They are all too far for me to consider going but hopefully he will come somewhere closer soon. I would like a chance to get to see him in person.

for President in 2008 at the 9th Ward(totally devastated by
Katrina)in NOLA. The Media had their "knives"ready.

While I do not have a favorite candidate at the moment,
Edwards has certainly done some admirable things in the
area of Poverty. Established a Poverty Center at UNC.
Worked in several states to help get the Minimum Wage
raised. He certainly has established his credentials
as a "real democrat".

IMO,The Media had their pre-planned line all ready. They
have a problem with rich people talking about poverty.
Such snide "multimillionaire arrows" Apparently it
is sinful to start in almost impoverished conitions (some wouldconsider poverty) and raise yourself to multimillionnaire status. "He looks so tired"-meow meow mewo.

I find it ironic--Hillary is no one's poor child., nor
is Obama. One of the greatest Democratic Presidents
of all time FDR was Rich, JFK very rich. It is terrible
however that John Edwards has wealth he earned.

Folks, do not let the Media play people for fools.IMO
Remember Media (especially TV Media) are some of the
higher paid people in the US. The only thing that makes
them "Librul" is their positions on God Guns Gays, ABortion
--the Cultural issues. Economic Issues (Medicare, Medicaid, SS, Welfare,etc) these same Media are to
the right of the average citizen.(Much more Republican
than Democrat). IMO;If you analyze this they are truly
more liberatarian than Liberal. Talking about Poverty
is taboo among these people. My Friends they pay big
tax bills,or they think they do(they make big bucks). Mention Poverty and they think you are going after their wallet.
IMO,As Media, they try to find something else to attack on
rather than look heartless. Just watch how often they
say "American people think poverty issues are the
fault of the person in poverty.

We are reaching a danger point re Gap between Haves and
Have nots. Call the Media Out if necessary.

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Donna Brazille, CNN, Situation Room. Made the prediction
that Gore would receive a reward for his film, kiss it
then throw his hat in the ring for the Presidential Race??

She did say she did not know this is true absolutely but
she believes he will do it to unite party.

First a piece on Edward's speech at the Riverside Church in NYC commemorating MLK... the quote is a winner and he sent out an appeal to his email list to pressure Congress -

"Silence is betrayal, and I believe it is a betrayal not to speak out against the escalation of the war in Iraq," John Edwards 01-14-07

Edwards Echoes King's Anti-War Message Sunday 14 January 2007 New York - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards called on Americans to resist President Bush's planned troop escalation in Iraq, echoing a plea by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 40 years ago to end the Vietnam War.

Edwards addressed about 1,200 parishioners Sunday at Riverside Church, a multiracial, politically active Manhattan congregation where King delivered his famous "Beyond Vietnam" speech on April 4, 1967. King was assassinated exactly one year later. Edwards spoke from the same wooden pulpit King used and was introduced by King's son, Martin Luther King III. The younger King said his father would have admired Edwards' commitment to fighting poverty.

The former North Carolina senator and 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee touched on poverty issues in his speech, as well as AIDS in Africa, energy independence and a proposed boost in the minimum wage. But he saved his strongest words for the troop increase in Iraq, invoking King's condemnation of the Vietnam War as a betrayal of American values. "Silence is betrayal, and I believe it is a betrayal not to speak out against the escalation of the war in Iraq," Edwards said to a sustained standing ovation. ... full article

next the latest from Zogby... 

Former vice presidential candidate John Edwards starts the new year with a double–digit lead over three impressive rivals a year before Iowans go to caucus to choose their next presidential nominee, a new Zogby telephone poll of likely Iowa Democratic caucus—goers shows.

Republicans are leaning toward two well–known moderates – Arizona Sen. John McCain and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani – in the race to replace George W. Bush at the top of their presidential ticket, a separate Zogby telephone survey of likely Republican caucus participants shows.

The pair of telephone surveys are the first Zogby Road To New Hampshire polls to be released as part of an exhaustive package of polling data, analysis, and commentary available as part of Zogby’s presidential tracking. For more details, go to www.zogby.com. The Democratic survey included 596 likely caucus-goers and was conducted January 15-16. The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points. The Republican survey was conducted with 465 likely caucus-goers and was conducted January 15-16. It carries a margin of error of +/- 4.6 percentage points.

Charts, Zogby commentary, and more is available at: www.zogby.com

Zogby’s Iowa Telephone Polling

DEMOCRATS	%	REPUBLICANS	%
Edwards	27%	Giuliani	19%
Obama	17%	McCain	17%
Vilsack	16%	Gingrich	13%
Clinton	16%	Rice	9%
Biden	3%	Romney	5%
Kerry	3%	Tancredo	2%
Kucinich	1%	Hagel	2%
Richardson	1%	Brownback	1%
Not sure	13%	Tommy Thompson	1%
		Huckabee	1%
		Pataki	1%
		Not sure	22%

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