Guilty

The lie is usually worse than the crime. Attention All Public Personas: You live in the 21st century! Your lies will be discovered and you will look like a tool in front of everyone you know! Just tell the truth or else keep it in your pants! Thank you and have a good life!

So we might send a guy, for maybe mis using money, to jail, leaving his 2 children who have no mother

as it is, what harm did he physically do a person? But we let a woman who murdered her child walk free!

This is our justice system?

We can only agree on one count judge..the other five counts are deadlocked..can we go home now???

NO!

Snooki > John Edwards

This guy deserves no peace of mind after putting his wife through HELL in her final days.

Ponder this nonsense, this jury has been rumored to coordinate clothing trends with Edwards, one alternate was caught smiling at him and he smiled back- what a farce!

"John Edwards, we the jury find you guilty on all charges of cheating on your wife, then paying your mistress to keep quiet while you hid it from the rest of the country, and you expected us to vote for you for President? We hereby sentence you to thirty years of hard labor in Siberia."

I followed this trail a little more than I should have- and while he is a SCUMBAG I don't think the prosecution proved its case.

BUT, I will say that if I am on the jury- there is no way I would believe he didn't know what was right or wrong- he knew!! He made his living being one of the best attorneys in the country! The guy knew that laws and how to bend them just so...

So for me- Guilty as charged on all 6 counts. Good thing I'm not on the jury.

This guy's great!!! Good looking, articulate, right out of the political candidate cookie-cutter. How many MILLIONS of Americans did he con (including his own dying wife) in the many elections he ran in? WE are the pathetic ones. He's just one sorry-arse guy. We took the bait, hook, line & sinker!! Y'think there aren't more like him sitting in Congress right now? Huh? How many more? Two, five, fifty??? Y'think there aren't more like him running for office this year -- suckerin' us in again and again and again. WHOA FOOKIN' NELLIE boys and girls... if we could harness the power of bullshyt in this country we could run OPEC out of bizness!!! Whoopdiddlyding... good thing bullshyt ain't fattening because the way we love to eat it up we'd ALL be obese!!! Have a great day my fellow rubes and remember, some political PAC paid good money for your vote so don't forget to use it!!!

Maybe he and Blago can share a cell together.

Another example of how the might can fall. I supported him but now I think he is pathetic.

Ditto...

The judge is going to tick off the jury and they are tired of the whole thing. They will be mad, vote him not guilty and go home. Same thing happened with Casey Anthony.

Wouldn't ya love to be on that jury! Hide the weapons....

Seems to me we have real problems to be using the courts time on. Not this non sense. I say that all the money we spent on Bill Clinton. What Ken Star spent could have balanced the budget. They are always talking about not wasting money and then this kind of thing comes up.

All this is is much to do about nothing. An over agressive prosecutor who will probably run for office in the near future. So he spent some campaign money maybe he should not have so what. If they do not get elected they can keep whats left anyway. big deal. At least the right wing rodents who bring their slime slinging to the message boards can spew their lieing to a peak because he is a democrat.

This jury will be hung on most of the counts .....

Truth? ...... I don't believe that most of the participants even know what the "Truth" is ....... they all have different perceptions of what the "Truth" is .. all from different perspectives .....

I too supported John Edwards. That is, before his facade came tumbling down. We all can be gullible and believe the press and the person themselves. I for one, want him, to have the justice he deserves. If that means jail, so be it. If the jury deems him innocent, so be it.

I am just tired, of all the political hype, the lies and deceit. There are actually people in this world, who are decent and honest. Unfortunately, they do not have the influence or financial backing to run for office. Or they are just smarter!

So they swept another set of charges under the rug so Edwards want have to do time. What else is new?

Mrs Georgia Peach, you sure predicted the actual result correctly. Amazing how quickly they went from a hung jury, to not guilty.

I never supported John Edwards, but sometimes you have to put partisanship aside. A criminal trial is a good place to start that.

He should not be convicted because he is liberal, but some would want it that way.

He should not be convicted bacause he had an affair and fathered a child while his wife was dying of cancer, but some would want it that way.

The whole case boils down to whether the "Bunny Money" was a campaign contribution or not. The jury apparently thought not. I'm OK with that.

If the law were the same as it is today, there would not be a trial.

Guilty of being a scumbag? Emphatic Yes.

Guilty of campaign finance violations? In what i've read the prosecutors just wasted more of our money...

Seriously, this was the most useless prosecution I've seen in a while. When the FEC doesn't believe it is fraud AND you insist on prosecuting him for Federal Election Fraud.... ??? Thank you for the waste of government time and effort.

on one not one one is anyone editing or even reading this garbage before you post it online?!? as always most unimpressive

Open your wallets again----Taxpayers are going to fork out millions for this stupid, insane Edwards. He is a selfish "man" you know.

There must have been some "monkey business" going on during the Trial, especially with the distractions of the Substitute Jurors wearing same color Tee Shirts every day, changing to another color on another day.

Say What?---Edwards will eventually in time, get off from his crooked life..

Will there be Justice---???? He must be smiling today.

Another waste of money by gov prostituters (they get paid to screw people - Bonds, Clemens, Edwards, Clinton.).

