I read parts of Game Change, but couldn’t get through the whole book. The most ridiculous scene was the rehashing of Elizabeth Edwards ripping her top off to reveal her breast cancer scars in a parking lot after discovering her husband’s affair (I still have doubts that this actually happened). Another highlight is my father yelling “Fuck you! Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck!!!” to my mom. I don’t know how to defend such an allegation other than to say it’s absurd. What’s weird about this is it will always be a part of my family’s narrative and now Hollywood is upping the ante. HBO is turning Game Change into a miniseries, and they’ve cast Ed Harris as my dad…
What do I predict with the HBO Game Change movie? I expect my family and Sarah Palin to be nothing short of crucified. Another election is nearing and President Obama has publicly fallen from his stature as an infallible saint. It is in everyone’s best interest to exaggerate and manifest things that didn’t happen. The problem is, we do exist. More than anyone I feel for the Edwards family, out of all the stories. Elizabeth Edwards is dead and John Edwards could face jail time. He has three children that will more than likely be present during the reliving of all of this on HBO.
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