National Enquirer Enters The 2008 Presidential Race With Edwards Love-Child Story

The National Enquirer has gone political in their most recent issue, alleging that John Edwards has fathered a love-child with a filmmaker who once worked on a series of webisodes for his One America Committee. Rumors of the affair between Edwards and the filmmaker, a 43-year-old divorcee named Rielle Hunter, have been denied by both parties.

Now, as the Enquirer has published photos of a clearly pregnant Hunter, she has gone on the record confirming that she is pregnant but denying that Edwards is the father. She claims that the biological father is Edwards operative Andrew Young, a married man who confirms both his extramarital affair with Hunter and that the baby is his. Hunter, who lived in New York, has recently relocated to a gated community in North Carolina near Young and his family. But, the Enquirer claims that Hunter is privately telling friends that Edwards fathered the baby.

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[OhMy]

Like I said yesterday, if this was happening to Bush, no only would it be the top story on the huffington puffington site, you Hufftards would be all over it like flies on shit and would accept it as gospel.

[lookingAhead]

Since Edwards is a very competent Lawyer I hope he sues the pants off this rag. I guess the the rumors are true the Repugs are really afraid of Edwards. Nice try now get your lawyers ready for a big Civil suit.

[eej]

I wish the National Enquirer would interview Larry Flint who has the dirt on the woman Bush forced to have an abortion of his child, who does not want to come forward. Flint knows her name. Flint has never been proven wrong on any of these things.

[eej]

I hope it's not true, but if it is, it will not stop me from voting for Edwards if he wins the primary.

Kucinich is my favorite, but Edwards - a true populist - would be good for America too.

[HumeSkeptic]

For those upset at HuffPost for posting this garbage, consider this: we don't (or, shouldn't) visit HuffPost to get news. We vist HuffPost to discuss news, hoping to find threads on issues we find important.

Furthermore, it is not prudent to ignore the garbage. As much as we dislike it, garbage is out there.

The thing to do, I think, is to look at what appears to be garbage, make sure it is garbage, then do with it what is done with garbage - put it in a trash bag, and put it outside the house for Republicans and other lower life forms to eat it if they wish.

[studlyguy]

i don't keep up with what Murdick owns in America ,but it looks like the repukes worst nightmare is coming true Edwards, he is the one candidate that all the repukes shiver from their high heels having to run against in 2008, this should tell you democrats Edwards needs to be the Edwards/? ticket,so now i see their trying to spread false rumors, but nothing knew here the reich wing are one big lying machine ,but we all know their a nasty sick bunch so the only thing to do is be nasty back that's the only thing these repukes understand wake up democrats and get nasty back being the nice guy won't get you anywhere with these crop of repukes

[FrankInTitZ]

Love child, never meant to be
Love child, (scorned by) society
Love child, always second best
Love child, different from the rest

Diana Ross - 1968

Guess the Hair Cut won't be able hide underneath Elizabeth's skirt for much longer.

The Clinton Crime Family is the gift that just keeps on giving.

[Verum]

Limbaugh was quoting the National Enquire on his show yesterday, a primary source for wingnut news. I am sure by the end of the show he was leaving out the National Enquire part. How do you debate someone when they say, I read in the National Enquire...­.?

[Dehrenstein]

Imagine -- haveing sex with a WOMAN!

This would never happen with a Republican.

[bythePeopleforthePeople]

last post .......fuc­k this shit
bye bye huffpo you pander to this crap and you lost me

[Horst]

Huffington Post: "Top News and Opinion"??­???LOL..st­ories on Edwards' love child, Spears bimbos, etc, etc. This blog is a joke.

[Bulbul]

Is it necessary for Huffington Post to pander to the gossip mongers ? All of the Clinton bashers remember one thing, do not fall for this kind of trap. Edwards is the sleeper candidate they say, and now his numbers are moving up and therefore the mudslinging must start .


All of the Democratic Candidates are very good, any of the Primary Winner will be my candidate !

[leftoflennon]

SO the story has been denied by ALL parties involved..­..includin­g Edwards. So why continue to post it HuffPo?

[middleoftheroad]

Just taking a shot at making this thread a conversation-

If this is true, he's forced to admit it maybe, does this end it for him? If that happens then WHAT happens? Who does it help or hurt?? Thoughts?

[rssrai]

Huffington is not a trash mag like Drudge. Huffington has now gone to the bottom of the feeding tank. Huffington is a bottomo feeder that is trying to reach the top. They saw this story as a news story and wanted to some adertising on their page. I know longer will think of Huffinton as a non-biased blog. Disgusting and Huffington should be very ashamed of herself.