And to think this guy wanted to be in charge of the greatest nation in the world. Looks like his former running mate John "I supported the war before I was against it" Kerry still is having problems paying taxes on his yacht. Taxes must be for the little people, eh Mr. Heinz?

http://bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view/20220529unclear_sailing_for_kerry/srvc=home&position=1

UNREAL..figure this would happen. Next crook case please!

It never ceases to amaze me how many people can't comprehend what appears in plain English in any given article. You actually didn't have to read the article because the headline said it all, "John Edwards 'not guilty' on one count; mistrial declared on remaining charges". And most of these people have been out of school for many years. Obviously, the schools way back when also had problems teaching reading and reading comprehension. If anyone doesn't know what a "mistrial" means, look it up so you don't appear to be an idiot.

@10tacle - greatest nation in the world? Are you referring to the United States?

Yeah I guess I should retract that, Canadian. Since, of course Canada is the greatest nation in the world apparently. Or France, or Japan, or Brazil, or Russia, or... [eye roll]...

But technically you are right and I was wrong. Looks like China is well on the way to being the greatest nation in the world. America is in a severe decline due to the dumbing down of its voter constituency as well as the arrogance of its politicians, many if not most of whom spend a lifetime in it. America can't continue to its path of deficit spending and expecting the rich to just bail us out by getting taxed more (or as some morons like to say, "paying their fair share."). Our government in America is running one massive Ponzi scheme and getting away with it. They make Enron look like a bunch of choir boys.

So yeah, I believe we are still a great nation, but the greatest? Not anymore. We'll be the next Greece and Spain in Europe on the current course. We've really taken a slide the past six years or so, and that slide has only gotten steeper under the current administration.

Congratulations posters,

It actually took a little over twenty posts for somebody to turn this into a skreed about the President and liberals. How refreshing!

He then hugged his daughter and his elderly parents while whispering to them, "I told you this would be OK," it said.

Yep, he knew he was going to go scot-free. A little dirty work behind the scenes, pulling the right strings can work some wonders

Lets explain this to the dummies, Edwards used money to pay off a mistress, he went to trial because some felt it was campaighn donations. By being found not guilty on the one count, little recourse is left.

Now Edwards made bad decisions regarding his personal life, but none of it effected us as a populace, my loved ones are alive. Bush made a decision to lie us into wars and folks died, that effectected me and the populace. Where is the trial? Edwards lied and Rebups got mad, Bush lied and thousands died.

"It was not immediately clear if prosecutors intend to seek a retrial on those charges."

Laughable. It IS immediately clear. No retrial- guaranteed. Those kind don't pay for their crimes.

POLY= many

TIC = blood sucking parasite

The man for lack of a better word, I believe is guilty. There should be another trial regarding the remaining five counts. The jury should be ashamed for their conduct during the trial, as they made a mockery of the justice system. Adults ? playing outfit games, & one openly flirting during court proceedings, they should have been replaced if the law allowed it. What is going on with our Country? Has it just turned into a free for all do what you want society? Are we not better than this?

1. Cast started under President Bush not Obama but it sounds nice and gives hope to Mitt for another vote.

This case was investigated by FBI and Bunny Melon said she gave the money to John for personal use. Bunny gave one interview as she repeated that and said she would give him money for anything as he was still her friend. But a first you law student knew the Prosecution had no case but it was a witch hunt with the hope a jury would be dumb enough to believe a man can be found guilty for cheating on his wife by using the 6 criminal charges. Many Americans fell for the fake charges which helps the GOP see the level of understanding. John cheated on Elizabeth and she for gave him but it seems Americans feel it's their job to punish him. We have seen so many Law Makers cheat on their wives with no problem. Marko Rubio caught illegally using donation and another Republican Law Makers said to pay his mistress/wife with campaign money no problem.

Well the only real decision was handed down as the Judge had to save face for herself and the Prosecution. Now what was more interesting is how paid lawyers speaking on NBC didn't realize there were no grounds for charges and the Prosecution did prove any of the 6 counts. Jamie Dimon is free from the many crimes he committed yet Edwards case was a waste of taxpayers money.

It's time for the government prosecutor to pack his bags and go home, and stop wasting the taxpayer's money on a personal vendetta.

The contributor said it was not a campaign donation, and the government's auditor said it was not a campaign contribution. What more needs to be said?

Is Edwards a scoundrel, YES. Is he a criminal, NO.

hendy maybe the jury and the facts just did'nt support the charge. edwards is a scumbag and he should be ran out of town. but the case brought against him was very weak from the start. the lady who gave the money made a point to say the money was not a campaign donation and knew exactly what she was giving money for. a smarter prosecution would have been for income tax violations unless he claimed the money as income which i doubt

10tacle, the rich in America pay minimal taxes, its the poor and middle class who pay the taxes.

Remember when repubs were trying to impeach Clinton, and there was a slug of republicons screaminng the loudest while they themselves were hjaving affairs? Like Gingrich....Wonder why repubs never investigated them to see how they paid for their misstresses?

Sounds like the jury came to the right....decisions? The important thing is John has been dragged through the mud, sludge and mess of his own making.....sort of forced to eat his own S**t....that's justice enought for me.

What a total waste of time and money. It isn't as if any9one cares about misuse of campaign laws. If they did half of Congress would be in the pokey.

