John Edwards Jokes About The Candidates On Letterman: "We Can't Stand Each Other"

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Huffington Post   |  Nicholas Graham
First Posted: 01-23-08 01:21 PM   |   Updated: 03-28-08 02:45 AM

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John Edwards On Letterman
Former Senator John Edwards appeared on The Late Show, with David Letterman, last night, one day after the very heated Democratic debate in South Carolina. Letterman mentioned that the campaign had been going on for a long time, and asked Edwards if he was fatigued from it, and if such a lengthy campaign affected how the candidates all got along. Edwards stalled for a moment, and then made a joke about how we "can't stand each other."

Had it ended right there, the funny moment would simply have been one more in a long, grueling campaign. However, after smiling at his joke while the audience laughed, Edwards then gave an awkward shrug, as if to say there was nothing he could do about it. Edwards goes on to call Senators Obama and Clinton "good people," but the gesture sharpened what until then had been a harmless, late night quip.

Watch the video from The Late Show, with David Letterman, below, and tell HuffPost whether or not you think Edwards' joke had some real bite behind it.

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Former Senator John Edwards appeared on The Late Show, with David Letterman, last night, one day after the very heated Democratic debate in South Carolina. Letterman mentioned that the campaign had b...
Former Senator John Edwards appeared on The Late Show, with David Letterman, last night, one day after the very heated Democratic debate in South Carolina. Letterman mentioned that the campaign had b...
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- wedgie I'm a Fan of wedgie 17 fans permalink
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HONESTY?

Shocking!

Why can't he give those dry little lies like Hillary?

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    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:37 PM on 01/23/2008
- gevan I'm a Fan of gevan 18 fans permalink

No, I think the shrug meant, "See what happens when I attempt a joke?" Edwards contest of the moment was with Letterman, after all.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:32 PM on 01/23/2008
- TekBoss I'm a Fan of TekBoss 9 fans permalink

Screw Huff Post and the debate over "the joke". Let's talk about homeless vets instead because he talked about that as well.

(Who the hell is running this web site lately)?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:27 PM on 01/23/2008
- gcallaghan I'm a Fan of gcallaghan 52 fans permalink
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Of the Democratic candidates with even a chance of winning - ruling out Kucinich and Richardson, so save your keystrokes - Edwards offers the best shot at getting this country back on track by mopping up Bush's mess. He's outraged, as are all thinking beings around the world, over the unconstitutional abuses of this criminal administration. The corporatocracy is afraid of him, so MSM won't give his message ink or air. It's now up to we the people to promote him.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:24 PM on 01/23/2008
- happycat I'm a Fan of happycat 113 fans permalink
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this article is nonsense! I saw the entire interview last night and Edwards was fantastic! He's charming, brilliant and very funny. Its such a waste that people aren't paying enough attention to him! He is so much more interesting to watch than Obama (the pontificater) and Hilary (the lying witch)!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:23 PM on 01/23/2008

Look-- he's likeable-- ambitious-- had some rotten luck when his boy was killed in a car crash-- a bad turn of events with wonderful wife's horrible cancer-stage--- let's cut some slack-- he'd be one of the best Attorney Generals we've ever had-- either at Obama or Billary's watch----

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:22 PM on 01/23/2008

Wait... Edwards is still in this? I couldn't tell by all of the Clinton & Obama stories on HuffPost.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:16 PM on 01/23/2008
- Nutcase I'm a Fan of Nutcase 49 fans permalink
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Edwards was just being relaxed and being his lovable self. Those who support the corporate-owned candidates are just upset that Edwards gets any play at all on the corporate-owned MSM.

cognito ergo populistae

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:12 PM on 01/23/2008

I thought it was funny, and his shrug was adorable! This man should be our next president.

Go John Go!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:12 PM on 01/23/2008
- jeanruss I'm a Fan of jeanruss 9 fans permalink

totally enjoyed Edwards appearance on Letterman-­delightful to watch-I could easily listen to this guy for 8 years!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:04 PM on 01/23/2008

No bite at all. This is a made-up non-story.

It reminds me of this woman I knew whose life was so boring, she used to think every time someone glanced at her, the "look" was full of hidden meaning.

Come on, HuffPo. We've got a long campaign to go. Quit making things up. It's a waste of energy.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:03 PM on 01/23/2008

Wow. A rare Edwards appearance on Huffpo. Where's my camera.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:58 PM on 01/23/2008
- Fernando I'm a Fan of Fernando 29 fans permalink
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Talk about reading too much into something! Come on people, I'm glad Edwards gets some publicity, but there's nothing to analyze here.

F.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:50 PM on 01/23/2008
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1/23/08
2:50pm
LOC--Law Library

Well, I'm sorry I missed the show. And I can't see the clip here because the Library of Congress needs to update the FLASH player.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:50 PM on 01/23/2008

What a non-story this clip is. But there was real substantive news in that interview if you watch it all. Take a look at the entire interview here to see what Edwards and Letterman had to say about Bill O'Reilly denying the existence of 200,000 homeless veterans.

http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/26190-john-edwards-and-david-letterman-slam-o-reilly

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:50 PM on 01/23/2008
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