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===Scandal===

===Scandal===

Lawyer and former Presidential candidate John Edwards, lied repeatedly regarding his extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter. It was over two weeks ago that Edwards stated "The story is false, it's completely untrue, it's ridiculous". Edwards tried to denounce the National Enquirers story, first aired in October 2007. The liberal media repeatedly hid from the public any wrongdoing by Edwards. Now, Edwards asks America to believe him when saying he is not the father of Rielle's child. Though, he will not take a paternity test. This all happened while his wife had breast cancer. Edwards says she was in remission when the affair took place, trying to minimize his stupidity. Apparently, Elizabeth Edwards knew of the relationship. John Edwards says his wife didn't know they were meeting yet again. <ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5441195&page=1 Edwards Admits Sexual Affair; Lied as Presidential Candidate] ABC News, August 8, 2008</ref>

In October 2007 the National Enquirer, a tabloid publication, accused Edwards of having an extramartial affair with Rielle Hunter - a claim that Edwards denied. Armed with knowledge that Edwards planned to visit Rielle at her hotel on July 22nd 2008, the Enquirer was waiting and confronted Edwards at 2 A.M. when he left her room after being there for a considerable time.  Edwards ran and hid and security was called to escort him out.  Edwards was being seriously considered as a Vice Presidential candidate at the time as well as possibly being appointed as Attorney General under an Obama Presidency.

 

Oddly, the major internet and television news organizations were completely silent about the event, with the exception of FoxNews which prominently reported it as well as having it featured on a segment of Hannity and Colmes. Edwards said he does not dignify lies with responses and would only state it was untrue in a quick statement. Even with Fox's news coup, the other networks and internet sites were still silent.

 

With the prominent position given by Fox that forced the issue into the public eye at least to the extent that it raised serious questions about Edwards, Edwards chose to give a television interview to ABC News less than two weeks later admitting he had an affair, but claiming some elements of the story, including that he had fathered her child, were false.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5441195&page=1 Edwards Admits Sexual Affair; Lied as Presidential Candidate] ABC News, August 8, 2008</ref> The major news organizations then all "broke" the story and claimed that the mainstream media could not do so earlier because they had no proof - a position that did not match past choices to air stories.  It was also odd that Fox's choice to air the controversy that may have been the catalyst that forced Edwards to come clean was completely ignored. 

 

 

===Post Political Career===

===Post Political Career===