Obama Responds to Edwards’ Admission of Infidelity

Edwards is a prominent figure in the Democrat party. His actions were comparable to Mr. Clinton’s, who is addressing the convention, and Edwards should be allowed to do the same.

Okay
can we get Obama and Mccain to write down on paper (in addition to the signatures on their marriage contracts) that they will KEEP IT IN THEIR PANTS.
That they will not cheat on their wives.
That they will not lie about how they cheated in the past on their wives.
That they realize that a marriage contract is just that …a contract.
and infidelity, as common as some people like to make themselves feel is okay because so many falter on it…is not okay and private when you are running to oversea the organization (the US government)that provides stability and respect for this, the most common (and difficult for some) contract in America.
Oy is it too much to ask that we feel secure that the egos that drive a person to run for President does not give those individuals the right to think they can lie about their indiscretions.
Private yes…then don’t include your marriages in the photo ops….and don’t run trying to defend the values of “marriage” if you are going to lie about those same values to the public.

Nice move Obama. Before the Edwards’ said a thing about the convention you gave them a hint that they are not welcome by speculating about it and adding the usual cop out clauses – “if I am not mistaken, they indicated ..”
It is blatantly obvious that you just want the people to believe that Edwards’ would not attend of their own accord.
Obama, he’s such a wimp he doesn’t even have the -alls to say what he really means. Oops I forgot, those were “taken away” by Rev. Jackson.
McCain 08
Hillary 12

“If I’m not mistaken, I think that they already indicated, the Edwards family indicated that they probably wouldn’t be attending the convention,” Obama said
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Phony deception. Did you indicate for them to indicate that they indicate they wouldn’t be attending?
Why don’t you ASK them to come to the Convention if you have any phony sincerity?
This would be the first last in history that the phony Affirmative Action cadi refused a fellow primary candidates to speak at the convention, simply for “distancing” his “friends” in time of need, in time of sympathy, in time of having the perception that not beneficial to the phony 0-bama himself.
What does he do? Throw they under the bus, and bury them alive.

He should be nowhere near the convention. If he doesn’t have the self control to be faithful to his wife and family, shouldn’t he have been able to control himself enough to realize that he was compromizing the democratic party and possibly the American people? We don’t need a symbol of that kind of lack of self control anywhere around the Obama brand!!

Just a quick question: why is the personal lives of politicians the subject of such intense interest? Why do you care so much who slept with who when?

When adultery becomes so ‘fashionable’ that people just shrug it off and call it a ‘private matter’ it displays the ignorance of the media and the lack of personal committment some adults have.
A man or woman who does not honor their family will not honor anything else.

Well Obama has made it clear that the Edwards will not be at the Democratic convention.

What if it is discovered that every married American male has had an affair with another woman? What would that say about American men? What would that say about women? Most importantly, what would that say about American morals?

If we can forgive Bill Clinton whom cheated on Hillary while she was in the house and with various other women, we can forgive Edwards.

Louise Jones
every married man has not had affairs on their wives…
as much as it is common it is not right and not as common as some would like to make it…
As a man that has never cheated… most men do not cheat on their wives. As low as people want to portray men and “uncontrolled” and “selfishly #####” as people want to portray men… most men don’t want to disrespect or hurt their spouses that way…and never would.
that is the idea of someone who is unfortunately been stuck with someone of the weaker character.
The problem here is
first… knowing how it would hurt someone you care about to break your most important word speaks to your character about how strong your most important value is….no matter how people want to spin it. “Men” are not animals who can’t control themselves…that is a disgusting and stupid statement. ##### or not if you have no character you have no character.
second… politicians…candidates who run on their “character” using their families in the photo ops… should not run if they can not keep it in their pants….or at minimum be honest about not keeping it in your pants.
3rd…this is far more about lying to the public than it is about him cheating.
that is why we ask them now… to be honest about their cheating or not cheating.
do not look at the camera (maybe point your finger…trashing the media…oy what John Edwards has done to every person that has had a false story written about them in the National Enquirer…ugh) and tell the public… with force…such a backward lie.

