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bhikkhu

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54. I suppose I haven't look over the finer details

Thu May 31, 2012, 08:50 PM

May 2012

...just making the point that illegal use of campaign contributions is a fairly ordinary and prosecutable crime, and Edwards is hardly the only one to ever be prosecuted.

Perhaps he is being treated unfairly anyway and his defenders have a valid point; to be honest, I don't care. Living in a predominantly repug town, at some point or other in too many political discussions Edwards is trotted out as a prime example of a lying asshat of a democratic politician, a laughable hypocrite of the "save the poor" variety. I know memories are short and these things come and go, but he did a great deal of current damage.

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Remind me again...why WAS John Edwards put on trial? [View all] Ken Burch May 2012 OP

He used campaign donations to fund his girlfriend banned from Kos May 2012 #1

wow. must be a first. prosecuted for it, i mean. HiPointDem May 2012 #9

It is a crime, and it is frequently punished - bhikkhu May 2012 #32

wow, that is soooooo long of a list. not. HiPointDem May 2012 #33

I read your entire list dsc May 2012 #49

I suppose I haven't look over the finer details bhikkhu May 2012 #54

the fact is the vast majority of that list isn't about misuse of campaign funds dsc Jun 2012 #60

Two Americas Hawkowl May 2012 #2

+1 philly_bob May 2012 #17

bullshit. Mr. Hedgfund used the 99% and particularly the poor cali May 2012 #22

And you were a prophet. Ken Burch May 2012 #56

yup! SammyWinstonJack May 2012 #30

Hello. The Edwards prosecution\persecution was a demonstration coalition_unwilling May 2012 #44

+1, and there was a lot of local politics involved magical thyme May 2012 #48

Will the aquittal screw up the congressional campaign of the chief persecutor? Ken Burch May 2012 #57

hope so. at least he won't be helped it. nt magical thyme May 2012 #58

and why ISNT senator Ensign on trial. leftyohiolib May 2012 #3

Because He Beat The Prosecutor In A State-Wide Race Some Years Ago, Sir The Magistrate May 2012 #4

Nope. Edwards' Senate run was his first campaign -- and in fact his only campaign, other struggle4progress May 2012 #11

My Mistake, Sir: Donated Money To The Man Mr. Edwards Defeated.... The Magistrate May 2012 #13

Please don't tell me you gave money to Lauch Faircloth struggle4progress May 2012 #18

I'm pretty sure that the other poster did mean that Holding was the Faircloth donor Ken Burch May 2012 #40

Illegal use of campaign funds. DCBob May 2012 #5

Even if that's true, everybody else who did that Ken Burch May 2012 #23

His crime goes deeper than the typical. DCBob May 2012 #28

Dude, that's the same post I just responded to. Ken Burch May 2012 #31

Sorry, I my have not copied the link correctly... this post: DCBob May 2012 #35

but were they campaign dollars? I followed this trial closely cali May 2012 #37

I defer to you on that. I have not followed the trial closely. DCBob May 2012 #39

And it would have been more than punishment enough Ken Burch May 2012 #43

You asked why he was put on trial. DCBob May 2012 #50

And in that post, you posted the same previous post and a LINK to the same previous post Ken Burch May 2012 #42

Nope. Less deep than typical, in fact. HiPointDem May 2012 #34

The charges against him are quite serious Bjorn Against May 2012 #6

+1 jillan May 2012 #20

for acting like a republican? eom ellenfl May 2012 #7

so everyone could know what a dirty boy he is. what better use of the court system? HiPointDem May 2012 #8

This is a political trial. former9thward May 2012 #10

Because we're a nation of puritanical hypocrites. n/t A HERETIC I AM May 2012 #12

Because he siphoned campaign money to his lover. Odin2005 May 2012 #14

And usually fraud is punished with huge fines Taverner May 2012 #16

The funds were used Ken Burch May 2012 #21

nah, he knew. cali May 2012 #24

Ok...thanks for clarifying. Ken Burch May 2012 #27

how could it be "campaign money" if the campaign was over before he got it? grasswire Jun 2012 #62

In NC, the Republican powers that be were just waiting for something they could take him down with Taverner May 2012 #15

Flirting with jurors. FSogol May 2012 #19

nonsense. he was already one of the most despised cali May 2012 #38

JFK? before or after the motorcade? Ken Burch May 2012 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest May 2012 #25

30 years is excessive. Crazy excessive. yodermon May 2012 #26

The FEC agrees with you nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #29

Edwards had already destroyed any viability he had cali May 2012 #36

Excellent analysis, cali. Ken Burch May 2012 #46

He turned me into a newt slackmaster May 2012 #41

That explains it! Burn the witch, then! Ken Burch May 2012 #45

One word Life Long Dem May 2012 #51

"payback" would have covered it. Ken Burch May 2012 #52

He was a Democrat rufus dog May 2012 #53

True. Ken Burch May 2012 #55

The prosecution was a joke. Vattel May 2012 #59

Because he thought with his cock and not his head? cherokeeprogressive Jun 2012 #61

Hey, I wasn't saying the guy isn't a scumbag. Ken Burch Jun 2012 #63