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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:52 PM
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Poll question: Should Edwards be allowed to speak at the convention?
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:53 PM
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1. Yes but he won't
Not it he's smart.
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:53 PM
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2. Not unless we want to lose this election.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:53 PM
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3. Why not?
Bill Clinton is an adulterer too and he's speaking.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:54 PM
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7. Yes, but his scandle didn't break 2 weeks before the convention.
Edited on Fri Aug-08-08 02:59 PM by Bleachers7
And Edwards is non-essential.
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Tim4319 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:55 PM
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9. Great point!
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RichGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:55 PM
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10. Bill Clinton has paid for his sins.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:57 PM
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20. How so?
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:56 PM
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He's also a former POTUS. nt
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:56 PM
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18. I'll tell you what, Edwards can speak at the 2012 Democratic Convention.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:57 PM
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19. Bill Clinton
was our last Democratic president...he has every right to speak at the DEMOCRATIC convention.
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themaguffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:53 PM
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4. No, it would not matter what his message is, the media would override it
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:53 PM
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5. Fuck no. Are we THAT suicidal?
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BklynChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:54 PM
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yes he should be allowed, but no he won't.
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BklynChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:54 PM
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6. yes he should be allowed, but no he won't.
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Fleshdancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:54 PM
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8. I'm an idiot
I clicked "yes" when I meant to click "no". I was on the thread about Elizabeth speaking at the convention so that's who I was thinking about when I voted in this poll. You know you don't pay attention when you confirm your own mistake! :crazy:
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oldtime dfl_er Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:55 PM
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11. No
He's a private citizen now. I don't see that he has the creds at the moment. Now, Elizabeth...I'd LOVE to see her speak. I know, it's a double standard. Do I care? Nah.
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:55 PM
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12. Absolutely not.
Now that being said, I wish them well. The chips their family have been dealt have been harsh... No amount of money can make up for some of the tragedies they have experienced.
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zulchzulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:55 PM
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13. I seriously doubt he would want to speak at the Convention
He certainly has been scratched off the list if he was going to.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:55 PM
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14. They invited Clinton.
:shrug:
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:56 PM
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15. I don't think there is any need.
He is no longer a sitting member of any form of government (i.e. Senator, Governor, House member). I don't know what he would bring to the convention that others can't. I don't know if they're would be a need for him to speak even if this scandal didn't break.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:56 PM
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16. No --
Not because having an affair should be an automatic disqualified (Bill Clinton!), but because it would be a magnet for the news organizations.

"Former Senator John Edwards spoke at the Democratic Convention in December. Edwards, who recently had to admit to an extramarital affair which may or may not have resulted in the birth of a child...."

No - the story is Obama and our road to the WH. This would distract from the bigger, more important picture.
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 02:56 PM
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17. Elizabeth Edwards should be welcome to speak at the convention....Her husband?
Absolutely not.
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Khaotic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 03:04 PM
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21. After this
Start looking for Edwards ...



under the bus, because that's where the party will throw him.

His political career is RIP.
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high density Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 03:05 PM
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22. Edwards being under the bus is only the fault of John Edwards
There is no reason for anybody to defend this guy's actions.
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salonghorn70 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 03:32 PM
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23. No
And there goes the Justice Dept too. He did it to himself. I just feel so sorry for Elizabeth.
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