Kennedy, Truman and FDR would simply not be welcome in today's modern Liberal Socialist Democrat Party. And honestly, these great men wouldn't even recognize the modern Democrat Party anyway

I can't believe that people are actually still discussing how Elizabeth's cancer is a reason for Edwards to abandon his campaign. And how can you say that instead you'd support Hillary? Bill is probably as close to death as anyone–didn't he have heart surgery a while back? If something happened to him, would we be saying Hillary needs to just quit?

The truth is people who have cancer had cancer long before their diagnosis. Before the diagnosis, they were living their lives. And after their diagnosis, they continue to live their lives–up until they die–just like the rest of us.

I don't have a problem with his wealth–wealth and success are the American dream. If I had his money, I'd buy an estate too. At least he can turn around and remember where he came from, fight for the little guy. Is it hypocritical of someone like Oprah to help the poor just because she's rich? Princess Di?

Edwards is a great leader, and a sincere, hard-working person. If you on't like him, fine. But he will be a great president nonetheless.

From the Dixie Highway, back home.... GO JOHN!!!! From your own in Carolina.

Study some issues please americans!

Oh well, if you don't that is fine, those of us who choose to study the issues are quietly coaching our children to do so and training them to rule you (the uneducated mob) someday, since only they will know what is really going on – and knowledge really is power.

For those who don't care for the cost of the haircut, are you also speaking against Mitt's $700 make-up session before one of the debates??? Vote for Mitt – he looks so presidential ....

Essentially I wrote:

Hillary's supporters would not boo Obama or Edwards; Edwards supporters would not boo Hillary or Obama. So who does that leave? The word immature comes to mind.

This is the first indication that the campaign is taking a really nasty turn.

Shame on them!

Yet John Edwards doesn't think this was "staged"? If he wasn't booed as bad as he was, he probably would have talked for an hour!

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I am hoping you actually don't believe your own statement. And if you do, I am hoping Edwards has more sensible people voting for him. Let's not make a mockery of the presidential elections by posting utterly ridiculous comments such as yours, for which you have no proof whatsoever.

Posted By Julia Jones, Boston, Massachusetts : November 10, 2007 4:09 pm

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I wouldn't be surprised if Clinton's supporters were in the audience handing out $20 bills for boos. Would not be surprised, considering they go through the audience staging questions for her in other locations.

Posted By Keith : November 10, 2007 3:24 pm

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That was original about 2 years ago. Thanks for my proving my point, Keith!

Hmmm, let's see. Who does that leave?

In some ways, this may be the nastiest sign that this campaign is getting ugly.

I ask one more time? Whose supporters would have booed another candidate?

Shame on them!

The distortions, smears, immaturity, ignorance, and sheer mean-spiritedness of many of these folks in the blogosphere truly astound me.

I dare them to educate themselves, with open minds, about who John Edwards is and what he stands for. Go to johnedwards.com/issues. Watch some videos on the site where he speaks to real people about real issues. Read some of his speeches and essays. Read his book, "Four Trials," and Elizabeth's book, "Saving Graces."

Edwards stands head and shoulders above the rest in this race and is the only true progressive who will fight for regular working people and the poor.

But I bet the small-minded snarksters here won't bother to do any of that. Their loss.

YAAAH Red Stripe!

Don't be sheep. Simply accept my insult and vote for my candidate. Of course I didn't put forth any REASON to vote for him, but I think my insults to your intelligence should suffice.

HAHAHA. I bet edwards is going to steal that line.

Thanks to Mellancamp for welcoming him. I wish I had been there!

And yes, I do believe that John EDWARDS is the right person for the job as President. We just have to wake people up to understand 1) that HRC is the easiest Dem to beat, and 2) that her policies are NOT the best for women, and for this country.

And of all the candidates for any party, Edwards is the king of phony; preening and pandering to whatever he thinks that night's audience wants to hear. Check out his campaign contributions on opensecret.org: trial attorneys and fellow ambulance chasers. Used car salespeople and child molesters have more scruples than that crowd."

Couldn't agree with you more, but I think our society has become attuned to bad judgement. The disgusting scene during Senator Wellstone's funeral comes to mind. Specifically, the Clintons grandstanding when they made their entrance. How undignified and disrespectful to the Wellstone family during their time of grief. I put the Clintons in the same rotten barrel as Edwards.

What in the world does John McCain have to do with this story?

And of all the candidates for any party, Edwards is the king of phony; preening and pandering to whatever he thinks that night's audience wants to hear. Check out his campaign contributions on opensecret.org: trial attorneys and fellow ambulance chasers. Used car salespeople and child molesters have more scruples than that crowd.

If the people of Iowa want to be taken seriously as one of the first in the nation, and shake their steorotype as ignorant "country hicks" ... good manners would be a great start.

I know it's a little thing, but this how the dictionary gets messy.

Of course, I dont know what to tell you otherwise. Edwards is my preferred candidate, but even for me this is minutiae. Is the long campaign season stretching you guys for stories to cover?

But thank you for driving yourself nuts for us.