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Edwards admits to affair, denies fathering child
2008-08-08
10 to 1 the baby is his. DNA test pending.


Edwards admits to affair, denies fathering child

Aug 8 03:18


WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Friday admitted to an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer. He denied fathering the woman's daughter.
Edwards told ABC News that he lied repeatedly about the affair with a 42-year-old woman but said that he didn't love her. He said he has not taken a paternity test but knows he isn't the father because of the timing of the affair and the birth.

ABC said a former Edwards campaign staffer claims he is the father, not Edwards.

In 2006, Edwards' political action committee paid $100,000 in a four-month span to a newly formed firm run by Rielle Hunter, who directed the production of just four Web videos, one a mere 2 1/2 minutes long.

Hunter's daughter, Frances Quinn Hunter, was born on Feb. 27, 2008, and no father's name is given on the birth certificate filed in California.

Edwards was a top contender for the Democratic nomination for president. He placed second in the Iowa caucuses last January but dropped out of the race a few weeks later.

Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina, was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


Posted by:Full Bosomed1072

#10  Too bad Hillary isn't running, it would make a great campaign commercial;

Voice-over: It's three AM in the morning, a phone is ringing in the White House.
Edwards: Hello, it's John. The press just found out I was cheating on my wife. What am I going to do?! ...
Voice-over: Only one candidate has the experience to deal with this kind of crisis ...
Posted by: DMFD   2008-08-08 21:38  

#9  The funniest thing I heard on NPR was a journalist explaining the Edwards-pluking-an-intern story with a sympathetic spin, of course. At one point the journo indirectly quoted Edwards as saying
"I was 99% honest [about the affair]!".

Posted by: Herman Spaper1682   2008-08-08 21:34  

#8  Edwards says it's not his.

Obama's?
Posted by: no mo uro   2008-08-08 21:13  

#7  Jeez, she is some kinda new age spiritual advisor to the campaign, banging the candidate and staff too? Was she lifting their spirits and relieving their stress?

Man, maybe I should become a Democrat if the women are that easy!
Posted by: A_Rovian_Desciple   2008-08-08 18:23  

#6  Take him off the short list for BO's Supremes pick(s). He may still qualify for AG in a Dem regime.
Posted by: regular joe   2008-08-08 18:16  

#5  Obamessiah not available for comment... out of town, he and Pelosi planned his vacation months, no years ago. The vacation had nothing to do with Breck Boy's news release of course. Just a coincidence Edwards wasn't listed on the donk convention speaking agenda.
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-08-08 18:14  

#4  "he lied repeatedly about the affair with a 42-year-old woman but said that he didn't love her"

Now that just might piss her off enough to start talking to the press (through a good attorney, of course). Presuming it's really his kid (pretty good presumption right about now), she can take a rich arrogant guy like that to the cleaners for child support.

What I can't figure is why Andrew Young's wife puts up with this crap (either way) - she on the short end of a pre-nup or something?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-08-08 18:10  

#3  Modified limited hangout.

(You young'uns can google it LOL)
Posted by: lotp   2008-08-08 18:03  

#2  He's going to admit to it in stages.
Posted by: gorb   2008-08-08 17:10  

#1  Edwards told ABC News that he lied repeatedly about the affair with a 42-year-old woman but said that he didn't love her.

"I wuz jus bangin' her fer fun."
Posted by: Mike   2008-08-08 17:09  

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