John Edwards and the "Two Americas"
The houses across the street were part of the other America, the America that John Edwards says he knows how to fix. John Edwards wants to end poverty. He wants to cure poverty, stop hunger and solve all of the problems that have plagued us for decades.Maybe he built his house where he did so that he could illustrate a point. Maybe he was saying "Look how rich and successful I am and look how poor they are, can't you see how they need my help?" Maybe he built there so that he could be close to one of the problems that he wants to solve. Then again, he might have just wanted a huge house on a large piece of land and that was what was available.
The Show producers talked to the neighbors. They asked them about their interactions with Mr Edwards. There weren't any. They asked them if they had ever met or spoken to him, they hadn't. At last, they asked them if they supported him for President, they didn't. I guess that they couldn't see how wonderful Mr Edwards was. Maybe they didn't know that just as soon as Mr Edwards got elected President everything would change. I guess you could say that they were a world apart
Mr Edwards wants to change the world but his vision is impaired. He sees two Americas, but he can't see across the street.
It would be wonderful if we could talk away poverty, and Mr Edwards is a good talker. Mr Edwards is an excellent talker. He's talked about all sorts of things. He's talked about how doctors have damaged patients and gotten rich doing it while doctors are forced to close their practices and our medical costs go up. He's talked about poverty and makes more than most people make in a year for doing that. Mr Edwards knows all about one America and he knows how to talk about the other one. Mr Edwards is a smart man. Maybe he'll figure out that he should fix the "other America" in his front yard before he tells us that he can fix ours.
Published by Anne Bryant
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18 Comments
Post a CommentAnne, Brilliant as usual.. excellent choice of words when you said, "Mr Edwards wants to change the world but his vision is impaired. He sees two Americas, but he can't see across the street." Right on target and that is what the left will hate about you and your writing. But keep it up because you can see clearly and that is how we beat the liberal hordes back. In their minds, anyone beating them in any argument, on any topic.. using logic, facts and truth, is a right wing radical.. Poor things, they really just don't know any better. Five Stars for you my friend.
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Nope, it wasn't. The last time I checked John Edwards was the only one with "Two Americas" And don't be sorry. You might cause me to make 2.05 on AC this month.
Anne, you said, "I only wanted to point out that ALL of the candidates should try doing instead of talking. I appreciate your comment." Then why wasn't the title of your article...All The Candidates and the "Two Americas"?! Smells a bit like hypocrisy, No?! Again with the rhetorical questions, sorry!
Thanks Tyler. I am not trying to insult the man, I only wanted to point out that ALL of the candidates should try doing instead of talking. I appreciate your comment.
Anne, I think Edwards realizes he can't completely eliminate but he has done some limited things at the UNC Poverty Center and some of poorer communities in Eastern North Carolina. You make some very valid points however.
No Tyler, the overriding theme is exactly what it says, that maybe he should solve poverty in his own state before he claims that he can do it for the whole nation.
So the overriding theme of this is to say if you are rich you're not allowed to speak about poverty if your politics are also left wing?
Secondly, my use of the term "young lady" was born out of survival instinct. I drove a taxi in DC for 2 years, and I was constantly admonished by females when I answered using the term "ma'am" as the females would offer, "I'm not old enough for you to call me Ma'am." Therefore, I substituted "young lady" as a generic substitute because until Alyce the Malcontent objected to the term as "condescending" (which you misspelled Alyce), I had never had anyone object to my use of "young lady" in a respectful manner. There's always one, isn't there?
"Alyce said: ...Jim Clayton's comment. I will give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he meant "young lady" in a positive tone of voice, not a condesending older adult to younger female kind of way. Alyce, what is your problem with me? My comment was complimentary, therefore, why would I then try to offend Anne? Additionally, I was not addressing you, so MYOB. How 'bout that? What kind of a freak malcontent idiot are you, YOUNG LADY????? Hope I offended your old ass, and you have obviously forgotten my last admonition to you: Don't pick a fight with me, because I will eat you. Do you understand, ya ignorant dolt! Questions??????