John Edwards talks about endorsing Hillary and Barack on "Morning Joe"

[BigBearJohn]

I transcribed the following while watching the video online:

"This is one of those places where if you believe as I do that the
campaign that Senator Clinton has waged and, particularly, her
toughness and resilience, I mean, if you have... I've been through
this and I know what it's like to have to get up today, under these
circumstances, and go out there and face the media and face
crowds and continue to make your case. That takes a strength and
toughness that is amazing. I mean, you can't help but admire it,
whatever or however you criticize her for the specifics of what she's
contending. That takes a strength that is admirable and I admire it.
I can tell you that right now because I've been through it and I know
how tough it is.

But, because she plays such an important role in the future of this
country and as a result to the future of the world, she does have
to ask herself -- and she doesn't need me to tell her this, she knows
this -- she does have to ask herself, you know, 'Where are the lines?'
'At what point am I not advocating for myself, instead I am doing
damage to the cause that I care most about?'

Because I know from my -- you know I have had meetings, as everyone
knows, I have had meetings with both of them -- I know how deeply she
cares about this election. Everybody thinks, 'Oh, this is all about her,'
'That's all she cares about,' 'It's about her.' I don't believe that.
I do not believe that."

Regarding meetings with the candidates:

"She spent most of her time asking me and my wife Elizabeth what we
thought mattered, what we needed to do, what were the things that would
perfect the country. I mean, when you sit with her alone -- and by the way,
you can say exactly the same thing about Barack -- when you sit with them
alone, you don't have any feeling that it is about them. What motivates
her, the reason she can get up and go out there every morning even though
it's under these extraordinary circumstances, everybody in the media is
criticizing her. She's got democrats who are criticizing her: 'Why won't
she get out?' 'Why won't she quit?' The reason she can get up and go
to work every morning is she believes deeply in what she is trying to do
for this country. That's why she can do it. And secondly, Barack believes
exactly the same thing. It's what keeps you going when you are exhausted
and tired and these two people are fine human beings. And it does look
like now, the great likelihood is, that Barack is going to be the nominee."

David Shuster then asks Edwards:

"Just to clarify - because we've been arguing about this all morning long...
You suggest it's just because she's tired, because she's trying to make this
transition, that when she makes these arguments, or her campaign says 'he is
not electable,' that we should chalk that up to just the transition and not
something darker, not because of some conspiracy that somehow will ruin the Obamas?'

EDWARDS: "No, oh no. no. Of course not, absolutely not."

SOURCE:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/#24538467

[amandabeech]

1. That so few people voted for this guy and that he received so little attention

never ceases to amaze me.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. John Edwards is such a statesman.

I really hope he plays a prominent role in the next administration.

[RBInMaine]

3. He'd be a GREAT Attorney General

[anonymous171]

4. Agree 100%.