Elizabeth Edwards and rabid Repub neighbor

[Lynn7]

Here is an article about how ElizabethEdwards hates living near her rabid Republican neighbor- if she has never talked to him how does she know he is a rabid Republican? Sounds like he is into guns to me. Also, she is distrubed because her neighbor's property is run down next to where they chose to build their multimillion dollar home. Must be tough for them to have to put up with that eyesore. Maybe they should've chosen to build elsewhere.

Elizabeth Edwards article (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/112/story/79067.html)

[Thrizzle]

Well in light of this i dont see how John Edwards could be qualified to run the country! Thank god the Charlotte Observer is looking out for our wellfare by writing this hard hitting exposé.

Honestly i could defend Elizabeth Edwards...but it just doesnt matter. She couldve called him a Neo Nazi or a Communist, whatever, it has no effect on how i view John Edwards' competancy and integrity in running a country.

[EVILxxx]

Johnson said he has lived his entire life on the property, which he said his family purchased before the Great Depression. He said he's spent a lot of money to try and fix up the 42-acre tract.

"I have to budget. I have to live within my means," Johnson said. "I don't have millions of dollars to fix the place."

Johnson, who has posted a "Go Rudy Giuliani 2008" sign on a fence just 100 feet from the entrance to the Edwards' driveway, has criticized Edwards for the scale of their nearby home. The property and home, which includes an indoor basketball court, an indoor handball court and an indoor pool, is valued at $5.3 million.

Talk about "two Americas".

[The Postmaster General]

Sounds like an episode of The Osbournes

[Brando @$$ Fat]

Anybody with a "Go Rudy" sign on their property is not a "rabid" Republican.

[someguy]

Wow, talk about non-news. Also, I'm laughing at people trying to smear Edwards dying wife.

[Brando @$$ Fat]

Johnson, who has posted a "Go Rudy Giuliani 2008" sign on a fence just 100 feet from the entrance to the Edwards' driveway, has criticized Edwards for the scale of their nearby home. The property and home, which includes an indoor basketball court, an indoor handball court and an indoor pool, is valued at $5.3 million.


This gets on my nerves. The guy is rich, why isn't he allowed to have a nice house? Because he tries to relate with middle America? That's like saying a doctor shouldn't care about his patients when he himself is healthy. I used to live near by the current governor of our state. His house was huge and nobody, not even the Democrats on our block, said a damn thing about it.

[EVILxxx]

He's more than welcome to his mansion he just shouldn't criticize everyone else who lives as lavish as he does. A man who can play handball in his house should be cautious when he rants on class divides.

[Brando @$$ Fat]

Originally posted by EVILxxx
He's more than welcome to his mansion he just shouldn't criticize everyone else who lives as lavish as he does. A man who can play handball in his house should be cautious when he rants on class divides.


If you could afford a handball court, and you wanted one, would you not buy it? John Edwards isn't Gandhi, he's not going to go on hunger strikes or choose to live in squalor just because he claims to represent the lower class. He's not criticizing those who live lavish lives, but those who live lavish lives and do not want to help those who are less advantaged. I'm sure he's an elitist prick at heart, but it's dumb to criticize him for his wealth. Again, why should doctors feel the need to help patients when they themselves are healthy enough? Why should dentists clean other people's teeth when they themselves have no cavities?

[EVILxxx]

Well your doctor/dentist analogies are a little off base here. For the most part they do what they do because it is their job and it's what they're paid to do. It's what they went to school for.
With that being said my criticism is mainly directed at his "two America's philosophy". This basically means that the upper crests of society make too much money, and the bottom make to little. I'm sure we can all find some common ground with this statement but if his idea is to inspire the rich into charity, which given his statements seems to be his mantra, he sure needs to take a look in the mirror.
He's made a good living for himself as a lawyer and has earned his money but to give "Us vs Them" speeches when he is in fact part of "Them" comes off wanting to me.

[Brando @$$ Fat]

Originally posted by EVILxxx
Well your doctor/dentist analogies are a little off base here. For the most part they do what they do because it is their job and it's what they're paid to do. It's what they went to school for.

Edwards was doing his job too. He was a senator, so his job was to represent certain people.

[EVILxxx]

Certain people? How about his entire state. Just because democrats voted him in doesn't mean he isn't representing the state of North Carolina as a whole. His campaign speeches aren't his job. I'm not criticizing his performance as a senator. I'm criticizing his ideology.

[The Postmaster General]

- reminds me of how on The Waltons they are all tree huggers, and there was an entire episode about them not wanting to open up a town for mining ("The Cloudburst"), because trees tomorrow are better than jobs today. Then 20 years later Bush Sr. says Americans needs to be more like the Waltons and less like The Simpsons, a show that went on to propagate pro-Earth messages.

Attacking ideologies - it's generally about attacking personal lifestyle choices more than the good people want to do.

