John Edwards' Defense: Here's What It Should Be

Categories: Politics

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Disgraced ex-White House aspirant John Edwards has been indicted for violating campaign laws in supposedly funneling gifts to his girlfriend Rielle Hunter and then-aide Andrew Young in order to keep the affair hidden.

Edwards insists he didn't break any laws, but he should drop that tack like a pair of pants and instead say this to clear his name:

"Of course I spent money trying to keep my hot liaisons with Rielle a secret.

"If that relationship had come out, it would have ruined my chances.

"Actually, it did come out and it did ruin my chances -- so see what I mean?

"I had to do everything possible to throw people off the scent that I was sperminating a love child with a marital side dish.

"And all that donated cash was given to help me win, after all.

"So it was a totally valid use of that money. I did it so as not to disappoint my constituents, who were opening their wallets to get me in office.

"It's not my fault that it all backfired like a Kmart gun."

No, maybe not.


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tom
tom

I thought his defense was that he has "restless penis syndrome" or "RPS" a medical disorder affecting all elected officials.

HollandReader
HollandReader

He's told so many lies now, he probably doesn't even know what the truth is any more.

Melinda9
Melinda9

Is it his fault he had man-needs? But you always hear about how rich he is - so why did he have to use the campaign money? He could've put everything on a dedicated credit card or put money in a special bank account. It suddenly occurred to me that the story makes no sense. (Although I like your reasoning very much, Michael.)

Movielover
Movielover

I agree with your strategy, Mikey.  Kee-rect.  Logical.  Though Edwards doesn't seem so thoughtful, otherwise he might have known that making a video of him eating whats-her-names snooch might come back to haunt him.

Gregorama
Gregorama

My favorite of his defenses is claiming that Elizabeth was "in remission" when he started fucking that hag, Rielle.  I see....so that makes it better?  He's the textbook example (along with Dan Quayle) of America being hoodwinked by a candidate, solely based upon their handsome face.  The more one learns about Edwards, the more one finds that he's a pretty little shell who looks the way a candidate is "supposed" to look--but is, in fact, hollow to the bone. 

Morber
Morber

I think the tide is turning in his favor--though I'm not sure why. I mean creating a love child behind the back of your carcinogenic wife even goes beyond Arnold's balls.

x1134x
x1134x

People who say stuff like that don't understand economics and a concept called "opportunity cost"  When a hot blonde upgrade (compared to what he had) comes along, you can't wait for your current wife to kick the bucket, you've got to nail (pardon the pun) the opportunity.

Clinton
Clinton

Nope, honesty is never the best policy.

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