Reply #15: Parroting.......John Edwards admits to lying about affair

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John Edwards, the former Democratic presidential candidate, admitted last night he lied by denying an affair with a former aide while his chief fundraiser conceded that he had given money to the woman, who has remained silent

By Toby Harnden in Washington
Last Updated: 11:30AM BST 09 Aug 2008


Mr Edwards, 55, a father of three whose wife Elizabeth has terminal cancer, was recently caught by the National Enquirer magazine secretly visiting Rielle Hunter, 44, and her six-month-old baby Frances Quinn Hunter at a Beverly Hills hotel. This week, photographs of him holding the baby girl were published.

The bombshell could be a damaging distraction for Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, whom Mr Edwards endorsed amid much fanfare in May. Mr Obama was on his campaign plane bound for Hawaii and a week's holiday when the news broke four hours before he was expected to land.

In a detailed prepared statement, the former North Carolina senator said that during his political campaigns "I started to believe that I was special and became increasingly egocentric and narcissistic".

He added: "If you want to beat me up - feel free. You cannot beat me up more than I have already beaten up myself. I have been stripped bare and will now work with everything I have to help my family and others who need my help."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/2526427/John-Edwards-admits-to-lying-about-affair.html


Lying & confidence....
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David Bonior, who managed Edwards' latest presidential campaign, said the former North Carolina senator had "betrayed" his supporters.

"Thousands of friends of the senators and his supporters have put their faith and confidence in him and he's let them down," Bonior told the Associated Press.

Asked if the scandal would finish Edwards' political career, Bonior replied: "You can't lie in politics and expect to have people's confidence"


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/08/johnedwards.usa