UMM..isn’t this what you all showed last night? I mean why post it today? Is there no other news?

I don’t think Edwards affair will effect the Dems. convention at all. I doubt he was even going to be asked to be there or talk.

As far as Hillary goes…this affair may have helped her some if it came out during the primaries but I don’t think it would have helped her win. That is wishful thinking on her part.

Cindy…Ga.

Hillary should be Barack’s VP. Aint nobody that does it better than Hillary. Big deal Barack won, its obvious that America would still rather have a man tell them what to do than a women. How pathetic is that? The irony is that Hillary is a much better politician than the two candidates left standing, and from the most recent polls John McCain has a chance at beating Obama if he can get enough of the undecided and of course if he plays his cards right and chooses the right VP. Unbelievable! Only in the United States of America.

She’s blessed because she hadn’t JE endorse.So in the dems club for the nominalisation it’s a need to trade with “the other woman”??

This party that has organized on behalf of Hillary Clinton needs to accept reality and stop the inane game playing! If they proceed as planned to the Convention in my opinion they will be belittling Hillary Clinton.

Hillary has accepted her hand as it was dealt to her and has done what every true Democrat would do - reached out to support the Nominee. If the Hillary Supporters in this group are truly supporters than they would support her lead and get behind Obama.

To have her name added to the list has no purpose or outcome. They need to get rational. Hillary knows if Obama does not win America and the World will suffer another four years of the same Bush Devastation. This group should realize the same and get on board with Hillary or take the McSame Bus that will zap them back in time to 2001 and they can relive the horrors all over again! Frankly I have no respect or patience for people who engage in such inane poltical antics for their own entertainment!

We’ll never know if it would have helped Hillary to win. Why was Edwards in such a rush to endorse obama? Is it realistic to think that the powerful obama camp didn’t know about the edwards affair?

What if any other obama endorsers are exposed, no pun intended; does HRC have any right of appeal?

I’m sure most are already sick of hearing about Edwards and this sex scandal but it was so obvious that Edwards had planned out how he was going to do this. To announce on the same evening as the Opening Ceremonies. In a way, I’m glad it backfired and is getting so much media attention. Until questions get answered, especially the money trail, I’m sure it will stay in the limelight for awhile. I don’t believe Edwards was set-up either because if he was, he would have said so.

Always appreciate getting David Gergen’s take on things. Thanks for posting and for trying to keep Edwards honest.

Jolene, St. Joseph, MI

David, I agree that not only should Hillary be on the short list…I think she should be the short list! If the Democrats want to win the White House I think it is the logical choice. Will it happen…I don’t think so. Will that diminish Obama’s chance of winning…I do think so. It is time for everyone in the Democratic Party to exercise some intelligent thinking and acting. Personalities and power struggles need to be shelved. This election should be about values not selfishness - which brings us to John Edwards! It was selfish and self-serving to think that he could run for president without disclosing his infidelity. It could have harmed the Democratic Party irreversibly if he had been chosen the nominee when this came out. If he had not run, or this had been disclosed earlier, I do believe that Hillary Clinton would have had a better chance of securing the nomination. That is not how it played out - and I believe there is a lot of things to still be played out about this situation. On to the Democratic Convention and hopefully some selfless thinking and a win in November.

OMG I LOVE YOU GUYS!
LOL @ still “digging deeper”.

Personally, a good old fashioned scandal has been long over due.
I don’t know these people, well I know more than I need too and it was voluntary on my part but lawdy I love the DIRT!
Rielle or whatever her name is has been around the block more than a few times, however her life worked out she is now a parent.
That poor child.
And sorry but she’s busted looking too.
Nast.

What if’s, could’ve’s, might have beens, meh, Hillary didn’t win and nothing will change that now.
Regardless, if some are only seeking to claim a stake in “changing history”, give it up.
If her fans are going to hold hostage crucial swing support and votes that is the scary part for myself.
Suck it up, have a Martini, xtra dirty of course and DEAL!
Work with what is at hand, look for the positives and if you can’t find any CREATE SOME!
It seems to me these Politibrities, Celebiticians(Politicians + Celebrity), have a valuable momentum in the public at large, channel that power to do some good, save the drama and bitter fumes of backfires and misfires, Politics has a stank all it’s own already………

XXO BEAT 360!!!!
(Anderson is Cooper Duper ♥)

The convention should be interesting and thechoice Obama makes regarding his VP choice should be Hillary but she is not likely . The idea of John Edwards being a victim please the real victim is Elizabeth Edwards .

