Comments on: Come Saturday Morning: Affairs of State http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:11:37 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Neil http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924837 Neil Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:56:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924837 <p>Let’s hear it for the G-O-PP. It’s not the sex, it’s the lies and the hypocrisy.</p> Let’s hear it for the G-O-PP. It’s not the sex, it’s the lies and the hypocrisy.

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924735 dakine01 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:04:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924735 <p>All of those areas of interest with the Edwards’ is still way over the top for some one who was no longer in politics and who was no longer involved in the affair.</p> <p>It is still far more attention being paid to a former pol versus the level of attention being paid to politicians currently holding office.</p> <p>But as we know it is always a bad thing for a Democrat to have sex. Republicans get to have sexual problems and affairs because they’re “forgiven” automatically. /s</p> All of those areas of interest with the Edwards’ is still way over the top for some one who was no longer in politics and who was no longer involved in the affair.

It is still far more attention being paid to a former pol versus the level of attention being paid to politicians currently holding office.

But as we know it is always a bad thing for a Democrat to have sex. Republicans get to have sexual problems and affairs because they’re “forgiven” automatically. /s

]]> By: JohnfromBoston http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924731 JohnfromBoston Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:47:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924731 <p>You must remember that initially the MSM all but ignored the John Edwards’ affair and only responded, due to the National Enquire’s persistant coverage. The Edwards’ story was and is more interesting for several reasons: death of their son, Elizabeth’s incurable cancer, purported out-of-wedlock child, the public and media appearances of both and finally Elizabeth’s book.</p> You must remember that initially the MSM all but ignored the John Edwards’ affair and only responded, due to the National Enquire’s persistant coverage. The Edwards’ story was and is more interesting for several reasons: death of their son, Elizabeth’s incurable cancer, purported out-of-wedlock child, the public and media appearances of both and finally Elizabeth’s book.

]]> By: tk1200 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924729 tk1200 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:35:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924729 <p>Leave it to an Ohioan to capture the tone and substance of this scene perfectly. The funniest guys I met in law school (CWRU) were all natives, and one from Kansas who claimed to be the only Democrat in Marion County, and they could be devastatingly funny too. I can’t stop laughing. Thanks!</p> Leave it to an Ohioan to capture the tone and substance of this scene perfectly. The funniest guys I met in law school (CWRU) were all natives, and one from Kansas who claimed to be the only Democrat in Marion County, and they could be devastatingly funny too. I can’t stop laughing. Thanks!

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924721 SouthernDragon Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:08:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924721 <blockquote><p>Plays well anywhere but no place better than the South.</p></blockquote> <p>Bingo. My family came to SC from France in the early 1750s. I was the first of the family born out of the state. Even as a kid when folks talked about state or local politics is was all about the old families. Hasn’t changed in 200 years.</p>

Plays well anywhere but no place better than the South.

Bingo. My family came to SC from France in the early 1750s. I was the first of the family born out of the state. Even as a kid when folks talked about state or local politics is was all about the old families. Hasn’t changed in 200 years.

]]> By: Waccamaw http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924709 Waccamaw Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:51:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924709 <p>Even better with both money *and* influence. Makes ya wonder how carefully these political families are planned out in advance. Let’s see, dear…….we’ll have four stair-step kids……we’re both good-looking…..etc. That picture of the two of them posed with the kids lined up by age/height all gussied up in their little suits and ties and spit-shined hair. Plays well anywhere but no place better than the South.</p> Even better with both money *and* influence. Makes ya wonder how carefully these political families are planned out in advance. Let’s see, dear…….we’ll have four stair-step kids……we’re both good-looking…..etc. That picture of the two of them posed with the kids lined up by age/height all gussied up in their little suits and ties and spit-shined hair. Plays well anywhere but no place better than the South.

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924694 SouthernDragon Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:20:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924694 <p>She figured prominently in his campaign, was even his campaign manager iirc. The Skil influence may have been more important than money.</p> She figured prominently in his campaign, was even his campaign manager iirc. The Skil influence may have been more important than money.

]]> By: Waccamaw http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924692 Waccamaw Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:17:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924692 <p>Kinda makes you wonder how much of that Skil money went to getting him elected. Hey, let’s buy the SIL a governorship.</p> Kinda makes you wonder how much of that Skil money went to getting him elected. Hey, let’s buy the SIL a governorship.

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924688 Elliott Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:09:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924688 <p>Peterr’s upstairs with<br /><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/a-pandemic-of-hope/" rel="nofollow">A Pandemic of Hope</a><br /> Imagine s Senator Harvey Milk.</p> Peterr’s upstairs with
A Pandemic of Hope
Imagine s Senator Harvey Milk.

]]> By: Ann in AZ http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924687 Ann in AZ Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:08:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/come-saturday-morning-affairs-of-state/#comment-1924687 <p>Peterr is upstairs with a <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/27/a-pandemic-of-hope/#more-41342" rel="nofollow">new post</a>: “A Pandemic of Hope”</p> Peterr is upstairs with a new post: “A Pandemic of Hope”

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