This IS a difficult and painful time to them. This must be humiliating for the both especially the kids who i doubt knew about this affair.

John Edwards lied to the American public and has now given every false story and personally destructive innuendo put out by the Enquirer creedence…that alone is overwhelmingly selfish.
If McCain had an affair or left his wife before he says he did for Cindy or Obama cheated on michelle…
and then lied that people who accusing him were lying…
then they have not just what would have been an issue…
but then it is a political career ending issue… …as it should be.
It is not the cheating…it is the lying about it that should end careers.
Once it is no longer private (and if you run on “character” than it shouldn’t be…) lying is what is the deal breaker.

What a sad state for American journalism when it takes the National Enquirer to break a major story like this.
I truly am disappointed in the mainstream media. Objective, certainly not. Let’s just call it for what it is – an extension of the political parties themselves.

Obama: The more people see of him, the less they like!
Posted by: Soetoro NO |
Is that why he’s still leading? And don’t bother with the MSM constant questiong of why he’s not ahead by more! He’s been ahead and remaind ahead. What they should be asking is why McCain can’t seem to pass him!

I find it interesting that Obama mentioned that they wouldn’t be going to the convention. That seems out of place in the statement.
Did he not want them there, perhaps?

Once again…
This is not about John McCain or any Republican, for that matter…
And, it’s not about a man who endorsed John McCain…
And, it’s not about anything that John McCain did or didn’t do while running for President…
The issue is the infidelity of John Edwards, his propensity to lie about the “liason,” his lawyer’s explanation, and the similar behavior of Bill Clinton…
The issue is also that John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama and Obama embraced and praised Edwards for the endorsement…
As the affair was already being brought up prior to the Edwards endorsement of Obama, the issue comes down to of one who would publicly embrace Edwards with the knowledge of a potential affair and lying about the same…
The issue comes down to Obama’s judgment…or a lack of the same…
Spin it, twist it, flip/flop it however you want…
Another case of poor judgment by Obama…

First, the woman who had the affair was perfectly aware of Edwards being married to a woman struggling with cancer. Where is the condemnation there?
Second: All of the Republicans, Pumas and McCain supporting commentators who are bringing up Clinton’s affairs can’t get away with conveniently overlooking those of McCain who cheated on, divorced and married an heiress leaving his invalid wife who stood by his dise while he was a prisoner.
Once again the media gives McCain a free ride.

and Jayhawk
make sure you read why Nancy Reagan would not speak to John McCain for years.

Typical of the leftist ideology in all its hypocrisy. It’s just about grabbing power for themselves. They don’t really believe in morality and whatever else phony they clamor for. The case of Edwards is a very interesting, if only quite representative one to study. This kind of utterly mediocre politicians are the ones who are cynical – not we.

A President needs to have traits somewhere between a saint and a rascal. An extramarital affair falls into a category of likely behavior somewhere between the two. That’s just the way it is.

The Obama said re Edwards:
“”Many of his themes are ones that Democrats as a whole share.”
Right, but you guys need to learn to do these affairs on the QT.

It is stii very obvious that some of you Obama-haters, are mental bricks. the above comments are real gems of ongoing stupidity. when Obama went overseas, for the first time in a long time, we saw foreigners, cheering America and not buning the Flag or protesting against America backed abuses. It took a Black man to pull that off and you rear-appitures still can’t see the forrest for the trees.

“we saw foreigners, cheering America and not buning the Flag or protesting against America backed abuses. It took a Black man to pull that off and you rear-appitures still can’t see the forrest for the trees.”
Heyyyyyyyy – 18 million of us have been trying to get Obama to take a hike all along. Why don’t you get him a plane ticket and send him to where he is really loved?? Don’t get him a ticket to Germany though – paper headlines there was “Change You Can’t Believe In.”
PUMA!