I have nothing against Hillary but I can understand if she isn’t selected as Obama VP. I don’t quite know how to say this nicely but the Clintons (we all know Bill comes along w/ her) haven’t completely seemed trustworthy and even down right shady at times. And I know they have something up their sleeves for the convention. I will never forget how she disrespected him on the night he won the nomination.

There is alot of work that needs to get done in Washington and Obama needs someone that he can work with from day one and she doesn’t seem to be that person.

Beating John McCain isn’t going to be easy but I think Obama will still win the election without her as his VP choice.

Same old behaviour
Same old politics
Same old contrition
Same old same
But I did enjoy that glimmer of possibilities for a fleeting moment

If you will recall, it was when Edwards and Obama joined together and targeted Hillary during the debates, that Obama started moving up as a serious contenter. Who knows what might have happened if Edwards had had the sense to stay out of the race, under the circumstances, would Hillary have stayed in the lead? Anyway, I was a Hillary supporter and I now am an Obama supporter. Although, I certainly did not like the press (yes, that certainly includes you, Anderson) displaying an obvious support for Obama and their anti-woman, anti-Hillary antics!

If Obama, had lost, you better believe AA’s would want his name put in nomination at The DNC Convention. If for no other reason than to have it in the History Books, that Obama was that close to winning the nomination. so therfore why is it not okay, for Clinton supporters to want the same thing? This is about nothing more than that. What are all of you Obama Supporters so afraid of?

Any polls on how we, the public, are going to be happy with Michelle Obama as 1st lady?

What McCain did to his first wife makes Edwards look like a prince. At least Edwards is staying with Elizabeth and says he loves her. McCain thru his first wife, Carol, “under the buss”. Had a two year affair with Cindy. married Cindy 1 month after divorce final and Cindy’s father had to pay for all of Carol’s medical bills. Who is the man with poor judgement? Edwards admits and stays with Elizabeth. Next, Edwards is still working for the people in this country who are deep in poverty. McCain got mixed up in the Keating 5 and should have gone to jail. Lets put all this in perspective!!! Edwards is soooo much better than McCain will ever hope to be!

Now Ms. Hunter’s friends are speaking out about her and claiming the woman had integrity or that, according to her sister, she is the nicest woman you could hope to meet and an honest and good person. If Edwards is telling the truth (NOW) then she has slept with two different married men on his campaign. If the Enquirer is telling the truth she slept with one and had a child with him while allowing another to take the fall and actually living with that patsy and his poor wife!!!

If anyone believes that Ms. Hunter is either a good person or that she has a scrap of integrity they need to look up the meaning of the terms. She is a low life as only a low life would do and say such things as she has done and said.

I am sure she loves Edwards but that hardly makes her look any better.

Well is it possible that we have any pols that have been completely honest with the public? After Bill Clinton don’t you think sex scandals are getting old? Yes Edwards had an affair, after that I don’t really care to here the details. CNN get a new story….PLEASE!!!

I feel that John Edwards has the right to destroy his career and family in any way he chooses; judging from his actions, he seems like one of the few politicians who can actually accomplish something.

Your comment “there are questions, of course, about whether John Edwards was a victim” is the height of incompetance and is completely unacceptable.

The American people have been let down by endless leaders, politicians, executives and select members of the cloth with their sex lives playing no part whatsoever.

John Edwards, Eliot Spitzer and the like should be prosecutred to the fullest extent of the law if found to be in violation of campaign finance laws, wire fraud, illegal inter-state commerce and tax evasion.

I would suggest that at each upcoming convention when any politician speaks, the loud speakers blast out endless streams of laughter.

It’s disgusting that this woman and Edwards are getting all this attention for doing something so rotten and the person really suffering from all this is Edwards wife. Disgusting.

Karen-Pheonix. Your facts are highly in error. McCain’s divorce settlement included him giving her 2 houses, child support, and lifetime medical care for the accident she had. Cindy McCain is on good terms with John McCain and has supported his run for president, saying publically he is the best man for the job. He has good relationships with his kids from that marriage. As for the Keating 5, four of the five were Democrats, including the 3 that were found guilty of wrong doing. Two, McCain and John Glen (the former astronaut) were cleared of all wrong doing. Why do you Obama supporters insist on spreading lies, when documentation on all of these things is just a google search away?

