John Edwards on Jay Leno NOW!!!!

[DjTj]

Diane Keaton said she was looking forward to meeting him because she thought he was "Amazing."

Jay also made an AWOL joke for like the 4th night in a row.

[Wonco_the_Sane]

1. two double cheeseburgers lol

[DjTj]

2. runs 4-5 miles a day to run those off...

[Wonco_the_Sane]

3. thought it was cool

:) he's having fun and making sense. didn't know he was a runner...me too.

[DjTj]

4. I thought that went really well.

Edwards got in some biography, some policy, and a lot of laughs.

WMD and AWOL even got some airtime.

[kanrok]

5. He got a lot of applause as well.

He's so damned likable.

[genius]

19. So was the audience stacked with his supporters?

I think the audience the night before was stacked with wall to wall DK supporters. Same thing when DK was on Craig Kilborne. It looked like the very loud applause freaked out both Jay and Craig a bit. I think it's great. It reminds the hosts that there are a lot of Democrats out there who might not like the attacks on our candidates.

[kanrok]

6. He got a lot of applause as well.

He's so damned likable.

[rucky]

7. sooo....which bachelorette did he pick?

sorry, wrong candidate.

[ShaneGR]

20. Well, he's not single... but the DK thing was great

See my thread on DK's dating show, I thought it was PIMPIN!

[Wonco_the_Sane]

8. wish it ran a little longer

He was engaging and likable for sure.

[ochazuke]

9. I thought he was *FAN*TAS*TIC*

John Edwards is clearly the best politician in America today. He would crush Bush in the general election.

[seventhson]

11. I agree

Edwards/Dean or Dean/Edwards


Kerry should be toast

[Eric J in MN]

10. Diane Keaton likes John Edwards.

After Diane Keaton's segments were over, Jay Leno started to say goodbye to her but then she said she was staying and moved over to another chair to watch John Edwards up close.

She also applauded John Edwards.

[Edwards4President]

12. How long before Diane Keaton endorses John Edwards?

Sign her up quick, John! She's obviously pretty impressed.

P.S. Isn't it nice to see a politician who can flirt with a movie star without looking like a lech?

[DjTj]

13. She should take him to the Oscars...

...she was talking about how she doesn't have a date.

If not, an endorsement after she wins Best Actress would be pretty cool.

[Eric J in MN]

16. Good idea. That would give Edwards more name-recognition (nt)

nt

[spooky3]

23. John Edwards is happily married. Don't you think serving as an

escort would get the same treatment Kerry's been getting these last few days?

[question everything]

14. He was great and got a lot of cheering

Hope those who cheered are registered to vote and will take the time to vote for him on Super Tuesday

[ochazuke]

17. Exposure on Leno is GOLD, GOLD!

I've heard that most people learn about current events by watching late night TV, and Leno is "King of Late Nite".

Maybe we'll wake up tomorrow and Edwards will have surged in the polls.

[DjTj]

15. SF Gate Write-Up:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/02/13/politics2202EST0817.DTL

Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards was the talk of NBC's "Tonight Show" even before he walked on stage Friday night.

During his opening riff, host Jay Leno joked about Edwards' tradition of taking his wife to Wendy's for a Valentine's Day dinner.

"That should be his platform," Leno said. "Any guy who can convince his wife to go to Wendy's every year on Valentine's Day should be elected. Imagine what he could convince the leaders of other countries to do."

Later, during an interview with guest Diane Keaton, the actress professed her admiration for the Democratic senator from North Carolina, saying she watched him everyday on CNN and was thrilled to meet him in person.

"Now that I'm nominated (for an Oscar), I feel like I'm in a race too. I think about him and I don't know how he's doing this," she said. "It's hard to be out there and be substantive and be involved and be excited."

Edwards welcomed the compliment.

"I was very pleased to hear that," he said during a brief exchange with reporters. "I think the world of her and my wife loves her."

Edwards was in California to make several campaign and fund-raising stops.

During the show, he touched on such issues as gay marriage and the loss of U.S. jobs to overseas workers. If elected, Edwards said, he would support the right of individual states to decide whether to allow gay marriage.

"If California chooses to recognize same-sex marriage, that's fine and the federal government ought to honor it," he said.

Edwards also said he believes major policy changes are needed to prevent companies from shipping jobs overseas. He said he would support placing environmental regulations on countries that take American jobs.

"Right now we've leaned so far into free trade that we've forgotten what fair trade is," he said.

Edwards also chided Leno for a slip of tongue during the show, in which the comedian called him a vice presidential candidate.

The candidate, who has said he's not considering running for vice president, responded that he could support an Edwards-Kerry ticket.

[fujiyama]

21. This is a gutsy statement!

"If California chooses to recognize same-sex marriage, that's fine and the federal government ought to honor it," he said.

Wow, I'm impressed. He has some guts to simply come out and say, states have the right to do what they want regarding marriage laws.

I honestly didn't take him seriously at first, even though I always liked his economic message. I think he would have the strongest chance against Bush.

I had one question though, has he served on either the intel commitee or the foreign relations commitee in the senate? If so, I don't know how much more FP and national security experience he would need.

[Edwards4President]

22. He's on the Senate Intelligence Committee

He also serves on the Judiciary Committee, which deals with Homeland Security issues.

[fujiyama]

25. Good! I remember hearing...

he had served on the intel commitee and I think experience on the Judiaciary commitee helps as well. Those are both very important committees.

Either way, he's a million times more qualified than Bush was (and still is) for that office, and probably more qualified than either Dean is, or Clinton was when he ran.

Either way, that's good enough for me! I'm hoping Edwards pulls off a close second in Wisconsin.

[DjTj]

18. Good Luck Charm.

Since it was Friday the 13th, Jay asked John if he was superstitous. He said he was and pulled out a little beaded charm a little girl had given him in Iowa.

The mother of that girl just blogged on the Edwards web site about how her daughter had made it in the 45 minute drive from Belmond, Iowa to Mason City, Iowa where they were seeing John speak.

It was a great story and part of what makes me feel great about being a part of this campaign.

[spooky3]

24. Thanks everyone, I couldn't see the show last night. Glad to hear he

"charmed" everyone!

[LWolf]

26. So, he got to talk about issues

and his campaign? No dating game?