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freewrite
10/30/08

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I had a chance to interview her after her book came out and I remember thinking the wrong spouse is running. She is so clear and articulate on all of the issues we discussed (unlike most candidates) that I felt it would be a loss for us to never get to experience E.E. in the political arena. But I do hope, if ever offered to her, she would consider some consultation position, particularly on health care.
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ShortStaK
10/30/08

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I love this woman. She's got the brains and the skills to make people truly care about healthcare. She's passionate about the issues, and you'd wish others would at least have the balls to listen.

She's got terminal cancer, which actually leads me to believe that unlike the rest of us, she isn't taking her time on this earth for granted. And you tools notice she's not wearing a wedding ring? C'mon!

We would all be better people if we had half this woman's strength, character and class!
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s_crewe
10/29/08

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She has become an expert on the issue. I don't care who she married or who cheated on her. Elizabeth is incredibly smart (way smarter than her husband). She realizes that she is one of the very fortunate in this country and is using the little time and energy she has left to advocate for those who struggle. Are there other people working on important issues? Of course. I'm "disappointed" that you continue to complain about her.
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FJasmineAdams
10/29/08

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I am disappointed that Jezebel continues to follow Elizabeth Edwards as though she were a credible policy-maker. Why do you guys defend her against questions about her personal life when no one knew who she was before her syrupy/sordid marriage details became public? See my posts above for my opinions in detail. I would like to hear why you guys champion her.
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Megan
10/29/08

@FJasmineAdams: I don't know, why don't you go watch the hour video of her that I linked to, then the 90 minutes she did at the New Yorker Festival, read everything she's written on the topic for the last two years and come back to me and tell me then that she's got nothing credible to say about health care policy, mm-kay? I'll even exempt you from everything pre-2006. Saying that you haven't heard of her before while not being able to critique a single thing she's said on the topic doesn't exactly make your point.
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FJasmineAdams
10/29/08

@Megan: I did not say I hadn't heard of her of before, that is a ridiculous accusation. Read my responses to the other posts. How about you go back and try to find anything she did on behalf of health care before getting cancer and having her husband run for president--neither of which qualifies her as an expert about anything.
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Megan
10/29/08

@FJasmineAdams: So she doesn't have the "right" qualifications for you? What would those be? Can only people with those qualifications talk about health care? Or should we only listen to those people? If she's saying interesting or important things -- or, let's see, using her ability to get our attention that she didn't have before 2004 to talk about those things that maybe did matter to her before -- why does what she is saying not count? Who should we be paying attention to instead? I am saying your critique lacks merit because I am listening to what she has to say because I think her arguments have merit even when I disagree with specific policy prescriptions. You are saying that I shouldn't listen to her regardless of what she says because she as a person does not, based on the fact that: she was a lawyer, she is married to John Edwards and didn't have a national platform before his candidacy and her illness. I think that's a stupid argument for not listening to someone, but I encourage you to both listen to what she is saying and then critique that and/or tell me who you think I should be paying attention to on this topic. Otherwise, you're just being a troll.
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Too Hot For TNR
10/29/08

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Look at Ezra's big-boy clothes!
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Maulleigh
10/29/08

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I know I'm going to feminist hell but I don't care about Elizabeth Edwards or her husband. You nailed it: I only care about his infidelities.

I hope she divorces him but she won't.
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FJasmineAdams
10/29/08

@Maulleigh: I'm going with you. The Edwards bought there way onto the national stage and contributed nothing of worth.
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Saltine
10/29/08

@FJasmineAdams: Senator Kerry, is that you?
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annewithaneee
10/29/08

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Oy. My brain hurts with all those "facts" Ms. Edwards spouted. I'd much rather hear about her hair and her ringless left hand. *Sigh*
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MissMal
10/29/08

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BBC's Question Time is doing an American election special from DC tomorrow and Elizabeth Edwards is on the panel.

And I will be part of the audience. :)
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Crazy Broad
10/29/08

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I'll be honest: I love, Love, LOVE the fact that Ms. Edwards refused to play the all-too-popular role of the Woman Behind the Man at the Podium Apologizing for His Extramarital Affair(s) and/or Other Indiscretions. She's her own woman with her own ideas (good ones, too), and I hope we see a lot of her in the coming months/years.
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Princess Leela
10/29/08

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Just to play devil's advocate, the reason we all know who Elizabeth Edwards is is that her husband ran for president twice, and the reason his political career ended is because he cheated on her. So her personal stuff is indeed to a certain degree a)relevant and b)of interest to readers. And I think the story -- yes, even by kicking off that way -- successfully makes the point that even though all this happened, she ISN'T going to let herself be reduced to a political footnote, but instead has something worthwhile to say and is saying it.
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SisterMaryMartha
10/29/08

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Because the Internets and Microsoft hate me, and because I am supposed to working, I can't watch the video, which is sad. And honestly, I do not fully understand either health program.My company stopped subsidizing or reduced the amount anyway, of what they would contribute to name-brand prescriptions. Which meant that when I changed to ortho-tri-lo, my scrip went from $7 a month to $40. Fortunately I stopped having sex!
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PhillyLass
10/29/08

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hortense
10/29/08

@PhillyLass: This is off topic, actually. If you have an issue with an editor, it's best to email them directly.
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BeckySharper
10/29/08

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Jinxy, if you were tongue-in-cheek, that was pretty fucking funny.
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SisterMaryMartha
10/29/08

@BeckySharper: I thnk she was. It was very clever.
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pantsless economist...access RESTORED
10/29/08

@SisterMaryMartha is ready for 2009.: i think so too. her posts are always really sharp.

if it came from some avatar-less commentator named sexykitty, for example...i would have thought differently.
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JinxyMcDeath
10/29/08

@pantsless economist for Δ: Thanks, guys! I was totally joking. Ah, the internet...you cannot see me smiling as I present the joke. Or should I say, Hortense....
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MegSpencer
10/29/08

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The pre-existing condition thing is the scariest part of insurance for me. I was uninsured for a while after college while working retail, and the only reason a lot of my expenses are covered now is because my therapist knew how to work the system. I still end up paying for a lot of my expenses out of pocket because there are pretty strict limits on how much therapy is covered. RAR! If nothing else happens in the next four years, I want to see the health care/insurance situation in this country change.
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applejuice
10/30/08

@MegSpencer: My brother had childhood leukemia. He will NEVER be able to get insurance that will cover him in the event anything ever happens again on his own. He knew from an early age that he had to work toward gettting a job that would definitely cover him once he was out of college and off my parents coverage.

It is pretty scary. Seeing the crap my parents had to go through when he was sick with GOOD insurance made me glad that I now live in a country with national health care. (And by the way, all the crap that the insurance companies perpetuate about how bad nationalised health care is - that is all a pile of sh*@T. I get great care here. Michael Moore's "Sicko" was actually pretty accurate in that regard.)
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returnofthemac
10/29/08

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The thing that makes me the saddest is that I honestly believe that Elizabeth could've been very influential in changing health care on a national level(hope she still can). I know I'll prob get hated on but I've always thought she had a better grasp of the problems facing health care than Hillary. (and yes I was a teenager when Bill was in office and she had her health care reform) Come to think of it there are way to many parallels between these ladies in their personal life...While mentioning her ring was classless and intrusive I hope she and Hil talk on a regular basis.
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