Sorry, lookforthetruth. But if you were on the jury you would have to decide based on the law not what you think of him. Guess you don't know much about our legal system. And if you are ever on a jury and vote that way, you are the one who would deserve the jail time.

Roy Wilson said it best; case over, he is out of politics, out of charter, and out of the public eye .

I think that John Edwards is a really disgusting individual, but I don't believe he did anything illegal. You can't convict a guy just because you don't like him or despise what he did morally. He is completely immoral, but did nothing illegal.

Starsailing.

This had nothing to do with republicans. Conservatives think Edwards was getting shafted all along. Besides, Edwards was no threat to the Republicans, the only person he was an obstacle to was Obama.

All personal feelings about Mr. Edward's character aside, I have to say it makes me even more proud to be an American when a jury, which probably also reviles the personal character of the defendant, still delivers a verdict of 'not guilty' of the charge when the prosecution doesn't prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

I would rather a hundred guilty men walk free than one innocent man be imprisoned.

Dear John Edwards, congratulations!! Now, go take a long rest and get all the sexual energy out of your body, before you get involved on any social issue dealing with children! See you again and hopefully without Reille Hunter by your side.

Gee, Starsailing, those Republicans weren't the sitting POTUS, doing their diddling in the Oval Office. If you don't see a difference there, you're probably beyond any further discussion.

another republican on democrat sex witch hunt gone wrong! way to go wasting our taxpayer dollars on it too! next time you say you care about spending i call you a liar!

hah hah! didnt get to punish a democrat after all! you're just mad it wasnt a gay sex scandal like most republican ones. now john edwards, go crawl back under your rock and republicans, better luck next time. keep wasting our money on sex prosecutions!

and since WHEN does the GOP care about a misplaced million dollars?

He had the best Lawyers $$$MONEY$$$ could buy. Wouldn't be surprised if some of the families of jurors might just win a small lottery too.

I’m not crazy about the things Edwards did but let’s face it this whole thing has been nothing more than a political witch hunt and a total waste of taxpayer dollars. If what Edwards did really was illegal then half the politicians in America should be put on trial too.

Richard Small, the upper half of the income earners in this country carries 90% of the tax burden. The lower half pays almost nothing. The very top earners pay much of that ninety percent.

How much you want to bet the American people still have faith in this guy and would vote for him?

How can money given to a candidate to hide an affair in order for that person to gain political office not be a campaign contribution? To say it another way, how can third party money given to further a campaign not be a campaign contribution? This disgusts me. And we allow it. Hell, we even encourage it. I want to say shame on Edwards but I honestly have to say shame on all of us.

Correction on my comment #1.30.

Listening to further news, I said there will be another Trial. Deadlocked. Not guilty on one charge.NOT!

This "preening" hair bum got off the hook, by being a crook!---Anyone who has access to tons of money get "beat the wrap" with Excellent Defense Attorneys of which 99 per cent of us cannot afford.! Poor Elisabeth. There is NO Justice for her. He was, and still is a Scumbag, who hopefully will get his meeting with the Devil, by people ignoring him. He will be a Prisoner in his own body. He definitely has NO conscience--A Sociopath.

Americans do not like Crooks like Edwards to get off Scot Free---there must be some kind of payment for what he has done---Politiicans; the most crooked of all.

The Prosecutors and their team---"You're Fired"!!!!!

I'm not sure if John did anything illegal, but he did know what he was doing. So, as long as the donors gave him that money for personal use and not campaign functions, the courts are beating a dead horse and need to focus their attentions on more important matters, such as the fact that the re"pig"licans and "con"servatives can steal (cheney), cheat (gengrich), lie (Mccain), and murder (almost all re"pig"lican presidents, especially both Bush idiots, who I know for a fact are psychotic lunatics). Not all, but almost all re"pig"licans and "con"servatives deserve to be exiled and punished to spend eternity on antarctica. That is where we need to send the horrible and disgusting and evil re"pig"licans and "con"servatives. We deserve better. We derserve to be told the truth and to be allowed to choose, not to have others steal from us, lie to us, and then try to kill us, which is what the re"pig"licans do. I know for a fact that edwards was a closeted re"pig"lican during all his years as a politician. It is a fact that his policies focused on taking women's rights away, keeping the rich rich, and stealing tax money from the poor to give breaks to huge corporations and the government. He definitely wanted to make sure that rich people were taken care of at the expense of the lower and middle class citizens. He is also racist, sexist, heterosexist, biased, prejudice, and an offender just like most of the re"pig"licans. He also supported most of the re"pig"licans that we have in office today. He definitely belongs in Antarctica with the other re"pig"licans. Then, if they all get out of hand, which they will eventually, we can release the hounds, if you know what I mean. They should make that into a reality show. That is something I would love to watch. We could call it "evil re"pig"licans are nothing and stupid without money." See who survives and who doesn't. It won't be who you think because without their money, they are even more incompetent. This fall on FOX.

White trash..

Conservative's, Liberals and Independents all agree on one thing. John Edwards is a scum bag!

