John Edwards Affair

What Happened in 2006 Should Stay in 2006

Amy Sue Nathan | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics


Amy Sue Nathan

With the Olympics in full swing, the political conventions around the corner and the election looming, my world is even smaller than usual. In my li...

Smart Men, Foolish Choices: Testosterone Rules?

Amy Spies | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics


Amy Spies

Why is a woman under the hormonal influence seen as difficult, when a man surging with testosterone determined strong and electable?

Where The John Edwards Scandal Is Headed

Lee Stranahan | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

As we head into the the Democratic convention, the scandal isn't over -- it's really just beginning. Don't blame the media, blame John Edwards.

Cokie Roberts Attack Ad

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics


Matthew Filipowicz

Last week when Cokie Roberts attacked Obamafor vacationing in the "foreign" and "exotic" land of Hawaii, most of us just assumed she was schilling for McCain. But she was schilling for something entirely different. Just watch.

Will The Real John Edwards Sit Down?

Richard Laermer | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics


Richard Laermer

In the end Edwards, like Spitzer before him, will fade into the Gary Hart night. What will we be left with but more tawdry feelings about a couple we admired. There's nothing good in it. Let's stop gossiping.

Enquirer Staying On Edwards Story "Forever"

New York Post | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics


OY, has the National Enquirer got stuff piled up on the fu ture very private cit izen John Edwards. Oy. And another - oy. Not only are they on the cas...

In Defense of Elizabeth Edwards and Other Enablers [Updated]

Lee Woodruff | Posted 09.14.2008 | Living


Lee Woodruff

When backed into a corner, a mother lion will fight to the death to spare her cubs. It's programmed into human nature.

Staffer Who Paid Edwards' Mistress Didn't Know Of Affair

Raleigh News & Observer | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics


The former campaign finance chairman for John Edwards said Wednesday that he thought tabloid reports that Edwards had an affair with campaign videogra...

Hannity Freaks on McCain-Edwards Sex Link

Ari Melber | Posted 09.13.2008 | Media


Ari Melber

Sean Hannity lost control of himself and his show on Tuesday night, after co-host Alan Colmes compared John Edwards' infidelity to John McCain's affai...

Former Edwards Finance Chair Says He Was Unaware Of Affair

McClatchy Newspapers | Lorenzo Perez | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics


The former campaign finance chairman for John Edwards said this morning he was unaware of Edwards' affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter whe...

How Long Should A Spouse Be Celibate If Their Mate Is Ill?

Jill Brooke | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics


Jill Brooke

Elizabeth Edwards may not have believed in him as a perfect husband after learning about his affair with Rielle Hunter, but I'm willing to bet she believed in him as a candidate.

Why Did Elizabeth Edwards Let John Run?

Washington Independent | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics


That's the question that continues to haunt the painful saga of John and Elizabeth Edwards. Not that she loves him and stayed with him after he confes...

Edwards Took Mistress on 2006 Presidential Announcement Tour

Washington Post | Garance Franke-Ruta | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


Well, you gotta give him one thing: the man has chutzpah. Photographs distributed by wire services and posted online by technology blogger Robert Sco...

Why Great Men like John Edwards Cheat

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Men who cheat do so not because they don't love their wives but because they hate themselves: not because their wives are not caring, but because their perforated sense-of-self is immune to affection.

My Edwards Diary, Day Two

Jane Smiley | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


Jane Smiley

Going out and getting stupidly laid and then coming home and reconciling with the wife is not the same as going out, getting stupidly laid, divorcing the crippled wife and marrying the pretty young thing.

Who's Your Baby Daddy? Plastic Ken's Denial Part II

Andy Ostroy | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

Edwards, who chalks up his sexual indiscretions to unbridled narcissism, flatly denies he's the father of Hunter's six month old baby. So let's get this straight: he's unequivocally denying something else?

Wolfson: Edwards Cover-Up Cost Clinton The Nomination

ABC News | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


Sen. Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic presidential nominee if John Edwards had been caught in his lie about an extramarital affair and forced o...

Andrew Young's Criminal Record And The John Edwards Scandal

Lee Stranahan | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

Public records searches reveal a history of criminal charges and convictions that paint a potentially different picture of Andrew Young than that of a typical campaign worker.

Newsweek Reporter: What Rielle Hunter Told Me

Newsweek | Jonathan Darman | Posted 09.09.2008 | Media


The first time I laid eyes on Rielle Hunter, I could tell she was a story. She had frizzy blond hair with DARK roots, wore bright nail polish and move...

Rielle Hunter Rules Out Participating In A Paternity Test

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The ex-mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday she will not participate in DNA testing to establish th...

Edwards Furious With ABC Over Handling Of Interview

Broadcasting and Cable | Posted 09.09.2008 | Media


On Friday night John Edwards appeared on ABC Nightline to discuss his affair with Rielle Hunter. The segment, which lasted a full 30 minutes, aired at...

Reluctance Of MSM To Cover Edwards Affair Becomes A Story Itself

New York Times | RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA and BILL CARTER | Posted 09.09.2008 | Media


For almost 10 months, the story of John Edwards's affair remained the nearly exclusive province of the National Enquirer -- through reports, denials, ...

The Edwards Debacle: Another Page from the Karl Rove Playbook

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

To think that the importance of Edwards' message about eradicating poverty has been systematically disabled by the predators of prurience who pretend to trade in virtue, is an insult to the American dream.

Elizabeth Edwards Statement On Affair

ABC News | Jennifer Parker | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics


Text of Elizabeth Edwards' statement about husband's admission of affair: ___...

John Edwards' Affair With Rielle Hunter: Admits Infidelity (VIDEO)

ABC | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics


***UPDATE*** 8/9 ABC is reporting that Rielle Hunter's family has asked John Edwards to take a paternity test: The family of John Edwards' former mis...