John Edwards' Enquirer story seeps toward the MSM, amid a blog report of a non-denial denial
The John Edwards love-child, mistress National Enquirer story [See cite herein] continues to bubble just below the MSM surface. Yesterday the story made it’s way into a MSM left of center blog [Opinion LA Times] and conservative online magazine [National Review] and the [Hill]. Edwards went about his business holding a Denver presser related to his efforts to end poverty] and there was one uncorroborated report that someone questioned Edwards at a presser about the Enquirer report, with Edwards said to have given a non-denial denial.
Chicago WLS 890 AM radio show host Tom Roeser argues in his blog that The Enquirer wouldn’t risk a defamation lawsuit from plaintiffs’ PI lawyer Edwards unless it was confident of the truthfulness of its story. Moreover, the significant “environmental” detail included in the Enquirer report, e.g., how Edwards was dressed, etc. tends to support, at a minimum, that Edwards was at the hotel for some kind of a late night meeting. Further, reports that Edwards entered the hotel thru a side entrance, went to a lower level elevator, avoiding the lobby, hid from reporters in a bathroom, etc. would presumably be verifiable by hotel security cameras.
Politically, the important point is that if Edwards was on the Veep short list, the Enquirer story, true or false, most likely made the list a little shorter. All in all, it looks like Edwards is on his way to focusing on a private life, purportedly directed at ending poverty —until the next political opportunity presents itself-- and the Enquirer will, no doubt, tuck its story away for another day.
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Now included on the Public Affairs YouTube page is our show withAld. Sandi Jackson. Additional very recently posted shows on the Public Affairs YouTube page include the "Public Affairs," show featuring Real Clear Politics' Tom Bevan , this week's suburban edition of "Public Affairs," featuring State Rep. Candidate Tim Stratton (R-Glencoe, 58th Dist.) and our recent show featuring State Rep. Mark Beaubien (R-Wauconda). Other recently posted shows include our shows featuring 13th CD Demoratic Nominee Scott Harper, Sen. Kwame Raoul(D-Chicago), Senator John Cullerton (D-Chicago)- ; State Rep. candidate Joan Solms (R-Aurora), Comm. Forrest Claypool (D-Chicago) on the Obama Presidential campaign and shows with many other pols
Chicago WLS 890 AM radio show host Tom Roeser argues in his blog that The Enquirer wouldn’t risk a defamation lawsuit from plaintiffs’ PI lawyer Edwards unless it was confident of the truthfulness of its story. Moreover, the significant “environmental” detail included in the Enquirer report, e.g., how Edwards was dressed, etc. tends to support, at a minimum, that Edwards was at the hotel for some kind of a late night meeting. Further, reports that Edwards entered the hotel thru a side entrance, went to a lower level elevator, avoiding the lobby, hid from reporters in a bathroom, etc. would presumably be verifiable by hotel security cameras.
Politically, the important point is that if Edwards was on the Veep short list, the Enquirer story, true or false, most likely made the list a little shorter. All in all, it looks like Edwards is on his way to focusing on a private life, purportedly directed at ending poverty —until the next political opportunity presents itself-- and the Enquirer will, no doubt, tuck its story away for another day.
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Jeff Berkowitz, Show Host/Producer of "Public Affairs," and Executive Legal Recruiter doing legal search can be reached at JBCG@aol.com. You may watch "Public Affairs," shows with Presidential Candidates Obama, McCain, Giuliani and Cox, this past week's suburban edition of Public Affairs with RealClearPolitics.com's Tom Bevan, this week's suburban edition of Public Affairs with State Rep. Candidate Tim Stratton (R-Glencoe, 58th Dist.), our prior shows with State Rep. Mark Beaubien (R-Wauconda), Ald. Sandi Jackson(Chicago, 7th Ward)...and shows with many other pols at www.PublicAffairsTv.com
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Now included on the Public Affairs YouTube page is our show withAld. Sandi Jackson. Additional very recently posted shows on the Public Affairs YouTube page include the "Public Affairs," show featuring Real Clear Politics' Tom Bevan , this week's suburban edition of "Public Affairs," featuring State Rep. Candidate Tim Stratton (R-Glencoe, 58th Dist.) and our recent show featuring State Rep. Mark Beaubien (R-Wauconda). Other recently posted shows include our shows featuring 13th CD Demoratic Nominee Scott Harper, Sen. Kwame Raoul(D-Chicago), Senator John Cullerton (D-Chicago)- ; State Rep. candidate Joan Solms (R-Aurora), Comm. Forrest Claypool (D-Chicago) on the Obama Presidential campaign and shows with many other pols
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