“I don’t talk about these tabloids. They’re tabloid trash and just full of lies.”

That’s all he says.

That wasn’t a “press conference about his love child” that was a press conference about something else where he deflected a question about his love child.

He really is Bill Clinton Jr., down to the cold-eyed hate face. He needs to get in front of this story, true or not. Bad attitude.

He looks like he is lying to me.

He looks like a deer in the proverbial headlights.

When asked what effect the incident in Los Angelos might have on his role with an Obama administration ... he first pretends he doesn’t know what they’re talking about ... then stutters, “Nothing.”

For all I know, the guy may be as innocent as Mother Teresa ... but that was very awkward. And the people around him look very worried about the whole thing.

There is no doubt the National Enquirer has photos.

They will hold them until next week so they can get two or even three weeks of increased sales out of this.

Notice Edwards did not deny story.

...where he deflected a question about his love child.

IOW, he issued a non-denial denial.

But they all wanted to talk about the tabloids when they were talking about Rush.

Another link on the subject....

Edwards Responds...Or Not...

Bill Clinton at least feigned outrage.

Edwards doesn’t even look like even he believes what he is saying.

It’s more of an ‘OK you got me, but let me do this first’

Paging Maury Povich...Maury Povich..please pick up the white courtesy phone.

Silky Pony has a love child colt.

Pretty boy needs a wife and a mistress! One for each of his 2 Americas!.

His wife should do two things:

1 - Get a food taster

2 - Search for the radioactive pellets he planted to give her cancer

Oh, he’ll get in front of the story claiming racism because the reporter from the National Enquirer was the same race as the Messiah, which I’m not sure what is. Multi-racial? WTF does that mean? Half breed to me. Gypsies, tramps and thieves! Sorry, I can’t remember the rest of the lyrics. I’m sure Cher won’t be e-mailing me anytime soon. Just like I won’t see her “show” in LV. I ain’t gonna spend any good money to see this overrated slut strut her stuff to the tune of 200 bucks and bark at me. Have a nice day

FR thread from 2007....

Rielle Hunter Carrying John Edwards Love Child?

Has anyone talked to this Andrew Young dude?

On Drudge (Developing): National Inquirer Catches Edwards at Hotel

2 - Search for the radioactive pellets he planted to give her cancer

FWIW....

The Lurking Elizabeth Edwards Question Do pregnancy and fertility treatment increase the risk of breast cancer?

Edwards, you are truly a rotten human being.

Spitzer paid $5K. Edwards paid $100K. I think Obama should think about Spitzer for VP, plus Silda is beautiful.

As someone posted earlier: Does anyone smell pork?

Q: "Senator, how do you feel this situation in Los Angeles on Monday would affect any future in politics in this administration, a potential Obama Administration?"

A: "I don't know what you're...None. I don't..."

Q: "None? Not the National Enquirer story."

Emphasis in the original.

So he does know exactly what the reporter is asking about, proved by his emphatic reply of "None."

But a source told the NATIONAL ENQUIRER: “Now that it seems to have blown wide open, Rielle may get her wish - all she wants is for John to marry her and for them to live happily ever after with their baby. She’s tired of running and living a lie.”

Why would any woman want to marry or even trust a man who cheated with her on his wife? Especially if the wife is sick or dying?

When asked what effect the incident in Los Angelos might have on his role with an Obama administration ... he first pretends he doesn’t know what they’re talking about ... then stutters, “Nothing.”

Correction ... he stutters, "None."

Looks very uncomfortable.

Why would any woman want to marry or even trust a man who cheated with her on his wife? Especially if the wife is sick or dying?

For the same reasons pols' wives marry the pols in the first place: money and power.

Notice Edwards did not deny story.

And if he could have denied it he would have. We all remember Bill Clinton's denial which turned out to be a lie.

I bet the National Enquirer was just waiting for him to deny their report and then splash the photos all over the web. lol!

I think the National Enquirer is many times more accurate than the NYT's, etc.

I’ve never been married, but I certainly would never, ever date a married man. Not only is it wrong, but if they’ll cheat WITH you, they’ll cheat ON you. What makes it worse it that his wife is battling cancer, and he has two, young children at home.

"Oh, he’ll get in front of the story claiming racism because the reporter from the National Enquirer was the same race as the Messiah, which I’m not sure what is. Multi-racial? WTF does that mean?

I'm not quite sure. Obama always lists "white" as a race. I guess bigots like Obama as so blinded by their obsession over skin color they don't realize "white people" come from many different "tribes".

