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    Soundsaboutright: As a lifelong resident of Chapel Hill and John Edward's neighbor, I think his general fall from grace had much more to do with his potential bid presi... more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: I love that last bit with the bible. I'm currently perusing my bible to find additional "This reminds me of you. Oh, on second thought, now that I've ... more »
    Dictator for Life: Dean Boger! He was my favorite law school professor (before he was dean)! I am quite sure he totally did that on purpose. more »
    kkatt: If I saw Edwards I would just say "I'm so disappointed in you" and sadly walk away more »
    PaintedTrollop: When I first met Edwards in 2004, he seemed incredibly charismatic and authetic - despite his dreadful Senate record. When I saw him again in 2007, he... more »
    Highsmith: My bible (Ivana Trump, Psalm $) says: "Elizabettttt, don't get maddd, get eaaaaven!" more »
    stairwaywit: I go to UNC and saw John Edwards in a restaurant in Chapel Hill a couple weeks ago. The few people who recognized him were snickering. Oh and as for h... more »
    MagicEyes: I live in Chapel Hill, but fortunately I never run into him at the grocery store. I would probably just glare at him behind his back, because I'm a wimp. more »
    ElleL: I live in Raleigh which is about 25 minutes from Chapel Hill, and everyone is pretty much disgusted. They go out to dinner and eyes are averted. It... more »
    JinxyMcDeath: My bible doesn't really speak to forgiveness, so if I ever saw John Edwards I would audibly hiss and boo. No one gets a good hissing nowadays. I wan... more »
    lalaland13: So a lot of people still disdain him while others try to ignore him. Nicely done, tool. Man, how he's fallen. I can't imagine what the kids, especia... more »
    ides: He's damned no matter what. The decision to keep running for President when he knew there was dirt (and a KID) just sitting out there, waiting to be ... more »
    7states: I was in Raleigh when the news broke about the affair last year and many of the people I was working with had worked on his Senate and/or 2004 Preside... more »
    kungfutoday: (a) Chapel Hill isn't his hometown, but it is where he lives.(b) I think that North Carolinians, even those that are Democrats, had an uneasy peace wi... more »
    BeckySharper: Oh no, that totally wasn't the Psalm he was thinking of. Not at all. I love WASPs. They're so deliciously passive-aggressive. more »
    pmarble: Why did this piece make me see a John Edwards-Don Draper parallel? Don, of course, is smarter. more »
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    John Edwards Is Not Fine In The Carolinas

    "If I see him again I'll speak nice," said Neville, who lives around the corner from Edwards' secluded, $6.7-million compound. "The Bible says you're supposed to forgive." Damn, it's that bad in Edwards' hometown? More »