Freepers To The Edwards: Just Shut Up And Go Home And Die

[ruggerson]

There are no words to describe these monsters.

They seem to think that someone should value THEIR opinion about the Edwards private family decision making process.

They echo the general Republican core value that big government has the right, nay, the obligation, to dictate the very personal family decisions that people make. Even very personal medical decisions.

Earth to Freepers: You have no fucking right to dictate to the Edwards how to respond or not to respond to their own personal, medical difficulties. It is NOT your life, it is THEIRS.

GO THE FUCK AWAY AND SPREAD YOUR VENOM ELSEWHERE.

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To: Kaslin

Edwards is a dumb ass. When cancer cells show up in the bone, it is bad. He should put his family first - FOR A CHANGE! What an egomaniac.



2 posted on 03/22/2007 10:58:00 AM PDT by juliej (vote gop)
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To: Kaslin
What a self-centered prick!



3 posted on 03/22/2007 10:58:42 AM PDT by Bommer (Global Warming: The only warming phenomena that occurs in the Summer and ends in the Winter!)
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To: Kaslin
Why would he possibly hold a press conference about this if not for the fact that he is trolling for the sympathy vote? Guaranteed that when she dies he will play the "On her deathbed, my wife told me to change this country for the better, and I made a commitment to her to do just that, folks" card.



5 posted on 03/22/2007 10:59:45 AM PDT by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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To: Kaslin

he's going to try and pivot off this to increase his popularity. how long before he's crying on Oprah with his wife at his side.



6 posted on 03/22/2007 10:59:48 AM PDT by oceanview
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To: juliej

Edwards is a cold SOB. But as a Democrat, it is always, him first.



9 posted on 03/22/2007 11:02:04 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: Kaslin

He is using his wife to further his career (on his way to hell)! POS slimeball to the MAX!!!

LLS



11 posted on 03/22/2007 11:03:04 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Preserve America... kill terrorists... destroy dims!)
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To: Rodney King
"It is quite possible that she wants to spend her last months on a presidential campaign rather than just wasting away at home."

The stress of the campaign will most likely decrease her lifetime in the light of the cancer.


14 posted on 03/22/2007 11:05:28 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: Kaslin
Look, I hate that she's got cancer again, but I almost got physically ill listening to her press conference, going on and on about how wonderful he is, he's a man of the people, blah blah blah--and how he's continuing his campaign because that's just the kind of guy he is. Gag me! Mighty big of him! Like some other people wrote, he should put *her* first. He's pretty young. He can always try to run for President again...BUT if worse came to worse, she's going through this mess alone? I don't care how much she puts on a brave face--the kids are going to pick up on this and they'll be the ones to pay in the future for his 'selfless ambitions' now. :-(



16 posted on 03/22/2007 11:06:16 AM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX (Bible Thumper and Proud!))
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To: pillut48

He is sure to lock up the single woman vote now, as they will all want to be the first lady when mrs. edwards dies.



19 posted on 03/22/2007 11:08:02 AM PDT by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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To: Kaslin

The cynics were right. Exploitation.



20 posted on 03/22/2007 11:09:34 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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[MonkeyFunk]

1. well

we're not universally kind when something bad happens to a republican, either. I read a thread on edwards earlier today on FR, and I have to say, the vast majority of people offered nothing but prayer and good wishes.

[K8-EEE]

5. Nah, the minority actually but....

they take out the worst ones....and then "are proud" of what they leave up, even those they can't REALLY be nice, they're like "prayers but I'll refrain commenting about HIM because he's lower than dirt!"

UM, THAT'S NOT REFRAINING!

[snowbear]

9. You sure stand up for that cesspool an awful lot MF

Got some buddies over there or something?

[MonkeyFunk]

10. an awful lot?

Are you crazy?

I expressed this same sentiment earlier today in a different thread. Other than that, I can't recall ever mentioning it.

Your accusation is fucking insulting.