[Lynn7]

Originally posted by someguy
Wow, talk about non-news. Also, I'm laughing at people trying to smear Edwards dying wife.

The only thing worse than dying would be when people stop reacting to what you say and patronize you. She is being very mean and judgemental to someone because he used a gun on people who were on his property improperly. Why wasn't he prosecuted? Why were they there measuring his right of way? That usually happens when new neighbors are in town.

[Brando @$$ Fat]

Originally posted by EVILxxx
Certain people? How about his entire state. Just because democrats voted him in doesn't mean he isn't representing the state of North Carolina as a whole. His campaign speeches aren't his job. I'm not criticizing his performance as a senator. I'm criticizing his ideology.


It's pretty hard representing a state filled entirely with people of differing opinions and backgrounds. He was elected because more people agreed with his ideology. Therefore, he has a right to declare substantive representation. He's just as much of an elitist as the rest of the senate. You might not like his ideology, but there are way bigger hypocrites. Does Mark Foley ring a bell? Although, to be fair, Democrats are more than often going to be hypocritical when it comes to this. I don't want to attack Edwards because I don't think it's right to criticize a rich man for living...well...like a rich man. I would criticize his wife, but considering the current situation with her I'll be holding back.

[EVILxxx]

True enough, but I think it may be easier to do what is right for the state as a whole (like cut pork spending by say... 100%) than most politicians are willing to admit.
Indeed there are bigger hypocrites and I will gladly bash them in the appropriate threads.

[Brando @$$ Fat]

Originally posted by EVILxxx
True enough, but I think it may be easier to do what is right for the state as a whole (like cut pork spending by say... 100%) than most politicians are willing to admit.
Indeed there are bigger hypocrites and I will gladly bash them in the appropriate threads.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not much of an Edwards fan. I just find it hard to criticize him for this particular thing. If it's a thread about his years as a trial lawyer, then I'll have something else to say.

[The Postmaster General]

Originally posted by Lynn7
The only thing worse than dying would be when people stop reacting to what you say and patronize you. She is being very mean and judgemental to someone because he used a gun on people who were on his property improperly. Why wasn't he prosecuted? Why were they there measuring his right of way? That usually happens when new neighbors are in town.


Yeah, but I've lived in bad neighborhoods most my life. I've only drawn a gun on a person one time, and that was a pretty major fricken deal with cops and the whole neighborhood getting involved. Where the hell does Edwards live? Straight out of Compton? I mean, yeah, rights are rights and laws are laws, and it would have been within my rights to wave my gun at every Mormon who came to my door, but the laws don't exactly protect me from being thought of as the crazy fucking asshole with a gun. In fact, Edwards has no less of a right to judge this guy than he has waving his gun around. The real question should be who poses a bigger risk. The guy is telling every kid in that neighborhood which house to break into while the owners away if you want to steal a gun, not to mention the simple fact that sometimes accidents happens - if this guy was a Cheney fan he should know that.

So really - what could possibly be going on in John Edwards' neighborhood that constitutes fire arms to enforce trespassing laws? Aggressive salesmen? Insistent Avon Ladies? Come on - we are talking about this man trying to protect his home and life - I need more perspective on this.

[notchreturns]

Originally posted by Lynn7
The only thing worse than dying would be when people stop reacting to what you say and patronize you. She is being very mean and judgemental to someone because he used a gun on people who were on his property improperly. Why wasn't he prosecuted? Why were they there measuring his right of way? That usually happens when new neighbors are in town.

"I wouldn't be nice to him, anyway," Edwards said in an interview. "I don't want my kids anywhere near some guy who, when he doesn't like somebody, the first thing he does is pull a gun out. It scares the business out of me."

I guess she doesn't want her neighbor running around with a gun while her or her children or family could be just some feet away.

Yeah, bullets don't fly a stray. Not at all.

[EVILxxx]

Originally posted by notchreturns
"I wouldn't be nice to him, anyway," Edwards said in an interview. "I don't want my kids anywhere near some guy who, when he doesn't like somebody, the first thing he does is pull a gun out. It scares the business out of me."

I guess she doesn't want her neighbor running around with a gun while her or her children or family could be just some feet away.

Yeah, bullets don't fly a stray. Not at all.

Doesn't what she say sound like such an exaggeration though?
"I'd like to talk to you about..."
"Reach for the sky!"
The guy probably did it one time and if it wasn't within the law I'm sure he would have been arrested.

[The Postmaster General]

Originally posted by EVILxxx
Doesn't what she say sound like such an exaggeration though?
"I'd like to talk to you about..."
"Reach for the sky!"
The guy probably did it one time and if it wasn't within the law I'm sure he would have been arrested.

Yeah, but it isn't like the guy is doing much to make this point. Or maybe the media is making it out to be like that. Either way, there's a pretty weak communication bridge between both neighbors. I feel bad for him because you know zoning laws can suck, but come on man. This is really gossipy.

Where exactly do they live? Can we Google Earth this?