Irrefutable Proof Of The John Edwards Scandal

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Saturday August 02, 2008 · 10:16 AM PDT

2008/08/02 · 10:16

This is my fourth diary about the ongoing, developing story of the John Edwards primary affair / cover-up scandal. One thing that's come up time and again with some people is the idea that there's no solid evidence of a scandal. As Kos member berryberry pointed out in a comment in my last diary, there's quite a bit of evidence but it's mainly circumstantial.

For die hard Edwards apologists, however, that's not enough - they continue to claim stridently that there's nothing to see here.

Thankfully, we have one piece of irrefutable proof that shows any journalist or reasonable person that there is something to this story that bears further investigation.

Stranahan

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Friday August 01, 2008 · 10:42 AM PDT

2008/08/01 · 10:42

UPDATED after the jump

"Dissent Is Not Disloyalty" has been a popular slogan to quickly explain to people who progressives can hate the war but love the country. I'm reminded of that slogan as I think about the reactions I've gotten to my writing about the John Edwards scandal.

As a long standing member of the DKos community, this hasn't been a fun subject for me to write about. I realized when I wrote my initial story - also cross posted on the Huffington Post - that I was ahead of the curve on the story. I'd reached some conclusions that few other progressives seemed to have reached at the time. I could tell, however, that in the fullness of time the facts would bear out my conclusions so I took a deep breath and wrote as carefully and honestly as I could.

Stranahan

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Tuesday July 29, 2008 · 11:12 PM PDT

2008/07/29 · 23:12

I'm a fellow Kossack and I've had the odd experience of having my first non-comedy pundit piece on The Huffington Post - Say It Ain't So, John: Why Progrsssives Need To Get In Front Of The john Edwards Affair Rumors - become the most popular blog post on HuffPo in the last couple of days while simultaneously become vilified harshly (and sometimes violently) among the people here.

So, a few quick notes for the Kos community to consider...but if you want to get up to speed on the all accusations and see the supporting materials, the best place I've seen everything laid out so far is on the gossipy blog Deceiver. I wish it were Talking Points Memo or Raw Story but nope; Deceiver is all over it. The writing is snarky but the links and information are all there so when you're done here, go click and read. There's also a good summary by the editor of Wonkette published today.

Stranahan

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Saturday July 26, 2008 · 11:09 PM PDT

2008/07/26 · 23:09

Cross Posted From The Huffington Post

UPDATE: I'm done posting comments on this thread. I'm planning another post dealing with some of the issues here.

Before I dive in, let me get the 'objectivity' thing out of the way. As a citizen journalist whose main claim to fame is producing satirical comedy, I can be upfront about my political leanings. I'm a recovering libertarian and currently I'm a registered Democrat who is excited to be voting for Barack Obama in November. I like John Edwards and up until a few days ago, he would have been my first choice for Vice President on an Obama ticket. I'm far from Puritan - anything two or more consenting adults want to do is fine by me. I also think it's obvious a person's sexual life doesn't keeps them from being an effective politician.

I'm judging this situation using two standards; 1) what's the truth? 2) how's it going to play out in the media?

Stranahan

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Thursday July 24, 2008 · 10:22 AM PDT

2008/07/24 · 10:22

Hillary's elite funders have given Obama less then $20k. Maybe Hillary's heart isn't in it.

That's non edgy, easy comedy but Rosemary is brilliant. I still expect it to piss some people off.

Stranahan

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Saturday July 19, 2008 · 6:47 PM PDT

2008/07/19 · 18:47

Any wiggle room on Maliki's statement supporting Obama's Iraq withdrawl plans? Sure, because when you're fucked it's kitchen sink time!

Stranahan

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Sunday July 13, 2008 · 1:17 PM PDT

2008/07/13 · 13:17

What better way to fight the right than with entertaining satire? This humorous little video is something I created in order to parody John McCain's new campaign ad called "Love". Gosh, that John McCain sure does talk about the 1960s quite a bit and his ad (which I've included after the jump) is exhibit A! So, I made my video like that but with a couple of comedic twists of my own. It's a video diary -- call it a Vidiary, if you will.

Also, McCain is a liar.

Stranahan

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Saturday July 12, 2008 · 8:08 PM PDT

2008/07/12 · 20:08

John McCain's economic adviser Phil Gramm has shown the same sort of misguided judgment as we've seen from the Bush administration for the last eight. In this humorous piece I've produced, I ironically compare Gramm and McCain to late night self help hucksters. Please enjoy this piece of satire but also make sure to take real action against this sort of rhetoric. Every comment you leave on my YouTube page helps fight the GOP hate lie machine.

Also, Republicans suck balls.

Stranahan

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Wednesday July 09, 2008 · 11:54 PM PDT

2008/07/09 · 23:54

In a ballsy move, a direct statement from the pair at the heart of two of today's biggest controversies.

Stranahan

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Monday July 07, 2008 · 9:29 AM PDT

2008/07/07 · 09:29

Barack Obama : is he opposed to war (as he was in 2007) or against the war (as he says he is now) or ending the war (as he will be in 2009). For someone is supposed to be able to talk good, he sure seems to be prone to editing.

Stranahan

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Tuesday June 24, 2008 · 12:07 PM PDT

2008/06/24 · 12:07

This is an old video I made early in the primary....but James Dobson reminded me of it today by attacking Barack Obama and everyone else who doesn't just agree with James Dobson. Enjoy.

Maybe I should edit / update it or something. Aside from the very beginning it's all very current, really. And no, I'm not trying to sound like a Sheen. That's just how my voice comes out.

BROKEN NEWS: Barack Obama Selects Barack Obama for V.P.

Stranahan

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Sunday June 22, 2008 · 12:08 AM PDT

2008/06/22 · 00:08

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HOLLAND, MICHIGAN -- Speaking to a packed auditorium presumptive Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama announced that he intends to nominate Illinois Senator Barack Obama as his Vice-Presidential running mate. Candidate Obama praised Senator Obama's judgment, energy and commitment to change in announcing what he called 'the dream ticket that's such you a dream that you keep hitting the snooze button just to keep on dreaming it.'

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