[snowbear]

17. Yeah, I know --- I read that.

It's not just you -- not all all.

I honestly don't understand what on earth is happening to DU these days.

[MonkeyFunk]

19. and I don't understand what you're saying

It appears you're accusing me of being a freeper, simply because I pointed out that people HERE say similarly hateful things.

The OP cherrypicked a handful of nasty quotes out of a long thread, wherein MOST people said nice things. They could do the same exact thing here - pick out the handful of hateful quotes and report back how mean and hateful liberals are.

What's the point?! Our ideas are better than theirs, our policies are better than theirs, but when it comes to the personal stuff like this, we have about the same percentage of dicks. What does it prove?

[ruggerson]

23. Hey Buddy:

read the link I provided in the OP. Almost the ENTIRE thread is full of venomous garbage.

This is a different thread from the one you read this AM.

Look before you type.

[ruggerson]

12. You have a weak spot for RimJob?

To paraphrase Lynne Cheney, these are not nice people, monkeyfunk. Not nice people at all.

[MonkeyFunk]

14. Nope

not at all.

I merely pointed out that the vast majority of people in the edwards thread there said nice things. I point it out because I've seen a lot of people on THIS site act like a bunch of schmucks when something bad happens to a republican.

My point is simply that there are assholes everywhere. I've seen two in this thread alone.

[ruggerson]

18. You're talking about the thread

where the very first post WARNED them not to behave like stereotypical conservatives?

They were polite, as you say, until the Edwards announced they were staying in the race.

Then their true colors came shining through and the rest of the thread disintegrated into Edwards bashing.

[MonkeyFunk]

21. Perhaps...

I didn't read much after the press conference.

But nonetheless, pointing out that we have a percentage of people who act like dicks (see the Gerald Ford threads on his death) doesn't mean I'm a freeper, and I find the veiled accusation insulting.

[ruggerson]

22. Didn't see anyone call you that

I can only speak for myself, but I find them to be far more venomous, in general, than us.

Not only on the web, but in real life too.

But, you're correct, we also have our little, vocal segment that acts very inappropriately at times.

[MonkeyFunk]

24. Well

a "soft spot for RimJob" could be construed that way. And Larissa's comment above is barely veiled.

Excuse the fuck out of me for not just agreeing blindly that they all suck and we all RAWK!!!!


I was actually pleasantly surprised to read the thread over there today - I was expecting much worse.

[ruggerson]

25. I meant that sarcastically

methinks you're being a tad too sensitive. I was making fun of the fact that you were defending them. Not suggesting you WERE one.

[MonkeyFunk]

26. Then I apologize

it came right on the heels of the earlier accusation from larissa. Perhaps I was too sensitive.

[ruggerson]

27. no problem

:-)

[snowbear]

28. No one called you a Freeper Monkey..

I just insinuated that you stand up for them an awful lot.

You're saying you only stood up for them today ... and only twice ...

Hey -- when you've only read two Monkeyfunk post's in a day, two FR compliments (or whatever they were) is a helluva LOT.

So I only read two of your posts... so sue me.

[MonkeyFunk]

32. Then you should

search a little more before making baseless accusations that are blatantly against the rules.

And the standard response when you make a big mistake like that is to apologize.

[K8-EEE]

2. Yeah, I got in the car and Hannity was on, ragging on them too!

I thought maybe MAYBE just this ONCE under the circumstances they would not be dickheads, however, apparently they are programmed to be dickheads without exception.

Quite simply, they are just horrible people over there.

[snowbear]

11. Good grief

You live in North Hollywood, CA and Hannity is the radio program you listen to??!!??

:wtf:

[K8-EEE]

54. LOL, Nah, I have a scanner button on my radio

when I heard him saying "I hate it when anybody is in ill health...." I stopped it because I had not heard about Elizabeth and I knew he must have been talking about that...

NO I don't listen to Sean Hannity, LOL!!