Obama has been ignorant or lied so many times about so many things it is hard to keep track of all of them. What makes this so bad is that the media has not called Obama on any of his lies or ignorant statements or has gone so far as to agree with him. For example. Obama’s bizarre claims about saving the equivalent amount of oil you would get from off shore drilling by properly inflating your tires are simply not true. Is Obama who is so proud he will not admit he is being ignorant? Yes, Obama is ignorant yet has the audacity to smear the ones with the facts as “ignorant“. Obama lies then smears the truth-tellers as “liars”.
However, since estimates of significant tire underinflation affect only about a quarter of the cars on road – as we noted with the NHTSA statistics — and it’s highly unlikely that 100% of the cars are in need of tune- ups at any given time, the maximum savings amount is probably closer to 10%, Verrastro says.
“So the production offset is more likely to approach 800 thousand barrels per day – a tidy sum and a worthwhile target for savings, but not equal to Off Shore Drilling output,” he rules. “Finally, without knowing what production volumes could be expected from lifting the ban on OCS drilling moratoria, it’s impossible to assert that taking these fuel savings actions would exceed future offshore oil volumes, and in fact, one might argue that the combination of achieving these savings AND developing new supply would doubly enhance US energy security.”
Got that? Obama’s tire inflating proposal is just plain ignorant of the facts yet Obama smears or calls anyone who cites the above facts liars. Obama’s will not off-set off shore drilling yet Obama refuses to acknowledge these facts and smears people who point this out as “ignorant” or “racist” or “liars”.
Obama has done this before. Obama called Chris Dodd a liar when Dodd quoted Obama accurately regarding Pakistan. Obama called McCain’s ad on Obama’s record of calling for higher taxes on people earning $42,000 a year and would raise an average middle class family taxes as well. The ad is true despite some of the liberal blogs claiming other wise. Obama is against keeping in place President Bush’s tax cuts which would increase the taxes of a family of four earning $50,000 by $2500 (which the liberal blogs fail to note. Not only that, Obama is calling for increases in dividend and capital gains taxes which would effect any family with a savings account or any money invested in the stock market which would include a lot of middle class people. So the McCain ad is true if you add up all of the taxes Obama is proposing plus Obama’s plan to let President Bush’s tax cuts expire. The problem is you cannot believe the media anymore when the media actually covers for Obama and does not call him on his lies.

This situation of infidelity in a president is much more serious than his cheating on his wife. They become a target of blackmail, which could put our country and its citizens at serious risk and harm. Another country, criminal, terrorist could blackmail a president in return for information, or turning a blind eye. If a president cannot be truthful and hold integrity in his private life, then he is in no position to represent his constituents.

Obama said:
“A light will shine down… from somewhere. It will light upon you. You will experience an epiphany… You will say to yourself, ‘I have to vote for Barack’ ”
Obama missed his calling, he should be in the pulpit with Wright.

Empty platitudes from the one – wooed Edwards to get him to betray Hillary (who had the same Health Plan as his!). Coded language for: You ain’t coming to the convention, take all the time you need to heal, and by the way, you will be remembered at the convention ’cause I am getting all your delegates! Hillary’s response was sincere and her face and words showed real pain and sympathy.

Why has everyone taken to assume that Edwards family has not indicated they will not be attending the convention? Perhaps so many of you are such liars your selfs you have hard time believing anyone could possibly be telling the truth?
At any rate Edwards is now a private citizen and his affair or non affair is none of our business.
I believe Obama is showing class with the answer he game and I BELIEVE HIM!

so it’s just a matter of a few weeks before the repubs use the Sinclair Story…Tabloid fodder to destroy Obama.
They won’t care if it is true or not, but planting the seeds of doubt will be quite enough.

For everyone who says that Obama doesn’t want Edwards at the Democratic convention… no really? Given the circumstances I would think that it is implicit that he not attend the convention. As for Obama’s statement, what would you have him say? Do you expect him to publicly bash Edwards? Before you start making statements about Obama not wanting him at the convention ask yourselves, if I were campaigning would I want him there?