Court - Not Guilty

Public Opinion - Guilty as Sin

This mistrial (when the obvious answer seemed to be staring us all in the face) sounds like a precursor for our upcoming election. Simply put, a group of people given the power to choose the destiny of our country will reportedly be split somewhere down the middle because we are so caught up on parties and we cant see the forest for the trees. I will be voting for anyone but Obama and not because I hate him or think he is a bad guy because I do not hate him or think he is a bad guy. He is simply not the guy to fix our nations existing problems and I am saying this by looking back at his 4 years in the big house making less than good decisions. Romney 2012!

Well, here we go again, another criminal in the white house. It's a shame that our children are learning how to be a professional criminal and get away with it. I guess crime does pay, IF YOU ARE RUNNING FOR THE PRESIDENT, OR A SENATOR, OR YOUR IN CONGRESS, OR YOU ARE A BANK PRESIDENT, OR YOUR A C.E.O. OF A LARGE CORPORATION, OR YOUR REALLY WEALTHY AND GREASE THE PALMS OF THE ELITE. Did I miss anything???????? The fact is, is that WE THE PEOPLE are the ONLY ones that CANNOT break the law and GET AWAY WITH IT. I mean what can yah say?? There are those that bust their butt everyday at work and try to make it a better world and there are those who manipulate the system and become wealthy and never spend any time in lock up. HEY..TRY THIS ONE...write a hot check for 500 bucks and I bet you go to jail on the spot. Take a million bucks and WAHLAH, you are now part of the evil elite. SO!!..what do we do about this?? OH, that's right...we CAN"T do anything about it, because we would be BEAT by the POLICE, I mean, we do live in a police Nation, or police State, whatever you want to call it. Just face it folks, WE are the ones who ALWAYS end up on the bottom, oh, and while they're screwing us...you may want to ask for some VASOLINE!!!
This comment I am about to make is toward our Government, not the people of the U.S. here it goes...Like Jim Carry says on " Bruce Almighty" BACK TO YOU.... — UCKERS !!!

What else would you expect from "A jury of his peers" coming form the "South."

A MS-NBX naws stori quoted "Cousin Sue and Daughter Billie" as thaw saw nothing wrang with it.

"Weed being doing this kenda stuff four yoars." "Weed allways like to keeep tat kinda stuf clothes to homm and in the famly."

According to a PhD in law commenting on the case. Prosecution presented the money used for paying his mistress as a legal campaign contribution. Then for one of the other charges presented the same money as an illegal campaign contribution. It cannot be both. That is what hung the jury.

The fed would be stupid to retry this case unless the drop the conflicting charges.

This is also why the ACA will be termed unconstitutional. Obama's counsel argued at one point that the fine was a tax for one argument and that it was not a tax for another argument. One of the justices asked, okay is it a tax or is it not a tax?

We have a government that will do anything from any angle, and say anything to get what it wants. This is precisely why there was a revolutionary war in 1776.

Might makes right, I guess.

Lusitania

"White trash.."

racist

Bill

making fun of the "south" is not the wisest choice...when you hail from Oregon

jus' sayin'

I live in the south and Bill you really suck at trying to imitate the language. As for Edwards he's finished anyway.

Why I'm white" if you have to ask..I was actually using the phrase..

I find it funny that the liberals are crying foul when you catch an adulterer Democrat illegally using money to fund his play thing and bastard child. If there was not probable cause to try this case as some of the socialist here are claiming the grand jury would not have approved it. One thing the liberals don't tell you about this rat bastard is he lied to America, his wife, his children and everyone involved in this. This is the true moral character of Democrats politicians like this guy and Clinton. They tell America that telling the adulterer lie is OK. What outstanding examples of character and leadership they provide for out youth.

The liberal socialist rat bastards have given America a taste of change and America is ready to throw up.

Meanwhile, not far from many of John's shenanigans, in Raleigh, a man lives and runs a business. This man is a sadist, abused me, I know. He is addicted to porn, and weird about kids. He makes his money, in his used bookstore, really, by selling porn. Oooo yes, used.

He has abused us, his children all our lives. He has performed documented acts of murderous and brutal intent. As a child, in Missouri, he attacked his younger brother in the head with an ax. As an adult, in Maryland, he savagely broke every bone in our pet cats' body, in front of some of us, in hearing of all of us, splattering blood all over the walls. I was eight or nine. I'll spare you the further details. That's just the documented stuff.

Yet he passes himself off as a liberal, community kind of free thinker. Hoo-ya! The man has continued to emotionally torture me, because I had a severe injury and he got me trapped under his thumb, begged me to come to Raleigh, with my infant son, declared that his new wife had decided to treat me better than any husband. Then proceeded to keep me in poverty by refusing to help me personally at all, and telling everyone who knew me that I was not really injured at all, I was just an awful person. All while I worked and raised a child myself, with no support from any man.

I have no idea what makes a father such a deadbeat, but he always was. But last week, after 20 years of this constant pain from my back injury, I finally got healed, by a doctor, documented. That guy, the sadist, Irvan Coats, and his The Reader's Corner porn store, that's who should be investigated. Ugh! At least Edward's guilt was largely in fallin' in luv, or maybe lust. My father just seems to be a pathological sociopath.

