man was lower than pond scum before he went into politics. This episode simply serves as a reminder.