McCain - Clinton ticket!!!

Think of all the book and movie deals that will be generated; along with the fringe psychology experts on tv.

Defeating John McCain is a given. A new ad has McCain as ‘Rocky’ the poor white guy underdog going up the wealthy black champion Apollo Creed, which I’m sure is not lost on the Obama Racism Advisor.

I thought for a long time that John Edwards would be on Obama’s VP short list. I guess with this scandal, that possibility is gone. I don’t think what he did was right, but so many politicians have been involved in scandals, we seems almost immune to it. I will be interested to see who Obama picks as his running mate now.

McCain-Clinton 08 The ticket of party unity.

I agree with you and bloggers,
I never thought Edwards have affair other woman, I felt sorry for his wife Elizabeth and kids, I don’t like to lied to other, made me little disappoint with him……. I don’t think that all people are not supporting Edwards vp the list…….. I felt that people are so upset at him, no one is not their business!!!! they wanted their privacy their lives. I am thinking I am voting for Obama and Clinton the ticket team………. maybe Clinton will win in the year 2012!
@ Presley in Michigan
I agree with you too!!! (Cooper is best super dude!!!!! ♥
I love beat 360 too………….)
Megan D.
Shoreline, Wa

If having an affair or lying about it is something worth making illegal, then we should have the Supreme Court make it into law. Unfortunately, we have people on the Supreme Court that aren’t exactly hollier than thou. Matter of fact, we have many male newscasters that aren’t that way either. Maybe we should let personal things stay that way, and stop disrespecting the families of those in politics. We have enough politicians that commit crimes that go without punishment. Lets start dwelling on that problem.

David: I appreciate your comments, whether from last night or not. I also have some suspicions about the Edward’s timeline, but only because of the implications regarding use of political contributions. For a political family, it is disturbing that both Elizabeth and John Edwards would go forward into a Presidential campaign with the onus of an extramarital affair in the background. As far as John Edwards being ’set up’–it makes no difference. He was aware of the tabloid speculation and went to meet with Ms. Hunter anyway. Was he not aware that the media might be present? And if he was not aware of that possibility, I question his judgment on many fronts.
I respectfully disagree with your support of Hillary Clinton as the Vice Presidential nominee. I have the utmost respect for her, however I think that the presence of a former President as her spouse and the strong feelings that many people have toward her and the former President will not be helpful to Senator Obama. I do believe that she and President Clinton will do their utmost to calm the fears of her supporters and bring unity to the Democratic Party. It is in the best interests of the nation and the Democrats that healing begin so the country can focus on fixing the mess that we are in currently.

What Edwards did is extremely low and disgraceful but it is not disgusting. What the NJ Governor did (I don’t remember his name) while his wife was in the labor and he was making out with another guy on his living room couch was disgusting. But to honest, they both crossed the line in an extremely shameful manner but the stuff that has been happening lately, am I surprised - the answer is a BIG FAT “NO”!!!!

I don’t see the big deal being made out of John Edwards having an affair. It’s nothing new. JFK was screwing around on Jackie while he was in the White House, Bill followed suit, and Edwards won’t be the last to get caught doing what he shouldn’t have done. The Dems are turning this into such a three-ringed circus between Edwards, Hillary, Bill, the VP ticket, and the Convention no one is paying attention to Obama’s ineptness to run the Oval Office much less nation or the screw ups of the Dems in Congress. Interesting detractor if you ask me. And timed so well. The sad thing is it just makes the Democratic party look moronic once more in their attempts to gain control. Here’s to another eight years of Republicans in the White House thanks to the Dems imploding themselves.

David, I feel that they should honor Senator Clinton in some kind of way and I’m sure that they will. I don’t think that she is the best VP pick for Senator Obama. Senator Obama’s VP choice should be someone that he likes, someone that enhances what he has to offer and more importantly someone that he can trust. If I were Senator Obama I would just take my chances on winning.

As far as John Edwards goes - we all know that it is morally wrong and his wife has my sympathy. But, for my part, with all that is going on in the world and in our own personal lives it’s not a major thing for me and the only way something like that would be major was if he were my husband or a love ones husband.

