Shot at 2007-07-23
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When John Edwards was caught on camera speaking with Hillary Clinton about cutting out other, “trivial” candidates from the Fall debates, he said something that repeatedly gets overshadowed by what she said. Every outlet that covers the story for a 60-second bit quotes Hillary’s naughty slip: “[We’ve] got to cut the number… because they are just being trivialized.” But Edwards is continually left out of the picture, probably because he’s beyond irrelevant.
What’s amazing is that he doesn’t know it.
As hurtful and inappropriate as Hillary’s statement was, what Edwards said was even more interesting and even more, in this blogger’s opinion, wrong. Edwards: “…and they’re… they’re not serious. They’re not serious.” Now that means one of two things. Either the candidates themselves do not take seriously their bid for the office of the presidency, or the public does not see their candidacy as likely to result in occupying the White House.
What is so telling about this quip made by Edwards is that it has illustrated that the media does not view him as the third-tier candidate that he so far has been, but somehow an under performing top-tier candidate. In reality, after this recent interaction with Hillary, the man should have drinks with McCain. In most head-to-head polls, Edwards is hardly on the map—a distant 3rd (or a distant 4th if you count the politically deceased Al Gore). Edwards has only raised funds in the homestretch of his quarters by paying Ann Coulter to insult him (doesn’t it seem like it?).
Senator Edwards, you just dug your own grave. The only thing that would save your campaign at this point would be your wife actually putting Ann Coulter in the hospital, retiring her ignorant, frothing mouth from public discourse forever. I am diametrically opposed to your assertion that third-tier candidates trivialize debates or make their (our) political life any less serious. On the contrary, that is what those with a realistic chance at winning do. Hillary was wrong, but she at least knows she’s not one of the third-tier candidates. Speaking of which, if you honestly think that candidates with an unrealistic shot at the White House should not debate, then kindly step aside. America didn’t vote for you already.
I’m sorry, Barack, weren’t you saying something about a different kind of politics?
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