I don't know how long it took you to know that your choice of man, was a deadbeat, before you went to bed with him, but it helps to know someone and their family. It doesn't mean it won't turn out the same but at least you did some thinking and had some idea that you went to bed with someone who you at least dated for awhile. If he was a pathological sociopath. He has some excuse, don't you think? Being sick in the head is an excuse for what you do in life. I hope your children are fairing better than both of you did in your lives.

What a disgusting representation of justice.

Both Edwards and Casey Anthony should be looking at a couple years in the slammer.

Seems like Edwards is slick and sly enough to weasel his way out of any "rabbit hole."

It is not beyond this arrogant and unethical man to "sling his hat back in a political ring." He would throw out smooth and slick talk and gullible people would swoon all over him. Our system does not seem to be able to discern right from wrong and true justice.

The right wing (republicans) is way over the top. They don't care about normal Americans. They care about their money and pushing to make Democrats look bad.

I hope the Republican party implodes and blows up all the fat pieces of linguiny that we've had to deal with over the last two terms with G.W. (dummy) Bush..

The guy is guilty, but republicanism here makes me want to throw up.

Romney, you don't represent anybody except the rich and the religious right wing.

I hope you all go down with a wimper. I see a landslide and I'm hoping America will speak loudly and put a brilliant man (someone who is for all Americans) back in the White House. GO OBAMA! You've done exceptionally well, and the Republicans hate you (that's perfect for me because the Republicans don't care about mainstream Americans that pay ALL THE TAXES!!

I wish more Republicans in the bible belt had an advanced education in college.. It just isn't happening and G.W. Bush made sure of that. Ruined education in his state and ruined American foreign policy!

Lying, Cheating whoremonger?=yes! Criminal?=NO! Would someone PLEASE remind me of WHY Martha Stewart went to PRISON?

Obama/Biden 2012

Rodham-Clinton/Wasserman-Schultz 2016

Tawanda, that sadist is my father not my ex. We tried to get help. Hell I tried to commit suicide when I was 17. No one ever did anything.

By the way, I had my son because I was raped. Years after my father forcing me to have two abortions already, and his having denied my daughter who I had at 18 and who died at 8 from the encephalitis she got at birth (largely because I was homeless, as my father had "disowned me"), I was not going to give up the child even if it was from rape. Don't assume.

Who said we here in the U.S. don't have the best justice system that money can buy?

We're getting better than Mexico...

We don't put people in jail for being cheaters. If we did half of America would be in jail. So, the jury believes, at least for the most part, that the government failed to prove their charges. I totally support them. They heard all the evidence that was allowed by the court. But if the money was a gift was it ever declared in tax filings? If it wasn't, then it Mr. Edwards is probably afoul of the IRS.

And just to be clear, from what I've read of the testimony, I agree with the jury. The government failed to prove the case.

John Edwards was a PRIVATE citizen when the affair happened. What he did was his business only. Why would he owe the public an explanation. He's human, he's fallible. Amazing how unforgiving the tea holes, women, and right wing religious nuts are about this. "Let he who without sin, cast the first stone"

I agree that no mortal should judge but in defense of the people that are venting here it is clearly a hard pill to swallow when someone who sold himself to the American public to be one thing was found out to be the opposite. Though I have admittedly laughed out loud reading some of this. Especially the comment about not believing Edwards even if he were on fire, standing in front of you, saying he was on fire. It is simply not our job to condemn him for his deception. That does not mean however that we are deaf blind and dumb. We should take notice of others actions and decide who we will support and who we will not, based upon our experiences. In the end, Edwards is not perfect just like the rest of us and though he has made some huge mistakes I do hope that Edwards can find a way to spend the remainder of his life looking for ways to right his wrongs. I pray that he and his family can find peace in this life.

As a side note, I believe that Mr. Edwards shortcomings were magnified because of money. Money does not change people, I believe that it allows them to be who they are. Very few can handle all of the temptations that come with money and money does not equate to happiness. I believe that money is an accelerant. If your life is in order it will make things better, and if your life is not in order money will magnify that too.

luci

and you made a racist comment , after all , "white" is considered a race is it not?, funny thing

Yet another liberal pays the price! Now the attention should be directed to Barney Frank and Chris Dodd for their role in the real estate meltdown!

What the heck does Edwards being a "liberal" have to do with the charges? And FYI, you "conservatives" ain't so innocent on the sleeze factor either. A person's political beliefs have nothing to do with their moral beliefs i.e: John McCain and Newt Gingrich. Since we haven't heard the verdict, how do you know that a "liberal" will pay the price? You're just guessing like everyone else at this point.

Really, Mark?? Care to run down the laundry list of Republicans behaving badly? Everything from toe-tappin' in the toilet to completely abandoning the State being governed for an Argentinian booty call...feeling up male interns and wearing diapers for a prostitute....You would be wise to sit down and shut up (lest we mention Tom Delay and Newt Gingrich....).

What the heck does the racial make up of the jury have to do with this story?

Another liberal? HAHAAHAHAHHA... what a dipdiddlyhoot! A great thing about our country is all the liberals think all the conservatives are scum and all the conservatives think all the liberals are scum. Good news boys and girls --- yer both right!!! They're all scum. This sorry-arse dude cheats on his dying wife and steals money. Newt Gingrich cheats on his cancer-ridden wife and steals money. A liberal one sends pics of his dick to some bimbo... a conservative one is diddling his best friends wife... and the toxic, swill suckin' Merry Go Round keeps on spinning on our dime. WHOA FOOKIN' NELLIE kiddies... don't matter what SIDE you're stickin' up for --- it's the WRONG side. Keep smilin buckeroos and remember, a whole bunch of PACS paid good money for your vote so don't forget to use it!!!