Obama; wants this to be a three-ringed circus. He wants all the attention to be everywhere, but on him. The reason being is that the polls, are suggesting that people are really starting to take a good look at him. And what their seeing is not what he promised. I think he has gotten in way over his head, and he has gotten larger than life. And now he and his wife aren’t really sure exactly what it is their supposed to do. Wait till it’s time for The Debates there will be no denying how bad this man really is then. It will be right out in front for everyone to see.

Obama should show how much he appreciated edwards’ endoresement, at a time when HRC was on a roll, by selecting him as his running mate. Infidelity is no crime, infact its a badge of honor in politics. obama/edwards 08 & 12.

The DNC had me rate the Dem candidates a while ago. I had Edwards and Obama tied for third place. I still havn’t changed my mind on either man. I would have chuckled if it had been Obama instead of Edwards who had strayed. I feel for Elizabeth Edwards. I have respected her on the campaign trail. I think that she is intelligent and passionate about the country and her family. How difficult for her to stand by him, knowing what had happened. I don’t think that Edwards has a place in the convention this year.

Geez. All this because two people had (UNPROTECTED) sex. Sheesh! I love it when people comment about what’s MORALLY wrong–funny how expert they are at judging others whom they’ve never met.

Obama, played the race-card first,so therefore, anything said now is fair-game. The Republicans, are not going to put up with the same crap, that Sen. Clinton had to deal with from Obama and His Cult-Followers.

While I admire David Gergen and his analysis tremendously I don’t think the focus of the Edwards’ affair should be the impact it could have had on the Democratic Party - Edwards never did well in the primaries and he was never really a contender so speculating what it might have done to the party is just a way to fill air time - the real issue here is what the affair has done to his family and his future and really both of those at this point are not our business.

Annie Kate
Birmingham AL

“PAC” money, guys. (Political Action Committee)

It should be a four-letter word, but it’s not

Annie Kate, your comments about John Edward’s affair are thought-provoking, but I do differ with you on one pont: this IS our business.

John Edwards formerly ran for Vice President on a platform that was centered on the premise that “you can’t trust the other guys, you can trust us”.

I bought it hook, line, and sinker and I’m still angry about that.

Interestingly enough, if he would have been honest and said “I had an affair and was absolutely awful to my family” it would have been a signal that he was a person who took ownership for his actions - maybe stupid, but still “employable” as a VP.

I don’t buy the “set up” theory either. No one holds a gun to your head in these kinds of situations.

Hugh Grant had it right. When caught doing something stupid, the only thing you can say is: “I did a very bad thing.” No excuses, no weaseling.

Humans make mistakes. Extraordinary humans own their mistakes and learn from them, and some even have the humility to offer up their mistakes as an example for others to learn.

This man asked for our vote and our trust. It IS our business.

Julie, I’ m of the same mind. If he hadn’t been a contender for President I might see it differently. A man vying for the highest position in the land, centering his whole Campaign around his wife’s illness, his family life, his values as a Christian, his compassion for the less fortunate and last but not least, his earlier condemnation of Bill Clinton for commiting the same offence warrants his accountability to those he serves as a Politician. And should also demand his honesty not blatant lies. My thoughts are with his wife and family who through no fault of their own will have to also bare the consequences.

All I can say is we Canadians get a kick out of your scandals and can’t wait to read and hear more! I was a little surprised to hear about John Edwards but then I wasn’t. He is a man after all. Once more a woman is disgraced and standing by her man. Why do they do it? Elizabeth, you are a smart woman…send him packing! Your husband went for hot dogs when he has steak at home. Shame on him!

Yup, I was kinda shocked when I heard that. Edwards was, such as Clinton and Obama one of THE candidates for presidency in my opinion. The American people chose different though (what I honestly didn’t exspect - but what in this election is actually predictable^^). I really thought he wasn’t that kind of person. It’s amazing how people can deceive the public? Doesn’t his wife suffer from breast cancer? I feel so sorry for her.

I think that this affair would have totally broken his neck if he was still in. That would have definetly pushed McCain.
For the DNC this might be too embarassing. I can”t imagine that John Edwards will speak on the convention. He did something wrong, even if it was his own decission. People should learn that every action causes a certain reaction what might be different from what they exspected it to be.
Plus, the media finds out everything, right Mr. Clinton?