Coaches on the Edge Plead with Dignity to Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are

elizabeth: Big news the other day. Some sports jock wants to supply Haiti with condoms, and Elizabeth Edwards has left her husband, people cheating pic former presidential candidate John Edwards. I hate dumb jocks so I will stay with the Elizabeth Edwards exit. I think everyone is going to have an opinion on this, and the only opinion that really matters is Elizabeth’s. I think this is nobody’s damn business, and when I read or hear news like this, I am glad and saddened that I will never ever run for office. You are never going to know certain things about me no matter who much Laurie tries to interview my friends and family members. I am also not the mother of three children, the mother who lost a son way too soon or the woman who has a death sentence around her head. Husband cheating – big whoop. She is dying folks and you want to know if her husband is cheating? How about wondering if she can cheat death?

Laurie: If you have vision of 20/80 or less, I will sort of believe that you didn’t know that John Edwards was the Baby Daddy. The only other clue besides having almost all of his weasel features would have been if she was born with “J.D.” stamped on her forehead.

elizabeth: I get that and turning a blind eye will only make the truth harder to bear. But Elizabeth had a bigger battle to fight. Infidelity is a scratched knee in comparison to the body slam she received. She is fighting for her life. If her husband wants to share his sperm with another woman, quite honestly I would feel so betrayed but he has made his bed without her. Can you imagine the pressure that she must be under and then you throw in an unfaithful husband? Leave her the hell alone.

Laurie: I personally think it’s too late to leave with dignity. We’re talking after Elizabeth went on television and said that America needed her husband to lead the country. We’re talking after the Barbara Walters’ interview where she said “Whether the child is John’s or not has nothing to do with our marriage.” So why are you heading out now? We’re talking after you said you didn’t have a clue what Johnny Boy was up to. A little difficult to believe that you have suddenly reached your limit.

elizabeth: Until we are a politician’s spouse, we have no idea what they are forced to say. Maybe she was trying to protect her children. Maybe she was sitting there with her middle finger standing at attention when Barbara Walters asked the “important” questions. Maybe she was working to get things in order before she could leave.

Laurie: We’re always ranting and raving about how women who dally with other women’s husbands are bringing down womankind and setting them back light-years on all the advances that have been made. Well, how about we give wives a little bit of credit? They know. They are intuitive, they can tell when their husbands are acting out of the usual pattern, and they choose when to reveal that they know. Elizabeth knew, but I think her ambition out ruled her dignity. Never a more sympathetic candidate has there been and how admirable that you wanted to leave your children with a father who had attained the position of President of the United States. I wish you well and pray for your health, but stop including the American public in this stupid façade. We already think your husband is despicable; stop defending him and telling us lies. This party is over.

elizabeth: I think the fact that she has left him speaks volumes. Sorry, your wife has terminal cancer. Should have kept your willy in your pants. I won’t even address the mother of this small child who is always going to be known for her father’s bad, bad, bad behavior. And to think, I used to believe in him. Fool me once.

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