I find it interesting that although Edwards and Gingrich will never agree on anything politically, in their personal lives they're exactly alike.

Two worthless lying maggots with zero loyalty.

You're right Monkey - guilty of being a moron, a scumbag, a low-life liar. But it will be up to the jury of 12 peers to determine if he is guilty of having used campaign contributions to pay off his mistress. If he used campaign contributions then he's guilty and if he used privately donated funds then he's innocent of the charges. But they can only find him guilty of what he's been charged with.

Thank you, Don: " If he used campaign contributions then he's guilty and if he used privately donated funds then he's innocent of the charges."

I'll admit I have not followed the trial nor the evidence closely--but, from what I've been told, the two $ donors gave the $ directly to the mistress. The $ was NOT "campaign funds." If this is true, isn't Edwards not guilty?

Just asking....

WHAT?-4099780....The money was funneled through his Campaign ...to the same guy that lied and said he was the father of the baby.....And Bunny Mellon....the wealthy donor penned a note saying she would pay for Edwards $600.00 haircuts but he should pay for his girlfriend......

Mike: If "The money was funneled through his Campaign" as you claim--that really wasn't very smart, huh? Why not give it directly to the mistress? Seems rather stupid especially for a lawyer?

But I admit I don't know the details -- and, to be honest, I don't really care...

mark

Now the attention should be directed to Barney Frank and Chris Dodd

When is SC ever going to put that governor (Sanford) on trial for using those tax dollars for shacking up with his girl friend? Or is it legal to steal tax dollars in SC?

This Conservative thinks bringing John Edwards to trial was a huge mistake by our DOJ...among others so mis-directed by the Holder Regime. Yes John Edwards is a slime ball, but if you prosecute every person who cheats on their spouse the courts will be FULL. Almost impossible to prosecute on the charges at hand. Yes he probably did use Campaign Funds to pay off and fund his whore while his wife lay dying, but it will be almost impossible to win with a NC Jury.

Just let the snake slither back under a rock. I see bad days and nights in his future...

I just imagine congressmen/state reps all meeting in a bar every evening and after six scotch and waters saying to each other: "Guess what I got away with today...you'll never believe it".

Hi What & Mike

The money was given to Edwards fund raising manager that had spoken with the 2 $ donors and then passed to his mistress. It was funneled through his campaign personnel and not his campaign finance accounts. It was never listed as a donation to his campaign. If it had been listed as a campaign donation there would not have been a need for a trial because it would have been a open/shut case for the prosecution.

@Bull@!$%#-the-Clown hit the nail on the head and drove it home. Conservative, liberal, it really doesn't matter. These guys are politicians or lawyers or business-type people and generally are considered somehow to be smarter than the people who post here. So they will lie to your face with the largest smile and people fall for it because the words are sweet and what they want to hear as opposed to what they need to hear.

Please note: being smart is not the same as having common sense.

Well I am semi surprised but I bet some of what went on in the jury chambers was ideological. Just like in Congress.

Having once liked him I honestly think he got off scot-free for something he should have paid for with some time.

I'm confused why the mistress is not being charged with any thing. She is paid hush money (extortion???) and no one is looking at her? Wow this story just gets better and better!!!!! The tide has turned and crime now really does pay!!!!

We could fix that. We call the IRS because she probably owes penalties and interest on unreported income.

enough is enough Okay?

Boy, do I have a comment to add to the NewsVIne community; not a vitriolic comment but one that would serve to teach a valuable lesson that seems to have not been learned by the public at large... BUT...

...Since the gist of my carefully pre-worded comment, out of necessity, would have to mention a very specific demographic, a Brain Typology, if you will, as a known and easily verifiable social stereotype which throughout History has created struggle and anger in the remainder of the populace... AND...

...being that a certain NewsVine hall monitor (they know who they are) has previously suspended my NewsVine account TWICE for having offered said stereotype as ad hoc proof of concept for my comments...

...At this time I shall preempt my original intention of commenting on John Edwards and of my thots of the trial proceedings. You people don't know how it tears me apart inside to hold my thoughts to myself...arrrggghhh, hulk smash...

Me too but he owes me about $400.00 in campaign contributions -- LOL -- I only accept PayPal John!!

I think we all did - but what a scum bag. He might be found guilty but he's the most hated man ever. I feel sorry for his kids and hope his girlfriend slithers under the rock with him.

Its harder to convict a plaintiffs' lawyer for lying than it is to convict a pigeon for pooping in the park. Its what they do!

I still like him. He is a man that needed something that was missing in his marriage and wasn't comfortable in talking to his wife about it. I guess he wife must have had some knowledge but it seems to take so many wives by surprise when they are not having sex with their spouses and figure the man is taking care of his sexual needs alone. Really? If a man is relatively healthy...he is going to want to have sex, period.

