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Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out About Affair
Elizabeth Edwards says her husband John "made a terrible mistake" by having an affair, but coping with the revelation was "oddly made somewhat easier" by her battle with cancer.
"None of these (problems) has been easy," she writes on the political blog Daily Kos. "But we have stood with one another through them all. Although John believes he should stand alone and take the consequences of his action now, when the door closes behind him, he has his family waiting for him."
Elizabeth, 59, says her husband, 55, told her about the affair two years ago – months before her breast cancer returned.
"John made a terrible mistake in 2006," she writes. "The fact that it is a mistake that many others have made before him did not make it any easier for me to hear when he told me what he had done. But he did tell me. And we began a long and painful process in 2006, a process oddly made somewhat easier with my diagnosis in March of 2007."
She says she wanted to keep it a "private matter" because it would be even more difficult to deal with on a public stage.
But, she adds, "Because of a recent string of hurtful and absurd lies in a tabloid publication, because of a picture falsely suggesting that John was spending time with a child it wrongly alleged he had fathered outside our marriage, our private matter could no longer be wholly private."
She encouraged people to watch her husband's ABC news interview Friday.
"Admitting one's mistakes is a hard thing for anyone to do, and I am proud of the courage John showed by his honesty in the face of shame," she writes. "The toll on our family of news helicopters over our house and reporters in our driveway is yet unknown. But now the truth is out, and the repair work that began in 2006 will continue."
She concludes with a plea for privacy, saying, "I ask that the public, who expressed concern about the harm John's conduct has done to us, think also about the real harm that the present voyeurism does and give me and my family the privacy we need at this time."
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Re: Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out About Affair
doesn't matter. his political career is over
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| Posted 8/9/08 8:56 AM |
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smdl
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Re: Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out About Affair
"Admitting one's mistakes is a hard thing for anyone to do, and I am proud of the courage John showed by his honesty in the face of shame," she writes. "The toll on our family of news helicopters over our house and reporters in our driveway is yet unknown. But now the truth is out, and the repair work that began in 2006 will continue."
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Honesty? The guy denied it at first. How does that make him honest?  
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| Posted 8/9/08 4:27 PM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out About Affair
i can and will never judge a woman who decides to stay with a man who has done this because i don't know what i would do...
but....
he's honest? you really think so, elizabeth?
he broke his vows, he lied to you, and then denied it all... doesn't sound honest to me
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| Posted 8/9/08 5:02 PM |
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metagefken
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Re: Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out About Affair
honesty and courage? the lack of honesty speaks for itself and if he is so courageous why is avoiding taking a paternity test? he is such a disappointment.
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| Posted 8/9/08 5:09 PM |
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wannabemom
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Re: Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out About Affair
I love how the american public can be shocked that a politician is not honest or moral 
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| Posted 8/9/08 5:10 PM |
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Re: Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out About Affair
That poor woman also lost a son in 1996 & battles cancer. Why are some people's lives so very hard?
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| Posted 8/9/08 6:07 PM |
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Re: Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out About Affair
Posted by smdl
"Admitting one's mistakes is a hard thing for anyone to do, and I am proud of the courage John showed by his honesty in the face of shame," she writes. "The toll on our family of news helicopters over our house and reporters in our driveway is yet unknown. But now the truth is out, and the repair work that began in 2006 will continue."
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Honesty? The guy denied it at first. How does that make him honest?
exactly!!
he came clean AFTER he was found out!! LOL!
gimme a freaking break
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| Posted 8/9/08 7:58 PM |
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Re: Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out About Affair
Posted by wannabemom
I love how the american public can be shocked that a politician is not honest or moral
I am still shocked - and sad.
Maybe I'm naive but I don't think all politicians cheat on their wives. I think it is unfair to them to assume so. I know, personally, quite a few local politicians since my brother was hurt (both dems and repubs) who seem, of course I really don't know, but they seem to be in very honest and loving relationships. I don't think President Bush has eyes for anyone but Laura - I can honestly say they look like teenagers they seem very much in love. In addition, his father seems to be the same way -- as well as, and especially, Ronald and Nancy Reagan... they set a wonderful example and I look up to them and strive to have the type of relationship they had in my own marriage.
I feel like, all too often, the "it happens so much" talk or "all politicians do it - i'm not surprised" is just a way of excusing that type of behavior. You want to be a bachelor and sleep around - fine - don't get married... simple.
That's just my take on it but I understand and respect what you are trying to say.
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| Posted 8/9/08 8:02 PM |
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Songwriter76
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Re: Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out About Affair
I couldn't care less about any politician's personal issues. That is their business.
What bothers me are all the lies they tell that affect me!
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| Posted 8/10/08 9:31 PM |
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mishandgerard
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Re: Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out About Affair
It is terrible this has all happened, but it is there "personal matter'. It seems the recent view of our nation to the politicians is they can not do any wrong.
Many politicians before John Edwards and Clinton including some presidents have done this exact same thing. The difference is for the most part it was kept hush, hush.
The US people need to open there eyes to all political figures and admit it has been more then just 2 men in recent years that have committed adultery.
Not to mention if you don't think Politician lie you are deluding yourself.
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| Posted 8/11/08 9:28 AM |
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Tommybride
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Re: Elizabeth Edwards Speaks Out About Affair
how is his political career over?
Didnt Mccain cheat on his wife and got a divorce and married the woman he had an affair with?
I dont see his political career ending anytime soon... err atleast until novemeber... it might end then.
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| Posted 8/11/08 9:33 AM |
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