who claim to be for the wokring people of america. Yeah right.
The Edwards family now live in a 28,200 square feet mansion on a secluded 102 acre estate in rural/suburban Orange County, in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill metro area, in North Carolina. The mansion is the county’s largest and includes an indoor basketball court, a squash court, two stages, an indoor swimming pool, a four-story tower, and a room designated “John’s Lounge.”[1]](John Edwards - Wikipedia) The home is worth about a million dollars more than any other home in the county according to tax records.[2]](John Edwards - Wikipedia)
Yeah this guy understands the plight of the people. Most of the working usually live 30,000 Sq.feet palaces…
Here is another quote from this pathetic man as a typical lib, he asks high achievers to pay for others such as illegal voting block.
On Feb. 5, 2007, Edwards unveiled his plan for universal health care, which would require higher taxes and cost up to $120 billion per year. Edwards said the plan would be paid for by eliminating Republican-passed tax cuts for people earning more t.han $200,000 per year “The bottom line is we’re asking everybody to share in the responsibility of making health care work in this country. Employers, those who are in the medical insurance business, employees, the American people — everyone will have to contribute in order to make this work”.](John Edwards - Wikipedia)
Hey Edwards, how about giving up that palace you live in and use the proceeds to help fund your Universal health care plan… come on now, no body needs a 28,000 sq.ft palace, put your money where your mouth is. It is not too much to ask.
You mean as opposed to the "silver foot in his mouth" Bushies? Those elitists who don't know how to check out at a grocery store?
Edwards grew up in a very modest home, his father worked in a textile mill. He worked his a$$ off and made something of himself. Something I thought convervatives called "the American dream."
Seriously dude, in your zeal to condemn and ridicule liberals, the only one you seem to be ridiculing is yourself. Can't you come up with some better crap? Or better yet, how about posting something positive being done by conservatives? Oh, that's right, you don't have anything.
Semi, my poor child, you have missed the point again. Its okay, I expect that from the libs and dems. The point is simple, Bush family is out there for everyone to see. They dont claim to be one thing and turn around do something else. Edwards is a true democrat no doubt, wolf in sheep clothing. Fleecing the taxpayers for his political gain...asking the high achievers to pay for his crappy universal health care plan.
it would be hypocritical if he exempted himself from paying for the universal health plan. otherwise, as Semi says he doesnt need to feel ashamed about being succesfull, nor does it make sense that once you become rich you should automatically stop voicing working-man causes. that, by the way, would be hypocritical.
Ravage, that is not the point. The point I am making is that these dems and libs con working class by telling them that Republicans and conservatives dont care for you, they are rich and are far removed from the problems you face every day. They (Libs) claim to understand the plight of the working people, yet, they themselves are so far removed from the working people that it is not even funny. They are the true hypocrits in all sense of the word.
i realise this is a discussion that has very little to do with me, but just based i know of Edward's background, wouldnt the fact that he earned his way up expose him to the plights of working people? i mean keeping out your grievances against democrats in general, assuming a random person who used to be poor now is very rich but still voices causes for the poor, would you consider him automatically to be a hypocrite just cause hes rich?
Nope, I will not. Let me ask you, when was the last time he was poor? 1970's and he understands the plight of the working man today... I say its bullcrap. The guy has not gone to the grocery store in two decades and he expects us to believe that he understands the problems faced by the people on day to day basis.
how long its been since hes been in a grocery store I’ll leave you to discuss with Seminole/utd/bao bihari/other assorted liberals/democrats. i just entered this to scratch my political itch which is done.
too bad there aint no UK politics threads around these parts, atleast i can vote for my views here
So a guy who grew up poor but worked very hard to become successful doesn't remember or understand how he got there? If we are waiting for a street person to become the political voice for the little man, we'll be waiting a long time, won't we?
Who better to voice the concerns of the working poor than a guy who was there and overcame it?
Hypocrisy? That' the conservative guy who champions the American dream and then tells the guy who achieved it that he has no memory or rights to talk about his life experiences and is now the same as the born elitists who never saw a box of mac and cheese or a can of beenie weenies in their lives (and doesn't even know how/where to buy them).
I guess all the white libs who have fought for minority rights are hypocrites as well under the Kaleem logic, afterall how would they know anything about minorities, they're white. And those people who try and organize drives to fight against AIDS and don't have AIDS or world hunger who aren't hungry, what a bunch of hypocrites, how dare they.
Yet Bush and his buddies understand the sacrifices that families of soilders go through.
^ UTD, dems and libs are in it for votes... they do not and never had any interest in improving the lives of minorities or working class. Case in point... I present black populace of America....made to depend on govt. (credit Dems and Libs), told that white rich people are stealing from them (again Dems and Libs), never really providing an opportunity to improve their lives, instead making them more dependant on Govt and other's money, yes you guessed it the pathetic and shameless Dems and Libs.
And the pandering the GOP does to the right wing nutcases that form their base isn't for the votes? Or are they really bigoted racists without any ties to their libertarian roots?
Under the Kaleem doctrine, where do all the GOP socially liberal johnny-come-latley presidendtial candidates who now favor abortion restrictions, discrimination against gays and no gun controls fall? Do they get a pass on being 'in it for the votes'?
The Dems are the ones who pushed for an increase in gov. student aid to minorities and to everyone in general, something the** Bush team actually cut**! Republicans cut student school loans while Democrats want to increase them yet you claim its the Dems who are stifling minorities, what do you have to say about this, you agree that gov. student loans should be cut? Why??
Tell me how putting programs in place for poor single mothers so they can go to school makes one more dependent on the govt?
Tell me how expanding a program that assists in making business loans more accessible to minorities doesn't improve their lives?
is it so bad if a politician campaigns on (and then works on implementing) issues that get votes? you may criticise the issues themselves, but surely working on issues that get public support comes with the job description of a politician?
As long as they don’t flip flop on their life-long held beliefs that all the moderate GOP candidates seem to be doing to get the GOP nomination. They have to get the base (the racist, exclusionary bigots) to win their party’s nomination.
But Bush campaigned on:
Being a uniter not a divider (became the most divisive president in history)
US not being a nation builder (then implemented the neocon policies)
The promise to restore “honor and dignity” to the White House ( )
Compassionate conservatism (and then built an administratoin with the most right wing hawks this nation has ever seen)
*]Leave no child behind, a reformer with results, election reform, broken promises on the environment, cut federal spending, etc, etc, etc.
He failed miserably on all accounts. His campaign promises were all lies.
Tell me how putting programs in place for poor single mothers so they can go to school makes one more dependent on the govt?
Tell me how expanding a program that assists in making business loans more accessible to minorities doesn't improve their lives?
I am glad you brought up these points.
Here are my answers or I can sum it up with one word "Responsibility". Yes take responsibility for your actions. Single mothers... I wonder how did that happen? I say, if you can open your legs to take it, better make sure that you can provide for your offspring. Do not and I repeat do not expect me to fork over monney for your ******* err I mean out of wedlock child. Your child, your responsibility. Enough said on this subject. Now lets tackle your fallacy of the business loans for minorities to start or improve small businesses. Have you checked your pathetic leader Polisi's voting record on that? If you did you will not dare bring this topic up. Increasing minimum wage hurts small businesses, it does not help them. Last I checked, SMB are and continue to be one of the strongest contributor to our economy. So you guys squeeze them with tax increases, force them to provide health insurance to all and top it off with increased wages... and you have the gall to come back and say that you guys are helping Small business or minorty businesses.
Do bring some other hypocritic material from libs.... Please do.
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