MSM- Washington Post;Politico; The Page picks up the Story. Edwards is finished.
Disclaimer: This diary is not done on Obama's behalf it is factual and John Edwards has not challenged LA Times and others about its contents.
In their most recent financial disclosure, the Alliance for New America revealed that they had raised $495,000 from Oak Springs Farms, LLC. Oak Springs is funded through the assets of Rachel Mellon, who is 97-years old.
According to the available records, which go back to 1980, she has never donated to a political candidate until a contribution was made in her name to John Edwards this year. Mellon's involvement in the decision to donate to the Edwards campaign is unknown.
The Washington Post reported yesterday that Alexander Forger, who has power for attorney for Mrs. Mellon, is a major supporter of John Edwards’ candidacy.
Crain's Business Journal reported in February that Forger and "a group of prominent New York lawyers" hosted a fund-raiser for Edwards at Essex House -- the Central Park South address where his office is located. Forger has also personally donated $4,600 to Edwards' campaign, according to FEC records.
This is not the first time Forger has used Oak Springs Farms to support Edwards; in 2006, he made a $250,000 contribution to Edwards’ One America 527 group
In addition to this questionable fund from a 97 year old woman, John Edwards, who is running in large part on a recently adopted campaign platform of taking on the big corporate interests in Washington, is relying on a former aide to run an unregulated 527 operating outside campaign finance limits to support his candidacy.
Even as he was decrying such influence last week, his former campaign manager was spending $750,000 on television ads in Iowa. If Edwards can’t stand up to his own former aides how can stand up to the special interests in Washington?
While there's no evidence that Mellon, until Alexander Forger responds, isn't spending her own money, though she would probably be the oldest soft-money titan of the cycle.
What John Edwards did today is very instructive because it shows that he knows exactly what is going on.
Entertaining immediate impact: Edwards drops Andrew Mellon from his litany of robber-barrons
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You Remember Jeffry Fieger. He might go to prison because of Phony John Edwards.
Attorney Geoffrey Fieger, best known for representing assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, has been indicted on charges of conspiring to make more than $125,000 in illegal contributions to the 2004 presidential campaign of Democrat John Edwards.
Alexander Forger is doing exactly what Fieger did for Edwards:
The indictment claims that Fieger, 56, of Bloomfield Hills, and Johnson, 45, of Birmingham, recruited 60 people, known as straw donors, to make contributions in the then-maximum allowable amount of $2,000 per donor to the Edwards campaign. The contributions actually came from Fieger's firm, the indictment says.
Before you Edwards supporters begin trashing (foaming in the mouth about) this diary, think first. And I want to you to answer this question.
Is John Edwards the stand up guy you guys think he is or you just hate Hillary, Obama and others so much that a deceitful John Edwards will be just fine?
While it is your decision to make, I have the right to give you the facts and you decide.
Update: "I don't give John Edwards Hell. I just tell the truth about him and they think it's Hell."
Further, I am concerned that Edwards is getting away with fraud and abuse of the Campaign finance law.
Other than the Fringe Edwards Fanatics in DailyKos, everyone that has read this article in http://www.politico.com/... have condemned Edwards for being a hypocrite and a liar. Read the comments.
Update II:
DailyKos is Edwards country because unlike Obama Supporters Edwards DKos fanatics are ruthless and they don't play by the rule.
Update III:
Google John Edwards and Mellon, you will see this diary and many other articles on this matter. John Edwards is toast.