[Monkeyman]

3. They have allot of guts on a computer

You think they would face me face to face. Remember they swift boated my wife when she died. I want to face them

[CrazyOrangeCat]

8. You and Tom . . .

. . . and my crazy pops could take 'em all on at once.

They'd run away to their mamas.:evilgrin:

[tblue]

4. I just knew that would be the Rightie spin

As if these people care about Elizabeth Edwards.

[Systematic Chaos]

6. I guess he should just divorce her like Newt did.

That would make him kewl, or sumfin. :grr:

Stupid derelict freeper motherF**KERS!!

[still_one]

7. Do we really need to see freeper crap here on DU?

we know what they are

In addition, Elizabeth Edwards has posted on DU before, and I would hate to think that she might see these garbage posts from free republic.

You can say it is outrageous, and if people want to see that vomit that is their choice, but I come to DU to get away from that garbage

[AshevilleGuy]

13. I am also concerned that she might see it.

She might be trying to divert herself by reading or even posting here. It's quite possible.

[ruggerson]

16. She's a tough cookie

She knows perfectly well how evil a lot of Republicans are. They are spewing this crap everywhere on the web, so I think it's our responsibility not to stick our heads in the sand, but to loudly condemn them.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

20. I agree with you. No need to copy that garbage over here...

Focus on positive things, and leave that crap where it belongs.

[Bitwit1234]

15. You are correct the republican party is peopled by monsters

The are the absolute scum of this country and they will never change. The republican party is they only place where they are accepted. No other decent place would accept them.

[Colobo]

29. There are evil people on both sides

What some hateful jerks post on a message board does not reflect the spirit of the majority of the country, regardless of their party affiliations. There are great people on both sides of the aisle, people I'm proud of calling my dear friends, people with a great sense of humanity.

Political tribalism can lead people to say, or to assume, stupid things.

[snowbear]

30. Face it Katz...

They're a hell of a lot better looking over here though..

[Colobo]

31. That I won't deny!

:)

[Norquist Nemesis]

33. pffft! Edwards wasn't going to get their vote anyway

nor was any other candidate that has a (D) behind their name.

That said, they're disgusting and beyond any redeeming virtue. They are the "anybody but a Liberal" terrorists---yes, terrorists. And there's not anything that will stop these people from progressing the next step toward destruction of their sworn enemy.

These are the same people who think Karl Rove tactics are 'funny'. They have a hatred that blinds them when they peer into the mirror of politics.

[Name removed]

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[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

37. I wouold say...

That some folks need to assess just who it is they associate with.

Quite frankly, there is no good reason for anyone, of any political stripe, to tolerate comments like those in the OP. That is called "decency" and it is true decency, as opposed to ersatz decency for the sake of a polemic.

As we see, comments like those in the OP drag a whole board down. Funny it should be on FweepieVille, where they spend much of their time in a state of High Dudgeon about the comments of others, comments far more innocuous.

Any way you slice it, some of those comments are truly disturbed.

[izzie]

35. Guess they are more into brain dead women and also doing this

Taking little boys away from their father. Always something to look to in our mental value development as we grow older.

[OneBlueSky]

36. human devolution at its finest . . . n/t

.

[BoneDaddy]

38. I hate to say this

but I thought the same thing initially when I heard the press conference. I personalized it. If it were my wife I would cut from the campaign and spend time with her and the family, not giving in, but maximizing my days with her.
But the Edwards have lost a child, dealt with her breast cancer before. Who are we or anyone to say that this is ok and the way they are dealing with it.

The freepers were harsh and obviously partisan,but as monkey said, DU has been loaded with threads like this about republicans. I find it hillarious that both websites sound alike at times. Both feel justified spewing out vitriol and hate, cause the "other" deserves it. True, the content may be different and I am much more in connection with the philosophies on DU, but the dynamics are the same and we are not much different than the people we despise on the right.