All I really know is his mother is sorta white, his father is some kind of Arab/African black, from which tribal decent I don't know. Pygmy maybe? (I'm just going by Obama's ears) So that makes Obama some kinda Hienz 57, mostly black, Arab and some kind of white(ish)that he hates and makes no mention of when he's hanging with black guys.

Apparently there was some porking going on...

Why would any woman want to marry or even trust a man who cheated with her on his wife? Especially if the wife is sick or dying?

Why do women throw their panties at OJ Simpson and marry incarcerated douchebags-of-the-lowest-order?

But a source told the NATIONAL ENQUIRER: “Now that it seems to have blown wide open, Rielle may get her wish - all she wants is for John to marry her and for them to live happily ever after with their baby. She’s tired of running and living a lie.” Why would any woman want to marry or even trust a man who cheated with her on his wife? Especially if the wife is sick or dying?

That's a good question. My late first wife had two bouts with different malignancies- one awful, the next worse. It made us closer.

I will say this- much as I detest Edwards, I really wish this story had not seen the light of day-- it's a loser for everyone involved.

An interesting link on the Enquirer from 2007....

The Clintonite who owns National Enquirer

for later

That's the real story, the motivations behind the people who leaked this info and the mag for publishing it.

I spent several minutes getting a very accurate transcript, above. I agree his answer was eventually, “None.” If you hear anything other than what I wrote above, please correct me.

Johny’s been a bad boy, and he knows it, knows he’s been caught, and can’t complete a sentence correctly when confronted.

Whoops!!!

Gonna be a lot a fun to watch!

from which tribal decent I don't know.

Luo. The tribe that controls all the tanzanite mining.

The tanzanite trade was funding the taliban/al qaeda in Pakistan.

Daniel Pearl was beheaded while investigating the Luo-jihadi connection.

Just sayin'...

Yes. You would think if he was not guilty, he would be vehemenently denying the rumors. He would be talking about how much he loves his wife and family, saying he would never do anything like that. Not only that, he would be threatening a lawsuit against the National Enquirer for slander.

Edwards almost said, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Maybe he can get some pastoral counseling from Rev. Jesse Jackson.

I will say this- much as I detest Edwards, I really wish this story had not seen the light of day-- it's a loser for everyone involved.

I suppose it would keep him from the Veep slot. So, I'd guess some good has come of it...

That's the real story, the motivations behind the people who leaked this info and the mag for publishing it.

You know me- I see the none too subtle Hand O' Clinton behind this little stink bomb. Bastards to the end...

As Edwards knows, if it was true it would have been
on the national news. And it was not there, was it?

Interesting. I wonder what interest Obama has in the whole deal. After all, His Arab/African daddy, brother and dear cousin must have some. Why else would Obama go and stump for Odinga?

I suppose it would keep him from the Veep slot. So, I'd guess some good has come of it...

Hi, Nully! Call me a kook, but I figure The New, Improved Black Jesus will burn out, and we'll get stuck with old Hillarrheah! getting dragged out of her crypt to "save the party!" Getting Edwards contaminated frees the way for her.

Lets hope he doesn’t burn out till AFTER the RAT convention.

I love the look on the woman’s face to his left. What a dishonest cad...

Why else indeed?

It is precisely this sort of foreign entanglements the Founding Dads had in mind when they laid out the requirement that only a “natural born” citizen could be president.

Lets hope he doesn’t burn out till AFTER the RAT convention.

One of the speculations I ran across in blog comments ( can't recall which one, dang it ) went along the lines of,

1- Hill gets tapped for VP
2- The Big O wins, and
3- it's suddenly realized that Barak can't serve ( that birth thing ) so the Lady MacBeth of Little Rock takes the helm.

I have read wackier things, but that kind of spooked me.

so he’s a wide-stance man? what’s he doing hanging out in public restrooms for 15 minutes? Isn’t he trying to become Veep? I think he’s the man! Shout it from the rooftops!

OBAMA/EDWARDS ‘08!!!

Oh but don't you see? Cheating on his wife with them is perfectly fine. It just shows how much MORE he loves them personally and not his sick / dried up / bitter / old/ unloving / undeserving wife. He would NEVER EVER cheat on them, no, cuz he is der TRUE WUV! His old marriage was just a burden for their fresh new love to throw off, and their new marriage will be glorious and wonderful and he would NEVER EVER cheat on them. True wuv I tells ya!

So did John have dreams of marrying this woman if his wife passes on?

Goodness...imagine this floozy as 2nd Lady of the USA!