Tawandah

Just curious, do you regularly correspond with inmates picked out the Personals adds?

sorry frank. although morally wrong, cheating isn't a crime.

Adultery is a crime in many states, still.

Bet this puts some slack in his high and mighty.

@kronkite

United States

In the United States, laws vary from state to state. In those states where adultery is still on the statute books (although rarely prosecuted), penalties vary from life sentence (Michigan)^[43] to a $10 fine (Maryland) to a Class B misdemeanor (New York)^[44] to a Class I felony (Wisconsin).^[45]

In the U.S. Military, adultery is a potential court-martial offense.^[12] The enforceability of adultery laws in the United States is unclear following Supreme Court decisions since 1965 relating to privacy and sexual intimacy of consenting adults.^[46] However, occasional prosecutions do occur.^[47]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adultery#United_States_2

Yeah, I dont think people still get charged and arrested for adultery seeing how supreme court ruling allows it to happen between consenting adults.

penalties vary from life sentence (Michigan)^[43] to a $10 fine (Maryland)

There's another good reason to live in Maryland instead of Michigan.

Good Lord, how many members of Congress, State Legislatures and past presidents are in the same boat!

Leave him alone, time to move on and find another goat.

so you mean to tell me the state DOESN'T have control legally over peoples sex lives? huh.. better tell the anti gay republican crowd..

Franky Eddy - "he should be in jail for cheating on his wife, not for feeding his mistress..."

Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. We'd have a good % locked up in this country IF 'cheating on one's spouse' was a crime. Nevertheless, he is the epitome of moral turpitude for what he did to Elizabeth who was dying of cancer and openly LYING to a reporter on national TV with a straight face.

His actions were grossly misdirected and he injured his loved ones greatly. It actually makes me angry at the verdict. Good grief...

I LVOE the concept of Monica Lewinsky. Thumbs Up, Slick WIlly.

Franky, I'd be the first one to slam the door and throw away the key on this guy.....but adultery is not a punishable offense in America. If it were, we'd have to designate various states as prisons to hold those guilty of it. However, it is encouraging to see the "moral outcry" from America....I thought that part of society was just about dead...

Can you imagine how devastating it will be for his baby daughter as she grows up with the TV spot in the background where he denies he is her father.

That's something all parents should remember......if they trash their own name, the children are tied to the shame..... Not fair, but it does tend to work that way.

MDSJ, you're right....he is guilty of having no moral turpitude what so ever, but America doesn't imprison people for that anymore. Even his lawyer implied to the jury that in essence, "he's a scum-bag....but that's not a crime..." So, there ya have it. I wouldn't give this guy another minute of our time. Let him just endure the "O.J. Simpson syndrome" and live out his days in disgrace until the Almighty can levy a final and permanent judgement on him.....I guess we all need to think about that, for that matter....

Deemo -- The real question should be "who in their right mind would want to run for public office?" People come after you no matter what you did in your past and if they can't find anything, like Fox News, they make it up!

ysteb

of course MSNBC makes up stuff if your not a liberal. I guess that balances it out

They're not "all the same" sir but I get your point. Some are just cuter, slicker and slimier than others. Weiner sends pics of his weenie (<-- liberal) Gingrich cheats on wives like monkeys eat bananas (<--conservative) The toad Congressman from Nevada is diddling his best friends wife on the campaign trail (<--- conservative) The South Carolina Governor is on the Appalachian Trail in Brazil with his mistress on state business (<--liberal)... my scorecard indicates any elected official is capable of getting into the Hall of Shame no matter what side of the plate they hit from. Don't matta! Nothin' will change. Bonehead conservatives will still defend bonehead conservatives, whacko liberals will still defend whacko liberals. They're counting on it. It's a sorry state of affairs when the best we can say about our elected officials is "mine isn't as worthless a piece of crap as yours."

Remember kids... a lot of PACS and PARTY's are paying good money for your vote this November so make sure you use it!!!

Bull, the South Carolina Governor who went to Brazil was a Conservative not a liberal. You missed that one.

I think I will vote for Bull@!$%#-the-Clown, he has the most common sense I have seen in a long time..

It's a sorry state of affairs when the best we can say about our elected officials is "mine isn't as worthless a piece of crap as yours.

LMAO.. I noticed a lot of that trudging through the crap on this board.

I hope none of these people screaming for him to be convicted on morals rather than factual evidence are ever on a jury; they scare the crap out of me.

Edwards is guilty of being a lying scumbag that will never be anything more. He blew his career for some whore (she was paid for sleeping with him).. Really difficult to find him guilty for something he didn't do.. The Young's should be tried for their part in this fiasco.

Don't forget the toe tapping Senator from Idaho - conservative.

We could expand this to the bible thumpers - remember Tammy and whozit Baker - conservative and the rogue Catholic priests - don't know

Verno, his girlfriend was from Argentina........but your point is made. I think all politicians, in general, come to have this "I'm above the law or reproach" attitude because they think they're untouchable.--- Another giant argument for "Term Limitation".....

I don't think he will end up going to jail, based upon the evidence. Reille Hunter, or whatever is the real name of that extremely unattractive whore, is an abject homewrecker and is completely living off of the money Edwards gives her for "child support". She is total trash. If anyone believes that manipulative slut did not plan the pregnancy.... a little 'oops, I'm pregnant' they are dreaming.

