Comments on: Elizabeth Edwards wants John’s $53 million fortune in the divorce

By: raven

raven — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:03:03 +0000

I have a close friend who was just diagnosed with stage IV cancer. She always did everything at home and is like Elizabeth in several ways. This woman’s husband has really come around in terms of shared responsibility and has become very supportive and attentive to her needs. She is a strong woman, but I can’t imagine what she would be doing now if her husband was a philanderer, possibly serial philanderer and then she had to deal with the whole town watching him go from respected member of the community to scumbag. She, like Elizabeth Edwards, needs to be able to focus on her health and her children.

The whole problem with the role model business is that the Edwards children are quite young and they will end up with their sleazy father and his tart after Elizabeth dies. Those two will end up being significant role models for these kids. I don’t know whether she has living parents or siblings who could share custody of these kids, provided it was worked out in advance, but it might give them some hope for a decent childhood.

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By: Madelyn Rose

Madelyn Rose — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:24:46 +0000

Wow, we almost made it through one thread without someone telling another poster to STFU.

I like how many thoughtful posts we have had on this subject.

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By: Kathie

Kathie — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:40:52 +0000

Has anyone considered that Andrew Young is shopping his book? Why has no one taken that into consideration before we buy every pearl that drops from this swine’s mouth. The only thing provable in ALL his major spilling of secrets is that John was venal enough to pay him for claiming paternity. The rest of it was he said, she said. He wants his part of the gravy train and was a big enough douche and liar to pubicly claim paternity for a child he knew was not his! That was a really ethical thing to do wasn’t it? Surely no one like that would lie, right? On the subject of Elizabeth Edwards she has lost a child, has terminal cancer and probably spends a great deal of time trying to plan a future for her small children that does not include their mother so STFU about her already! This is a woman who should be free to do whatever, God knows she has paid the piper so she gets to call the tune!

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By: j. ferber

j. ferber — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:17:13 +0000

I like Alaska Joey’s and Birdie’s comments on this story. The fact of her terminal diagnosis (and the poor woman looks very bad in this pic) really does change everything. Staunch feminist that I am, I cannot and will not judge this woman. She’s losing the fight of her life, so whatever she chooses, God bless her. I just hope whatever she does, it gives her the modicum of peace she deserves.

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By: Rosanna

Rosanna — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:55:50 +0000

I’ve never liked EE. First off, because she blamed it all on RH, and that’s a *gross* misrepresentation of what happened. Had JE wanted to say no, he would have. And, it was HIM, not RH, the married one. Second reason is, EE has been lying, and I don’t like people who are in the habit of lying. Finally, JE betrayed his wife, true, but who are we kidding when we think she had no fault in it? When a marriage falls apart, the fault is on both sides (although in different proportions) and I’m yet to hear “holy Elisabeth” admitting her flaws.

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By: Mairead

Mairead — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:46:26 +0000

I think Dead Pirate has hit the nail on the head. When you take out lawyers fees, by getting half, she’s ensuring that the lions share of the money goes to their kids. Hunter’s child will have to be supported out of “his” half.

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By: Cheyenne

Cheyenne — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:48:56 +0000

I hope she takes the sonofabitch for every dime she can get.

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By: OXA

OXA — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:32:41 +0000

I say castrate the bastard and bury or creamate his organ with Elizabeths remains.
I cant imagine the pain this woman is feeling right now, she is dying and he was banging his ho’s thru out her cancer treatments and probably most of their marriage. She is thinking of the 2 younger kids and what will happen to them when she goes, we can bet she does not want them near Reile Hunter! My heart goes out to this woman and she deserves to take him to the cleaners and the cleavers,

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By: MizzExpert

MizzExpert — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:31:29 +0000

Take him down to Chinatown and clean his clock! With the crap she’s had dished out, vengeance would be the only saving grace during her last days…poor lady! Everything she’s done up to this point has been a front to cover his cheating ass.

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By: What evs

What evs — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:50:22 +0000

what a messed up situation. I think she just wants to ensure that her children with him won’t lose out on any inheritance money that is there.

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