Video: The Edwards interview — remixed; Update: I think he’s the father, Hunter’s friend tells CBS
posted at 10:00 am on August 12, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Idiotic fun from Funny or Die, the same Will Ferrell outfit that produced the Paris Hilton “ad.” The phony response here to Woodruff’s question about whether Hunter was paid is perfectly accurate, if the Enquirer’s editor is to be believed. (And at this point, why wouldn’t he be?) Meanwhile, Hunter’s sister ducks a question from the New York Post about whether Edwards is the child’s father — “I’ve probably said more than I should” — but encourages him to “come forward and tell the whole truth.” And WaPo revisits a quirk in the timeline that was raised last Friday by Media Blog as the scandal was breaking. If, as Edwards claims, he told his family about the affair in 2006, why are there photos of Hunter still with him on the trail in late December?
Nothing profane here but the humor’s risque, so fair warning.
Update: “She would not have a child with someone that she didn’t love, and she loves him.”
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Oh, Yeah. Pretty much says it all.
EconomicNeocon on August 12, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Meh, weak compared to that re-editing of the Blitzer-Moore interview, which has, by the way, been taken down.
MadisonConservative on August 12, 2008 at 10:06 AM
Bow bow, do do do, chicka chicka
- The Cat
MirCat on August 12, 2008 at 10:11 AM
Probably a lot more truthful than the real interview (except for that part about it being “hard and painful” for Hunter — given her sordid sexual history, that seems extremely unlikely).
AZCoyote on August 12, 2008 at 10:12 AM
In one of his selfpitying statements in his interview with Woodruff, Edwards actually said: “I came from nothing” and then bragged about what a great trial lawyer he was when he was only 30 years old. That statement about “coming from nothing” is a baldfaced lie and shows that Edwards will even throw his mom and dad under the bus. John Edwards grew up with a loving mom and dad. Yes, his dad started out as a mill worker but worked his way up to midlevel management. That is why the Edwards family moved from South Carolina to North Carolina. John Edwards always had a loving household with two doting parents. His parents fostered a love for education in John. For him to say that “I came from nothing” is a garbage statement. No human being “comes from nothing”. Back when he was running in 2004, Edwards liked to say that his brother had a lost a job and was unemployed. What Edwards was never asked was why didn’t you John, with your 36 million dollars, do something to help your brother? If John Edwards could find $114,000 to ladle out to his mistress, he could help his bro
Larraby on August 12, 2008 at 10:35 AM
I’m sorry, but there is nothing funny about what Dog Edwards did here. This is not one of these things we can snicker at like we did whenever Bubba Billy got caught literally with his pants down.
Dog Edwards cheated on his wife while she was being treated for cancer.
Show me the humor in that.
There is none.
pilamaye on August 12, 2008 at 10:56 AM
The image of him at 0:25 seconds needs to be your stock photo on Edwards stories from now on. The half-pleading, half-feigned, self conscious chuckle describes him to a T.
Laserjock on August 12, 2008 at 10:56 AM
Not as good as the Paris ad (or the Pearl episodes either), but it’s perfect in the fake but accurate mode.
Esthier on August 12, 2008 at 10:58 AM
Funny,
how I keep hearing “His affair is nobody’s business.”
or,
“McCain did it too.”
Except for,
He, Reille Hunter, and Fred Baron may also be facing civil and criminal charges, if the source of the hush-money was campaign funds.
No one seems to be able to explain how THAT’s “no one’s business” or how it equates to McCain.
franksalterego on August 12, 2008 at 10:58 AM
The money trail needs to be investigated, I agree. Where is the outcry for that? Where is the FBI??
becki51758 on August 12, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Honestly, I don’t see why it’s any worse just because she had/has cancer (according to Edwards he only cheated in between cancer treatments and not while she actually had cancer).
And Bubba “put some ice on that” Billy was caught with more than just his pants down. He didn’t just have one consensual affair. He’s accused of rape and a series of sexual harassment instances, even one where he allegedly assaulted a woman who came to him for financial help the same day her husband killed himself.
I’m sorry, but Clinton is still the King “Dog” here. Maybe you don’t think what Edwards did is funny, but I wouldn’t even try to compare the two.
Esthier on August 12, 2008 at 11:05 AM
This morning, RedEye had the National Enquirer reporter who did the story on Edwards on for a second. He talked about how he was waiting in the hotel until after 2:00 AM when Edwards finally exited the hotel room and they confronted him. Edwards went completely white then ran into a bathroom to hide.
It sounded like an episode of ‘Cheaters’.
Canadian Infidel on August 12, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Here is the new Edwards theme song.
madmonkphotog on August 12, 2008 at 11:24 AM
love lips.
bloggless on August 12, 2008 at 11:35 AM
I hate Edwards for portraying blue collar work as something to be ashamed of. He had a roof over his head, food on the table, and clothes on his back. He was not poor and I doubt his family felt poor. The story about his father making them leave the restaurant when he looked at the menu prices — big deal. Who hasn’t had a parent or themselves looked at the prices and say, “Hell, I’m not paying that much for a bunch of kids that really want fishsticks”?
Blake on August 12, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Stick a fork in him….he’s done.
PappaMac on August 12, 2008 at 11:55 AM
I’d give anything to hear John Kerry comment on the Edwards character, not that he’s such a virgin candle.
Entelechy on August 12, 2008 at 1:19 PM
Ohhhhhhh yeaaaaaah!
Seixon on August 12, 2008 at 1:54 PM
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