New York Magazine painted Elizabeth Edwards as an unruly control freak with a hot-headed temper who may have cinched her husband’s presidential campaign (I can concur to that) had it not been for John Edwards’ puppet aides and a hedge fund company that allotted a lump sum of cushion to keep certain folks quiet and cozy in Southern mansions. John Edwards may have had to repeat a Bill Clinton’s televised confession to the public the 2008 style. And that would not have been a bad move at all.
So what’s the matter? Wouldn’t you be ill-tempered if your husband was John?
Having said so, my previous entry on Sept 23, 09 I stated that Elizabeth was the victim who stood by for good press while keeping her family in tacked. Nevertheless, Elizabeth, the matriarch, and the desperate mistress Rielle Hunter were badly played by the ever-so contradicting man. This is the same John Edwards who amplified a self-made logo as “Made in USA”, and yet snickered his hatred for hillbilly red-neck supporters shoving greasy fries down his throat in Southern fund-raisers. This is the man who promised his mistress a Dave Matthews Band wedding and a cinderella dream in a McMansion after his current wife passes from her cancer. The same man who then called Hunter a “crazy slut” after he impregnated her, then vehemently denied the paternity test, and so on and so on. An imbecile + without a vertebra = coward.
The positive outcome from this four year shameful saga is that Elizabeth wants her life back and is moving forward without her soon-to-be ex-husband. Let’s hope there is no relapse. As most readers would agree, I believe there would have been a better ending for Mr. & Mrs. Edwards had John came out immediately and owned up to his two-timing infidelity. Had he claimed his accountability, his wife and the public would have forgiven him and his life would be smooth sailing by now. But no, John played filthy with more lies and denial for years which pretty much exhausted people’s trust, patience and loyalty to him.
A lot of men go astray, yet most do not know how to play like a man. A real man should know that honesty is a virtue, and that my friend is the art of redemption. We will further explore this topic in my future entry.
The lesson: If you are going to boink around, then do it clean and wisely. If you get caught, admit it like The Wisely Dave Letterman. Watch his classy confession on Oct 1, 09, because I bought his speech whole heartedly with a standing ovation. Let’s hope he will turn it into a Self-Help DVD for $9.99 coming soon.
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