[ruggerson]

42. The main difference between us

is that we are, in general, live and let live. We allow adults the space to find their own way through life. They, on the other hand, reflecting the authoritarian philosophy they adhere to, are far more inclined to sit in harsh judgement of other people's private lives.

I agree that we see vitriol here at times, and yes, it can be seen as the flip side of the same coin. But, I also think we have a lot of very rational folks here who do not engage in that kind of activity.

[sellitman]

39. There is a reason I don't read their trash.

It is a waste of bandwith. I suggest a new hobby.

[Mad_Dem_X]

40. "they will all want to be the first lady when mrs. edwards dies."

Who writes something like that? Disgusting sacks of shit, the lot of them. Fuck them - may they all burn in Hell.

[yellowcanine]

46. Answer to your question: a 12 year old or at least someone who thinks like one.

[tlsmith1963]

41. This is Why I Despise Republicans

Their mean-spirited crap is destroying this country. I am so sick of them.

[AtomicKitten]

43. You expected compassion from these toads?

Asshole is what they do.

[PresidentObama]

44. To Freepers: You're Heartless Bastards.

It's extremely horrifying to see them say Elizabeth Edwards will die, and saying John will take advantage of it. I don't get all these charges of exploitation. Did they expect this to knock Edwards off the campaign trail and for him and Elizabeth to disappear and go away? They wanted to continue to fight. And you heard Elizabeth, if the doctor would have said this would effect her being on the campaign trail...John would have ended it!! John and Elizabeth Edwards are two amazing individuals, with any extremely unselfish and loving marriage. A lot of people envy their relationship, and for good reason. They remain up beat and positive about their future, and they don't let obstacles stop them!! They should be proud, and we should be proud. Let these freepers get off on the fact they can run down a family who is being effected by cancer. Ignoring them is the best policy. Don't give them the microphone or else they'll speak!!

[treestar]

50. Their criticism of Democrats is a knee-jerk thing

But I too had the idea that they thought this should relieve the repukes of the pressure from one good candidate. They hope it will cause Edwards to back out.

They will take advantage of anything they can think of to smear other people. One can only hope the voters are tired of it. They will make it an issue if Edwards becomes the nominee, and the Democrats should not let them frame it. (Claiming it means he is a bad person for not backing out).

I've already seen right wingers claiming it would distract him as President.

[zulchzulu]

45. Wow! Even monkeys can type these days!

[KiraBS]

47. Do you think John Edwards scares them?

This a man has doesn't have to shout about family values because his marriage is clearly so strong.
He has a wife that people seem to truly love and respect and because the two of them showed them what true courage, in the face of serious illness and dedication to America by continuing to run for President, with a view to tackle poverty.
This is not a man that would hide when the country is in crisis and the whole world is watching like their beloved leader did on 9/11.

[ray of light]

48. If it were me, I'd want my spouce to follow his/her dream.

And I'd rather be living and fighting for what I believe in than laying at home being scared to death about death.

[gasperc]

49. She's going to be the First Lady

I'm sure they will critisize her for playing up her "victimhood"

Get this people, John Edwards will be the next President and Elizabeth Edwards will be the first Lady.

The conservatives will just think it's hell

[SemperEadem]

51. those people will never learn to rise above, so they must live

in the mire and squalor of hatred and vitriol. They are the flavor of coward that would never stand in their hatred-truth and say it to Edward's face nor would they fall on their knees and ask their God for forgiveness for their deep rooted hatred for someone they don't even know.

If Elizabeth Edwards told her husband to stay in the race, then that decision has been made and what they think is immaterial. Period. They can clusterfuck and circle-jerk til times get better, but in the end, what they think is immaterial.

[ends_dont_justify]

52. It only proves the republican die-hards, all 30% of them, are america's trash

It's about time america takes out the trash, eh? We don't want a political bubonic plague.

[Vinca]

53. Odd that one of their own, Snowjob, is in the same boat today.

I wish Elizabeth and Snowjob only the best in their battles with cancer.