Dirty Tricks 101
Was Clinton backer behind John Edwards adultery rumors?

As the Democratic nomination race becomes ever closer, there is one forgotten wild card that could, in a deadlock, suddenly change the outcome. That wild card is John Edwards, who "suspended" his campaign but still holds 27 delegates.

Edwards, who entered the race Dec. 28, 2006 but failed to win a single primary, dropped out on Jan. 30, 2008, shortly after the National Enquirer and Globe tabloids began a series of articles claiming he had impregnated a young woman who owned a production company that had made an Edwards promotional video.

It may be no coincidence that Edwards has so far withheld his support for either Clinton or Obama - perhaps waiting until that dramatic moment when he could become a king (or queen) maker.

In a New Hampshire TV ad, Edwards made reference to the "rigging" of politics.

Edwards came in second in the Iowa caucuses, behind Obama and ahead of Clinton. In the New Hampshire debate, she launched her own "change" attack, latching on to an issue that had belonged to Obama and Edwards.

Hillary attacks Edwards over change issue

While explaining his position for change and defending Barack Obama, Sen. Hillary Clinton attacks John Edwards.

 

Ann Coulter calls Edwards a "faggot"

Coulter calls Bill Clinton gay

Ann Coulter on UK BBC Newsnight interview with Jeremy Paxman
Ann Coulter Fires Back at Critics Over John Edwards 'Faggot'

 

John Edwards responds to Bill O'Reilly on COUNTDOWN

Dave Letterman Interviews Senator John Edwards

 

FOX News and John Edwards

 

Mike Gravel: John Edwards-Follow the Money and the History

 

John Edwards: There Is No Way I'm Getting Out of This Race

 

O'Reilly: George Soros is funding Media Matters,John Edwards

On his Fox News program, Bill O'Reilly claimed that George Soros has built a "complicated political operation" in which "Soros and a few other wealthy radicals who help him are funneling money into the political process" by funding Media Matters, which "feeds its propaganda to some mainstream media people." In fact, Soros has never given money to Media Matters, either directly or through another organization.

O'Reilly also attacked Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, stating during his nightly "Talking Points Memo" segment: "Now 'Talking Points' has reason to believe John Edwards is taking orders from the Soros group right now. And other Democratic politicians may be as well." O'Reilly did not cite any evidence for his claim. Later, during his with exchange with Crowley and author Phil Kent, O'Reilly noted that he had no evidence for such an assertion but nevertheless maintained: "Now, we believe that John Edwards has forged some kind of an arrangement with Soros. I can't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, but his actions are pretty much dictated by MoveOn. He's absolutely right in with those people."