Your language makes you pretty unattractive too, MicLane.

MicLane: " If anyone believes that manipulative slut did not plan the pregnancy.... a little 'oops, I'm pregnant' they are dreaming."

Why didn't John take precautions especially since HE was the one who had the most to lose? He could have used condoms, foam, etc. Why blame the woman? Don't men take any responsibility?

WHAT? ,

You forgot to add "The Sponge" to your list...

I agree. He will be found not guilty.

And a former ambulance chaser.

In any case we are fluffing up the prison bed here in Colorado. Rod Blagojevich could probably use the company.

Suds, I don't really want him here in Denver.

I agree..he walks....

ProudAmerican

Doesn't he remind you of Romney, Trump, and few other Rich Republicans doesn't he?

Doesn't he remind you of Romney, Trump, and few other Rich Republicans doesn't he?

I disagree with your remark Mom 1010 - They haven't ever been on trial for being less than trash.

Reminds me mostly of Gingrich.

Edwards cheating on his wife as she lay dying....Gingrich having his attorney serve his wife divorce papers on her death bed....talk about two worthless maggots.

he is from your Lib party, go figure.

Yep Mom 1010 he's one of yours you silly woman.

And Gingrich is one of yours...flip a coin!

See you may be incorrect. Gingrich is a red faced idiot- I don't claim him ; )

he will be like all other rich democrats and walk:::; Kennedy - Clinton to name a few::

Ted Kennedy killed a lady, left the scene, hid at a family members house until he sobered up and didn't report it until the next day. For all that he got a slap on the wrist.

proud

He is a rich, philandering, lying liberal conservative (Gingrich). No way he will be convicted.

Actually, once you identify someone as a politician, rich, philandering and lying is mostly redundant. Even (or especially) for the bible thumpers.

Me to.

That was the argument he used in court. He also blamed his wifes cancer on Bush.

Suds, a verdict was reached on only one of the six counts. The verdict on all six counts will be published once the jury has deliberated and reached a verdict on all six. That's how it works.

Doesn't seem to stop you from commenting, however.

Don't forget John Ensign.

Exactly.

Mr. Student -

He was acquited on the major count, and the other five were mis-trials/hung jury. Accept reality. And he will not be re-tried on these offences.

He admited to sin not to felony.

Don't wait for a new trial that will not happen.

You are clearly not a political science major.

(Nor theology, come to think of it)

Are you, perhaps, a member of the Chicago School of Electioneering?

Yeah, but if being a dirtbag was against the law, you'd need to build a lot more prisons or fence in the entire state of Alaska and put them all there (sorry, Alaskans, but you do have the biggest state).

Good point, Jeff. The laws of our country--even at lower levels---have become so technical. Many of us are so confused that "criminals" get a complete pass on justice before we even know they've walked...

Yet, you feel the need to comment.

We don't know what the verdict was on the one count. It could have been "not guilty" in which case the pond scum walks.

So many jerks, but pond scum holds alot of life if you know ecology! The republican roster of idiots is also long and full of the same. I particularly dislike the rep from Nevada having his parents pay off the wife of his chief of staff, and of course, Sanford in Argentina, on our dime! Sociopaths all!

Does no one read anymore? He was found not guilty on one count and they deadlocked on the others. The Judge called a mistrial on the remaining charges!

This story was updated after the Not Guilty verdict, to be fair. Many comments were posted before the Verdict was read.

Not guilty, some of you can't read. Guilty of being a jerk, yes! I think alot of those loose morals republicans should be on trial for being conservative cons and having affairs with women on gov't time, the rep from Nevada and his chief of staffs wife, and Gov. Sanford and his Appalachian trail walk! The jerks are on both sides of the aisle......and I'm not listing them all!

So those loose moral Republicans that you mentioned are worse than that Democratic scumbag of all scumbags Slick Willy himself Bill Clinton? Gets some oral satisfaction while in the White House as a sitting President and then lies to the Nation and walks away from it all without so much as a hint of shame.....Please spare me

wayback2012 said:

So those loose moral Republicans that you mentioned are worse

Why yes, yes they are. Edwards didn't try to have sex with young male interns, or try to have gay sex with strange men in restrooms, all the while attacking homosexuals with all the power available to him. I would say that makes the Republicans worse.

I find it funny that the liberals are crying foul when you catch an adulterer Democrat illegally using money to fund his play thing and bastard child. If there was not probable cause to try this case as some of the socialist here are claiming the grand jury would not have approved it. One thing the liberals don't tell you about this rat bastard is he lied to America, his wife, his children and everyone involved in this. This is the true moral character of Democrats politicians like this guy and Clinton. They tell America that telling the adulterer lie is OK. What outstanding examples of character and leadership they provide for out youth.

The liberal socialist rat bastards have given America a taste of change and America is ready to throw up.

Oh yeah Mosin. It's just Democrats and liberals that have moral character issues. There isn't a single Republican that has ever had a lapse of moral judgment or cheated on his wife. Apparently Mark Sanford and Craig from Idaho were Socialist Democrats using your logic? Or maybe Mark Sanford did really go hiking in the mountains and just got lost someplace in South Carolina and ended up in Los Andes in Argentina.